Still in his 20's , Marc Rizzo has been a household name among metal fans for quite some time. A shredder's shredder, Marc was a founding member of the successful metal act “IL Nino” with whom he recorded and toured. After leaving IL Nino, he joined Soulfly in 2003 and played guitar on their fourth record “Prophecy” as well as on their 5th CD, Dark Ages a 2005 release. Marc Rizzo is one of the new breed of young guitarists in contemporary bands who have stepped out recently with solo projects that reveal a phenomenal command of the guitar. His first solo record “Colossal Myopia” revealed Rizzo to be a master musician with deep musical roots in metal, classical and flamenco guitar and was a much needed breath of fresh air to the instrumental rock genre. The Ultimate Devotion is aptly titled as it reveals Rizzo to have improved his already mind boggling writing and performance chops. Guitar sales are up and young musicians have been looking for younger, contemporary players to learn from. Marc Rizzo is such a player and proves again on “The Ultimate Devotion” why he stands out from the rest. As young guitarists of this skill and intensity are in short supply Rizzo, armed with an arsenal of staggering guitar chops, has started a large groundswell within the guitar community.