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Yoli video12/24/2023 He uses 6 Regius models (6, 7 and 8 string). Ruud is an official endorser of Mayones guitars. He's currently recording and producing their third album which should be released in the spring of 2015. Acoustic re-arrangements that transform the songs into something that Iron Maiden fans would have never imagined hearing. Maiden uniteD presents classic Iron Maiden songs in a new and exciting light. A project to bring all kinds of musicians and fans together to celebrate the music. The idea that became a show then became a project. The reactions from the crowd were overwhelming. He asked Ruud to join him together with other musicians from several bands to perform a set of rearranged acoustic Maiden songs. When the Dutch Iron Maiden fan club asked Joey Bruers to do a special show it had to be something other than the regular tribute or cover band. On the second album there are vocal contributions by Anneke van Giersbergen and Wudstik. The first album was released on 25 April 2011. What would the use be of doing a side project when it's something like my main band?" I guess it's inevitable that some of the 'ingredients' of those bands and artist end up in my own musical stew.Īnd no, it's not going to be something like Within Temptation. Then you see what kind of music I listen to. Check out my influences in the general info section. Some keywords that come to mind right now are Heavy, Hysterical, Melodic, Atmospherically, Ambient, Groovy, Mellow. It won't be a shred-fest but guitaristically (if that's even a word) interesting. Musically it's going to be heavy in the basics. The only questionable thing about the name that might raise some eyebrows instead of questions is when you pronounce the abbreviation of it FAWK. And what is more interesting than searching for answers? Everybody is looking for certain answers I guess. In a post on his Myspace blog, Ruud said "I decided to call it that because I think that name raises all the questions that don't have immediate answers in an instant. In September 2007, Ruud announced his plans for a solo project, entitled "For All We Know". However, when they returned home, luckily for Ruud, that did not work out, and so he received a third and final phone call from Robert asking him to indefinitely join the band, a request to which Ruud finally agreed. Unfortunately, Within Temptation had already hired a 'permanent' guitarist. This trip really brought Ruud closer to the members of Within Temptation, and made him realize that he wanted to become a permanent member of the band. Ruud, as a substitute, travelled along to perform at the concert. In the summer of 2001, Within Temptation had a gig in Mexico City. Jolie during a Within Temptation concert in 2008. Ruud turned down Within Temptation once again due to the uneasy circumstances "Vals Licht" was going through, but in counterpart offered to become Within Temptation's substitute guitarist until they found themselves a permanent member. In that same week, Robert Westerholt, the founder and guitarist of Within Temptation, unaware of Johann's condition called Ruud again with the same request. A couple of months later, the late drummer of "Vals Licht", Johann De Groot, was diagnosed with lung cancer. Ruud turned them down because he had just committed himself to "Vals Licht" and thought it was not proper to "jump from tree to tree" so quickly. They released several singles on the Dutch market, of which "Het Licht" reached the top ten charts.Ī month after joining "Vals Licht", Ruud got a phone call from Within Temptation asking him to join their band seeing as to guitarist Michiel Papenhove was quitting. This band was known for its combination of heavy music with Dutch lyrics, something that had never been done before. They never got together.Īfter Brotherhood Foundation, Ruud joined an alternative rock band "Vals Licht" (False Light) in 2001. He thought it was doubly embarrassing because the girl he loved was in front row. In an interview with Starfacts, Ruud stated that his most embarrassing gig experience was when he still had long hair and it was caught in the microphone while headbanging. Back then, Michiel Papenhove was still Within Temptation's guitarist, and there were no initial plans for Ruud to join the symphonic metal band yet. When Brotherhood Foundation was playing at the 1998 "Dynamo" festival in the Czech Republic, Ruud met Within Temptation who were also playing there. He joined Brotherhood Foundation, a nu-metal band whom he stayed with for a period of two years. Ruud started out by playing with several local bands. Thus, after he was done with high school, Ruud attended the conservatory for his college education majoring in jazz guitar. Growing up, he first initiated himself to music by playing the keyboards, but his passion for music developed in favor of the guitar soon after he watched a video of an Iron Maiden concert.
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