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Matthew Followill
Lead guitarist of Kings of Leon and cousin to the three Followill brothers. As the band moved from garage-rock scrappiness to the arena-sized sound of Only by the Night (2008), Matthew's delay-soaked, ambient lead playing — the ringing octave hook of 'Use Somebody,' the swelling textures of 'Sex on Fire' — became a defining voice in late-2000s rock. His tone leans on chiming class-A amps and rhythmic Line 6 delay rather than gain.
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