11 Facts About Terry Balsamo

Terry Philip Balsamo II was born on October 8,1972 and is an American musician who is best known as the former guitarist of the rock bands Cold and Evanescence.

Terry Balsamo wrote and recorded with Cold for their albums 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage and Year of the Spider.

Terry Balsamo appeared alongside Staind in Staind's 2001 MTV Unplugged performance.

Terry Balsamo briefly re-joined Cold for their early 2009 reunion tour.

When Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody left the band during the European tour of their debut album Fallen, Terry Balsamo replaced him as lead guitarist on tour and soon joined as Evanescence's permanent guitarist.

Terry Balsamo featured on Evanescence's 2004 live album and concert DVD Anywhere but Home, and became singer and pianist Amy Lee's musical collaborator on their second album, The Open Door.

Terry Balsamo continued with the band, playing and co-writing on their 2011 self-titled third album.

Terry Balsamo performed with the band again in 2019 for the song "Sweet Sacrifice".

In October 2005, two days after having finished recording all of his guitar tracks for Evanescence's album The Open Door, Terry Balsamo suffered a stroke from a torn neck artery, leaving the left side of his body paralyzed.

Terry Balsamo's doctors did not think he would ever be able to play guitar again.

Terry Balsamo however was determined to overcome the paralysis, and began physical therapy and the process of re-training his hand to play.