Andy LaRocque
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Sweden
- Active from
- 1962-11-29
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Andy LaRocque (born Anders Allhage on November 29th, 1962 in Gothenburg, Sweden) is best known as the lead guitarist of the legendary Danish heavy metal band King Diamond, for which he is also a main songwriter and an occasional keyboardist. He is well known for his signature style, which incorporates neoclassical elements into his guitar playing. LaRocque started off his career as a musician in the Swedish hard rock band Swedish Beauty that would later switch its name to Swedish Erotica. <a h
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Anders
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Sweden
- Place of birth
- Gothenburg
- Occupation
- composer
- Genre
- heavy metal music
- Instrument
- guitar
- Official website
- www.andylarocque.com
- Image
- Tuska 20130628 - King Diamond - 29.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1962-11-29
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- Andy LaRocque
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- Andy LaRocque
- birth name
- Anders Allhage
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Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Andy LaRocque, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana