SEEKING
Bagpipes, Bass Guitar, Drums, Fiddle, Keyboard, Other Percussion, Violin, Vocalist - Bass, Vocalist - Tenor.ABOUT
Lead/rhythm guitarist, interested in the heaviest of the heavy and the most melodic of the melodic. I listen to a lot of Scandinavian and European metal. I also listen to a lot of classic rock, classical music, progressive rock and metal, scores (NOT soundtracks...but the ACTUAL music from a movie), bluegrass, and traditional Scottish and Irish music.
- Screen name:
- BloodOfOdin
- Member since:
- Jul 24 2007
- Active over 1 month ago
- Level of commitment:
- Touring
- Years playing music:
- 20
- Gigs played:
- 10 to 50
- Tend to practice:
- 2-3 times per week
- Available to gig:
- 4-5 nights a week
- Most available:
- Nights
Influences
Yngwie Malmsteen, Shawn Lane, Joe Bonamassa, Victor Wooten, Tony Levin, Steve Stevens, Bryan Setzer, Tony MacAlpine, Virgil Donati, Derek Sherinian, Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, Project X, Emperor, Opeth, My Dying Bride, Borknagar, Daylight Dies, Moonspell, Pantheist, Thergothon, Nevermore, Judas Priest, Motorhead, Hawkwind, Al DiMeola, Django Reinhardt, Montrose, Scorpions, Ted Nugent, Dio, Deep Purple, Red Elvises, Man or Astro Man?, Link Wray, Dick Dale, Glen Campbell, Willie Nelson, The Clancy Brothers, The Chieftains, Tempest, Modest Mussorgsky, Nicolo Paganini, J.S. Bach, Miklos Rosza, Jerry Goldsmith, Ennio Morricone
EQUIPMENT
Jackson DR7 (seven string), Yamaha Pacifica (six string), Ovation Celebrity (acoustic), Arbor (4-string bass), Prestige (5-string banjo), an oud by an unknown manufacturer (4 courses), Peavey 412MS amp, Boss Hyper Metal HM-3 distortion pedal, DOD DFX94 digital delay/sampler pedal, Arion SFL-1 stereo flanger pedal, Boss CS3 Compressor/Sustainer pedal, Digitech RPx400 (for recording and occasionally gigging)
MUSIC
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Untitled
Untitled Year: 2005 Album: Demo Genre: Metal
This is the first half of a song I recorded a couple of years ago. The opening riffs were an experiment to see if I could write odd-metered riffs without making them SOUND odd-metered. It bounces between 7/8 and 5/8, but to me it doesn't feel too arhythmic.
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Candlemass Rip
Candlemass Rip Year: 2004 Album: Demo Genre: Metal
This was a song that came out a jam session. I'd been listening to Candlemass on the way to practice, and this is what came out. Another unfinished piece, this was co-written with a gent named Jonathan Salas, while were contemplating forming a band called "Funeral Moon."
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Groove of the Recenlty Risen
Groove of the Recenlty Risen Year: 2003 Album: Demo Genre: Alternative
A funky mix of guitar, fatty bass, programmed beats, and some shred. It's self-indulgent.
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A Mean One
A Mean One Year: 2003 Album: Demo Genre: Metal
A few monster riffs strung together. Some chaos. Odd meters. Bad drum programming. You get the idea.
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Hamorleoth
Hamorleoth Year: 2004 Album: Demo Genre: Metal
This was the piece of music following a spoken word recording I had done. The spoken word bit was a short poem written in a sort of mish-mash Anglo-Saxon. The music is better than the poem; thus...only the music is included here.
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Revolution Tango
Revolution Tango Year: 2002 Album: Demo Genre: Electronic
This a tango, written in 15/16 time.
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Until We Say Goodbye
Until We Say Goodbye Year: 2003 Album: Demo Genre: Alternative
The first part of a Satriani cover.
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Latinsound
Latinsound Year: 2005 Album: Demo Genre: Alternative
Programmed congas, a liquid bassline, and some swanky Latin chords.
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Self Indulgence
Self Indulgence Year: 2004 Album: Demo Genre: Alternative
A big self-indulgent lead.
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Groovehammer, Part 2
Groovehammer, Part 2 Year: 2004 Genre: Metal
The REAL Groovehammer. With vocals and everything...
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Via Dolorosa
Via Dolorosa Year: 2003 Album: Demo Genre: Metal
A heavy piece with some latin flavors in the middle.
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Seven Sadists in Soma
Seven Sadists in Soma Year: 2004 Album: Demo Genre: Metal
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Gymnopedies 1
Gymnopedies 1 Year: 2004 Album: Demo
This is a version of Erik Satie's "Gymnopedie I," which is a piano piece. Incidentally, this was the tune I sent to Cradle of Filth as my audition.
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Anyway You Want It
Anyway You Want It Year: 2004 Album: Demo Genre: Metal
A seven-string redux of the main riff from Journey's "Anyway You Want It"
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Creep in 7
Creep in 7 Year: 2003 Album: Demo Genre: Alternative
A creeping finger-picked piece that I eventually added some electrics over.