Valentin The Mad is a lead guitarist - solo artist from Haifa, Israel. The solo project he is currently working on is instrumental music, centered around the electric guitar and the guitar solo in the styles of rock-prog-metal with influences from other musical genres as well. One of his biggest influences is Metallica. Kirk Hammet's guitar solos made him pick up the electric guitar at the age of 15 and the balance of heavy riffs, leads and solos in their instrumentals greatly influenced Valentin's approach to writing music.