Alessandro Venturella

Alessandro Venturella
Also known as "V-Man, Alex"
Origin United Kingdom
Genres Thrash metal, punk rock, shock rock, heavy metal, nu metal, alternative metal
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Guitar, bass
Years active 2000s-present
Associated acts Slipknot, Krokodil, Cry for Silence

Alessandro "Alex" Venturella is a British metal musician who has served as guitarist for the British metal supergroup Krokodil (alongside members of Sikth, Gallows and A) and for Cry For Silence. He was previously the touring guitar tech for Mastodon‘s Brent Hinds, Coheed & Cambria, and Fightstar, he is now the touring bassist for Slipknot.

Slipknot

On October 7, 2014, frontman Corey Taylor of Slipknot was surprised by the fact that Venturella had been identified playing bass in a Slipknot video for the song "The Devil in I". Venturella's unique left-hand tattoo had been reported by Metal Chapel News, despite all the musicians wearing hoods in the video. Taylor said of Venturella and the video's drummer, "They’re not official band members yet, but they are people who play with the band... Time will tell whether or not they’re, like, full members."[1] On Oct, 25th and 26th, Venturella performed with the band live for the first time at Knotfest 2014.

On December 3, 2014, Slipknot's former drum tech posted a photograph of a personnel list of the band on tour, showing that bassist Venturella and drummer Jay Weinberg were touring with the band.[2]

Discography

With Krokodil

References

  1. ↑ Hartmann, Graham (2014-10-08). "Slipknot’s Corey Taylor on New Bassist’s Identity Leak: ‘I Was So Upset’". Loudwire. Retrieved 2014-10-08.
  2. ↑ "Slipknot's Itinerary previously fired, breaks out in a fit of rage, taking a picture of the official slipknot personnel list, exposing Weinberg as the drummer for Slipknot.". Metal Injection. Retrieved December 3, 2014.