This is a "hi I'm new here thread" so please don't get pissed :) I've been playing for 3 years and my influences are Steve Vai (I think he's the best..I know maybe not the most technical and not the fastest but his melodic playing almost puts me into a trance...and sometimes does) and Jason Becker (just learned Mable's Fatal Fable). I'm into lots of metal...I'll copy and paste a list from another forum I go to...

DEATH METAL

Hate Eternal
Dying Fetus
Cannibal Corpse
Death (kinda thrash)
Morbid Angel
Immolation
Behemoth
Decapitated
Deicide
Lucifer
Cryptopsy
Gasoline Baptism
Opeth
Hypocrisy
Carcass
Exhumed
Vile
Vader
Nile
Obituary (my favorite)

BLACK METAL...which I RARELY listen too anymore

Marduk
Mayhem (old stuff)
Burzum
Immortal
Darkthrone
Satyricon (old)
Graveland
Emperor

POWER METAL

Iron Maiden
Queensryche
Iced Earth (mixed with thrash)
Kamelot
Sonata Arctica
Symphony X

THRASH

OLD Metallica
old Megadeth
Testament
Anthrax
Kreator
Exodus

OTHER

Children of Bodom
Racer X
Lamb of God
Shadows Fall (older stuff)
Dimmu Borgir
Kalmah (like bodom)


...so theres my introduction.....

oh yeah I drink beer and smoke magical herbs. And a bit of dxm here and there. I'm really into lucid dreaming/meditation because it inspires some of the music I write. I'm also really into philosophy.




[Edited by signsofchaos on 02-22-2004 at 03:52 AM]