Chris Poland (born December 1, 1957) 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 . Considering their age at the time they were considered virtuoso musicians. However Chris is mostly known for playing in the thrash metal band Megadeth between 1984 and 1987.

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  • Chris Poland (born December 1, 1957) 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 . Considering their age at the time they were considered virtuoso musicians. However Chris is mostly known for playing in the thrash metal band Megadeth between 1984 and 1987. Chris recorded two albums with Megadeth; Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! and Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?. Chris was dismissed from Megadeth after a show in Hawaii 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 . However the apparent amends made were short-lived as unfortunately, soon after the album's release, Mustaine was contacted by Poland's lawyers, who claimed Poland was due royalties beyond that of his session fees. 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 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 that band's preceding album, 2003's As The Palaces Burn. (en)
  • Chris Poland est un guitariste américain, ancien membre du groupe Megadeth né le 1 décembre 1957. (fr)
  • Chris Poland (ur. 1 grudnia 1957 w Nowym Jorku) – 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. (pl)
  • Chris Poland, född Christopher Poland, var Lead & Rythm-gitarrist i Megadeth på deras två första skivor, "Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!" och "Peace Sells... But Who's Buying?". Efter Megadeth har han varit soloartist och spelat i andra olika band. Har även spelat bas under en turné med The Circle Jerks. (sv)
  • 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 Mustainen kitaroita ja vahvistimia saadakseen heroiinia. Polandin nykyinen yhtye onilla kitaristina. (fi)
  • 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 qualit�, 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. (it)
  • 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. (pt)
  • 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 . 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. (no)
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  • Chris Poland (born December 1, 1957) 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 . Considering their age at the time they were considered virtuoso musicians. However Chris is mostly known for playing in the thrash metal band Megadeth between 1984 and 1987. (en)
  • Chris Poland est un guitariste américain, ancien membre du groupe Megadeth né le 1 décembre 1957. (fr)
  • Chris Poland (ur. 1 grudnia 1957 w Nowym Jorku) – amerykański muzyk, kompozytor, instrumentalista, gitarzysta jazzowy oraz heavymetalowy. (pl)
  • Chris Poland, född Christopher Poland, var Lead & Rythm-gitarrist i Megadeth på deras två första skivor, "Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!" och " (sv)
  • Chris Poland on yhdysvaltalainen muusikko. Hänet tunnetaan ehkäpä parhaiten Megadethin kitaristina, vaikka suurimmat ansiot hän on saavuttanut sooloalbumeillään. (fi)
  • Christopher Poland è un eclettico chitarrista Jazz e Fusion, ma gran parte della sua notoriet� è dovuta alla sua militanza nella band Thrash Metal dei Megadeth. (it)
  • Christopher Poland foi guitarrista do Megadeth. (pt)
  • Chris Poland (født Christopher Poland den 1. desember) er en amerikansk musiker. (no)
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