What can I expect with my first gig

**killermonkey** · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1163 Location: Brookings Oregon

Hey Scorhero, me and my friends have been jamming for 3 days now, we have a 30 minute set at the Roseland Theatre in Portland Or on Feb 2nd.
It's a battle of the bands type thing I think, and I was just wondering what should I expect for this. I'm scared shitless not gonna lie. I've been in plays and stuff like that but being a death metal vocalist in front of 1000 people that may not like death metal is a bit different.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccIMuiTGnuM&feature=youtu.be

this is us, we definitely need improvement on drums but that'll come. Anyway any critiques and advice is greatly appreciated.
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**wallflower** · Joined: 03 Sep 2012 Posts: 80

I wish I could tell you it's all peachy, but knowing you've only jammed 3 times, chances are someone will screw up. Suck it up and move on. If you make it apparent someone screwed up, then the audience will know.

Good luck and have fun. Once you're up there and going, it won't matter.

**Sarg338** · Joined: 07 Feb 2008 Posts: 5143

Screwing up is normal and I've been to many concerts where big name bands screw up the beginning of the song or something, and they just play it off, probably make a joke (One band had the audience yell "[name] fucked up!"), and just restart. Just play it off, everyone screws up.

Obviously practicing makes it better, but worrying about it makes it worse. I bet once you get your opening song out of the way, you'll be just fine and the nerves will subside.
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**killermonkey** · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1163 Location: Brookings Oregon

thank you both very much, I'm expecting the worst but hoping for the best at this point. It's extra scary being a death metal vocalist when it's not a death metal show, oh well, no matter how good or bad it is I'm gonna have the show filmed so if anyone wants to watch it I'll link it in this thread when it's done.
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**blingdomepiece** · Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 4358 Location: Ottawa ON Canada

**Nubnut** · Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 2078 Location: Denver, CO

I'd say Blind hit it on the head. Honing your improv skills is vital for performance for all members, so that way if you fuck up you can just run with it and play it off like you meant to do that (admittedly this can get you some weird looks from your band members, but as long as the audience doesn't know any better you'll be just fine).
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**wallflower** · Joined: 03 Sep 2012 Posts: 80

**Fhdra** · Joined: 02 Dec 2009 Posts: 532

Try to harness as much star power as you can during the easy parts of you songs. Then when you get to more difficult licks, activate it, otherwise the crowd will start booing and you'll have to restart the song all over again.
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**killermonkey** · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1163 Location: Brookings Oregon

**Nubnut** · Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 2078 Location: Denver, CO

I know most people just can't get around the growls, even friends I know who grew up listening to metal like me can't get into the growls in many of the bands I listen to (With the one exception being pretty much anything Akerfeldt does, I seriously have not found a single person who doesn't enjoy his vocals). I can't explain it really, I have some friends tell me it's because they want to understand the lyrics; then go and listen to Gangnam Style... I'll never make sense of people.
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**killermonkey** · Joined: 22 Oct 2007 Posts: 1163 Location: Brookings Oregon

**Nubnut** · Joined: 07 Jun 2008 Posts: 2078 Location: Denver, CO

Can't hear your growls too well over the guitar but from what I can hear it sounds like some good screaming in there.

I will say though, I think your drummer needs to work on his chops a bit to say the least...
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**Fhdra** · Joined: 02 Dec 2009 Posts: 532

Holy crap dude, you seriously need to reconsider your drummer...
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