Michael J. Bernardino

Music:

Member Since: 12/19/2006
Band Members: Mike "Bernie" Bernardino: all guitars & arrangements...
Influences: oh man, you got like 3 hours to read a list?
Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising Force, Children of Bodom--Inearthed, Symphony X--Michael Romeo--Michael Pinnella, Adagio, Cacophony--Jason Becker--Marty Friedman, Rusty Cooley--Outworld, Arch Enemy--Spiritual Beggars, Lamb of God, Black Label Society--Zakk Wylde, Necrophagist, Eidolon, Nevermore, Racer X--Paul Gilbert--Mr. Big, Shawn Lane, Buckethead, Bumblefoot--Ron Thal, Pantera & Damageplan, Slipknot (more recent stuff), Metallica, Megadeth, Avenged Sevenfold, Death, Deicide, Cannibal Corpse (a lil bit), Annihilator, Overkill (kinda), Disturbed, Dream Theater--John Petrucci--Jordan Rudess, Evanescence, Exodus, Godsmack, Greg Howe, Tony MacAlpine, George Bellas, Guns 'N' Roses, HIM, In Flames, Ion Dissonance, Into Eternity, Iron Maiden--Bruce Dickinson, Jeff Healey Band, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Judas Priest, Kansas, Kataklysm, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath (Both Ozzy & especially the Dio eras), Ozzy Osbourne (especially Randy Rhoads era), Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mastadon, Mattias IA Eklundh--Freak Kitchen, Meshuggah, Mudvayne, Nile, Opeth, Queen, Rush, Shadows Fall, Sinergy, Six Feet Under, Sonata Arctica, Stratovarius, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Suffocation, The Human Abstract, Theodore Ziras, Time Requiem (psychotic keyboard playing!!!), Torture Killer, Trivium, Unearth, Vader, Van Halen, Vinnie Moore, Vitalij Kuprij (pronounced "vitalee koopree"), Waking The Cadaver, Warmen, Wintersun, Apocalyptica, Beneath The Massacre, Beyond The Flesh, Origin, Blue Oyster Cult, Byzantine, Cradle of Filth (kinda), Dimmu Borgir (kinda), Deeds of Flesh, DIO, Dragon Force (1 song lol), Gonçalo Pereira, Iron Mask, Killswitch Engage, Liquid Tension Experiment, Machine Head (kinda), Michael Angelo Batio (coupla tunes), Quo Vadis, Ring of Fire, Roadrunner United (great album), Behemoth, The Steve Miller Band, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Corrosion of Conformity, Pink Floyd, Frank Marino--Mahogany Rush (very overlooked guitarist), The Doors, Boston, AC/DC (only a little these days...), Cream, Def Leppard, Aerosmith, Santana, ZZ Top, Journey, Jethro Tull, Styx (a few tunes here and there), Neil Young, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Guess Who, Yes, Kiss, The Eagles, Alice Cooper, Electric Light Orchestra, Elton John (yeah he's a fruit but he's also a powerful songwriter), Bad Company, Ten years After, Slayer (a few tunes)...
And the list goes on from there if you can believe that!
I also really like the following classical composers: J.S. Bach & C.P.E. Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Nicolo Paganini, Domenico Scarlatti, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Fredéric Chopin, Tomaso Albinoni, Pablo de Sarasate, Johannes Brahms, Pyotr Tchaikovsky---- I've never really been into Beethoven all that much; with the exception of a few pieces...
But of course, most of the time an entire band can't really influence me as a whole (although some actually have such as the first few on the top list there). Here are my main inspirations, idols & heroes:
Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Alexi Laiho, Jason Becker, Michael Romeo, Stephan Forté, Rusty Cooley, Michael Amott, Muhhammed Suicmez, Paul Gilbert, Dave Mustaine (Kirk Hammett's kinda a douche bag), James Hetfield, Joe Satriani, Marty Friedman, Shawn Lane, Tony MacAlpine, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott, Zakk Wylde, Ritchie Blackmore, Tony Iommi, Chuck Shuldiner, Jeff Waters, Jeff Loomis, Jordan Rudess, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and many many more that are all located within the bands that I mentioned above!
But of course, I can never forget the inspiration and a ½ to me that is William Randall Rhoads (Randy Rhoads); who was the main reason for which I started playing guitar in the first place. He created a revolution in the world of guitar playing and rock/metal music that should never be forgotten--rest his soul. Although he's gone, he will definitely be remembered as one of the greatest phenoms to grace the world of music fer many years to come. --Thank you Randy, I owe you more than anyone knows...
Sounds Like: I dunno...you be the judge!
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None