Tchildrin EP

The nu metal band Tchildrin was probably the first fake band I had an idea for, with a strong character for a vocalist roughly based on my teenage self. In fact the chorus for The Forever Anthem was written when I was 14 years old, but I never shared it with anyone until I was touring in my early 30s. It was a great idea of mine (if I don't say so myself) to have my bandmates chant the chorus with me every day in the van, to keep our spirits up and have extra fun for free.

When I visited Washington in 2022, I thought I'd record a lot of songs but that didn't happen. However in Olympia, the most obvious thing to do was record a song with the talented Pat Labahn. We recorded the forever anthem demo, with lead guitars and auxiliary percussion by Pat. He spent forever getting those parts so perfect. As for myself, I figured I'd rerecord all my parts at home to fit with the rest of the Tchildrin songs.

In the spring of 2023 I wrote and recorded the rest of the songs, for a split with Jeff Varner's Brundle Fly project. Like many splits, the other half didn't come together so I released this as its own EP. Jeremy Swindle played the guitar solo on Hammerface. Yes, I probably could've done my own solo but I thought it'd be more fun to have a friend in on it who has been living for rock and metal solos instead. There's no cassette for this release, but maybe some of the songs will go on a weird, limited compilation as something to sell on special ocassions.

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Laodicea Volume 1

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Laodicea is an epic dark metal band I play guitar and sing in. In 2018, I'd been contemplating doing another band that had be playing guitar and doing vocals. However, I wanted to write all of the music. I never wrote riffs without a clear idea for what I needed from the drums and the bass, to achieve what I needed to make the riff effective. It seemed like every month, there was a new hardcore band in town with a ten minute set. They'd play a few shows, and if they weren't an instant hit, the members would form a different group with another ten minute set. Instead of that, I wanted to do a set with two songs that were both twelve minutes long. With these things in mind, my friends Zach and Garrett got on board to play this music with me. Before our first set, I recorded myself playing our two songs as a way to solidify how they went and how they were intended to sound. After a time, the recording started to feel old to me, and it seemed like a shame to not let people hear it. So this is it. Two songs that are twelve minutes long, of epic dark metal.

Heart in Squalor by Glatisant

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I recorded this in 2018 at my house in Bloomington. It's my 2nd solo black metal album. On Metal Archives they call it an ep, but this tape is nearly 40 minutes long. I packaged the tapes in kraft paper boxes, but I might switch them over to plastic. Diamond Famicom isn't a very metal name, so I ditched it in favor of Glatisant. It must be a lucky name, because the European label, Depressive Illusions Records, put out their own version of this tape.

10 Movements by Diamond Famicom

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Released in 2012, I recorded these songs in my parents' basement in Jacksonville, IL. It's my first solo black metal album. Not all the lyrics are about metal things, like they probably should have been. Instead most were about punk things, and doing the punk thing. I hope it sounds nasty and punk enough for you.

Super Famicom split with Noah Eagle

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In the summer of 2011, Noah and I had been housemates for a year. He's one of my best pals, and I've always intended to support his musical endeavors. I don't know whose idea it was to do a split, but I was down. In fact, I needed to be doing more splits. At the time I was doing a lot of loud singing and loud screaming, and felt like I had a strong voice. Half my tracks on this are serious, and done with acoustic guitar. The others are weird and heavy, including a powerviolence song about my friend Garrett Oliver getting his drivers license. Justine did the cover art.