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Name: Derryl
Birthday: 4/3/1981
Gender: Male


Interests: Heavy Metal
Occupation: Customer service/support
Industry: Education/Research


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Wednesday, July 09, 2008

Welcome back???

Wow i havent been on this thing for ages.  I havent blogged for a while and i figured i should since i feel like a completely new person. 

Jan 5th was a day that changed my life forever.  I realized that my life was spiraling down towards depression and often wondered why i was getting the same result every single day.  When i look back at the past few years my life was just consisted of work, music and anger....nothing else.  But I never realized it until I felt like a mouse on a wheel or that character from the movie "Groundhog Day" where every single day was the same.   It was the "same shit different day" attitude i was having.

In my darkest hour I needed to find a solution than thinking about doing something incredibly stupid like taking a bunch of nyquil pills and a few shots of alcohol never to be seen by anyone again.  Then i thought about everyone who i've influenced and taught.  I despise hypocrites and if I became one, i would never forgive myself.

So i asked myself what i needed to do NOW.   And that was to look after myself first before anyone.  I called in sick the next day and diddnt have any contact with anyone for a few weeks.  I really needed to overhaul and fix everything that needed to be fixed.  By that time i had become somewhat overweight by junk food, alcohol, ciggarets and stress from work.  But never realized i was putting myself in that situation without even knowing it. 

I diddnt want to rely on ciggarettes and alcohol to solve my problems and the only solution for me was to start doing something completely different.  I decided to get in shape and become someone I've never been able to see in a very long time. 

Today i feel like a completely different person physically and mentally.  I have to admit there are a few things that still need to be done.

I'll post more later






Saturday, December 30, 2006

2006

Here goes...

what did you do in 2006 that you'd never done before?
Joining a Canadian Metal band and got into technical guitar playing which involves Sweep Picking, Pinch Harmonics, Arpeggios etc. 

did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Im still terrible at it.   However I will quit smoking even though its not done casually if you know what i mean

did anyone close to you give birth? 
Yup newest born rocker Dredd 

did anyone close to you die?

Nope thank god

what countries did you visit?
Havent gone out of the crountry lately

what would you like to have in 2007 that you lacked in 2006? 
High end guitars and playing gigs around the world.  

what was your biggest achievement of the year?
Id have to say Sweep Picking cause its something I thought it was impossible to learn.  My advice to aspiring musicians practice makes you better.  The better you are,  make sure your you can do it perfectly.

what was your biggest failure?
Rejection if you know what i mean hehehe

what was the best thing you bought?
My 5150 head and Marshall cab i bought from Raf (bass player).   Its probably the most important ingredient to the bands sound.

whose behavior merited celebration?
My family cause we're all healthy and happy

whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
Id have to say my old band.  Even though we were the top metal act in our community which had so much potential we eventually broke up cause a band member left and everyone wasnt pulling their own weight to write new material or find a new recruit.

where did most of your money go?

My equipment that you'll see in every Execute Damage gig

what did you get really, really, really excited about?
Unholy Alliance Tour, Gigantour, and A whole lot of Metal Dvds

what song will always remind you of 2006
Gyrator Creator by Execute Damage

compared to this time last year, are you:
happier or sadder? Happier
thinner or fatter? fatter.  I gained a few pounds of happiness
richer or poorer? Poorer. 

what do you wish you'd done more of?
Practice more on technical guitar playing before i joined Execute Damage

what do you wish you'd done less of?

Smoking

how will you be spending christmas?
With my family and close friends

did you fall in love in 2006? 
Nope

How many one-night stands?
Havent gone on tour yet

what was your favorite TV programs?
Mayday, Mythbusters, Viva La Bam and WildBoyz

do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Yes. Regardless of what people worship you know whats right and whats wrong.  However if you force it upon someone, it only makes that person not want to believe in what you belive in.   I always appreciate people asking me to join their worshiping services, but in my heart its not for me.  But if you turn that around and say im going to hell because I dont go to church and serve your God thats what makes the opposite of your own creation.  If you learn to understand why that person made his decision of not joining, give him/her time, and when they're ready to find that inner peace they will knock at God's door not yours.

what was the best book you read?
"Striking thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living."  I've always wanted to be like Bruce Lee when I was younger.  In the 8 grade I would dress up and act like him 24/7.   When I listened to heavy metal I diddnt want to be Bruce, I wanted to be a metalhead.  When I became a metalhead i wanted to understand what Bruce was saying.  When I understood what he was saying its good to be myself than someone else.


what was your greatest musical discovery?
Melodic Death Metal cause it involves classical music and undisputed heaviness and melody. 

what did you want and get?
A band that writes good music, plays gigs often, and shares the goal of world domination

what did you want and not get?
A girlfriend.  I just do not understand women.

what were your favorite films of this year?
Fearless

what did you do on your birthday?
Spent time with my family 

how would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2006?
Limited hahaha

what kept you sane?
Need I say again??  Heavy Metal of course, its the perfect antidote to supress the anger inside.

which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
I personally dont know

what political issue stirred you the most?
War

who did you miss?
My mom of course cause she lives in Detrioit. 

who was the best new person you met?
 
I meet new people everyday at gigs who give me free beer 

tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2006:
"Stop bitching and start fighting"


Wednesday, November 29, 2006

 

To everyone that continues to believe in me I salue you.  My band is kicking ass and we're doing our first major gig at the end of the year.   Thats right we're opening for Quo Vadis at the Metal Bar downtown.  More information to come and I will keep you updated

To the rest that never believed in me its good to see that you continue to kiss ass since you'll never reach your own goals.  To the jealous,if you learn how to work hard,maybe something could happen in your miserable life.  If you continue to be miserable just remember that I will always be laughing at you. 

I say this to everyone that i've met. Go after what you want in life.  Never give up and constantly get better in what you do.  If you dont believe me im living proof.  No matter the wait in the long run its worth it

Ask yourself this question "What do you want to do in life???"  Seriously "What the fuck do you want to do in life???"  "Then GO OUT THERE AND FUCKEN DO IT" 

Sincerly Derryl "Anders" V

www.executedamage.com

 


Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Pu$$ies use mouthpieces

 

Do you always need to use a mouthpiece just to ask me something?? Fuck You!


Monday, October 02, 2006

Wow its been a while since my last blog.  I usually write blogs in my Friendster account but I figured that its a good time to update this thing. 

I've been keeping myself busy with my new band Execute Damage since June and this led to my departure with Sixteen Gauge.  If you look at my previous blog, nothing has happened and no vocalist for audition.  Being 25 years old I dont think time should be wasted waiting for band members to get their act together .  I've waited long enough for something to happen (twice i may add) since we were the first Filipino Metal act in Toronto to catch everyones attention after 3 gigs.  Im still proud to say were the first Filipino/Canadian band to play "Metal" the correct way instead of 2 chords playing this crap called Nu Metal.   

On to the present, my band has been working very hard in the studio learning new songs and recording them for our 3 song demo.  The songs that were recorded are "Orion Rising", "Aspirations" and "In Her Shadows Step". 

Im very proud of what I've accomplished as a guitar player since I've added some new tricks and techniques into my playing.  The main influences that inspired this recording is Alexi Laiho, Gus G, and of course Michael Ammott.  Even though I cant sound like my heroes you can definately hear an influence. 

After 12.5 hours in the studio and another 5 hours awake still listening to Nightrage, Children of Bodom and Arch Enemy, this was definately worth it. 

www.executedamage.com

 

 



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