Searching for a True Death Metal Shred Guitarist

Norwood MA

Description

I doubt anything will come of this, but here we go - I'm a songwriter and multi-instrumentalist looking to create a lineup of elite Death Metal musicians to write, rehearse, and eventually perform. I would be the drummer. The primary focus is developing a solid amount of recorded material at the moment. I have multiple songs you would need to learn with others on the way and it's ideal if you have some familiarity with playing other styles outside metal. The goal is for the music to be ambitious, trend-defying, combining influences but not imitating them - utilizing counterpoint, atmosphere, tempo changes, theme&variations writing, and rhythmic oddity to stand out. Ideally you're already familiar with bands like Cosmic Putrefaction, Haunter, Gorguts, Turris Eburnea, Krallice, Blood Incantation, Artificial Brain - or you're willing to get into new and unfamiliar music. Openly and unapologetically Death Metal, but with influence from other genres (black metal, jazz, classical, choro, etc). You must be able to solo proficiently and/or be a fluent riff writer, ideally both. Everything I write is tabbed, so you'd need software to open it up. And generally, be committed to the long term success of the band artistically and commercially (music, merch sales). I have connections with domestic/international promoters and labels that can help build traction, but it would be a lot easier to get to that stage with even one person besides me - that's where you come in, hopefully. I have a practice space south of Boston - as long as you can consistently get here by train or car, that's all that matters. You don't need to contribute to expenses right now (eventually we would need to buy merch/artwork), but it's best if you have a stable income, bonus points if you can do things like illustration/painting. Sober people should feel welcome too, this isn't a "let's get fucked up in the space and write one riff" type of vibe. Happy to reveal location, the name of the project, other stuff once we actually begin talking.