John Bechdel

John Bechdel (born August 23, 1964) is an American keyboardist, and has been a part of bands such as Ministry,[2] Fear Factory, Abstinence, Prong, Killing Joke, Murder, Inc. and Brian Brain. He has since worked with False Icons, Ascension of the Watchers[3] and more recently with the band Nukes,[4] along with Chris Connelly, En Esch, Mario Cabada and many more.

John Bechdel
John Bechdel at Toronto during Ministry Tour, May 2008.
Background information
Birth nameJohn Bechdel
Also known asJB
Born (1964-08-23) August 23, 1964
GenresIndustrial rock[1]
InstrumentsKeyboards, guitar
Years active1990–present
LabelsSanctuary, 13th Planet, No Devotion Records
Associated actsMinistry, Fear Factory, Static-X, Ascension of the Watchers, Killing Joke, Prong, Nukes

Bechdel's sister is cartoonist and author Alison Bechdel; John Bechdel is mentioned in her memoir Fun Home[5] and is a major character in its stage musical adaptation.[6]

References
  1. Raggett, Ned. "God Complex – False Icons". AllMusic. Retrieved May 1, 2018. John Bechdel's longtime work as an industrial-rock journeyman wasn't necessarily going to inevitably lead to his own band being formed, but it's no surprise that he did go that route, forming False Icons in 2002 and releasing its debut album in 2008.
  2. "An Interview with John Bechdel of Ministry". est.hu (in Hungarian). Archived from the original on 2007-09-27.
  3. "An Interview with John Bechdel". Lollipop. No. 66.
  4. "Release date announced for first official single from NUKES, debuting on Dark Indulgence Industrial Mixshow". Regen Magazine. 2020-03-26.
  5. Bechdel, Alison (2006). Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic. New York: Houghton Mifflin. p. 36. ISBN 0-618-47794-2.
  6. Sommer, Elyse (2013-10-13). "A CurtainUp Review: Fun Home". CurtainUp. Retrieved 2014-08-11.

Bibliography

Further reading:

  • Hämäläinen, Jyrki "Spider" (2020). Killing Joke: Are You Receiving?. Milton Keynes: New Haven Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1912587407.


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