Role Musician Name Michael Ricketts | Website alloy20rocks.com Years active 1985 - present | |
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Associated acts Vengeance, Snydly Crunch, Alloy20 | ||
Birth name Michael David Ricketts |
Michael David Ricketts (born January 21, 1965 in College Park, Maryland) is an American rock musician, and songwriter. Guitarist for heavy metal rock band ALLOY20. Michael acted as primary recording engineer for their debut CD "ALLOY20 - Part I: Lost in the Veil of Darkness", released on October 20, 2012. Michael spends his spare time producing other acts and is also working on a solo project. He was co-founder and lead guitarist of the rock band Snydly Crunch. Snydly Crunch was featured on the 97-Underground compilation Album in 1987, and released "Revealed" in 1993. The band has performed with artists such as Pat Travers Band, Kix, and Mitch Allan with Honor Among Thieves on several occasions.
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With the help of local producer and engineer Ray Tilkins, Snydly Crunch recorded the independent LP Revealed, released on SMARK Records on which Ricketts was co-writer and performed on guitars, keyboards, and backing vocals.
Alloy20 members
Snydly Crunch members
Session musicians
Alloy20
- Demon of Destruction
- Silent Calls
- Veil of Darkness
- More to Give
Snydly Crunch
- Forgotten One
- Strike a Balance
- Vicious Obsession
- The Return
- Say Yes
- Fortitude
- Hell's Gates - Artist Wrathchild with Shannon Larkin (now in Godsmack), and Brad Divens
- Then Comes The Night - Artist Snydly Crunch
- Burn The Sky - Artist Mystic Force
- Bad Attitude - Artist Shock Wave
- Nightmares - Artist Mona Lisa
- Found On The Highway Dead - Artist Chapelz
- Hot Seat - Artist Child's Play with John Allen (now in SR-71 (band))
- Scarlet Angel - Artist Scarlet Angel
- Cry Wolf
- Tomorrows Promise
- Dying To Survive
- The River
- Say Goodbye
- Love In Vain
- Spark Turns Into Flame
- I Feel Love
- Trusting Soul
Stage work
Performed lead guitar for a stage production of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (DC, Summer 2003)