Welcome to my page! I'm the vocalist for the Salt Lake City-based progressive/power metal band Katagory V. You can find their MySpace page in my "Top Friends" section. Right now, you can only hear what they sound like with their previous singer. I suggest you check those songs out, however, because they really rock! I'll make an announcement once we have some tracks up with my voice.
From 2005 up until the very beginning of 2009, I was in a Chicago-based power metal band called Bavmorda. We recorded a three-song demo in 2006. You can check out the songs from that demo on that band's MySpace page, also located in my "Top Friends" list.
If you can't guess already, I'm quite the music nerd, especially when that music is melodic heavy metal. However, since I've been active in bands for the past four years, I don't get nearly as many opportunities to sit down with my headphones and introduce myself to new sounds as I used to have. Fortunately, working on my own music has filled me with a great sense of purpose.
Of course, there's one other thing that fills me with just as much purpose in life, and that's my relationship with my beautiful girlfriend, Joan. Because of her love, patience, understanding, sense of humor, and support, I find plenty of reasons to be happy.
My interests outside of my relationships with Joan and metal include weightlifting, running, reading, and goofing off with my colleagues.
My vocal influences include, but are not limited to, the following: Ray Alder, Russell Allen, Pat Benatar, Mark Boals, Harry Conklin, D.C. Cooper, Bruce Dickinson, Ronnie James Dio, Daniel Gildenlow, Ian Gillan, Rob Halford, Steve Hogarth, Timo Kotipelto, James LaBrie, Jorn Lande, Rick Mythiasin, Rob Rock, C.J. Snare, Zachary Stevens, and Kip Winger.
Feel free to drop me a line at this page whenever you'd like. I'll do my best to respond to everybody as quickly as I can.
Stay metal. Never rust.
Albert
