dork.
I received a call today from the guitarist/singer of my old band Down Factor, explaining that he's recently been in touch with a Manager with significant contacts around Europe, and wants to do a new album and tour.
Problem is, I'm just not into that kind of
modern jun-jun thrash anymore. It's just not what I'm into these days. I haven't seriously played that kind of music in almost five years; my chops aren't nearly up to snuff, my guitar's not set up for that sort of style, and honestly, my heart's not in it.
Added to the fact that the guys in the band are (though have always been) significantly older than me, come from a totally different scene, and, I kid you not, I sort of think they're cursed. They're always getting screwed in the back end due to hanging with shady promoters and managers (though that's sort of the way underground metal has always been), and shit always goes down that I never want to, but have to deal with.
That said, it would be fun I suppose, to get on the road and do a tour, play some of the old songs, and since I still haven't put together a new band proper, this is my 'easy way' to get out the door and go
play some fuckin' metal. It's just that
that kind of metal simply isn't my thing anymore, and I'd be faking it the whole way. In fact, I'd be more into watching a different, and likely far better, guitarist playing my songs, and killing it.
So I think I'm gonna call him this weekend and tell him what's up. I still love metal, and I'd still love to play metal, just not
that metal.