Arguably the BEST band to ever come out of Cedar Park

[CooterBrown 18035]

I had never heard of these dudes until today. Apparently, they made a splash in the '80s glam christian metal genre.  I expected nothing less from Cedar Park.

 

 

 

[Lou Loomis 759]

That might be the most Cedar Park thing that's ever been Cedar Park'd....... well, next to cops pulling dudes over for being any shade darker than Matt Damon.

[NOMAAA 1696]

they look kind of like motherboy.

[CooterBrown 18035]

Doing some social media searching, there's an active Stryken Facebook page where you can buy autographed CDs.  The drummer appears to have relocated to the city...Spring. 

Edited November 27, 2018 by CooterBrown

[Hate 20149]

I've never heard of them, but there was a similar band called Stryper back in the day.  I don't think they were from Cedar Park though.

Edited November 27, 2018 by Hate

[jimmyjazz 46302]

Wow.  That's . . . not great.

Digging around it appears that "Stryken" was changed from "Stryker" at the request (read: threat) of Stryper. 

[Handcruser 2805]

Wow.  That's . . . not great.
Digging around it appears that "Stryken" was changed from "Stryker" at the request (read: threat) of Stryper. 

You mean that drum fill at :38 didn’t impress you?


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[tbone_ 14204]

I was not aware that 80s glam Christian metal was an actual genre.

[tbone_ 14204]

Also, that might not be the best recorded track I’ve ever heard.

 

I will however give them credit for “Crush the head of satan” as a song title. Pretty legit.

 

[Celery Man 21020]

The best ever death metal band out of Cedar Park
Never settled on a name
But the top three contenders after weeks of debate
Were Satan's Fingers, and The Killers, and The Hospital Bombers

[tbone_ 14204]

The Hospital Bombers all the way. That’s gold.

[Guest Lobo]

On 11/27/2018 at 12:14 PM, NOMAAA said:

they look kind of like motherboy.

Kind of defeats the purpose of a hair metal band to neither be seen, nor heard.  

[ROFL BOX 6649]

Definitely a toe tapper, for sure.

[Celery Man 21020]

WHEN YOU PUNISH A PERSON FOR DREAMING HIS DREAM
DON'T EXPECT HIM TO THANK OR FORGIVE YOU
THE BEST EVER DEATH METAL BAND OUT OF CEDAR PARK
WILL IN TIME BOTH OUTPACE AND OUTLIVE YOU
HAIL SATAN

[jimmyjazz 46302]

Thanks for the revisit.  I guess when nobody in the band can sing harmony, it's not shocking that they suck at harmony vocals.

A "producer" would have quit on day one.

[Pescado_Rojo 19444]

17 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:

Thanks for the revisit.  I guess when nobody in the band can sing harmony, it's not shocking that they suck at harmony vocals.

A "producer" would have quit on day one.

right after cashing their mom's check.

[Paul Wesley 3289]

4 hours ago, jimmyjazz said:

A "producer" would have quit on day one.

So my buddy -- who is a superb recording engineer -- got his first big studio job as an assistant engineer at a big studio (Ocean Way) in Nashville.  And it was literally his very first morning in the room for one of these major-label recording sessions. 

The artist was a female trio making their debut record (no, it wasn't the Dixie Chicks).  And I can't remember who the producer was, but it was a very high-power Tony Brown-type guy.  Anyway, it's the first morning, and the ladies were struggling to sing some harmony.  And they keep doing take after take trying to get a part down, and it wasn't going well.  

At some point, the producer took a few steps over and picked up the landline, dialed a number, and said, "Yeah, Bob... I think I'm gonna have to punt on this one" (presumably talking to the label executive, obviously).  

And then, without saying anything to the engineers or to anyone else, the bigshot producer just gathered his things and walked out of the control room.  

Meanwhile, the band was standing out in the live room in front of their respective microphones --- headphones on, just waiting for feedback and for their next pass, totally oblivious to what happened.  The studio had to tell them over the talkback mic, "Ladies, can you come back in here for a second?" and then tell them they no longer had a producer -- and maybe no longer had a record deal.

That was his Day One in a major studio.  

Edited October 28, 2022 by Paul Wesley

[jimmyjazz 46302]

That's awesome.  He either knew there was no upside or knew he wasn't the guy to get them there.  Either one is a perfectly good reason for walking.

Now, when you're trying to "produce" your OWN vocals . . . oof.  Hard to fire yourself, from either position.

[tchookem 3919]

Cedar Park HS Band is waaaaay better.


(Seriously, those kids constantly go to state.)