Dead Babies on a Stick [Chaosanct band Announced]

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What is there to know? Well I mishguidedly pursue music as a passion and play in a band called Chaosanct that I've spent the past 2 and a bit years working on. I've previously enjoyed a stint in Cradle of Filth during the nymphetamine and Damnation and a Day eras, and also currently play in a band called Matron. Anyway, some background info:
The entity known as James was born somewhere in the murky depths of 1977 and has (somehow, experts are baffled as to the exact mechanism) managed to stay in some form of existance ever since. The creature can be recognised by a rather long mane of blond hair and a stupid goatee beard, and is harmless so can be approached, petted and fed if so required.
What else? A fascination with the number 7, witches, elves and wondering wether I am actually Belgian or if that's just something which happened along the way. Along with this comes an unhealthy obsession with gadgets and a compulsion to take things apart to see how they work (guitars are a favorite, along with electronic gadgets, although i have irreperably broken some things i've tried to fix). Oh, and green things (that aren't bodily fluids, as that means there's something very obviously wrong).
It also seems that random things happen to me, and that life is a continuous maze of surprises (for better and for worse) coupled with accidental occurances and total fuck ups (which are later recounted (if possible, sometimes it is just a bit too much to be retold) as tales of hilarity). Some people refer to this as fate. I refer to it as "slight technical mishap that our specialists are currently trying to fix (although, unsurprisingly they always happen to be on a kind of permanent holiday)". Just seems that some people are affected by it more than others. In some cases by choice, in others just because, well, it just happens... The technical glitch has been both quite kind and cruel at different times, and I'd not have it any other way.
For those that don't know I also play the guitar, and have done so for quite a number of years (i forget how long) and as such also spend my time playing about on them, tweaking them and in general have been annoying the living shit out of those unfortunate enough to live near me for years.
Along with all this, as most people seem to guess, I did spend a few years (in some extended state of intoxication) becoming rather unnervingly proficient at slapping on make up (no grown man should have to admit he knows what the mysterious objects in a womans make up kit do, let alone use them) and swinging my hair around (at varying speeds and in varying patterns) in different countries under the guise of playing guitar with Cradle of Filth. I had a good time, did a load of things that I'd wanted to do, and met a shitload of cool people along the way (even if I have some memory loss regarding who I've met courtesy of Mr Daniels, Mr Beam, Ms Belvedere and Dr Jaegermesiter to name but a few).
Eventually though, things must come to an end, and as of my choosing I decided to leave. Since then have been pursuing other interests, both musically and academically (I do have a brain somewhere, honest). And as such there are beginnings of new music and the return of brain cells from their extended holiday (those that haven't been exterminated that is). I had fun, maintained what was important to me morally and that is what counts really at the end of the day. I never expected to be on this ride, and I am still seeing where it ends up. Without uncertainty, in a way, life would be dull.
So to also shed some more light on the above, i am currently working with a few people and exploring options and seeing where they go, only being interested in entities that are and operate like bands without any other crap. Am quite happy to have a jam with people and see where it goes, as at the end of the day that is really what it's all about. Sounds simple, but it just seems that a lot of little things get in the way.
The objective of life in a simple phrase? No Regrets.
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And while you're at it, and if you have any interest in planks of wood of a 7stringed nature then you can do worse than check out:

Also, for those that care, I play ibanez guitars (universes and various 7 strings, if you want to be more specific),
Bodenhamer Custom Effects: and with myself