- Sam Totman
Infobox musical artist
Name = Sam Totman
Img_capt = Sam Totman performing live with Dragonforce in Sydney, Australia on May 5th, 2007
Img_size = 250
Landscape = Yes
Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Born = Birth date and age|1979|8|8|England
Died =
Genre =Black metal ,Power metal , Heavy metal,Speed metal
Occupation =Musician ,Songwriter
Instrument =Guitar , Bass,Keyboards
Label = Sanctuary, Noise, Roadrunner
Associated_acts =Dragonforce ,Power Quest ,Demoniac , Shadow Warriors
Years_active = 1992–present
URL = http://dragonforce.com
Notable_instruments = Ibanez STM1WHIbanez Iceman IC400Sam Totman (born
August 8 ,1979 inHertfordshire, England ) is a guitarist and main songwriter for thepower metal bandDragonForce . Totman was born in England, but moved toNew Zealand at an early age. He began playing classical guitar at the age of nine, receiving formal training for many years.He was in the
black metal bandDemoniac , which featured his future DragonForce guitar partnerHerman Li . During his time with Demoniac, Sam was usually referred to asHeimdall (Norse God of vigilance.) Demoniac struggled to make any real progress at all despite releasing three albums and re-locating to London. Due to this, Demoniac split sometime in late 1999, shortly after the album "The Fire and the Wind" was released. Most of the members went on to formpower metal band Dragonheart, which later became known asDragonForce . Keyboardist Steve Williams and bassist Steve Scott left Dragonheart to formPower Quest who Sam recorded with on the first album, "Wings of Forever " and provided guest instrumentation on the following album, "Neverworld ".Totman is the primary songwriter of DragonForce, writing both music and lyrics for a majority of their discography.
Totman is also known for his energetic live performances, as he usually pulls off several "stunts".
Gear
Sam's main live gear consists primarily of:
*Ibanez STM, his own signature line.
*Ibanez VBT700 Custom V
*Jackson custom flying V
*Ibanez IC400 Iceman
*Ibanez Iceman ICT700
*Peavey Triple X Cab
*Before the recent endorsement with Ibanez, Sam used to play Jackson RR3s on stage.
*In Early Dragonforce work, Sam used a Kramer Vanguard series guitar.References
External links
* [http://www.dragonforce.com/df/band/sam-totman Sam's profile at DragonForce.com]
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