Chris Poland is a jazz - fusion guitar player. He started playing in high school in Dunkirk, New York in the rock/jazz band called Welkin. Upon moving to Los Angeles in 1977, and from 1977-1982 he was the co-lead guitarist in a Jazz/Fusion band called the New Yorkers, with Robert Pagliari on fretless bass, Gar Samuelson on drums, Stu Samuelson on guitar and Don Roper on saxophone. The NY'ers were very big on the L.A.

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  • Chris Poland is a jazz - fusion guitar player. He started playing in high school in Dunkirk, New York in the rock/jazz band called Welkin. Upon moving to Los Angeles in 1977, and from 1977-1982 he was the co-lead guitarist in a Jazz/Fusion band called the New Yorkers, with Robert Pagliari on fretless bass, Gar Samuelson on drums, Stu Samuelson on guitar and Don Roper on saxophone. The NY'ers were very big on the L.A. Jazz/Fusion scene and their music was incredibly sophisticated (being compared to Brand X, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever and Weather Report). Considering their age at the time (all were in their very early twenties) they were considered virtuoso musicians. However Chris is mostly known for playing in the thrash metal band Megadeth between 1984 and 1987. Chris recorded three albums with Megadeth; Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!, Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? and The System Has Failed. Chris was dismissed from Megadeth after a show in Hawaii (along with the band's drummer Gar Samuelson) under suspicion of stealing and selling band gear to fund his heroin addiction. After leaving Megadeth, Chris was successfully treated for substance abuse and joined punk rock legends The Circle Jerks as a bass player. Chris Poland also has a severed tendon on his first finger of the left hand, which allows him to stretch unusually far with his finger, which allows him greater flexibility while playing the guitar. Just before recording his solo album Return to Metalopolis, a fusion/metal record for Enigma Records, Chris turned down what would be the first of two offers to rejoin Megadeth. Damn the Machine and Mumbo's Brain were some of Chris' other projects in the mid to late 1990s. His current project is a band called Ohm, consisting of himself, bassist Robertino Pagliari and drummer Kofi Baker. In a surprise turn in 2004, Poland was contracted to perform guitar solos on the Megadeth record The System Has Failed (Poland's parting from Megadeth in 1987 was not amicable, as bandleader Dave Mustaine would regularly dedicate the song "Liar" to Poland in concert). However the apparent amends made were short-lived. Though the two weren't on speaking terms for some time, they have apparently made amends once more as Poland is now posting on the official Megadeth message board. Poland also performed a solo on the instrumental title-track on the 2004 Lamb of God album Ashes of the Wake that begins at 3:45 and ends at 4:15. He also plays the solo in "Purified" on the band's preceding album, 2003's As The Palaces Burn. In 2009 Poland started the OHMPHREY side-project with Robby Pagliari of OHM: and Jake Cinninger, Kris Myers, and Joel Cummins of Umphrey's McGee. OHMPHREY released their debut cd on Magna Carta Records on May 19, 2009. In 2009 Poland also appeared on the compilation Guitars That Ate My Brain (w/ Bumblefoot) and a Misty Mountain Top: A Millenium Tribute to Led Zeppelin.
  • Chris Poland es un músico de rock y y jazz conocido por haber pertenecido y grabado tres álbumes de la banda de thrash metal Megadeth. Poland empezó a tocar en una banda de jazz-fusión llamada New Yorkers en Los Angeles, después de mudarse a esta ciudad desde su ciudad natal, Nueva York. Considerados todos sus integrantes como músicos virtuosos, la banda consiguió hacerse un nombre en el panorama jazz de Los Angeles. En esta banda coincide con el ya fallecido Gar Samuelson, futuro compañero suyo en la primera formación de Megadeth, estando Samuelson como batería y Poland como guitarrista. Ambos músicos grabaron los dos primeros álbumes de la banda, Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! y Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? entre 1985 y 1986, hasta que Dave Mustaine, líder de la banda, despide a Poland y Samuelson después de haber sido considerados sospechosos de robar material de la banda para financiarse su adicción a la heroína. Años más tarde, Mustaine compondría la canción Liar (mentiroso) en referencia a él. Después de ser despedido de la banda, Poland entra en un centro de rehabilitación para tratar su adicción a la heroína, que consigue superar para formar parte de The Circle Jerks, grupo de punk en el que tocaba el bajo. Justo antes de publicar el que sería su primer disco en solitario, Megadeth le envía la que sería la primera de dos invitaciones para ingresar en la banda, a las que Poland dice que no. Su disco Return to Metalopolis sale a la venta en 1990 dentro del estilo de metal-fusión. Su banda actual se llama Ohm, formada por él en la guitarra y voces, Robertino Pagliari como bajista y el batería Kofi Baker. Poco después de formarla en 2004, Poland acepta la tercera oferta de Megadeth, y graba con ellos el álbum The System Has Failed. Sin embargo, su estancia en Megadeth duraría poco, ya que los abogados de Poland demandaron a Mustaine por una cuestión de salarios. Aun así, recientemente Mustaine y Poland han vuelto a reconciliarse como fue publicado en la página web oficial de Megadeth.
  • Chris Poland on yhdysvaltalainen muusikko. Hänet tunnetaan ehkäpä parhaiten Megadethin kitaristina, vaikka suurimmat ansiot hän on saavuttanut sooloalbumeillään. Poland soitti Megadethin vuonna 1985 ilmestyneellä Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! debyyttialbumilla ja vuonna 1986 ilmestyneellä Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? levyllä. Megadethin laulaja-kitaristi Dave Mustainen omien sanojen mukaan Poland erotettiin yhtyeestä, koska hän varasti ja myi yhtyeen soittovälineitä ja vahvistimia saadakseen heroiinia. Polandin nykyinen yhtye on . Poland on myös soittanut kitarasooloja Lamb of Godin albumeilla As the Palaces Burn sekä Ashes of the Wake ja hän oli myös Megadethin toiseksi uusimmalla albumilla, The System Has Failedilla kitaristina.
  • Chris Poland est un guitariste américain, ancien membre du groupe Megadeth né le 1 décembre 1957.
  • Christopher Poland è un eclettico chitarrista Jazz e Fusion, ma gran parte della sua notorietà è dovuta alla sua militanza nella band Thrash Metal dei Megadeth. Giovanissimo, entra nei "Welkin", una band Jazz/Rock della sua città natale, Dunkirk, nei pressi di New York e sul finire degli anni '70 suona nella Fusion band "The New Yorkers", dove conosce il batterista Gar Samuelson, con cui stringerà un rapporto di amicizia. Il talento di Poland e Samuelson attirò Dave Mustaine, leader degli appena originati Megadeth, che li invitò ad entrare nella sua band. Il chitarrista inciderà soltanto i primi due album del gruppo e verrà cacciato da Mustaine per l'eccessivo uso di droghe. Mentre quest'ultimo e il bassista David Ellefson ne facevano un uso modesto, Poland e Samuelson ne erano talmente assuefatti che Poland non riusciva a pizzicare le corde e Samuelson non riusciva a tenere le bacchette in mano. Le dicerie sostengono che Mustaine abbia cacciato Poland anche per un altro motivo: si dice che Chris abbia rubato di nascosto le chitarre di Mustaine, per rivenderle ed acquistare eroina. Il fondatore dei Megadeth, scoperto l'inganno, lo cacciò assieme a Samuelson. A parte gli eccessi, il contributo di Poland nei Megadeth fu di grande qualità, specialmente per quanto riguarda molti assoli e molte armonie. Dopo il licenziamento, entrò nel gruppo punk dei Circle Jerks in veste di bassista e nel 1990 incise il suo primo disco da solista Return to Metalopolis, un album Fusion/Metal dove esibisce un'ottima prestazione chitarristica. Altri gruppi dove Poland ha collaborato sono Damn The Machine, Mumbo's Brain, Nothing if Not e Chasing the Sun. Intanto, Chris tornò in buoni rapporti con Mustaine e quest'ultimo lo assoldò per la pubblicazione di The System Has Failed nel 2004, dodicesimo album dei Megadeth dove partecipano anche Jimmy Lee Sloas al basso e il famoso batterista/turnista Vinnie Colaiuta, alla sua prima esperienza con un gruppo Heavy Metal. Chris è stato anche uno "special guest" in due album della Groove Metal band Lamb of God, suonando degli assoli in vari brani. Attualmente Poland suona in un gruppo Jazz/Fusion chiamato Ohm, assieme al bassista Robertino Pagliari e il batterista Kofi Baker ed è endorser di chitarre e amplificatori Yamaha.
  • Chris Poland (født Christopher Poland den 1. desember) er en amerikansk musiker. Poland var gitarist i det amerikanske thrash metal-bandet Megadeth fra 1984-1987 (og en kort periode i 2004). Chris Poland spilte på de to første studioalbumene til Megadeth. I 1990 ga han ut soloalbumet Return to Metalopolis, og i 1991 stiftet han progressiv metal-bandet Damn the Machine, som ga ut ett studioalbum før det ble oppløst. Chris Poland ga ut sitt andre soloalbum i 2000 kalt Chasing The Sun. Chris Poland har også vært gjest i Lamb of God og spiller i progressiv rock-bandet Ohm.
  • Chris Poland – amerykański muzyk, kompozytor, instrumentalista, gitarzysta jazzowy oraz heavymetalowy. Poland znany jest ze współpracy z takimi grupami muzycznymi jak Megadeth, Damn The Machine, Mumbo's Brain, Lamb Of God oraz Ohm.
  • Christopher Poland foi guitarrista do Megadeth. Sua saída foi motivada por suspeitas de que ele estava vendendo equipamentos da banda para comprar heroína após uma apresentação da banda no Havaí. Dave Mustaine, nas apresentações do Megadeth, costumava dedicar a canção Liar ("mentiroso") à Chris Poland.
  • Christopher "Chris" Poland, född 1 december 1957, är en amerikansk gitarrist. Han spelade gitarr i thrash metal-bandet Megadeth på deras två första album, Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! (1985) och Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986). Efter Megadeth har han varit soloartist och spelat i olika andra band, däribland Ohm som han bildade 2002. Han har även spelat bas under en turné med The Circle Jerks.
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  • Chris Poland is a jazz - fusion guitar player. He started playing in high school in Dunkirk, New York in the rock/jazz band called Welkin. Upon moving to Los Angeles in 1977, and from 1977-1982 he was the co-lead guitarist in a Jazz/Fusion band called the New Yorkers, with Robert Pagliari on fretless bass, Gar Samuelson on drums, Stu Samuelson on guitar and Don Roper on saxophone. The NY'ers were very big on the L.A.
  • Chris Poland es un músico de rock y y jazz conocido por haber pertenecido y grabado tres álbumes de la banda de thrash metal Megadeth. Poland empezó a tocar en una banda de jazz-fusión llamada New Yorkers en Los Angeles, después de mudarse a esta ciudad desde su ciudad natal, Nueva York. Considerados todos sus integrantes como músicos virtuosos, la banda consiguió hacerse un nombre en el panorama jazz de Los Angeles.
  • Chris Poland on yhdysvaltalainen muusikko. Hänet tunnetaan ehkäpä parhaiten Megadethin kitaristina, vaikka suurimmat ansiot hän on saavuttanut sooloalbumeillään. Poland soitti Megadethin vuonna 1985 ilmestyneellä Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! debyyttialbumilla ja vuonna 1986 ilmestyneellä Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? levyllä.
  • Chris Poland est un guitariste américain, ancien membre du groupe Megadeth né le 1 décembre 1957.
  • Christopher Poland è un eclettico chitarrista Jazz e Fusion, ma gran parte della sua notorietà è dovuta alla sua militanza nella band Thrash Metal dei Megadeth. Giovanissimo, entra nei "Welkin", una band Jazz/Rock della sua città natale, Dunkirk, nei pressi di New York e sul finire degli anni '70 suona nella Fusion band "The New Yorkers", dove conosce il batterista Gar Samuelson, con cui stringerà un rapporto di amicizia.
  • Chris Poland (født Christopher Poland den 1. desember) er en amerikansk musiker. Poland var gitarist i det amerikanske thrash metal-bandet Megadeth fra 1984-1987 (og en kort periode i 2004). Chris Poland spilte på de to første studioalbumene til Megadeth. I 1990 ga han ut soloalbumet Return to Metalopolis, og i 1991 stiftet han progressiv metal-bandet Damn the Machine, som ga ut ett studioalbum før det ble oppløst. Chris Poland ga ut sitt andre soloalbum i 2000 kalt Chasing The Sun.
  • Chris Poland – amerykański muzyk, kompozytor, instrumentalista, gitarzysta jazzowy oraz heavymetalowy. Poland znany jest ze współpracy z takimi grupami muzycznymi jak Megadeth, Damn The Machine, Mumbo's Brain, Lamb Of God oraz Ohm.
  • Christopher Poland foi guitarrista do Megadeth. Sua saída foi motivada por suspeitas de que ele estava vendendo equipamentos da banda para comprar heroína após uma apresentação da banda no Havaí. Dave Mustaine, nas apresentações do Megadeth, costumava dedicar a canção Liar ("mentiroso") à Chris Poland.
  • Christopher "Chris" Poland, född 1 december 1957, är en amerikansk gitarrist. Han spelade gitarr i thrash metal-bandet Megadeth på deras två första album, Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! (1985) och Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? (1986). Efter Megadeth har han varit soloartist och spelat i olika andra band, däribland Ohm som han bildade 2002. Han har även spelat bas under en turné med The Circle Jerks.
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