 | Thisbiography of a living personneeds additionalcitations forverification. Please help by addingreliable sources.Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced orpoorly sourcedmust be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentiallylibelous. Find sources: "Jason Hook" – news ·newspapers ·books ·scholar ·JSTOR(March 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) |
Jason Hook | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Hook in 2023 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Thomas Jason Grinstead |
| Born | 1970 or 1971 (age 53–54) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | |
| Occupations |
|
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Member of | Flat Black |
| Formerly of | |
| Website | flatblackmusic |
Jason Hook (bornThomas Jason Grinstead; 1970/1971[1]) is a Canadian guitarist, best known as the former lead guitarist of the Americanheavy metal bandFive Finger Death Punch. After his departure, he founded the heavy metal/hard rock band Flat Black.
Hook was born inToronto, Ontario.
Hook spent many years in Canada honing his craft and was eventually signed toElektra with his band No Love Lost. The band recorded an album with producerBeau Hill in Los Angeles which remained unreleased. Now, on his own in Los Angeles as a session musician, Hook took a stint in thehard rock bandBulletBoys. In 2000, he was hired bypop singerHilary Duff as the guitarist in her live lineup; he also served as the session guitarist recording tracks for her. Hook also supportedMandy Moore on her 2001 tour.[2] Hook became a highly coveted session player in the L.A. circuit and went on to tour and record with acts like theVince Neil Band andAlice Cooper.[3]
In 2007, Hook released his debut instrumental hard rock/metal albumSafety Dunce. He recorded his second solo release,American Justice (still unreleased), in 2009, which featured guest appearances from Alice Cooper and members of Five Finger Death Punch.
.webp)
In early 2009, it was announced that Hook was joining heavy metal band Five Finger Death Punch, replacing guitaristDarrell Roberts.[4] On September 22, 2009, Hook and his bandmates releasedWar Is the Answer, which landed them a number 7 debut on the Billboard Top 200 album. Five Finger Death Punch had great success in the following years including 14 number one songs and a total of 12 million albums sold worldwide. Some of the band's more popular hits were co-written by Hook, including"Inside Out", "Sham Pain","Lift Me Up","Battle Born", "A Little Bit Off", "Wash It All Away","Coming Down", and "Remember Everything".In 2019, Hook had emergencygallbladder surgery, which caused him to miss the remainder of Five Finger Death Punch's European tour. Guitarist Andy James ofSacred Mother Tongue replaced him for the remainder of the tour.
Hook left Five Finger Death Punch in February 2020. His departure was officially announced by the band in October, with Andy James permanently replacing him.[5] In an interview in 2021, Hook said about his departure from the band, "As for the reason I'm leaving… well, there really isn't just one. I've been in bands my entire life and I feel like I've done all the good that I can here. It's time to pass the baton and move on to new challenges."[6]
During the pandemic, Hook kept busy with several different projects, including a feature onCory Marks's 2021 single "Blame It on the Double"[7] and a collaboration withDorothy on the song "A Beautiful Life" (from the albumGifts from the Holy Ghost).[8]
In 2023, Hook's new heavy metal band Flat Black emerged with new management in Shelter Music Group. In July 2023, the band signed withConcord Music Group /Fearless Records. Flat Black's debut albumDark Side of the Brain, co-produced by Hook, was released on July 19, 2024.[9]
Hook appeared on theHistory Channel'sCounting Cars on July 9, 2013. His motorcycle had broken down on the side of the road and the show's star, Danny "The Count" Koker, "happened to" come along and helped get Hook's motorcycle running. Hook later appeared in the episode receiving anAce Frehley tattoo at Koker's tattoo shop.
Hook also appeared in an episode ofMy Cat from Hell.[10]
Hook appeared in the documentary filmHired Gun (2016).[11]
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| Artists | |
