Vendetta

EDWARD BOX Vocals & Guitar

Edward Box ED exclusively uses:

D.O.B: 25/04/1971
PLACE OF BIRTH: Helm Chase Maternity Unit, Kendal, Cumbria, UK

EQUIPMENT:
  • Black 1990's Floyd Rose Japanese Fender Strat with custom Jeff Beck pickups
  • Fender Highway 'Fat' Stratocaster
  • Salmon Pink 1997 Japanese Fender Stratocaster
  • CRATE Shock Waves 3500GT Head
  • CRATE 4X12 Cab
  • Peavey Special 160 Watt Solid State Combo
  • Gator Pedal Board
  • Boss DD3 Delay
  • Boss CH1 Super Chorus
  • Boss OC3 Octaver
  • Boss CS3 Compressor
  • Boss DS1 Distortion
  • MXR Phaser
  • Rotosound Roto Yellows 10 - 46
  • Rotosound Roto Reds 11 - 48
  • Leads & picks!
FAVOURITE BANDS:
  • Judas Priest
  • Van Halen
  • Scorpions
  • UFO
  • Thin Lizzy
  • Black Sabbath (Dio era of course!)
  • Dream Theater
  • Queensryche
  • Rainbow
  • Saxon
  • AC/DC
  • TNT
  • ABBA!
TOP FILMS (in no order):
  • Vertigo
  • 2001
  • Where Eagles Dare
  • Heat
  • Apocalypse Now
  • The Good, the Bad & the Ugly
  • Get Carter
  • Goldfinger
  • Chinatown
  • Godfather (1 & 2)
  • The Thing
  • The Great Escape
  • Goodfellas
  • Once Upon a Time in the West
  • This is Spinal Tap
  • The Manchurian Candidate
TOP TV:
  • Dr Who (Baker & Pertwee)
  • Original Star Trek
  • The Sweeney
  • The Professionals
  • Blakes 7
  • Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads
  • Brass Eye
  • Dads Army
TOP TV TOTTY:
  • Glynis Barber
MOST AWESOME HERO OF ALL TIME:
  • Rob Halford
FAVOURITE DRINKS:
  • Jennings Cumberland Ale
  • Amstel
  • Singha Beer
  • Council Pop
FAVOURITE TAKEOUTS:
  • Dominoes Pizza
  • Abduls Kebabs (Manchester)
  • In and Out Burger, Fat Burger & Carl Jr's (all in sunny California!)
FAVOURITE GUITARISTS:
  • George Lynch
  • Michael Schenker
  • Yngwie Malmsteen
  • Doug Aldrich
  • Joe Satriani
  • Edward Van Halen
  • Kee Marcello
  • Warren DeMartini
  • Michael Lee Firkins
  • Ronni Le Tekro
  • Mathias Jabs
  • Uli Jon Roth
  • Tony Macalpine
  • Frank Marino
  • Gary Moore
FAVOURITE ALBUMS:
  • Sad Wings of Destiny
  • British Steel
  • Screaming for Vengeance
  • Van Halen
  • Heaven & Hell
  • Rising
  • Rage For Order
  • Lights Out
  • Obsession
  • Love Drive
GREATEST GIGS ATTENDED:
  • ACCEPT + DOKKEN @ Manchester Apollo 8/4/86
  • DAVID LEE ROTH @ Birmingham NEC 14/11/88
  • SCORPIONS @ Birmingham NEC 8/3/89
  • EUROPE @ Manchester APOLLO 26/3/89
  • JOE SATRIANI @ Newcastle City Hall 29/5/90
  • QUEENSRYCHE @ Newcastle City Hall 2/11/90
  • KINGS X @ Newcastle Riverside 6/5/91
  • BADLANDS @ Newcastle Riverside 12/7/92
  • UFO @ Newcastle City Hall 14/2/98
  • DIO @ Manchester Academy 6/10/02
  • IRON MAIDEN @ Newcastle Arena 3/12/03
  • JUDAS PRIEST + SCORPIONS @ Newcastle Arena 27/3/05
  • EUROPE @ BB Kings Blues Club, NYC 2/5/05
  • JUDAS PRIEST + SCORPIONS @ Royal Albert Hall 31/5/06
  • JOURNEY @ Newcastle City Hall 14/3/07
PHILOSOPHY ON LIFE:
  • In the kingdom of metal the Halford reigns supreme