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Alessandro "Vman" 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 .
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- Joining the band
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Alessandro "Alex" Giovanni Venturella (born April 12, 1984) is the current bassist for Slipknot, filling in the spot made by Paul Gray after his death and Donnie Steele after his departure.
Venturella was one of the new additions to the band along with Jay Weinberg, and along with Jay, his identity was kept secret from fans as he wasn't a full member at the time. However, fans eventually used the music video for "The Devil In I" to leak his identity due to the tattoos on his hand.
His original mask (for .5: The Gray Chapter) was exactly the same as Jay Weinberg's (before he made changes to it). It was in the design of a mask made from a burlap sack with the Slipknot nine-pointed star on the forehead and a zipper on the mouth, he then added his own details to his mask. His mask for We Are Not Your Kind is a round metallic mas...
On August 2nd, 2015, a Slipknot show in Hartford, Connecticut was interrupted when Venturella collapsed into the crowd, where he was caught by the fans and was rushed to a hospital.
Slipknot made an official statement on their social media revealing that "V-Man" was severely dehydrated, therefore causing his incident.
•He was born and raised in England which is why he has his recognizable English accent.
•He is of Italian descent.
1."Venturella Alessandro Giovanni" Writer Credits. ASCAP. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
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Sep 23, 2015 · Me And My Bass interview with Slipknot's Alex 'V-Man' Venturella - YouTube. TotalGuitar. 142K subscribers. Subscribed. 16K. 1.6M views 8 years ago Total Guitar issue 272. With his identity now...
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Sep 21, 2022 · Alessandro ‘V-Man’ Venturella has recalled his audition for Slipknot in 2014. The Krokodil bassist was brought into the band in 2014 following the death of original member Paul Gray in 2010, and went on to make his debut on Slipknot’s fifth album .5: The Gray Chapter.
392K Followers, 1,240 Following, 1,322 Posts - Alessandro Venturella (@vmanshreds) on Instagram: "🇬🇧/🇮🇹".
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Oct 17, 2019 · Philip Trapp Published: October 17, 2019. Ollie Millington, Getty Images. When Alessandro "V-Man" Venturella first got the call to join Slipknot, he didn't even play the bass. In fact, Slipknot...
Slipknot Bassist VMAN Explains How He Joined The Band. Rock Feed. 906K subscribers. Subscribed. 3.5K. 128K views 4 years ago #Slipknot. Slipknot's bassist ALESSANDRO 'VMAN' VENTURELLA...
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