#prog metal clowns

[incorrect-queensryche-quotes]

Scott: Bridge the generation gap by combining old and new slang into one!

Eddie: Tubular AF!🤙

Michael: Mood to the max!

Geoff, annoyed: Groovy, I hate it.

Chris, just as annoyed: If she breathes, she’s a square.

[dea-dinda]

Queensryche x Trixter dialogues

Eddie: What I really wanted to tell PJ was....

Michael: What's that?

Eddie: PJ tells me what not to do more than what to do.

Geoff: What do you mean???

Eddie: I did my makeup like this, I told him, "This doesn't feel right....Should we try it like this?" He said "Don't do it!" "Should I part my hair like this today?" He came next to me and said "Don't do it!" PJ, Don't use Instagram!

*Everyone laughs😂😂😂😂😂

Eddie: Every time I see a picture of you, I feel bad for you, you know?

*still everyone laughs😂😂😂

Pete Loran: Eddie, good job!

Chris: Oh my god! Eddie is savage😂😂😂

Eddie: It's okay to do whatever you want. Just don't use Instagram.

Scott: Don't hug Teddy Bear!😂😂😂

Steve Brown: I guess he thinks he'd look cute if he hugged it😂😂😂😂

Michael: He thought he'd look cute.

Chris: I think you're flustered.

[dea-dinda]

Queensryche x Trixter debate night

Eddie Jackson: I didn't really want to say this.....

Chris DeGarmo: Alright, don't need to say....

Eddie: Oh okay.

Mark "Gus" Scott: Say it. I'm curious.

Eddie: Actually I got a call from Mars.

Pete Loran: Huh? Does anyone live there?

Eddie: My acquaintance lives there.

Scott Rockenfield: Oh my god....

Eddie: I don't really want to say. Afraid you will lose hope.

Michael Wilton: Why?

Eddie: Earth is about to be destroyed!

Steve Brown: Huh? What?

Chris: What are you talking about?

Geoff Tate: Wait. Isn't this too extreme?

Scott: He has to have tea.😂

Eddie: No! No! I don't want!

PJ Farley: You're spreading hoaxes like that just for the sake of YouTube content?

[mapsofnonexistentplaces]

[shadow-dragon-etc]

List of headmates + brief description in case anyone needs it. We'll try to update this more as time goes on, there's a lot of us and we don't really share memories, so the more rare members might not get much info on them here for a while.

Julia (she/her) - Straightforward and impulsive. Likes mushrooms and wrestling. Fighting game grappler main. Likes sour things. She picked our name, obviously. Fronts fairly often.

Ashley (she/her) - Sensitive and sweet. Loves puzzles and figuring out codes. Likes sweet things. Fronts occasionally.

Samantha (she/her) - Deer girl. Collects video games. Goth chick. Likes rock and metal. Fronts fairly often.

Allison (she/her) - Dog girl. May come off as jaded but probably just scared. Fronts often.

Fest (it/its) - Clown. Very impulsive. Loves collecting cards and playing with them. Likes sour tastes. Besties with Typo. Fronts very often.

Typo (he/it) - Angry. Likes abrasive, grindy music. Likes spicy food. Good friends with Fest. Fronts often.

Retro (she/they) - Calm. Enjoys psyche rock, prog rock, and atmospheric drum and bass. Fronts very rarely.

Iris (she/her) - Eclair's sister. Got us through the worst of our teenage years, so she's sensitive and gets put in bad moods really easily. Likes atmospheric drum & bass. Vegetarian. Fronts occasionally.

Eclair (she/her) - Iris's sister. A little rash and selfish. Loves eating meat. Likes exciting electronic music. Fronts occasionally.

Lilith (she/her) - Kinda self centered. Wants attention and love more than anything else. Likes trance music and rock. Fronts fairly often.

Viscera (any) - Genderfluid. Likes dark fantasy aesthetics. Straightforward and grim. Doesn't front very often.

Snooze (she/her) - Clown. Likes relaxing. Doesn't seem to care about much except for feeling nice. Likes calm music. Fronts occasionally.

Adder (she/her) - Likes taking care of people. She's careful and tries to do things properly. Fronts occasionally.

Chelsea (she/her) - Likes to keep things in order. Usually only comes out when housework starts reaally needing to be done, but has started fronting in more casual conditions recently.

Nil (she/it) - Relaxed. Likes eating especially nice food. Likes classic rock and folk music. Fronts occasionally

Kit (she/her) - Cute. Likes sweet things. Fronts occasionally.

Ramona (she/her) (formerly Diana)- Blunt, selfish, gets angry easily. Prefers to take things slow. Likes Sci-fi. Fronts sometimes.

[incorrect-queensryche-quotes]

Michael: The best part of an oreo is the cookie part, not the frosting. Deal with it.

Chris: Darkness without light is an abyss. Light without darkness is blinding. You cannot have a coin with one side.

Eddie: YO SOCRATES! IT'S A FUCKING COOKIE!

[mapsofnonexistentplaces]

sorry it’s so funny seeing dream theater in the wild most people probably see that and go ohhh cool generic band t-shirt WRONG that’s the clown music band that makes middling prog metal and fell off about 20 years ago. i’m glad it’s here

[slimylayne]

https://etsy.me/2OjdMx7

Heyy I have some more stickers in the shop! Except joey is cheaper because I messed up the measurements and he came out super tiny!!!

[doctapuella]

I can't believe it's now happening to me Oh, couldn't it wait a few hundred years Destiny can't rest you see, now it's time

[incorrect-queensryche-quotes]

Chris: English is a difficult language. It can be understood through tough thorough thought, though.

Michael: You need to stop.

[ufopigeon]

MR. BUNGLE

[blindrapture]

MY MIDI MUSIC MASTERPOST

Alright. There may be even more out there that isn’t on here. This is a compilation of all the Tumblr posts of my music, and I intend on updating this post as time goes on.

All my music (circa 2023, and probably for the indefinite future) is rooted in midi composition, generally written in MuseScore (so they all have corresponding sheet music too) and edited over long periods of time to have varying soundfonts or... y’know, stuff.

ALBUMS (SUNSETTERS):

The Mythology of Empathy: the Sunsetters debut album. eight songs in nine tracks, mostly short songs, mostly hard rock. around 40 minutes. has “Rise of Her Rain” on it, a twelve-minute prog journey. with @rapturebones. - Drowning Under the Influence, introductory punk. - Burning Books, hard rock philosophy. - Hidden in the Trees, a weird one Part 1. - Memento Mori, a weird one Part 2, now a hard rock jam. - Perfection, an angry song about abuse. - Is This All? softer alt rock. - The Last Sunset, grief in electric piano. - Rise of Her Rain, a prog epic. - Reverie, duet for acoustic guitar and string.

Summer Sucks: the second Sunsetters album. five songs in an epic 95-minute symphony about apocalypse and the tarantella (the catchiest song alive condemning all who hear it to dance until they die). ambitious as fucking hell, almost like a joke taken seriously. with @rapturebones. - The Inferno Begins, The Metal One. - Pig Bruiser, The Bouncy One. - Found the Fountain of Mab, The Pretty One. - Tired Anthem Part 1, Part 2, The Big One. - Clowns Who Set The Sun, The Last One.

We Excavate: the third Sunsetters album. nine songs, decently lengthed songs, 77 minutes total. more of a proper synth-rock album with jazzy moments and moody moments, depicting a long walk to the bottom of the sea (and a bit lower than that too). with @rapturebones - Submerged Within, synth intro. - Oxen of the Sea, to be condemned by the sea gods... - We Excavate, to witness the gods eat... - The Lonely Seas, to journey alone through kelp forests... - Already Out of Breath, to maintain composure in the belly of a whale... - The Sinking Song, to be lost in your own eyes... - Siren of the Abyss, to catch your breath a moment... - Lowest Point, to offend the Earth and have your soul ripped from you... - In the Sunken Blue, ...is to be the modern man.

No Entry: the fourth Sunsetters album, their first with a new guitarist. twelve songs. shortest album in years, 65 minutes total. dark prog rock, tells the story of a conspiracy theorist who finds a journal in the woods. with @rapturebones - A Sick Story, begin. - Prophetic to the Blind, anthemic opener song. - Towers and Citadels, moody interlude. - Contract Desk Jockey (Shut up and Play), angry characterisation. - Being Watched, chill doom metal. - The Boy in the Lighthouse, suddenly a cute poppy song. - Electric Distant, chill instrumental. - Death of the Author, hard doom metal. - Follow Me unto the Brink, ominous interlude. - The Man Who Wasn’t There, dark dance of the slender man. - Colors of Grace, thrash metal. - Best Regards, jazzy proggy closer.

NO ENTRY: the fourth Sunsetters album is not ready yet, and its details are shrouded in... wait, what? What’s going on here? (me solo. soon!!!!!)

ALBUMS (COESTTS):

Reinventing the Wheel: the first Coestts album. This is essentially my first “solo” album, though Coestts have their own fiction. This album also is not finished yet. But I’ve released enough songs from it, so I’d may as well organize them. - Recovery, an intro piece that sticks with me. - Inquiry, a Finnegans Wake scene, mostly actually written by @rapturebones. - The Sounds of March in D# Minor, going somewhere fast. - A Swing, playing with rhythm and ending on mellotron. - The Hermit Part 1, the Coestts version of Blue Ghost Ages. So basically, the non-NES version of a song given below. This one was released to give context to Part 2. - The Hermit Part 2, taking the key signature and tempo of Part 1 as a base, predictive algorithm MuseNet gave me this main riff and I whipped up a song around it. - The Crawl (in F minor), a conclusive piece that haunts me. Variations on repetition.

ALBUMS (OTHER):

The PLAN 31 Official Soundtrack: Music for an Ace Attorney story of mine. Currently has several songs.

SINGLE SONGS:

- Half-A Step, rambly off-beat groove. - Bits and Boops, manic midi blues, very cute. - Chill Room, a calming Sega Genesis sound. - Nightfall, revision of Chill Room. - Minotaur of Stone, a piece for the villain of a game. - Groove in the Gallery, this one turns into a jam. - Fake Music For Fake Friends, an excerpt from Summer Sucks. - The Egg Dance, an excerpt from Summer Sucks. - Breathless, a different take on the first half of Almost Out of Breath. - Dark City, a Coestts experiment. - Harmonic Condenser Enginium (The Mole), a song I wrote while studying Finnegans Wake. drum, bass, and synth. kind of new-wave. - Convocation Jam, a study on the motifs of a bird-monster from the Fear Mythos, hard rock, written in a day.  - Blind Man, a study on the motifs of a memory-monster from the Fear Mythos, hard rock, written in a day. - Topography Genera Jam, a study in a weird rhythm and some nice synth grooves, inspired by a story a friend wrote in one of my canons. - EAT and Five, a post-processed take on the Genera jam. - Bahnhofstrasse, a James Joyce poem given a mini epic. - THE BLUE GHOST AGES. AS HOURS PASS. the first Homestuck fansong I did. instrumental, ruminating, about hermit John in the Epilogues. original composition. - THEY BRING YOUR DOOM. (MY ANBROIDS ARE SLOWER.) the second Homestuck fansong I did. takes Anbroids and goes a bit slower to dance with it. - three in the morning. featuring trafuris. another Homestuck fansong, this time with spoken-word vocals as @trafuris reads a poem I wrote, playing the part of the dead cherub. - Dededid, a cover and jam around King Dedede’s theme from the Kirby games. this was a fairly early song for me so it could probably use more polish. - Pokey Means Business... and Business is Good! a cover of Pokey Means Business from Earthbound. simple as that.

DEMOS:

- ???, this is a preview of an upcoming Sunsetters thing, so this entry will not remain forever. - Joy, one of the earlier songs I wrote (in one sitting) that somehow says a whole cohesive thing. I am likely to do something with it. - The God Machine, an old demo that was supposed to go on Summer Sucks but got spliced up into motifs instead. - The Cremator, my old mood demo for No Entry. May still end up on the album in some form. - Thus Wept the Bald Eagle, Lindsay’s old mood demo for No Entry. May still end up on the album in some form. - Ghost, an experiment with the Sonic & Knuckles soundfont. - Oxen of the Sea (Live), proof of concept for fictional “live” versions of fictional songs. Fun dance rendition of Sunsetters’s Oxen. - pfdemo, based around Power Fantasy from the Homestuck album Cherubim. I have done more work on this one but I’m not gonna release it for a while. - homestuck krunky beat, the main Homestuck theme but with a krunky beat. simple as that. - HCE 64, Harmonic Condenser Enginium but with Kirby 64 soundfont, as an experiment. - cute punk demo. it’s a demo. it’s punk. it’s cute. - a bunch of demos in one post. there’s a song that wound up on We Excavate, and then a lot of other songs that haven’t seen any further release yet.

[x--daughters-of-darkness--x]

JINJER'S TATIANA SHMAYLUK: "I WILL GET REVENGE"

Go inside the Ukrainian metal group's new album 'Wallflowers'

Jinjer has teamed up with Revolver for a limited-edition bundle that includes the band's Summer cover story and a Wallflowers vinyl variant on 180g white wax. It's limited to only 300 copies — pick up yours now.

Tatiana Shmayluk wants revenge from beyond the grave.

As a woman fronting Ukraine's biggest metal band, she deals with endless bullshit. Comments. Snide remarks. Trolls. These dudes — and they are all dudes — might doubt her motivations. They might have something to say about her looks. Her clothes. Her uncompromising attitude. They might even attempt to throw shade on her high-flying vocal acrobatics or ferocious performances. But attempt is the key word here — in any and all cases.

Shmayluk is having none of it. If she can survive an upbringing in war-torn Ukraine, she can survive the haters. If she busted out of Eastern European obscurity to become an international star, the shit-talkers cannot touch her. If she can be held up as a role model by young women around the world, the power clowns cannot clown her.

Besides, there is post-mortem retribution to consider: "When I die, I will get their asses."

She says this with a laugh, perhaps because she understands that most of the people reading this won't believe it. But make no mistake: She means it.

Then again, undead reprisals won't be necessary. As it turns out, revenge is a dish best served with a heaping side of unmitigated success. Shmayluk fronts Jinjer, one of the premiere djent-prog bands on the planet. As of this writing, they have over 250 million cross-platform streams and views. They have nearly half a million monthly listeners on Spotify. Their 2017 live studio performance of "Pisces" — arguably their biggest song — has over 51 million views on YouTube.

Shmayluk and her bandmates — guitarist Roman Ibramkhalilov, bassist Eugene Abdukhanov and drummer Vladislav "Vladi" Ulasevich — somehow manage to combine metalcore, djent, prog, nu-metal and even R&B and reggae into a musical style all their own. Not bad for a group of young musicians from a conflict-ridden corner of the world that most Americans can't even point to on a map.

On the day Shmayluk and Abdukhanov speak with Revolver, Jinjer are in France recording their set for Hellfest's "Hellfest at Home" streaming event, which will replace the beloved annual metal festival — usually held in the sleepy French village of Clisson — with pre-recorded and contact-free sets from some of metal's heaviest and most popular bands. Such is life in what we hope are the waning days of the pandemic.

"Things with the pandemic are way worse in Ukraine than in the United States," Abdukhanov tells us. "Very few people have managed to get vaccinated. We are in line and waiting our turn. And because we haven't had the vaccine, we had to stay in quarantine here in France for seven days. We had to pay for this extra task just to be able to come here. It's a deep pain in the ass."

"In Ukraine, the shops will be open today but closed tomorrow," Shmayluk adds. "It's constantly on and off. But I didn't go sit in restaurants and things like this, anyway. I want to just be at home."

Both Shmayluk and Abdukhanov spent the early days of the COVID outbreak in Los Angeles. Jinjer were in Mexico when the remainder of their Latin American tour was cancelled, so Abdukhanov went to see his pregnant wife. Shmayluk went to visit her boyfriend, Alex Lopez of deathcore troupe Suicide Silence. She stayed for the remainder of her visa. "I was addicted to Amazon," she says. "Every day I ordered something. I got my first DSLR camera and some other photography equipment. Me and Alex got a huge fish tank — the Rolls-Royce of fish tanks. And then another tank. And another tank ..."

"Our American tour was supposed to start in April 2020, and it had not been cancelled yet," Abdukhanov explains. "We didn't know the situation fully, so we thought it might still happen — or part of it, maybe. So, it seemed reasonable to just stay in America. Of course, by the beginning of April the tour was cancelled, and it was clear that this thing would last very long."

The pandemic's enforced downtime did have a creative upside: Jinjer wrote and recorded their new album, Wallflowers. "For the first time in our whole career, we finally had time to write songs, practice them and go to the studio very well prepared," Abdukhanov says. This time around, drummer Ulasevich wrote the bulk of the material. Before he got started, the band collectively decided that they had to branch out from their last album, 2019's Macro.

"We knew for sure that we had to change the sound because we couldn't allow our album to sound the same," Abdukhanov offers. "All of us wanted some-thing new, and we had a very clear picture: We wanted the bass and guitars to be very aggressively distorted. Vlad, as always, had a very clear idea of how to change his drum sound and drum parts. As for the music, we never try to expect something from our new material. We just write music and let it flow. I think this will never change for us."

The result is somehow Jinjer's most aggressive and melancholy album to date. From the anguished, woozy groove of opener "Call Me a Symbol" and the dizzying, caustic metalcore of "Copycat" to the moody seesaw of "Vortex" and the airy, ominous dreamscape of the title track, Wallflowers is next-level Jinjer. "A lot of new elements are on this album," Abdukhanov confirms. "For people who are not familiar with our music, it can be complicated listening. But I think our fans are prepared for it. They got used to expecting what they don't expect."

At first, Shmayluk wanted to call the album As I Boil Ice, after Jinjer's new song of the same name. But the title didn't fit with the floral cover art they had already selected. They added an icicle to the image, but that didn't seem to help the situation. They ultimately decided on Wallflowers, which relates to both the artwork and Shmayluk's lyrics. "When I started writing lyrics, it was January 2021 and I was back in Kiev," she says. "Alex had come to visit, but it was time for him to fly back home to L.A. We had spent a lot of time together and now I had to learn to be alone. I didn't want to do anything socially oriented. I was just walking in circles in my apartment, making a huge hole in the floor."

Shmayluk's self-imposed isolation, underscored by the pandemic, set the stage for a more personal approach to her lyrics. At first, she started writing in Russian. Then she switched to English. "Vortex" was the first song she finished. "It's about a person who overthinks a lot," she explains. "Have you ever experienced that thing where you just cannot escape your thoughts? Your head becomes so heavy, like a ball of lead. It's about to explode. It can lead to depression, basically: You cannot stop, and you fall into it. That's the vortex."

As of this writing, "Vortex" is set to be the album's first single. The band has already filmed a video for the track. Shmayluk hopes the song can provide a kind of temporary support system for those who might need it. "Sometimes songs help me to overcome my emotional issues," she says. "Even with sad songs, they can make you feel you are not the only one who feels this way. It really eases your pain if you can find compassion to heal a sad heart."

Album closer "Mediator" is the result of an online personality test that Shmayluk took at the suggestion of a friend. "I'm always ready to do some psychology and self-analysis," she enthuses. "The result I got was 'mediator,' which has to do with compassionate, sensitive people. I feel this is basically another word for 'introvert' or 'wallflower' — it's all connected."

"But the song is about when I was younger," she adds. "I was an idealist. I wanted to see things as perfect and people as kind. But the reality is harsh. You grow up and you realize you still have a lot to learn — a lot of lessons that can't be taught in school. Life lessons."

The title track directly addresses the album's over-riding theme: Shmayluk's struggles as an introvert. "I've met a lot of people who have no idea what extraversion or introversion is," she says. "I explain it in this song so that hopefully people can relate. Introversion can be a problem for people who think that there's something wrong with them. If you are a wallflower in school, for example, people will mock you and bully you. When you grow up, you will realize you were just born this way."

"Society rejects people like her," Abdukhanov adds. "Society rejects people who stay inside. They think there's something wrong with these people because they are not part of a herd."

"That's true," Shmayluk says. "It's been hard for me to fit in with most people."

Which is probably why she feels so close to her bandmates in Jinjer. "They are my best friends and almost my only friends," she says. "It's really hard for me, as an introvert, to find new friends. Most people want an open book. They want you to just blah-blah-blah all the time. That's how they get information about you. But you have to read me if you want to know me, and most people are too lazy to do that."

"They want everything fast," Abdukhanov adds. "We live in a consumer society, and people are consumers even in relationships. In a way, you could say this album is like a manual for dealing with introverts."

"If you are patient with an introvert, you will discover the treasure," Shmayluk says. "You will have a friend for life. I think it takes a year or two to get to know me, and then dude ... you cannot shut me up!"

Abdukhanov knows Shmayluk better than most. They've been in Jinjer together for a decade. "Over the last 10 years, I think I saw her and talked to her more than anyone else," he says. "Because we're constantly on tour. We went through the nine circles of hell together. We played small clubs with only 10 people in front of us, and now we play huge stages for thousands of people around the world. This journey made us a family."

Of course, the haters are still out there. Lurking. Judging. Commenting. "I try not to read comments, but sometimes it is impossible not to see anything," Abdukhanov says. "I helped to manage some of our social media, and I cannot help but see some exchanges. But it doesn't hurt me much, fortunately."

"We are strong," Shmayluk says. "And I will get revenge."

[lovinmightyfire]

Well finally Ranunculus is out. (promotion ver, okay, it was short)

General opinions ... Really liked the song and some arrangements out there. I love the drums, they’re the most incredible part out there with some Die riffs that add so much soul to the song. Bass doesn’t really stand out in this studio ver and I’m sad about it because it implies of course, simplicity within the new music... okay, well done fxckers, you did what you wanted lol  The lyrics I like them too. I am kind of surprised because it was so mild and gentle of what we’re all used. Even in the most mild DEG stuff we see some kind of development, or some..raging, or epic pace behind? That wasn’t here on this song imo, that’s what surprised me the most. The beginning part was weird too, something I’m not used to for DEG. Reminds me of course, of very prog bands. But not prog metal which is what I prefer tbh. I still want to ...leave place to surprise, I still...I still have some faith. But I know I won’t feel this album like say, the latest one.

The video? I hated it, it’s uncomfortable BUT in a different way of what I expect of DEG. I won’t see it again while enjoying the song. I think it creates some disturbance because I don’t get the video, the superfluous stuff happening there, too much to my eyes to such a mild song with detail. I think there is a ranunculus right? But it’s with a lot of low exposure on the video, can’t really see... and I liked some of the paintings hanging on there. Literally a messed up circus, with Kyo being the only clown there, I don’t like the vkei items of today, to be honest I became so sick of it. It totally seems like the rest of the band gives a fuck about those disguises lmao. It’s maybe me but I feel some perturbating imbalance.  I don’t understand kyo’s looks? Why is he wearing a nasal cannula???lmao.Nah, won’t watch that again. Even if the color scheme wasn’t a threat to my eyes and was good.

[prokopetz]

Me: I don’t think it’s fair to characterise me like that - I think my taste in music is pretty mainstream, for the most part.

My Playlist:

Prog metal concept album retelling story of Homer’s Odyssey

Sad clown singing cabaret-style Lorde covers

28-minute experimental electronica piece with harpsichord solo in middle

Competitive yodeling finalists compilation

Sludgecore remix of title theme from Rainbow Brite

Me: Quiet, you.

[incorrect-queensryche-quotes]

Michael, hungover: Please tell me I'm imagining that I claimed I was king of the ducks.

Eddie: I would, but then I would be lying to the King of All Ducks.