Christian Martucci (born June 5, 1977) is an

Italian American Italian Americans ( it, italoamericani or ''italo-americani'', ) are Americans who have full or partial Italian ancestry. The largest concentrations of Italian Americans are in the urban Northeast and industrial Midwestern metropolitan area ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

ist,

vocalist Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

and

songwriter A songwriter is a musician who professionally composes musical compositions or writes lyrics for songs, or both. The writer of the music for a song can be called a composer, although this term tends to be used mainly in the classical music ...

. He is a dual citizen of

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

and the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...

. As of 2013, he is the

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the feature ...

player for the American hard rock band

Stone Sour Stone Sour is an American rock band formed in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1992. The band performed for five years before disbanding in 1997. They reunited in 2000 and since 2015, the group has consisted of Corey Taylor (lead vocals, guitar), Josh Ra ...

and from January 1, 2019

Black Star Riders Black Star Riders is a hard rock band formed in December 2012. The band began when members of the most recent line-up of Thin Lizzy decided to record new material, but chose not to release it under the Thin Lizzy name. While Thin Lizzy continues ...

. He was born in

Philadelphia Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; (Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, Ma ...

and is a founding member of Thousand Watt Stare, Black President,

the Strychnine Babies The Strychnine Babies were an American punk rock band formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by Christian Martucci Christian Martucci (born June 5, 1977) is an Italian American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He is a dual c ...

and the Chelsea Smiles. He was

Dee Dee Ramone Douglas Glenn Colvin (September 18, 1951 – June 5, 2002), better known by his stage name Dee Dee Ramone, was an American musician. He was the bassist and a founding member of the punk rock band Ramones. Throughout the band's existence, he wa ...

's guitarist from late 1999 to 2002 and appeared as "Chris the Creep" in Ramones's last book, ''Legend of a Rock Star, A Memoir: The Last Testament of Dee Dee Ramone''. In recent years, he has become more known for performances with ( Slipknot and

) frontman

Corey Taylor Corey Todd Taylor (born December 8, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter and actor. He is the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he is designated #8, as well as the lead vocalist and guitarist for the rock band Stone ...

and as a touring guitarist for

. In 2014, he became the permanent replacement for Stone Sour's guitarist Jim Root. On 17 September 2018, it was announced he would replace

Damon Johnson Damon Rogers Johnson (born July 13, 1964) is an American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter, currently a solo artist and member of Thin Lizzy. In the 1990s he co-founded Brother Cane, and later joined Alice Cooper's band as lead guitarist. He w ...

as lead guitarist in

from January 1, 2019. In 2020 it was announced that Martucci would be joining

s solo band. The band recorded 25 songs in 2 1/2 weeks live in the studio with producer Jay Ruston. The album

CMFT ''CMFT'' is the debut solo album by American rock musician Corey Taylor. It was released on October 2, 2020, by Roadrunner Records. Critical reception ''Wall of Sound'' scored the album 7.5/10, stating: " orey Taylor isdoing something that he ...

was released on October 2, 2020, by Roadrunner Records. In February 2021 Martucci formed the side project Dirty O'Keeffe with Billy Gould (

Faith No More Faith No More is an American Rock music, rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1979. Before settling on the current name in July 1983, the band performed under the names Sharp Young Men and later Faith No Man. Bassist Billy Gould, k ...

), Dave Raun (

Lagwagon Lagwagon is an American punk rock band originally from Goleta, California, just outside Santa Barbara. They formed in 1989, went on hiatus in 2000, and reunited several times over the years. Their name comes from the band's tour van, which ca ...

), and Steven Shepard (Trash N’ Privilege). They released the single 'Brick or Bullet' in 2021, followed by a four song EP 'Heavy Water' in 2022. Martucci uses or has used guitars by a variety of brands including Gibson,

Gretsch Gretsch is an American company that manufactures musical instruments. The company was founded in 1883 in Brooklyn, New York by Friedrich Gretsch, a 27-year-old German immigrant, shortly after his arrival to the United States. Friedrich Gretsc ...

, Marvin, Zemaitis, Dean and

Charvel Charvel is a brand of electric guitars founded in the 1970s by Wayne Charvel in Azusa, California and originally headquartered in Glendora, California. Since 2002, Charvel has been under the ownership of Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. H ...

. Christian uses Dimarzio pickups and Marshall amps.

Discography

* 1996: ''Three Song Demo Tape'' -

The Strychnine Babies The Strychnine Babies were an American punk rock band formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, by Christian Martucci Christian Martucci (born June 5, 1977) is an Italian American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. He is a dual c ...

- (Vocals, guitar) * 1997: ''Six Songs for Self Destruction EP'' -

- (Vocals, bass) * 1998: ''Kill Society/Dead Love 7"'' -

- (Vocals, bass) * 1998: ''This is American Punk, Vol. 1'' -

- (Vocals, bass) * 2003: ''

Toolbox Murders ''Toolbox Murders'' is a 2004 American slasher film directed by Tobe Hooper, and written by Jace Anderson and Adam Gierasch. It is a remake of the 1978 film '' The Toolbox Murders'' and was produced by the same people behind the original. The f ...

Soundtrack'' - California (Back To Hell) - Shithead - (Vocals) * 2005: ''Nowhere Ride EP'' - The Chelsea Smiles - (Vocals, guitar) * 2006: ''

Annapolis Annapolis ( ) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Maryland and the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Anne Arundel County. Situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, south of Baltimore and about east ...

Soundtrack'' - Nowhere Ride - The Chelsea Smiles - (Vocals, guitar) * 2006: '' Flatout 2 In-Game Soundtrack'' - Nowhere Ride - The Chelsea Smiles - (Vocals, guitar) * 2007: '' Park Soundtrack'' - Nowhere Ride - The Chelsea Smiles - (Vocals, guitar) * 2008: ''Warped Tour 2008 Tour Compilation'' - Short List of Outspoken Suspects - Black President - (Vocals) * 2008: '' Black President'' - Black President - (Vocals, guitar) * 2010: ''Thousand Watt Stare EP'' - Thousand Watt Stare - (Vocals, guitar) * 2011: ''Silver Dimes'' - Thousand Watt Stare - (Vocals, guitar) * 2012: ''Heavy Hearts Benefit Compilation'' - Lights Out - Thousand Watt Stare - (Vocals, guitar) * 2014: ''

Ronnie James Dio This Is Your Life Ronnie may refer to: *Ronnie (name), a unisex pet name and given name * "Ronnie" (Four Seasons song), a song by Bob Gaudio and Bob Crewe *"Ronnie," a song from the Metallica album ''Load'' *Ronnie Brunswijkstadion, an association football stadium ...

'' - Rainbow in the Dark -

Roy Mayorga Roy Mayorga (born April 6, 1970) is an American musician, best known as the drummer of heavy metal bands Hellyeah and Stone Sour and is currently the drummer for the industrial metal band Ministry. Early life Mayorga was born in Forest ...

, Satchel, Christian Martucci, Jason Christopher - (Rhythm Guitar) * 2015: '' Fear Clinic Soundtrack'' - The Dark -

- (Lead Guitar) * 2015: '' Meanwhile in Burbank...'' -

- (Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals) * 2015: '' Straight Outta Burbank...'' -

- (Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals) * 2017: '' Hydrograd'' -

- (Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals) * 2019: '' Get It Out'' - Altitudes & Attitude - (Lead Guitar) * 2019: ''

Another State of Grace ''Another State of Grace'' is the fourth studio album by hard rock band Black Star Riders, released on September 6, 2019. Black Star Riders evolved from the touring version of Thin Lizzy, assembled by guitarist Scott Gorham after the death of Thin ...

'' -

- (Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals) * 2019: ''Hello, You Bastards: Live in Reno'' -

- (Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals) * 2020: ''

'' -

- (Guitar, Vocals) * 2021: ''Brick Or Bullet'' - Dirty O'Keeffe - (Lead Vocals, Lead Guitar) * 2021: ''The Innermost Journey to Your Outermost Mind'' -

Sami Yaffa Sami Yaffa (born Sami Lauri Takamäki; 4 September 1963) is a Finnish bass guitarist best known for his work in New York Dolls, Michael Monroe's bands, and Hanoi Rocks. He is currently the bassist for the Michael Monroe band and The Compulsion ...

- (Lead Guitar) * 2021: ''The

Metallica Metallica is an American heavy metal band. The band was formed in 1981 in Los Angeles by vocalist/guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich, and has been based in San Francisco for most of its career. The band's fast tempos, instru ...

Blacklist'' - Holier Than Thou -

- (Lead Guitar) * 2022: ''CMFB ...Sides'' -

- (Lead Guitar, Backing Vocals) * 2022: ''Heavy Water'' - Dirty O'Keeffe - (Vocals, guitar) * 2023: '' Wrong Side of Paradise'' –

– (Lead guitar, backing vocals)

Filmography

* '' New York Doll'' (as Christian Black) - (2005)

References

External links

STONE SOUR RELEASE MUSIC VIDEO FOR COVER OF METAL CHURCH'S "THE DARK"

Corey Taylor And Friends Rock Henry Rollins-Hosted Drop In The Bucket Benefit Event

A Message About Our 2014 Winter Tour : Stone Sour

LIVE SHOW REVIEW: STONE SOUR

BLACK STAR RIDERS To Release 'Another State Of Grace' Album In September

ALTITUDES & ATTITUDE Feat. MEGADETH's ELLEFSON, ANTHRAX's BELLO: 'Get It Out' Album Due In January
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