User:Guitaristcorey7

A View on the beliefs in Metal… As a member of a death metal band I have been told many opinions from many different people. Some opinions are exceptional and some are not. People come up to me and say, “Why can’t I understand the vocals?” This is because the vocals play a much different role in the band than you would see in a normal rock/other band. Vocals play as an instrument more than a type of singing. This started to become my hypothesis when I first started listening to metal, which was about four years ago. I was reading the lyrics to a Napalm Death song; this song was not understandable at the time. I noticed when I read along with the music I could make out the words perfectly. Metal is a language that few actually listen to. To all of the people that dislike or believe metal is wrong, take the time one day and read the lyrics before judging a band. The band I am in you would think would be pretty brutal, think again. I have sat with the vocalist in every session of music writing and watched him write these amazing lyrics. Our lyrics are rarely about mutilation and cannibalism, they are about intelligence and our world around us. Different Passions of Metal... In metal you cannot just listen to one thing and judge the whole song or band. Every instrument matters in Metal. If you listen to every instrument in the band you get to hear every awesome sound these wonderful musicians have work for their whole lives. This to me is a good feeling because it for some reason influences my music writing. It doe's not so much give me ideas from their playing but it tells me that I can exceed every time I play on guitar. When you are playing metal you cannot just pick up a guitar and expect to one day make a masterpiece. You have to be experimental with your playing. You do not have to listen to pussy music but listen to your own work more than anything else. If you do this it will help with almost anything you want to get better at (lead-guitar, Rhythem guitar). I know many people that play the same material and just change a few notes or patterns. If you go that way you "WILL NOT" go anywhere. Below I have some different tips on on music making. Tips on Band's Music Making When you are in a band and want to be serious in your song writing you practice by yourself everyday as much as you can. It can sometimes get boring but you have to think every time you play, how much do I want this? My secret that always works when I am not in the mood to song write is to listen to other bands that you love. This will pump you up and you will crave that soft feeling of wood in your hands. After you finish writing your first song that you are actually really happy with show your vocalist. The vocalist will then use his lyrical technique (if he has any) and it will come together soon. Don't get me wrong, this is a very time consuming process. In the beginning it is always good to play the song with the vocalist while he's writing right there in front of you. This will help him understand the patterns and will help you remember the song ever better. Always record your material. The worse feeling in the world is to forget the best thing you have ever come up with. When both you and the vocalist have finished you show the other members of the band. Some people do this differently because they think the other two run the band. The thing you have to keep in mind is that the band is everybodys. Knowone is in charge anymore than any of the other people in the band. It is part of song writing. I warn everyone out there that is reading this to not make songs with a full band. I will wrok but it will not give you time to get your A+ work into the song. Take you time a go one by one.