Rick Rozz (born Frederick D. DeLillo, January 9, 1967) is an American guitarist. He grew up in

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and spent his formative years in

Altamonte Springs, Florida Altamonte Springs is a suburban city in central Florida in Seminole County, Florida, United States, which had a population of 46,231 at the 2020 United States Census. The city is in the northern suburbs of the Orlando–Kissimmee–Sanford Metro ...

, attending

Lake Brantley High School Lake Brantley High School (LBHS) is located in Altamonte Springs, Florida, a suburban community approximately 13 miles (20 km) north of Orlando. It is a public high school serving grade levels 9–12 in Seminole County, FL, operated by Se ...

. He is best known for his work with the

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bands

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and

Massacre A massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. A massacre is generally considered to be morally unacceptable, especially when per ...

. He still resides in Florida. He played on and co-wrote the well-known death-metal releases ''

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'' in 1988, '' From Beyond'' in 1990, the EP ''

Inhuman Condition ''Inhuman Condition'' is an EP by the American death metal band Massacre. It was released in 1992 by Earache Records. Track listing # "Inhuman Condition" – 5:41 # "Plains of Insanity" – 4:48 # "Warhead" – 5:16 (Venom cover) # "Provoke ...

'' in 1991 and the more rock-oriented LP ''Promise'' in 1996. He also wrote the music for the 2014 Massacre release "Back From Beyond" on Century Media Records. In 2019 Rick reformed "Massacre" with original "Mantas/Death/Massacre" singer Kam Lee along with original "Massacre" Bassist Michael Borders, and drummer Mike Mazzonetto "Pain Principle/Massacre" who played on the 2014 release "Back From Beyond" At this time "Massacre" is playing weekend dates worldwide in 2019 and plan to continue in 2020.

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1966 births Death (metal band) members American heavy metal guitarists Living people Guitarists from Florida Lake Brantley High School alumni 20th-century American guitarists Massacre (metal band) members {{US-metal-guitarist-stub