Women In Metal: Samantha Escarbe
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Samantha
Escarbe is the lead guitar player of the extraordinary doom/gothic metal act
Virgin Black. Along with singer and keyboardist Rowan London, she founded this Australian
band back in 1995, gaining fans and critics praise since their first demo that
same year.
She also
plays the cello in the band's albums and she shares the weight of the
composition with Rowan. Virgin Black plays an obscure and melancholic form of
metal based primaryly in gothic and symphonic elements plus some clear doom metal
influences (mainly in the slow tempo and oppressive, sad atmosphere).
Samantha's
guitar playing technique is simple and effective. Definitely not in the complex
side, she uses power chords and melancholic repetitive melodies along with some
arpeggios. The guitar lines are slow to mid tempo and heavily influenced by
doom/death metal. On the cello, she adds a great sense of anguish and beauty to
the music.
With many
projects on the go with her band, she is an example of female talent and
influence in the metal field.
Download Virgin Black´s discography here
Download "Requiem - Fortissimo" here
Song: "And The Kiss of God's Mouth Part II" from "Elegant...And Dying"
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Link:
http://blog.bitcomet.com/monti84metal/post_23773/
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