Mark Morton (guitarist)

Mark Duane Morton (born November 25, 1972^[1]) is an American musician who is the lead guitarist and one of the founding members of the heavy metal band Lamb of God.^[2]

Mark Morton
Morton performing at Rock im Park 2015
Background information
Birth name	Mark Duane Morton
Born	(1972-11-25) November 25, 1972 (age 52) Williamsburg, Virginia, U.S.[1]
Genres	Heavy metal groove metal metalcore thrash metal hard rock
Occupations	Musician songwriter
Instrument	Guitar
Years active	1989–present
Labels	Spinefarm Rise
Member of	Lamb of God
Website	lamb-of-god.com markmortonmusic.com

Career

Morton (right) with Axis, circa 1988

In December 2018, Morton announced his solo debut album, Anesthetic to be released on March 1, 2019, through Spinefarm Records. A single from the album titled "The Truth Is Dead" was released following the announcement and features Morton's Lamb of God bandmate Randy Blythe as well as Arch Enemy frontwoman Alissa White-Gluz on vocals.^[3] The album also features a posthumous collaboration with late Linkin Park frontman Chester Bennington,^[4] which was teased all the way back to April 2017.^[5] The song titled "Cross Off" was released as the album's second single on January 8, 2019.^[6]

Morton's memoir, "Desolation: A Heavy Metal Memoir" was released on June 25, 2024, which delves into his personal and professional life, including struggles with addiction, grief, and the music industry. Morton reveals that writing the memoir was a therapeutic process, allowing him to reflect on and make sense of his experiences.^[7]

Discography

Solo

Studio albums

• Anesthetic (2019, Spinefarm Records)
• Without the Pain (2025)

EPs

• Ether (2020, Rise Records)

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
		US Airplay [8]	US Main. [9]	US Rock [10]	US Hard Rock Digital [9]
"The Truth Is Dead" (featuring Randy Blythe and Alissa White-Gluz)	2018	—	—	—	—	Anesthetic
"Cross Off" (featuring Chester Bennington)	2019	25	7	37	11
"Save Defiance" (featuring Myles Kennedy)		—	—	—	—
"All I Had to Lose" (featuring Mark Morales)	2020	—	—	—	—	Ether
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

With Burn the Priest

• Demo Tape (1995, independently released)
• Split with ZED (1997, Goatboy Records)
• Split with Agents of Satan (1998, Deaf American Recordings)
• Sevens and More (1998, mp3.com)
• Burn the Priest (1999, Legion Records)
• Legion: XX (2018, Epic / Nuclear Blast)

With Lamb of God

• New American Gospel (2000, Prosthetic Records) (credited under his middle name, Duane)
• As the Palaces Burn (2003, Prosthetic Records)
• Ashes of the Wake (2004, Epic Records)
• Killadelphia (2005, Epic Records)
• Sacrament (2006, Epic Records)
• Wrath (2009, Roadrunner Records/Epic Records)
• Resolution (2012, Roadrunner Records/Epic Records)
• VII: Sturm und Drang (2015, Epic Records/Nuclear Blast Records)
• Lamb of God (2020, Epic Records/Nuclear Blast Records)
• Omens (2022, Nuclear Blast Records)