Jackson Welcomes Jeff Loomis to Its Artist Roster

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Jackson has announced that Arch Enemy and Nevermore guitarist Jeff Loomis has joined its artist roster.

“I'm very excited to announce that I will be working with Jackson guitars on many upcoming projects,” Loomis said. “We are underway designing a Jeff Loomis signature model that will be unveiled at the 2019 NAMM Show in Anaheim, California.”

Loomis soon made his mark with Seattle-based progressive metal band Nevermore, with his distinctive rhythmic style, smooth technique and breakneck speed being heard on acclaimed albums like Dead Heart in a Dead World and This Godless Endeavor

Loomis said his connection with Jackson dates all the way back to the early Nineties and his earliest days with Nevermore. 

“I started playing Jackson guitars early on in my youth and in the early stages of my first band, Nevermore,” Loomis said. “To be able to work with their excellent staff of amazing luthiers and craftsman on a one-to-one basis now is really a dream come true.”

After departing Nevermore, Loomis released two solo albums. His playing can be heard on Will to Power, the latest album from Swedish melodic death metal act Arch Enemy. The band is on tour through mid 2019.

Rich is the co-author of the best-selling Nöthin' But a Good Time: The Uncensored History of the '80s Hard Rock Explosion. He is also a recording and performing musician, and a former editor of Guitar World magazine and executive editor of Guitar Aficionado magazine. He has authored several additional books, among them Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, the companion to the documentary of the same name.