I have been a metal-head since high school. Still a fan of old-school thrash like Metallica, Anthrax, Megadeth, and Overkill. In college I was a DJ at the school's radio station, hosting a show from 3-5 AM called “Time to Rage” and my on-air name was, as you probably guessed, “METALloyd.” I even had the hair to go with it (No, you cannot see pictures).
Fast-forward nearly 30 years and when I started Armed Lutheran Radio in 2016, naturally the soundtrack would be heavy metal riffs. In 2022 I found out that all the cool stuff that took piles of equipment to do back in the day can now be done on the computer. So I got a guitar and started recording background tracks for the show. Then I got the idea to do complete songs.
I do not sing, as anyone around me in my church can attest. So I got the idea to program the vocals using text-to-speech and some effects. I kinda dig the results.
I hope you enjoy it. It's “metal without the devil.” Teaching the faith, one riff at a time.
METALloyd is…
- Rhythm Guitar: Lloyd Bailey
- Lead Guitar: Lloyd Bailey
- Bass: Lloyd Bailey
- Keyboard: Lloyd Bailey
- Drums: Programmed on EZ Drummer 3
- Vocals: Brian the UK Male Text-to-Speech Guy
- Production: Recorded and Mixed using EZ Mix 2
Check out METALloyd's latest releases:
- At the Armed Lutheran Shop – https://www.armedlutheran.us/product-category/music/
- On Amazon Music – https://music.amazon.com/artists/B0BD5P9JJM/metalloyd
- On Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/artist/6g9BbMPmMCtHM7cuYosw0G
- On Apple Music – https://music.apple.com/us/artist/metalloyd/1643521109
- On Deezer – https://www.deezer.com/us/artist/182274157