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Michael Angelo Batio

United States • b. 1956-02-23

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Biography

Michael Angelo Batio ( BAY-tee-oh; born June 12, 1956), also known as Michael Angelo, Mike Batio or MAB, is an American heavy metal guitarist. He was the lead guitarist for the glam metal band Nitro in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He is currently the permanent guitarist for the band Manowar. He is best known for playing heavy metal and its subgenres such as neoclassical metal and speed metal.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

104 releases · 22 albums · active 1979–2026

  • Performance · 244
  • Engineering · 38
  • Production · 36
  • Other credits · 11
  • Mastering · 2

Studios: Front Page Productions, Costa Mesa, CA · Monster Mix Studio, Kenosha · Mixing Lab B · Mixing Lab A

Frequent collaborators

  • Various
  • Nitro (25)
  • Holland (6)
  • Michael Angelo
  • Angelo
  • Shout (5)
  • Dirge Within
  • Jim Gillette

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