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    This year's sampler

    There were some awesome tracks on disc one...as said before by others, very little "filler". It was a very solid outing for the ProgPower sampler.
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    This year's sampler

    Unfortunately, I'm still waiting for my copy of the sampler and the program to arrive in the mail. Any more insights from those of you who have spun the sampler? Any standouts?
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    [Un]Official 2011 Metal Thread

    No, but now I want to. That's quite a line-up.
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    This year's sampler

    I was unable to attend the show this year due to some studio commitments, but I am eagerly awaiting my copy of the sampler, which I pre-ordered. I'll definitely chime in after I give it a listen or two. Thanks for taking the pole position on this one, Justin.
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    Musicians of this forum

    I am not familiar with the Harley. I am on the other side of the fence for the GK - I prefer the GK over Ashdown, though both companies make very good stuff. My suggestion to your bassist is to research rack equipment; a separate power amp and preamp configuration. This offers much more in...
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    New Song - New Studio - New Engineer

    Hey there! Mac from HEDDA here, we had a song, "The Gates" (PP re-mix) on last year's ProgPower compilation which got good responses. We changed studios and started working with a new engineer in the Fall of 2010 and have posted a new song, 'See The Light" on MySpace...
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    Choruses (of the arrangement kind)

    Consider that less is often more, which in this case may mean that you take something off of the verse / segue coming into the chorus OR you make the chorus less busy musically and let the voices do the talking. In HEDDA, we strive to make each and every song grow / evolve from beginning to end...
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    What Genre of Metal is This?

    Not spamming - it's an actual thread at this point. It's difficult to fathom why certain individuals who are clearly avid music fans get upset or irritated when someone attempts to turn them onto something new. We've put alot into this project and I feel it's good stuff, but we're always...
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    Musicians of this forum

    VERY COOL! Nice work.
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    What are you listening to?

    This entire album Kicks A$$. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=req-oDf2ZRc
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    What Genre of Metal is This?

    MARCH 2011: Interestingly, there appears to be a newer music movement that is called "The New Wave Of American Heavy Metal" and HEDDA was listed in that category in a couple of places on-line. I'm less interested in how to categorize our music these days. I just think of it as metal. I try...
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    HEDDA - Provovative Metal With Progressive Moments and Tendencies

    New song on MySpace: "See The Light" will appear on the ProgPower 2011 compilation CD. New studio, new engineer. Let me know what you think of the song and the production. "See The Light" is the bottom song on the playlist. http://www.myspace.com/heddatheband Thanks, Mac
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    books

    George R.R. Martin's "A Song of Ice and Fire" series is coming to HBO in April. The series is call "A Game of Thrones", which is the title of the first book and it boasts Sean Bean in a lead role. The books were great and Martin is one of my favorite authors of all time. I'm really looking...
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    HEDDA - The Band Needs Your Feedback

    HEDDA update - March 2011: Our new song, "See The Light", has been selected to appear on the ProgPower USA 2011 compilation. This was recorded at a new studio with a new (to us) engineer; we feel it's our best work to date. Let me know what you think. http://www.myspace.com/heddatheband...
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    Any thoughts on this year's ProgPower USA CD sampler so far?

    Thank you so much for mentioning us and giving us a thumbs up, Sava Freak! I haven't heard the whole sampler yet, though I'm chomping at the bit; I'm getting my copy tonight at rehearsal. We were in the studio the weekend of PP recording a new track - new studio, new engineer (we're now...