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Terry Philip Balsamo II (born October 8, 1972) is an American guitarist and songwriter who is best known as the former guitarist of the American rock bands Cold and Evanescence. Balsamo is noted for his onstage expression of his fondness for Michael Myers of the Halloween film franchise.

Terry Balsamo
Balsamo performing with Evanescence in 2009
Background information
Born (1972-10-08) October 8, 1972 (age 50)
Tampa, Florida, U.S.
OriginTampa, Florida, U.S.
Genres
  • Alternative metal
  • alternative rock
  • hard rock
  • nu metal
  • post-grunge
Occupation(s)
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Instrument(s)Guitar
Years active1994–present
Websiteevanescence.com

Biography



Early projects and Cold


After a brief run with the early line-up of Limp Bizkit[1][2][3] in 1995, Balsamo joined fellow Jacksonville rockers Scooter Ward, Sam McCandless, Jeremy Marshall and Kelly Hayes of the band Cold in 1999.

Balsamo wrote and recorded with Cold for their albums 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage (2000) and Year of the Spider (2003). He also appeared alongside Staind in Staind's 2001 MTV Unplugged performance. 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, Balsamo was returning to the band for the recording of new music. However, he had departed the group again by January 2018, when Cold announced a new album with a new lineup.[4]


Evanescence


When Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody left the band during the European tour of their debut album Fallen (2003), Balsamo replaced Moody as lead guitarist on stage. He later joined the band as a full-time member.[5][6] Balsamo featured on Evanescence's 2004 concert CD/DVD Anywhere but Home, and became singer and pianist Amy Lee's musical collaborator for Evanescence's second album, The Open Door (2006).[7] Balsamo continued with Evanescence, playing and co-writing on their 2011 self-titled third album. In August 2015, it was announced on the band's Facebook page that Balsamo had parted ways with the band.[8] He performed with the band again in 2019 for the song "Sweet Sacrifice".[9]


Health issues


In October 2005, two days after having finished recording all of his guitar tracks for Evanescence's album The Open Door,[10] Balsamo suffered a stroke from a torn neck artery, leaving the left side of his body paralyzed.[11][12] The doctors showed him that it was caused by a blood clot in his neck, possibly a result of headbanging on-stage and likely formation of an aneurysm, allowing for pooling of static blood and a thrombus.[13] His doctors did not think he would ever be able to play guitar again. Balsamo however was determined to overcome the paralysis, and began physical therapy and the process of re-training his hand to play.[14][15]


Equipment


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.

— Terry Balsamo, Ultimate-Guitar.com[13]

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Discography


Main article: Cold discography

Cold



Evanescence


Main article: Evanescence discography

References


  4. "Cold Returning with First Album in Seven Years, New Lineup Announced". Ultimate Guitar. January 15, 2018. Archived from the original on November 13, 2022. Retrieved November 13, 2022.
  5. D'Angelo, Joe (January 16, 2004). "Evanescence Name New Guitarist". VH1.com. MTV News. Archived from the original on June 12, 2008. Retrieved August 20, 2008.
  6. "Evanescence: Biography". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  7. "Another 'Door' Opens for Amy Lee". The Washington Post. October 6, 2006. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved October 8, 2022.
  8. wookubus (2015-08-09). "Evanescence Part Ways With Guitarist Terry Balsamo, Welcome Jen Majura". Theprp.com. Retrieved 2022-10-08.
  9. "First night back and we had a blast, Jax! So much love tonight. A very special thank you to @TerryBalsamo for joining us onstage for Sweet Sacrifice". Evanescence. May 4, 2019. Retrieved October 25, 2022 – via Twitter.
  10. Lee, Amy (July 25, 2008). "Evanescence on The Hour with George Stroumboulopoulos". The Hour (Interview). Interviewed by George Stroumboulopoulos. Strombo. Retrieved October 25, 2022 – via YouTube.
  11. Harrington, Richard (October 6, 2006). "Another 'Door' Opens for Amy Lee". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  12. Powers, Ann (October 1, 2006). "Rock's a hard place – ask Evanescence". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
  13. "Evanescence Guitarist: Filling Ben Moody's Shoes". Ultimate Guitar. 2006-03-11. Archived from the original on 2006-11-16. Retrieved 2006-02-04.
  14. Armstrong, Denis (January 8, 2007). "Amy Lee bares her artistic soul". Jam!. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved October 25, 2011.
  15. Conniff, Tamara (September 16, 2006). "Into The Great Wide 'Open'". Billboard. Vol. 118, no. 37. p. 34. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved April 6, 2012.



На других языках

- [en] Terry Balsamo

[es] Terry Balsamo

Terry Balsamo (nacido en Jacksonville, Florida el 8 de octubre de 1972), es un guitarrista y compositor comenzó en el mundo de la música como miembro de Limp Bizkit. Abandonó unos años antes del álbum debut del grupo, 3 Dollar Bill Y'All (1997), siendo sustituido por Wes Borland. A finales de 1999, Terry se unió a la banda Cold

[fr] Terry Balsamo

Terry Balsamo est un guitariste américain né le 8 octobre 1972 à Tampa en Floride qui commença à jouer de la guitare à l'âge de 13 ans. Il fut guitariste du groupe Cold avant de rejoindre le groupe de rock alternatif américain Evanescence en janvier 2004. Terry était électricien avant de faire de la musique son métier. Il a aussi été membre du groupe Limp Bizkit à ses débuts en 1995. Le 7 août 2015, Evanescence annonce que Terry quitte le groupe. Il est remplacé par Jen Majura[1].

[ru] Бальзамо, Терри

Терри Бальзамо (англ. Terry Balsamo; род. 8 октября 1973 (1973-10-08)) — американский музыкант, гитарист.


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