Mike D'Antonio

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Mike D'Antonio

Background information
Birth name	Michael D'Antonio
Genres	Heavy metal, metalcore, hardcore, thrash metal
Occupations	Musician, songwriter, graphic designer
Instruments	Guitar, bass
Years active	1991–present
Labels	Roadrunner
Associated acts	Killswitch Engage, Overcast, Death Ray Vision
Notable instruments
Mike D'Antonio Signature Ibanez Bass

Michael "Mike" D'Antonio (born May 19, 1973) is best known as the bass guitarist and founder of Massachusetts metal band Killswitch Engage and of the band Overcast.

D'Antonio's writing influences include old New York Hardcore bands like Cro-Mags, Leeway, Madball and Agnostic Front, and he cites Cliff Burton of thrash metal band Metallica and Harley Flanagan of the Cro-Mags as personal influences.

D'Antonio formed the band Killswitch Engage after the demise of his band Overcast in 1998.

All of Killswitch Engage's album artwork and tour merchandise is designed by D'Antonio, who is a graphic artist. D'Antonio's company, DarkicoN design produces artwork for bands such as Shadows Fall, Unearth, All That Remains, New England Metal And Hardcore Fest and Crowbar.

D'Antonio's latest side project band is Death Ray Vision.^{[citation needed]}

References

Killswitch Engage official website Retrieved January 27, 2005.
Ibanez Signature D'Antonio MDB1 Bass Guitar

v t e Killswitch Engage

Mike D'Antonio Adam Dutkiewicz Joel Stroetzel Justin Foley Jesse Leach Tom Gomes Pete Cortese Howard Jones

Studio albums	Killswitch Engage (2000) Alive or Just Breathing (2002) The End of Heartache (2004) As Daylight Dies (2006) Killswitch Engage (2009) Disarm the Descent (2013)

Singles	"Self Revolution" "My Last Serenade" "The Element of One" "Fixation on the Darkness" "Rose of Sharyn" "The End of Heartache" "A Bid Farewell" "My Curse" "The Arms of Sorrow" "Holy Diver" "This Is Absolution" "Reckoning" "Starting Over" "Take Me Away" "Save Me" "In Due Time" "Always"

Video albums	(Set This) World Ablaze (2005)

Related articles	Discography All That Remains Seemless The Empire Shall Fall Times of Grace

v t e Roadrunner United

Dino Cazares Robert Flynn Matt Heafy Joey Jordison

Contributing artists	Mikael Åkerfeldt Steve Asheim Rob Barrett Matt Baumbach Corey Beaulieu Glen Benton Rob Caggiano Mina Caputo Max Cavalera Dave Chavarri Mike D'Antonio Phil Demmel Matt DeVries Marcelo Dias Steve DiGiorgio Adam Duce Dez Fafara Brian Fair Dani Filth Justin Foley Rhys Fulber Michale Graves Billy Graziadei Paul Dedrick Gray Paolo Gregoletto Justin Hagberg Andols Herrick Steve Holt Mark Hunter Scott Ian Jamey Jasta Howard Jones Johnny Kelly Andreas Kisser Andy LaRocque Jesse David Leach Cristian Machado Logan Mader Sean Malone Roy Mayorga Dave McClain James Franklin Murphy Tommy Niemeyer Christian Olde Wolbers Tim "Ripper" Owens Daryl Palumbo Nadja Peulen Dave Pybus Josh Rand James Root Souren "Mike" Sarkisyan Evan Seinfeld Josh Silver Acey Slade Mike Smith Travis Smith Peter Steele Joel Stroetzel Corey Taylor Kyle Thomas Ville Valo Tommy Vext Jeff Waters Jordan Whelan Tim Williams (Vision of Disorder vocalist) Junkie XL

Other contributing individuals	Monte Conner Mark Keaton Mark Palmer Colin Richardson Lora Richardson John Sankey Matt Sepanic Andy Sneap Jason Suecof

Related musical ensembles	3 Inches of Blood 36 Crazyfists Alabama Thunderpussy Annihilator Anthrax Arkaea Asesino Autopsy Beyond Fear Biohazard Black Sabbath Blood Has Been Shed Bloodbath Bloodsimple Burn It All Cannibal Corpse Chimaira Coal Chamber Conjure One Control Denied Cradle of Filth Cynic Death Deicide Delerium Devildriver Divine Heresy The Empire Shall Fall Exhorder Fear Factory Front Line Assembly Glassjaw Gordian Knot Gruntruck Hatebreed Head Automatica His Infernal Majesty (HIM) Ill Niño Killswitch Engage King Diamond Life of Agony Machine Head Madball Mercyful Fate Murderdolls Obituary Opeth Rising Force Sadus Sebastian Bach Seemless Sepultura Shadows Fall Slipknot Soulfly Spineshank Still Remains Stone Sour Stormtroopers of Death Suffocation Testament Times of Grace Trivium Type O Negative Vintersorg Vision of Disorder

Notable songs	Abigail Alison Hell Black No.1 Bother Davidian My Last Serenade Pull Harder on the Strings of Your Martyr Refuse/Resist Replica River Runs Red Roots Bloody Roots Set It Off Surfacing The End The End Complete

Related articles	Roadrunner Records

v t e Overcast

Brian Fair Mike D'Antonio Pete Cortese Scott McCooe Jay Fitzgerarld

Studio albums	Expectational Dilution Fight Ambition to Kill Reborn to Kill Again

Persondata
Name	D´ antonio, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	American musician
Date of birth	May 22, 1973
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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