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| name = Alessandro Venturella
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| birth_name = Alessandro Giovanni Venturella
|associated_acts = [[Krokodil (band)|Krokodil]], [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]], [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]]
| alias = Vman
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|4|12}}
| origin = England
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| genre = [[Heavy metal music|Heavy metal]]
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| instrument = {{flatlist|
* Bass
* guitar
* keyboards
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| years_active = 1999–present
| current_member_of = [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]]
| past_member_of = [[Cry for Silence]]
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'''Alessandro "Alex" Giovanni Venturella''' is a British musician who is the current bassist for American [[Heavy metal music|heavy metal]] band [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]]. He previously has served as a lead guitarist for Krokodil and [[Cry for Silence]]. Earlier in his career, he was the touring guitar tech for [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]]'s [[Brent Hinds]], [[Coheed and Cambria]], [[Architects (British band)|Architects]], and [[Fightstar]].
'''Alessandro Venturella''' is a British metal musician, best known as guitarist for [[Krokodil (band)|Krokodil]], guitar tech for [[Mastodon (band)|Mastodon]]‘s [[Brent Hinds]], and as the bassist for [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]], who replaced [[Donnie Steele]] in 2014.<ref>The PRP. 2014. "A Closer Look at Slipknot's New Bassist & Drummer". Available at: http://www.theprp.com/2014/09/12/news/a-closer-look-at-slipknots-new-bassist-drummer/</ref><ref>Metal Sucks. 2014. "Slipknot: New Bassist's Identity Revealed?". Available at: http://www.metalsucks.net/2014/09/12/slipknot-new-bassists-identity-revealed/</ref>


==References==
== Slipknot ==
On 7 October 2014, frontman [[Corey Taylor]] of Slipknot was surprised by the fact that Venturella had been identified playing bass in a Slipknot video for the song "[[The Devil in I]]". Venturella's unique left-hand tattoo had been reported by Metal Chapel News, despite all the musicians wearing masks in the video. Taylor said of Venturella and the video's drummer, "They're not official band members yet, but they are people who play with the band... Time will tell whether or not they're, like, full members."<ref name=Loudwire2014>{{cite web|url = http://loudwire.com/slipknot-corey-taylor-new-bassist-identity-leak-so-upset/|title = Slipknot's Corey Taylor on New Bassist's Identity Leak: 'I Was So Upset'|last = Hartmann|first = Graham|publisher = Loudwire|date = 8 October 2014|access-date = 8 October 2014|archive-date = 26 November 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201126163837/https://loudwire.com/slipknot-corey-taylor-new-bassist-identity-leak-so-upset/|url-status = live}}</ref>

On 3 December 2014, Slipknot's former drum tech posted a photograph of a personnel list of the band on tour, showing that bassist Venturella and drummer [[Jay Weinberg]] were touring with the band.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalinjection.net/gossip/slipknot-itinerary-leaks-confirming-drummer-identity-as-jay-weinberg|last=Pasbani|first=Robert|title=Slipknot's Itinerary previously fired, breaks out in a fit of rage, taking a picture of the official slipknot personnel list, exposing Weinberg as the drummer for Slipknot.|date=3 December 2014|publisher=Metal Injection|access-date=3 December 2014|archive-date=10 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210035454/http://www.metalinjection.net/gossip/slipknot-itinerary-leaks-confirming-drummer-identity-as-jay-weinberg|url-status=live}}</ref> Venturella was eventually officially revealed to be the bassist by [[Jim Root]] in an interview with Ultimate-Guitar on 13 May 2015.<ref>http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/jim_root_seems_like_stone_sour_cant_even_write_a_new_record_they_lost_a_good_writer.html?no_takeover {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151104120841/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/jim_root_seems_like_stone_sour_cant_even_write_a_new_record_they_lost_a_good_writer.html?no_takeover |date=4 November 2015 }} "So '''VMan''' and Jay both came to my house and we started rehearsing a couple weeks early before we went on the tour. I sat down with VMan and we really dissected all the songs from the set we were gonna play live and dissected not just the album versions but the live versions and how Paul would approach these songs."</ref>

On 2 August 2015, Venturella had an unknown medical emergency for which he was rushed to the hospital during a show in Hartford, Connecticut.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/slipknot-bassist-rushed-to-hospital-during-hartford-concert-band-completes-set-as-eight-piece/|title=SLIPKNOT Bassist Rushed To Hospital During Hartford Concert; Band Completes Set As Eight-Piece|date=2 August 2015}}</ref> The following day, it was revealed that Venturella had suffered from dehydration during the show the previous night, and would be returning to the stage on 4 August 2015, in Mansfield, Massachusetts, where he performed backstage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/slipknot/photos/a.113128182671.101333.6478112671/10153146689982672/?type=1&theater|title=Slipknot|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref>

== Discography ==
;with Cry for Silence
* ''Through The Precious Words'' (2001)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Cry-For-Silence-Through-The-Precious-Words/release/7066823|title=Cry For Silence – Through The Precious Words|website=Discogs|date=6 September 2023 }}</ref>
* ''The Longest Day'' (2004)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://punktastic.com/reviews/cry-for-silence-the-longest-day-e-p/|title=Cry For Silence – The Longest Day E.P|website=punktastic.com}}</ref>
* ''The Glorious Dead'' (2008)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/notes/visible-noise/cry-for-silence-release-debut-album-10th-march/8372357489|title=CRY FOR SILENCE RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM 10th MARCH|website=www.facebook.com}}</ref>

;with Krokodil
* ''Shatter / Dead Man's Path Ltd. 7'' (2014)
* ''Nachash'' (2014)

;with Slipknot
* ''[[.5: The Gray Chapter]]'' (2014)<ref>This reference taken from an interview with Jim Root states that Alessandro played bass on 5 or 6 songs on the album http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/jim_root_seems_like_stone_sour_cant_even_write_a_new_record_they_lost_a_good_writer.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151017235243/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/jim_root_seems_like_stone_sour_cant_even_write_a_new_record_they_lost_a_good_writer.html |date=17 October 2015 }}</ref>
* "[[All Out Life]]" {{small|(non album single)}} (2018)
* ''[[We Are Not Your Kind]]'' (2019)
* ''[[The End, So Far]]'' (2022)

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Latest revision as of 23:01, 8 November 2024

"Vman" redirects here. For the magazine, see VMan.

Alessandro Venturella
Venturella performing with Slipknot in 2019
Venturella performing with Slipknot in 2019
Background information
Birth nameAlessandro Giovanni Venturella
Also known asVman
Born (1984-04-12) April 12, 1984 (age 40)
OriginEngland
GenresHeavy metal
Occupations
  • Musician
  • guitar tech
Instruments
  • Bass
  • guitar
  • keyboards
Years active1999–present
Member ofSlipknot
Formerly ofCry for Silence

Alessandro "Alex" Giovanni Venturella is a British musician who is the current bassist for American heavy metal band Slipknot. He previously has served as a lead guitarist for Krokodil and Cry for Silence. Earlier in his career, he was the touring guitar tech for Mastodon's Brent Hinds, Coheed and Cambria, Architects, and Fightstar.

Slipknot

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On 7 October 2014, frontman Corey Taylor of Slipknot was surprised by the fact that Venturella had been identified playing bass in a Slipknot video for the song "The Devil in I". Venturella's unique left-hand tattoo had been reported by Metal Chapel News, despite all the musicians wearing masks in the video. Taylor said of Venturella and the video's drummer, "They're not official band members yet, but they are people who play with the band... Time will tell whether or not they're, like, full members."[1]

On 3 December 2014, Slipknot's former drum tech posted a photograph of a personnel list of the band on tour, showing that bassist Venturella and drummer Jay Weinberg were touring with the band.[2] Venturella was eventually officially revealed to be the bassist by Jim Root in an interview with Ultimate-Guitar on 13 May 2015.[3]

On 2 August 2015, Venturella had an unknown medical emergency for which he was rushed to the hospital during a show in Hartford, Connecticut.[4] The following day, it was revealed that Venturella had suffered from dehydration during the show the previous night, and would be returning to the stage on 4 August 2015, in Mansfield, Massachusetts, where he performed backstage.[5]

Discography

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with Cry for Silence
  • Through The Precious Words (2001)[6]
  • The Longest Day (2004)[7]
  • The Glorious Dead (2008)[8]
with Krokodil
  • Shatter / Dead Man's Path Ltd. 7 (2014)
  • Nachash (2014)
with Slipknot

References

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  1. ^ Hartmann, Graham (8 October 2014). "Slipknot's Corey Taylor on New Bassist's Identity Leak: 'I Was So Upset'". Loudwire. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  2. ^ Pasbani, Robert (3 December 2014). "Slipknot's Itinerary previously fired, breaks out in a fit of rage, taking a picture of the official slipknot personnel list, exposing Weinberg as the drummer for Slipknot". Metal Injection. Archived from the original on 10 December 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
  3. ^ http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/jim_root_seems_like_stone_sour_cant_even_write_a_new_record_they_lost_a_good_writer.html?no_takeover Archived 4 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine "So VMan and Jay both came to my house and we started rehearsing a couple weeks early before we went on the tour. I sat down with VMan and we really dissected all the songs from the set we were gonna play live and dissected not just the album versions but the live versions and how Paul would approach these songs."
  4. ^ "SLIPKNOT Bassist Rushed To Hospital During Hartford Concert; Band Completes Set As Eight-Piece". 2 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Slipknot". www.facebook.com.
  6. ^ "Cry For Silence – Through The Precious Words". Discogs. 6 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Cry For Silence – The Longest Day E.P". punktastic.com.
  8. ^ "CRY FOR SILENCE RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM 10th MARCH". www.facebook.com.
  9. ^ This reference taken from an interview with Jim Root states that Alessandro played bass on 5 or 6 songs on the album http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/interviews/interviews/jim_root_seems_like_stone_sour_cant_even_write_a_new_record_they_lost_a_good_writer.html Archived 17 October 2015 at the Wayback Machine
Preceded by Slipknot bassist
2014–present 		Incumbent
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