Isaac Delahaye

Isaac Delahaye
Isaac Delahaye performing live in 2011
Background information
Born	(1982-01-09) 9 January 1982 Ypres, Belgium
Origin	Belgium, Ypres
Genres	Symphonic metal, melodic death metal, blackened death metal, progressive metal, thrash metal, heavy metal
Occupations	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, bass, vocals
Labels	Metal Blade, Nuclear Blast
Associated acts	God Dethroned, Epica, MaYaN

Isaac Delahaye (born 9 January 1982) was the lead guitarist for the Dutch death metal band God Dethroned. Delahaye replaced former guitarist Jens Van Der Valk after he left in 2004. He joined the band after a request from drummer and longtime friend Ariën van Weesenbeek, and after several meetings with Von Weesenbeek and Henri Sattler, Delahaye was welcomed into the band on 29 June 2004. On 15 January 2009, the official announcement came that Isaac was no longer a part of God Dethroned. Soon afterwards, an announcement came from the band Epica that proclaimed Delahaye as their recently-hired guitarist.

Delahaye incorporates legato, alternate picking, tremolo picking, tapping, and use of the whammy bar in his solos. Delahaye once used exclusively Jackson Guitars, his primary ones being a green Jackson Kelly and a black Jackson Kelly that have Seymour Duncan pickups with a Floyd Rose tremolo. More recently he has been using Ibanez Guitars, primarily the black DN500K Darkstone, which he describes as an "Integral part of the sound of Epica". He uses Madison and Bogner amplifiers.

References

Preceded by Jens Van Der Valk	Guitarist for God Dethroned 2004–2009	Succeeded by Susan Gerl
Preceded by Ad Sluijter	Guitarist for Epica since 2009	Incumbent