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With groundbreaking musicianship and energetic showmanship, Marzi Montazeri (aka “The High Priest of Distortion”), is a guitarist and producer from Houston, Texas. Marzi has consistently been an exciting draw for fans throughout the years, bringing varying styles to his music. Along the way, he has redefined electric guitar technique while changing the sound, structure, and style of the instrument itself.\u00a0
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\nIn the 1990\u2019s, Marzi joined Superjoint Ritual and is featured on the last two tracks of the first album. By March of 2010, Marzi rejoined forces with Philip Anselmo to work on what would be Anselmo\u2019s first solo project since the end of Pantera. In his time with Philip H. Anselmo & the Illegals, Marzi recorded two EP\u2019s, \u201cWar Of The Gargantuas\u201d, and \u201cHousecore Horror\u201d. Following up with a full length album, “Walk Through Exits Only” reached #34 on the Billboard Top 200 charts.\u00a0In 2015, Marzi went back out on his own and created Crunchy Western Records.
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\nHe consequently released a 6 track EP called the \u201cThe Uprising\u201d featuring Tim \u201dRipper\u201d Owens in 2017. This effort was followed by a full length release by Heavy As Texas in April of 2019, featuring Kyle Thomas on vocals. Kyle then invited Marzi to join the newly reformed Exhorder. Marzi joined Exhorder in November 2017, and is featured on the September 2019 release of the band\u2019s long awaited third release, \u201cMourn The Southern Skies\u201d.\u00a0
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