Member Since: 28/08/2007
Band Members: Phyrexia - January 2007 onwards
www.myspace.com/phyrexianmetal
Rhys Sinclair, Bobby Martin Dennis, Vicki Thompson, Elliot Beaver, Paul Nazarkardeh and I.
Nihilistic Obliterater - early 2009 onwards
www.myspace.com/nihilisticobliterator
Mark James Hunter and Myself at the moment.
EmpeROAR - May 2009 onwards
www.myspace.com/emperoar1
Rhys Sinclair, Vicki Thompson, Cyclonis Niyil-Ka, Shaz, Tom and I.
Empyreal Destroyer - May 2009 onwards
www.myspace.com/empyrealdestroyer
Cyclonis Niyil-Ka, Ryzrx, Icaros and Myself.
ex-member of...
Tempest - September 2007 - January 2008.
www.myspace.com/thetempest0
Nine, Rhys Sinclair, Pawel Matuszkiewicz, Sliv (Sumeet) and Myself
and Various School Projects dating back to April 2004
Influences: Persons who have influenced me musically and on a personal level, to name a few, are:
-> ERIC! (Silicon God)
-> Rhys "Icaros" Sinclair
-> Vicki J Thompson
Favorite Bands / Artists include:
-> Iron Maiden
-> Emperor & Ihsahn
-> Mr Bungle, Mike Patton & his other projects.
-> Strapping Young, Devin Townsend & his band.
-> Sigh
-> Converge
-> Opeth
-> Enslaved
-> Diabolical Masquerade
-> Malice Mizer
-> Turisas
-> Agalloch
-> Alestorm
-> DragonForce
-> DHG Dodheimsgard
-> System of a Down
-> Inferi
-> Bal-Sagoth
-> Cynic
-> Moi Dix Mois
-> Ensiferum
-> Lemuria
-> Blackguard
-> Therion
-> Deathspell Omega
-> Old Man's Child
-> Dissection
-> Rotting Christ
-> Naglfar
-> My Dying Bride
-> Electric Wizard
-> Chthonic
-> Meshuggah
->: Orange Goblin
-> Children of Bodom
-> Korpiklaani
-> Trollech
-> Amon Amarth
-> In Flames
-> Cradle of Filth
-> Megadeth
-> Death
-> Morbid Angel
-> Napalm Death
-> Deicide (The Stench of Redemption era)
-> Akercocke
-> God Seed
-> Gorgoroth
-> Nile
-> Zyklon
-> Anaal Nathrakh
-> Bolt Thrower
-> Blood Tsunami
-> Arnocorps
-> Aphex Twin
-> Raise Hell
-> Bloodbath
-> Hellman
-> (old) Metallica
-> Muse
-> The Prodigy
-> L'Arc~En~Ciel
-> Video Games Live
-> Megadriver
-> Dir En Grey
This is by no means a list of all the bands / artists I like. Check my friends list for a general idea of what other bands / artists I like / support .
Favorite composers, virtuosi and general persons in music include:
-> Devin Townsend - Strapping Young Lad, The Devin Townsend Band, and Loads of Solo Stuff
-> Vegard Sverre Tveitan (aka Ihsahn) - Emperor, ex-Thou Shalt Suffer, Peccatum, and Loads of Solo Stuff
-> Mike Patton - Mr Bungle, Faith No More, Fantomas, Peeping Tom, and About a Million other Projects
-> Mana (real name unknown) - Malice Mizer, Moi~Dix~Mois
-> Anders Nyström (aka Blackheim/Blackkheim) - Diabolical Masquerade, Katatonia
-> Mirai Kawashima - Sigh
-> Mikael Akerfeldt - Opeth, Bloodbath
-> Steve Harris - Iron Maiden
-> Franz Lizst
-> Koji Kondo - Primary Nintendo Composer
-> Mathias "Warlord" Nygård - Turisas
-> Herman Li - DragonForce
-> Ralph Santolla (ex-Iced Earth, ex-Death, ex-Deicide)
-> Fenriz - Darkthrone, Isengard, and a million other projects
-> Hellman
-> Byron Roberts + Chris and Jonny Maudling - Bal Sagoth
-> "Hyper" Christopher Bowes - Alestorm
-> Martin Leung (aka the Video Game Pianist)
-> Arve Isdal (aka Ice Dale) - Enslaved
-> Johan Sebastian Bach
-> Nobuo Uematsu - Primary Square Enix Composer
-> Karl Sanders - Nile
-> Tom Rune Anderson (aka Galder) - Old Man's Child, Dimmu Borgir
-> Richard D James (aka Aphex Twin) - Who the Fuck Even Knows
-> Rune Eriksen (aka Blasphemer) - ex-Mayhem
-> Tom Cato Visnes and Kristian Eivind Espedal (aka King ov Hell and Gaahl) - ex-Gorgoroth, God Seed
-> Jason Mendonca and David Grey - Akercocke
-> Steve Vai
-> Paganini
-> Beethoven
-> Dave Mustaine - Megadeth
-> Llang Llang
Non-musical influences include:
-> Video Games
-> Anime
-> Comedy
-> Philosophy
-> Art
-> Nature
-> Nostalgia
-> Friends and Family
Sounds Like: A mixture of my influences depending on what I am trying to achieve. Somehow everything tends to cross genre a bit, and BANG things like Black Metal Orange Goblin come out. :S
www.myspace.com/phyrexianmetal
www.myspace.com/empyrealdestroyer
www.myspace.com/nihilisticobliterater
www.myspace.com/emperoar1
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: Unsigned