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Doug Piercy is an American heavy metal guitarist. He played in the San Francisco heavy metal band Anvil Chorus in the early 1980s. Playing in Control briefly, he eventually moved on to his best known project, Heathen in 1985. Piercy shared lead and rhythm duties with Lee Altus in Heathen from 1985 to 1992, playing on both of their LP's Breaking the Silence and Victims of Deception. He left the band in 1991 after Roadrunner dropped Heathen prior to the Sepultura/European tour. The second album, titled "Frozen by Heat" was released in Europe on Hi Gain records in Germany.

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  • Doug Piercy ist ein US-amerikanischer Gitarrist, der vor allem durch Bay Area-Thrash-Bands bekannt wurde. Piercy spielte unter anderem bei Heathen in San Francisco. Nachdem er diese 1994 verlassen hatte, wanderte er nach Deutschland aus, wo er mit Guido Krämer (damals Sänger bei En-Force) die Band The Company gründete. Mit dieser veröffentlichte er zwei Alben, verließ die Combo darauf aber und zog wieder nach Amerika. Später spielte er noch bei Anvil Chorus und Angel Witch. Außerdem trat er als Gastmusiker mit verschiedenen Bands auf, zum Beispiel mit Death Angel, und produzierte auch Bands wie Exodus und Testament. (de)
  • Doug Piercy is an American heavy metal guitarist. He played in the San Francisco heavy metal band Anvil Chorus in the early 1980s. Playing in Control briefly, he eventually moved on to his best known project, Heathen in 1985. Piercy shared lead and rhythm duties with Lee Altus in Heathen from 1985 to 1992, playing on both of their LP's Breaking the Silence and Victims of Deception. He left the band in 1991 after Roadrunner dropped Heathen prior to the Sepultura/European tour. The second album, titled "Frozen by Heat" was released in Europe on Hi Gain records in Germany. (en)
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  • Doug Piercy ist ein US-amerikanischer Gitarrist, der vor allem durch Bay Area-Thrash-Bands bekannt wurde. Piercy spielte unter anderem bei Heathen in San Francisco. Nachdem er diese 1994 verlassen hatte, wanderte er nach Deutschland aus, wo er mit Guido Krämer (damals Sänger bei En-Force) die Band The Company gründete. Mit dieser veröffentlichte er zwei Alben, verließ die Combo darauf aber und zog wieder nach Amerika. Später spielte er noch bei Anvil Chorus und Angel Witch. Außerdem trat er als Gastmusiker mit verschiedenen Bands auf, zum Beispiel mit Death Angel, und produzierte auch Bands wie Exodus und Testament. Heute macht Piercy immer noch Musik und lebt mit seiner Frau und seinen zwei Kindern in San Francisco. (de)
  • Doug Piercy is an American heavy metal guitarist. He played in the San Francisco heavy metal band Anvil Chorus in the early 1980s. Playing in Control briefly, he eventually moved on to his best known project, Heathen in 1985. Piercy shared lead and rhythm duties with Lee Altus in Heathen from 1985 to 1992, playing on both of their LP's Breaking the Silence and Victims of Deception. He left the band in 1991 after Roadrunner dropped Heathen prior to the Sepultura/European tour. In 1994, Piercy then formed a new band in Germany, The Company, and released 2 records with them; the first titled simply "The Company" on Teichiku records who reached position 17 in the Japanese HM charts. The second album, titled "Frozen by Heat" was released in Europe on Hi Gain records in Germany. In 2006 he moved back to San Francisco. He has participated in various reunions with Heathen and Anvil Chorus, recording guitars on the Anvil Chorus Killing Sun record. In 2010 he put together the Quintannica cover band. He was also collaborating with at the time of his death. (en)
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