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Ralph Santolla
Ralph Santolla (December 8, 1966 – June 7, 2018) was an Italian-American heavy metal music, heavy metal guitarist. He played in many bands, most notably Deicide (band), Deicide, but also including Eyewitness, Death (metal band), Death (he never recorded any of their albums, but toured with them in 1993 and appeared in "The Philosopher" video), Millenium, Iced Earth, and the Sebastian Bach band. In 2007, he replaced Allen West in Obituary (band), Obituary for their album Xecutioner's Return, ''Xecutioner's Return''. Musical career Ralph Santolla was born on December 8, 1966. He played with Death (metal band), Death on their 1993 US tour. He later joined Deicide after Eric and Brian Hoffman left the band. He was coincidentally Eric Hoffman's guitar teacher for a brief period. According to Hoffman, when asked if he harbored any animosity towards Santolla for replacing him in the band: "He gave me two guitar lessons for a Marshall cab. He still owes me some lessons. No problem, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavy Metal Music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a Music genre, genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. With roots in blues rock, psychedelic rock and acid rock, heavy metal bands developed a thick, monumental sound characterized by distortion (music), distorted guitars, extended guitar solos, emphatic Beat (music), beats and loudness. In 1968, three of the genre's most famous pioneers – British bands Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple – were founded. Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. Several American bands modified heavy metal into more accessible forms during the 1970s: the raw, sleazy sound and shock rock of Alice Cooper and Kiss (band), Kiss; the blues-rooted rock of Aerosmith; and the flashy guitar leads and party rock of Van Halen. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur the genre's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence,Walser (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Ov Riven Cathedrals
Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * A socio-political or established or existing order, e.g. World order, Ancien Regime, Pax Britannica * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of different ways * Hierarchy, an arrangement of items that are represented as being "above", "below", or "at the same level as" one another * an action or inaction that must be obeyed, mandated by someone in authority People * Orders (surname) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Order'' (film), a 2005 Russian film * ''Order'' (album), a 2009 album by Maroon * "Order", a 2016 song from '' Brand New Maid'' by Band-Maid * ''Orders'' (1974 film), a film by Michel Brault * "Orders" (''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'') Business * Blanket order, a purchase order to allow multiple delivery dates over a period of time * Money order or postal order, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaolin Monks In The Temple Of Metal
Shaolin may refer to: * Shaolin Monastery, or Shaolin Temple, a Buddhist monastery in Henan province, China * Shaolin Kung Fu, a martial art associated with the monastery in Henan, China * Southern Shaolin Monastery, an alleged Buddhist monastery that once stood in Fujian province, China * Sándor Liu Shaolin, a Hungarian short track speed skater Arts and media * Shaolin School, a fictional martial arts school based on the real-life Shaolin Monastery, commonly featured in ''wuxia'' fiction * ''Shaolin'' (film), a 2011 martial arts film * Shaolin (humorist) (1971–2016), Brazilian humorist Other uses * Staten Island, a borough of New York City (nickname popularized by Wu-Tang Clan) See also * Shaolin Temple (other) Shaolin Monastery or Shaolin Temple is a Buddhist monastery in Henan province, China. Shaolin Temple or Shaolin Monastery may also refer to: *Southern Shaolin Monastery The Southern Shaolin Monastery or Nan-Shaolin () is the name of a Buddhist mon ... * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Hoglan
Eugene Victor Hoglan II (born August 31, 1967) is an American drummer, acclaimed for his creativity in drum arrangements, including use of abstract devices for percussion effects and his trademark lengthy double-kick drum rhythms. Though his playing style is very technically demanding, he retains high accuracy at extreme tempos, earning him the nicknames "The Atomic Clock" and "Human Drum Machine". Hoglan has played for numerous metal bands across his career. He first established himself as the drummer of Dark Angel in the 1980s, and began to expand his repertoire in the early 1990s after that band split up. Since then, he has played for Death, Strapping Young Lad and the solo projects of its frontman Devin Townsend, Fear Factory, Dethklok and Testament, amid two Dark Angel reunions and participation in several other side projects. He released his own album, the ''Gene Hoglan: The Atomic Clock'' DVD, and served as Testament's longest-serving drummer. Hoglan was featured on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve DiGiorgio
Steve Di Giorgio (born November 7, 1967) is an American bass guitarist. He is known for his work with numerous heavy metal bands such as Sadus (of which he was a co-founder), Death, Testament, Megadeth, Sebastian Bach, Iced Earth, Autopsy, Obituary, Control Denied, Dragonlord and Charred Walls of the Damned, and he has performed on over 50 albums as a guest, session or full-time band musician. Career Di Giorgio has played bass guitar in heavy metal and death metal bands such as Death, Autopsy, Control Denied, Ephel Duath, Obscura, Artension, Faust, Memorain, Painmuseum, Suicide Shift, Soen, Vintersorg, Dragonlord, Iced Earth, Sebastian Bach, Obituary, Megadeth, and is a founding member of Sadus. He is a founding member of the jazz band Dark Hall and has played bass in other bands such as Testament, Futures End, Synesis Absorption, Mythodea, Charred Walls of the Damned, Anatomy of I, Gone in April, and Spirits of Fire. Along with his bass duties in Sadus, he also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Bull
Red Bull is a brand of energy drinks created and owned by the Austrian company Red Bull GmbH. With a market share of 43%, it is the most popular energy drink brand as of 2020, and the third most valuable soft drink brand, behind Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Since its launch in 1987, more than 100 billion cans of Red Bull have been sold worldwide, including over 12.6 billion in 2024. Originally available only in a single nondescript flavour sold in a tall and slim silver and blue can, called Red Bull Energy Drink, the drink added #Variants, numerous variants over time. Its slogan, "Red Bull Gives You Wings", is considered one of the most popular and memorable advertising slogans in the world. Rather than following a traditional marketing approach, Red Bull has generated awareness and created a "brand myth" through proprietary extreme sport event series such as Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, Red Bull Air Race, Crashed Ice, Red Bull Crashed Ice and standout stunts such as the Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laredo, Texas
Laredo ( ; ) is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Webb County, Texas, Webb County, on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. Founded in 1755, Laredo grew from a village to the capital of the short-lived Republic of the Rio Grande to the largest inland port on the Mexico–United States border, Mexican border. Laredo's economy is primarily based on international trade with Mexico, and as a major hub for three areas of transportation: land, rail, and air cargo. The city is on the southern end of Interstate 35, I-35, which connects manufacturers in northern Mexico through Interstate 35 as a major route for trade throughout the U.S. It has International bridges in Laredo, Texas, four international bridges and two railway bridges. According to the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the city's population was 255,205, making it the List of cities in Texas by population, 11th-most populous city in Texas an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deicide Band 008
Deicide is the killing (or the killer) of a god. The concept may be used for any act of killing a god, including a life-death-rebirth deity who is killed and then resurrected. Etymology The term deicide was coined in the 17th century from medieval Latin ''*deicidium'', from ''deus'' "god" and ''-cidium'' "cutting, killing." Aztec mythology The Aztec god of war, Tezcatlipoca, tricked his rival Quetzalcoatl into over-drinking and wantonry. Quetzalcoatl burned himself to death in shame. Buddhism The crimes listed in the Anantarika-karma include killing an Arhat and shedding the blood of a Buddha. Devadatta, a monk, and Ajātasattu, king of Magadha, attempted to kill the Gautama Buddha. Christianity According to the New Testament accounts, the Judean authorities in Jerusalem under Roman rule, the Pharisees, charged Jesus with blasphemy, a capital crime under biblical law, and sought his execution. According to , the Judean authorities claimed to lack the authority to ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
