Donny Burbage
Donny Burbage | |
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 Donny Burbage playing guitar with Cradle of Filth (2022) | |
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| Birth name | Donald Burbage |
| Also known as | Donny |
| Born | May 19, 1987 |
| Origin | Jacksonville, Fla., USA lives in Asheville, N.C., USA |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
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Donald "Donny" Burbage (born May 19, 1987) is a professional musician, best known for being a guitarist in the English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth.[1] He previously played guitars in the American heavy metal band, Æther Realm[2] from 2014-2025 and has been a touring guitarist with the American technical death metal band Vale of Pnath.[3]While not touring, he streams on Twitch and teaches guitar and music theory lessons.
Early life and musical influences
Burbage was born on May 19, 1987, in Jacksonville, Fla., to Don and Ginger Burbage. His early affinity towards music came from both video games and listening to his mother's records.[4] He cites Iron Maiden, blues legend Stevie Ray Vaughn, and country guitarist Albert Lee as his first influences.[5] He has stated on multiple occasions that Hallowed be thy Name by Iron Maiden was the song that made him pick up the guitar.[citation needed]
Education
Burbage attended the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences (Tempe, Arizona) in 2008, and studied at the College of the Albemarle through 2009 and 2010, and later studied Music Composition at the East Carolina University, 2010 to 2011.[4]
Career
Burbage spent the early years of his musical career as a guitar instructor, multi-genre guitarist for hire, a ghostwriter for different musical acts, and a guitar tech. He started in 2008 playing guitar for North Carolina metalcore band Parallels. His professional career took off when he joined the Asheville-based metal band Æther Realm in 2014. During his time with the band, he recorded their second album, Tarot (2017), and third album, Redneck Vikings from Hell (2020).[2] In 2022, he joined Cradle of Filth, where he wrote and recorded guitars for their sisxteenth album "The Screaming Of The Valkyries," which peaked at #1 in the UK's Rock & Metal Albums Charts and #43 in the overall UK Albums Charts.[6] [7]
He has filled in on touring guitars for Vale of Pnath (2020) and worked as a guitar tech for Nekrogoblikon (Warped Tour 2018) and Evergrey (2019).[3][8]
In addition to his work in metal, Burbage has done some cinematic work, including composition for a short film called Omnipotence and sound effects design and foley for a film called Dead De La Créme.[9][10]
Gear
Burbage has been known to use 7 string guitars with Æther Realm, such as his ESP LTD MH-1007, and his Schecter C6 and Ibanez X Series with Cradle of Filth
Gear List:
- ESP LTD MH-1007
- Schecter C-7
- Schecter C6 Platinum
- Ibanez Prestige S 2170FW
- Ibanez XPTB620 Ibanez RG550 (1989.)
- Gibson Les Paul Classic
- Agile Interceptor Pro 727 EB
- Neural DSP Quad Cortex
- Fractal AxeFX III
Endorsements
Discography
| Year | Title | Band | Label | Instruments |
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| 2017 | Tarot | Æther Realm | Primitive Way Records (2017); Napalm Records (2020) | Guitar |
| 2020 | Redneck Vikings From Hell | Æther Realm | Napalm Records (2020) | Guitar, Spoons, Auxiliary percussion |
| 2025 | The Screaming Of The Valkyries | Cradle Of Filth | Napalm Records (2025) | Guitar |
| Year | Title | Band | Label | Instruments |
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| 2019 | Quicksand | William Seymour | Independent | Lead guitars, solos on the song 'Shortcut' |
References
- ↑ "Metal Injection". May 4, 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Metal Archives - Donny Burbage".
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Metal Archives - Vale of Pnath".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Folk Metal Band with Greenville Roots".
- ↑ "Metal for Hire - Donny Burbage".
- ↑ "Blabbermouth.net". March 21, 2025.
- ↑ "Official Charts". Official Charts.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "GuitarWorld". October 29, 2024.
- ↑ "Omnipotence (IMDB)". IMDb.
- ↑ Dead De La Créme, 2018 (film credit)
- ↑ https://enkiusa.com/
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