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Terence Patrick David Balsamo (born October 8,
1972 in Tampa, Florida), is an American guitarist. He is the
former guitarist of the alternative metal band Cold and the current
guitarist of Evanescence.
Biography
Early
projects
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.
Evanescence
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.
When Evanescence's guitarist Ben Moody left the band during their European
tour, Terry filled in for Moody on stage. When Cold's future
suddenly came into question, Terry jumped ship, signing on for good
with Evanescence. He has also become a songwriter with Amy Lee.
Terry can be seen and heard most prominently in Evanescence's
live album, Anywhere but Home (2004) and on
the band's most recent album The Open Door (2006). He has become
Amy Lee's main collaborator
for Evanescence and co-wrote most of Evanescence's 2nd album The
Open Door including the album's first single, "Call Me When You're Sober",
and third single "Sweet Sacrifice".
Health
issues
In November 2005, Balsamo suffered a stroke. The doctors
informed him that it was a result of a blood clot in his neck that
formed from headbanging on-stage.[1] Terry has since recovered and
is back touring with the band. As a result from his injury, he now
uses his dreadlocks as a stage act by shaking them and bringing
them forward while standing still, so as not to create too much
movement and thus avoiding further problems.
Equipment
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I use Ibanez guitars. In the studio, I
kind of use a similar setup to what I used on the last Cold record
I did, which is mix up the amps and combine the sound together.
It’s a Diezel and a Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier and mixed that for
one side. Then I took a Bogner and a Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier
on the other side. I combined it and made one big wall of metal!
Right now on tour I’m using T.C. Electronics, the G-System.
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” |
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—Terry Balsamo, Ultimate-Guitar.com[1]
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Band
projects
- Evanescence -
Guitar (2003-Present)
- Limp Bizkit -
Guitar (1994)
- Shaft - Guitar (1996-1999)
- Cold - Guitar
(1999-2003, 2009 tour only)
Discography
Cold
Evanescence
References
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1595650/20080925/story.jhtml
External
links
| Persondata |
| NAME |
Terry Balsamo |
| ALTERNATIVE
NAMES |
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| SHORT
DESCRIPTION |
Guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH |
October 8, 1972 |
| PLACE OF
BIRTH |
Tampa,
Florida |
| DATE OF DEATH |
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| PLACE OF
DEATH |
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