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Nitro were an American heavy metal band from Hollywood, California, formed in 1988 and disbanding a total of two times—once in 1993, and again in 2019. The band’s most prominent lineup included vocalist Jim Gillette, guitarist Michael Angelo Batio, bassist T. J. Racer, and drummer Bobby Rock. In 1987, vocalist Jim Gillette released his debut solo album Proud to Be Loud, which featured contributions from Batio and Racer, the three of whom would later go on to form Nitro. Gillette and Batio had initially met at a beach party, while Racer was introduced to the singer as an attendee of one of his instructional vocal courses. Former Vinnie Vincent Invasion drummer Bobby Rock joined the band shortly thereafter. Speaking about joining the band, Rock recalled that Gillette and Batio recruited him by explaining that they “wanted to record the most over-the-top, in-your-face metal record ever.” Nitro signed with Rhino Entertainment record label Rampage Records after their first show, at which Gillette “reportedly shattered three wine glasses with his voice.” Gillette, Batio, Racer and Rock recorded the first Nitro album, O.F.R. (“Out-Fucking-Rageous”) at Front Page Productions in Costa Mesa, California with producer and engineer Charlie Watts. The album would be released in May of 1989, spending nine weeks on the US Billboard 200, peaking at number 140. Shortly after the recording of the album, Bobby Rock left Nitro to join Nelson, with K. C. Comet replacing him for the tour. Comet appeared in the music videos for the singles “Freight Train” and “Long Way from Home”. After the tour, Comet left the band and was replaced by Johnny Thunder while Ralph Carter was brought in after Racer departed shortly afterwards. The band released its second album, Nitro II: H.W.D.W.S. (“Hot, Wet, Drippin' with Sweat”) in 1992, which featured a cover of Ted Nugent’s “Cat Scratch Fever” as its sole single. By 1993, Nitro had disbanded. A number of previously unreleased demo recordings were issued on the compilation Gunnin' for Glory, released on Batio’s record label M.A.C.E. Music in 1999. In the subsequent years, there were occasional comments from Gillette and Batio hinting at a potential reformation of the band. In 2008, when asked at the Rocklahoma Festival about the possibility of a return for the group, Gillette responded, It would be great to do; maybe next year. It would take about six months to get back to where I would like it to be vocally. However, Batio responded later in the year by revealing that he did not want to reform the band as Gillette was only interested in writing new material, not performing the band’s old songs, which he believed would “not be the same.” On November 30, 2016, it was announced that Gillette and Batio were set to reform Nitro with then Lamb of God drummer Chris Adler. Speaking about the potential style of the band’s new material, Adler commented, I’m blown away by the modern sound and groove in the material. The chaos has been harnessed and it’s incredibly heavy. The trio began recording for a new album the following month with engineer Josh Wilbur. Victor Wooten was later enlisted as the bassist for the recording of the album, followed by producer and songwriter Kane Churko. Batio commented on the direction of the group’s new recordings in February 2017, suggesting that it would feature more death metal than the glam for which the band was previously known for, citing Gillette’s altered vocal style as the reason for the change in sound. “It Won’t Die” was released as the band’s first new song since 1999 on July 25, 2017. In September, the reunited band performed its first string of concerts on an Indian tour in September 2017, with Matt DeVries joining as the touring bassist. In May 2019, Batio announced that Nitro had once again broken up. When asked about the status of the band’s slated third album, he replied, It’s gone … we just can’t go back … after we did a few songs, we did a tour together, we all realized. I’m best friends with Jim Gillette – we’re like brothers. We never had an argument, even back in the old days. Batio assured fans that some of the material recorded with Adler and Wooten would surface on his next solo release, due later in the year. There are multiple artists tracked as Nitro on last.fm. The following acts are listed in order of prominence. 2. Nicola Albera (born February 11, 1993), known professionally as Nitro, is an Italian rapper. He gained initial recognition in the hip-hop scene by winning freestyle battles, including the national Tecniche Perfette contest, before releasing his debut mixtape Born2Burn in 2010 with the collective Gioventù Bruciata. He has since released multiple albums, including Danger (2013), Suicidol (2015), No Comment (2018), and appeared on the Machete Mixtape 4, collaborating with artists like Salmo. 3. Nitro is a Polish one man band that makes electronic music. One song has been realeased on the Sleep Well Compilation by REQIUEM Records. 4. Nitro is a Japanese Voice Actor Duo comprised of the VA's for the characters Miyuki Kobayakawa & Natsumi Tsujimoto (also known as Tokyo Policewoman Duo) from the Anime series You Are Under Arrest. The song Calling is the title track to the YUA movie. 5. Nitro is also a short-lived alternative rock band from Romania, featuring Raluca Balajel as a lead singer. Their only album is called Daca nu eu... atunci cand? (link). 6. Behind the project NITRO hides a musician from the provincial Russian city of Yaroslavl: Nikolay Smirnov. It is possible to consider 1998 the beginning of creative activity. In 10 years of existence NITRO has made several net releases both on Russian and German netlabels. NITRO tracks have also been used on several different compilations. 7. Turkish Punk Metal band NITRO, was formed in 2004 by Emre and Erdem (ex-ANTISILENCE) as LUCY FEAR Then Burak (ex- PARRICIDE)and Fatih (MORIBUND OBLIVION, DISCREPANCY) joined.In early 2006 name of the band was changed as NITRO. 8. Experimental hard trance producer from Singapore. Known for their work on the mobile game Arcaea and their work in the BMS scene. Also works under the name HARI KARI. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.