Chris Brightwell began playing guitar at the age of 5. Starting off with a few chords taught by his father, he spent 5 to 6 hours a day learning every song and guitar solo he could from artists including Ace Frehley, Jimmy Page, Eddie Van Halen, George Lynch, Yngwie Malmsteen, Al Di Meola, Allan Holdsworth and of course, Kirk Hammet and James Hetfield.

Since his first band at the age of 14, he's performed in many bands, ranging from metal to pop to country. Chris has toured the country as a finalist for The New Music Award (a contest presented by the American Music Awards), has participated in and won several guitar competitions, and done studio work for several artists.

Eventually, he met the guys in Damage Inc and was really impressed. Not only were they a great band, they were great people as well. They rapidly started to feel more like family than friends.

When Chris was asked to join the band, he quickly agreed. Having been a Metallica fan for years, and a Damage Inc fan as well, he didn't see any other option than YES!!!

 

Chris Knight | Chris Brightwell | Kevin Knight | Boyd Machtolff