[QUOTE=Lord Brummington]Good, there's nothing more annoying than not having a lead guitarist at practise.

Well, its annoying if my drummer decides to hurl his sticks at me mid-song by accident...

Ollie - Aye, sure.[/QUOTE]

Nice.

the other guitarist beats up the drummer ,his brother, all the time. It gets really fvckin annoying but he gets pissed really easily. Other that that I have no problems with my band.

I'm the oldest in my band (17, 18 in a few months), the drummer and singer are both 15, and the lead guitarist is either 16 or 17, but in the year below me at school.

Thats almost exactly like my band.
We all go to the same school exept our potential singer, who is also the oldest at 18.

~Were auditioning singers right now---got 1 reply. //Arizona has a ****ty metal scene.

[QUOTE=Metallion#666]Thats almost exactly like my band.
We all go to the same school exept our potential singer, who is also the oldest at 18.

~Were auditioning singers right now---got 1 reply. //Arizona has a ****ty metal scene.[/QUOTE]
Dude, try living in the rural north of England...


me and Titch are both 17 and the others are a year younger...

Sounds kind of like Pittsburgh. The metal scene here is a bunch of middle and high school punks who loiter in malls on weekends wearing Slipknot hoodies and trying (unsuccessfully) to menace people.

I'm 15, our drummer is 14, Rythem guitarist is 16, and basser is the same.

Arizona is still worse

At least you know real musicians. Whenever I meet one here, they fit one of the following stereotypes:

1. MTV kiddie. Thinks Slipknot is brutal death metal or Green Day is tr00 punk rawk.
2. Only holding the guitar in hopes of getting laid.
3. Only wants to play Metallica.

[QUOTE=Steerpike]At least you know real musicians. Whenever I meet one here, they fit one of the following stereotypes:

1. MTV kiddie. Thinks Slipknot is brutal death metal or Green Day is tr00 punk rawk.
2. Only holding the guitar in hopes of getting laid.
3. Only wants to play Metallica.[/QUOTE]
Hmm...I would brutally decapitate types 1 and 3...and feel sympathy for type 2...

hey, wasnt there a thread that gave the names of good songs of old power metal bands (helloween, rhapsody, etc..)? where can i find it?

whats wrong with wanting to play metallica...its good stuff to start out with.

[QUOTE=Steerpike]At least you know real musicians. Whenever I meet one here, they fit one of the following stereotypes:

1. MTV kiddie. Thinks Slipknot is brutal death metal or Green Day is tr00 punk rawk.
2. Only holding the guitar in hopes of getting laid.
3. Only wants to play Metallica.[/QUOTE]
Same here with 90% fitting into category 1.

[QUOTE=Laihoistheman]whats wrong with wanting to play metallica...its good stuff to start out with.[/QUOTE]
Well, that's not the point, we're not little kids starting out, I personally think we have progressed beyond this and should be writing our own stuff and covering bands more suited to us, not Metallica...

[QUOTE=Steerpike]At least you know real musicians. Whenever I meet one here, they fit one of the following stereotypes:

1. MTV kiddie. Thinks Slipknot is brutal death metal or Green Day is tr00 punk rawk.
2. Only holding the guitar in hopes of getting laid.
3. Only wants to play Metallica.[/QUOTE]

That's bad, but round here is worse
Catergory 1 would not have heard of Slipknot, even
Cat 2 would be driving a lame old car complete with annoying stereo and silly wheels in the hope of getting laid
Cat.3 would only want to play Greenday.

You win.

Still, it does get annoying for me that I have to explain my influences as a guitarist and singer, and nobody knows what the f[size=2]u[/size]ck I'm talking about.

"Well, I was deeply inspired by Criss Oliva's intensely melodic and multi-faceted guitarwork, but I also really love the stoner/doom sound in Candlemass and Cathedral. And of course I really admire the achingly expressive style of Michael Schenker and Buck Dharma. But as a singer, I'd say my biggest inspirations would have to be Jon Oliva's raw emotional power, Glenn Danzig's ghoulish croon, Michale Graves classic styling blended with punk energy, and Matt Barlow's incredible adaptability."

By then, they just sort of stare at me with a glassy look trying to figure out who the hell these people are.

Alex, your presence on MSN is required, post haste!

well, I didn't know the guitarists, but I knew the vocalists you mentioned alright...

[QUOTE=Lord Abortion]well, I didn't know the guitarists, but I knew the vocalists you mentioned alright...[/QUOTE]

You'd think anyone who talks to me as much as you guys do would know who Criss Oliva is at the very least.

[QUOTE=Steerpike]You'd think anyone who talks to me as much as you guys do would know who Criss Oliva is at the very least.[/QUOTE]
Momentarily slipped my mind:upset:

Well, just for clarity, one of my earlier spotlights was on Michael Schenker. And Buck Dharma is lead guitarist for Blue Oyster Cult.

And I don't think I need to name the guitarist of Cathedral, seeing as you're already a fan.

/hangs head in shame

At least you know who the singers are. I once told someone I listened to Michale Graves, and they thought it was the same guy who makes kitchen fixtures.

Is it just me, or are the intros to The art of War by Dungeon and Iced earth's The hunter really similar?

You know, I've really gotta hear that song one day! I've been told that by heaps of people now!

[QUOTE=Jake]Same here with 90% fitting into category 1.[/QUOTE]

Heh, yeah, and I work in a mall, so I get to put up with them whenever I work :evil:

[QUOTE=Lord Tim]You know, I've really gotta hear that song one day! I've been told that by heaps of people now![/QUOTE]
You should, man The version on Alive in athens is superb. my favourite live album now...It's surpassing Live after death for me, which me being such a frenzied maidenite as I am, is praise indeed:p

Im sad to say that im abit dissapointed with galloglass' new album, it doesnt quite stand up to legends from now and evermore :upset: but its still a good album

Steerpike I knew almost all of those people, half of them from you and your Savatage whoring :p

So, I listened to a song off the new edguy EP on the radio and thought it was too poppy even for the power standards. However, Tobias sounds at his best.

[QUOTE=Stoic]So, I listened to a song off the new edguy EP on the radio and thought it was too poppy even for the power standards. However, Tobias sounds at his best.[/QUOTE]
Blast you greeks and your high-power radio.

NP-Nightwish-Nemo

Hey you guys - I found this thread languishing on page 5!

Oh the shame...

NP - Opeth Fair Judgement :cool: