John Marshall (guitarist)
John Marshall is a former guitarist for the thrash metal band Metal Church. He was the guitar tech for Metallica's lead guitarist Kirk Hammett. Marshall also became the fill-in rhythm guitarist for James Hetfield in 1986 while Hetfield's wrist was broken due to a skateboarding accident, and again in 1992 when Hetfield was recovering from pyrotechnics burn injuries stemming from a concert with Guns N' Roses in Montreal during the Guns N' Roses/Metallica Stadium Tour. Marshall joined the band onstage for a performance of Sad But True during Metallica's four-day 30th anniversary concert in December 2011 at the Fillmore in San Francisco.
He also briefly played in progressive thrashers Blind Illusion.
Marshall also has Type 1 diabetes. He stands 6' 7".Discography
