A master of his craft who has manifested his own signature sound, guitarist Dino Cazares has not only demonstrated how ardent his passion is for music, but also unparalleled work ethic.

For more than a few years, fans and some critics have drawn their own lines about what is metal and what is not. From the early years of Black Sabbath through the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with Judas Priest, Iron Maiden and Motorhead it was a general consensus, “Oh that is metal!” In the decade following (1980’s) opinions started to stray.