Jimmy Lardner-Brown is a metal guitarist from Sydney, Australia.
He is lead guitarist for death metal band Deiformity (2018-present) and is endorsed by Ibanez guitars. From 2008 to 2020, Jimmy wrote a regular shred/metal technique column for Australian Guitar Magazine. He was lead guitarist for the metal bands Vaticide (2001-2007), Killrazer (2007-2018), and Darker Half (2015-2018).
As a member of the aforementioned bands, Jimmy has performed countless shows across Australia, New Zealand and Europe, and supported some of heavy metal's top acts including Children of Bodom, Suffocation, Helloween, Malevolent Creation, Rage, Firewind, Krisiun, and Skeletal Remains.
He has also toured Australia/New Zealand as lead guitarist for legendary metal vocalists Tim 'Ripper' Owens (KK’s Priest, Judas Priest, Yngwie Malmsteen), Paul Di'Anno (Iron Maiden), and Blaze Bayley (Iron Maiden).
JJimmy's debut solo instrumental album 'Amelioration' was released in 2015. The album features a diverse collection of instrumental tracks, from tender ballads to brutal thrash. Jimmy's guitar influences include Steve Vai, Yngwie Malmsteen, Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Michael Angelo Batio, Vinnie Moore, Tony MacAlpine, Alex Skolnick, James Murphy, Gary Holt and Wiley Arnett.
GUITAR TUITION
In this website you'll find an archive of all Jimmy's 'Shredded Metal' guitar technique columns from Australian Guitar Magazine (including TAB and audio examples).
These columns cover all aspects of shred and metal guitar such as scales, arpeggios, sweep picking, alternate picking, legato playing, string skipping, bending, exotic scales, tapping and more.
Also featured here are instructional video lessons from Australian Guitar Magazine (2008). In these, Jimmy teaches and demonstrates all the basic scales, arpeggios, techniques, licks and theory needed to master the fundamentals of shred and metal lead playing.
