Terry Balsamo
| Terry Balsamo | |
|---|---|
Terry Balsamo playing guitar at an Evanescence concert, April 2007
|
|
| Background information | |
| Born |
October 8, 1972 Tampa, Florida, U.S. |
| Genres | Alternative metal, nu metal, post-grunge |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar |
| Years active | 1994-present |
| Associated acts | Evanescence, Cold, Limp Bizkit |
| Website | www |
Terry Philip Balsamo II (born October 8, 1972) is an American guitarist. He is the guitarist of alternative metal band Cold and former guitarist for Evanescence. Balsamo is noted for his onstage expression of his fondness for Michael Myers of the Halloween film franchise.
After a quick run with the early line-up of Limp Bizkit in 1995, Terry joined up with fellow Jacksonville rockers Scooter Ward, Sam McCandless, Jeremy Marshall and Kelly Hayes, of the band Cold in 1999.
Terry remained with Cold writing and recording with them for their albums 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage (2000) and Year of the Spider (2003). Terry also appeared alongside Staind, in Staind's MTV Unplugged performance in 2001. Near the end of his stint with Cold, the band joined Evanescence as an opening act on the 2003 Nintendo Fusion Tour.
Balsamo briefly re-joined Cold for their early 2009 reunion tour. According to a post on Cold's Facebook page on July 8, 2016, Terry has returned to the band, and they will begin recording their next album in August 2016.[18]
When Evanescence's guitarist Ben Moody left the band during their European tour, Balsamo filled in for Moody on stage. When Cold's future suddenly came into question, Balsamo jumped ship, signing on for good with Evanescence. He has also become a songwriter with lead singer and songwriter of Evanescence, Amy Lee.
...
Wikipedia