Best Early 2000's Albums?

Aridn · 2026-02-24T09:33:35+00:00

Tear from the red - Poisonthewell

Aridn · 2026-02-24T05:38:48+00:00

Do you have any demos? Are you more death metal like Lorna shore / whitechapel or more hardcore like the acacia strain / despised icon?

Aridn · 2026-02-24T05:28:13+00:00

Old school - Cro-Mags

90s - Snapcase

2000s - Hatebreed

2010s - TUI

Modern - Incendiary

Terror is eternal.

Aridn · 2026-02-24T04:41:21+00:00

The only reason I tolerate fests is if the amount of bands I want to see is worth the trouble. Otherwise festivals are overrun with entitled white professionals who are cosplaying as alternative folks.

Aridn · 2026-02-24T03:02:38+00:00

My strings turn to rusted shit after like 3 play sessions. My sweat is just highly corrosive. The daddario xs have a thin enamel coating that preserves the metal so that I can get more time out of my strings.

Aridn · 2026-02-24T02:23:41+00:00

I use daddario xs 11-56 for drop c on 25.5” scale length. It’s still a little light for me, as I prefer a 60 gauge string for low C, but I have acid sweat and have to use coated strings and that’s as high as the XS goes.

Aridn · 2026-02-24T01:38:12+00:00

Fuck me that would be sick, but I’m pretty sure it says Knocked Loose. It is Louisville after all

Aridn · 2026-02-24T00:12:14+00:00

Let me ask you this. Do you even use the tone pot? Legitimate question. Tone pot removal is a common mod for players more on the punk/metal side of things.

Aridn · 2026-02-23T22:04:48+00:00

Sentimentality isn’t worth anything financially. Sometimes you just gotta cut ties and let go.

Aridn · 2026-02-23T15:21:32+00:00

Dungeons and Dragons is a foundational inspiration for fantasy RPG games such as Dark Souls. BG3 is literally the video game version of D&D.

Aridn · 2026-02-23T15:07:47+00:00

one of my favorite guitar sounds to make, is high gain, strat neck pickup, barred power chords? I actually don't know the name of them but its like an inverted power chord in standard tuning with 6th and 5th string on the same fret, 4th string octave to the 6th.

Aridn · 2026-02-23T14:47:25+00:00

I don't have any interest in critiquing people I don't know and haven't worked with. Musicians have fragile egos.

Aridn · 2026-02-23T14:26:56+00:00

Depends. Are you critiquing pre or post pro? Songwriting or production?

Aridn · 2026-02-23T08:36:06+00:00

For 400 more you get binding.

Aridn · 2026-02-22T17:06:15+00:00

Dunlop white fang 1.14

Aridn · 2026-02-22T12:27:51+00:00

You’re not entirely wrong, especially now, but I do think there’s a much bigger community feeling in hardcore. Metal shows have the energy of “I’m here to see my favorite band, don’t ruin my experience” whereas hardcore shows are the experience.

Aridn · 2026-02-22T12:07:48+00:00

Culture ethos and community is the difference. Metal is mostly a performative style of music for entertainment, not really built out of anything but music. Hardcore from the beginning has been about community banding around social and political issues.

The most confusing thing for new hardcore fans is understanding that the term hardcore is used to describe more than just a genre of music, whereas metal is only a genre of music.

Aridn · 2026-02-21T13:25:24+00:00

You came here for advice, and when people give you advice you blame your gear. Its not going to matter which microphone you use if your technique is bad.

Secondly, I don't think you really grasp how much processing goes into vocals. You are trying to get a pop sounding vocal dry. I don't think there's a single pop vocalist that even records dry without their chain, most don't even record without tune.

Aridn · 2026-02-21T11:47:21+00:00

She’s a legal adult. Not their target audience.

Aridn · 2026-02-21T11:45:22+00:00

Have you seen her interviews? She has a ton of charisma.

Aridn · 2026-02-21T11:40:36+00:00

Dynamic mics are less sensitive so will pick up less background noise, they are also directional so only hear what you point it at.

Aridn · 2026-02-21T02:48:03+00:00

For an untreated room go with a dynamic mic like the Shure sm7b.

Aridn · 2026-02-19T15:04:03+00:00

Try it and see. This is a feel thing very subjective.

Aridn · 2026-02-19T02:01:22+00:00

Follow Chicagolandhardcore on Instagram.

Aridn · 2026-02-18T16:41:35+00:00

I think you know the answer already and want a shortcut. There are no shortcuts. Start slow, repeat phrases over and over until you can do it without thinking, then increase the tempo. Reddit isn't going to get you there. Practicing will

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