M.A.C.E. Music, Inc. is an American

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founded by

Michael Angelo Batio Michael Angelo Batio ( ; born June 12, 1956), also known as Michael Angelo, Mike Batio or MAB, is an American heavy metal music, heavy metal guitarist. He was the lead guitarist for the glam metal band Nitro (band), Nitro in the late 1980s and ...

in April 1993. Currently based in

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, the label's main job is that of selling material and merchandise of Batio's, including his albums, videos and accessories such as the "MAB String Dampener". The label also releases material by other artists, including Batio's side-project C4, T. D. Clark, Tom Kopyto and The Flyin' Ryan Brothers. M.A.C.E. distributes material both directly and through other labels, to over 40 countries worldwide including the

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, the

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, all throughout

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and

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. M.A.C.E. has its own

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in Gurnee called Monster Mix, which has been the location of the recording of some of the later Batio material, most notably '' Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity Part 2'' and ''

2 X Again ''2 X Again'' is a compilation album by American shred guitarist Michael Angelo Batio released on November 5, 2007. It features songs from Batio's first two studio albums – '' No Boundaries'' and '' Planet Gemini'' – remixed and remas ...

''.

Artists and releases

* C4 **108: '' Call to Arms'' *The Flyin' Ryan Brothers **261: ''Sibling Revelry'' **262: ''Colorama'' **264: ''The Chaos Sampler'' **265: ''Legacy'' *Francesco Fareri **281: ''Suspension'' *

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**''Wake Up the Neighbourhood'' *Jimmy Ryan **263: ''Finally'' *Katrina Johansson **''Guitarsongs Volume 1'' *Kiloton **243: ''The Seeds of Genocide'' **244: ''Knock the Box'' *Kopecky **222: ''Serpentine Kaleidoscope'' **223: ''Orion'' *Lyden Moon **202: ''Supersonic Musical Voyage'' **203: ''In the Groove'' **204: ''Fire It Up'' *

**101: ''No Boundaries (Michael Angelo Batio album), No Boundaries'' **102: ''Planet Gemini (album), Planet Gemini'' **103: '' Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity Part 2'' **109: ''Holiday Strings'' **110: ''Hands Without Shadows'' **111: ''

'' **601: ''Performance'' **602: ''25 Jazz Progressions'' **603: ''MAB Jam Session'' **701: ''Speed Kills'' **702: ''Speed Lives'' **703: ''Speed Kills 2'' **704: ''Speed Kills 3'' *Michael Fath **301: ''Sonic Tapestries'' **302: ''Suspended Animation'' **303: ''Baptism By Desire'' **304: ''Shake'' **305: ''Country Squire'' **306: ''Flick of the Wrist'' **307: ''Profile'' **308: ''Songs for Marie'' **309: ''The Early Years'' **310: ''Yesterday's Child'' *Nitro (band), Nitro **107: ''Gunnin' for Glory'' *Richard Jessee Project **282: ''INTRO-P'' **283: ''Ostinato'' *Ross Butterfield **241: ''A Major Nuisance'' **242: ''Post Traumatic Shred Disorder'' *T.D. Clark **251: ''Personalities'' **252: ''Perspective'' *The Tobias Hurwitz Band **291: ''Zen Shred Zone'' *Tom Kopyto **272: ''YTK''

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Official site
{{Authority control Record labels based in Illinois Record labels established in 1993 Companies based in Lake County, Illinois Gurnee, Illinois

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