Fradders, the Cabin Boy 
Position in Crew:
Cabin Boy, Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Dirty Little Bastard
History:
Born William Bertram Fraddington in London, England. He was the son of the wealthy merchant trader Sir Frederick Fraddington and his Lady wife Mildred. His father was renowned as an upstanding citizen with a strong sense of morality and compassion. He treated his workforce fairly and gave generously to the community. An all-round Gentleman, it was agreed. It was perhaps for this reason that his son grew to become an uncontrollable and loathsome little wretch.
It began innocently enough. Upon his christening the boy was found to have soiled the holy water of the font, thus preventing the religious rites from being performed. Forgivable for a small child one might say, but when he repeated this act on a further 13 occasions it became clear he was determined not to give himself unto God.
At the age 4, during one of his father’s famous balls, the infant discovered fire. What began as a childish experiment to see what burns down quicker; a candle or a set of priceless velvet drapes, ended in 3 dead and irreparable damage to a fine set of curtains. This caused Sir Fraddington a great deal of embarrassment but he insisted that his son was merely a curious youngster and thus was not disciplined. He got away with it and this stuck with him.
A few years later when the lad was roaming the grounds of his father’s estate he came upon a new toy, which intrigued him. It was long, shiny and incredibly sharp. We now know it to be one of his father’s rapiers, but at the time all William knew was that he had a natural affinity with it. He took his prize to show his young friends but after seeing their jealous gazes he quickly realised he could not risk losing it to their prying hands. So he wielded his instrument and had quickly had them removed. After a hefty pay out to the boys’ parents, the deed was swept away yet again.
The final straw came when young William stole a bottle of rum from the pantry. After supping its poison delights he went on a wild rampage and sexually defiled his buxom matron who had, up to now, put up with years of his painfully poor advances and wisecracks. After this incident, rather than face another scandal, Sir Fraddington decided the family should relocate. They emigrated to Port Royal, Jamaica where the banana trade was booming. This fresh start and endless supply of bendy yellow fruit would surely calm the boy’s lust for violence and debauchery? Would it hell!
Musical Influences:
Anders Björler, Mark Morton, Alexi Laiho, Iron Maiden, John Petrucci, Michael Amott
Equipment:
Maverick F1
Hughes and Kettner Switchblade
Marshall Cabinets
Ernie Ball Strings