Glen Drover is a Canadian guitar player from Ottawa . Currently lives in Toronto . Drover is well known as the former lead guitarist of Megadeth and King Diamond , as well as one of the founders and guitarist of Eidolon , from 1993 to 2007.
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| Date of Birth | May 25, 1969 (aged 50) |
| Place of Birth | Ottawa , Canada |
| A country |  Canada |
| Professions | musician guitar player composer |
| Instruments | guitar |
| Genres | thrash metal heavy metal power metal |
| Collectives | Eidolon King diamond Megadeth Testament |
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Career
As a child, he began to play the guitar. Under the influence of Tony McAlpin , Al Di Meola , Randy Roads , Greg Howe , Michael Romeo , George Lynch , Warren DeMartini and David Gilmore, the brothers created the 1996 thrash / power metal band Eidolon .
King Diamond (1998-2000)
In 1998, Glen joined the King Diamond group and participated in the recording of the studio album House of God .
Megadeth (2004-2008)
In 2004, the musician joined the thrash metal band Megadeth with his brother Sean Drover . He participates in the recording of the United Abominations album, in which he shares all the solo parts with Mustaine and co-authored with him composed one song.
Despite being busy recording songs for Megadeth, Drover recorded a solo for the song "Emotional Coma" by Swedish metal band Lion's Share . He recorded it at his home in Canada and sent a music file to Sweden [1] .
In January 2008, Drover left Megadeth to devote more time to his family, as well as due to personal disagreements with the band. His last concert as a member of the band was in Brisbane , Australia on November 18, 2007 .
Testament
On October 22, 2008, Testament members announced that Drover will replace their guitarist Alex Skolnik , who was employed at the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, during the Mexico tour. [2] Glen also replaced Skolnik at a 2016 Chicago concert. [3]
Discography
Eidolon
- Zero Hour (1996)
- Seven Spirits (1997)
- Nightmare World (2000)
- Hallowen Aparation (2001)
- Coma Nation (2002)
- Sacred Shrine (2003)
- Apostles of Defiance (2003)
- The Parallel Otherworld (2006)
Megadeth
- The System Has Failed - is not involved in the recording of the album, but you can see it in the clips Of Of Mice And Men and The Scorpion (2004)
- Arsenal of Megadeth (2006)
- That One Night: Live in Buenos Aires (2007)
- United Abominations (2007)
King Daimond
- House of God (2000)
Northern Light Orchestra
- Northern Light Orchestra (2010)
Metalusion
- Metalusion (2011)
- Between Sea And Sky (2014)
Walls of Blood
- Imperium (2019)
Notes
- ↑ BLABBERMOUTH.NET - TESTAMENT Recruits Ex-MEGADETH Guitarist GLEN DROVER For Upcoming Mexico Tour Dates Archived October 25, 2008.
- ↑ Anthony Rudin. Testament Live in Chicago, IL 2/20/16 2nd Day . Date of treatment January 17, 2019.