Corey King Beaulieu (born November 22, 1983) is an American musician best known as the guitarist of the heavy metal band

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. At live shows, he also performs backing and, sometimes, lead screaming vocals.

Early life

Born in Dover-Foxcroft, Maine, Beaulieu is the second of two siblings in the Beaulieu family. His older sister, Sandy, lives in Maine and works with horses. He is of

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descent. He attended high school at Foxcroft Academy and played ice hockey. He also graduated at

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in 2003.

Career

Beaulieu began to play guitar at the age of 14, studying under Bill Pierce at Mark's Music in

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. He said that

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first piqued his interest in rock music, but his main influence to become a musician was after hearing

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. He was asked to join Trivium when he tried out for the band, after the release of their first album '' Ember to Inferno'' in 2003. He performed backing vocals for '' Taking Dawn'' in 2010. Later, in 2011, Beaulieu performed guest vocals on Maine metal band Rebirth To End's song "The Weakness Randomization."

Equipment

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In the past Beaulieu used mainly Jackson guitars such as the Jackson KV-2 Black Ghost Flames finish (as seen in Roadrunner United bonus DVD) and DX10D series occasionally using a B.C Rich Warlock and a Blue Ibanez guitar, until Rita Haney, partner of 20 years to

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gave him and Matt Heafy each one of Dimebag's signature Dean guitars in the same year, later spawning a three-year-long endorsement with Dean Guitars, with Beaulieu sporting a black 7 string Razorback V with silver bevels. He also had a signature model V. This V is metallic red with the Trivium circle logo placed between the bridge and neck pickups and is also fitted with a Floyd Rose Locking Tremolo and a Seymour Duncan Dimebucker. He left Dean guitars in the summer of 2009, and later signed with Jackson Guitars. He has recently been seen playing various custom Jackson V guitars and is in talks with Jackson regarding the development of a signature guitar. At the 2013 Winter

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, Jackson officially released Beaulieu's Signature Guitar, available in 6- and 7-string variants, all made in the US.

Discography

Trivium

* '' Ascendancy'' (2005) * '' The Crusade'' (2006) * ''

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'' (2008) * '' In Waves'' (2011) * '' Vengeance Falls'' (2013) * '' Silence in the Snow'' (2015) * '' The Sin and the Sentence'' (2017) * '' What the Dead Men Say'' (2020) * '' In the Court of the Dragon'' (2021)

Guest appearances

* Roadrunner United *

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* Recorded Melody Guitars and Guitar Solos on Lizzy Borden's 2007 studio album, Appointment with Death on the track "Abnormal". * Dirge Within - Complacency (guest guitar solo) * Rebirth To Ends - The Weakness Randomization (unclean vocals).

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beaulieu, Corey Trivium (band) members American heavy metal guitarists American people of French-Canadian descent Living people 1983 births American lead guitarists People from Brunswick, Maine American seven-string guitarists American male guitarists Musicians from Maine 21st-century American guitarists 21st-century American male musicians Foxcroft Academy alumni