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Ralph Santolla

The wheel is turning, it's not your will

About Me

If you already know me, this is my private myspace............... myspace.com/ralphprivate..My music page is www.myspace.com/ralphsantolla2 , please send guitar/music questions there, and I'll ignore them over there from now on!Somebody sent me this saying I look bored, I actually had the flu!!

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Ralph's solo project on Myspace

Here's my Guitar World video..I'm the guitarist with Obituary, and my new band Stare.
Other stuff I'm doing/have done - Deicide, Sebastian Bach, Iced Earth, Death, KMFDM, Millenium, Eyewitness WCW and WWF for years. All I want to do is play music, get better on guitar, meet people, and see the world. So far I've been to England, Ireland, Wales( seen a few in the crowd too), Scotland, Iceland, Japan, S.Korea, Turkey. Hungary, Peru, Mexico, Brazil, El Salvador, Columbia, Guatemala, Argentina, Ecuador, um, Germany, Belgium, Slovenia, Australia, New Zealand, Croatia, Czech Republic, Austria, Canada, Bahamas, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Luxembourg, France, Spain ( lots of stories), Italy, and a bunch more I can't think of. I really love people.
My friends totally kick ass, and I'm the luckiest person in the world..
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My Interests

Music, art, religion, history, Theology, Christian apologetics, Forteana, animals , alt culture, the British colonization of Africa ( that's weird, I know), early Christianity, the Roman Empire, WWII, Cold War history, Lives of the great composers, lives of the great painters, wine, politics, food, cooking, anything related to Beethoven ,miltary historyTHINGS I DON'T LIKE: Satanism, gore, racism and racists, stupid people who react emotionally because they can't use reason, sucka MCs, your band, Islamic fundamentalism, people who's entire identity is based on the music they like and the t-shirts they wear,Al Gore,gay power metal with screechy vocals...the list goes on and on

I'd like to meet:

Jesus ( might be sooner than I planned), Thomas Jefferson ,George Patton, Randy Rhoads , Beethoven, Julius Caeser, Pontius Pilate, Winston Churchill, da Vinci, and some other folks too.

I won't answer questions about Glen Benton, Sebastian Bach, Jon Shaeffer, Chuck Schuldiner, etc. . ..
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Music:

My guitar influences :Michael Schenker, Uli Jon Roth , Randy Rhoads, Gary Moore, Jeff Beck, Allan Holdsworth, Shawn Lane, John Norum, Scott Henderson, Alexi Laiho, Roope Latvala, Neal Geraldo, Buck Dharma, Glen Tipton, Eddie Van Halen, Ronni Le Tekro, Jeff Carlisi, Brent Mason, Joe Pass, Albert Lee, Steve Morse, Ritchie Blackmore, Eric Johnson, Mike Amott, Brian May, Angus Young, Slash, Chuck Schuldiner, Bill Steer, Mathias Jabs, Wolf Hoffman, Ace Frehley, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix Music - Beethoven, Deep Purple, ,, Franz Listz, Jellyfish,Portishead, Garbage, Hooverphonics, COB, UFO,Dimmu Borgir,Kiss, Lynyrd Skynyrd, 38 Special, Jorn, Molly Hatchet, ABBA, ELO, Allman Bothers, Soilwork, COB, Down, Alabama Thunderpussy, Aerosmith, Led Zeppelin, John Coltrane, Blue Oyster Cult, Thin Lizzy,Elizabethan era, Opeth, Accept, Carcass, Beatles, Kiss, Slayer, Arch Enemy, Bach, MSG, Jorn, Queen, Sabbath, Romantic era music ( late 19th century).I listen to just about everything.

Movies:

Patton, Passion of the Christ, Saving Private Ryan, Mr. Frost, Jesus of Nazareth, Trippin'

Television:

The First Video I was ever in... I got a TICK on my leg that day!

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Books:

I'm a voracious reader, and I read everything I can get my hands on. At least 2 books a week. WEB Griffin, Wilbur Smith, Lincoln Child,Jeff Long, Malachai Martin

My Blog

Obituary U.S. Tour Dates

* FRI 5/09-Spartanburg, SC @ Ground Zero* SAT 5/10-Raleigh, NC @ Volume 11* SUN 5/11-Virginia Beach, VA @ Steppin Out* MON 5/12-New York, NY @ BB Kings* TUE 5/13-Cleveland, OH @ Peabody’s* WED 5...
Posted by Ralph Santolla on Sat, 15 Mar 2008 09:43:00 PST

Guest Appearances

I recently played a few guest spots for some friends, and I thought I'd let y'all know what they are , and when/where you can get them. First off, I played a solo on my friend Todd Grubbs' new instrum...
Posted by Ralph Santolla on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 05:02:00 PST

Festivals and Off Dates

..> ..>    Upcoming Shows ( view all )..> ..> ..> May 30 2008 8:00P..> Expo Venue Belgrad ..> May 31 2008 8:00P..> Gagarin 205 Athens ..> Jun 1 2008 8:00P..> Ydrog...
Posted by Ralph Santolla on Mon, 18 Feb 2008 04:41:00 PST

Day Off in Budapest

We had a typical day off yesterday in Budapest. We got up at 6 am, and through a prior arrangement, we went for a 5 mile run with the elite Hungarian Security Police. They were cool, and they let us o...
Posted by Ralph Santolla on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 11:40:00 PST

Euro Tour Starts Tonight

We start off tonight in Zwolle, NL. Almost 5 weeks of shows, about 14 countries. Hope to meet a lot of you on this trek. See ya soon.
Posted by Ralph Santolla on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:10:00 PST

WACKEN!!! FINALLY!!!

I've been waiting years for this, I can't wait.............. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article&newsitemID=85251...
Posted by Ralph Santolla on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 05:55:00 PST

I’m playing a charity concert in Quebec Dec. 13

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx? mode=Article&newsitemID=85235...
Posted by Ralph Santolla on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 03:35:00 PST

New Interview from Portugal

http://www.heavymetalpt.com/index.php?option=com_content& ;task=view&id=805&Itemid=77...
Posted by Ralph Santolla on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 07:49:00 PST

Sebastian Bach

I wrote a song  on the new Sebastian Bach record, " Angel Down" , which is coming out soon. The song is called " You Bring Me Down", and you can check out audio samples at amazon.com. I haven't h...
Posted by Ralph Santolla on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 01:36:00 PST

Let Him Who Hath Understanding............

.......reckon the number of beats per bar. This is for guitarists, a kind of open letter for all the guitar questions I get ( please send them to my music profile  www.myspace.com/ralphsantolla2&...
Posted by Ralph Santolla on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:00:00 PST