Terence Patrick David Balsamo (born October 8, 1972 in Tampa, Florida), is an American guitarist. He is a member and guitarist of alternative metal band Cold and is the guitarist of the Grammy Award winning alternative metal band Evanescence.
After a quick run with the early line-up of Limp Bizkit in 1995, Terry joined up with fellow Jacksonville rockers Scooter Ward, Sam McCandless, Jeremy Marshall and Kelly Hayes, of the band Cold. He is of Ita...
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Terence Patrick David Balsamo (born October 8, 1972 in Tampa, Florida), is an American guitarist. He is a member and guitarist of alternative metal band Cold and is the guitarist of the Grammy Award winning alternative metal band Evanescence.
After a quick run with the early line-up of Limp Bizkit in 1995, Terry joined up with fellow Jacksonville rockers Scooter Ward, Sam McCandless, Jeremy Marshall and Kelly Hayes, of the band Cold. He is of Italian decent.
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). Terry also appeared alongside Staind, in Staind's MTV Unplugged performance in 2001. Near the end of his stint with Cold, the band joined Evanescence as an opening act on the 2003 Nintendo Fusion Tour.
When Evanescence's guitarist Ben Moody left the band during their European tour, Terry filled in for Moody on stage. When Cold's future suddenly came into question, Terry jumped ship, signing on...
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