# Rick Rozz

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{{short description|American guitarist (born 1967)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Rick Rozz
| image           = Rick Rozz (cropped).jpeg
| caption         = 
| birth_name      = Frederick Donald DeLillo
| birth_place     = [Altamonte Springs, Florida](/source/Altamonte_Springs%2C_Florida), US
| birth_date      = {{Birth date and age|1967|1|9|mf=y}}
| occupation      = Guitarist
| genre           = [Death metal](/source/Death_metal)
| years_active    = 1983–present
| label           = 
| current_member_of = 
| past_member_of = [Death](/source/Death_(metal_band)), [Massacre](/source/Massacre_(death_metal_band))
}}
 
'''Frederick Donald DeLillo''' (born January 9, 1967){{Citation needed|date=January 2016}}, known professionally as '''Rick Rozz''', is an American guitarist. He grew up in [Brooklyn, New York](/source/Brooklyn%2C_New_York) and spent his formative years in [Altamonte Springs, Florida](/source/Altamonte_Springs%2C_Florida), attending [Lake Brantley High School](/source/Lake_Brantley_High_School).  He is best known for his work with the [death metal](/source/death_metal) bands [Death](/source/Death_(metal_band))<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4050/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Death|last= Rivadavia|first=Eduardo|publisher=[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)|accessdate=March 21, 2010}}</ref> and [Massacre](/source/Massacre_(death_metal_band)).<ref>{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p441662|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: Massacre|last=Bonacich|first=Drago |publisher=[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)|accessdate=March 21, 2010}}</ref> He still resides in Florida.

He was a founding member of Death and rejoined the band in 1987,<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site/feature-death-mf24/|title=DEATH – Screams From The Grave|last=Krgin|first=Borivoj|journal=[Metal Forces](/source/Metal_Forces)|accessdate=December 11, 2025|date=1987|issue=24}}</ref> playing on and co-writing the ''[Leprosy](/source/Leprosy_(album))'' album in 1988. He also played on the Massacre albums ''[From Beyond](/source/From_Beyond_(Massacre_album))'' in 1990, the EP ''[Inhuman Condition](/source/Inhuman_Condition)'' in 1991 and the more rock-oriented LP ''[Promise](/source/Promise_(Massacre_album))'' in 1996. He also wrote the music for the 2014 Massacre release ''Back From Beyond'' on Century Media Records.

In 2019 Rick reformed Massacre with original Mantas/Death/Massacre singer [Kam Lee](/source/Kam_Lee) along with original Massacre bassist Michael Borders, and drummer Mike Mazzonetto (Pain Principle/Massacre) who played on the 2014 release ''Back From Beyond''. At this time Massacre is playing weekend dates worldwide in 2019 and plan to continue in 2020.

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