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Guitar World
Guitar World
Entertainment
Amit Sharma

“Even though Stevie Ray Vaughan wasn’t playing heavy metal, he had the elements of the style through pure skill alone”: Blues-inspired but metal-trained, he had a top 5 album at 16 – with no spiky guitars in sight. Meet Alien Weaponry’s Lewis de Jong

Alien Weaponry's frontman/guitarist Lewis de Jong riffs on a seven-string S-style live in London as the NZ groove-thrash metallers supported Gojira.

Over the past decade, New Zealand trio Alien Weaponry have positioned themselves as one of the most exciting new forces in metal, opening for giants like Guns N’ Roses and Gojira.

After inking a deal with Napalm Records, they released their Tū debut in 2018, peaking at Number 5 in their native charts. What made it an even more impressive feat was singer/guitarist Lewis de Jong being only 16 at the time.

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