Ralph Circelli    

Born: September 15th.....

Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois

Years Played: 24

Instruments played: Guitar, Bass, and Vocals

Bands I’ve Been in: Mental Cruelty, Blasting Agent, Noyd, Reppellant, MetallaDeth, Metal Militia, Hollow Point, Metal Works, Diamond Dogs, Mad Mortis.........and currently......”BATTERY”

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How I met "BATTERY":

I was in Metal Militia, at the time, and we were looking for a drummer. A friend of the band called and told me the lead guitar player for "BATTERY" had quit, and they needed someone to fill in for a few shows. That was back in '97. I was the fill-in guitarist for five years, until Randy left in Nov of 2002. It was then I joined the Battery vessel full-time, until I left in Oct of 2003.....( my darkest time! ) I returned to Chicago, and "BATTERY", this time as the singer in Jan 2004, and I'm glad to be back, baby!

Favorite Bands: Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Pantera, Mercyful Fate, Type O Negative, Misfits, the list goes on.........

Guitars: Epiphone '58 Explorer w/ Emg '81 in the bridge, Emg '85 in the neck, Black w/ Black Diamondplate pickguard; Epiphone Gothic Explorer w/ stock Alnico wax-dipped p/u's, Black Satin w/ Black Diamondplate pickguard ( tuned to D ); LTD EX400DP with Emg HZ H4 set, Black with chrome Diamondplate (on loan from Brandon )

Amplification: Peavey XXL 100 watt head, with matching 4X12 Peavey bottom, loaded w/ Sheffield speakers

Effects: Boss GT-3 Multi-effects pedalboard

Most Memorable Road Experience: Ha ha...Definately the first time we were in Louisiana.......Johnny Cakes dubbed me "King Salami"........Ask me about it, sometime.......

Favorite Gig: Hmmm.....Lots of great times, but I think the most fun I had was in Zephyr Hills Fl, at Livestock the 13th. We played with so many great bands, but Def Leppard stole the show ( I think, anyway!)

Final Thoughts: We've had so many great times in this band, and we look forward to many more.......Thanks to you, our fans, who support us; Without you, this would not be possible............See Ya On The Road! METAL!!!!!!!!!