Punk-Rock or Metal?

[monster0503]

Originally Posted by Rageadon

if you have a cromatic tuner, tune them to CGCF(A if you got 5 strings).
if not,

EADG->CGCF: hit the flat button 4 times and tune E string and D string until it hits green light, then hold down the fifth fret on A and make it sound like an open C (the D one) after that hold the fifth fret on C(the D one) and tune G string to F.

I have 3 buttons on my tuner. With the first button can i change the instrument. The other two changes the hz between 410 and 480.

[El Raro]

Play in a metalcore band then.

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[Rageadon]

Originally Posted by monster0503

I have 3 buttons on my tuner. With the first button can i change the instrument. The other two changes the hz between 410 and 480.

Dont know how those tuners work

[pklima]

You can finger the C string on the 2nd fret and tune that note to D, or 7th fret and tune to G or something. It won't be 100% accurate unless your intonation is completely perfect, but it'll work until you can invest in a chromatic tuner (or download one for your phone or whatever).

[pushbuttonfour]

Originally Posted by powmetalbassist

I'll bite. Many metal bands exist today that have been around for as long if not longer than many punk bands. Here is but a short list of some iconic metal bands that still do their thing:

Iron Maiden, Metallica, Testament, Motorhead, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Anthrax, Dreamtheatre, etc. Perhaps you have heard of some of these bands.

I'm a little late on this, but what I meant is new pop punk bands are still emerging. The only reason bands like metallica, etc are popular is because they were very big many years ago and are still at it. Most emerging metal bands are not very popular. That's not to say it's a worse genre, I'm just saying it might be more advantageous for OP to go with pop punk. A lot of people can be turned off by the "death" aspect of "death metal." I know not all metal is death metal, but it can be grouped into that category.

[klejst]

If you cannot compromise and figure stuff out before a band is formed then you will really have nothing but a lot of road blocks and creative differences while in the band and it could not last long. Just generally saying.

I say do what YOU want, don't sit around and waste your time on Earth doing what you really don't want to. Perhaps find some other people who share your musical tastes, that's a start.

[zcwilkes]

If they are good friends maybe you guys can compromise a little and do both in a way. I personally wouldn't worry about being labelled at all (I know when someone asks you got to tell them something). Play what you like and maybe something unique will come out of it. I agree with the others too,Thrash/Hardcore is a good compromise.

[zachoff]

Just write some songs and see what happens... No need to lock yourself in if you're just starting out.

The guitarist and I in my last band started out thinking we were going to play punk rock and then ended up finding we were better at metal.

[Muttleybass]

Why are you so hung up on genres?? I think you should all bring what you got to the table and see what happens. It's either magic or it isn't.

[bolophonic]

Originally Posted by Venom of God

The only thing cooler than bands who get girls are bands who scare girls.

Sigged.

Also: there are some people who know what they are talking about in this thread. There are so many people who who think they know metal and punk who clearly don't have a clue. If you do not regularly go to metal or punk shows, then you probably don't know anything about it.

[bolophonic]

Originally Posted by pushbuttonfour

I'm a little late on this, but what I meant is new pop punk bands are still emerging. The only reason bands like metallica, etc are popular is because they were very big many years ago and are still at it. Most emerging metal bands are not very popular. That's not to say it's a worse genre, I'm just saying it might be more advantageous for OP to go with pop punk. A lot of people can be turned off by the "death" aspect of "death metal." I know not all metal is death metal, but it can be grouped into that category.

I played hella pop-punk in the 90's. It's... shall we say, a whole different ballgame these days. I would definitely never want to find myself playing to crowds that I felt were less authentic than myself. That's just me, though.

[vishuddha]

Originally Posted by pklima

You can try but that's probably not gonna go too well. There's nothing metalheads hate more than music that sounds exactly like what they play (to any outsider it really does), but involves wearing slightly different clothes and is less hated by girls.

Come on, man. You're a musician for God's sake. Don't say relatively offensive stuff like that. Everyone knows that metalcore takes exponentially less skill to play. I didn't bust my ass practicing so I could play open note breakdowns.

[Downunderwonder]

Invite them over, behead them and say "how metal are you now, punks!"

Ok, that's not allowed.

To be fair to OP, he did mention he wanted to play pop punk right from the start. Pop punk is puke to metal players. So play it with other pop punk people and stay friends with your friends in the metal band.

[pklima]

Originally Posted by vishuddha

Come on, man. You're a musician for God's sake. Don't say relatively offensive stuff like that. Everyone knows that metalcore takes exponentially less skill to play. I didn't bust my ass practicing so I could play open note breakdowns.

I'll just say this: I practice Simandl, Vivaldi, Cole Porter etc. so I can play simple lines on Nicki Minaj songs. But, on-topic: I see you don't exactly disagree that metalheads really will resist playing metalcore.

[Raymeous]

Mix 1 part Punk with 2 parts metal and you get ..... oh yeah! You guys!

How about you create your own genre and don't define what you're going to play until you start writing it. It will change dramatically as time goes on. In my last originals band we had 5 guys with 5 different backgrounds and as a band we came up with some cool stuff because none of us would have written the song that we did if we had written them by ourselves.

[autodidact]

Mix em into a Title Fight/A Day To Remember kinda thing. It'll keep everyone happy. Heavy riffs and breakdowns with catchy choruses. Its the cool thing now a days.

[calypsocoral302]

Though perhaps not the greatest example, bands have made differing tastes work. The Goo Goo Dolls, for example, as guitarist/vocalist Johnny Rzeznik came from a punk background, and bassist Robby Takac came from a metal background.

Kind of like the Lion laying with the Lamb, but it can happen...

Oh yeah, the Lion is the metal guy, by the way! (Sorry, couldn't resist! \m/ )

[jnslprd]

Bad Brains, Fugazi, Pennywise...etc
Nice mix of both

[bolophonic]

Jungleheat careens out of control...

[RaginRog]

Punk is a little easier to play...I've done both. I grew up listening to metal though...so I prefer that sound, but playing punk was really fun to play.