Jeffrey Dunn

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Jeffrey Dunn
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Background information
Birth name Jeffrey Dunn
Also known as Mantas
Born (1961-04-22) 22 April 1961 (age 63)
Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Genres Thrash metal, black metal, death metal, heavy metal, speed metal, punk, metalcore, industrial metal
Occupation(s) Musician, songwriter
Instruments Guitar, bass, keyboard
Years active 1979–present
Associated acts Venom, Dryll, Primevil

Jeff "Mantas" Dunn (22 April 1961) is a British guitarist best known as one of the founding members of seminal Thrash/speed metal band Venom, with which he played as a guitarist from 1979 to 1985 and 1989 - 2002.

In 1986 he left Venom to form the band Mantas which so far has recorded two full-length albums: Winds of Change in 1988, and Zero Tolerance in 2004. In 1992 he played guitars for Warfare, a NWOBHM band from the UK.

In 2006, Mantas toured with German hardcore techno act Scooter in Germany as an additional member on guitar.[1]

As of 2007, Dunn was working with the band Dryll.[2]

In 2009, he guested on German metalcore band Last One Dying's debut album The Hour of Lead

2010 Jeff Dunn and former Venom members, Antony "Antton" Lant (drums; brother of Venom frontman Conrad "Cronos" Lant) and Tony "The Demolition Man" Dolan (bass, vocals) are back with their new band, initially called Primevil but now Mpire of Evil.

Equipment

  • CSL Flying V
  • Fender Stratocaster /w\ Telecaster Neck
  • Ibanez RG (Black Finish)
  • Ibanez RG (Blue Finish)
  • Ibanez Xiphos (Black Finish)
  • Steinberger Synapse (Black Finish)
  • Ibanez Destroyer DT 555 (Black Finish with White Pickups)

Mantas now uses Caparison guitars

Discography

With Venom

With Mantas

With M-pire of Evil

References

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