Mark Morton is one of the two guitarists of the American heavy metal band Lamb of God. Biography Morton has a signature guitar deal with Jackson. He is the most reserved, introverted member of the band, and admits that he doesn't feel comfortable in the public eye. Aside from guitar, he's an avid wine enthusiast, a cigar aficionado, as well as an amateur race car driver. ...show more

Mark Morton is one of the two guitarists of the American heavy metal band Lamb of God. Biography Morton has a signature guitar deal with Jackson. He is the most reserved, introverted member of the band, and admits that he doesn't feel comfortable in the public eye. Aside from guitar, he's an avid wine enthusiast, a cigar aficionado, as well as an amateur race car driver.

In their DVD release, Killadelphia, he got into a fist fight in which he bested liquored-up vocalist Randy Blythe. Mark Morton, Chris Adler and John Campbell formed Lamb of God in 1990 at Virginia Commonwealth University where they were floor mates. When Morton left to pursue a master's degree, the band found a new guitarist, Abe Spear. When the band decided to retire from its purely instrumental sound, they added vocalist, Randy Blythe.

At this point, they were known as Burn the Priest. Morton re-joined the group and Burn the Priest released a self titled full length album soon thereafter. He cites Jeff Loomis as one of his inspirations. As Morton frequently uses pentatonic scales and harmonic minor scale, it has been noted that he has a blues style to his music. ...show less