Michael Angelo Batio to perform at IIT Guwahati


One of the greatest shred guitarists of all time Michael Angelo Batio will be performing at Alcheringa, IIT Guwahati on February 2, 2014.

Also known as Mike Batio or MAB, Michael Angelo Batio is an American instrumental rock guitarist and columnist from Chicago, Illinois. He was the lead guitarist for the Los Angeles-based glam metal band Nitro in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Batio was voted the "No. 1 Shredder of All Time" by Guitar One Magazine in 2003.

Alcheringa, popularly known as Alcher, is the annual cultural festival of the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India. It is held for 4 nights and 3 days generally on the first weekend of February. Started in 1996 by a bunch of IITG students, is now in its 18th incarnation. 2014 Alcheringa will be held from January 30 to February 2.