Steel Attack and Gaia Epicus?

[Inazone]

Anyone familiar with either of these bands? They're playing at Minneapolis Mayhem on Friday (my band plays Saturday), and I'm providing guitars and basses for them from my own secret J/C stash. Just want to find out in advance if I'm enabling any abject wankery, flogging, or other questionable behavior.

[horns666]

You know I got the goods..

Got both very good power metal..their latest "Diabolic Symphony" is SA's best one so far..they really matured with each release..their second best was the one before "Enslaved"..that's when they seemed to get their shit together..the three before that are OK..

GE..is cool..I haven't put it on much since I git it..not that's bad..just that I haven't the time to get to it..I have too much stuff..I'm always buying more shit before opening and listening to the stuff I already have.

I'm really into Persuader and Savage Circus latey..is you like classic Blind Gaurdian..it's like that on steriods..same singer.

[horns666]

I still have to unwrap , listen to and and review Under Eden and the new Prototype..

[vander]

I've listened to Steel Attack's Diabolic Symphony quite a bit. It's got some great guitar work imho.

[Inazone]

I still have to unwrap , listen to and and review Under Eden and the new Prototype..

As you're listening to the UE album, just think "low-budget" and you won't be disappointed...much. That's what gets me through. If I had the money to master and press the original version, I would. Greek "mastering house" my ass. What a hack.

On a reasonably positive note, I got the guitars restrung and tuned down without complication. I'm so used to playing standard tuning with my trem blocked that I was expecting the worst. In the end, I think that was the fastest restringing and Floyd setup I've *ever* done.

[horns666]

As you're listening to the UE album, just think "low-budget" and you won't be disappointed...much. That's what gets me through. If I had the money to master and press the original version, I would. Greek "mastering house" my ass. What a hack.

On a reasonably positive note, I got the guitars restrung and tuned down without complication. I'm so used to playing standard tuning with my trem blocked that I was expecting the worst. In the end, I think that was the fastest restringing and Floyd setup I've *ever* done.

We are our worst critics..I'll give ya the straight dope man. I listen to everything..I'm sure UE will make me smile. I'll keep your words in mind tho..good music will bleed thru ANY production flaws..

I posted my tape recorder 4 trk demo..it sounds like complete ass..but people liked the writing..so that made me very happy and surprised..

I need to do that stuff right..in a studio. .

[guitarsjb]

I listen the the UE album quite often, I like it. Gave it a spin just yesterday. Now if you get my bands EP, that's what ya call crappy BTW...kick ass Saturday wish I could be there!!

[Inazone]

I've got it all planned out. Show up early on Friday to get the guitars backstage for the crazy Europeans, then plant my butt in front of the stage for my local friends in Cold Colours followed by Mike and Division. Saturday will be a bit rough because we have to arrive before 11AM for load-in and merch setup, and then wait for 2-3 hours. The good news is that we are the only band to get a soundcheck, being that we're first.

I'm a bit nervous, mostly because we will be playing a brand new song that our vocalist has only rehearsed once with the band due to taking a job out of town. He has a rough demo of it to practice along with, and I've worked with him on the phrasing, but it's a bit on the "wordy" side. Not that anyone can understand, unless they have an English-to-Cookie dictionary.

[horns666]

Cold Colors is fuggin' cool..liked them for a while..I only have one of their..psycho bells or some shit..

Division is cool..as is Mike..he knows a freind of mine.

good luck with the new song..have faith..I always have faith in my singer..he always comes thru for me..better than I expect.

We are going to be writing again..I got two new songs for him to play with.

[Inazone]

Heh, something tells me that this is a different Cold Colours. These guys are like Projector-era Dark Tranquillity meets Paradise Lost with a little Sentenced thrown in. I almost ended up playing lead guitar for them in 2000 before starting Under Eden, but they went on hiatus. They recorded at the same studio as us for their latest full-length. My wife went to high school with their drummer, and a couple of them played in another local band, Epicurean.

I wish we had some MP3s of the new stuff. Heavier, with a darker vibe. No more flowers and baby bunnies for us!

[horns666]

Heh, something tells me that this is a different Cold Colours. These guys are like Projector-era Dark Tranquillity meets Paradise Lost with a little Sentenced thrown in. I almost ended up playing lead guitar for them in 2000 before starting Under Eden, but they went on hiatus. They recorded at the same studio as us for their latest full-length. My wife went to high school with their drummer, and a couple of them played in another local band, Epicurean.

I wish we had some MP3s of the new stuff. Heavier, with a darker vibe. No more flowers and baby bunnies for us!

Nah, they're one in the same..

That's exactly who they sound lie..I'll have to dig up which one I have..I haven't listened to in a while..

I got too much stuff..