Terry Balsamo
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| Terry Balsamo | ||
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Terrence Balsamo | |
| Born | October 9, 1973 Jacksonville,Florida |
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| Occupation(s) | Musician | |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar | |
Born in Jacksonville, Florida on October 9, 1973, Terry made his start in the music world as an early member of the now infamous Limp Bizkit. He left a few years before the recording of Bizkit's debut album 3 Dollar Bill Y'All (1997), being replaced by Wes Borland. In late 1999, Terry joined up with fellow Jacksonville rockers; Scooter Ward, Sam McCandless, Jeremy Marshall and Kelly Hayes. Otherwise known as the monsters of Alternative Metal, Cold.
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). Near the end of his stint with Cold, the band had joined Evanescence as an opening act on the 2003 Nintendo Fusion Tour. This was of course before the abrupt departure of Evanescence's guitarist, Ben Moody. Terry had filled in for Moody on stage with Evanescence after Moody left during Evanescence's European tour, and when Cold's future suddenly became questionable, Terry jumped ship signing on permanently with Evanescence.
Terry can most prominantly be seen and heard in Evanescence's Anywhere But Home (2004) Live CD/DVD and now on the band's new album The Open Door (2006). He has become Amy Lee's main collaborator for Evanescence and co-wrote most of Evanescence's new album including the album's first single, Call Me When You're Sober. In November 2005, Terry suffered a stroke from a torn neck artery which landed him in the hospital for an unspecified amount of time. Terry said that it was a result of a blood clot in his neck that formed from headbanging on stage. [1] Terry has partially recovered and is touring with the band.
[edit] Band Projects
- Limp Bizkit - Guitar (1994)
- Cold - Guitar (1999-2003)
- Evanescence - Guitar (2003-present)
[edit] External links
- Evanescence - Official Evanescence site
- evthreads.com - Official Evanescence Message Board
- Ibanez guitars
- Mesa Boogie
- Tribal Gear
| Evanescence |
| Amy Lee | John LeCompt | Terry Balsamo | Rocky Gray | Tim McCord |
| Former Members: Ben Moody | David Hodges | William Boyd |
| Discography |
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| Major Label Albums: Fallen | The Open Door |
| Other Albums/EPs: Evanescence EP | Sound Asleep EP | Origin | Mystary EP | Anywhere but Home |
| Singles: Bring Me to Life | Going Under | My Immortal | Everybody's Fool | Call Me When You're Sober | Lithium |
| Related content |
| Evanescence songs | Evanescence albums |
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