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Ten Tips For The Modern Metal Band - Part 2
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arescyne
6.) I know you're really excited for tonight's show and that you've been waiting all week to swing your arms uncontrollably to every band that starts their set with an open drain-out, but believe it or not, other people paid to get in too. If it's just you and your buddy "throwing down", I'm not convinced that you need 75 square feet to do so.
7.) Talking loudly shouldn't be substituted for singing. If a part needs singing in it, find somebody who can do it, or at least be original about it. Autotune doesn't count... been there, done that.
8.) Nothing is appealing about a 15-band metal/grindcore show. After 4 bands that sound exactly the same, the average brain sort of shuts down and wants to leave. If you're going to book a show, try mixing it up a little… and don’t book so many bands! Nobody’s going to watch the entire thing.
9.) Tattoos are great and all, but do you ever wonder where the front-man of Suicide Silence will get a job when his band is no longer popular in 4 years? Don't turn your entire body into a comic book; you'll most likely regret it.
10.) If a certain style of writing or playing blows up, please don't rip it off; it'll be irrelevant by the time people notice that you're doing it. New styles get huge because solid bands do it before anyone realizes it's happening. By the time it’s popular, it’s too late to start emulating. Why not try some originality? That’s worked for a few people.
Thanks for reading!
Let me know if you agree/disagree with anything!
By the way, All credit goes to Andrew Wells, so check out his band Elotheos, on myspace. They are pretty damn good! :D
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arescyne
*gasp*
meh. I just suppose i need to purchase an account. /cry
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Monday
*gasp*
meh. I just suppose i need to purchase an account. /cry
Purchase an account?
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arescyne
well, become a 'patron'
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Monday
well, become a 'patron'
Oh, that doesn't do anything. You can still be banned/locked like any other user. We just get custom icons and no captcha =P
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arescyne
well that, and then you also don't have a limit to the letters you can write :/
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Monday
well that, and then you also don't have a limit to the letters you can write :/
45,000 character limit, but I've never found it to be limiting to have the 25,000. I don't write enough for that >_>
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