GothExplorer

Is it hypocritical to support the lockdown if you yourself do not obey all of the rules?

For the record, I am totally opposed to the lockdown, and always have been.  However I have tended to follow the rules.

On 4/17/2020 at 10:11 PM, Mrflubberjiggles said:

Excited to be here! 

Welcome.

I believe that your home city is known as the gateway to the west.

On 4/19/2020 at 3:19 AM, AceAurora said:

Hey there,

My name is AceAurora or Ace for short. I am 28 years old and havie been into heavy metal since I was about 13. Currently, I have been rotating between Dark Throne, Iron Maiden, and Municipal Waste. I like a lot of different metal genres. Anyway, It's nice to meet you all! 

And nice for us to meet you.  Welcome to the site.

16 hours ago, R3ya said:

I am a German dude trying to archive a nice guitar Sound. I have invested a lot of time and patience doing it and now I am looking for people to connect for shared music projects. My main interest is somebody doing vocals. Maybe one day it would also be nice to attract a drummer as well. I prefer to play easy and chilled stuff trying to get the basics right. 

Welcome to the forum.  I see that you are from the same country that gave us Scorpions and Accept.

On 4/26/2020 at 10:48 PM, jack_woodley said:

Hey everyone my name is Jack I'm a guitarist/producer from Bath, UK.  Are there any sections on recording and music production? 

Welcome Jack.

Have you checked out the promote yourself section of the forum?

5 hours ago, MacabreEternal said:

Hang on.  Nobody told you to go and "check out" Primordial when you queried the post in the Intro thread.  I am not sure why you are taking such an aggressive stance on this post?  I see no reason for you to respond to a reasonable question with such hostility.

I actually had that thread in my mind when I posted above.  Yes, I could have checked out Primordial, but did not.  When you - I think it was you - noted that there is indeed a band called Primordial, I accepted the rebuke with a good grace.

On 4/22/2020 at 1:01 PM, blaaacdoommmmfan said:

Can you elaborate on how the above relates to women in metal. 

I assume sixsters have women in the band.

Also what's the issue with the link. Did you pay for the album and it did not work. 

Instead of assuming anything about The Sixsters, maybe you could just check them out.  It is what the internet is for.  I would not class them as metal, but they are definitely good role models for young musicians.

I donated some money to them on GoFundMe, and was supposed to be rewarded with a copy of their debut album, but the link did not work.  I am not bothered.

A few weeks ago I received an email link from The Sixsters to a digital download of their debut album.  It went into my spam folder, and so I did not find it until the other day.  I clicked on the link, but nothing happened.  I am not bothered though.  They made an album, and my money helped them.

Edit: it occurs to me that maybe The Sixsters should not be classed as a metal band, but they are definitely a rock band, and any one of them might be playing heavy metal music at some point in the future.

Welcome.

1 hour ago, AimyMQ said:

Hi there,

We are researchers from the Music, Sound and Performance Lab at Macquarie University (Sydney, Australia) who are investigating people’s experiences with different music genres. In particular, we are interested in how passionate fans of music compare with fans of extreme metal, in terms of how they engage with and experience their preferred genre.

The entire survey will take around 30-40 minutes to complete.

You will be given the option to go into a prize draw for the opportunity to win 1 of 5 AUD$100 Amazon vouchers. All information provided by you will be kept anonymous and confidential. Results of the survey will be reported in a PhD thesis.  

 

Welcome to the forum Aimy.

I do not wish to sound harsh, but frankly I have other things to do with 30 to 40 minutes than take a survey, and I am not sure I would know what to do with an Amazon voucher in a foreign currency.

10 hours ago, BLACKY said:

This is a Worldwide Metal Site people!

Help Yourselves by isolating Your location.

Cheers!

BLACKY

You make a good point, but in the age of the internet it is possible to work with people in other locations, including on other continents.

So for example if I were posting, I would begin my thread title with either "North of England" or "Online project".

On 2/9/2020 at 9:10 PM, Herbert_Alexander_Wollgast said:

Hi everyone! I'm a truck driver from Canada. I've been playing guitar for about 30 years and writing songs at home here for about 15 years and I absolutely LOVE IT!! It is the best hobby ever.

Welcome - rather belatedly - to the forum.  I am sorry no one welcomed you any sooner.

I own guitars as well, and I have also dabbled in song writing.

Welcome to the site Ed.

I would like to say that I know lots of Spanish bands, but right now I cannot think of any except Los Del Rio.

5 hours ago, DeadKevin said:

Hello! My name is Kevin, A 22 year old male from Norway ...

Welcome to the site, Kevin.  I used to own a live album by Deep Purple on which Ian Gillan praised the friendliness of the people of Oslo.

15 hours ago, Medley said:

sorry for my late reply lol holy crap. didnt get a notification for some reason

Probably because I did not quote you.  I merely replied.

On 3/31/2020 at 2:39 PM, Nemtheanga said:

Nemtheanga from Primordial here

hey there

I am puzzled.   Are you in a band called Primordial?

Welcome to the site.

Welcome to the site sonic2468.  I used to own twenty-two albums by Deep Purple, but yes there are some awesome young bands out there.

It occurs to me that three years ago I paid £15.50 to see a concert by five tribute bands - UFO, Dio. AC/DC, Deep Purple, and Iron Maiden.  The venue was packed - well over a thousand people there probably.  Whoever hosted that event probably raked in close to £20k.  On top of that, the venue would have benefited from the bar takings.  It is easy to envisage the host paying each band around £2k to £3k.  In my experience though, tribute bands usually play to audiences of around a couple of hundred people.  Having said that, they tend not to have support bands, which requires them to play a longer set, but saves on an expense.

Hi George.  You are lucky to be studying there.   Nothing like that place existed when I was your age.

ACM is based in Guildford.  Do you ever shop in Andertons?

Welcome GeezerFan91189.   I assume from your username that you were born on either 11 September 1989 (and are American) or on 9 November 1989 (and are British).  I assume also that you play bass guitar.

A few years ago, I saw British band Voodoo Vegas supporting Y&T in concert.  I asked their lead singer afterwards if the band made any money, and he said no.  A year or so later, I remember seeing Big Country at the same venue, and their support act played nothing but covers.  I don’t recall Voodoo Vegas playing any covers.  They certainly didn’t cover any song I recognised.

Here’s my question.  If a band which plays its own material doesn’t make money, then presumably a band which plays nothing but covers actually loses money.  (Same venue, remember – supporting act.)

This then got me wondering about tribute bands.  If tribute bands play nothing but covers, then do they lose money as well?  I will add that concerts which feature tribute bands usually have lower than normal ticket prices for the venue in question, or at least in my experience.

Twin sister harpists cover metal.

I used to listen to Saxon when I was younger, but I don't have time for them now.  There is so much other stuff to listen to.  I was not aware until today that there are any Saxon tribute bands out there.  I just checked, and there are at least four.  However, I do not know of a single young band which ever covers their songs or cites them as an influence.

Also, has any member of the band ever had a signature guitar (or other instrument)?

Siblings move on from covers.

48 minutes ago, Balor said:

Do you have any links?  Your description makes it sound more like a form of musical realism rather than a glorification of violence.

Just search on YT for drill music UK.  As I said in the OP, I am not an expert on drill music, and I cannot advise you on what songs are typical of the genre.