Robert Quartararo

Born:

January 12, 1987

Influences (Band):

Megadeth, Metallica, Annihilator, Exodus, Death, Iced Earth, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Metal Church, The Beatles, Cacophony, Symphony X, Nevermore, Dream Theater, Tool etc.

Influences (Musicians):

Jason Becker, Marty Friedman, Dave Mustaine, Michael Romeo, John Petrucci, Paganini, Bach, Mozart, John Lennon, George Harrison etc.

Instrument:

Rhythm Guitars, Lead Guitars, Vocals

Bio:

Born and raised on Staten Island, Robb at age 13 decided to pick up his first guitar. He started off playing really bad music but then decided to start playing metal and soon discovered that was his true musical passion. Robb created a band with Stew entitled Overload the band did not last long and soon broke up. Robb and Stew still wanted to making a band found Adam a local drummer from a band called Fusion and everything just clicked.

Stewart Ustick

Born:

November 11, 1986

Influences (Bands):

Megadeth, Exodus, Annihilator, Artillery, Overkill, Metallica, Testament, Vio-lence

Influences (Players):

Steve DiGiorgio, Russel Bergquist, Dave Ellefson, Cliff Burton

Instrument:

Bass/Backing Vocals

Bio:

Stew was born in Brooklyn but moved to Staten Island during Junior High. This where he met Rob in the 7th grade. Stew started playing bass when rob brought up the idea of starting a band so they did and called it Overload. The band didn't last and seperated leaving Rob and Stew without a drummer so they searched and searched and found Adam and these are the very roots that Sanitarius grows from today.

Dave Cordero

Born:

August 8, 1987

Influences:

Porno, Jenna Jameson's Snapper, Beat Boxing Ninjas

Instrument:

Drums/Telepathy

Bio:

Bake at 300F for 20 minutes and use non-rechargeable AAA batteries and you got a Dave Cordero.

Robbie Padovano

Born:

October 4th, 1989

Influences (Bands):

Testament, Iced Earth, Megadeth, Metallica, Death, Black Label Society, Ozzy, Annihilator, Iron Maiden, Slayer, Laaz Rockit, Kenny G, Frank Sinatra, Lionel Richie... etc

Influences (Players):

Zakk Wylde, Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Paul Gilbert, Slash, Randy Rhoads, John Schaffer, Stevie Ray Vaughan, My Dad, Mike Docampo, Rob Quartararo!, the naked cowboy, ect...

Instrument:

Guitars

Bio:

Robbie was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, and at the age of 10 moved to Staten Island. It was there that he started playing his first guitar under the instruction of his father, and guitar teacher/friend of the family, Mike Docampo. Robbie was raised with a background in blues guitar and branched into the metal scene on his own. He first took interest in bands such as but not limited to, Metallica, Megadeth, Ozzy, and Iron Maiden. As time passed, his interest in thrash metal and neoclassical shred metal grew as well. With and arsenal ranging from tasty blues licks to face melting shred, he was ready to conquer! With entire countries left to pillage, he sets out with fellow members of Sanitarius to takeover the world!

History

Formed in 2002, Sanitarius is a multi-influenced metal band out of the New York City area. The band continues to push the boundaries of the metal genre by mixing everything from thrash to neo-classical. This fusion has been described as a lethal and precise juggernaut of raw energy. With the bludgeoning feet and driving beats of Dave Cordero and the accompanying low end foundation of bassist Stewart Ustick, Sanitarius has developed a solid yet ferocious rhythm section. The dual guitar sound of Robbie Padovano and Rob Quartararo has been described as a ripping and shredding surgical strike, further accentuated by the intense vocals of Rob Quartararo. The debut of Sanitarius' EP “Eyes to The Soul” (released February 2007) quickly garnered the attention of New York City and beyond. This devastating first strike was produced by Billy Graziadei of Biohazard/Suicide City and only scratches the surface of the bands potential. This EP has been met with amazing reviews nationally and internationally. Constantly writing, this enthusiastic band has no plans on letting up. In the words of Singer/Guitarist Rob Quartararo, "It's a family first and foremost; we plan on living and enjoying what we do for a long time. This past year has been a very promising year for us and we have no plans of slowing down! The do or die attitude that got the band here today is what is going to carry us into the future!"