Charles David Griffiths is a British progressive metal guitarist, most known for being a former guitarist in Haken, and the frontman of Tiktaalika.
Personal Life
Griffiths was born in London, UK in November 1975.
Music
Anchorhead
Anchorhead were a Star Wars themed metal band formed in 2006 by Griffiths, along with Pete Rinaldi and Jeff Moffat. According to Griffiths,
"'Anchorhead' started out as an exercise in transcribing John Williams music and ended up as a 'Death Metal Opera' retelling of the Star wars Trilogy".
The band has been on hiatus since 2008.
Linear Sphere
Linear Sphere are a progressive metal band formed by Griffiths, along with Jos Geron, Martin Goulding and Nick Lowczowski. The band self-released their first album Reality Dysfunction
in 2004. Griffiths would leave the band in 2007, citing creative differences.
Haken
Griffiths was invited to join Haken after the departure of founding member Matthew Marshall. Griffiths would join the band in writing and recording
Aquarius in 2010 and has played in every release since.
Solo Projects & Tiktaalika
In 2021, Griffiths revealed on his Instagram that he was working on a solo album of his own, occasionally uploading riffs from the album to his page. On 6 April 2022, he revealed the name
of his solo album to be Tiktaalika. The album's first single, "Arctic Cemetary", was released that Friday on 8 April featuring guest vocalist Thomas Giles, vocalist of American progressive metal band
Between the Buried and Me.
In January 2025, Griffiths' solo work was rebranded completely under the Tiktaalika name, with the first album under the banner being 2025's Gods of Pangaea. The first single, "Gods of Pangaea", was
released on 17 January 2025, followed by "Lost Continent" on 13 February and "Fault Lines" on 3 March. The album eventually released on 14 March 2025 under the InsideOut Music label.
Discography
Solo / Tiktaalika
With Linear Sphere
- Reality Dysfunction (2004)
With Haken
Trivia
- Charlie is the oldest person to have ever been a member of Haken, being the only member born before 1980.
- Charlie's favourite Haken album is Fauna.
- Charlie's favourite video game is Tomb Raider.
Gallery
2019 Virus Photoshoot
Teasing Virus in 2020
On the Visions tour in 2011
With Mike Portnoy's Shattered Fortress in 2017
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| Charlie Griffiths |
Charlie in a 2018 Vector photoshoot |
| Former guitarist in Haken |
| Born |
November 1975 |
| Origin |
London, UK |
| Membership |
2009-2025 |
| Genres |
Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock, Djent |
| Years Active |
2004 - Present |
| Member of |
Tiktaalika
Haken (former)
Anchorhead |
| Labels |
Sensory Records (Haken, 2009-2013)
InsideOut Music
(Haken, 2014-2025.
Tiktaalika, 2025-) |
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