MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO

MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO is a instrumental rock guitarist from Chicago, Illinois. He studied at Northeastern Illinois University and received a degree in music theory. After playing guitar since the age of ten years, BaTiO often referred to as the fastest guitar shredder of all time.

BaTiO recording career started with Jim Gillette on Gillette's solo album, "Proud To Be Loud". The two metal stars, as well as bassist T.J. Racer and drummer Bobby Rock went to find the metal band Nitro, releasing two albums. Nitro also filmed a music video for the song "Freight Train" which received air time on MTV. He also played in a band with vocalist Brad Holland Dutch. Their Atlantic Records album, "Little Monster", met with moderate success in the mid-1980s


BaTiO is ambidextrous, and can play two guitars at the same time - either in synchronized or separate harmonies. He also invented and successfully played the first 'quad' guitar. However, the instrument was stolen during the Nitro show at El Paso, Texas, and only two of the four parts required for assembly have been found. That's because of this that he had not played the quad guitar in many years. Double Guitar Other innovative discoveries (along with 'string dampener'), which normally use live and in studio recordings.

Guitar One magazine called BaTiO, the # 1 fastest shredder in the world in April 2003.

BaTiO recently revealed that the name for his new album, "Hands Without Shadows" was inspired by the Chinese fans who said that he slapped his hand on the neck of the guitar so fast that he did it without a shadow.

"Hands Without Shadows"

Time Sig: 7/4
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|---------5-----9---5---------|
D|-----9-----7-------------9-7-|
A|---7---9-----9---9---7-9-----|
E|-5---------------------------|


13/8 x2
e----------------------------|
B----------------------------|
G---------55-----9---5-------|
D-----9------7-------------9-|
A---7---9------9---9---7-9---|
E-5--------------------------|


11/8
e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G-----3-----------5--------------------|
D---2-------3---5-----4----------------|
A-1-------3---3-----2------------------|
E-------1------------------------------|

PLay first bar again then second bar (second bar only once) then:

12/8
e---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G---------55-----9---5------------------|
D-----9------7--------------------------|
A---7---9------9---9---7-9--------------|
E-5-------------------------------------|


7/8
e---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|
D-9-7-5---------------------------------|
A-------9-7-5---------------------------|
E-------------8-7-----------------------|

Then go to 3rd bar (one with the 123 chord)

now play

6/4
e--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------|
G-----8------------10------------------|
D---8-------8---10-------9-------------|
A-6-------8---8---------9--------------|
E-------6-------------7----------------|