Style: Black Metal
Line-up:
Michael Lang – All instruments
Liam Micuda – Vocals
Formed in 2016, Grimtone is a black metal duo from Sweden. The music is pure second wave black metal with influences from DSBM on the vocals; Grim, harsh and cold.
1.Tell us your name and the band you
play for
I'm Michael and I play guitar (and
bass) in Grimtone
2.Who made you want to pick up the
guitar
I'm not really sure if there was one
guy only. When I started playing (mid 80's) I was inspired by the
whole metal scene. I wanted to play metal.
3.Are you self taught or did you take
lessons?
I have taken lessons in music theory
and know my way around scales and stuff. I don't think too much about
it when I play though. I believe I've learnt the most from playing
along to records and playing with other musicians.
4. Can you read music, Can you read
tab?
I used to, but I haven't sight read in
decades, so I don't think I could today. Tabs on the other hand is
something I read from time to time.
5.Do you feel like you have your own
sound / tone ?
I guess, I mean it's hard for me to
tell, but I think I have a certain tone to my playing. If you've
played guitar (and bass) for well over 30 years, you develop a
personal style.
6.Tell us about your guitar ( brand
,model . year , color )
For Grimtone I use an old beat up
Schecter, it's a piece of shit guitar really, but it has a certain
mojo that works very well for this band.
For clean tones I use a Squire from the
90's.
7.What about pickups? Passive or active
? Tell us about them
Only passive. I used to have an ESP
explorer with EMG's, but I never liked the sound.
8.Lets get into amplification, Same
drill brand , model , speakers etc
Since Grimtone is a studio project only
(we never play live) I don't even own a proper guitar amp. I use what
ever plug in is available in the computer when I record, mainly
Amplitube.
I own a couple of bass rigs though;
Aguilar tone hammer 500/Aguilar 8x10 cab and EBS classic 450/EBS 8x10
cab.
9.Do you have a pedal board? Tell us
about that badboy
No, not for my guitar playing. I play
bass in a couple of bands though and have a pedal board for
rehearsals and live shows with those bands. Mainly EBS pedals for
distortion and compression.
10..Now tell us your Dream Rig in
detail…..
I don't think I have one. Possibly an
old 60's strat and an old Marshall plexi, that would be quite cool to
have.
11.What guitarist can you not stand?
It's not for me to pass judgement on
others. To each his own.
I12. Is tone more important or is
technique?
Tone, without a shadow of a doubt. To
have both is optimal of course, but to only have technique and no
tone is dreadful. That's not music.
13. Name your top 5 guitarist
Gary Moore, Eddie Van Halen, John
Sykes, Ritchie Blackmore and Stevie Ray Vaughan.
14.Who is the most overrated guitarist
Me.
15.Who would you like a one hour
private sit down lessons with anyone dead or alive?
This one is easy.. Gary Moore. His
tone, phrasing, sense of melody.. Ah, man, what player he was. The
master.
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