Rami Haikal
Encyclopedia
Rami is a prominent musician in the Jordanian metal
scene. He is well known for his distinct guitar
work in the band BILOCATE
.
, Jordan. He grew up in Amman
, Jordan. When Rami was young, he met with Saeb Abu Al-Ragheb. The two soon became friends and started playing music together. Sharing the same passion for the Guitar
instrument they tried to build custom made guitars in the age of 15.
Rami joined several local Jordanian bands but with no recorded achievements, later in the summer of 2004 and while having a practice session with one of the local bands, he met Hani Al-Abbadi whom was the Bassist of the Jordanian band BILOCATE
, 2 weeks later Ramzi Essayyed from BILOCATE
called Rami to set up for a meeting in which they have offered him to join the band as a guitarist.
At that time, BILOCATE was already in the middle of composing the album Dysphoria and as soon as Rami joined, he started contributing in the composing process.
Metal
A metal , is an element, compound, or alloy that is a good conductor of both electricity and heat. Metals are usually malleable and shiny, that is they reflect most of incident light...
scene. He is well known for his distinct guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
work in the band BILOCATE
Bilocate
BILOCATE is a Dark Oriental metal band from Amman, Jordan, founded in 2002 by Ramzi Essayed, Waseem Essayed and Hani Al Abbadi. The band's style combines doom metal and black metal with Oriental elements.-History:...
.
Biography
Rami was born on September 12, 1983 in AmmanAmman
Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
, Jordan. He grew up in Amman
Amman
Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...
, Jordan. When Rami was young, he met with Saeb Abu Al-Ragheb. The two soon became friends and started playing music together. Sharing the same passion for the Guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
instrument they tried to build custom made guitars in the age of 15.
Rami joined several local Jordanian bands but with no recorded achievements, later in the summer of 2004 and while having a practice session with one of the local bands, he met Hani Al-Abbadi whom was the Bassist of the Jordanian band BILOCATE
Bilocate
BILOCATE is a Dark Oriental metal band from Amman, Jordan, founded in 2002 by Ramzi Essayed, Waseem Essayed and Hani Al Abbadi. The band's style combines doom metal and black metal with Oriental elements.-History:...
, 2 weeks later Ramzi Essayyed from BILOCATE
Bilocate
BILOCATE is a Dark Oriental metal band from Amman, Jordan, founded in 2002 by Ramzi Essayed, Waseem Essayed and Hani Al Abbadi. The band's style combines doom metal and black metal with Oriental elements.-History:...
called Rami to set up for a meeting in which they have offered him to join the band as a guitarist.
At that time, BILOCATE was already in the middle of composing the album Dysphoria and as soon as Rami joined, he started contributing in the composing process.
Personal discography
- BILOCATEBilocateBILOCATE is a Dark Oriental metal band from Amman, Jordan, founded in 2002 by Ramzi Essayed, Waseem Essayed and Hani Al Abbadi. The band's style combines doom metal and black metal with Oriental elements.-History:...
- Sudden Death Syndrome (2008) (Guitar) - BILOCATEBilocateBILOCATE is a Dark Oriental metal band from Amman, Jordan, founded in 2002 by Ramzi Essayed, Waseem Essayed and Hani Al Abbadi. The band's style combines doom metal and black metal with Oriental elements.-History:...
- Dysphoria (2005) (Guitar) - BILOCATEBilocateBILOCATE is a Dark Oriental metal band from Amman, Jordan, founded in 2002 by Ramzi Essayed, Waseem Essayed and Hani Al Abbadi. The band's style combines doom metal and black metal with Oriental elements.-History:...
- Dysphoria EP (2003) (Guitar)
External links
- BILOCATE Official Homepage - The famous Jordanian Dark Oriental metal band which Rami plays in as a guitarist.
- Rami's Official artist page on Mayones guitars - Rami's Official artist page on Mayones guitars.