Caledonian Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 pirate metal :D:D:D 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axelthefox Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Crazy Lee Posted February 9, 2016 Share Posted February 9, 2016 They start so young *tears up* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 Ohshit guys, The Unguided have a new album coming out. Melodeath here we come! The Worst Day Revisited To be honest, I wasn't blown away by their last album. It's alright and has a few killer tunes on it, but on the whole, not as cohesive or amazing as Hellfrost. I'll be waiting a bit to hear more before buying. But I do like this band and am happy they're still churning out tunes. On a different metal side, Drowning Pool (or are they hard rock? Hard to tell these days) have a new album out that released last week on Friday. I haven't picked it up yet, but plan on doing so soon because I dig their new singer and Resilience kicks all sorts of ass. Also, it looks like 2016 will be the year I see Slipknot live. I have a few venues to choose from, so it's just a matter of picking which date works best. Very, very, VERY happy about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Lee Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 My life.... (there was a metalcore one on fb as well but can't find it) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted February 16, 2016 Author Share Posted February 16, 2016 (edited) Holy shit Dissection Storm of Light's Bane That awkward feel when you read up on the band and find out the lead singer went to jail for killing someone--hate crime no less--and was a crazy Satanist who liked to kill animals. Well, it was fun while it lasted :[ Edited February 16, 2016 by Conker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Lee Posted February 17, 2016 Share Posted February 17, 2016 The lead singer of As I Lay Dying went to prison for trying to kill his wife... sucks... Also, even though the Grammys sucked as usual, Ghost won Best Metal song. I'm not a big Ghost fan at all, but considering things like Taylor Swift won a bunch of shit for her crap, it's good to see something decent win for a change. And...Time to ruin your childhood again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted February 17, 2016 Author Share Posted February 17, 2016 But I like Taylor Swift D: I wanted Lamb of God to win best metal performance 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted February 21, 2016 Author Share Posted February 21, 2016 The Wall Street Journal put out a really awesome article about heavy metal not too long ago http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-weird-global-appeal-of-heavy-metal-1455819419 It's awesome that the genre is so damn big and diverse, and reading through it got me to look into some of the bands listed CHTNONIC Supreme pain of the Tyrant These guys have a fun sound. On a much sadder note, an Iranian band called Confess are being charged with blasphemy and could be executed for singing about what a thousand other metal bands have sung about in the past because Iran gonna Iran. I listened to some of their music, and it's really quite good. Has elements of older Nonpoint to it. On a different note, I'm enjoying the new Drowning Pool album, though I'm not as blown away by it as I was Resilience. I hope it grows on me since the local store charged me a lot for it because Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Lee Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) On 2/17/2016 at 10:21 PM, Conker said: But I like Taylor Swift D: Edited February 23, 2016 by Crazy Lee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Lee Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 Double posting, and wrecking your flash plugin, but found the best thing ever: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newt Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 ...and now for something completely different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless/Nameless Posted March 4, 2016 Share Posted March 4, 2016 The only metal I can really get into, aside from a few Metallica songs, is classic Black Sabbath. I'm not fully sure it's fair to classify them as "metal" really, but anyway you guys should really give this one a listen (or hopefully, a relisten): Just be sure to listen to the end because it's actually a suite of a few smaller songs. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axelthefox Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 (edited) Edited March 7, 2016 by axelthefox 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 All Hail the Yeti have FINALLY put out their new single, and it's fucking awesome. So god damned excited for this album. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share Posted March 7, 2016 22 minutes ago, axelthefox said: snip Gonna double post because all this quoting with vids is obnoxious Anyhow: First time really listening to Hammerfall, and I really liked that. Will search further! What I'm more surprised by is that Equilibrium song. I've heard a few tunes by them and have always liked the instrumentals, but the vocals--at least what's on youtube--have always been mixed so fucking low that they're basically not there. Very frustrating. That song though! Is that whole album like that? If so I gotta buy it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Lee Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 Oh gods yes I love Hammerfall. What could be more metal than playing on a giant hammer held aloft by a giant skeleton hand. Also, it's hard to find a good quality video of this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 I'm rather pleased with the almost Viking-metal-ish sound of nightwish's latest album 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share Posted March 9, 2016 6 hours ago, Caledonian said: I'm rather pleased with the almost Viking-metal-ish sound of nightwish's latest album They played that one live when I saw them and it was pretty glorious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 Just now, Conker said: They played that one live when I saw them and it was pretty glorious. Oooh! That's so cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Lee Posted March 9, 2016 Share Posted March 9, 2016 On 3/7/2016 at 4:39 PM, Conker said: All Hail the Yeti have FINALLY put out their new single, and it's fucking awesome. So god damned excited for this album. This amuses me. With metal bands, it's sometimes hard to tell which one is the title of the song, and what's the name of the band. Before the Flames sounds like a typical metal band name. All Hail the Yeti sounds like a song title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 4 hours ago, Crazy Lee said: This amuses me. With metal bands, it's sometimes hard to tell which one is the title of the song, and what's the name of the band. Before the Flames sounds like a typical metal band name. All Hail the Yeti sounds like a song title. Yeah. I found this out first hand when diving down black metal youtube links at work the other day. Guess it's just something with the genre? THe need to be dark as fuck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted March 17, 2016 Author Share Posted March 17, 2016 Probably more on the hard rock side than metal, but a really good friend of mine put out his first full-length album today and I'm a big fan of it. His vocals aren't perfect, but his guitarwork is spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyryK Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Oh fuck, completely forgot to respond to these. >_< On 22/01/2016 at 0:26 AM, Conker said: I'd love some resources on how to do it. I sure as fuck can't normally sing, so this is my last resort D: Plus, it's so fucking fun when you do it right. I GOT A DEVIL IN MAH GUT! yeah, it feels great. There's so much power in screams and when you do them properly it puts yu in a fantastic headspace. I'll dig up some resources soon, not sure how long it'll take me to find good information and i don't have it in me to search right now. If i haven't posted any in about a week just call me a prick and tell me to get on it. ;3 On 22/01/2016 at 1:02 PM, feraleks said: Wow, thanks. Probably no surprise that I feel the same way about yours. I'm pretty sure you'd change your mind if all the stuff outside the realm of metal was taken into account, though. Cheers man. I like quite a but that would throw some metalheads into a mindless, frothing rage myself. Good music is good music, regardless of genre. What kind of stuff are you into? Aaaaaand to keep the thread OT, just got the V from this band's logo tattooed on the back of my hand. Not only do i love everything about them, i love everything about the genre they helped pioneer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyryK Posted March 17, 2016 Share Posted March 17, 2016 On 04/03/2016 at 11:35 PM, Endless/Nameless said: The only metal I can really get into, aside from a few Metallica songs, is classic Black Sabbath. I'm not fully sure it's fair to classify them as "metal" really, but anyway you guys should really give this one a listen (or hopefully, a relisten): Just be sure to listen to the end because it's actually a suite of a few smaller songs. Gotta love Sabbath, a bunch of bands basically took their sound and created a genre known as Doom Metal from it. Give the song i just posted a listen, you might like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endless/Nameless Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 5 hours ago, KyryK said: Give the song i just posted a listen, you might like it. Damn, that's really good; I love it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newt Posted March 18, 2016 Share Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) Some doom/stoner metal Edited March 18, 2016 by Newt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cross Posted March 21, 2016 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Hell yeah, found my thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyryK Posted March 23, 2016 Share Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) On 18/03/2016 at 4:12 AM, Endless/Nameless said: Damn, that's really good; I love it!! haha, i sense a convert. If you want to hear more i'd recommend their album Born Too Late. It's a classic and a great introduction to the band. On 18/03/2016 at 6:46 AM, Newt said: *The Sword* Some doom/stoner metal Eh, The Sword are alright but they've never really gripped me. They're not really doing anything new and i can't get into those vocals. Keeping the Stoner/Doom thing going though...well i'll get to that in a second. On 21/03/2016 at 10:39 PM, Cross said: Hell yeah, found my thread *Nuclear Assault* I like you already dude, a Nuclear Assault isn't complete without some Destruction though... Aaaaand back to the Doom. Seeing as all of my tattoos are going to be the logos of my favourite metal bands i thought i might as well post them here as i get them, i'm basically gonna turn my left arm into a patch. http://i.imgur.com/rRxVlkA.jpg Sadly it looks a little lonely so in a week and a half i'm gonna be getting this tattooed on my fingers to keep it company. ...Gaah, Conker. Will post some resources by tomorrow man. Edited March 23, 2016 by KyryK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyryK Posted March 26, 2016 Share Posted March 26, 2016 @Conker I come bearing...well, a Youtube video. Now, i know you're thinking "Well why did this twat take so long to find a bloody Youtube vid"...well, y'see i had to find a vid with a man from Scandinavia in it. That's very important, took me an hour and a half to find one. This is the aforementioned Scandinavian man, hear his words and obey if you want to learn how to scream...probably, i had no problems just sorta doing them and so i've never had to take this advice but it seems decent. The angry sigh/bark like a dog thing is a common trick to finding and engaging the false chords, i've seen that advice all over the place but i know some people can still struggle with getting the sound so just keep practising till you can make it because there's no simpler advice than that (as far as i'm aware). And remember, the diaphragm ist kreig (i can't say anything more than that, i never had issues with the breathing aspect of screaming and as such know nothing about the actual mechanics behind it, never needed to...ok probably did but i don't so...). Oh, here's his band btw...i think, shitty internet forced the video to play at 144p so everything was just a blob but he looked like the same blob in both videos at least, plus that name can't be too common. Yes, it's shitty deathcore but his vocals seem decent, if a little indistinct (something i might be able to help you with if it gets to that point, used to struggle with clarity a lot). What else was there...oh yes, the site/thread i used when i was originally looking for info on screaming. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1208630 You might have to wade through a ton of shitposts but there's some very good advice to be found in that thread, and some helpful regs know a lot more than me about the actual mechanics behind screaming as well. If you want to learn and have any specific questions you'd likely be better off signing up there and asking them than me. It's been years since i've even used that site but if there's still a guy called Merriman around he'd be a lot of help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted March 26, 2016 Author Share Posted March 26, 2016 I thank you very very much for those resources, and I am sad you spent so long looking for them. I am not worthy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyryK Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 On 25/03/2016 at 8:03 PM, Conker said: I thank you very very much for those resources, and I am sad you spent so long looking for them. I am not worthy Haha, you're welcome man. And don't worry about it, had to make sure i found a decent quality vid with good advice. There's a surprising amount of shit out there. Oh, and if you like i can post a clip of my vocals, it should help you decide if any advice i could personally give would actually be worth listening to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 12 minutes ago, KyryK said: Haha, you're welcome man. And don't worry about it, had to make sure i found a decent quality vid with good advice. There's a surprising amount of shit out there. Oh, and if you like i can post a clip of my vocals, it should help you decide if any advice i could personally give would actually be worth listening to. Naw, not needed. I"ll get to the vids on Monday or Tuesday when I get home and have some time to myself to be really noisy and not bother anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyryK Posted March 27, 2016 Share Posted March 27, 2016 2 minutes ago, Conker said: Naw, not needed. I"ll get to the vids on Monday or Tuesday when I get home and have some time to myself to be really noisy and not bother anyone Ok. Just remember, a little burning in your throat is ok but you should stop when you can feel it/after a little while of it coming on. Give yourself some time to rest your throat, getting some honey and lemon tea might be a good idea for when that happens too. It will and it shouldn't be anything to worry about, with time and practice it'll stop/not hit for several hours. Straight up pain's an immediate stop though, means you're doing something wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted March 27, 2016 Author Share Posted March 27, 2016 46 minutes ago, KyryK said: Ok. Just remember, a little burning in your throat is ok but you should stop when you can feel it/after a little while of it coming on. Give yourself some time to rest your throat, getting some honey and lemon tea might be a good idea for when that happens too. It will and it shouldn't be anything to worry about, with time and practice it'll stop/not hit for several hours. Straight up pain's an immediate stop though, means you're doing something wrong. Yeah. I've experimented a bit with this in the past and got some of it down then forgot what i was doing. Time to start over! It's one of thsoe things where I gotta remember that a lesson won't make me good at it, even though I just kinda want to be good at it right now Not that I'd do anything with it since my hopes/dreams of making a metal album are still pretty far away. This is just the first hurdle. The second is buying an expensive mod to FL Studio so I have guitars that sound like real guitars. Third is learning how to use that so it sounds like real guitars. Fourth is...I'm making me sad now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Conker Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 22 hours ago, KyryK said: Haha, you're welcome man. And don't worry about it, had to make sure i found a decent quality vid with good advice. There's a surprising amount of shit out there. Oh, and if you like i can post a clip of my vocals, it should help you decide if any advice i could personally give would actually be worth listening to. Quoting this again. I watched that vid and it seemed super helpful. He was a hellova lot more descriptive about finding the false chords/how to feel the diaphragm than other vids I've seen, which is probably why I mostly do it wrong. Was hoping he'd get into a few other things, but I suppose step one is to just get this down. Run before you can walk and all that shit. Good news is all those things to practice are pretty quiet, so I can do it at work and shit on and off. I will say, the "put your fingers on your body and push them out" doesn't work because that's where all my belly fat hides Had to skip that one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 So Moonsorrow put out a tune last week. I don't recall it being shared. I think it maybe meanders a bit, but on the whole, i'ts pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thundeere Posted March 31, 2016 Share Posted March 31, 2016 I listen to babymetal, does that count? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIKqgE4BwAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted March 31, 2016 Author Share Posted March 31, 2016 1 hour ago, Thundeere said: I listen to babymetal, does that count? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIKqgE4BwAY Fuck yeah it does. New album drops in two days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Lee Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 21 hours ago, Thundeere said: I listen to babymetal, does that count? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIKqgE4BwAY Nope. Never been much of a fan of Babymetal. I love the actual music, the guitars, bass, and drums, some of that is pretty brutal. But, when you put over that a bunch of very high pitched teenage japanese kawaii vocals, like from a pop idol band, it just doesn't fit. High teen girl vocals singing cheerful happy kawaii lyrics with brutal guitar just doesn't mash well with me. There's a reason I listen to metal and not JapPop shit. Hell, even quite a lot of Japanese metal I have trouble listening to if the lyrics sound too happy or go lucky. It's like, what the fuck is in the water to make the Japanese so fucking cheerful all the time... I just figure they're recycling fukushima coolant water in the taps. That being said I'm kinda okay with Ladybaby because of the lead singer.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 52 minutes ago, Crazy Lee said: Nope. Never been much of a fan of Babymetal. I love the actual music, the guitars, bass, and drums, some of that is pretty brutal. But, when you put over that a bunch of very high pitched teenage japanese kawaii vocals, like from a pop idol band, it just doesn't fit. High teen girl vocals singing cheerful happy kawaii lyrics with brutal guitar just doesn't mash well with me. There's a reason I listen to metal and not JapPop shit. Hell, even quite a lot of Japanese metal I have trouble listening to if the lyrics sound too happy or go lucky. It's like, what the fuck is in the water to make the Japanese so fucking cheerful all the time... I just figure they're recycling fukushima coolant water in the taps. That being said I'm kinda okay with Ladybaby because of the lead singer.... Pretty sure Japan has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. Culturally, the place has some serious problems, and depression / working yourself to death are at the top. The dichotomy of brutal music and jpop vocals is why I love the band though. It's so fucking strange, and as a band, those who write the music aren't afraid to just try whatever comes to mind. Their first album is super diverse and in the best way. I can see why you might not like that though, or why anyone might not like that. One man's trash and whatnot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Lee Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 20 minutes ago, Conker said: Pretty sure Japan has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. Culturally, the place has some serious problems, and depression / working yourself to death are at the top. That's pretty much part of the problem. Their work culture is insane. It's like, sacrifice yourself for the good of the company, stay at the same company your entire life, become a cog in the machine (I forget the word for those types of businessmen... career men or something). It makes you feel like you're not important and replaceable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted April 6, 2016 Author Share Posted April 6, 2016 (edited) Counting down the days to the new All Hail the Yeti album. Super excited. Also hoping the local store breaks street date for me and sells it to me tomorrow. it's happened before. Still trying to learn how to false chord scream properly, but my false chords are like Waldo and I'm really shitty at finding him. Or something. Turns out you can exagerated sigh with your vocal chords. Wait, maybe just got it. Probably not. Like, where am I supposed to feel pressure? I know I'm not supposed to put any on my vocal chords. That makes them hurt. So is it like, above that? Kinda feeling it in my nose right now. Roof of mouth? Whole thing is making me light headed Also don't want to do it for too long since I don't want to fuck my voice up, so I have like twenty minutes a day before I call it quits. This is so fucking frustrating D: Edited April 6, 2016 by Conker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted April 7, 2016 Author Share Posted April 7, 2016 DOUBLETOAST Dunno how long it will be up, but the new All Hail the Yeti album is up for streaming http://www.theprp.com/2016/04/07/news/hail-yeti-streaming-album-screams-black-wilderness/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyryK Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 On 26/03/2016 at 0:34 AM, Conker said: Yeah. I've experimented a bit with this in the past and got some of it down then forgot what i was doing. Time to start over! It's one of thsoe things where I gotta remember that a lesson won't make me good at it, even though I just kinda want to be good at it right now Not that I'd do anything with it since my hopes/dreams of making a metal album are still pretty far away. This is just the first hurdle. The second is buying an expensive mod to FL Studio so I have guitars that sound like real guitars. Third is learning how to use that so it sounds like real guitars. Fourth is...I'm making me sad now Sorry for the late reply, been kinda busy. Yep, takes tonnes of practice. I remember when i was learning screaming my way through an entire album, putting a second one on, screaming my way through that then going back to the first and doing it all again. Going for 2-3 hours at a time was common for me, just gotta keep at it and you'll get it down. As for FL Studio, you might not need a mod. There are already customizable guitars and basses somewhere in that confusing mess of a UI. Can't remember how good they are though. Why couldn't you do the obvious thing and see if there are people in your area that'd be interested in starting a band though? On 28/03/2016 at 10:00 PM, Conker said: Quoting this again. I watched that vid and it seemed super helpful. He was a hellova lot more descriptive about finding the false chords/how to feel the diaphragm than other vids I've seen, which is probably why I mostly do it wrong. Was hoping he'd get into a few other things, but I suppose step one is to just get this down. Run before you can walk and all that shit. Good news is all those things to practice are pretty quiet, so I can do it at work and shit on and off. I will say, the "put your fingers on your body and push them out" doesn't work because that's where all my belly fat hides Had to skip that one! I can't speak for the exercises but in regards to practice, once you get to screaming don't try to do it quietly. Gotta roar or it won't come out properly, push, PUSH! Just remember to stop when your throat stares to burn a little and you'll be fine. Oh, also. Pic of my latest band tattoo: http://i.imgur.com/K5mOrtr.jpg And a song from my next: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 2 hours ago, KyryK said: Sorry for the late reply, been kinda busy. Yep, takes tonnes of practice. I remember when i was learning screaming my way through an entire album, putting a second one on, screaming my way through that then going back to the first and doing it all again. Going for 2-3 hours at a time was common for me, just gotta keep at it and you'll get it down. As for FL Studio, you might not need a mod. There are already customizable guitars and basses somewhere in that confusing mess of a UI. Can't remember how good they are though. Why couldn't you do the obvious thing and see if there are people in your area that'd be interested in starting a band though? Because I'm as proud as Satan and want to do it all myself. Plus I don't think I'll ever really get good at screaming, so I'll be stuck as a studio band Woke up the other day with a slightly bloody throat, so everything I thought i was doing right was wrong. Finding the false chords is really, really hard. Taking a break from this for at least a week to let things heal and whatnot. Still drinking like a fish because I"m depressed I suck though D: Also becuase it's a day that ends in Y And the guitar that comes with FL Studio is pretty shit. If you really fuck with it, you can make it sound like a real one, but it's not worth the effort nad limits you a lot. I'd rather pay some good money and get a mod that allows me a lot of room to explore, and those DO exist. It's just a matter of blowing my tax return on one. But i have to learn how to scream first, so this will be a multi-year project. Which is fine since it was always going to be. I got the lyrics/vocal melodies down for five songs though. Maybe six. Gotta fix one yet. So you know, there's half an album. Just have to do the hard parts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KyryK Posted April 9, 2016 Share Posted April 9, 2016 10 hours ago, Conker said: Because I'm as proud as Satan and want to do it all myself. Plus I don't think I'll ever really get good at screaming, so I'll be stuck as a studio band Haha, fair enough. Wish you luck with that, solo projects always have a uniquely intimate vibe to them due to their nature and it's always good to see what one person can produce. And you can get good at screaming, just a matter of time and dedication. 10 hours ago, Conker said: Woke up the other day with a slightly bloody throat, so everything I thought i was doing right was wrong. Finding the false chords is really, really hard. Taking a break from this for at least a week to let things heal and whatnot. Still drinking like a fish because I"m depressed I suck though D: Also becuase it's a day that ends in Y Fuck. Yeah don't do anything for a week, maybe two just to be safe. I never had any issues with stuff like this so may not be the best person to help find the problem but was it comfortable when you were screaming? Did you tense up your throat or was it relaxed? If you're doing it right it feels as natural and smooth as talking, well, a potentially burning shout at first, it may take a while to get to that point. After a while you can even do whispered screams, but i'm getting ahead of myself. Ah, almost forgot something important. How much blood was there? 10 hours ago, Conker said: And the guitar that comes with FL Studio is pretty shit. If you really fuck with it, you can make it sound like a real one, but it's not worth the effort nad limits you a lot. I'd rather pay some good money and get a mod that allows me a lot of room to explore, and those DO exist. It's just a matter of blowing my tax return on one. But i have to learn how to scream first, so this will be a multi-year project. Which is fine since it was always going to be. I got the lyrics/vocal melodies down for five songs though. Maybe six. Gotta fix one yet. So you know, there's half an album. Just have to do the hard parts Ah, rightright. the hard part for me has always been writing lyrics. I tend to think everything but my vocals are kinda shit and my lyrics especially. That's the thing that's really holding me back from doing solo stuff. Still, a friend wants me to play bass for a Funeral Doom project he's working on and the experience i'll gain from that should hopefully prove invaluable when it comes to doing my own stuff. Just gotta keep writing and i should eventually have all the tools available to me to actually make my own music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conker Posted April 9, 2016 Author Share Posted April 9, 2016 2 hours ago, KyryK said: Haha, fair enough. Wish you luck with that, solo projects always have a uniquely intimate vibe to them due to their nature and it's always good to see what one person can produce. And you can get good at screaming, just a matter of time and dedication. Fuck. Yeah don't do anything for a week, maybe two just to be safe. I never had any issues with stuff like this so may not be the best person to help find the problem but was it comfortable when you were screaming? Did you tense up your throat or was it relaxed? If you're doing it right it feels as natural and smooth as talking, well, a potentially burning shout at first, it may take a while to get to that point. After a while you can even do whispered screams, but i'm getting ahead of myself. Ah, almost forgot something important. How much blood was there? Ah, rightright. the hard part for me has always been writing lyrics. I tend to think everything but my vocals are kinda shit and my lyrics especially. That's the thing that's really holding me back from doing solo stuff. Still, a friend wants me to play bass for a Funeral Doom project he's working on and the experience i'll gain from that should hopefully prove invaluable when it comes to doing my own stuff. Just gotta keep writing and i should eventually have all the tools available to me to actually make my own music. Yeah. My friend put out a solo project recently (which I maybe linked to here, can't remember) and the DIY vibe to it helps make it something special. When it comes to music, I'd like to do more than just experience it, ya know? So I want to try and throw something together before I kick the bucket, but I also realize I'll probably only do the ONE project and be fine. Just to say I did it. But it is literally years away so it's kinda just a pipe dream right now with some finished shitty poetry Uh, for the pain and stuff, towards the end it didn't seem to really hurt, though I felt a lot of pressure in my mouth area, on the upper pallet I think. I had been experimenting around though for a good twenty minutes to a half hour, and some of what I was doing did burn a bit. Nothing amazingly painful though, so I kinda shrugged it off. Hard to tell how tense the throat was and whatnot. It's not something you ever thing about in regards to throat muscles unless you're trying to do this or other vocal things, which I don't ever try to do. People saying, "open your throat" know waht they're talking about, but I"m like, "yeah but how should that feel? I know how I think it should, but that doens't mean I'm doing it right because I DUNNO!" Wasn't much blood though. I thought it was from a cut gum or something at first when I was brushing my teeth, but I couldn't find any cuts. Assumed it was the throat and yeah. Took a flashlight and looked and it was a little chewed up back there, but nothing that scared me. Just kinda went, "well shit" Dunno what Funeral Doom is, but it sounds pretty heavy. And fun! Hope you enjoy that (and post stuff from it if you get the chance. I want to hear!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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