Mike Dimkich (born February 15, 1968) is an American guitarist who is currently a member of the punk rock band Bad Religion. He has also played for

The Cult The Cult are an English rock band formed in 1983 in Bradford, West Yorkshire. Before settling on their current name in January 1984, the band performed under the name Death Cult, which was an evolution of the name of lead singer Ian Astbury' ...

, Channel 3, Suckerpunch, and Steve Jones.

Musical career

Dimkich started playing in the

California punk rock Since the mid-1970s, California has had thriving regional punk rock movements. It primarily consists of bands from the Los Angeles, Orange County, Ventura County, San Diego, San Fernando Valley, San Francisco, Fresno, Bakersfield, Alameda Coun ...

band Channel 3 in 1986. In 1989 he played guitar with Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, and opened with Jones for

. The Cult asked Dimkich to join them on rhythm guitar in 1993, and he remained a member until 2013, when he joined Bad Religion to replace

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. James Stevenson replaced Dimkich as The Cult's guitarist. He has also recorded a 1995 album with Suckerpunch, and played on the 2009

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album ''

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''.

Personal life

Dimkich is of Serbian descent ( Serbian surname: Димкић, ''Dimkić''), hence his nickname ''The Serb''. He is an ultra-marathon runner and a competitive road cyclist. He began running ultra-marathon races officially in 2001 and as of 2003, had run more than ten. More recently, he has begun participating in competitive road cycling.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dimkich, Mike 1968 births Living people American rock guitarists American male guitarists Bad Religion members The Cult members American people of Serbian descent Guitarists from Los Angeles 20th-century American guitarists