phew :o I was starting to think it was some sort of inate natural ability that some could strum faster than others and had naturally loser wrists or something. Then again, I've been practicing runs a lot lately and haven't been fiddling around much with strumming.

My alternate picking on the other hand is slowly getting faster, but it's a tedious practice. There was a breakthrough the other day though, where it somehow clicked and could play noticeably faster than I had been for a few weeks. Hopefully that will happen a few more times.

Thanks all. Yeah, I'll look up that band and of course I'll pay for it. :D