Career
After, George played with 40 Cycle Hum and, and in 2003, he joined. During his tenure with, George joined a short-lived punk side project called "Pap Smear", formed by Slayer members Jeff Hanneman and Dave Lombardo. Although Pap Smear has never released any records, two of their songs were re-recorded on Slayer"s 1996 covers album Undisputed Attitude.
George joined in 1984, replacing Jon Nelson, who replaced the first album"s guitarist Grant Estes.
His debut with the band was Welcome to Venice on the song "Look Up.(The Boys Are Back)" written by Jon Nelson and Mike Muir. George is largely considered responsible for moving away from their hardcore punk roots into a more thrash oriented territory.
Since 2003, he has been playing guitar with and appeared on their 2006 album Still Stuck in Your Throat. In 2008, after thirteen years, George played with his former bandmates during an Infectious Grooves set.
Rocky has used Ibanez guitars almost exclusively for years (particularly the RG series).
He is still endorsed by Ibanez. Despite rumors, however, Rocky did not design the RG series (as "RG" stands for Roadstar Guitar, not for Rocky George). He is also a long time user of Mesa Boogie amplifiers.
