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Lurch...I'm Judah In Black...and I love it...

† Not Saved Alone, But Together We Are Exiled. †

About Me

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Well, everyone calls me Lurch, and if you've seen me in person I'm sure you can guess why...if not, I hope the photos give it away! If not, then just ask me sometime!
I'm 6'5", 11 stone, really thin, "piercing blue" eyes, long black hair (as far as the shorter people can see at least...I wanna go out, but it's rainin' and blowin', but I can't go out 'cause my roots are showin'!), and I don't know what my inside leg measurement is.
I'm a musician, I play Bass and Guitar both electric and acoustic, I sing, I have quite I good range, from super-high, ball-clenching, arctic-winters-in-the-nude kind of highs and Pete Steele, Balls-dragging-across-the-floor, huge cojones, holy-shit-my-voice-just-hit-the-brown-note kind of lows, with your average everyday "Hi I can sing like a normal person" range too. I dabble a bit with synth and keyboard and piano...I wouldn't say I'm a pro though, and I use Fruity Loops to make music too!
I write a lot of my own music, I've been told it's very good and often the chords I use make you go 'hmmmm'...or sometimes "Holy BUJEBUS that's insanely discordant!", and sometimes, that's deliberate!
I am the bass player for no Redemption, a Metal/Industrial/Goth/Experimental thing that is a bloody nightmare to categorize...and before people go making rash judgments by the vocals, we are NOTHING like Epica or Nightwish or Evanescence or Lacuna Coil or Within Temptation etc...in fact, I think the best way to describe us is Fear Factory and SYL had a jam session with some insane keyboard and synth players and a classically trained female vocalist! ...Basically...
I also run 2...well...3...other projects (One, my acoustic stuff, is unofficial at the moment...and, just so you know, James Earnshaw runs No Redemption, I just provide the low end assault!) of my own. I have:
Rosetta Noir (currently at a stand still), a gothic/progressive/black metal-tinted/classical/metal thing that resembles a nice mix of Opeth, My Dying Bride, Type O Negative, The Sisters Of Mercy, Dream Theatre and Nightwish all rolled into one, with a dashing Of Dimmu Borgir.
Digital Faith: an industrial/gothic/EBM/electro project that may have an aggrotech hint to it later...
Lurch Acoustic (actual name yet to be decided, unofficial): an acoustic/gothic/progressive/experimental project involving only piano, acoustic guitars and basses, clean vocals and anything that would resemble an 'acoustic' instrument (i.e. a string section, harp, harpsichord, bagpipes, drums etc.) on my keyboards and synths.
I have an insanely huge CD collection...I copied it to my external hard drive...it's got over 800 albums. I'm sure you've guessed already...I'm a nut job for music! It's my passion, go read the music section, so I don't waffle on too much about it here...again...ANYWAY...moving swiftly on!
I enjoy the Theatre too, and Antonin Artaud (a French revolutionary figure in the Theatre, for those who are sitting there going "Antony On-Toe Who?") has become an influence in my music too!
I like films, mainly horrors and stuff, I do enjoy a good filmfest in my room occasionally.
I like Anime and Manga...and yes...that does include Pokemon...call me sad if you wish, but at least it isn't hollyoaks! *shudders*
I like to be artistic in a visual kind of way...I do a lot with Oil-Free pastels, and pencil, and photoshop. The background you see here (unless your computer is playing silly beggars and not showing it) was made by me AGES ago on Photoshop, and all the pictures on the Digital Faith website were done by me (bar the one that actually has me in it, that was done by Wednesday Zombie!) There is a load of my stuff in my pictures too.
Speaking of which, if you have been through my pictures...you'll have worked out that I'm not afraid of the camera at all...in fact I'm a little bit vain...well...I'm vanity meets insanity really...I love make up too. I'm also straight, before any presumptions are made! And I'm single too ;)
I like to read too, I like horrors and fantasies...and I'm writing a book (veeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeery PAINFULLY slow progress there...), as well as a load of poetry and lyrics getting pumped out of my head on a regular basis!
I read Tarot, I read Ascended Masters cards, I used to read runes a bit...they are difficult, and I Need to try again...and I believe in magick and so on, and I'm a learning Pagan.
I am a pacifist, it is very difficult to make me so angry that I lash out. I don't think that violence is the answer, and I think that people who have to carry weapons around with them have insecurity issues (although, I guess, I can understand with women...men can be dicks)
I prefer to sit in a pub, or have a night in with a few good mates, than go out to noisy and packed club with more people than I can handle! I only like small groups...Dad had a BBQ at home a while ago...and there was at least 50 people in the house....they packed the garden, the kitchen AND the living room, and queues for the toilet were just plain stupid...I couldn't handle that...especially not in my own home...it freaked me out!
I Don't smoke or do drugs...the idea is anathema to me! But...I admit I drink...not often, and not exactly excessively...but I have been known to get a bit...pissed as a twat...incidents involving portable pole dancing poles, electronic roulettes, camera and vodka, and excessive mead are getting infamous now...it's disturbing...and there are plenty more stories out there!
I have a chronic needle phobia...and I want tattoos! One day...
Moths freak me out to no end! Ugly little beggars! Sooooo creepy, they are disgusting! Euch! I run a way from them like a little girl!!! In fact, just flying insects and bugs in general, but Moths are the worst, closely followed by Daddy Long Legs....eeeeeeeuuuuuuuch!!!
That's all I can think of to say right now...if you have any questions or just wanna chat or anything, then shoot me an add!
And if you want, THIS IS MY MSN ADDRESS!: [email protected] (people keep asking for it in emails...IT'S RIGHT HERE!!!)
Things I really love:
I love Marmite...mmmmm...sloppy brown goodness...
I love fire...it mesmerizes me...
I love mirrors, and not just for vanity purposes...I find them strangely distracting and enticing...
I love my friends and family!
I love music.
I love romance.
I love raw emotions.
I love being tall.
I love scary stuff.
I love meeting new people, even if I am insanely shy!
I love letting go once in a while.
I love winter, it's so beautiful!
I love hugs and kisses (yeah, I'm a soppy twat...)
I love my kitten, Kinky! Even if she does treat my hand like food!
I love dragons.
I love and welcome change
I love chains.
I love mythology and stuff like that.
I love the paranormal.
Things I really hate:
I hate racism.
I hate sexism.
I hate discrimination by religion. (Religionism?)
I hate discrimination by lifestyle, like anti-goth, anti-biker, anti-emo, etc. (Cultureism??)
I hate discrimination by disability. (Disabilityism???)
Well...I hate discrimination...basically lol
I hate nazis! (Does that make me nazi-ist?)
I hate drugs (illegal ones).
I hate having to take medicine.
I hate Christianity (the belief, not the people, most of my Mum's side of the family are Christian and I can't fault them, and then there is Hugh and Debbie too! All ace people!).
I hate stripes and spots...they blag my eyes to no end.
I hate feet...
I hate Nirvana and Blink 182!
I hate artistic restriction.
I hate cigarettes.
I hate repetition.
I hate needles.
I hate moths.
I hate heights.
Cattell's 16 Factor Test Results

Warmth ||||||||||||||||||||| 70%
Intellect |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 82%
Emotional Stability |||||||||||||||||||||||| 74%
Aggressiveness |||||||||||||||||||||||| 74%
Liveliness ||||||||||||||||||||| 62%
Dutifulness |||||||||||||||||| 54%
Social Assertiveness |||||||||||||||||| 54%
Sensitivity |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 82%
Paranoia ||||||||||||||||||||| 62%
Abstractness |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 90%
Introversion ||||||||||||||| 46%
Anxiety ||||||||||||||||||||| 62%
Openmindedness |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 90%
Independence |||||||||||||||||||||||||||| 90%
Perfectionism ||||||||||||||||||||| 70%
Tension |||||||||||| 38% Take Cattell 16 Factor Test (similar to 16pf)
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I found this on Gemma's profile, so I nicked it, and thought I would share it with you all! Believe it or not, it's the reason I drink Irn Bru! Go in my pictures and into the "IRN-BRU GOTHS" album, it's me, my ex, and one of my most gothtastic mates and his not-so-spectacular ex taking the piss out of that advert, and 3 out of 4 of us actually like it, me and Hailie like it because of the advert! Chris...he bloody hates it! Irn-Bru rules, UP THE IRNS! (That was baaaaad, I know, I'm leaving now...)And THIS is me playing Out Of The Silent Planet, by Iron Maiden, acoustically. In a pub in Newcastle. It's not brilliant and I was terrified! But it means something to me, and thanks soooooooooooooooo much to Kate for uploading it to Youtube for me!

My Interests

† Guitar †

† Bass Guitar †

† Vocals †

† Keyboards, Synths and Pianos †

† Gothic/Cyber/Industrial Fashion †

† Music †

† Norse and Celtic Mythology and Legend †

† The Paranormal in all it's forms †

I'd like to meet:

I want to meet musicians,
I want to meet vocalists,
I want to meet like-minded people,
I want to meet people who are enthusiastic about the goth, industrial/cyber, doom and black metal scene,
I want to meet writers,
I want to meet actors,
I want to meet playwrights and directors,
I want to meet the techies,
I want to meet pagans, druids, wiccans, and other members of pre-Christian European religions,
I want to meet the people who have influenced my music style the most,
I want to meet animators and graphic artists,
I want to meet the people behind Anime and Manga,
I want to meet you and your friends!
I have met that special someone :)

Music:

† DIGITAL FAITH † † This is my industrial side project, now reborn having lay dormant for years, this banner doesn't link, but it's in my top friends. †

† NO REDEMPTION †
† This is the band I play bass for, please, click the banner below and check us out! †

† I have to say that music is my number 1 passion in life, nothing beats it for me.
I know when a song is good, well, great - in fact, scratch that, LEGENDARY, because it'll make my feelings just run free...the world around me will dissolve and it'll just be me and the music...sometimes I cry, sometimes I laugh, sometimes I get really angry and full of energy and ready to take on the world, sometimes I go so quiet and happy an content, and sometimes I just fall in love...
But no matter what, I'll feel free, and these emotions will show, without fail, and I won't care who sees! It's the music that does this to me, and it opens me up, makes me fearless, and I believe that this is the key to sorting out all the problems the human race has to deal with.
I know there are bands who sing anti-government songs and try to get people to follow them, but no-one will unless they truly feel ready to release all their emotions without a care for who is watching, and that is my aim. If the world is going to be changed, then people need to feel first, and if music does it, then that's perfect, it's the sweet bonus for being obsessed with it! I don't want to be worshiped or praised like a god for what I do, I just want people to be free within themselves and free in society and then the world, and I believe that when people are free...and we can express our thoughts in a civilized and fearless way, the world will be a better place.
Call me a dreamer, or a fool, or arrogant, but I don't care, all I know is that I bet you can't sit there and say that there isn't a song out there that hasn't touched you in some way, and if there really genuinely isn't...then either you're young and not started exploring music yet, and I don't hold that against you...or you haven't lived...either way, try these for powerful songs, and I'll admit it...they made me cry. †

† JOHNNY CASH - HURT (Nine Inch Nails Cover, but as Trent said, he may have wrote it, but Johnny made it his own)†

† THE BANGLES - ETERNAL FLAME (Later ruined by atomic kitten, this is the origional) †

† NIGHTWISH - SLEEPING SUN (The old version, there is the 2005 version as well...they are both amazing, but I prefer this one) †

† IRON MAIDEN - JOURNEYMAN (Unofficial video...tell me this song isn't beautiful...Iron Maiden's only acoustic track) †

† VNV NATION - ILLUSION (Such a beautiful song, dedicated to Sophie Lancaster R.I.P.) †

So...Instead of listing all the bands I like, I'll just put my favorites from my three favorite genres. There will be debate...I know one person in particular will kill me for saying that (in my opinion) Opeth are goth...but he'll have to put up with that, won't he? These are my favourites as I interpret them into genres...

My 3 (maybe 4, I put Goth and Doom in the same thing) favourite genres are (in order)...Goth/Doom, Industrial (Metal/EBM/Neue Deutsch Harte/all varieties) and Black Metal.

†††† GOTH/DOOM ††††

† Type O Negative †
† Epica †
† Therion †
† Nightwish †
† The Gathering †
† Opeth †
† Katatonia †
† My Dying Bride †
† Paradise Lost †
† The Mission †
† The Sisters Of Mercy †
† All About Eve †
† Octavia Sperati †


† Bauhaus †
† The Birthday Massacre †

† The Cult †
† Fields Of The Nephilim †
† Rosetta Stone †
† Entwine †
† Lovex †

† H.I.M. †
† Lacuna Coil †
† Tristania †
† Gothminister †
† Lesbian Bed Death †
† The 69 Eyes †
† Poisonblack †
† Beloved Enemy †
† Black Light Burns †
† Shape Of Despair †
† Charon †

† November's Doom †
† Sentenced †

†††† INDUSTRIAL ††††

† VNV Nation †

† Dope Stars Inc. †
† Rob/White Zombie †
† Razed In Black †
† Painbastard †
† Velvet Acid Christ †
† CombiChrist †
† Neeldemouth †
† Crossbreed †
† Yade †
† Celldweller †
† Joachim Witt †
† Rammstein †
† Oomph! †
† Megaherz †
† Eisbrecher †
† Disturbed †
† Nine Inch Nails †
† Static-X †
† Grendel †
† Project Pitchfork †
† Gary Numan †
† Psyclon Nine †

†††† BLACK METAL ††††

† Dimmu Borgir †
† Cradle Of Filth †
† Immortal †
† Naglfar †
† Emperor †
† Behemoth †
† Abigail Williams †
† Mayhem †
† Dragonlord †
† Graveworm †
† Enslaved †
† Agathodaimon †
† Samael †

These are my current favourite albums, in no particular order:

† Subway To Sally - Nord Nord Ost †
† Agathodaimon - Serpant's Embrace †
† Therion - Gothic Kabbalah †
† Dimmu Borgir - Death Cult Armageddon †
† Naglfar - Pariah †
† Samael - Eternal †
† Type O Negative - October Rust †
† H.I.M. - Deep Shadows And Brilliant Highlights †
† Razed In Black - Damaged †
† Grendel - Harsh Generation †
† Gary Numan - Hybrid †
† Psyclon Nine - INRI †

The following artists are what I can consider as 'guilty pleasures'. The kind of bands you really wouldn't expect me to like, but I still do...

† Cher †
† Shania Twain †
† Bonnie Tyler †
† Bjork †

HERE!!! FREE CELLDWELLER SONGS!!! A SHITLOAD OF THEM!!! How cna you complain at that????

Movies:

Horrors, Fantasy and Sci-Fi mainly.

† Interview With The Vampire †

† Queen Of The Damned †

† The Crow †

† Event Horizon †

† The Chronicles Of Riddick and Pitch Black †

† The Garage Days (An australian metal band comedy) †

† Starship Troopers †

† 13 Ghosts †

† Star Wars †

† The Ring †

† The Excorsist †

† The Lord Of The Rings †

† Steven King's Works (Rose Red, The Stand etc.) †

† Hoodwinked †

† The Dollmaster †

† Night Watch †

I am always looking for more good horrors, So if you know any, let me know, please? Thank you.

Television:

I don't really watch T.V. to be honest, but when it do it's mainly made up of:

† Scuzz †

† Stargate SG1/Atlantis †

† Star Trek (all of the series') †

† Babylon 5 †

† Angel †

† Buffy †

† Lexx †

† Kingdom Hospital †

† The X-Files †

† Millenium †

† The Dresden Files †

If you know of any other I may like, could you let me know please?

Books:

† The Fifth Sorceress (Robert Newcomb) †

† The Gates Of Dawn (Robert Newcomb) †

† The Scrolls Of The Ancients (Robert Newcomb) †

† The Ring Of Five Dragons (Eric Van Lustbader) †

† The Veil Of A Thousand Tears (Eric Van Lustbader) †

† The Cage Of Nine Banestones (Eric Van Lustbader) †

† The Da Vinci Code (Dan Brown) †

† Necroscope (Brian Lumley) †

† Necroscope II: Wamphyri! (Brian Lumley) †

† Necroscope III: Deadspeak (Brian Lumley) †

† Dark Guardian (Christine Feehan) †

If you know of any good Sci-fi/fantasy/horror books then please let me know.

Heroes:

I'd rather say, people who have inspired me in one way or another, so:

† Bruce Dickinson †

† Peter Steele †

† Micheal Bogballe †

† Peter Tagtgren †

† Wayne Static †

† Cristina Scabbia †

† Timmo Tolkki †

† And my family and friends... (Which goes without saying really...)†

I hope you're all reading this...

My Blog

Rest Upon The Aeons

Okay people, are you all ready for my acoustic project?REST UPON THE AEONS will be hitting MySpace soon, there are 3 songs written with lyrics, one instrumental, and more material on the way!No, this ...
Posted by Lurch...I'm Judah In Black...and I love it... on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:19:00 PST

Photo Editing

If anyone has a photo they want editing, photoshopped, then please, let me know, and I will be happy to oblige.If you go into my pictures and the albums "Photoshop Art" and "Photoshop People", you can...
Posted by Lurch...I'm Judah In Black...and I love it... on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:01:00 PST

The Difference II

"The Difference II" Life was hell...life is hell.Destruction was the escape, pacifism is the key.The flames would always burn, the flames are a thing of beauty.Men and machines were the sp...
Posted by Lurch...I'm Judah In Black...and I love it... on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:18:00 PST

The Difference I

"The Difference I"He likes to think he's a hero, he describes himself as modest.He shows his friends how much he cares about himself, he always puts himself last.He likes to be seen as a saint, he's a...
Posted by Lurch...I'm Judah In Black...and I love it... on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:16:00 PST

An Angel’s Funeral II

"An Angels' Funeral II"The crack of dawn, a blazing orange light tears across the waking earth.Mourning has broken.The eye of God, that golden globe of harmony, bloodshot as it catches a ...
Posted by Lurch...I'm Judah In Black...and I love it... on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:13:00 PST

An Angel's Funeral I

This is just a short story by me, this is the 'lighter' one of the 2 stories...Hope you enjoy it!"An Angel's Funeral I"The crack of dawn, a heavenly golden light embraces the waking earth.Mourning ha...
Posted by Lurch...I'm Judah In Black...and I love it... on Fri, 16 May 2008 03:54:00 PST