Mega Beardo

Mega Beardo is a Pittsburgh guitarist who has been specializing in original compositions and metal arrangements of video game music since 2009. He entered the VGM scene in 2010 with the "Mega Man 2 Guitar Tribute" album, followed by the original Castlevania concept album "Belmont" and a heavy slab of prog metal in the form of "The Ledjent of Zelda." In the VGM scene, Mega Beardo also performs in the bands Viking Guitar Live and Lonelyrollingstars, which has given him the honor of playing at video game festivals around the USA, including MAGFest, PAX East, PAX South, VGM Con, and ReplayFX. Outside of VGM, he also plays bass in the WV-based metal band Byzantine on Metal Blade Records.