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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Impellitteri| origin = USA| genre = Heavy metal music|Heavy metal , neo-classical metal | years_active = 1987–present| label = Relativity Records , Victor Entertainment|JVC | associated_acts = Rob Rock | website = http://www.impellitterifanclub.info Official Site| current_members = Rob Rock Chris Impellitteri James Amelio Pulli Edward Harris Roth Glen Sobel| past_members =| background=group_or_band Impellitteri is a Heavy metal music|heavy metal band from USA formed and led by guitarist Chris Impellitteri . Since inception, the band has released numerous albums which are notable mainly due to Chris Impellitteri's speed/shred style of playing.
Band history
Chris Impellitteri formed Impellitteri together with Rob Rock in Los Angeles, California.when|date=January 2011 They released an Extended play|EP simply titled Impellitteri (album)|Impellitteri . The self-titled EP featured high energy energetic heavy metal music|heavy metal with fast guitar solos. Vocalist for the EP was Rob Rock.
After the EP the band regrouped, this time with Graham Bonnet as vocals|lead singer , and released A semi-tribute album to the more famous metal vocalists of the era titled Stand In Line . MTV played Impellitteri's music video for Stand In Line in its rotation, and Chris Impellitteri was a guest host on MTV 's Headbanger's Ball . The fans voted Impellitteri a smash on MTV's Smash or Trash show featured during the release of the album. The album charted in Billboards top 100 and remained there for over 5 months. However, Impellitteri stated The Black EP was Impellitteri's style of music, and Stand in line was only intended to be a tribute to the legendary vocalists of the past's music, and not as a traditional Impellitteri metal shred record. Impellitteri has submitted copyright claims to YouTube for postings of live footage from this era.
After some touring and label deals, Impellitteri returned (again with Rob Rock on vocals). They recorded and released the popular Extended play|EP titled Victim of the System , which was produced by Mike Tacci who was the Audio engineering|assistant engineer on Metallica's Metallica (album)|Black album . In late 1994 in music|1994 , they released Answer to the Master (album)|Answer to the Master .
In 1996, Impellitteri released Screaming Symphony (album)|Screaming Symphony . The record was mixed by highly-reputed producer Michael Wagner who had produced Metallica and Ozzy Osbourne in the past. The next year, they released another record titled: Eye of the Hurricane (Impellitteri album)|Eye of the Hurricane . In 2000 Impellitteri released Crunch (Impellitteri album)|Crunch .
Shortly after Crunch, Rob Rock decided to pursue a solo career and Impellitteri again recruited Graham Bonnet and began working on their next album. In 2002 in music|2002 they released System X (album)|System X . That year they also released a compilation of hits called The Very Best of Impellitteri: Faster Than the Speed of Light .
The reunion with Bonnet would be short-lived as they parted ways some time shortly thereafter. Impellitteri recruited Curtis Skelton, releasing Pedal to the Metal (Impellitteri Album)|Pedal to the Metal in 2004 in music|2004 , displaying some of their most aggressive music to date.
In May 2008 in music|2008 , it was announced that Rob Rock was, once again, back in Impellitteri. They collaborated on a new album called Wicked Maiden with a working title of Good and Evil .
Wicked Maiden was released in Japan and Europe on February 24, 2009 in music|2009 ,with the intent of releasing the new album in the United States in 2011, followed by the Impellitteri shredfest tour.cite web | url= http://www.impellitterifanclub.info | title=Impellitteri's official fansite | accessdate=2008-12-09 | date=2008-12-09
Beliefs
As far as Christian metal ties, Impellitteri (the band) does not consider themselves to be a Christian band. Rob Rock said the following in an interview:
cquote|Chris and I and Ken Mary are all Christians, but James and Ed and Glen, our touring drummer, don't necessarily proclaim themselves as Christians, so it's not a Christian band.cite web | url= http://www.rapture.net/impellitteri/takit.htm | title=ROB ROCK-1999 interview w/ "Take It" web-zine | author=Frank Stöver | accessdate=2008-05-13Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot|||Rob Rock
cite book |last=Hale |first=Mark |title=Headbangers |year=1993 |publisher=Popular Culture, Ink. |location= Ann Arbor, Michigan|Ann Arbor , Michigan |edition=First edition, second printing |isbn=1-56075-029-4 |chapter=1409 |page=160
cite book |last=Powell |first=Mark Allan |title=Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music |year=2002 |publisher=Hendrickson Publishers |location= Peabody, Massachusetts|Peabody , Massachusetts |isbn=1-56563-679-1 |edition=First printing |chapter=Impellitteri |page=431
Footnotes
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External links
http://www.impellitterifanclub.info/ Official Fan Club for Chris Impellitteri
http://www.metal-reviews.com/impell.htm Impellitteri albums reviewed on Ultimate Metal Reviews
http://www.shoutlife.com/robrock/ Rob Rock @ ShoutLife Notice: If a notice that the file or script could not be found. Go directly to http://www.shoutlife.com/robrock
http://www.myspace.com/Impellitteri Impellitteri on MySpace
Impellitteri Category:Musical groups established in 1987 Category:Musical quintets Category:American heavy metal musical groups
