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Eric Peterson

1964 - Today

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Eric Stanley Peterson (born May 14, 1964) is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist of the thrash metal band Testament and the only remaining original member left in the band, which first started in 1983 under the name Legacy. He and lead vocalist Chuck Billy are the only members to appear on all of the band's studio albums. Peterson also has a side project black metal band called Dragonlord, in which he plays guitar and also sings. In Testament, Peterson was originally a rhythm guitarist while Alex Skolnick handled all lead work. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eric Peterson is the 213th most popular musician (up from 2,487th in 2019), the 1,355th most popular biography from United States (up from 13,536th in 2019) and the 63rd most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Eric Peterson ranks 213 out of 3,175. Before her are John Paul Jones, Giovanni Battista Martini, Lisa Gerrard, Willie Nelson, Steve Harris, and Dizzy Gillespie. After her are Claudio Arrau, Kitarō, Izzy Stradlin, David A. Stewart, Ronnie Wood, and Caetano Veloso.

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Among people born in 1964, Eric Peterson ranks 34. Before her are Duff McKagan, Halla Margrét Árnadóttir, Edi Rama, Jack Ma, Michelle Obama, and Ernesto Valverde. After her are Oleksandr Turchynov, Tom Morello, Salvatore Schillaci, Courteney Cox, Lee Jae-myung, and Gitanas Nausėda.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Eric Peterson ranks 1,355 out of 20,380. Before her are Carl Weathers (1948), Ambrose Bierce (1842), James Cagney (1899), Dizzy Gillespie (1917), Marvin Minsky (1927), and Harry Dean Stanton (1926). After her are Kendrick Lamar (1987), Raymond Carver (1938), Jane Wyman (1917), Martin Chalfie (1947), James Horner (1953), and Mildred Harris (1901).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Eric Peterson ranks 63. Before her are Chick Corea (1941), James Hetfield (1963), Stan Getz (1927), Mike Shinoda (1977), Willie Nelson (1933), and Dizzy Gillespie (1917). After her are Izzy Stradlin (1962), Alicia Keys (1981), Don Cherry (1936), Sean Combs (1969), Moe Tucker (1944), and Muddy Waters (1913).

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