Mark Morton

Guitarist

Birthday November 25, 1972

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Virginia

Age 52 years old

#87,052 Most Popular

About

Lead guitarist for the heavy metal band, Lamb of God, and for Burn the Priest.

Before Fame

He and his future bandmates, Chris Adler and John Campbell, lived on the same floor at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Trivia

After college, he decided to continue his education rather than play guitar in a band, but he could only stay away from music for so long.

Family Life

He grew up near Williamsburg. He and his wife had a daughter named Madalyn Grace Morton in 2009; she tragically died a day after her birth due to an infection.

Associated With

He uses a Eddie Van Halen Phaser pedal for his music, which was developed with Van Halen by Dunlop.