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  1. Tool was the band that introduced me to GOOD heavy music. I love them. Their bass player has such incredible tone, and has been a HUGE influence on me (by which I mean Justin Chancellor, the other guy was really good but I never listened to them much when he was in the band). I don't own their entire discography but I LOVE what I've got.
  2. Hey, guys! It has been a while since I have posted here. I've been absolutely slammed with work and other annoyingly persistent adult life issues...but I've got some free time and wanted to see what you all thought of my band's newest video. Sorry my first post in so long is self promotion...but so it goes. Check it out and let me know what you think!
  3. Sorry I haven't been around in a while, but this video is a big part of why I've been away. We just finished it. Basement Sessions #4!
  4. If it makes it seem any less like "posing", this is pretty much how we are whenever we play together. We don't change very much from practice to real performance, as far as how much we rock out. But, hey, if it isn't your thing, it isn't your thing. Thanks for watching, man!
  5. Hey, guys! My band Kindler just finished up our third video in the ongoing Basement Sessions series. Check it out, and let me know what you think. I took a lot of the criticism you guys gave me into account from the last video, especially in the mixing process. So, I'd love to hear more of what you have to say. Anyway, here it is!
  6. I think everything has it's place. Down tuning definitely has a sound that, for certain situations, gets an idea across like nothing else. But Whenever I write, I tend to stay away from it. Some limitations inspire creativity, others inspire complacency. Early on in my youth I found myself addicted to drop D and played in nothing but that, recycling bad ideas. Stopped using anything but standard tuning, and found my creativity exploding. That being said, I also started writing more on the piano. So the increase in creativity could be completely unrelated! I will say that because standard tuning has been explored so greatly, it has a very "disguised" tonality. Could be anything. Many alternate tunings, open-tunings, etc., haven't been used for as many different purposes, and therefore have very powerful associations with certain kinds of music. I like that when I hear things in standard I don't immediately think of a singular artist or genre. Those are my thoughts, for whatever they're worth.
  7. I don't know Windhand, actually. Checking them out now. Heavy doom, man. I like it! Makes me think of Pallbearer a little bit.
  8. These guys aren't from my scene in NC, but I saw them on tour here. Band is called Cave of Swimmers and they're from Miami. Just two guys playing Sabbath influenced stoner-y metal stuff. I can't get enough of it. Definitely my favorite local metal band right now. Here's a link to their bandcamp and to a youtube vid of one of their other songs. Only one song is available to stream on the bandcamp page. https://caveofswimmers.bandcamp.com/ Hangman - YouTube Love how weird they can be, and how they completely embrace it. Such a cool group.
  9. Sorry it has taken so long for me to get back to this thread. Thanks for all the input! I'm mixing the next one today, and I'll definitely take that into account. I've been (intentionally) a bit light-handed on the compression during mastering, and really across the board, so I'll go for something a bit harder hitting next time.
  10. Hey guys. I was kindly requested to post some of my band's material in this section, so here I go. This is my band Kindler! We have recently started a live performance series called the Basement Sessions. I am doing all the audio engineering and we do all the video editing, as well. Check it out! The skinny guy playing bass and singing is me.
  11. Rush is the band that made me decide I wanted to spend my life making music. I will always love them for that.
  12. Asheville is an awesome town! Played some shows up there, they have a pretty nice appreciation of metal as well. And if you ever get a chance, you should go see somebody play at the Orange Peel, if you haven't. Definitely my favorite venue in NC!
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