Neal Tiemann
Neal Tiemann is an American musician, currently the lead guitarist and songwriter of the rock band the Midwest Kings, and guitarist for groove metal band DevilDriver. From 2008 to 2011 he serve as the lead guitarist for David Cook's band The Anthemic. He spent most of 2009 on the Declaration Tour with Cook and served as the tour's music director. Tiemann played guitar on Cook's major label debut album David Cook as well as his independently released Analog Heart. He has also played on Burn Halo's 2009 self-titled album and Bryan Jewett's album A Brief Look at the New You. Tiemann and the rest of The Anthemic worked on Cook's second album, This Loud Morning.
On March 19, 2015, it was announced that Tiemann joined groove metal band DevilDriver. In January 2020 Tiemann was recruited as a touring lead guitarist for premiere deathcore band Carnifex.
Musical background
Early career: 2001–08
- Midwest Kings
- David Cook – Analog Heart
- Bryan Jewett – A Brief Look at the New You
2008–present
- Midwest Kings
- To Have Heroes
- Caroline's Spine – Work It Out
- David Cook – David Cook, This Loud Morning
- Burn Halo – Burn Halo
- Uncle Kracker – Happy Hour
Equipment
Appearances
On Tour
From January 18–25, 2009, Tiemann traveled with bandmates David Cook, Andy Skib, Kyle Peek, and Joey Clement to the Middle East to complete a USO Tour. The band visited seven bases on their trip to Kuwait and Iraq and played songs from David Cook as well as crowd-pleasing covers including Tenacious D's Fuck Her Gently and Van Halen's "Hot for Teacher".In mid-February 2009, Tiemann embarked on a nationwide tour serving as Musical Director and Lead guitarist for The Declaration Tour to support the platinum-selling, major-label debut David Cook. The tour began at Club Downunder in Tallahassee, Florida on February 13, 2009 and was originally set to end in Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 25, 2009. The tour was extended through the fall and came to a close on December 1, 2009 at The Fillmore in Charlotte, North Carolina after 154 shows.
In mid-May 2009, Tiemann and bandmates took a short break from the North American leg of the Declaration Tour to travel to Manila in the Philippines. Tiemann made numerous appearances on Filipino television with David Cook leading up to a one night concert playing to upwards of 40,000 attendees at the SM Mall of Asia in Manila on May 16, 2009.
Music videos
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
Songwriting
| Year | Song | Album | Performer | Extra notes |
| 2003 | "Godspeed" | Midwest Kings | Midwest Kings | — |
| 2003 | "Room for Two" | Midwest Kings | Midwest Kings | — |
| 2003 | "Fairweather Friend" | Midwest Kings | Midwest Kings | — |
| 2003 | "Lemmings" | Midwest Kings | Midwest Kings | — |
| 2003 | "Undertow"* | Midwest Kings | Midwest Kings | — |
| 2003 | "Waterside"** | Midwest Kings | Midwest Kings | — |
| 2003 | "Thrill of It All" | Midwest Kings | Midwest Kings | — |
| 2003 | "Forever Fall" | Midwest Kings | Midwest Kings | — |
| 2005 | "Waiting Room" | Judging A Bullet | Midwest Kings | — |
| 2005 | "Call To Arms" | Judging A Bullet | Midwest Kings | — |
| 2005 | "Railway Reality" | Judging A Bullet | Midwest Kings | — |
| 2005 | "Judging A Bullet"*** | Judging A Bullet | Midwest Kings | — |
| 2005 | "'Til I'm Blue" | Judging A Bullet | Midwest Kings | - |
| 2005 | "Passenger" | Judging A Bullet | Midwest Kings | - |
| 2005 | "Roses & Cyanide" | Judging A Bullet | Midwest Kings | - |
| 2005 | "8 Ways to Decay" | Judging A Bullet | Midwest Kings | - |
| 2005 | "Drone" | Judging A Bullet | Midwest Kings | - |
| 2005 | "By Accident" | Judging A Bullet | Midwest Kings | - |
| 2005 | "Splinter" | Judging A Bullet | Midwest Kings | - |
| 2006 | "Circle's Anthem" | Incoherent With Desire to Move On | Midwest Kings | - |
| 2006 | "Killing More Than Time" | Incoherent With Desire to Move On | Midwest Kings | - |
| 2006 | "Make Me" | Incoherent With Desire to Move On | Midwest Kings | - |
| 2006 | "One True Thing" | Incoherent With Desire to Move On | Midwest Kings | - |
| 2006 | "Rearview" | Incoherent With Desire to Move On | Midwest Kings | - |
| 2006 | "Song To Me" | Incoherent With Desire to Move On | Midwest Kings | - |
| 2008 | "Anodyne"^ | Luna Despierta EP | Midwest Kings | - |
| 2008 | "A Scarlet Letters" | Luna Despierta EP | Midwest Kings | - |
| 2008 | "Stuck Under Wheels" | Luna Despierta EP | Midwest Kings | - |
| 2008 | "Vera" | Luna Despierta EP | Midwest Kings | - |
| 2008 | "Fairweather Friend"*** | To Have Heroes EP | To Have Heroes | - |
| 2008 | "Reasons"* *** | To Have Heroes EP | To Have Heroes | - |
| 2008 | "Kiss on the Neck"^ | David Cook | David Cook | Hidden Track |
| 2009 | "Dirty Little Girl"*** ^^ | Burn Halo | Burn Halo | Peak: #19 Mainstream Rock Tracks |
| 2009 | "Save Me"*** ^^ | Burn Halo | Burn Halo | Featured in the video game WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009 |
| 2009 | "Dead End Roads and Lost Highways"*** ^^ | Burn Halo | Burn Halo | - |
| "All You Could Not See" | – | Midwest Kings | - | |
| "Dear Heaven" | – | David Cook | - | |
| "Not Me" | – | David Cook | - | |
| "Shades of Red" | – | Midwest Kings | - | |
| "Until Dawn" | – | Midwest Kings | - |
- *Co-Written with Andy Skib
- **Co-Written with Justin Briggs
- ***Co-Written with Zac Maloy
- ^ Co-Written with David Cook
- ^^ Co-Written with James Hart