Why is it so hard to find band members FFS?

[MartinBarre]

I'm in a band just now, but none of them are into metal and one of them are all that great technically.
All I want is to find some guys who live near me to play in a metal band. I've posted ads on four different websites looking for people and I can't find ANYONE suitable. I need a drummer, bassist and singer, who want to play metal, but all I get are replies from fucking guitarists wanting to play Aerosmith and Hendrix!

Where the fuck are all the musicians?
Anyone in the UK know of a good site to post ads on?

[horns666]

I gave up..my band is me, myself and I, and my AWESOME singer. My bud has drum samples and programs that sound so amazingly natural..its sick. My kid is great to write with..but I need someone who can play pretty complex shit to a click track. There's a couple drummers that could do it, but their busy with their own shit.

Unless your just doin' fuggin' cover band..the work is already done. Alot of players are happy just doing that.

[zeegler]

I feel your pain. the Scene fucking BLOWS around here. If I was a 17 year old kid looking to play Avenged Sevenfold/My Dying Bride, and other shit like that, I'd be all set, but I'm not. I'm not even picky. I'll even do covers, like Sabbath, and other cool rock/metal. I've got a few ads out there, but there's no one. All the dudes I know from back in the day "don't have time to play in a band" anymore.

[shobet]

Join the club, it's all emo shite around here and very frustrating trying to get anywhere. I just want to play, I don't give a monkeys if it's covers or original stuff.

[MikeStrat]

This is an age old question like, What is the meaning of life. In the US there are enough musicians to support a GC every 30 miles but apparently most of them suck. Good luck bro. It took me over two years of really looking to find the band I'm with now and I live in one of the most populated areas in the USA.

It is a cover band but I'm just thankful to be able to play live with a decent group.

[MartinBarre]

I'd gladly do covers if it was stuff like Maiden and Priest, that'd be awesome. But finding guys to do it is impossible. I don't think anyone around here can do anything other than play guitar.
The "band" I'm with now are trying to do SOME cool stuff like Back in Black, Enter Sandman, Tear It Down and 'Head's "I'll Be Your Sister" but the drummer can't play "Ace of Spades" fast enough even though he seems to be a great rock drummer. I never realised that was a hard song to play on the drums.

[wibble]

Martin is there no music workshops in your neck of the woods?

[Speiro]

I was lucky, our band is formed out of the ashes of 2 rival bands from the late 80's/early nineties and we got together about 2 years ago to just play covers from that era, Priest, Maiden AC/DC, you would love it :-)
There is a weekend Warriors workshop that runs out of a lot of music shops in the UK, you might find some likeminded people through there. Try here

http://www.mia.org.uk/weekendwarriors/

[Ripley7t]

I am currently building and shaping my band. My 12 year old is taking guitar lessons and my 16 year old is learning drums. They listen to the same music I do and havent figured out yet that I am molding them into future metal gods, lol.

[horns666]

I am currently building and shaping my band. My 12 year old is taking guitar lessons and my 16 year old is learning drums. They listen to the same music I do and havent figured out yet that I am molding them into future metal gods, lol.

Good for you man. Me and my son keep pushing each other. We got much better by doing so. He'll be 14 next week. The kid does it all. He slays on drums, guitars, bass, keys, he writes his own riffs, songs and lyrics. He's doin' ..well......better than me!! :ROTF:

[AlexL]

In the US there are enough musicians to support a GC every 30 miles but apparently most of them suck.

That could be the quote of the day. :ROTF:


- E.

[Guyver1]

I'm in a band just now, but none of them are into metal and one of them are all that great technically.
All I want is to find some guys who live near me to play in a metal band. I've posted ads on four different websites looking for people and I can't find ANYONE suitable. I need a drummer, bassist and singer, who want to play metal, but all I get are replies from fucking guitarists wanting to play Aerosmith and Hendrix!

Where the fuck are all the musicians?
Anyone in the UK know of a good site to post ads on?

yo bro im in the UK and theres 2 very good sites i use:

http://bandmix.co.uk/

http://www.formingbands.co.uk/

hope those help

[metalchurch79]

I too am in the same boat as you guys. It's hard for me to find adequate players who also share the same style as me.
Most people talk shit until it's go time and you call their bluff.

[Guyver1]

I'm glad im a singer/Songwriter

its just me and my Acoustic guitar when i play live, for now anyway.

once the album is out i'm gonna need the services of another guitarist, bassist, drummer and piano player.......
oh let the trouble commence... :/

[Rsmacker]

Get yourself a PA company, you'll have loads of musicians wanting to be in a band with you (hmmmm, I wonder why?).