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Founder and lead guitarist of the former metal band \u201cfuneral parlor mascots\u201d, Corey plays a wide variety of styles from anything to metal to classic rock to blues and is always striving to hone his craft to perfection. His influences are derived anywhere from Paul Gilbert to Michael Amott. Corey is currently an independent artist and sometimes a session musician. 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