Mike Blevins – Guitar
Date of Birth: 03/29
Instrument Played in Division: Guitar, Vocals
Previous (and Current) Non-Division Bands: Defiance (Not the Bay Area one), Marching Blind, The Plague, Martyr (Not the Canadian one), Skeleton (Well, I was a temp), Visionary, Just Wanna Play
Current Gear:
2002 Jackson USA C/S Soloist 7, Trans Black
1988 Jackson USA Dinky, Pearl White
1999 Washburn Sonic 7, Silver
1989 Zion Turbo Stage Series, Pearl White
1995 Ovation Elite Standard, Greenburst
Mesa 3 Channel Triple Rectifier Solo Head, TC Electronics G-Major, Axess Electronics CFX-4, Digital Music Corporation Ground Effects, X2 Wireless, Furman Power Conditioner, Peavey 412MS Cabinet w/Celestion G12K-85 speakers
Gear Endorsements: Mesa/Boogie, Jackson Guitars, Clayton Custom Picks and Accessories
Band Influences: Maiden, Metallica (before 1990), Forbidden, Priest, Exodus, Testament, In Flames, Megadeth, Marillion, Rainbow, Yes, Blind Illusion, Celtic Frost, Sanctuary/Nevermore, UFO, MSG, Kiss, Rush, October Project, Coroner, Crimson Glory
Favorite Players: Ritchie Blackmore, Randy Rhoads, Tim Calvert, Craig Locicero, Alex Skolnick, Gary Holt, Dave Murray, James Hetfield, Dave Mustaine, Chris Poland, Jeff Loomis, John Petrucci, Wolf Hoffman, Steve Howe, Alex Lifeson, Tommy Vetterli
Recent Favorite Albums:
- Paradise Lost – Symphony X
- We Are the Nightmare - Arsis
- Traced In Air – Cynic
- World Painted Blood – Slayer
Favorite Division Show: (Tie) Powermad 1998, w/Arsis, 2009
Favorite non-Division Concert: (Tie) Iron Maiden, “Seventh Son” tour, Cap Centre, 1988, Pain of Salvation, ProgPowerUSA I, Lansing, IL, 2001
Recent Division Memory: Scrambling to change our setlist in Chicago when we found out that Sacred Dawn was going to be playing “Hall of the Mountain King”.
Mike Blevins, Division
Photo by Mike Gong, Shadowflood Photography
