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Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, Rafe Samonte has been playing and performing as a guitarist since 1984. Rafe brings decades of experience as a lead guitar player, writer, and vocalist in original projects ranging from metal, punk, hard rock, and christian contemporary. His performing career began during the 80’s SF Bay Area thrash metal scene and he has performed throughout Northern California, Oregon, and Washington. His live performance style includes exciting crowd interaction and showmanship; while his guitar prowess includes aggressive, heavy riffs infused with soulful melodic lead lines and soaring guitar solos. While performing with local supporting acts, he has provided opening live support to numerous, popular, national touring acts; sharing the metal stage with the likes of Dragonlord, Obituary, Napalm Death, Three Inches of Blood, Kreator, Nevermore, Sadus, Quiet Riot, Vicious Rumors and more. Rafe continues to develop his own material and performance of Rock and Metal. Rock on!
- Screen name:
- Rafe Samonte
- Member since:
- May 13 2011
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Committed
- Years playing music:
- 30
- Gigs played:
- Over 100
- Tend to practice:
- 2-3 times per week
- Most available:
- Mornings
Influences
Jake E Lee; Al DiMeola; Randy Rhoads; Steve Vai; Joe Satriani; Tony Iommi; Glenn Tipton; Marty Friedman; Alex Skolnick; Devin Townsend; Zakk Wylde; Steve Smyth; Jeff Loomis
Instrument experience:
- Rhythm Guitar:
- Expert
- Lead Guitar:
- Expert
- Background Singer:
- Advanced
EQUIPMENT
Mesa Boogie Triple Rectifier, mesa 4 x 12; Krank 4 x 12; Charvel, ESP, BC Rich Guitars, Gibson SG
MUSIC
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At the Edge
At the Edge Year: 2010 Genre: Metal
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Infetu
Infetu Year: 2008 Genre: Metal
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Rapid Fire cover
Rapid Fire cover
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Long Road (Video)
Long Road (Video)ET9OvTIZxD8
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'The Ripper' cover (Video)
'The Ripper' cover (Video)fnlSwe8NbW8
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Breaking the Law cover slideshow (Video)
Breaking the Law cover slideshow (Video)sKuV7CNJWbs
CALENDAR
Past Events
90 minutes of Judas Priest Tribute @ Tulalip Casino Canoes Cabaret
90 minutes of Judas Priest Tribute by Judas Rising Northwest Chapter