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Michael Angelo Batio | |
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 Batio in 2010 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Mike Batio, MAB |
| Born | June 12, 1956 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer, columnist, guitar teacher |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Labels | M.A.C.E. |
| Website | handswithoutshadows.com |
Michael Angelo Batio (/ˈbeɪtioʊ/; born June 12, 1956[1]), also known as Michael Angelo, Mike Batio or MAB, is an American heavy metal guitarist and columnist. He was the lead guitarist for the glam metal band Nitro in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is currently serving as the touring guitarist for the band Manowar.
He is best known for playing heavy metal and its subgenres such as neoclassical metal and speed metal.
- ^ Batio, Michael Angelo [@michaelangelobatioofficial] (June 12, 2023). "Today, June 12th, is my Birthday! I am a true Gemini. A while ago Wikipedia posted that my Birthday was Feb. 23rd! Being the Gemini I am, I thought, great, I have 2 Birthdays every year! Then I tried to change it to my real Birthdate but they said it was already documented as February 23rd! So I left it. That's the story". Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Instagram.