Recent content by Till Fjalls

There's a few mistakes in that one that I never got around to correcting...Oh well, could be worse....I've been dying to see that song played live ever since I first heard it, and sadly, I'm going to miss them when they hit Toronto(the day before my birthday!), since I'm in Newfoundland for work...

I was at at HMV 333 Yonge St a few days ago, and they had a few copies of it. Oddly, it wasn't even placed out front with the new releases, so check out the "Edge of Sanity" section. I think it was like 27.99, which is why I didn't pick it up :hotjump:

Just thought of another. I would never recommend this to anybody, but I know your picking technique is unnatural beyond sensibility, so I'll say it anyway: King Crimson: Fracture. I've listened to this song so many times, but never really appreciated the insanity of it until I tried to play it...

What's up? Haven't heard from you in quite some time man. You might want to try some Spastic Ink. They've got some wild tunes, and are all instrumental. I'm working on "To Counter and Groove In E Minor". It's not too hard for the most part, but it's got some odd lead phrasing, almost an...

Alternate picking is essential in my opinion, unless you want to play very simplistic music. Not that there's anything wring with that, as long as it's composed well.... But I've found alternate picking to be extremely helpful. Even some lines that are relatively slow can be played much more...

Well, in that case, come up with some off-the-wall band name, then translate it to like Norwegian or something so no one knows what fuck you're talking about! And thusly your name shall rule :grin:

Damn! I checked these guys out after seeing the "freak guitar" vid by Mattias Eklundh. All I have to say is: If this is pop/rock, then screw metal! :Spin: But seriously, these guys have some serious talent. The songs are stuck in my head all day, and the tongue-in-cheek humour is just...

Well, that's just a standard power chord with the extra fifth added an octave above. Even Guns'n'Roses use that! But if you dig cool chordage, try some new Enslaved. They take the beauty of twistedness to a new level. As for the Opeth three-in-one chord, I don;'t think I've ever heard it. I...

I fall else fails, get a crappy logo and photoshop it up. Always works for me!

Chalk up another for the no go... I must say, coming up with band names these days really sucks. It seems like everything has been taken, or everything you come up we with sounds like a rip-off of another band name or song. That's why "Borknagar" rules as a band name. Just make up your...

I think it's got more to do with society than anything else. Look at the media (and don't think for a second that it doesn't influence peopele's actions and desires). Probably 90%(or higher) of the female musicians you see are vocalists. And I can name you quite a few extremely talented female...

hehe, did you see the guitarist with long black hair and chain mail? That was me...Thanks for the comments! BTW Goathorn rocks! Can't believe I forgot them. I just picked up their new CD like two weeks ago, and have been giving it fairly regular playtime. Kickass rock/metal kinda like...

Very cool tune! It's got an Alice in Chains vocals meets Aeon Spoke kinda vibe going on. The guitars are nicely recorded, especially the acoustics, though the electrics bring out some nice melodies. The lead work at 3:54 kicks ass! Very odd proggy sounding harmonies, i love the way it works...

There are lots of great Canadian bands... Solus - Technical death metal from Toronto (though Currently inactive pending the return of their singer from England) Soulscar - Awesome Melodic thrash/death from B.C. Martyr - Teched-out melodic awesomeness. One of the best Canadian bands I've...

Definitely LMI. It has some totally experimental arrangemetns and innovative riffs/vocal patterns. Especially the ones Simen sings on... Aspera is quite good one of the higher regarded BM-ish albums I own, though it mostly stands out because of the vocals and keys. TSM has some AMAZING...