History Music / JeffLoomis

* Music/ArchEnemy (2014-present)

As of 2014, Loomis has joined Music/ArchEnemy to replace a recently-fired Nick Cordle and is undergoing extensive touring.

* UpToEleven: He's got some stuff that is notoriously difficult to play on guitar even by contemporary standards, namely [[Music/{{Nevermore}} "Born (The Retribution of Spiritual Sickness)"]] (which has an exceedingly difficult lead riff on the chorus due to a very fast and complex string-skipping pattern and banjo-like rolls) and "Jato Unit" (which is fast turning into a benchmark track for aspiring shredders in that anyone who can play the entire song at full speed has made it from a technical standpoint).

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Usually between a 7 and an 8, though "Surrender" and the tracks with Joe Nurre push it up to a hard 8 or a soft 9.

* WolverinePublicity: He was starting to get to this point when he was in Nevermore due to frequent guest spots and appearances in guitar magazines, but after he left Nevermore, he ''really'' started to blow up.

He started out playing drums at an early age, but it wasn't until his preteen years that he picked up a guitar and instantly fell in love with it. By the age of sixteen, he had been in various cover bands and a Menasha, Wisconsin-area death metal act, and he also managed to win a Guitar Wars contest in Wisconsin. It was also at the age of sixteen that he managed to audition for Megadeth after Chris Poland was fired; while impressed with his performance, Dave Mustaine told him that he was too young and had too little life experience to be a wise choice, but also reassured him that he would become a great guitarist in his own right. Shortly after this, he saw Cacophony on tour and told Marty Friedman about the auditions; in 1989, Friedman auditioned and got the job.

* IconicItem: His Schecter Jeff Loomis Signature seven-string (based off the Hellraiser model), though he does use a six-string with Arch Enemy.

Jeff Loomis is an American metal guitarist. Known for his highly distinctive and instantly recognizable lead and rhythm styles, he has played a role in numerous big-name bands over the years and gradually worked his way up into becoming a modern-day guitar icon.

Jeff Loomis (born September 14, 1971) started out playing drums at an early age, but it wasn't until his preteen years that he picked up a guitar and instantly fell in love with it. By the age of sixteen, he had been in various cover bands and a Menasha, Wisconsin-area death metal act, and he also managed to win a Guitar Wars contest in Wisconsin. It was also at the age of sixteen that he managed to audition for Megadeth after Chris Poland was fired; while impressed with his performance, Dave Mustaine told him that he was too young and had too little life experience to be a wise choice, but also reassured him that he would become a great guitarist in his own right. Shortly after this, he saw Cacophony on tour and told Marty Friedman about the auditions; in 1989, Friedman auditioned and got the job.

Jeff Loomis started out playing drums at an early age, but it wasn't until his preteen years that he picked up a guitar and instantly fell in love with it. By the age of sixteen, he had been in various cover bands and a Menasha, Wisconsin-area death metal act, and he also managed to win a Guitar Wars contest in Wisconsin. It was also at the age of sixteen that he managed to audition for Megadeth after Chris Poland was fired; while impressed with his performance, Dave Mustaine told him that he was too young and had too little life experience to be a wise choice, but also reassured him that he would become a great guitarist in his own right. Shortly after this, he saw Cacophony on tour and told Marty Friedman about the auditions; in 1989, Friedman auditioned and got the job.

Not long after this, Loomis became the live guitarist for the Seattle-area power metal act Sanctuary. That run only lasted four months, however, as Sanctuary wound up folding due to general internecine. Undaunted, Loomis formed a new band with former Sanctuary members Warrel Dane and Jim Sheppard and also welcomed in Mark Arrington on drums to form a new band by the name of Music/{[Nevermore]]. Nevermore wound up becoming a highly successful and influential band; during his time in Nevermore, Loomis also started a solo project and released ''Zero Order Phase'' to great fanfare.

* SpecialGuest: Loomis is a frequent one of these, and his solo albums have featured spots from Ron Jarzombek, Michael Manring, [[Music/CannibalCorpse Pat O'Brien]], Marty Friedman, Tony MacAlpine, Attila Voros, [[Music/{{Megadeth}} Chris Poland]], and Ihsahn, among others, while Shane Lentz and Dirk Verbeuren have served as studio session members.