Raff Sangiorgio

Bio

Raff Sangiorgio is an Italian Heavy Metal guitarist, best known for being the co-founder of the Progressive Death Metal band Gory Blister, having released the following six albums worldwide: "The Fifth Fury" (Sliptrick Records) Full-Length -2014 "Earth-Sick" (Scarlet/Bekerteam Records) Full-Length - 2012 "Graveyard of Angels" (Mascot Records) Full-Length - 2009 “Skymorphosis”, (Mascot Records) Full-Length - 2006 “Art Bleeds” (Sekhmet Records) Full-Length - 2002 “Cognitive Sinergy” (Nosferatu Records) EP - 1997 Thanks to several gigs all around Europe to promote his band, Raff Sangiorgio played and shared the stage with some of the main bands on the scene such as, Sebastian Back, Virgin Steele, Testament, Nile, Nevermore, Sadus, Darkane, Entombed, Sinister, Obituary, Gorfest, Severe Torture and many more. In 2015 Raff Sangiorgio launched a one-man band project focused on instrumental guitar songs, in modern metal-rock style, with bluesy influences. The new Album is entitled “Rebirth” and will mark a new way of conceiving a guitar solo album. Its captivating sound will evoke the most modern and cosmic atmosphere along with the temperate emotions of the rock-blues tradition, all mixed, of course, in the subtle echo of death metal.

Profile

• Musician
• Guitarist
• Producer

Instruments

• Guitar
• Guitar
• Keyboards
• Keyboards
• Keyboards

Genres

• Rock
• Metal

Influences

• Ritchie Kotzen
• Joe Satriani
• Joe Bonamassa
• Greg Howe
• John Norum
• Marty Friedman

Equipment

• Esp
• Jackson
• Fender Stratocaster
• Gibson

Languages

• English
• Italian

What is music to you? What does it give you?

Passion and integrity

What is your music dream?

to be full time professionist

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

Music

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

The Final Countdown

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

several bands and artists

What inspires you to make music?

the music itself

What is the message you want to send with your music?

passion and integrity

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

it' my place

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

???

What do you think of Drooble?

don't know yet

What frustrates you most as a musician?

that music has no value for media and people...don't want to pay money to get it

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

sure...attending live shows

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

a bitch!

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

Gory Blister

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