Sami Raatikainen
Encyclopedia
Sami Raatikainen is a Finnish
guitarist
who plays for the German technical death metal
band Necrophagist
. He joined Necrophagist
in 2006 after the departure of Christian Münzner
. He also plays guitar in the Finnish technical death metal band Codeon, and performs guitar, bass, keyboard, and drums in his solo project Radiance.
handled the vocal parts in recording. Additional info regarding the album, as well as an embedded player where the entire album can be streamed for free, can be found on the Radiance website.http://www.radiance.fi/
SE's in Necrophagist due to Necrophagist endorsement deal with the company. He uses an ENGL Powerball in Codeon.
Having recently become an Ibanez Guitars endorsee, Sami has started using an RG-Series 7 String on stage with Necrophagist.
His RG-7 is satin black, with a Lo-Pro Edge tremolo system and active EMG-707 pickups.
Sami is now using 7 String guitars on stage with Necrophagist in order to preview songs from their new album. He also purchased a custom neck-through RGD from Ibanez.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
who plays for the German technical death metal
Technical death metal
Technical death metal is a musical subgenre of death metal that focuses on complex rhythms, riffs and song structures. Technical experimentation in death metal began in the late '80s and early '90s by bands such as Death, Atheist and Cynic...
band Necrophagist
Necrophagist
Necrophagist is a German death metal band, founded and fronted by Muhammed Suiçmez; a German-born, Turkish guitarist and vocalist. The band is known for its rapid and technical compositions....
. He joined Necrophagist
Necrophagist
Necrophagist is a German death metal band, founded and fronted by Muhammed Suiçmez; a German-born, Turkish guitarist and vocalist. The band is known for its rapid and technical compositions....
in 2006 after the departure of Christian Münzner
Christian Müenzner
Christian Muenzner is a German metal guitarist, best known for playing for technical death metal band Necrophagist from 2002 until 2006, appearing on their 2004 release Epitaph. Prior to being in Necrophagist, he was in the German death metal act Defeated Sanity, featuring on their debut promo,...
. He also plays guitar in the Finnish technical death metal band Codeon, and performs guitar, bass, keyboard, and drums in his solo project Radiance.
Radiance
During Necrophagist's extended downtime, Sami spent his time recording and producing a solo album called "The Burning Sun," under the project name Radiance. The entire album was written by Sami including the vocals and lyrics, but Mats LevénMats Levén
Mats Levén is a singer. His most notable recent collaborations have been with symphonic metallers Therion and doom metallers Krux.-Biography:...
handled the vocal parts in recording. Additional info regarding the album, as well as an embedded player where the entire album can be streamed for free, can be found on the Radiance website.http://www.radiance.fi/
Equipment
Sami uses an Amfisound custom Routa model. He uses ENGLEngl
ENGL is a German company that makes high-end tube amplifiers for electric guitars. Over the years ENGL has succeeded in becoming a global player in this market...
SE's in Necrophagist due to Necrophagist endorsement deal with the company. He uses an ENGL Powerball in Codeon.
Having recently become an Ibanez Guitars endorsee, Sami has started using an RG-Series 7 String on stage with Necrophagist.
His RG-7 is satin black, with a Lo-Pro Edge tremolo system and active EMG-707 pickups.
Sami is now using 7 String guitars on stage with Necrophagist in order to preview songs from their new album. He also purchased a custom neck-through RGD from Ibanez.