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band Deathector between 1996 and 1998, before joining the

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tribute band Clairvoyants. His most prominent role to date has been in Blaze (the band of former Maiden frontman

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) as a replacement for their departed founding guitarist Steve Wray. Originally employed as a tour musician, he was eventually hired on a permanent basis; he contributed to the songwriting of the band's upcoming album before departing in January 2007. In June 2006 he was hired by the German heavy metal singer

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to replace the band's guitarist (and his then-Blaze bandmate)

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in some European gigs. In 2008, he became a stable member.

References

External links

Official website

Blaze official website
Italian heavy metal guitarists Italian male guitarists 1982 births Living people People from Como 21st-century guitarists 21st-century Italian male musicians {{guitarist-stub