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American guitarist

Musical artist

Michael Angelo Batio (BAY-tee-oh; born June 12, 1956^[1]), also known as Michael Angelo, Mike Batio or MAB, is an American heavy metal guitarist. He was the lead guitarist for the glam metal band Nitro in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

He is currently the permanent guitarist for the band Manowar.

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He is best known for playing heavy metal and its subgenres such as neoclassical metal and speed metal.

Biography

Early life and career

Batio was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, to an Italian father and a German mother.^[2] He started playing the piano and composing music at the age of five, and first played guitar at the age of ten.

By twelve he was playing in bands in youth clubs, churches, and shows, playing for 10–12 hours on the weekends.^[3] He started listening to and watching professionals and sitting down and trying to work out riffs and tunes.^[3]

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