Sam Totman
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Sam Totman is an English guitarist and primary songwriter for the power metal band DragonForce, known for his highly technical, fast-paced playing style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sam Totman canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11546807 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Totman Context triple: [Through the Fire and Flames, composer, Sam Totman]
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A.
Colin Goad
Colin Goad is a British maritime administrator who served as Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, overseeing global shipping safety and environmental standards.
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B.
Ben Stevens
Ben Stevens is an American lawyer and former Alaska state senator, best known as the son of longtime U.S. Senator Ted Stevens.
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C.
Nick Gillard
Nick Gillard is a British stunt coordinator and fight choreographer best known for designing the iconic lightsaber duels in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
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D.
Dani Stevenson
Dani Stevenson is an American R&B singer best known for her early-2000s work, including featured and background vocals on popular hip-hop and R&B tracks.
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E.
Sean Chapman
Sean Chapman is a British actor best known for his roles in gritty dramas and horror films, including a prominent part in the cult classic "Hellraiser."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sam Totman Target entity description: Sam Totman is an English guitarist and primary songwriter for the power metal band DragonForce, known for his highly technical, fast-paced playing style.
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A.
Colin Goad
Colin Goad is a British maritime administrator who served as Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, overseeing global shipping safety and environmental standards.
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B.
Ben Stevens
Ben Stevens is an American lawyer and former Alaska state senator, best known as the son of longtime U.S. Senator Ted Stevens.
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C.
Nick Gillard
Nick Gillard is a British stunt coordinator and fight choreographer best known for designing the iconic lightsaber duels in the Star Wars prequel trilogy.
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D.
Dani Stevenson
Dani Stevenson is an American R&B singer best known for her early-2000s work, including featured and background vocals on popular hip-hop and R&B tracks.
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E.
Sean Chapman
Sean Chapman is a British actor best known for his roles in gritty dramas and horror films, including a prominent part in the cult classic "Hellraiser."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
guitarist
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human ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeIn | music industry ⓘ |
| activeSince | 1990s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Demoniac
NERFINISHED
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DragonForce NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadow Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bandOrigin | London-based band DragonForce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith | Herman Li NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| familyName | Totman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
heavy metal
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power metal ⓘ speed metal ⓘ |
| givenName | Sam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
composer
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lyricist ⓘ |
| instrument | electric guitar ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fast-paced guitar solos
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highly technical guitar playing ⓘ songwriting for DragonForce ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | DragonForce NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Sam Totman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableSongwritingCredit |
Fury of the Storm
NERFINISHED
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Operation Ground and Pound NERFINISHED ⓘ Through the Fire and Flames NERFINISHED ⓘ Valley of the Damned NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | DragonForce songs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
guitarist
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musician ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| partOf | British metal scene ⓘ |
| performanceCharacteristic |
melodic lead lines at high tempo
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use of extended guitar solos ⓘ use of rapid alternate picking ⓘ use of sweep picking arpeggios ⓘ |
| playsStyle |
shred guitar
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twin-guitar harmonies with Herman Li ⓘ |
| positionInBand |
guitarist of DragonForce
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primary songwriter of DragonForce ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Noise Records
NERFINISHED
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Roadrunner Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanctuary Records NERFINISHED ⓘ earMUSIC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sam Totman Description of subject: Sam Totman is an English guitarist and primary songwriter for the power metal band DragonForce, known for his highly technical, fast-paced playing style.
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