Terry Philip Balsamo II (born October 8, 1972) is an American musician who is best known as the former guitarist of the rock bands Cold and Evanescence.

After a brief run with the early lineup of Limp Bizkit[1][2][3] in 1995, Balsamo joined fellow Jacksonville rockers Scooter Ward, Sam McCandless, Jeremy Marshall and Kelly Hayes of the band Cold in 1999.

Near the end of his stint with Cold, the band joined Evanescence as an opening act on the 2003 Nintendo Fusion Tour.

[9] In October 2005, two days after having finished recording all of his guitar tracks for Evanescence's album The Open Door,[10] Balsamo suffered a stroke from a torn neck artery, leaving the left side of his body paralyzed.

Balsamo however was determined to overcome the paralysis, and began physical therapy and the process of re-training his hand to play.