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my , solstice , apocalypso , vallenfyre dying bride , driftwood , seer 's tear non_vocal_instrumentalist electric guitar 13 february 1978 doom metal , gothic metal metalmania 2007 my dying bride hamish glencros 001.jpg hamish glencross
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hamish glencross

hamish glencross -lrb- born 13 february 1978 -rrb- is a scottish guitarist best known for his work with the english metal band my dying bride .
he also co-founded the short-lived blackdoom records with the band 's other guitarist , andrew craighan , which released the prophecy 's debut album `` ashes '' .
born in dundee , scotland , glencross had a brief acting career before concentrating on music , most notably in the uk children 's drama children 's ward .
prior to joining my dying bride , glencross played guitar for bradford alternative rock band driftwood , uk progressive metal band seer 's tear , and leeds-based punk/metal band apocalypso .
he was a member of uk doom metal band solstice playing on their album `` new dark age '' .
in 1999 he replaced my dying bride guitarist calvin robertshaw prior to the band touring for the album `` the light at the end of the world '' .
as of 2011 , he also plays lead guitar in the uk death metal band vallenfyre , appearing on the album `` a fragile king '' released on century media records .
on 6 june 2014 , my dying bride announced via their web site that glencross had left the band due to `` irreconcilable differences , '' and that former guitarist calvin robertshawn would be returning .
glencross currently endorses jackson guitars , and has been playing them exclusively since 2006 .
he favours the jackson randy rhoads model , playing a number of variations of that model both live and in the studio .
