keyboards in metal

[toejam]

Iron Maiden produced some great albums using keyboards. Seventh Son and Somewhere In Time are just brilliant.

I don't think there's keyboards on those albums. They used guitar synthesizers. Playing live, they had someone on their road crew play keyboards.

[wilkinsi]

[wilkinsi]

Err... What about Nocturnus then?

[shobet]

I'd second Rammstein, keyboards add colour to their sound that makes it work so well. I like Priest's Turbo but I could not tell you if they were keyboards or guitar synths. I don't know if you'd class them as metal but Deep Purple is another that comes to mind, Marilyn Manson as well.

I like to think of these things as tools to get the sound you want. I'd play a kazoo if it's what the song needed.

[toejam]

I like Priest's Turbo but I could not tell you if they were keyboards or guitar synths.

I like to think of these things as tools to get the sound you want. I'd play a kazoo if it's what the song needed.

Turbo was also guitar synths, which were fairly new at the time. They were competing with Maiden on Somewhere In Time.

As far as using a kazoo, Saigon Kick did that on their first album in 1990, on the song My Life.

[toejam]

Err... What about Nocturnus then?

No clue. I'm not sure if I've ever heard them.

[Rsmacker]

Keyboards = GAY! GAY! GAAAAAAAAY!!!!

Gayer than Wilksi-baby in the Turkish Bath next to the Blue Oyster.

Unless it's a fucking honking Hammond sound with a rotating Leslie. (I'm sure a "rotating Leslie" is a filthy sex act, but there you go) Then it's OK.

Gayest of all are keyboards in Black Metal.

[wilkinsi]

Keyboards are not gay, Rsmacker is.

Keyboards are OK, if used sparingly. When overused, they sound gay. It's the same principle with EQ, compression and effects.

[roodyrocker]

I'd second Rammstein, keyboards add colour to their sound that makes it work so well. I like Priest's Turbo but I could not tell you if they were keyboards or guitar synths. I don't know if you'd class them as metal but Deep Purple is another that comes to mind, Marilyn Manson as well.

I like to think of these things as tools to get the sound you want. I'd play a kazoo if it's what the song needed.

Yes, Deep Purple used keys and sounded great! I saw them live on the Perfect Strangers tour and it was one of the best live performances I've seen! Malmsteen is another example mentioned earlier and I have to agree with that too. Heck, there are more "Metal" bands out today that only have guitar in them and they sound like complete crap compared to Dream Theater, Deep Purple, Rush, Malmsteen. Its not the instrument, its the musician!

[Rsmacker]

No, wrong, my little gimp.

Guitar = Metal, Manowar, jizzing on some chick's massive tits.

Keyboards = Erasure, bumsex, blood & cum dripping into your underpants.

Oh, and EQ is a remedial tool. Rather like yourself, I guess.

Mwah, mwah, kisses ducky!

[skorb]

Gayest of all = Black Metal.

there I fixed that for you

[horns666]

No clue. I'm not sure if I've ever heard them.

Joe..you must. Nocturnus "the key" is fuggin' classic..you would like it.

There is alot of metal bands that use keys very well...sometimes you don't even know the'yre' there or used very well when you can hear them. Many technical bands like Nocturnus, Cynic, Symbyosis, Lunaris, and etc..is fuggin' stellar!

[toejam]

Cool. I'll have to check it out. I like Cynic and got their CD many moons ago when it came out. I've gotta dig that one out and listen again.

[OnlineStageGear]

1/2 our music today would be what it is today if it weren't for what Led Zep did with keyboards.

Zep, Dio, Ozzy, Dream Theater, Savatage, Malmsteen, Boston (Not really metal but still good music) Rush, Van Halen...It's late, I can't think of any more.

Matt

[NextInLine]

Two Word: Jon Oliva.

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I don't like how most keyboard players use their instrument though, there are very few that can do it good imo