Marzi Montazeri will be at NAMM in Southern California January 24-27. He will also be performing in the Randy Rhodes Remembered concert on Thursday, January 24 at the Yost Theater in Santa Ana.

Four of guitarist Marzi Montazeri's fingertips are dull, rounded and covered with callouses. His thick hair and thin beard are the color of coal with just a few threads of gray, much like his ...

I arranged to meet guitarist Marzi Montazeri (former Phil Anselmo and the Illegals) a couple of weeks ago at the Rainbow Bar and Grill on Sunset Strip. The plan was to enjoy a few drinks, have a ...

Marzi Montazeri holds the guitar he started playing as a 16-year-old inside a storage space where he keeps his instruments in Houston, Tuesday, June 11, 2019.

Marzi Montazeri is certainly no stranger in the Houston music scene. Since the '80s, the enigmatic guitar player has played all over town with a succession of heavy rock, blues and metal bands ...

Who? Marzi Montazeri, who currently splits his time between his hometown of Houston and New Orleans, is something of an underground metal legend, and probably the most amazing guitar player that ...

NAMM 2015: Metal fans know Marzi Montazeri as "The High Priest of Distortion." And now the blitzing guitarist, famous for his work with Philip H Anselmo & The Illegals, has joined Washburn's roster of ...

Marzi Montazeri, guitarist for Philip H. Anselmo and the Illegals as well as his own band Heavy As Texas, has come aboard to score the flick! “Music and film go hand in hand, ...

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The Illegals from left to right: Marzi Montazeri (guitar), Philip H. Anselmo, Jose Manuel "Blue" Gonzalez (drums), Steve Taylor (bass) (Danin Drahos) On "Walk Through Exits Only," former Pantera ...

New Orleans thrash vets turned groove metal pioneers Exhorder reunited in 2017 with original vocalist Kyle Thomas and original guitarist Vinnie LaBella joined by bassist Jason Viebrooks (Heathen ...

Exhorder parted ways with guitarist Marzi Montazeri earlier this year, and had former Cannibal Corpse guitarist Pat O'Brien filling in with them during their appearance at Maryland Deathfest. Now ...