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User:Nweil/Sean Long (Guitarist)

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Sean Long
Long performing in 2023
Long performing in 2023
Background information
OriginSheffield, South Yorkshire, England
GenresMetalcore
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
InstrumentsGuitar, vocals
Years active2004–present
Member ofWhile She Sleeps

Sean Long is a British guitarist and songwriter. He is a founding member of the Metalcore band While She Sleeps.

Early life

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Long was raised around Sheffield, England. He started learning how to play guitar because his close friends were in a band and he wanted to join. His first guitar was a sunburst Squier Stratocaster purchased from British retailer Argos.[1][2]

Career

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In 2006, Long founded the band While She Sleeps with vocalist Jordan Widdowson, drummer Adam Savage, bassist Aaran McKenzie and fellow guitarist Mat Welsh, described as being "best mates since school".[3] The group decided to focus on music full time in 2009. From late 2009 through to 2011 the band toured heavily throughout the UK and eventually into Europe.[4]

The band's debut album, This Is the Six, was released on August 13, 2012, and won an award for Best British Newcomer at the Kerrang! Awards 2012.[5] The album was released under Sony Music Label. Long later recalled being disappointed about the lack of passion shown by the representatives of Sony he worked with and said this later influenced the band's decision to release an album independently.

The debut album was followed up with multiple tours in 2012 and 2013, including shows in Australia, America and Canada.[6] In 2012, the band joined the annual traveling rock music festival Warped Tour. The band As I Lay Dying weas also part of the tour in 2012, and Long recalls being influenced by guitarist Phil Sgrosso's choice of gear.[1] He points to Sgrosso as a large influence for his own playing style.[1]

During Warped Tour, the band started to write their second full-length album but also saw vocalist Taylor suffer from vocal problems, leading to him undergoing throat surgery and recovery.[7] Long recalls this timeframe as when the years of the music touring lifestyle pressure took a toll on his mental state and he considered leaving the band.[8] Eastern philosophy influenced his decision to continue making music and also influenced a single released in 2022, "Nervous" featuring Simon Neil on guest vocals.[8]

 
Long at Full Force festival

The band's second album, Brainwashed was released in March 2015 and third in April 2017, You Are We. You Are We involved a pledge and a crowdfund campaign for production of the album, which allowed the band to evolve their sound and grow, eventually leading to an independent label named Sleeps Brothers.[9]

In 2019, the So What? album was released, preceded by a social media promotion which featured a cryptic photo post of an individual in a hazmat suit holding a USB drive.[10] Long detailed his favorite guitar parts on that album in a 2019 interview with Guitar.com.[10] Sleeps Society released in June 2021 with a deluxe version of the album following after.

The guitar brand Charvel released a Sean Long signature guitar model in 2022.[11] The design choices made on the guitar included a high-gloss black finish, simple electronics, a hardtail bridge, locking tuners, and a neon yellow bridge pickup with a matching neon logo on the headstock. It was described as having "futuristic simplicity" in a Guitar.com feature.[12]

In 2023, a clip of Long performing an experimental pitch-shifting approach to playing guitar using dual effects pedals went viral.[13]

The band's sixth studio album Self Hell was released March 2024.[14][15] Long's guitar work appeared on a 2024 EP featuring heavy metal covers versions of soundtrack of the video game Cult of the Lamb, alongside other popular metal musicians.[16]

Equipment

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Guitars

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  • Charvel Signature Model<ref name=righthand>

Amplifiers

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Effects

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Duane James (May 16, 2022). "Sean Long – While She Sleeps 'A Signature Charvel to Inspire'". Wall of Sound. Archived from the original on November 26, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d Scaramanga, Jenna (April 25, 2022). "While She Sleeps' Sean Long: "The guitar should enhance your ability to express yourself – it's just a piece of wood with some electrics in it. We are the real magic here"". Guitar World. Future US Inc. Archived from the original on April 24, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  3. ^ Territt, Katie (May 17, 2012). "Stereoboard speak to While She Sleeps about new album 'This Is The Six' & breaking their mold!". Stereoboard. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
  4. ^ "While She Sleeps". The Agency Group. 2010. Retrieved June 3, 2012.
  5. ^ "The Kerrang! Awards Fuelled By Relentless Energy Drink 2012 – The Winners!". Kerrang!. June 7, 2012. Retrieved June 8, 2012.
  6. ^ "Check out the new While She Sleeps track!". Kerrang!. April 2, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  7. ^ "While She Sleeps' Loz Taylor To Undergo Throat Surgery". Rock Sound. December 2, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
  8. ^ a b "While She Sleeps' guitarist Sean Long talks about his personal experiences of anxiety". Music Support. April 8, 2021. Archived from the original on October 23, 2023. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  9. ^ Eddie Sims (April 19, 2017). "INTERVIEW: Sean Long – While She Sleeps". Distorted Sound Magazine. Archived from the original on August 27, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  10. ^ a b Samuel Roberts (March 1, 2019). "Interview: Sean Long of While She Sleeps". Guitar.com. Archived from the original on March 2, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  11. ^ Horsley, Jonathan (April 14, 2022). "While She Sleeps' Sean Long: "I don't want people holding this guitar and being scared to put it down. I want people to f**k it up!"". Music Radar. Future US Inc. Archived from the original on March 3, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  12. ^ Matt Mills (May 5, 2022). ""If I looked at my right hand, I'd never know what was going on": While She Sleeps' Sean Long on why he likes being "naive" to his own playing style". Guitar.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  13. ^ Parker, Matt (May 31, 2023). "Double Whammy: metal guitarist Sean Long goes viral with his bonkers dual-pedal technique". Guitar World. Future US Inc. Archived from the original on June 25, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  14. ^ Cheri Faulkner (March 21, 2024). ""Hate is a precursor to knowing that you're doing something well" While She Sleeps on why they'll keep evolving their sound – no matter what anyone else thinks". Guitar.com. Archived from the original on April 14, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  15. ^ Liang, Rob (July 3, 2024). ""I wanted to be able to do that because if he doesn't know who I am now, he will know who I am in the future" – While She Sleeps' Sean Long tells us about gifting Tom Morello his signature Charvel guitar". Music Radar. Future US Inc. Archived from the original on July 21, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  16. ^ Richardson, Tom (October 23, 2024). "The battle for metal bands to get into gaming". BBC Newsbeat. Retrieved November 26, 2024.



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