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Nikki

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About Me

SHADOWKEEP SIGN TO MELISSA RECORDS The band are pleased to announce the signing to Melissa Records check out the press release www.melissarecords.comI started playing guitar quite late I was 20yrs old and my parents bought me my first guitar something I always wanted to do for a long time before that but just hadn't got around to it so it began day after day driving my parents mad oh how they miss me living at home! What was a turning point for me was the first time I heard Phantom Blue I couldn't believe it I wanted to play like that , it was awesome to hear female musicians playing metal to that standard.I began listening to bands such as Wasp I was a huge fan of Blackie Lawless loved his voice and the songs . Then I discovered bands such as Leatherwolf , Vicious Rumors, Pantera, Fates Warning, Crimson Glory all these bands had a big influence on my playing style the songwriting in these bands was fantastic but probably Vicious Rumors and Crimson Glory more than most. In 1999 i formed Power Metal Band Shadowkeep with Chris Allen we are just about to release our third album 'The Hourglass Effect' listen to some samples at www.shadowkeepmetal.net also www.myspace.com/shadowkeepuk About the gear I use ,I have a Jackson Randy Rhoads I've had that for at least 18yrs i love it ! I also have a Jackson V copy it's well beaten up but sounds great as a back up guitar it is actually called a 'Jackoff'! I also have a real nice Ibanez Acoustic Ash Body it looks stunning and plays real nice. As for amps I have used Mesa Boogie for 16yrs now I have an old DC5 Head the reason I chose this amp was because the overdrive was Savage! It is only a 50 watt head but is just the best for the sound I need. As for speaker cabs I have two custom built 4x12's fully flight cased Celestion equipped there is nothing quite like them anywhere real unique, my friend made them for me, thanks to my friend Scott! They truly are 'The Cabs Of Metal!' I use an Ibanez Chorus pedal and I have a Senheiser wireless system.
SHADOWKEEP is managed by No Hassle Prouductions ltd - all band contacts and booking should go to [email protected]
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My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Well to be honest i am a pretty easy going person dont want to meet people with Rock Star egos or attitudes , i like down to earth and honest people . I have pretty much met a wide variety of musicians over the years playing in Shadowkeep has enabled me to do this.

My Blog

New Marios Metal mania II review & Shadowkeep Clip

I missed the First edition of the MMM Festival last year. Not that the bands weren't attractive enough to make this short travel. Anyway; this year I found time to travel to Holland for this little tr...
Posted by on Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:21:00 GMT

Up the Hammers - In ATHENS GREECE -March 2009

Up the Hammers - In ATHENS GREECE -March 2009 I am Proud to announce that for the first time ever SHADOWKEEP i...
Posted by on Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:17:00 GMT

Metal Temple Review !!

http://www. metal-temple. com/review. asp?id=3323"The Hourglass Effect" has this Prog atmosphere and is a '100% Metal' album, the way US Metal bands crafted technical masterpieces in the 80s/90s. Of c...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:46:00 GMT

Marios Metal Mania II REVIEW !!

Mario's Metal Meeting II09 November 2008013 TilburgThe NetherlandsThe second edition of Mario's Metal Meeting (MMMII) will go down as a successful one. The number of visitors has increased and the qua...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Nov 2008 13:32:00 GMT