Gus G Talks Future Projects, Ozzy Osbourne, Horror Movies And More...
Channel: SlasherPepper
Date: 08/02/2021

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Konstantinos Karamitroudis (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Καραμητρούδης; born 12 September 1980), better known as Gus G (also spelled Gus G.), is a Greek heavy metal guitarist. He currently plays with his band Firewind. He has also played in Mystic Prophecy, Nightrage, Arch Enemy, Dream Evil and for Ozzy Osbourne.

He played the biggest stages worldwide between 2009 and 2017 as a member of superstar Ozzy Osbourne ‘s band and enhanced Ozzy’s album Scream (Expanded Edition) (2010) with his amazing dexterity. In addition, Gus has been a known quantity on the melodic power metal scene as the founder and figurehead of his own group Firewind for some twenty years and can look back on eight studio albums and numerous tours so far.

The third pillar of his exceptionally fruitful career is his work as a solo artist, having released his two much acclaimed albums I Am the Fire (2014) and Brand New Revolution (2015). Gus is now set to continue this successful series with Fearless which will be released on April 20 2018 through AFM Records.

Greek metal God Gus G. is one of metal’s reigning guitar virtuosos. He served as Prince of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne’s lead guitarist through from 2009-2017, while also establishing himself as an acclaimed solo artist with albums like I Am the Fire and Fearless. Gus G. has also managed to find time to perform worldwide with acts as diverse as Arch Enemy, Dream Evil and his own band, Firewind.

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Gus G's first influences began with Peter Frampton and his work "Frampton Comes Alive". When asked about Uli Jon Roth, Gus G stated, "'He's a guy that I took my band's name (Firewind) from. If you listen to Uli Jon Roth, what he was doing back in the 70s with the Scorpions, and of course, with Electric Sun, you'll see, "Ohh, now I know where all the 80s shredders like Yngwie and all those guys got their inspiration from. He's an original for me. He's like a true original like Blackmore. He's a mentor, a friend, and a guitar idol of mine."' Gus also cites Al Di Meola, Joe Stump, John Norum, Steve Vai, John Petrucci, Yngwie Malmsteen, George Lynch, Uli Jon Roth, Michael Schenker, Paul Gilbert, Marty Friedman, Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Page, Gary Moore, The Beatles, The Doors, Black Sabbath, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Joe Satriani and many others as his influences.

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