Lycanthrope/Kreigsherr
On and Off 2002-2007
This was always a starteding point for me musically. It was with my old friend Ed Wilkinson. We both started at the same point in music making and we progressed together. This was a simple as meeting at uxbridge college during breaks and sharing our findings. This included Cds from Slayer, Metallica, and various nu-metal bands who were popular at the time. We also had occasional Jam sessions at eachother's houses over the years. We both went our own paths in education and unfortunatly we became differnt personally. The closest we ever got to recording material was with our mutial friend Jack Lofty. At the time he was studying a music production course at Amersham College and wated to record our material for his project. We recruited a local drummer who unfortunatly became unreliable and the recording project was pressured for time so they never got completed.
OpenwaR:
http://www.myspace.com/openwarlondon
2005-2006
This was my first offical starting point. It was a way to break-in to the local metal scene with the likes of bands that existed at the time. This included Kingsise blues, The Silent Takeover, and Final Ruin. All of these were awesome bands, but unfortunately were weren't. One problem was that our guitarist had only been playing for a year. Though he was a fast learner he wasn't band material. Add in a unfocused drummer, another guitarist who was a bassist originally, a decent weed-smoking singer, and myself. It didn't last.
Final Ruin
http://www.myspace.com/finalruin
October-November 2005
This was a job I still look back on in enjoyment. I subbed for Final Ruin on bass for two gigs in and around this time frame. It was a favour from my friend Ian (ex-Crimson Altar/ ex- Here Lies Affliction/ No Second Chance) who was moving from bass to guitar for them. I still remember the places: one was the riffleman in Hounslow, the other was the Trinity in Harrow. This was one of those gigs within the local metal scene with the aformentioned bands. I still remember writing gig reviews for them. I believe one of the support acts was These Bloddy Hands (Steve from Annotations of an Autopsy's old band).
Kill the Curse
http://www.myspace.com/killthecurse
November 2005
My college friend Ashley Alcaide is what you call an otaku. He loves his japan culture from the videogames to the cuisine very obessivly. He had a project with his god-brother Wilbur Fernandez (ex-1000 sins/ now known as Chapters.) It wasn't my kind of music usually: post-hardcore mixed with some experimental stuff thrown in. To be fair it was the experiemental elements that led me to put in basslines for them anyway.I dont know what any of them are doing now besides throwing on big wii parties and working in various terminals at Heathrow Airport. In Eternum:
http://www.myspace.com/ineternumuk
January- April 2007
I don't have many good things to say about these guys. This was the reminants of a prog-band who's remaining original members went to my University. The other remaining members strangly went to form the black-metal band Primitive Graven Image (something that started as a bad joke was given a record deal and the chance to be serious.) 
The other two, Marc and Simon tried their best to revive the project with their friends from Chesham, their peers from their music degree, a french dude from a Megadeth fanclub, and me. At the time I was trying my hand at a fretless bass... which didn't go down to well for the musically educated and snobish attitude. Needless to say, this was a failing band with a bad leader and an uncommited drummer with only one gig lined up. The gig went done good, but Marc had the nerve to say I was only valible as a temporary member. he said nothing like 'Try harder' or 'dont use the fretless,' he just insulted me. Espiecially when i made the effort to visit him and his friends and learn the songs and get involved in his little group of shenanagans. Not long after i left, the band crumbled internally from the real problem: themselves.
Skrot Rot
http://www.myspace.com/skrotrot
May-October 2007
This was a sort of rebound from In Eternum. I had found associates of the band Ted Maul, Bob Snowshall and Alex Bruce. We engaged in many crazy things within their flat in Colllindale, North London.This included recording tracks. Within that time I introduuced them to the local scene. 
It was because of me that they were able to find members of When Gods Burn. Unfortunatly I didn't get involved because i had already tired of Alex's use of cocaine and the attitude that followed. I still keep in contact with Bob and wish him the best. 
Hang the Bastard
http://www.myspace.com/hangthebastardlondon
Similar to Final Ruin some years back. This was a favour to fill in for Bass during a few gigs while Lianna and Simon were away at various festivas. In these occasions, the person subing for Simon, the drummer, was Nick Searle (Here Lies Affliction) I had worked with Nick with Final Ruin and he's always a decent person to work with. HTB are currently doing very well within the whole London metal scene and it was a pleasure to work with them.As Winter Burns White
http://www.myspace.com/aswinterburnswhite
2009-2010
I had known about Winter even before their various spots on sites such as deathcoreissexy.co.uk and the UK metal underground. They were what my old friend Ed was involved with. I had seen them at the best and their worst even before I joined. Making their music video sealed the deal between Me and their guitarist Jakkh. We got to know one another very well. When Ed left due to finacial reasons, I was next. This followed with various gigs from Lowestoft to Bristol. 
There is a darker story to this project however. Even though I had buddied with Jakkh, he distanced himself from Ed and Kane (the band's other guitarist who got the sack) We hung out at the Junction bar with whatever money we had. Within that space he had buddied up with people who re-igited his need to smoke weed ten-fold. I don't know why but he graduatly stoped caring about the band. he efirst decided to change the sound of the band to something more nu-metal based. 
There other problems that arrose such as Jakkh owing everyone money (causing vocalist Pip to quit at one point,) Pip's unheathy stress levels and fixation with his D cupped Girlfirend didn't help either. When we did return, there was hardly any practise booked. And jakkh kept forgetting riffs and getting sidetracked with small-time projects. It was easy for me to call up everyone and say the band was done. We were hardly talking and more avoiding eachother. I still find Adam or Pip online at some points. As i understand it Adam doing drums for I defy and Pip is doing vocals for No Conscequince. Jakkh has Snohtbaen Son as a pastime.
Its taken me hours to compile all these photos and write these paragraphs. I still have much to achiee but I always remember where I came from and all the friends I made.
I have not commited to any new bands or projects just yet, but time will tell. I do have an interesting CV with all these projects to list.
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