Guitar shredding in drag?

[xdressed]

Finally! Another "musician" heard from.

Growing up, my parents had Glen Miller, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra, Andrews Sisters, etc. "record albums" (Yes albums). Ten or so records in a book with sleeves. You took them out and stacked them on the record changer in order and after each song, another would drop into place and play. After they finished, you took the pile off, flipped it over and played the other sides.

My point being, that was music. Music with a melody. Music written and played by musicians who could play in all the keys. Music played by musicians who didn't need a dozen or more electronic pedals and effects to make them sound good.

You can't say that metal isn't music or has no melody, and few very metal bands need loads of pedals. Generally it's just distortion on and they're good to go. In fact a lot of the 'shredders' are basically playing classical music in a metal way, and even extreme bands like Cynic, Atheist, Naked City and Shining (the Norwegian band not the Swedish one) have clear influences of jazz. Not to mention the entire Folk Metal scene. Listen to something like this song by Empyrium (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dl717...eature=related) you can't say that's not music with melody, this used to make me cry back when I was in a much darker place.

OK rant over lol, here's a picture of me in my only fem sized metal t-shirt, a tour shirt for Deicide that my guitarist got me from Deathfest \m/