mass_fustigation
(Leicester)
Monday 16 Sep 2024, 2:22pm
Just placing this here to see if anyone is tentatively interested in a project I'm starting. I'm a mid-thirties dude based in Leicester, toying with putting together a power metal/ folk metal band, and have almost finished writing the first album (I'm up to nine tracks, currently working on the last track to make a cool ten).
I already write and perform in a band in Leicester, doing folk punk and gypsy punk since around 2016. We've performed at a few larger festivals, the biggest I can think of was probably Boomtown, but we've got what I like to consider a solid reputation across the folk/punk scene and play a bunch of smaller festivals each summer. I have been toying with the idea of putting together a tight metal band for a while, as it's something I've always wanted to do, but I wanted to get enough material written first before approaching any potential musicians. And it appears that time is now approaching.
It's still very much in its early stages, but you can listen to the instrumental demo tracks here, without any vocals yet added: https://soundcloud.com/jonnyeve/sets/thaumblast-demos . Please be aware the track titles are just placeholders while I've been writing them, they are not the actual titles! Also I'm aware they're not perfectly recorded and you will hear many minor mistakes, and I'm no professional when it comes to audio mixing, but these will hopefully give you an idea of the song structures and overall sound. ALSO I'm aware that many of the drum parts are basically impossible for a human, oh the joys of working with a software drum machine!
I have written vocals, all of which are very humorous and tongue-in-cheek parodies of the standard corny power metal fare, however I've not added them onto these recordings, so as to give a potential vocalist a chance to have a think about how THEY would contribute to these songs, and to allow any guitarists/bassists a chance to hear the riffs and licks clearly. Some of them are quick tricky! My goal is ultimately to make a FUNNY band which is also tight as hell, thinking a wizard gimmick or something similar with costumes, ridiculous live shows with dirty jokes and funny props, just a proper good time party metal band. Think Alestorm if they were wizards instead of pirates! But this is all of course negotiable in time.
If anyone is interested in any way, please feel free to hit me up on here, or drop me an email at jonathaneve@hotmail.co.uk . Any and all submissions considered!
Cheers!