Rob Wrong
{{short description|American rock guitarist (born 1970)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Rob Wrong
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| origin = Portland, Oregon, US
| genre = {{hlist|Heavy metal|doom metal}}
| years_active = 1992–present
| associated_acts = {{ubl|The Skull|Witch Mountain|Iommi Stubbs}}
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Rob Wrong (born October 28, 1970) is an American rock guitarist known for playing in Witch Mountain and The Skull. He was described by Premier Guitar as creating "titanic guitar sludge".{{Cite news|url=http://www.oregonlive.com/music/index.ssf/2012/06/retooled_witch_mountain_the_re.html|title=Retooled Witch Mountain the real deal|work=OregonLive.com|access-date=2018-02-24|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/21356-ear-to-the-ground-witch-mountains-psycho-animundi|title=Ear To The Ground: Witch Mountain's Psycho Animundi|last=Shea|first=Eric|date=August 27, 2014|website=Premier Guitar}}
Career
Wrong began playing music with punk rock group M-99 and the sludge metal band Iommi Stubbs before forming Witch Mountain in 1997. In 2009, he shifted to playing purely lead guitar for Witch Mountain after they hired singer Uta Plotkin.{{Cite web |last=Salvia |first=Vanessa |date=May 13, 2013 |title=Interview: Witch Mountain's Rob Wrong |url=http://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-witch-mountains-rob-wrong/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170112041740/http://www.invisibleoranges.com/interview-witch-mountains-rob-wrong/ |archive-date=January 12, 2017 |access-date=February 24, 2018 |website=Invisible Oranges |language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2011/04/08/135211902/witch-mountain-doom-metal-aged-10-years-just-south-of-salem|title=Witch Mountain: Doom Metal Aged 10 Years, Just 'South Of Salem'|work=NPR.org|access-date=2018-03-08|language=en}} This led to appearances at notable festivals such as Roadburn Festival, South by Southwest and Hellfest, as well as tours with Danzig, Superjoint, Yob, Enslaved and Hawkwind.{{Cite news|url=http://www.thesleepingshaman.com/news/witch-mountain-confirmed-for-roadburn-festival-2013/|title=Witch Mountain Confirmed For Roadburn Festival 2013 {{!}} The Sleeping Shaman|date=2012-12-04|work=The Sleeping Shaman|access-date=2018-02-24|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/we-saw-this-hell-fest/|title=Getting Your Ass Kicked In Rural France For Hellfest|date=2014-06-26|work=Noisey|access-date=2018-02-24|language=en-ca}} In 2015, he was invited by Eric Wagner to perform with The Skull, whom have since toured with Saint Vitus and have performed at Roadburn, Muskel Rock, Psycho Las Vegas and Hellfest.{{Cite news|url=http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2016/06/06/saint-vitus-the-skull-witch-mountain-tour/|title=SAINT VITUS, THE SKULL & WITCH MOUNTAIN Announce Tour|access-date=2018-02-24}}{{Cite news|url=http://theobelisk.net/obelisk/2016/04/13/roadburn-2016-hardrock-hideout-jucifer-the-skull-bang-review/|title=LIVE REVIEW: Roadburn 2016 Hardrock Hideout w/ Jucifer, The Skull & Bang|access-date=2018-02-24}}{{Cite web|url=https://teepeerecords.com/blogs/news/109277191-new-self-titled-ep-from-the-skull|title=New Self Titled EP from The Skull {{!}} Tee Pee Records Webstore|website=teepeerecords.com|access-date=2018-02-24}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.portlandmercury.com/events/18262949/saint-vitus-the-skull-witch-mountain|title=Saint Vitus, The Skull, Witch Mountain|website=Portland Mercury|language=en|access-date=2018-02-24}}
Discography
= With M-99=
- Grown Up! b/w Big Empty Space (single, 1993)
= With Iommi Stubbs=
- Rockandrollodor (1997)
= With Witch Mountain =
- Homegrown Doom (demo, 1999)
- ...Come the Mountain (2001)
- Metal Swim (Adult Swim compilation, 2010){{cite web|url=http://www.adultswim.com/music/metalswim/index.html|title=Metal Swim compilation (2010)|date=2010-09-21|publisher=Adult Swim|accessdate=2012-03-10}}
- South of Salem (LP 2011, CD 2012)
- Let It Rain (Oregon Historical Society compilation, 2012){{cite web|url=http://wweek.com/portland/blog-28173-oregon_bands_cover_o.html|title=Oregon Bands Cover Oregon Bands and Everybody Wins|last=Ham|first=Robert|date=2012-01-31|publisher=Willamette Week|accessdate=2012-03-10}}
- Witch Mountain EP (2012)
- Cauldron of the Wild (2012)
- Mobile of Angels (2014)
- Burn You Down b/w Hare's Stare (single 2016)
- Witch Mountain (2018)
= With The Skull =
- The Skull EP (2016)
- The Endless Road Turns Dark (2018)
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Category:American heavy metal guitarists