Tommy Talamanca
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Tommy Talamanca is an Italian
guitar virtuoso, keyboard player, and a sound engineer & producer, most famous for his work in Italian
death metal band Sadist
.
Tommy Talamanca is a session player for lots of different bands, including Thefamili, Metalgang, Infection Code, Nerve, and Dirty Balls. He is also a live engineer for Trio Bobo, Drummeria, Nerve, Ritual of Rebirth, Infection Code, Dark Lunacy, Kirlian Camera, and a producer for Sadist, Dark Lunacy, Athlantis, Nerve, Ritual of Rebirth, and Thefamili. He also contributed to Obscura's highly acclaimed album Omnivium
with a guitar solo on the song "Euclidean Elements".
In 2011, Talamanca and dutch fretless bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling
(Pestilence
, ex-Obscura
) announced that they formed a new project named 'Nufutic', that will incorporate wide range of music, a fusion of Death Metal, jazz fusion, flamenco, etc.
Italian people
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guitar virtuoso, keyboard player, and a sound engineer & producer, most famous for his work in Italian
Italy
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death metal band Sadist
Sadist (band)
Sadist is a progressive death metal band from Genoa, Italy, founded in 1991. The band split up in 2000 after releasing their Lego album, but reunited in 2005 and released their self-titled album in 2007. Their compositions involve a heavy usage of guitar solos and keyboard solos, with progressive,...
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Biography
Talamanca started playing guitar at the age of 11. He joined a metal band Sadist, now one of the most famous Italian death metal bands, in 1991, and has been in the band ever since. He plays both guitar and keyboards in the band. In the meantime, he also started a small analog recording studio in 1996 called Nadir Recording Studio. The small studio grew up, and actually moved in a building with 2 studios, 4 rehearsal rooms and a big live area. Nowdays Nadir Music Srl is a company involved in lots of activities regarding music, and works with international jazz artists as well as hard rock ones.Tommy Talamanca is a session player for lots of different bands, including Thefamili, Metalgang, Infection Code, Nerve, and Dirty Balls. He is also a live engineer for Trio Bobo, Drummeria, Nerve, Ritual of Rebirth, Infection Code, Dark Lunacy, Kirlian Camera, and a producer for Sadist, Dark Lunacy, Athlantis, Nerve, Ritual of Rebirth, and Thefamili. He also contributed to Obscura's highly acclaimed album Omnivium
Omnivium
Omnivium is the third studio album released by German death metal band Obscura. The album was recorded at Woodshed Studio in southern, Germany with engineer V. Santura...
with a guitar solo on the song "Euclidean Elements".
In 2011, Talamanca and dutch fretless bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling
Jeroen Paul Thesseling
Jeroen Paul Thesseling is a Dutch fretless bass player, most famous for his work in German death metal band Obscura and Dutch death metal band Pestilence.. He is currently active in Pestilence and his fusion-metal project Nufutic.-Biography:...
(Pestilence
Pestilence (band)
Pestilence is a death metal band from the Netherlands founded in 1986. Later they incorporated more jazz and fusion elements into their music. After disbanding in order to pursue other musical directions in 1994, Pestilence has reunited in 2008...
, ex-Obscura
Obscura (band)
-History:Obscura was founded in 2002 by Steffen Kummerer. The band was named after the Gorguts album Obscura. In 2006 Obscura self-released their debut album Retribution and toured alongside Suffocation within Europe. A European headlining tour through East and South Europe followed in 2007...
) announced that they formed a new project named 'Nufutic', that will incorporate wide range of music, a fusion of Death Metal, jazz fusion, flamenco, etc.
Discography
- SadistSadist (band)Sadist is a progressive death metal band from Genoa, Italy, founded in 1991. The band split up in 2000 after releasing their Lego album, but reunited in 2005 and released their self-titled album in 2007. Their compositions involve a heavy usage of guitar solos and keyboard solos, with progressive,...
- Above the LightAbove the LightAbove the Light is the debut studio album by the Italian progressive death metal band Sadist, released in 1993 by Nosferatu Records. The album was re-released in 2006 after their return by Beyond Productions with "Dreaming Deformities" and "Musicians Against Yuppies" as the bonus tracks...
(1993) - SadistSadist (band)Sadist is a progressive death metal band from Genoa, Italy, founded in 1991. The band split up in 2000 after releasing their Lego album, but reunited in 2005 and released their self-titled album in 2007. Their compositions involve a heavy usage of guitar solos and keyboard solos, with progressive,...
- TribeTribe (Sadist album)Tribe is the second full-length studio album by the Italian progressive death metal band Sadist, released in 1996 by Rising Sun Productions. It features two live Japanese bonus tracks on the original release; "Enslaver of Lies " and "Sometimes They Come Back ". Also, a video was shot for "Tribe" in...
(1996) - SadistSadist (band)Sadist is a progressive death metal band from Genoa, Italy, founded in 1991. The band split up in 2000 after releasing their Lego album, but reunited in 2005 and released their self-titled album in 2007. Their compositions involve a heavy usage of guitar solos and keyboard solos, with progressive,...
- CrustCrust (album)Crust is the third full-length studio album by the Italian progressive death metal band Sadist, released in 1997 by Displeased Records. This time we have Trevor on vocals and Oinos on drums. It features two Japanese bonus tracks which are cover songs; "Take on Me" after A-Ha and "Relax" from...
(1997) - SadistSadist (band)Sadist is a progressive death metal band from Genoa, Italy, founded in 1991. The band split up in 2000 after releasing their Lego album, but reunited in 2005 and released their self-titled album in 2007. Their compositions involve a heavy usage of guitar solos and keyboard solos, with progressive,...
- LegoLego (album)Lego is the fourth full-length studio album by the Italian progressive death metal band Sadist, released in 2000 by kmg. In this unexpected release, the band loses death vocals altogether, while maintaining hard driving guitars which are still present for a thrash metal background with vocals...
(2000) - SadistSadist (band)Sadist is a progressive death metal band from Genoa, Italy, founded in 1991. The band split up in 2000 after releasing their Lego album, but reunited in 2005 and released their self-titled album in 2007. Their compositions involve a heavy usage of guitar solos and keyboard solos, with progressive,...
- SadistSadist (album)Sadist is the eponymous fifth full-length studio album by the Italian progressive death metal band Sadist, released on April 17, 2007 by Beyond Productions...
(2007) - SadistSadist (band)Sadist is a progressive death metal band from Genoa, Italy, founded in 1991. The band split up in 2000 after releasing their Lego album, but reunited in 2005 and released their self-titled album in 2007. Their compositions involve a heavy usage of guitar solos and keyboard solos, with progressive,...
- Season in Silence (2010) - ObscuraObscura (band)-History:Obscura was founded in 2002 by Steffen Kummerer. The band was named after the Gorguts album Obscura. In 2006 Obscura self-released their debut album Retribution and toured alongside Suffocation within Europe. A European headlining tour through East and South Europe followed in 2007...
- (guest solo) OmniviumOmniviumOmnivium is the third studio album released by German death metal band Obscura. The album was recorded at Woodshed Studio in southern, Germany with engineer V. Santura...
(2011)