Elizabeth Schall is a female American singer, songwriter and guitarist, and founder of the

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band Dreaming Dead and

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band

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. Prior to that, she was a guitarist of the all-female tribute band

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and the death metal band Winterthrall. She is married to fellow death metal musician

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Biography

Of Chilean descent, Elizabeth Schall first came into the music scene when she was recruited to join the

band Winterthrall in 2003. She departed from the band two years later. Schall joined

in September 2005 following the departure of guitarist/co-founder Josephine Draven, taking the stage name of "Adrianne Smith" (a female version of

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). Shortly before she left from the Maidens in October 2006, Schall formed the death metal band

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with drummer Mike Caffell. They recorded one EP before recruiting guitarist Manuel Villareal and bassist William Toledo. Following a brief tour, Villareal and Toledo left the band. Once again as a duo, Schall and Caffell recorded their first album ''Within One'', then renamed the band ''Dreaming Dead'' and recruited bassist Juan Ramirez. On September 30, 2008, Ibex Moon Records announced they have signed a record deal with Dreaming Dead. ''Within One'' was released on CD on January 20, 2009. As the band focused on writing and performing as a trio of Schall, Caffell and Ramirez. Schall rejoined the Maidens in June 2010 in a guest appearance as " Deena Murray". Schall cites

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and

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among her influences, as well as

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and

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Discography

Dreaming Dead

*''Midnightmares'' (2012) *''Within One'' (2009)

Cretin

*''Stranger'' (2014)

Manslaughter

*''Through the Eyes of Insanity'' (EP, 2006)

Winterthrall

*''Nightmares for the Sleepless'' (2006).

The Iron Maidens

* ''

World's Only Female Tribute to Iron Maiden ''The Iron Maidens: World's Only Female Tribute to Iron Maiden'' is the debut album by American all-female tribute band The Iron Maidens. The album features selected tracks originally performed by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Michael Ke ...

'' (2006) **Pictured on the Japanese release version, despite the fact that the guitar work was done by her predecessor Josephine Soegijanty.

References

External links

Dreaming Dead Official MySpaceElizabeth Schall's YouTube Channel
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schall, Elizabeth Living people American heavy metal guitarists American heavy metal singers American women guitarists American death metal musicians American women heavy metal singers American people of Chilean descent Hispanic and Latino American musicians Musicians from Orange County, California Year of birth missing (living people) Guitarists from California Hispanic and Latino American women singers 21st-century American women The Iron Maidens members