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 Craig Blackwell 

Craig Blackwell is an American musician, composer, engineer, and producer. His music spans genres including metal, blues, dance, trance and house.

Blackwell provides lead vocals, guitar, cowriter & producer for Disciples Of Mayhem. Disciples of Mayhem is currently inactive.

Craig Blackwell wrote, recorded, engineered, and released his first solo record called "Clarity" in 2010. This was self-released on March 16, 2010 via iTunes. Limited hard copies were also made available.

 Collaborations 

In 2013, Blackwell executive produced Circle II Circle’s, Seasons Will Fall. He additionally co-wrote two songs on Seasons Will Fall. “Without A Sound”, with Mitch Stewart and Zak Stevens (ex-Savatage), and “Downshot”, with Zak Stevens.

Blackwell played accompanying rhythm guitar for Michael Angelo’s 2015 release Shred Force One, appearing on Michael’s version of RUSH's "What You're Doing", which featured vocalist Todd La Torre (Queensryche/ex-Crimson Glory), guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof (Metal Church),  bassist Chuck Garric (Alice Cooper), and drummer Jeff Plate (Metal Church/Trans-Siberian Orchestra)

In 2015, Craig collaborated with Todd La Torre for the song Barracuda from Heart to be part of a compilation record released from Rat Pak Records called Deep Cuts & Rarities, which is a limited 15 track album. Craig played all guitars and bass, additionally doing the recording, mixing, and mastering of this song's rendition.

Other featured artists on this release include Dug Pinnick (King’s X), John Connolly (Sevendust), Metal Church, Michael Angelo Batio, Mark Tremonti, Chuck Garric (Alice Cooper), Vixen, Dave Rude (Tesla), Kurdt Vanderhoof (Metal Church), Roxanne, Lynch Mob, Presto Ballet, Beasto Blanco, Tommy Baldwin, Jeff Plate (Trans-Siberian Orchestra),  John Corabi.

Craig is currently working with La Torre on his 2020 debut solo album to be released on Rat Pak Records. Craig is the cowriter with La Torre on this full-length album and is playing all rhythm guitars and leads, with possible guest appearance as well.

 Guest Appearances 


 * Circle II Circle – Seasons Will Fall (2013): Executive Producer
 * Michael Angelo Batio – Shred Force One (2015): guitar on “What You’re Doing”

References

 External Links 


 * All Music
 * Official Facebook