Italian American heavy metal musicians

The list Italian American heavy metal musicians includes Nikki Sixx, Jon Bon Jovi, Sully Erna, Phil Anselmo and Lita Ford. The list consists of 55 members.

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Nikki Sixx

Musician/Bassist, songwriter, Clothes designer, author, photographer, President of Eleven Seven Music

Overview: Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr.; December 11, 1958) is an American musician, songwriter, radio host, and photographer, best known as the co-founder, bassist, and primary songwriter ...

Date of birth: 11 December 1958

Age: 64

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

Partner: Courtney Sixx (Married)

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Brides of Destruction members 8T

American male bass guitarists 1,025T

American male non-fiction writers 4,581T
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Jon Bon Jovi

American, Musician

Overview: John Francis Bongiovi Jr. (born March 2, 1962), known professionally as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, philanthropist, and actor. Bon Jovi is best known as the founder ...

Date of birth: 2 March 1962

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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American musicians of Italian descent 37T

MTV Europe Music Award winners 366T

Sayreville War Memorial High School alumni 16T
3.

Sully Erna

American musician

Overview: Salvatore Paul "Sully" Erna Jr. (born February 7, 1968) is an American singer, musician and songwriter, best known as the vocalist and rhythm guitarist for rock band Godsmack. He is also a harmonica player ...

Date of birth: 7 February 1968

Age: 54

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: JoAnna Wortham (Married)

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Alternative metal singers 13T

20th-century American drummers 1,414T

Guitarists from Massachusetts 148T
4.

Phil Anselmo

American musician

Overview: Philip Hansen Anselmo (born June 30, 1968) is an American heavy metal musician best known as the vocalist for Pantera, Down, and Superjoint Ritual, amongst other musical projects. He is the owner of H ...

Date of birth: 30 June 1968

Age: 54

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 2" (188 cm)

Partner: Kate Richardson (Long-Term)

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Superjoint members 3T

Down (band) members 7T

Singers from Louisiana 387T
5.

Lita Ford

American, Musician

Overview: Lita Rossana Ford (born 19 September 1958) is an English-born American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter. She was the lead guitarist for the all-female rock band the Runaways in the late 1970s, before ...

Date of birth: 19 September 1958

Age: 64

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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Steamhammer Records artists 4T

20th-century American women guitarists 265T

21st-century American women guitarists 316T
6.

Ronnie James Dio

Musician, singer-songwriter, producer

Overview: Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer-songwriter and composer. He fronted or founded numerous groups throughout ...

Date of birth: 10 July 1942

Date of death: 16 May 2010

Age: 67 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Vocalist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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Elf (band) members 5T

American male bass guitarists 1,025T

Heaven & Hell (band) members 7T
7.

Peter Criss

American musician

Overview: George Peter John Criscuola (born December 20, 1945), better known by his stage name Peter Criss, is a retired American musician and actor, best known as a co-founder, original drummer, and occasional ...

Date of birth: 20 December 1945

Age: 77

Nationality: American

Occupation: Drummer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Musicians with fictional stage personas 10T

American male jazz musicians 3,118T

20th-century American drummers 1,414T
8.

Dave 'The Snake' Sabo

American, Musician

Overview: David Michael Sabo (born September 16, 1964), nicknamed "The Snake", is an American musician best known as guitarist of heavy metal band Skid Row.

Date of birth: 16 September 1964

Age: 58

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Tina Norris (Married)

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Wikipedia articles with BNE identifiers 90T

Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers 119T

Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers 376T
9.

Glenn Danzig

Musician

Overview: Glenn Allen Anzalone (born June 23, 1955), better known by his stage name Glenn Danzig, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, film director, and record producer. He is the founder of the bands ...

Date of birth: 23 June 1955

Age: 67

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: Ashley Wisdom (Long-Term)

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Samhain (band) members 8T

Horror punk musicians 53T

American conspiracy theorists 477T
10.

Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein

American musician

Overview: Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (born Paul Caiafa on September 15, 1964) is an American guitarist best known for his material with the horror punk band the Misfits and his own band eponymously named Doyle ...

Date of birth: 15 September 1964

Age: 58

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 4" (193 cm)

Partner: Alissa White Gluz (Dating)

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Lodi High School (New Jersey) alumni 7T

American male bass guitarists 1,025T

Horror punk musicians 53T
11.

John Petrucci

American musician

Overview: John Peter Petrucci (born July 12, 1967) is an American guitarist, composer and producer. He is best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. He produced or co-produced (often ...

Date of birth: 12 July 1967

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Partner: Rena Sands (Married)

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Liquid Tension Experiment members 4T

Explorers Club (band) members 14T

Record producers from New York 485T
12.

Gary Cherone

Singer-songwriter

Overview: Gary Francis Caine Cherone (shə-ROHN; born July 26, 1961) is an American rock singer and songwriter. He is known for his work as the lead vocalist of the Boston rock group Extreme, as well as his short ...

Date of birth: 26 July 1961

Age: 61

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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American male songwriters 1,252T

Singers from Massachusetts 227T

Twin people from the United States 693T
13.

Vinnie Vincent

American musician

Overview: Vincent John Cusano (born August 6, 1952), better known by his stage name Vinnie Vincent, is an American guitarist and songwriter. He is a former member of the rock band Kiss from 1982 until mid-1984 during ...

Date of birth: 6 August 1952

Age: 70

Nationality: American

Occupation: Guitarist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

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Guitarists from Connecticut 36T

20th-century American guitarists 3,517T

American male guitarists 4,296T
14.

Rob Affuso

American rock drummer

Overview: Robert James Affuso (born March 1, 1963 in Newburgh, New York) is an American heavy metal drummer, best known as a member of the band Skid Row from 1987 to 1996.

Date of birth: 1 March 1963

Age: 59

Nationality: American

Occupation: Drummer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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20th-century American drummers 1,414T

American male drummers 1,406T

Skid Row (American band) members 12T
15.

Phil Varone

American musician

Overview: Phil Varone (born October 15, 1967) is an American drummer, music producer and songwriter. He is a founding and former member of the band Saigon Kick from 1988–1996 and from 2012–2015.

Date of birth: 15 October 1967

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Drummer

Gender: Male

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20th-century American drummers 1,414T

American male drummers 1,406T

Coral Springs High School alumni 10T
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Roxy Petrucci

American musician

Overview: Roxanne Dora Petrucci (born March 17, 1962 in Rochester, Michigan) is the drummer for Madam X and Vixen.

Date of birth: 17 March 1962

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Occupation: Drummer

Gender: Female

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20th-century American women musicians 816T

21st-century American women musicians 884T

Madam X (band) members 3T
17.

Chris De Garmo

American, Guitarist

Overview: Christopher Lee DeGarmo (born June 14, 1963) is an American heavy metal and hard rock guitarist and songwriter, best known for being a lead and rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist, and primary songwriter ...

Date of birth: 14 October 1963

Age: 59

Nationality: American

Occupation: Guitarist

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

Partner: Kimberly Casperson (Married)

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Spys4Darwin members 4T

Guitarists from Washington (state) 125T

20th-century American guitarists 3,551T
18.

Mike Mangini

American, Drummer

Overview: Michael Anthony Mangini (born April 18, 1963) is an American musician and current drummer of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. He has also played for bands and artists such as Annihilator, Extreme ...

Date of birth: 18 April 1963

Age: 59

Nationality: American

Occupation: Drummer

Gender: Male

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Waltham High School alumni 22T

Annihilator (band) members 6T

20th-century American drummers 1,446T
19.

Glen Benton

American, Musician

Overview: Glen Benton (born June 18, 1967) is an American death metal musician. He is best known as the lead vocalist and bassist for the death metal band Deicide and was also a part of the band Vital Remains, where ...

Date of birth: 18 June 1967

Age: 55

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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20th-century male singers 6,325T

American male bass guitarists 1,072T

Musicians from Niagara Falls, New York 13T
20.

Charlie Benante

American, Drummer

Overview: Charles Lee Benante (born November 27, 1962, in The Bronx, New York) is an American musician best known as the drummer for thrash metal band Anthrax, as well as crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death ...

Date of birth: 27 November 1962

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Occupation: Drummer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Carla Harvey (Dating)

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Stormtroopers of Death members 4T

Musicians from the Bronx 34T

20th-century American drummers 1,414T