Dan G

My new favourite band! Essentially a technical extreme metal band, with an eye on every other style of music whether it's rock and roll, ambient/acoustic or even slightly computer game-esque in places! I'd never given them a proper chance, but my brother bought me both their albums for my birthday, and wow! They are amazing... The track "Selkies: The Endless Obsession" even goes into Dream Theater meets Opeth territory! Awesome stuff. Anyone else got views on this very fine band?

The main guitars were recorded using my diezel and a marshall cab. The rhythm guitars were then doubled (but mixed at about half the volume) simply using a direct input into my Boss 8-track. Although you can't notice them directly, you would notice it sounded slightly emptier if they weren't there! Thanks for the kind comments Flash, and I'd agree about the fromage-mongous 80's chorus

that would still only been 7 characters though...

I'd just like to say that maybe people didn't enjoy FOM and that's why they left? It's not as if they are an easily accessible band to get into, especially on first listen. Just like a lot of you guys think MMW are shite (and you're entitled to your opinion), simultaneously people would have thought FOM are shite. Including me. I'm not saying that means others can't enjoy them and they are actually a bad band... but everyone has personal tastes and opinions. That gig was absolutely packed, which from my point of view was awesome because it feels good to see people supporting my band. That doesn't make me think that I must be amazing and miles better than anyone else... it's just that after 6 years of playing in bands it's cool to see more than just my friends in the venue, never mind in the front row singing some of the words! Everyone is a kid once, and I'd like to think people 13 and 30 alike would enjoy our band (if they are into this sort of music), and that the older music lovers amongst us wouldn't be so grumpy that; a) young 'scene' kids ruin their gigs by going to them, and b) young 'scene' kids then ruin their gig by leaving before the last band. At least make your mind up...

On first listen, I thought it was relatively average. On second and third listen... much, much better! God Bless devin towsend.

Same goes for your post! How did you managed to get away with less than 8 characters!?

to be fair most woman are rubbish at parking cars

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Hahaha - I actually got that time change idea from Glass Prison (6:16), not the Mirror! (that's from Awake yeah?). Simple idea though; 4/4 at Xbpm before going into 6/8 at 2/3Xbmp... That way you can keep the riff the same at the same speed, but totally change the feel Solo's for Carcass? I personally thought it was more like Dimebag/Friedman but Ammott is good too Songs always sound like other songs, so if people are gonna have their comparisons, at least they are Carcass/Opeth/Dream Theater/Megadeth

Once the internet makes it to Inverness, people will probably assume 'play some metal' means the spoons or pots and pans.

Yeah - it is a little thinking about it... I thought it sounded more like Misery Signals, but stabby dischords in 7/8 are bound to sound like one of those bands!

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=2079244 "A Sense of Wonder" Hope you guys like it It be heavy metal \m/

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=2079244 A Sense Of Wonder This one is pretty fucking metal, and also quite progressive. We've been playing it live since September, but recently recorded it at Captain Tom's. Please excuse my pretty poor backing vocals during the chorus'

I never saw the advert, but your letter is superb Ross

Burst - 'Origo' being the album... kinda sounds like a cross between Opeth and December, but I reckon you might get into it if you give it a chance P.s. got a nice myspace message back from Tracy Townsend today

I'd personally have gone for; chocolate/tasty

I've edited a little... a bit eerier P.s. the left hand second finger is hidden behind the first finger

Didn't really know which forum to put this in, so I guess this now makes it legible for criticism. D'oh. Anyway, it was drawn by hand and then scanned and rendered in photoshop... only the third time I've actually used photoshop as well.

Although that's not a particularly nice thing to say, and I know was a dig at jamesy more than the band - maybe it IS being brainy, cos record contracts fuck you in the ass and then turn something you do from being fun (i.e playing/writing/recording music at your own free will), into something you have to do because you're legally obliged to. P.S. I'm not saying necessarily that I would turn down a record contract

I have heard of fuck of machete... although not actually heard them - so can't comment how we compare to them musically. I also just found out about this gig now, via this thread. There you go.