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Happy Birthday BNC!!!!!!! :)

The sleeves only cost around 3-7 American dollars, which is about what we "yanks" (LOL) pay for really cheap to moderate qualitydrumsticks. They last around 6 months if you play everyday on them I once had a pair that were band new for around 3 years since I wasn't playing regularly on them...

My expierence with hydralic and colored heads were I was sitting in with a band in a club. I found to my horror that no matter how hard I hit them, I couldn't hear myself over the band! They had a flat dull lifeless tone with no resonation or punch whatsoever. So I decided then and there that I...

Andi, yes those sticks are the ones with a lightweight metal alloy and plastic coated sleeves. I have gone through countless drumsticks myself usually by breaking them in half. Once I snapped a stick just from playing a build-up while practicing and was nearly hit in the head by the 90% that had...

Well, thank you Ayeka!! :) I agree. If it were not for MP3's most of these great bands would not be heard. BNC was correct. MP3s are very essential to new Metal bands looking to be heard by record companies and gaining a fanbase.

Hello Andre, Hail To Germany! :) Thanks for the reply. I personally like (and use) Remo Clear Black Dot Heads. They have this certain tone quality I just love and that other drum heads seem to lack. I've tried other heads, including some Remos, such as hydralic heads, black pinstripe batters...

Sorry Steve, but I can't play guitar.... :grin: LOL

I agree with everyone on this thread so far, but Iwould like to point out a few things. Yes, the real album is always he best to buy because of lyrics and photos and the like. I myself bought the Dies Ire demo/album cd from listening to the MP3 of the band. Anyway, here's my points: #1-Metal...

That's a cool idea Eagle! Funny you should mention this, as BNC's cell phone ringtone is listed as "Mountain King" on her phone, and plays "Mozart & Madness" from "Hall Of The Mountain King" album. I think "Far Away" would be an excellent way to hear you phone ring!!!!!! :grin:

Hi Eagle, BNC and I would love to go to Bloodstock '03 if we had the funds for such a trip. Unfortunetly financial circumstances wouldn't allow us to go. :( What are our chances of making it to the show? Slim to none, (at least this year). Perhaps we could make it to Bloodstock '04, which...

Steve, congrats on Bloostock '03. You guys really are living your dreams. You're going to be playing alongside such awesome bands as Nightwish, and Hammerfall. Wow, I'm not sure if it'll be in the same day as them, but I know I would be ecstatic if I were in your place!! Also, the line-up is...

Thanks for the great info Andre! Have you ever looked into or thought about Meinl cymbals? They are quite impressive as I have heard them up close and personal. It was several years ago, when they had first come out, and were regarded then as an "off brand". Since then, they have gotten much...

Damn this forum was hard to get to! Sorry I've been away so long, but I've been very busy getting my novel ready for submitting in the followig months. Thought I'd pop in and say hello to my metal bros and sisters!!!! :) Anyway, here is some more Metal News: AC/DC film is now casting. It is...

Woo Hoo!!!!!!! #1!!!!!! Congratulations guys!!!!!!!! Power Quest have earned it, and they deserve it as well. Well done!!!!!!! :) :grin:

Hello Andre, I have few questions so here goes: What size and brand of kit do you play? What brand of cymbals do you play? Who influenced your playing and made you want toplay drums in the first place? Who is your favorite drummer? I'm always interested in percusion info, and there's no better...