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MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO (pronounced “Bay-tee-ohh”) is an American instrumental rock guitarist from Chicago, Illinois. He attended Northeastern Illinois University and received a bachelor’s degree in music theory. Having played guitar since the age of ten, Batio is often referred to as the fastest guitar shredder of all time.
Batio began his recording career with Jim Gillette on Gillette’s solo album, “Proud To Be Loud”. The two metal stars, as well as bassist T.J. Racer and drummer Bobby Rock went on to found the metal band Nitro, releasing two albums. Nitro also filmed a music video for their song “Freight Train” which received air time on MTV. He also played in the band Holland with vocalist Brad Holland. Their Atlantic Records album, “Little Monsters”, met with moderate success in the mid-1980s
Batio is ambidextrous, and can play two guitars at the same time — either in synchronized or separate harmonies. He also invented and successfully played the very first ‘quad’ guitar. However, the instrument was stolen during a Nitro show in El Paso, Texas, and only two of the four parts required for its assembly have ever been recovered. It is because of this that he has not played the quad guitar in many years. The Double Guitar is another of his innovative inventions (along with the ‘string dampener’), which he commonly uses live and in studio recordings.
Guitar One magazine named Batio the #1 fastest shredder in the world in April 2003.
Batio has recently revealed that the name for his latest album, “Hands Without Shadows” was inspired by Chinese fans who said that he slaps his hands on the guitar neck so fast that he does it without shadows.
Batio began his recording career with Jim Gillette on Gillette’s solo album, “Proud To Be Loud”. The two metal stars, as well as bassist T.J. Racer and drummer Bobby Rock went on to found the metal band Nitro, releasing two albums. Nitro also filmed a music video for their song “Freight Train” which received air time on MTV. He also played in the band Holland with vocalist Brad Holland. Their Atlantic Records album, “Little Monsters”, met with moderate success in the mid-1980s
Batio is ambidextrous, and can play two guitars at the same time — either in synchronized or separate harmonies. He also invented and successfully played the very first ‘quad’ guitar. However, the instrument was stolen during a Nitro show in El Paso, Texas, and only two of the four parts required for its assembly have ever been recovered. It is because of this that he has not played the quad guitar in many years. The Double Guitar is another of his innovative inventions (along with the ‘string dampener’), which he commonly uses live and in studio recordings.
Guitar One magazine named Batio the #1 fastest shredder in the world in April 2003.
Batio has recently revealed that the name for his latest album, “Hands Without Shadows” was inspired by Chinese fans who said that he slaps his hands on the guitar neck so fast that he does it without shadows.
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Tribute to Randy
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Burn
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Wherever I May Roam
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Dream On
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Rain Forest
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Zeppelin Forever
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2X Again
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All Along the Watchtower
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Hands Without Shadows
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The Finish Line
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Peace
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Science Fiction
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I Do For You
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Outsideinside
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Shoutbox
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Solovarium wrote:
he is just a fast player ~ guitar is about mood ~ sens ~ feel
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scholten94 wrote:
i love his guitar
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warsoftheeast wrote:
manyakmıdır nedir psikopat
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METALEROARG wrote:
sick skills
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doublecross256 wrote:
Epic Quote from MAB before performing a song: "It's called Rain Forest. Why? It's an instrumental. I can call it whatever I want." ...not to mention the song itself is AWESOME
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bluestringling wrote:
I fucking love this guy! Extremely Talented
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Borinthas26 wrote:
that's the guitarist I am talking about.
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SonOfGuitar wrote:
god [2]
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nicolasbj wrote:
WORST
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nicolasbj wrote:
GUITARRIST
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nicolasbj wrote:
EVER
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henli_02 wrote:
His guitars are ugly, but his music is good.
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Leporine wrote:
Sick!
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Agroki wrote:
god
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nakata362 wrote:
is fucKİNG man.
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disturbio619 wrote:
MAB is GOD!!
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Timitzi wrote:
Some of Batio's songs actually have great emotion :D Good guitarist nonethless :p
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Red-Scorpion wrote:
Chuck Norris vs Michael Angelo Batio. Chuck wins.
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MellK3 wrote:
o cara é simplesmente anormal :O [2]
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DarkThrone93 wrote:
I can play guitar better than him,said Chuck Norris xD
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