Lead guitarist, Lee Malia, of British rock band Bring Me The Horizon has announced via an Instagram post with Official Jackson Guitars that he will be touring a limited series of exclusive performances across the US in Hollywood, San Francisco, Tempe and Dallas, Texas. The event will include performances from the guitarist as well as a conversation about his new guitar with the brand, a Jackson Signature LM-87.
This solo project has been ongoing for Malia throughout April, where the Official Jackson Guitars Instagram revealed the rock guitarist’s involvement with the brand. Here the brand showed Malia speaking about his process in designing his new guitar, Pro Series Signature LM-87. Frontman and vocalist of Bring Me the Horizon Oli Sykes, supported Malia’s solo endeavours in the comments of the post, praising his impressive guitar skills with the exclamation, “Riff goes HARD”.
Alongside the masterful guitar skills in the post, they linked this interview with Malia where he speaks more in depth about his process and design choices.
In this further exploration of the guitar with YouTube Channel Guitar World, Malia explains his history with the brand, stating that he got his first Jackson guitar at 15 and similarly used a Jackson guitar for Bring Me The Horizon’s first ever European tour. He goes on to say this is “the guitar I’ve dreamed of making”.
The Jackson brand was founded in the late 1970s as an independent guitar brand, emerging in the heavy metal scene and have since been dubbed as “shred machines”. Malia has shown prior involvement and admiration for Jackson Guitars, featuring on their YouTube channel several times over the years, most notably in their The Soloist series.
Malia’s passion and endeavours will not go unseen, with Bring Me The Horizon’s vocalist Oli Sykes recently teasing the idea of new music for the band. Here fans will soon see Malia’s powerful, deep riffs showcased on new music, as it has in past chart-topping albums ‘Amo’ in 2019 and ‘Post Human: Survival Horror’ in 2020. This led them to earn The Alternative/ Rock Act at The Brit Awards last year.
Although, they are also well known for older tracks, rising in popularity with their fourth studio album ‘Sempiternal’ in 2013, a metalcore, hard rock project which showcased fan favourite songs such as ‘Can You Feel My Heart’ and ‘Shadow Moses’. Their latest album ‘Post Human: Next Gen’ experiments with hyperpop, emo and rock, however they showcased their rock routes earlier this year with a creative heavy cover of ‘Wonderwall’ by Manchester indie rock legends, Oasis.
There is an exciting chance for fans to win Malia’s Pro Series Signature LM-87 on the Jackson Guitars Instagram.
