OldSchool by Au79 Oro
When I started recording oldscool I went into the studio with a different mindset. This time I wanted a full-blown Metal album that would represent the sound I grew up with and made me the musician I am today. That's why I called it OldSchool, as in My Old School. No synth's or anything industrial related, except "Enjoy the Silence" which is a bonus track.
Of course, I was going to work on a few instrumental pieces here and there. But this time I wanted to focus on the electric guitar. Nothing acoustic or classical. Aggressive playing with powerful lyrics and vocals. Backed up by a production that was going to be traditional and straight forward.
OldSchool took a long time to get done. A lot of stuff happened along the way that prevented me from finishing it. On top of that doing everything on your own takes time and effort. A lot more than when you have a team of people spreading the load. But I do like the freedom of working alone. Everything goes my way. Also no one rushed me to finish it.
Is not like I didn't try to get musicians either. For both m.A.d and OldSchool I tried so hard. I think I went thru every musician in my area. There was nobody able to play at that level. All musicians failed. Some had potential and I worked with them for months to achieve nothing. I manage to get a few shows from them. But nothing solid enough to continue the journey. I continue my journey alone. . . On with the next one.
The mastering was done with very minimal compression. I wanted to keep a lot of the dynamics instead of sacrificing it for loudness. I hope you enjoy it.
For this album I used:
Solid State Amp Peavey Special 112 Combo
Carvin DC727 Guitars
Zoom 234 Rhythm Machine
Boss GT-100 Pedalboard
D'addario Strings 10 to 56 for all 7 string guitars
Roland VS-1680 Recording Workstation
CryBaby 535Q (only for "Rock It Out of Your System")
Korg Pitchblack PRO Rackmount Tuner
Carvin Multi-Pattern Tube Condenser Microphone CTM100
Monster Cables
AKG Mic C314 (only for "Assassins of Freedom")
Tracklist
| 1. | WWII (Part 1) | 7:00 |
| 2. | Western Anger | 4:45 |
| 3. | Assassins of Freedom | 3:22 |
| 4. | WWII (Part 2) | 2:58 |
| 5. | Picasso Trigger | 4:22 |
| 6. | Lost In My Own Mind | 6:39 |
| 7. | Murika | 6:13 |
| 8. | Rock It Out of Your System | 3:48 |
| 9. | Just Another Day | 4:24 |
| 10. | Last | 4:44 |
| 11. | Thrash It Down | 5:10 |
| 12. | Enjoy The Silence | 5:30 |
Credits
Oro
License
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Oro is a Cuban musician that loves Classical Guitar, Metal, and Industrial music. Not traditional in anyway nor a tone purist. Likes being technical without sounding like a shredder. Whatever technique he uses he uses it because the music asks for it, not because it's difficult or looks cool. "Music is art, not a magic show" -- Arsenio Oro