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John 5

Composer · Born July 31, 1971 (55) · Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA

John William Lowery (born July 31, 1970), best known by the stage name John 5, is an American guitarist. His stage name was bestowed on him in 1998 when he left David Lee Roth's solo band and joined the rock group Marilyn Manson as their guitarist, taking over for Zim Zum. Still going by the name John 5, Lowery became the guitarist for Rob Zombie in addition to his continued collaborations with musical artists across many genres. In 2022, John 5 left Rob Zombie and became the touring lead guitarist for Mötley Crüe. He is also a solo artist having recorded ten guitar albums: Vertigo (2004), Songs for Sanity (2005), The Devil Knows My Name (2007), Requiem (2008), The Art of Malice (2010), God Told Me To (2012), Careful With That Axe (2014), Season of the Witch (2017), Invasion (2019), and Sinner (2021). He also has a remix album, Remixploitation (2009), and live albums It's Alive (2018) and Live Invasion (2020). As a staff writer for Chrysalis Records, he works with artists such as Avril Lavigne, Rob Halford, k.d. lang, Garbage, Meat Loaf, Scorpions, Ozzy Osbourne, Slash, FeFe Dobson, and Steve Perry, and has written and recorded with Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 31, 1971 (55)
From
Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA
Works as
Composer
Titles
3 on Motif · 9 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Down 14% in 30 days

Where can I watch John 5's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for John 5's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

9 credits, 3 with a Motif page; 12 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • 31(2016)

    Composer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • The Zombie Horror Picture Show(2014)

    as Guitars

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Rob Zombie: Rock In Rio 2013 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as Guitars

  • The Lords of Salem(2012)

    Composer · as Halvard the Guardian

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Marilyn Manson: Lest We Forget (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Doppelherz (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Marilyn Manson - Guns, God and Government World Tour (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    as Guitars

  • The Death Parade (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Assistant Director · as Self

  • Autopsy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2000)

    Composer

Career shape

Biggest box office

The Lords of Salem (2012)

$1.5M worldwide

Highest rated

The Lords of Salem (2012)

Midcredits 25th