Metal-Folk.

In-your-face solo singer/songwriter Amanda Lepre (pronounced leh-PREE) has managed to combine two distinct genres of music into her own original sound. Her pounding acoustic rhythms are like flying fists. Each strike is a pummel of super-speed guitar strumming. Along with rock-solid beats and impressive hooks, her voice is etched into the listeners memory. Her style has been compared to greats ranging from Joan Jett, Tori Amos, Ani DiFranco, to as far as Iron Maiden.

Originally from Brownsville, Texas, this half-Mexican, half-Italian was into neither metal nor folk as a child. "I proudly grew up on Madonna", admits Amanda. Although still a die-hard fan, she has expanded her musical interests towards multiple directions. As a young teenager, she fell fast for the inspiring mid-90's explosion of female songwriters. Soon after came her fascination with early-80's metal. Ever the indecisive, Amanda couldn't establish which sound she liked better. So she fused them together.

Quite unforgettable are her live shows. This gifted solo artist morphs into a ticking time bomb when she hits the stage. She uses simplistic intensity to capture listeners into the palm of her hand. Her guitar skill is unmatched in her genre -- simultaneous with spot-on vocals -- not to mention unforgettable song hooks. Not only can she sway a small audience, but her tactics were able to outrank dozens of full hard-rock bands to place second at MTV's 2004 Independence Rock Festival at South Padre Island. With her small frame standing tall at 5'2", Amanda Lepre is not one to be underestimated.

Amanda has always known her fate was with music. She took music classes all throughout public school starting with choir at age 9, band at age 11, theory at age 14, and vocal training at age 18. But dont be fooled by her extensive history of music education; she picked up her first guitar as a 13-year-old adolescent, and molded herself into the player she is today with absolutely no formal instruction. Now a 22-year-old living in Austin, Texas, Amanda has completed her 4th studio EP, A Premonition, and continues to perform around the country. Although currently unsigned, her drive to accomplish her lifelong dream is untouchable.


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