Kelly Conlon is an American bass guitarist. He has been a member of Death, Monstrosity, Vital Remains, and Infinity Minus One. A Fender Jazz Bass Bass Guitar refers to an electric or acoustic stringed instrument with a similar appearance to the guitar, but with a larger body, commonly 4 strings, longer scale neck and tuned an octave lower in pitch than a guitar. ... Death logo Death was an influential death metal band from North America that was founded in 1983 and dissolved in 1999. ... Vital Remains is a US death metal band. ... Infinity Minus One is a technical Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band from the New England area. ...

At the age of ten, Conlon took up the baritone saxophone at school before moving on to the trombone and trumpet, all of which he played in school jazz and concert bands. When he was 18 he started to learn the bass guitar. Baritone saxophone The baritone saxophone, one of the larger members of the saxophone family, was invented by Adolphe Sax. ... A lip-reed aerophone with a predominantly cylindrical bore, the trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. ... The trumpet is the highest brass instrument in register, above the tuba, euphonium, trombone, sousaphone, and french horn. ...

Conlon was part of the Florida underground until 1993 when Orlando-based Chuck Schuldiner recruited him to play with the local death metal band Death. He recorded the album Symbolic and went on the subsequent international tour until Schuldiner dissolved the band in 1995. See also: 1992 in music, other events of 1993, 1994 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 8 - The U.S. Postal service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. ... Skyline of Orlando at night, from across Lake Eola The city of Orlando is the county seat of Orange County, Florida. ... Chuck Schuldiner Charles Michael (Chuck) Schuldiner (May 13, 1967, Long Island, New York –December 13, 2001) was an American musician. ... Death metal is a type of heavy metal music (with prominent thrash metal influences) that emerged in the United States (especially Florida and California), Europe (especially the United Kingdom and Sweden) and Canada in the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... Death logo Death was an influential death metal band from North America that was founded in 1983 and dissolved in 1999. ... See also: 1994 in music, other events of 1995, 1996 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 18 - Jerry Garcia wrecks his rented BMW into a guard rail near Mill Valley, California. ...

Conlon joined Monstrosity, another Florida death metal band, in 1996 and played on the albums Millennium (1997) and In Dark Purity (1999) before moving back to New York instead of joining the In Dark Purity tour. See also: 1995 in music, other events of 1996, 1997 in music, 1990s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 16 - Jamaican authorities open fire on Jimmy Buffetts seaplane, mistaking it for a drug traffickers plane. ...

His next band was the aggressively anti-Christian atheist death metal band Vital Remains. Vital Remains is a US death metal band. ...

On November 1 2002 Conlon became the fifth member of Infinity Minus One, a progressive rock/metal band based in Boston. His decision to join was based solely on hearing demos of the quartet. November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... See also: 2001 in music, 2002 in music (UK), other events of 2002, 2003 in music, 2000s in music and the list of years in music // Events 2002 was marked by significant trends in Rock Music. ... Infinity Minus One is a technical Hard Rock/Heavy Metal band from the New England area. ... Progressive rock (shortened to prog, or prog rock when differentiating from other progressive genres) is an ambitious, eclectic, and often grandiose style of rock music which arose in the late 1960s, reached the peak of its popularity in the early 1970s, and continues as a musical form to this day. ... Alternative meanings: Boston (disambiguation) The 18th-century Old State House in Boston is surrounded by tall buildings of the 19th and 20th centuries. ...

External links

• Official web-site

References

• 'Band History', Kelly Conlon. Retrieved July 7, 2005.
• 'Kelly Conlon', Infinity Minus One. Retrieved July 7, 2005.
• Gabe, 'Infinity Minus One - Tales From The Mobius Strip', The Metal Observer (February 6, 2003). Retrieved July 7, 2005.
• Lanza, Denis J. 'Renowned Bassist, Kelly Conlon, joins Infinity Minus One', Garage Radio (Boston: November 5, 2002). Retrieved July 7, 2005.
• Stoever, Frank. 'Monstrosity', Voices From The Dark Side. Retrieved July 7, 2005.