Marc Rizzo

Marc Rizzo
Rizzo live in Perth, 2012
Background information
Born	Carlstadt, New Jersey, United States
Origin	Sussex County, New Jersey, United States
Genres	Heavy metal, nu metal, alternative metal, latin metal, thrash metal, groove metal, death metal, horror punk, pop punk
Occupation(s)	Guitarist, musician, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, bass
Years active	1998–present
Labels	Roadrunner, Nuclear Blast, Phlamencore, Shrapnel
Associated acts	Ill Niño, Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, The Misfits, Marc Rizzo and The Corrupters, Coretez, Committee Of Thirteen, Inpsychobleedia, Dead by Wednesday
Notable instruments
PRS SE Custom 24 7-string, PRS SE Marty Friedman Signature, B.C. Rich 7 string Stealth, Peavey HP Special, ESP Viper and Yamaha Acoustics

Marc Rizzo is the lead guitarist of American metal band Soulfly and formerly of Ill Niño. He has featured on seven Soulfly albums to date: Prophecy, Dark Ages, Conquer, Omen, Enslaved, Savages, and Archangel. He has also released three solo instrumental albums; Colossal Myopia, The Ultimate Devotion, and Legionnaire. Marc is also a member of Cavalera Conspiracy, a side project with the co-founders of Sepultura, Max and Igor Cavalera. The band released their debut album Inflikted in 2008, Blunt Force Trauma in 2011 and Pandemonium in 2014. In March 2015 it was announced that Marc is playing guitar for Misfits. His only show with the band so far took place at Dutch Comic Con. In June 2016 he joined Dead by Wednesday as second guitar player.

While primarily regarded as a metal guitarist, Rizzo's solo work demonstrates an interest in a wide range of styles, combining elements of hard rock, metal, jazz, classical and flamenco guitar. 2007 saw him headline his first US tour to sell out venues across the country. In 2008 Rizzo's two solo records were released under Shrapnel Records and are available on iTunes (iTunes.com).

Marc Rizzo was endorsed by Peavey and Yamaha, and traveled the world undertaking clinics for Peavey when his tour schedule allowed. Rizzo, as of 2009, is endorsed by B.C. Rich. A signature 7 string Stealth model has been built for him and made available for to the public as an import model in 2010. He has recently been using PRS SE Custom 24 7-string guitars.