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Michael Locher (aka ''Vorphalack'', or simply ''Vorph'') (Born 1969) is a Swiss musician who provides vocals and is a guitarist for Swiss industrial/black metal band Samael (sometimes referred to as "Samaël"). He co-founded the band in 1987 with his brother Alexandre Locher (also known as ''Xytras'' or ''Xy'') on drums. Michael's musical influences include Slayer, Iron Maiden, Motörhead, Venom, Bathory, and early Possessed.〔21 February 2009. ("SAMAEL Frontman: 'We Wanted To Do A More Stripped Down Metal Album'" ). BLABBERMOUTH.COM, Retrieved on 5 August 2009〕 Michael particularly points to Bathory as a source of inspiration for vocals:〔13 July 2007. ("SAMAEL Frontman: 'For Almost The Last Two Years Now, I've Just Listened To Classical Music'" ). BLABBERMOUTH.COM, Retrieved on 5 August 2009〕 His guitar is a customized ESP Viper with Ernie Ball guitar strings, Boss GT pro, Mesa Boogie Dual Rectifier.〔(Official Website Vorph's Page )〕 During Samael's black metal period, Vorph (then called Vorphalack) played a Jackson King V guitar too. During the Passage era Vorph played a black Jackson Kelly. Vorph stated in an interview with Dutch webzine Lords of Metal that he does not eat junk food and that he is a vegetarian.〔(Vorph interview with Dutch webzine Lords of Metal )〕 Vorph was born in Sion, Switzerland. The Estonian band Horricane published a cover version of the Samael song Rain, and credited Vorph as Michel (instead of "Michael") Locher.〔(Horricane reference to Samael ) at Lords of Metal〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Michael Locher」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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