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}}'''Sami Raatikainen''' (born [http://January%207 January 7] [[1984]], [[Hamina]] [[Finland]]),is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[guitarist]] who plays for the German [[technical death metal]] band [[Necrophagist]]. He joined [[Necrophagist]] in [[2006]] after the departure of [[Christian Müenzner|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. |
}}'''Sami Raatikainen''' (born [http://January%207 January 7] [[1984]], [[Hamina]] [[Finland]]),is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[guitarist]] who plays for the German [[technical death metal]] band [[Necrophagist]]. He joined [[Necrophagist]] in [[2006]] after the departure of [[Christian Müenzner|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. |
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| ⚫ | 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 Levén]] 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/] |
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Sami got his first interest in hard music, in the age of 8, when he saw [[Lars Ulrich]] from [http://Metallica Metallica]. He wanted to play drums, but his father gave him a guitar. He is a quarter russian, and Sami had family in [[Russia]], and he speaks fluent russian. |
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Sami uses an Amfisound custom Routa model. He uses [[ENGL]] SE's in Necrophagist due to Necrophagist endorsement deal with the company. He uses an ENGL Powerball in Codeon. |
Sami uses an Amfisound custom Routa model. He uses [[ENGL]] SE's in Necrophagist due to Necrophagist endorsement deal with the company. He uses an ENGL Powerball in Codeon. |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Sami Raatikainen |
| Origin | Finland |
| Genres | Technical death metal |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Instrument | Guitar |
| Years active | 2006 – present |
| Labels | Relapse Records |
| Website | http://www.necrophagist.de/ |
Sami Raatikainen (born January 7 1984, Hamina Finland),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.
Childhood
Sami got his first interest in hard music, in the age of 8, when he saw Lars Ulrich from Metallica. He wanted to play drums, but his father gave him a guitar. He is a quarter russian, and Sami had family in Russia, and he speaks fluent russian. 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 Levén 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.[1] Equipment
Sami uses an Amfisound custom Routa model. He uses ENGL 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.
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