Karl Groom
Karl Groom is a British guitarist and record producer. He is best known as a founding and the only constant member of the progressive metal band Threshold. His production and mixing credits are mainly with progressive and power metal bands. Musician. Groom is the guitarist of Threshold, having formed the band in 1988. He has since produced and released eleven studio albums and is currently signed to Nuclear Blast. In addition, a live DVD entitled "Critical Energy" was released in 2004 whilst on the Inside Out Music label. Groom also played guitar in Mercy Train, Shadowland, and Strangers  on a Train, all during the mid-1990s. In 2017, he played all acoustic guitars on Galahad's "Quiet Storms" album. Producer. Groom works from his own Thin Ice Studios since 1990. The recording facility was originally located in Berkshire, but moved to Surrey in 1995. He is mostly known for metal styles of production such as Threshold and DragonForce, but has also worked on progressive acts including Yes, Pendragon, Galahad, Ulysses, and John Wetton. The "Strangers on a Train" albums were rereleased in 2012 on the Polish Metal Mind Label. p – produced, e – engineered, m – mixed, g – guest musician Karl