Ross The Boss has been a prolific musician since the early 70's when he was just a little bit too metal and just a little bit too skilled to find himself lumped in with the punk rock guitar players his band The Dictators paved the way for.
Best known for his work as co-founder and original guitar player of the legendary Heavy Metal band Manowar, he has co-written some of the most beloved songs of the genre.
Ross' friends and former band mates are a who's-who of Rock and Roll history. He still remains friendly with members of all the bands he's ever been a part of and reunites with them occasionally for special projects and shows.
If you thought you were hearing a familiar guitar sound coming from your TV, you were! FOX's commercial for the 2010 Major League Baseball All Star Game features the demo version of The Dictators version of "California Sun" recorded back in 1974, The first time Ross was ever in a real recording studio!
As a lifelong baseball fan, Ross is happy to see this song used for an MLB All Star Game. He commented, "It's really cool."
This version of this song can be found on the band's 2008 B-sides and rare tracks compilation album "Every Day is Saturday" released in 2008 on Norton Records.
Ross The Boss guests on Argentinian Heavy Metal band Trident's 2009 release on a song called "Sutiles Corsario".
The band was really touched that Ross called it an honor to play on their song, which you can hear in the player below. Available for purchase through the Trident website.
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"Today Aug. 13th is a very sad day for me. One of the greatest geniuses in music has left us. Les Paul was a great guitar player, the inventor of the Les Paul guitar. The Father of modern recording and the inventor of echo to name just a few . I had the honor of meeting Les at his house! my first roadie in Manowar was his godson. What a day that was. He showed me his studio, the first multi-track recorder, a 3 track machine, the first reverb , and "the Log" the father of the Les Paul guitar. Im truly saddened today, weve lost a legend ! RIP Les"
The Dictators / former Manowar guitarist and co-founder, Ross the Boss, teams up with John Rup, of the NYC Veteran Metal band Magus Beast, to announce the formation of TWIN TERROR PRODUCTIONS.
Twin Terror Productions is a full service Production company looking to help musicians get the absolute best out of them and into their music. Twin Terror does more than just record, mix and master the artist's songs in the studio; Utilizing Ross and John's vast years of success and experience, Twin Terror helps artists from all over the globe to hone their skills and songs, getting the very best end product possible.
Bands that have already tracked their material can send it on to Twin Terror to have it mixed. Whatever the need is, we are sure Twin Terror Productions can help you get the very best possible outcome.
Ross' French band Shakin' Street will release a new album on February 13, 2009. "21st Century Love Channel" features 9 new songs from the band who played the Sweden Rock Festival last Spring and decided they had another album in them.
"This was the first time I just added parts to an already almost finished CD, Fabiene and Jean-Lou wanted more "rock and roll attitude from me and thats what they got!!" - Ross The Boss
