Charles Edward Alexander Hedger (born September 18, 1980) is a British guitarist who is known for his stint in the extreme metal band Cradle of Filth and his work with Imperial Vengeance. He currently plays with Norwegian black metal band Mayhem under the alias Ghul. In the past he also performed live on stage with bands like Tormentor and Shining, and continues to do so occasionally.
Bands
- Cradle of Filth - former member
Credited On
No disc here credits them by name - the catalogue holds 1 release by Cradle of Filth, credited to the band.
Biography
From the en.wikipedia article Charles Hedger (CC BY-SA 4.0), revision 1351858595.
Early Life
Hedger showed musical interest from an early age. When he was 13, his brother gave him a copy of a tape from a local band that some of his friends were in, the demo tape was called The Principle of Evil Made Flesh, from an at the time fledgling British extreme metal band, Cradle of Filth. After learning much about guitar playing, at 19, Hedger decided to take his guitar playing seriously, and he moved to London where he was accepted into the Guitar Institute in London to study a degree course in Popular Music Performance BMus on guitar. He graduated in 2004. The following year his brother died, and Hedger became greatly influenced to continue his guitar career in honor of his brother. He then started his own band, End of Invention, in which he played lead guitar and vocals. He also began teaching guitar lessons at Colchester Institute, and studied orchestration and composition.
Sources
- Wikidata entity Q2743501.
- en.wikipedia, Charles Hedger (revision 1351858595), CC BY-SA 4.0.
- ja.wikipedia, チャールズ・ヘッジャー (revision 102004924), CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photograph: Mayhem, Summer Dying Loud 2024 02 (cropped).jpg on Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0, by Wojciech Pędzich.
