So Andy cut his hair...
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The Unavoidable
jättebög
Some of these posts bring back memories of when I got shit for wearing white t-shirts (or worse, button-up shirts) to a concert or on stage while playing death metal. Despite playing and/or enjoying death metal at the time, I apparently wasn't metal enough? The best part is during band photos. They basically force you to look angry and wear as much black as humanly possible.
DanLights
Santa Hat Forever
I got told off by the rest of the band for wearing this: (I'm the bassist), at around 1:15 there's a close up where you can see it was the Spanish National football team T-shirt
And that was less than a month after I had cut my hair, they were scared hahaha
Anyways, Andy's totally gay now.
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StefTD
Member
It's funny how some people think that appereance matters, especially the ones who want to look
special, there were loads of people who treated me like shit while I had long hair, wore a leather
jacket, army shorts, boots and band shirts and now people treat me like shit because I cut my
hair, stopped wearing band shirts and stuff...
special, there were loads of people who treated me like shit while I had long hair, wore a leather
jacket, army shorts, boots and band shirts and now people treat me like shit because I cut my
hair, stopped wearing band shirts and stuff...
In my experience, metal bands are one of the most reliant on image. Especially new bands. You simply don't get successful metal bands who look as normal as say, The Pixies. Sadly.
TheWinterSnow
Den Mørke Natt
I am the guy that wears fitted designer button up shirts to shows (black mostly of course). I get shit for it, but who cares, the way I dress on stage is pretty on par with what a lot of the melodic metal bands in Scandinavia dress, its not intentional but fuck it, I dress the way I want to. I was in a Black Metal band years ago and got shit for smiling on stage, its like, fuck you I'm having fun. But then again we were all pressured to wear black and two halves of the band were fighting over the mandate to wear corpsepaint, I was one against.
It is worth pointing out though, that most metal bands have to be much more than just the music. The live image, the show, the props is all a part of a bigger entertainment package. Having someone in a band that looks like they are straight out of the Hamptons playing the darkest of Black Metal is definitely going to confuse people, but I am not advocating that if you are in a black metal band that you have to wear corpsepaint, leather bondage and medieval armor, but you should have some type of aura and attitude about you that makes a bold statement to say that you are an extension of the soundscape of the band, because if you don't you are going to confuse people.
Its not necessarily how you dress or look, its all in the attitude, do you reinforce the personality of the band?
DanLights
Santa Hat Forever
Hair or not, image is important in EVERY live performer, a concert is not only about the music, I think Winterdude put it nicely though, just wanted to give a TL,DR version
guitarguru777
Member
DanLights
Santa Hat Forever
Hahaha not in that video, but I do so often, depends on the band, that bass tone that you said was killer, was played in a pussy way, apparently ;-)
Oh yeah in that band I used a thumb pick, only for the "sweepy" parts, absolutely nothing pussy about a thumb pick
Skinny Viking
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LeSedna
Mat or Mateo
Skinny Viking
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Uros
Sonic Incision
Skinny Viking
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yeah, the way he said it, sounds like he's got a skin disease
if he's had as much pussy as he says, he probably does
odds are odds
bryan_kilco
Member
if he's had as much pussy as he says, he probably does
odds are odds
"Yeah, I'm like....a pilot and stuff....I'm kind of a big deal...."
=P
Skinny Viking
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LeSedna
Mat or Mateo
"Yeah, I'm like....a pilot and stuff....I'm kind of a big deal...."
=P
Q : How will you know someone you just met is a pilot ?
A : He will tell you.
EDIT : ^ I f**k you all, I'm proud of my accent
Mago
Austrian Blech Machine
^maybe what he ment was that he started to get multiple pussy at a single occasion?
The longest I had my hair was about until it got into my eyes, then I always cut it back to a few mm.
With long hair and without beard I'd look like a less pretty version of my mother
Andy needs an epic bead now imo!
+1 on the whole "metal = non conformity so let us make us look all the same" lolfest btw
The longest I had my hair was about until it got into my eyes, then I always cut it back to a few mm.
With long hair and without beard I'd look like a less pretty version of my mother
Andy needs an epic bead now imo!
+1 on the whole "metal = non conformity so let us make us look all the same" lolfest btw
