

That's a great way to enhance your lick vocabulary and expand your style knowledge.

I'm always a student of guitar I love it so much and I always try to keep my mind flowing with new ideas. I also dug through old magazines and did exercises ranging from gypsy jazz to bluegrass anything I could get my hands on really. Then I played a lot just for fun and jammed to Kiss, AC/DC, Megadeth and all my favorites just to get my chops up. But in preparation for going into the studio for this record I did a lot of hand exercises playing lots of scale patterns in different formations in various positions all across the neck and just tried to get the blood flowing and get everything really cooking.

Nowadays, living in a big city like Boston and being so busy running my own label "Standstill and Scream Music" I usually try to play at least an hour a day. So that really contributed to what I'm able to do now on the instrument. On most days I would play anywhere from 10-12 hours a day. Back then I would play from the time I woke up until the time I went to sleep. Luckily for me, I just so happened to love playing guitar, so it worked out great. When I was a kid I lived in a very small town in Kentucky and there was absolutely nothing to do. “ I love metal more than anything, and it doesn’t get more metal than Manowar! I can’t wait to get on stage and play for the Manowar fans!” Manowar’s “Crushing The Enemies Of Metal Anniversary Tour 2023” celebrates the band’s over four decades long career and iconic albums such as “Battle Hymns”, “Into Glory Ride, “The Triumph Of Steel” and “Warriors Of The World”.Dan McAvinchey: How did you practice in order to get to the advanced level of playing you are now at?ĭave Reffett: Well first off, let me say thank you, that's a great compliment. We’re ready for a killer tour!” “ I could not be more excited!” said Michael Angelo Batio. “ His technique is astounding, When we invited him to come and jam with us we played together at the speed of light. “ We’ve known Michael for many years and have always admired his work” said Joey DeMaio. His ability to play a double-necked and quad-necked guitar, using both hands has earned him the respect of fans and fellow musicians alike. He is renowned the world over for his technical mastery of the fretboard, extremely fast picking and his invention, the “MAB Over Under” technique. 1 Fastest Guitar Shredder of All Time” Chicago-native Batio is an accomplished musician in many genres, but is best known for his lightning fast metal performances.

Batio, who will play his first shows with Manowar starting February 2023 is a veteran both in the studio and on stage. Δελτίο τύπου: «Guitarist Michael Angelo Batio Will Perform With Manowar On Their Forthcoming “Crushing The Enemies Of Metal” Anniversary Tour 2023. With everything that is being prepared for next year’s tour I know you are all going to have an amazing time Crushing The Enemies Of Metal. I could not be more thankful for the good times we have shared. Manowar, their crew, along with all the Manowarriors around the world have been really great to me from the first moment I came onboard. « Olá Manowarriors! For personal reasons I will take a break from touring for a while and will therefore not be able to perform on the upcoming “Crushing The Enemies Of Metal” Tour 2023.
