Terry Balsamo, born October 8, 1972 in Tampa, Florida, is an American guitarist. He is the former guitarist of the alternative metal band Cold and the current guitarist of Evanescence. After a quick run with the early line-up of Limp Bizkit in 1995, Terry joined up with fellow Jacksonville rockers Scooter Ward, Sam McCandless, Jeremy Marshall and Kelly Hayes, of the band Cold.
Terry Balsamo remained with Cold writing and recording with them for their albums 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage (2000) and Year of the Spider (2003). Terry also appeared alongside Staind, in Staind's MTV Unplugged performance in 2001. Near the end of his stint with Cold, the band joined Evanescence as an opening act on the 2003 Nintendo Fusion Tour. According to Cold's new record label, Sonic Star Records, Terry is once again playing with the band.
When Evanescence's guitarist Ben Moody left the band during their European tour, Balsamo filled in for Moody on stage. When Cold's future suddenly came into question, Balsamo jumped ship, signing on for good with Evanescence. He has also become a songwriter with lead singer and songwriter of Evanescence, Amy Lee.
Terry Balsamo can be seen and heard most prominently in Evanescence's live album, Anywhere but Home (2004) and on the band's most recent album The Open Door (2006). He has become Amy Lee's main collaborator for Evanescence and co-wrote most of Evanescence's 2nd album The Open Door including the album's first single, "Call Me When You're Sober", and third single "Sweet Sacrifice". He is also recording Evanescence's third album that will be released October 11, 2011.
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