Yamaha Custom Sax: Yakuza's Bruce Lamont Talks Metal

August 29, 2007
Yakuza's Bruce Lamont on fitting a Sax into Metal Music
Bruce Lamont plays a Yamaha saxophone in the Chicago-based metal band Yakuza. This particular combination might seem unusual, even unheard of; until you hear how they do it. A recent release party for their disc Transmutations (on Prosthetic) at Chicago's Subterranean showed them to full effect, with a shirtless, tattooed Lamont blowing like a maniac and the rest of Yakuza (guitarist Matt McClelland, bassist John Bomher, and drummer Jim Staffel) pumping out their own amazing sound.

Lamont has a background in jazz, and studied for two years with Chicago improv luminary Ken Vandermark. Besides Yakuza, he's committed to a solo career and several side projects. Last fall he played with The Stooges' Steve Mackay at the Empty Bottle (an amazing show), so you know he has to rock.

In this Gearwire video, Lamont talks about his musical background and demonstrates how he works with effects pedals to carve out a place for the sax in the heavy world of metal. Future Lamont clips will go into more precise detail - but for now, just enjoy the music.

Gretchen Hasse is a media producer for Gearwire.


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Metal and saxophone

By: Wheat Williams
I have long been of the opinion that the first heavy metal recording was "21st Century Schizoid Man" by King Crimson, in 1969. It prominently featured Ian McDonald on alto saxophone. Another British hard rock band, Hawkwind, also featured saxophone. So the saxophone was present at the birth of heavy metal. I hope it makes a comeback.
Fri, 2007-08-31 18:37

Thanks Wheat

By: ghasse
Bruce mentioned King Crimson at some point in the interview - and maybe Hawkwind as well. He showed me that metal can be more complex than I had assumed. So let's hear some more "unorthodox" arrangements in all kinds of music! Perhaps we'll listen more closely...
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