Chris Impellitteri


Chris Impellitteri is the American lead guitarist and founder of the heavy metal band Impellitteri. In 2008 Guitar World magazine named Chris Impellitteri as one of the fastest guitarists of all time.
In 2003, Guitar One Magazine voted Chris Impellitteri the second fastest guitar shredder of all time, behind only Michael Angelo Batio; Yngwie Malmsteen was dubbed the third fastest shredder.

Biography

On The Blairing Out Show, he said that both his parents committed suicide when he was 9 years old, and that the guitar provided a path for him to express his anger and feelings.
Impellitteri's first music release was a black EP titled Impellitteri. It was filled with music featuring shredding guitar solos, screaming vocals, and a fast rhythm section. The Impellitteri Black EP established the band's sound in the metal world. With the second album, Victim of the System, Impellitteri continued his traditional neo-classical metal style, fusing fast technical guitar soloing with classical phrasing.
In 1996 they recorded Screaming Symphony followed by 1997's successful Eye of the Hurricane. In 2000 Impellitteri recorded Crunch, which was their most experimental musically using drum loops and samples.
In 2009 Impellitteri released the album Wicked Maiden.
In 2015 Impellitteri released the album Venom with Rob Rock on the vocals.

Equipment

Over the course of his career, Impelliterri has used a wide variety of different guitar brands and models, including Fender and Dean. He is currently endorsed by Charvel guitars with whom he has a custom model. In addition, he also used ENGL amplifiers and Seymour Duncan pickups.

Discography

with Impellitteri

See: Impellitteri Discography