Andy Sneap, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Andy Sneap

British record producer and musician

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1969

Place of Birth: Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Profession: composer, engineer, record producer, guitarist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Andy Sneap

  • Andy Sneap (born 18 July 1969) is a British musician, songwriter, guitar player and record producer with over 100 albums to his name, most of which have been produced at his Backstage Recording studios in rural Derbyshire.
  • He received a Swedish Grammi (not to be confused with US Grammy) for his mix on Opeth's Deliverance album, whilst Killswitch Engage's 2014 album, Disarm The Descent (mixed by Andy) was US Grammy nominated.
  • As a performer, he was first known as the guitar player of thrash metal band Sabbat, and also recently guitarist in the second incarnation of the heavy metal band Hell.
  • In 2018, he joined Judas Priest as a touring guitarist following Glenn Tipton's announcement that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and that he would no longer be able to tour.He is one of the most active music producers in the metal music genre and has worked with bands such as Judas Priest, Accept, Blaze Bayley, Saxon, Opeth, Amon Amarth, Arch Enemy, Exodus, Megadeth, Kataklysm, Kreator, Nevermore, Testament, Carcass, Fear Factory, Overkill and DevilDriver.
  • Of his production career, Sneap holds the distinction of having been credited as a producer, mixer or engineer on all five of Testament's albums since The Gathering (1999) – including the collection of re-recorded material First Strike Still Deadly (2001) – as well as all seven of Exodus' releases since the live album Another Lesson in Violence (1997).
  • He also mixed Megadeth's show from the DVD The Big Four: Live from Sofia, Bulgaria, also featuring Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax.

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