Michael Gonzalez

born:

9/6/76

place:

Philadelphia, PA

now:

Delaware

previous bands:

Prisoner’s Hand, Metal Witch (U.S.A.), Mighty Glory Outlaws, Parchment, Dark IV

equipment:

Mics

Sennheiser e865

Beyer TG-X21

Guitars

Westone (SG style)

ESP ST-203

ESP ST-213

Mach II Aria (Strat style)

Santander ES Hollow Body

Basses

Ibanez SDGR Semi-Fretless

Harley Benton Precision

Effects

Boss DD-7 Digital Delay Pedal

Ibanez MS-10 Metal Charger Pedal

Ibanez CM-5 Soundtank Classic Metal Pedal

Ibanez TM-5 Soundtank Thrash Metal Pedal

Ibanez PL-5 Soundtank Powerlead Pedal

Digitech RP50 Multi-Effects Processor/Pedal

Amps

Soundking AK-20

Marlboro Soundworks 1500B Head

Misc

Sharkfin Sweden Guitar Picks

Dunlop Tortex Fin Guitar Picks

D'Addario Guitar Strings

Alice Guitar and Bass Strings

Korg Tuner Pedal

Misc other picks

biography:

I was born on September the 6th 1976 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania U.S.A. All through my younger years I was quite taken music and at a young age found myself acting and singing a little in small plays in elementary school. Singing was something that was not foreign to me as my mother who has a wonderful voice is a singer who has been in numerous church choirs and Plays.

Over the years I have played in a few bands and I'll list them below. Music is a passion for me and a way of life. Without it, life would be well.... dull LOL! I enjoy making and perfmorming music equally and I hope to do so for years to come. It also allows me to meet some really great people and I wish to continue meeting new musicians and working with my friends and bandmates. Not much space to write here so I better get to the basics LOL!

I sing, play, guitar, bass, a little bit of keys and am composer/songwriter. At the moment I alternate between a Rock band called "Killer Bang Bang" and 2 Metal projects "Infinite Ascension" and "Ascension Of The Witch" (Metal Witch in the U.S.A) I'll be posting some links to the websites for those projects in due time.

As for myself, I am a pretty easy going person. I love to talk and meet people. As for my likes, I’ll go into a little detail… when it comes to hobby’s, I like to read and watch documentaries a lot, especially about conspiracies and things that are being kept from us LOL! I like to read about history, current events, I like a good ghost story and I love to watch movies in general. Different types and from different eras. I like to play certain video games especially "DOOM". I am a big DOOMER LOL! I like certain types of auto racing and certain types of auto racing games. I do watch other sports too. I like Baseball, Football (Soccer), and American Football. Although I do not get to watch it that often being out of the States. However occasionally I do. Sometimes I watch some Tennis or Basketball too. I like to play darts and Billiards. I like computers in general a lot too. I like to sight see and experience new places. As far as food and drink goes, too much for me to list here, if you want to know more, message me LOL!

As for how I write and record my music. I usually start with an idea in my head. Sometimes I’ll go with just an emotion and sometimes I’ll set out to write a song in a specific style. Recently in the last few years I have pretty much ceased writing lyrics first before the music. I found that it kind of works better that way and there’s less of a chance to back yourself into a corner. I do however write lyrics first from time to time when I get a really good idea, or have seen a good movie, or have read a good book or article. I will write some lyrics down and then put some music to it. When I get the idea pretty much worked out I automatically get down in Guitar Pro. Guitar Pro is a musician’s best friend. You can instantly get your ideas down and you won’t forget them LOL!

Well that’s pretty much all about me there is to know. I hope you found it pretty informative. Thanks for visiting my page and feel free to contact me. Take care all.

My band / project history:

1995 - 1996: Prisoner's Hand (Cover Band)

1998 - Present: Metal Witch/Ascension Of The Witch [U.S.A.] (Original Metal Band/Project)

2005: Mighty Glory Outlaws (Original Metal Band)

2006 - 2007: Parchment (Original Metal Band)

2007 - 2009: Dark IV (Original Metal Band)

2009 - Present: Infnite Ascension (Orginal Metal Project)

2013 - 2019: Killer Bang Bang (Original Rock Band)

influences:

Iron Maiden, Angel Witch, Gamma Ray, Helloween, Classical Composers (Mozart, Beetoven, Bach, Hayden) certain types of Scottish/Irish Folk Music, Kamelot, Startovarius, Hammerfall, Blind Guardian, Yngwie Malmsteen, Ozzy Osbourne, Led Zeppelin, Journey, Boston, The Eagles, Dokken, RATT, Quiet Riot, The Doors, Manic Street Preachers, Sex Pistols, and many other good bands, solo artists, and composers.