the "tell us about yourself" thread

My name's Joe, I'm 34 years old and I live in Dutchess County, NY. I've been into Metal since like 1980 or so. In my younger years, Metal was all I would listen to, but as time went on I started appreciating other styles as well. Being a bass player (I play a 6 string bass) really opened my eyes to other types of music as well - classic rock, earlier progressive stuff, classical music (Bach rules) and even some newer stuff.
I would say my favorite types of metal are Thrash and NWOBHM stuff. A few of my all time favorite bands are Metallica, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Slayer, Pink Floyd, Lynnard Skynnard, Stevie Ray Vaughn and Jimi Hendrix. As far as newer stuff goes, I am really into Children of Bodom, Lamb of God (these guys are amazing musicians) and BLS.
I've been in a ton of bands, both before during and after a 6 year enlistment in the United States Marine Corps. About a year ago, I finished building a digital studio in one of the rooms in my house, and I am just starting to get material for recordings I plan to post on my site (www.deadcoldday.com). All the material will be instrumental and feature the bass guitar as a prominent instrument.
My other hobbies are tattoos, Harley-Davidsons, gaming (PC, XBox and PS2), cooking and growing hot peppers in the summertime.
That's about it...I don't want to be long-winded...

To all our newest members...welcome to Old-School...we're glad to have you.

JB
 
I like this thread.
Lets see, My real name is Rick,21, I live in Grapevine TX I play guitar,(or try to.),bass(easy when you play guitar),and would like to do vocals for a band one day soon.
I also draw and have my website ready to be looked at but need to figure out how to make a guest book so people can let me know they've been there.
I skateboard on the side(worse skater ever), lift weights(6 mon. ago)I love music, have since I was 2, Now am into Metal, and listen to Blues,Country(older stuff is best),Punk,Rock,Hard rock,Power metal,50s,60s,70s,80s,90s, and newer stuff I don't really care what year it comes from as long as I like it then I will keep on liking it.
Just recently cut my hair for a job(not minding it too much but I miss it) You can also see me before I cut my hair on my website.
I also write a comic book, and draw it, but have yet to post it on my website due to not having a scanner anymore.(the aliens stole it)
later-RJAIII- :headbang:
 
My name is Mattias and I'm 30 years old, living right outside of Stockholm, Sweden. Have done my time in bands and now I just write lyrics to other bands. My job is to take care of conference rooms, to make sure all the video conference electronics works and internet, multimedia projectors, all media stuff it contains.

I'm a big fan of Shakspeare absolutle love the plays, read a lot of poetry from many artist but to say a few, W.B Yeats and Alister Crowley ( yes he could write very good poetry). Also I'm a fan of Tolkien, Terry Pratchet ( comedy fantasy, read it!). The best humor group is Monty Python got to love 'em.
I tend to read alot about whats happening in the world in music and politics and such..

Bands I'm into is a lot! But to mention a few that I always play is Celtic frost, Sabbat, Motley, Wasp, Alice Cooper, Saxon, Mercyful and King, Savatage, Nevermore, Queensrych, Testament, Jethro Tull, Slayer, Judas Priest, Skyclad, Irish music and there is more.....

I do love beer and scotch whisky, my favorit in beer is Guinness, dark ales and porter stuff. To recomend some good whisky, Ardbeg, Laphroaig, Lagavulin, Black bottle, Caol Ila, Highland park....Smokey!!!

Stay metal:headbang:
 
Looks like I'm late again:

I'm 27 years old, I live on the North - East Coast of South Africa in a town called Richards Bay. I moved here for working reasons and find myself alone in a non - metal inviroment so the UM has bacame my Metalchurch.
My 1st taste of metal was the Appetite for Destruction album, a guy's brother in junior school bought it when it came out and did not like it so he gave it to me, I hope he is the happiest guy on earth wherever he is today.
I cant pick my one favourite band because it changes along with the moods I'm in, but it will be along the lines of Zeppelin and Floyd. I am very passionate about music since it's my only real interest, I also play guitar but I'm not a pro or anything. My collection is starting to build up again, but it hurts me to buy back stuff I already baught previously since I've been robbed twice. I mostly only have vinyls left and the rest is up on Soulseek for viewing.
I also like skateboarding, bodyboarding, playing golf, fishing, drinking and driving, the waves here are excellent for bodyboarding but I'm not as fit as I used to be.
I have a big tatoo of Eddie infront of the crystal ball on my right sholder, it's designed so that death is on my back and the candlewax down my arm, I don't have any piercings though.
As many of you know, my mom stays inland on a lodge where they keep and breed live lions, cheetha's and lynx's, it's pretty cool even if you're South African, cause we don't see alot of them anymore.
My brother works in the USA on a farm, so the music that I don't leech off of you guys, he sends me, thus you have yourselves a Zululand Metalhead.

With that said, thanks to all of you for your informative input on new albums, bands and stuff in general, I log on just to come here!!

P.S. Dodens - Tolkien was a South-African too :D
 
My names Michael, and Im 16 years old. I live in LongBottom, ohio. I have pretty much listened to Metal all my life. I was prolly listenin to Sabbath while I was still a fetus, and when I was born I listened to a lot of metal music with my dad. My favorite bands are Black Sabbath( wonder why? lol) Slayer, Pantera, Iron Maiden, Deicide, Anthrax, Cyclone Temple, Annihilator etc. I also really like The Doors, later Beatles, Pink Floyd, and Eric Clapton. I like to read, my favorite authors are Anne Rice, Harold Schechtor, Patricia Cornwell, Peter Straub, and Stephen King. I also like to watch horror and Sci - Fi movies. I enjoy writing, and spending time with my girlfriend also.
 
Well, well:

Ant and Igor 16
Dod 17
Wick 19

then the 20 something, the 30 something and then we the oldsters :D :p

Indeed we have to be happy my friends, three decades or more are gathered here in the name of true metal. Some here are young enough to be my children and to know that the next generation will carry the banner, makes me feel we haven't fought in vain.

I hereby salute you all members of UMOS :worship:
 
Wyvern said:
Well, well:

Ant and Igor 16
Dod 17
Wick 19

then the 20 something, the 30 something and then we the oldsters :D :p

Indeed we have to be happy my friends, three decades or more are gathered here in the name of true metal. Some here are young enough to be my children and to know that the next generation will carry the banner, makes me feel we haven't fought in vain.

I hereby salute you all members of UMOS :worship:
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Cool thanks man, And if I ever have kids they'll be listenning to metal before they are even born, and I hope they will have the respect I have for other metal heads such as I and all you guys. I log on just to come here myself, and always look forward to replying to all you weird people, none as weird as me though. :D
 
Wyvern said:
Well, well:

Ant and Igor 16
Dod 17
Wick 19

then the 20 something, the 30 something and then we the oldsters :D :p

Indeed we have to be happy my friends, three decades or more are gathered here in the name of true metal. Some here are young enough to be my children and to know that the next generation will carry the banner, makes me feel we haven't fought in vain.

I hereby salute you all members of UMOS :worship:
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I'm not the young one anymore.............:cry:
 
Wyvern said:
Well, well:

Ant and Igor 16
Dod 17
Wick 19

then the 20 something, the 30 something and then we the oldsters :D :p

Indeed we have to be happy my friends, three decades or more are gathered here in the name of true metal. Some here are young enough to be my children and to know that the next generation will carry the banner, makes me feel we haven't fought in vain.

I hereby salute you all members of UMOS :worship:
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Thanks man! You don't have to worry about old school metal dying. We'll carry it into the next generation with pride! :D

Wicked Child said:
I'm not the young one anymore.............
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Haha, that's mine and Anton's crown now :p

JonnyD said:
Definetly! Bass is NOT easy by any strecth of the imagination!
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That's right, I can play guitar but I can't play bass. It's easy to play SIMPLE bass lines just as it's easy to play simple roles on any instrument. To play bass properly is not easy at all.
 
Igor_Cavalera said:
That's right, I can play guitar but I can't play bass. It's easy to play SIMPLE bass lines just as it's easy to play simple roles on any instrument. To play bass properly is not easy at all.
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I'm a shitty guitar player but can play bass decently, IMO a bass player has to know his role alot of times nowadays they simply dont ... ppl try to put it in the forefront were it doesnt belong, its complicated Bass is a whole different monster than Guitar
 
JonnyD said:
I'm a shitty guitar player but can play bass decently
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Okay, so if you call yourself shitty, then I'd assume one of your downsides is timing, which is the most essential thing for a bass player.
Also, the strings are harder to press and pick, the average guitarist hands aren't used to the force needed to play the bass properly...
And many think it's easy to hold steady 8th or 16th notes, while it's very tough to keep them as even throughout the song section, both dynamic and rhythm wise...
 
Greeno said:
Hey Marine - your website looks cool! Very pro looking. I also liked your "rant" page. :lol:
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Much appreciated Greeno...much appreciated. I have a good friend ("Splinterhead" on UM) who is a solo artist as well, and he happens to be a VERY talented musician as well as graphic designer...he gets all the credit for the actual design. He took my ideas for the look and feel of the site and did a great job. Hopefully I'll have some works in progress posted soon...

Thanks again for the positive feedback...

JB
 
USMC0341 said:
I have a good friend ("Splinterhead" on UM) who is a solo artist as well, and he happens to be a VERY talented musician as well as graphic designer...he gets all the credit for the actual design. He took my ideas for the look and feel of the site and did a great job. Hopefully I'll have some works in progress posted soon...

Thanks again for the positive feedback...

JB
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Say man, how much would this friend charge to work on my website?
It need a lot of work and I have no clue how to do so many things.
Plus I hope to hear your progress, Let us know when we can check it out. :headbang:
 
JonnyD said:
Definetly! Bass is NOT easy by any strecth of the imagination!
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I dunno, It's just every time I get a hold of a bass I write something new.
Then I give it to my friend who is my bassist and let her play it and mess with it if she wants to and new stuff is added to pieces we were working on.
All I can say is that it kinda came easy to me, I played for 3 hours a week ago and sorta got used to it and when I picked up my guitar it felt like I didn't know what I was doing. It felt too small, and I wanted the bass again.
For some reason I picked it up two months ago and I was writing new shit and converting old stuff to it without trying hard at all in the same day I picked it up, and have never really played bass before. I liked it alot and am going to get one for myself pretty soon.
 
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