Yes, sweeping is easy, but Trev actually makes it sound good and not like wank.

Yeah I hate people who sweep just for the sake of sweeping (i.e. core kids who think it's SO IMPRESSIVE and only know that one goddamn sweep). Turns me off to it.
[QUOTE]
Yes, sweeping is easy, but Trev actually makes it sound good and not like wank.[/QUOTE]

Thanks man I try :p

I've been seriously considering making some kind of video or recording or something of myself, since my new computer is mad awesomeness, plus has a built-in camera and microphone.

[QUOTE=Shadows;15106631]I've been seriously considering making some kind of video or recording or something of myself, since my new computer is mad awesomeness, plus has a built-in camera and microphone.[/QUOTE]

Do it, man, I want to here you play dammit

[QUOTE=Shadows;15106631]I've been seriously considering making some kind of video or recording or something of myself, since my new computer is mad awesomeness, plus has a built-in camera and microphone.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, dude, do it.

[QUOTE=ICB;15106640]Do it, man, I want to here you play dammit[/QUOTE]
You mean "hear?" :p I really, really want to, the problem is I can never think of something that would make a decent impression on people to see me play. I want something I can play well enough to record, but at the same time, something that is difficult enough to actually show what I can do.

Do some steezy sweeps! Those are ever so impressive!

I suppose I could just alternate some basic major and minor forms and link them together into a constant arpeggio and that would be impressive. Hm...

Doo eet

Doo eet now!

Masturbating to witch burnings, best lyrical concept I've come up with yet.

What the hell are you talking about?

Me? I should've asked for input.

Is that a good lyrical topic for a DM song?

Oh, okay, I thought you meant you found a band that actually spoke of such things. :p

Well, there's this Paraphilia band...

I found a band called Klismaphilia they're pretty brutal.

[QUOTE]You mean "hear?"[/QUOTE]

I've been drinking whiskey again, pardon me.

[QUOTE=Shadows;15106690]I suppose I could just alternate some basic major and minor forms and link them together into a constant arpeggio and that would be impressive. Hm...[/QUOTE]

yes sweeping is a bit overrated. i really need to hear you play if you were on aim i could send you something of me playing just for critique. you sound like you know what youre doing

I'm on AIM right now. I've been playing for about 5 years and will be majoring in jazz guitar in college, so I at least know the basics.

Yeah! You up for IM for a few mins, Shads?

Sure, go ahead.

will you actualy respond to me on MSN :p

[QUOTE=Shadows;15106767]I'm on AIM right now. I've been playing for about 5 years and will be majoring in jazz guitar in college, so I at least know the basics.[/QUOTE]

Wow...we've been playing the same amount of time. You totally own me though.

[QUOTE=pate;15106798]Wow...we've been playing the same amount of time. You totally own me though.[/QUOTE]
If we've been playing for just as long, I seriously doubt I own you. :p

You seem to spend a lot more time practicing than I do. I don't seriously practice a whole lot. I usually just write ****.

I like your album pate, you just sing real monotonously. =P

Haha I know. My vocals are fine until I turn the mic on, then I get all uncomfortable. :(

Thanks though. :p

Hmm, you guys even gona get enough people for live shows?
/is on a realy crap computer and has to wait like 5 seconds to use the same key twice so my typing is bad ok.

I used to be like that, just record drunk until you get over it, or take some Xanax and then record.

Yeah you could be like lord worm, only decent performence vocaly was while drunk.

[QUOTE=stevo2112;15106857]Hmm, you guys even gona get enough people for live shows?
[/QUOTE]

We hope.

[QUOTE=Mappy]I used to be like that, just record drunk until you get over it, or take some Xanax and then record.[/quote]

I thought of that, or recording them while driving. I always sound great then.

[QUOTE=pate;15106818]You seem to spend a lot more time practicing than I do. I don't seriously practice a whole lot. I usually just write ****.[/QUOTE]
In that case, I may have more technical ability, but you're probably much more creative and varied in your playing.

Anyway, I couldn't record anything right now, even if I wanted. I missed playing completely yesterday because of various ****, so I'll be a tad rusty.

Shadows, I = Eleventeen, I just read your rep.

Oh wow, I had no idea it was you! :p Sorry, that explains a lot.

[QUOTE]Sorry, that explains a lot.[/QUOTE]

BURN.

:lol:

[QUOTE=Cocaine;15105823]hahaha bands don't get **** from sales usually anyways. as far as i know most bands make their cut by touring and selling merch.[/QUOTE]

They may not get anything but the label does. The label uses (some) of that money to finance the recording of the next album. And you are very wrong about touring. With the exception of the likes of Metallica, no one makes money touring. Bands tour to increase album sales. If you don't believe me, why don't you pop over to the Derek Roddy board and ask him why he doesn't tour anymore, and how far $1000 a night goes between 4 band members + crew, equipment hire, van hire, flights, petrol, food etc etc etc et fcuking etcetera. Yes merchandise helps but again unless you're Maiden how much do you think you would actually make off 5 tshirts a night?

[QUOTE]unless you're selling millions, some kids downloading your **** won't really have an effect on your income.[/QUOTE]

Bollocks. Double fcuking crappy bollocks. It's killing the small labels. I know lots of people who run small labels and everytime an album is shared (and then subsequently stolen by leeching, pikey theiving sh1theads on soulseek) it completely fcuks them over. They're barely able to cover costs let alone invest in new bands.

Then take the medium independents, none of them are taking any chances. When was the last time Metal Blade etc signed a demo band who wasn't part of the latest trend? They now only sign established bands (eg Primordial - established for what 15 years?) or total fcuckin trend bollocks eg the next slipknot.

They said home taping would kill music but they were wrong because tapes were crap, bad sound quality, inconvenient etc but mp3-sharing will destroy the music you claim to love. Unless you're Dargon and hate anything that was recorded in a proper studio and distributed properly then you have no fcucking excuse.

And as for small bands well take this example, my old band released an EP in 1999. The EP sold well and completely financed the recording of the second EP at a professional studio (Academy Studios with Mags [Solstice, Primordial, My Dying Bride, Bal Sagoth etc] producing. The second EP was much better, gained great reviews, the buzz was much bigger, more people came to the shows (enough at times that we actually covered petrol and van hire) but yet didn't sell as many. What happened? 3 years and P2P.

Argue all you want but deep down you know you're a theiving ****.

Jondur, what's your band's name?

I love people who say they listen to death metal but when i ask what bands they say something like: "oh you know, slipknot, mushroomhead, metallica, rammstein..." and then they don't listen when i tell them that it's not death metal..

Ouch, Jondur is mad. :(

Bloodbath is accessible retro death metal. gay.