Background
Moyer was born and raised in El Paso, Texas, United States, and graduated from Coronado High School.
Moyer was born and raised in El Paso, Texas, United States, and graduated from Coronado High School.
Taking over in 2004 after Steve "Fuzz" Kmak was fired, Moyer has played bass-guitar with the group since their third studio album, Ten Thousand Fists. Moyer was also the bassist for the American supergroup, joining in February 2012, and remained with the band until August 2014. Moyer was formerly part of the Texas hard rock acting
Prior to his stint in, he was the bassist of the popular band, also hailing from Texas.
He is the owner and teaches at Natural Ear Music in Austin, Texas, where he works with a lot of young bands. While he is still capable of playing finger-style, Moyer prefers picking because it has a more aggressive feeling.
On February 8, 2012, it was announced that Moyer joined the supergroup while is on hiatus. On April 19, 2013, Moyer was announced to be filling in for Rudy Sarzo on bass for five tour dates in Geoff Tate"s lineup formed after his dismissal from Queensrÿche.
On May 14, 2014, Moyer was involved in a tour bus accident while on tour with supporting Avenged Sevenfold.
Number serious injuries were sustained by any of the band-members. On August 4, 2014, Moyer announced that he would not be joining for their upcoming fall tours. As a result, the band began looking for a new bassist, thus ending Moyer"s tenure with the band.
In January 2015, Moyer formed a new band with Scott Weiland, Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal, twins Jon and Vince Votta entitled Art of Anarchy, with an album set to release in Spring 2015.
Moyer had a custom line with Traben bass company. He and the company produced his signature Traben Havoc.
He also has custom amps with Kustom featuring his own design printed on the front resembling a skull engulfed in flames. Recently, Moyer has signed an endorsement deal with British Columbia Rich Guitars, who now manufacture Moyer"s signature Havoc bass.
They can do this because they are owned by the same holding company as Traben.
In 2014, Moyer has been seen with some Spector bass models like Euro LX5. Basses British Columbia Rich Havoc 4 and 5 string signature basses (Formerly made by Traben) Music Manitoba Stingray 5 string bass Spector Euro LX5 4 and 5 string basses Amplifiers Kustom Groove 1300 HD bass amplifier head Kustom John Moyer G-810H JM 8x10 bass cabinets.
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He currently plays in Art of Anarchy, and in 2015 he became a full time member of the band Operation: Mindcrime.