goldrush233
(London)
Wednesday 1 Nov 2017, 4:17pm
We’re a brand new metallic hardcore band – the aim is a fairly unique blend of the melodic doom metal of the early/mid 90s (think Candlemass, Crowbar, Type O Negative) with some of the heavy, mosh-driven metallic hardcore of that era (Kickback, Stigmata, Merauder, Life Of Agony), with plenty of outside influences to boot (everything from Obituary to Mastodon to Danzig).
Our drummer just left, so we’re now looking to fill his spot. The band has a full line-up otherwise, with a vocalist, two guitarists and a bassist. We’re all in our early- to mid-20s and have played in several well-known, well-established UKHC bands. As a result we’ll be using the connections we’ve built up to get on gigs, tours, and hopefully (eventually) labels, festivals, and so on within this scene.
We’re already part of the way through the process of recording our first EP, and if you message I can send you what we’ve been working on. Currently, the recordings consist of (almost) fully recorded guitars and bass without reamping, no vocals as yet, and programmed drums to illustrate the ideas – but rather than just copying these programmed drums on the actual recording, we’d want to work with you to come up with original drum parts that you feel you’ve actually had input on and feel comfortable playing.
Because we’ve been pushed quite far behind track by our drummer leaving, we’d want to get you ready to go in the studio and play gigs very soon after you join the band – within a few weeks preferably, but this can be stretched for the right person.
I’m not going to go into a big speech about the kind of person we’re looking for. Being enthusiastic and easy to get on with are both essential, as is (obviously) being good at the instrument. Send me a PM telling me a bit about yourself and we’ll go from there.
If your tastes and influences don’t exactly match what I’ve described, or you’re not familiar with them, that’s fine - as long as you’re willing to adapt, understand the style and the scene that we’ll be playing in and come up with drums that fit them, it’s all good.
Send me a PM if this interests you. Thanks.