Christian Martucci

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Christian Martucci
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Martucci performing with Stone Sour in 2018
Background information
Birth nameChristopher Anthony Martucci [1]
Born (1977-06-05) June 5, 1977 (age 46)
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)
  • Guitar
  • vocals
Years active1995–present
Website christianmartucci.com

Christopher Anthony Martucci (born June 5, 1977), known professionally as Christian Martucci, is an American guitarist and vocalist. He is the lead guitar player for the hard rock band Stone Sour, Corey Taylor, and former member of Black Star Riders.

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Martucci is a dual citizen of Italy and the United States. [2] He was born in Philadelphia and was a founding member of Thousand Watt Stare, Black President, [3] the Strychnine Babies and the Chelsea Smiles. Martucci was Dee Dee Ramone's guitarist from late 1999 to 2002 [4] and appeared as "Chris the Creep" in Ramones's last book, Legend of a Rock Star, A Memoir: The Last Testament of Dee Dee Ramone. In 2014, he became the permanent replacement for Stone Sour's guitarist Jim Root. [5] In September 2018, it was announced he would replace Damon Johnson as lead guitarist in Black Star Riders [6] from January 2019.

In 2020, it was announced that Martucci would be joining Corey Taylors solo band. [7] The band recorded 25 songs in 2 1/2 weeks live in the studio with producer Jay Ruston. The album CMFT was released in October 2020 by Roadrunner Records. [8] [9]

In February 2021, Martucci formed the side project Dirty O'Keeffe [10] with Billy Gould (Faith No More), Dave Raun (Lagwagon), and Steven Shepard (Trash N' Privilege). They released the single "Brick or Bullet" in 2021, followed by the four-song EP Heavy Water in 2022. [11]

Martucci uses or has used guitars by a variety of brands including Gibson, Gretsch, Marvin, Zemaitis, Dean, and Charvel. [12] He uses Dimarzio pickups [13] and Marshall amps. [14]

Discography

Martucci (left) with Black President in 2011 Black President @ The Warped Tour.jpg
Martucci (left) with Black President in 2011

Filmography

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References

  1. ↑ "Corey Taylor – Black Eyes Blue Lyrics".
  2. ↑ "Intervista a Christian Martucci, il chitarrista si racconta tra Stone Sour, Black Star Riders e l'Italia – Notizie Torino". June 30, 2021.
  3. ↑ Pfeiffer, John (April 15, 2009). "Shoreworld: Deena Shoshkes, Black President and Bouncing Souls". The Aquarian Weekly. Retrieved August 13, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Interview: Christian Martucci Talks to Us About the New Black Star Riders Album – Another State of Grace". August 13, 2019.
  5. ↑ "STONE SOUR: Guitarist CHRISTIAN MARTUCCI Is 'Permanent Replacement' For JIM ROOT". Blabbermouth. March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 20, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Stone Sour Guitarist Christian Martucci to Join Black Star Riders". Loudwire . September 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Corey Taylor announces debut solo album 'CMFT' and shares first two songs". NME . July 29, 2020.
  8. ↑ "CMFT by Corey Taylor on Apple Music" . Retrieved September 29, 2020– via Apple Music.
  9. ↑ "Slipknot's Corey Taylor Announces Debut Solo Album 'CMFT,' Drops First Two Singles". Billboard . July 29, 2020. Retrieved September 29, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Faith No More, Stone Sour, Lagwagon members form Dirty O'Keeffe, unleash "Brick or Bullet": Stream". February 9, 2021.
  11. ↑ "DIRTY O'KEEFFE Feat. Members of STONE SOUR, FAITH NO MORE Drop New EP Heavy Water, Along with Title Track Visualizer".
  12. ↑ "Career in gear: Stone Sour's Christian Martucci shares the guitars he can't live without". August 24, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Christian Martucci | DiMarzio".
  14. ↑ "Christian Martucci".
  15. ↑ "New York Doll | Mormon Literature & Creative Arts Database | HBLL".
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