C4 (band)

Infobox Musical artist
Name = C4
Background = group_or_band
Genre = Heavy metal, progressive metal, neo-classical metal, shred
Years_active = 2000–2001
2004cite web |url=http://deb13.proboards31.com/index.cgi?board=Technical&action=display&thread=9010&page=1#140437 |title=Re: Will there ever be another C4 album? |author=Michael Angelo Batio |authorlink=Michael Angelo Batio |date=2008-07-31 |publisher=Michael Angelo Batio Forum |accessdate=2008-08-03 ]
Label = M.A.C.E.
Associated_acts = Michael Angelo Batio
Kopecky
Past_members = Michael Angelo Batio
Bill Kopecky
John Mrozek
Dan Lenegar

C4 was a project set up by American shred guitarist Michael Angelo Batio which featured Bill Kopecky on bass, John Mrozek on drums and Dan Lenegar on vocals. [cite web |url=http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/calltoarms.html |title=C4 "Call To Arms" |accessdate=2008-05-25 |publisher=Guitar Nine Records ] [cite web |url=http://www.angelo.com/html/mab_cds_page_2.html |title=MAB CDs page 2 |accessdate=2008-05-25 |publisher=M.A.C.E. Music ]

Biography

After he released his fourth studio album, "Lucid Intervals and Moments of Clarity" in 2000, Batio started a project to produce an album with vocals, as opposed to his mostly instrumental work of previous years. He recruited Dan Lenegar on vocals, Bill Kopecky on bass and John Mrozek on drums. The band's only album, "Call to Arms", featured Batio's signature guitar-playing style, accompanied by powerful backing musicianship, and was the first vocal album of Batio's since his time with Nitro.

Before the beginning of recording for "Hands Without Shadows" in mid-2004, Batio and C4 recorded a number of original tracks for a planned second album. The album in question was never released, simply because Batio felt that the music was not up to release standard. [cite web |url=http://deb13.proboards31.com/index.cgi?board=Technical&action=display&thread=9010&page=1#140473 |title=Re: Will there ever be another C4 album? |author=Michael Angelo Batio |authorlink=Michael Angelo Batio |date=2008-08-01 |publisher=Michael Angelo Batio Forum |accessdate=2008-08-03 ] MAB has, however, stated that there is a chance of another C4 release in the future, though possibly with a different lineup.

Band members

*Dan Lenegar – vocals
*Michael Angelo Batio – guitars, keyboards
*Bill Kopecky – bass
*John Mrozek – drums, backing vocals

Discography

*2001: "Call to Arms"

References

External links

* [http://www.angelo.com Michael Angelo Batio official website]
* [http://www.guitar9.com/guitarmusic9/calltoarms.html Call to Arms on Guitar Nine Records]