Born september 18th 1980.
Became interested in music from an early age, but was always drawn to
the stranger darker aspects of music (as well as life). My fate was sealed
when I was about 13 and my older brother Marc gave me a tape of a local
band that some of his friends were in. The album was called Principle
of Evil Made Flesh. I think you know the band.
On the other side of the tape was the Emperor/Enslaved split EP. Instantly I
knew I'd found the dark atmosphere in these two albums that I'd been looking
for in music. I began seeking out more black metal and workingparts out
on the keyboard. At 15 I got my first guitar and starting trying to figure
out riffs etc. Occasionally I would get some pointers from a guy that
lived up the road called Paul Allender. It was also around this time in
my life that I starting becoming interested in Satanism and Chaos Magick,
which was later to have a profound effect on the way my life went. At
19 I decided to start taking guitar playing seriously which meant turningdown
an offer to study psychology at university (kids, this is not advised
- stay in school). I was accepted onto the degree course at the Guitar
Institute in London and moved down there in 2001.
I think it was the death of my brother in the following
year that was to have the greatest influence on me. It made me realise
how unpredictable life is, and therefore the importance blind determination
with regard to your ambitions. When I returned to Colchester, I formed
my own band "End of Invention", in which I do guitar and vocals.
I started teaching at Colchester Institute, and studying Orchestration/composition
in my own time (I'm still available for private lessons incidently, but
I doubt you could afford me). Then last year I received a phone call during
a lesson saying that Dave was unavailable for the next Cradle tour, and
asking if I could play bass.
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Favourite Music:
Enslaved, Emperor, Metallica, Devil Doll, Mahler, Wagner, Astral Projection, Shostakovich, Rakhmaninov, Bach, John Williams, Pantera, Danny Elfman, Grieg, Marduk, Falkenbach, Symphony X.
Favourite films:
Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Two Brothers. All kids films huh? Hang on then, ok Excalibur, Ran, Stewie Griffin the Untold Story, Scum, obviously.
Favourite food/drink:
The finest Cognac, Jaegermeister, meat and Quails eggs. Mixed together in a big jug.
Dislikes:
Computers, not ruling an Empire, my cats with their stupid furry faces. People who think anagrams are funny. I hate them so much.
Hobbies:
Military history, Magick, books by Nietzsche, Peter Carroll, Schopenhauer, La Vey, etc.
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LAG Guitars
www.elyssia.co.uk
www.chaosmagic.com
www.cosmictattoo.com
www.cats.org.uk
www.wrestling.com
My parents for their unflinching support, my girlfriend for her constant belief in me despite the overwhelming evidence, all my animals, anyone who's ever dropped charges against me. Finally my brother without whom you certainly wouldn't be reading this now. If you are. Reading it I mean.
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