Saturday, August 29, 2009

Anything For metal

I live for metal.Metal sets me free.Metal is bliss,metal is oblivion...Metal is HOME, metal is painlessness,metal is heaven; metal is the god that doesn't fail, the friend that never disappoints, the pillow when the neck hurts,the shadow that doesnt leave when it's dark.. Heavy metal changed my life the moment i felt it... From the day i was born, i only count the days of metal when i really lived.Success, failiure;doesnt matter....
Metal will be there for you!
It is the mother who nurtures me when i am in pain, the father who gives me the courage to be different and the sibling i can confide into.. It is the endless ocean of freedom and its waves symbolize strength, sanctity and purity of thought.
No matter what happens in the world around me,deceptions,manipulations, and attempts to change me will always be futile, and i will always be screaming my heart and lungs out.. i started growling a few months ago, and i just realized i have replaced my "hello" with a growl on "ANYTHING FOR METAL"

However, if you expect to find me in a hard rock or heavy metal concert's crowd, i might not be there.. BECAUSE I WILL BE BUSY LIBERATING PEOPLE UP ON STAGE... I have committed myself to playing in Wacken and Download one day!


ANYTHING FOR METAL
\M/

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

I don't wanna miss a thing...

Love is so strange! From the time I couldn't live a waking minute without hearing her voice to not being able to hear from her for months together, the moments of my life have transformed from perfect, to a constant fight against destiny...
The times that have been, are beautifully embedded in my memory like jewels on a rhinestone cowboy....
There have been moments in my life which are simply the most beautiful experiences I've ever had, and aerosmith's lyrics from "i dont wanna miss a thing" take me those very moments lost in time...

"I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While you're far away dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure

Don't wanna close my eyes
I don't wanna fall asleep
Cause I'd miss you baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing
Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
I'd still miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing...

Lying close to you feeling your heart beating
And I'm wondering what you're dreaming
Wondering if its me you're seeing
Then I kiss your eyes
And thank God we're together
I just want to stay with you in this moment forever
Forever and ever

Don't wanna close my eyes
I don't wanna fall asleep
Cause I'd miss you baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing
Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do,
I'd still miss you baby....
And I don't want to miss a thing

I don't want to miss one smile
I don't want to miss one kiss
I just want to be with you
Right here with you, just like this
I just want to hold you close
Feel your heart so close to mine
And just stay here in this moment
For all the rest of time

Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
Cause Id miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing
Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
Id still miss you baby
And I don't want to miss a thing

Don't want to close my eyes
I don't want to fall asleep
I don't want to miss a thing...."

Friday, July 3, 2009

Music | Feel vs. Technique: My journey so far

Music is the language of the soul. Without music, life would be an emotionless journey, a meaningless road from cradle to grave, a sky without any stars.

Rock and heavy metal music originate from the blues,and thus inherit all the technique,style and tricks with a few modifications suited to the subgenre.Over the years, Lead guitar gained more and more respect, and as a phenominal Amount of new bands became a part of mainstream rock, This area became a competitive environment where only the best survived.

In my journey of learning the intricacies of the wonderful 6 stringed instrument,
I quickly discovered that there were two ways to go about the process of playing lead guitar.
Both these approaches were new to me, and i got my feet wet in both of them.
Based on approach,leading can be broadly classified into two formats:
FEEL BASED and TECHNIQUE based.
Technique is often difficult and takes a lot of practice time, patience and hardwork to be good at, whereas developing feel requires a lot of playing and listening experience, and often develops automatically with time, and as the ear becomes trained, the fingers just sort of seem to know where to land at the right time.
Virtuoso Guitarists such as Marty Friedman often rely heavily on some technique,and a large dose of feel.
"Alternate picking", a known term amongst lead guitarists, is totally ignored by the likes of Friedman, and he suggests that with experimentation, "quarks" can be developed,memorised, and improvised with feel, making lead guitar an interesting practice routine.Friedman believes in developing one's own technique, and beautifying it.
A lot of bands come up every single year still, and the leading bit may be completely based on feel or be knee deep in terms of technique, but the reason that 99% of them never make it to the fame is because failiure to blend the two together, in just the right proportions to bring out the beauty of the emotion which each and every song is about.

In the end, although technique matters so much,it is the feel which decides the extent upto which the listener assosiates with the song.

In my journey of being a lead guitarist, the perfect combination of Technique and feel is one i am yet to achieve.When I do, you'll be the first one to know :)

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Painkiller

Sometimes while walking on the lonely streets of dreams, things go wrong and helplessness arrives. Shallow imaginations and persistent nightmares do nothing to relieve you of pain, helplessness and loneliness.

The days get darker and the nights, colder as little by little, we lose everything we thought we had, and are left blaming the empty black sky, screaming for justice.
We may have given our best, our 100% but being unappreciated can make anyone hollow form within.

It happens.
Some things don't work out; But it's our reaction on the situation that can really affect the outcome. Being patient and methodical during every step in life may not seem the logical thing to do when a storm in life hits you... yet it pays off, and everybody knows that.
Eagles fly highest, AGAINST the storm.


The only way around this, is patience and persistence. All that matters in this regard is your point of view, and if you can stick to your guns and stay true to what you believe in.

The only power that can Really cure your pain, and get you what you desire so dearly is your own WILL POWER.
Will power can carry you over chasms of failiure,
if you only give it the chance....

Monday, June 15, 2009

Reflections | Who am i?





Walking My Own Way
Stumbling, yet stern i often ask myself this question... "Who am I?"
Withering in Emptiness
Shallow, and alone
I work up no answer..
Am i Lost? Am i Dreaming?
Immersed in Forgetfulness, Buried in pain
I have no idea how i got here!

Was i on a ship? And did a storm Destroy my existence?
Numb and Unconscious, i lay on a sea shore
No contact with the outside world
When another storm Twirled,
Woke me up from my slumber
Gave me one more chance to live
It's waves Battering my body
and it's strength shattering my soul

I Crawled away from death, you see...
i walked away from it all;
yet nothing felt warm again,
then i felt nothing at all
just a spine chilling pain....

Facing many Fears
Running away from truth;
Distracted by my journey
i wandered wihout youth


As a dark Part of My life got progressively darker,
Shadows seemed to emit the radiance that sunshine once did.
Everything i ever had-ALL taken away!!
Found myself fallen on my face, half asleep, half dead...
Amidst my Sadness,failiures and pain,
i found happiness!!
I realized, all one has to do to Find Happiness, is to look for it!
It's when i decided to Keep trodding on the Path i have chosen that i discovered who i am...
and that i am FREE to accomplish what EVERYONE (else) in the Universe thinks is impossible!