Michael Pinnella
Michael Pinnella | |
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Pinnella performing with Symphony X in 2024 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michael Pinnella |
| Born | August 29, 1969 Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genres | Progressive metal, neoclassical metal, power metal |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter |
| Instrument(s) | Keyboards, piano, backing vocals |
| Years active | 1994–present |
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Michael Pinnella (born August 29, 1969) is an American keyboard player, most notably for the band Symphony X. Michael is one of two Symphony X members to appear on all nine of the band's albums (the other being Michael Romeo).
He has released two solo albums, titled Enter By the Twelfth Gate (2004) and Ascension (2014), mostly composed of instrumental, classical-styled progressive metal.
In 2016, Pinnella ranked #11 in Loudwire's Top 25 Rock + Metal Keyboardists of All Time, praised for being an "essential component of Symphony X’s overarching epic nature".