I know, it's not Monday. I've been revisiting many of the bands that I listened to in high school. I was excited because Kreator was going to be in Lubbock on Sunday (!), but they didn't show up. Exodus was there instead. I'll write about both of those bands later, but I wanted to kick off this series with the most extreme metal band I can remember, Nitro. Here's there video for "Freight train," their only real hit (and I use the term loosely):
Nitro comprises Jim Gillette on vocals, Michael Angelo Batio on guitar, T.J. Racer on bass, and Bobby Rock (not the producer) on drums. Everything about Nitro was remarkably overdone. Gillette boasted a five-octave range: according to Wikipedia, they were signed to a record deal after he shattered three wine glasses with his voice at a gig. Batio was (and still is, I think) a hero to shredders everywhere: his over-and-under left hand technique (see at the beginning of the video) and the infamous quad guitar that descends from the heavens at about 2:18 into the video set him apart from other metal guitarists at the time. And, let's face it, the hair is second to none.
Gillette is now married to the first lady of heavy metal, Lita Ford. Batio has a solo career and has been releasing instructional videos such as this one:
Watch Michael Angelo Batio VERY INFORMATIVE shred lesson !!!!!!! in Comedy | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com
Nitro comprises Jim Gillette on vocals, Michael Angelo Batio on guitar, T.J. Racer on bass, and Bobby Rock (not the producer) on drums. Everything about Nitro was remarkably overdone. Gillette boasted a five-octave range: according to Wikipedia, they were signed to a record deal after he shattered three wine glasses with his voice at a gig. Batio was (and still is, I think) a hero to shredders everywhere: his over-and-under left hand technique (see at the beginning of the video) and the infamous quad guitar that descends from the heavens at about 2:18 into the video set him apart from other metal guitarists at the time. And, let's face it, the hair is second to none.
Gillette is now married to the first lady of heavy metal, Lita Ford. Batio has a solo career and has been releasing instructional videos such as this one:
Watch Michael Angelo Batio VERY INFORMATIVE shred lesson !!!!!!! in Comedy | View More Free Videos Online at Veoh.com