Rules for Metal Band Rehearsal in Duluth

Rock & Metal rehearsal and recording rules to be followed as handed down to us last New Year's day by the guy with the weird eye who said he used to work at the studio above the foundry:

1. All drums to be recored with click track

2. Chicks must never sing.

3. No "balads" or soft songs

4. All songs must have a guitar soloe

5. Guitar soloes must always be at least 16 bars.

6. No "drum machines", only real drums

7. No keyboard bass, only bass guitar

8. Lyricals should always be about Satan or the devil.

9. No fags

These rules stand as of February 15.

Ed -Bill - Warren - Lloyd

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Revision #1 by the whole band March 1:

1. All drums to be recored with click track uness you are really really baked

2. Girls (chicks) must never sing.

3. Girls (chicks) must not play instruments unless they are really really badass

4. No "balads" or soft songs unless its really hot out

5. All songs must have a guitar soloe except the fast Metalica one

6. Guitar soloes must always be 64 barrs.

7. No "drum machines", only real drums unnless its Deaf Leperd

8. No keyboard bass, only bass guitar

9. No keyboards.

10. Lyrics should always be about Satan or the devil unless its funy

11. No fags except Ed's little brother because you would never know it until he talks.

These rules stand as of March 2

Ed

Bill

Warren

Lloyd

Angela

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Revised rules by everyone but Bill who was snowmobilling its his loss, March 30:

1. All drums to be played without changing tempo, (Lloyd ths means you.)

2. Women (chicks) must never sing.

3. Women (chicks) must not play instruments unless they are really really badass

and they have to wear lacy bras and stuff on stage and in rehearsal

4. No "balads" or soft songs at all except the one Angela wrote.

5. All songs must have a guitar soloe all the time no mater what

6. Guitar soloes must always be 64 bars except ones with double leads cause Ed can't do it

7. No "drum machines", only real drums unnless its DEF LEPPARD (OK BILL?)

8. No keyboard bass, only bass guitar and bass must be in tune

9. No keyboards OR lutes or mandolins and NO MORE RENEZANCE FAIR GIGS!!!

10. Words should always be about Satan or the devil or sex unless its funy or you forget them

11. No fags unless they have really killer weed but they can't come in the studio

These ruels stand as of April 9, 2007

Ed - Angela (under protest)- Lloyd (not bill - snowmobilling)

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Revision as of April 15, 2007

1. All drums to be played good

2. Women must never sing.

3. Women must not play instruments unless they are really really badass and they

only have to wear sexy stuff at shows.

4. No"balads" or soft songs OR songs about feelings or fields or clouds.

5. All songs must have a guitar soloe and a woman gets 2 soloes per show.

6. Guitar soloes must always be 64 bars and no more double leads.

7. No "drum machines", only real drums unnless we can't find a new drummer by May 1.

8. No keyboard bass, only bass guitar and must be in tune better

9. No keyboards.

10. Singing should always be about Satan. All Hail Satan. (except Bill whose mom freaked out)

11. No fags at all after what happend but we know that Ed was really drunk and got kind of tricked into it

These rules stand till we find a new drummer

Ed

Bill

Angela

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