User:LDR

Hello, I'm LDR. I'm free-spirited and fun, with a good attitude to boot! I'm a Libertarian. I believe in liberty, freedom, and justice. I also play guitar, and am in love with bands like Van Halen, Iron Maiden, AC/DC, and Thin Lizzy.

Music
One of my greatest hobbies is music. In November of 2012, I bought a Fender Stratocaster and started taking music lessons. I want to bring back the metal scene of the 70s-80s (NOT glam), and have good music in the mainstream again.

Guitar Influences
A good guitarist has to have his inspirations. I like a lot of technical guitarists, and some obscure ones that have lots of talent but are underappreciated. But my biggest influences are from Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai.

Favorite Guitarists

 * Eddie Van Halen
 * Steve Vai
 * George Lynch
 * Tosin Abasi
 * Ace Frehley
 * Jimi Hendrix
 * Joe Satriani
 * Jeff Waters
 * Dimebag Darrell
 * John Petrucci
 * Billy Gibbons
 * Yngwie Malmsteen
 * Dave Mustaine
 * Ritchie Blackmore
 * Glenn Tipton
 * Scott Gorham
 * Michael Angelo Batio
 * Chuck Schuldiner
 * Eric Clapton
 * Uli Jon Roth
 * Alex Lifeson
 * John Sykes
 * Eric Johnson
 * Pat Travers
 * Phil Demmel
 * Slash
 * Gary Holt
 * Piet Sielck
 * Quorthon
 * Gary Moore
 * Kirk Hammett
 * Jerry Cantrell
 * Aldo Nova
 * Brian May
 * Johnny Winter
 * Randy Rhoads
 * Keith Richards
 * Jeff Beck
 * Tony Iommi
 * Jimmy Page
 * Michael Schenker
 * David Gilmour
 * Pete Townshend
 * Frank Zappa
 * George Harrison
 * Alex Skolnick
 * Stevie Ray Vaughan
 * Buddy Guy
 * Otis Rush
 * B.B. King
 * Albert King
 * Freddie King
 * Chuck Berry
 * Muddy Waters

Artists I Like
A list of all the artists I listen to. Artists in bold are my favorites.


 * .38 Special
 * AC/DC
 * Accept
 * Aerosmith
 * Alice Cooper
 * Alice in Chains
 * All That Remains
 * The Allman Brothers Band
 * Amon Amarth
 * Annihilator
 * Animals as Leaders
 * Anthrax
 * Anvil
 * April Wine
 * Apocalyptica
 * Arch Enemy
 * At the Gates
 * Avenged Sevenfold
 * Bad Company
 * Bathory
 * The Beatles
 * Black Label Society
 * Black Sabbath
 * Blue Öyster Cult
 * Bon Jovi
 * Boston
 * Bullet for My Valentine
 * Carcass
 * Celtic Frost
 * Chevelle
 * Chickenfoot
 * Children of Bodom
 * Cinderella
 * The Clash
 * Control Denied
 * The Cult
 * Cynic
 * Danzig
 * Dark Tranquillity
 * Dave Matthews Band
 * David Lee Roth
 * Death
 * Death Angel
 * Deep Purple
 * Def Leppard
 * Destruction
 * Dethklok
 * DevilDriver
 * The Dillinger Escape Plan
 * Dimmu Borgir
 * Dio
 * Dire Straits
 * Dismember
 * Disturbed
 * Dokken
 * The Doobie Brothers
 * DragonForce
 * Dream Evil
 * Dream Theater
 * Emperor
 * Europe
 * Evergrey
 * Exodus
 * Fear Factory
 * FireHouse
 * Five Finger Death Punch
 * Foghat
 * Foreigner
 * Fozzy
 * Gamma Ray
 * Genesis
 * God Forbid
 * Godsmack
 * Grateful Dead
 * Great White
 * Guns N' Roses
 * Halford
 * HammerFall
 * Hatebreed
 * Heathen
 * Helloween
 * Hellyeah
 * High On Fire
 * Hypocrisy
 * Iced Earth
 * In Flames
 * Into Eternity
 * Iron Maiden
 * Iron Savior
 * Journey
 * Judas Priest
 * Kansas
 * Kataklysm
 * Katatonia
 * Killswitch Engage
 * King Diamond
 * King's X
 * Kiss
 * Kix
 * Korn
 * Korzus
 * Kreator
 * Krokus
 * L.A. Guns
 * Lamb of God
 * Led Zeppelin
 * Lifer
 * Liquid Tension Experiment
 * Lynch Mob
 * Lynyrd Skynyrd
 * Machine Head
 * Manowar
 * Mastodon
 * Megadeth
 * Mercyful Fate
 * Meshuggah
 * Metallica
 * Ministry
 * Molly Hatchet
 * Morbid Angel
 * Motionless in White
 * Mötley Crüe
 * Motörhead
 * Mudvayne
 * Mushroomhead
 * Obituary
 * Opeth
 * Overkill
 * Ozzy Osbourne
 * Queen
 * Queensrÿche
 * Quiet Riot
 * Pantera
 * Periphery
 * Pestilence
 * Pink Floyd
 * Pretty Maids
 * Primal Fear
 * Psycroptic
 * Rainbow
 * Rammstein
 * Ratt
 * Red Line Chemistry
 * Rob Zombie
 * The Rolling Stones
 * Rush
 * Sabaton
 * Savatage
 * Saxon
 * Scar Symmetry
 * Scorpions
 * Sepultura
 * Shadows Fall
 * Sick Puppies
 * Sixx:A.M.
 * Skid Row
 * Skillet
 * Slaughter
 * Slayer
 * Slipknot
 * The Smiths
 * Sodom
 * Soulfly
 * Steely Dan
 * Stone Sour
 * StOrk
 * Sylosis
 * Symphony X
 * Tank
 * Tesla
 * Testament
 * Them Crooked Vultures
 * Thin Lizzy
 * Triumph
 * Trivium
 * Turisas
 * U2
 * U.D.O.
 * UFO
 * Vader
 * Van Canto
 * Van Halen
 * Veil of Maya
 * Venom
 * Warbringer
 * Warrant
 * W.A.S.P.
 * Whitesnake
 * The Who
 * Winger
 * Y&T
 * ZZ Top