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token female she is not. Samantha embodies style and substance. From the elegant
and passionate presence emanated on stage, to her lyrical eloquence and exquisitely
thoughtful and powerfully emotional compositions, she is the genuine article.
Samantha's character epitomizes Virgin Black. Just as the music can be ruthless
and harsh or subtle, endearing and warm, Samantha seeks integrity in people
and treats them accordingly. She is emotionally sensitive and holds the rare
talent of being able to play what she feels, thus her guitar weeps in agony
or soars victoriously as she commits everything to the accurate depiction of
what Virgin Black has to say to the world. Further expertise can be found on
display in the artwork for both "Trance" and "Sombre Romantic". Her photography
perfectly befits the music it accompanies and completes an arrangement where
Virgin Black are credited with so much of their product
