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Interview with Flamenco Guitar Metal Sensation Ben Woods

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IMG_2635Born and raised in Seattle, Ben Woods taught himself electric guitar by playing along to Iron Maiden albums.    Around the age of 21, his electric guitar, amplifier and other gear was stolen by a junkie, so he kept practicing metal on his “beater classical guitar” and thought, “Hey this sounds like that crazy Spanish Guitar stuff!”   Woods found that FLAMENCO is what he was thinking of, and began teaching himself until he needed to take formal lessons.

This opened up a whole new world of culture, art, dance, rhythm, traveling to Spain, and eventual mastery of the instrument.

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Inspired by Paco de Lucia, he embarked on his flamenco education about 20 years ago and thought this style of playing would be so great in a speed metal context.    He searched the world to find something like that but it didn’t exist, so he pioneered the style of arranging metal songs for flamenco guitar.  

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ULTIMATE JAM 25 Featuring BILLY SHEEHAN and MICHAEL STARR LUCKY STRIKE LIVE 7/15/2015

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7/15/15: Ultimate Jam – Lucky Strike Live, Hollywood, CA

Chuck Wright (Quiet Riot), take a bow. Each week Chuck assembles some of the most incredible and diverse talent to take part in these Wednesday Jams and last night was a prime example of how, when it all comes together, Magic happens!

I said that the talent was diverse…The Jam started off with the Flamenco Metal (yes, you read that right) stylings of the Amazing HEAVY MELLOW. Run, do NOT walk, to see this act if you have the opportunity.

The band consists of Luis Villegas, Ben Woods and Mike Bennett (RICHIE KOTZEN) who kicked off the evening’s festivities with Flamenco versions of Electric Eye (Judas Priest), Bark at the Moon (Ozzy), Nobody’s Fool (Cinderella) and Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath). (For the record, I want to Trademark Flamental™)

Each week there are few moments that kind of stick with…

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