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Description
This is sort of a back up idea to the my Green-Eyed band concept for "Life With the Shortmans" in case Supr is against having Zack, Jaron and Ham in a band with Taro, so I came up with some other characters to go in thier place if such events tooks place. I took the Metalocalypse route and based their designs on real-life musicians. (I'll figure out character backgrounds later)

Genre(s): Thrash Metal, Power Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Neo-Classical Metal
Influences: Testament, Iced Earth, Anthrax, Nevermore, Death, Mastodon, Slayer, Strapping Young Lad, Megadeth, Dethklok, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Dio, UFO)

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Jeff Danes
-Drums
-Based on Gene Hoglan (Dethklok, Testament, Mechanism, ex-Dark Angel, ex-Death, ex-Strapping Young Lad, ex-Fear Factory) [link]
Age: 21
Appearance: Curly black hair, sunglasses, brown eyes, circle beard, chunky
Clothes: Black 'TAMA' t-shirt, black tight-leg jeans, work boots
Birthday: N/A
Usual moods: Jolly
Love Interest: N/A
Role-Model: Taro (been friends since they were kids)
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Movies: Horror, Comic Book
Favorite Music: Thrash Metal, Progressive Metal
Favorite Foods: Anything really
Favorite Sports: Basketball, Football
Good Traits: Honest, 'Life of the Party', gentle, takes work seriously, etc
Bad Traits: Takes complete adavantage that he's 21 (He's a Jolly Drunk, only at parties)
Quirks: Tilts sunglasses down when someone asks a question
Talents: Drumming, drawing, writting new music
Likes: Anyone that treats him with respect
Dislikes: Hangovers after parties
Fears: N/A
Role: N/A
Biggest Dream: N/A
Equipment: TAMA Double-bass drum kit

Matthias Campbell
-Vocals
-Based on ex-Iced Earth singer Matt Barlow [link]
Age: 22
Appearance: Long brown hair, black t-shirt, black jeans, wrist bands, gold chain, light blue eyes
Birthday: N/A
Usual moods: wary, bemused
Love Interest: N/A
Role model: N/A
Favorite Movies: Drama, Fantasy
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Music: Power Metal, Classical, Opera
Favorite Foods: Seafood
Favorite Sports: Not a big fan of them.
Good Traits: Honest, kind, confident
Bad Traits: Sometimes forgetful (espscially lyrics)
Quirks: N/A
Talents: Singing (Vocal ability ranges from Death Metal Growls to Falsetto
Likes: Videos Games, Fantasy readings
Dislikes: People that are full of themselves
Fears: Loosiing his voice
Role: N/A
Biggest Dream: To star in the 'Phantom of the Opera' on Broadway

Ryan Campbell
-Bass Guitar
-Based on a mix of Anthrax bassist Frank Bello [link] System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian [link]
Age: 20
Appearance: Curly Brown Hair, light blue eyes, goat-like beard, white 'ESP Guitars' t-shirt over long sleeve black shirt, black jeans
Birthday: N/A
Usual Moods: Excitable
Role model: His older brother, Magnus
Favorite Movies: Action, Comic Book
Favorite Color: Yellow
Favortie Music: Thrash Metal, Jazz Fusion, Blues
Favorite Foods: Steak
Favorite Sports: Baseball, Tennis
Good Traits: great sense of humor, fun, casual, highly intelligent, loyal, logical
Bad Traits: a little too enthusiastic
Quirks: Eye twitches when excited
Talents: Playing Bass, Amature Tattoo Artist
Likes: Family, friends, music, art
Dislikes: People who ruin it for everyone
Fears: Shaving his beard
Role: N/A
Biggest Dream: N/A
Equipment: ESP F-105 bass, Jackson JS2 Kelly Bird IV bass, B.C. Rich Havoc John Moyer Signature 5

Notes on Jeff, Magnus and Ryan: Taro and these guys have been friends since they were in middle school (Taro went to a different school than Jaron and Zack). They can usually be seen hanging out at either of thier houses/apartments, the local Guitar Center and clubs or at another friends parties.

Eddie Vinx
-Rhythm & Lead Guitars
-Based on a Exodus guitarist Gary Holt [link]
Age: 23
Appearance: long, straight blone hair, chin beard, various Thrash Metal t-shirts, light blue jeans
Birthday: N/A
Usual Moods: Enthusiastic
Role model: His father
Favorite Movies: Documentaries (surprisingly), Action
Favorite Color: Blue
Favortie Music: Thrash Metal
Favorite Foods: Greek
Favorite Sports: Baseball, Soccer
Good Traits: Energitc, helpful, eger
Bad Traits: impatient, worries a lot
Quirks: N/A
Talents: Playing Guitar, skateboarding, surfing
Likes: Anyone who will be friends with him
Dislikes: People who aren't true to themselves
Fears: Pop Music
Role: N/A
Biggest Dream: To be in a band and tour the world
Equipment: Dean V-79 Flying V, Dean Cadillace 1980, Dean Z-79, Jackson RR-1 Randy Rhoads

Notes on Eddie: Born and raised in San Francisco, Eddie is a second-generation Thrasher. His father played in a small thrash group during when the genre was exploding during the 1980s, but were never good enough to be looked at by a label when other groups like Metallica, Testament, Exodus and Death Angel were being signed. More than willing to accomplish what his father couldn't, Eddie moved to the Hillwood to attend the Universtiy of Washington School of Music in Seattle to expand on his music knowledge and ability. After running into Taro at the local guitar center one day, Taro invited him to tryout for the band he and the others were starting up. He accepted and was landed the job with 5 seconds of the audition.

Taro Johanssen
-Lead Guitar
-If you want to read on his bio you'll find it here --> [link]
-Guitar playing style is based on that of Marty Friedman (ex-Megadeth, ex-Cacarphony) [link] and Alex Skolnick (Testament, Alex Skolnick Trio) [link]

"Life with the Shortmans" -->
Taro, Jeff, Magnus, Ryan and Eddie -->

Description
This is sort of a back up idea to the my Green-Eyed band concept for "Life With the Shortmans" in case Supr is against having Zack, Jaron and Ham in a band with Taro, so I came up with some other characters to go in thier place if such events tooks place. I took the Metalocalypse route and based their designs on real-life musicians. (I'll figure out character backgrounds later)

Genre(s): Thrash Metal, Power Metal, Melodic Death Metal, Neo-Classical Metal
Influences: Testament, Iced Earth, Anthrax, Nevermore, Death, Mastodon, Slayer, Strapping Young Lad, Megadeth, Dethklok, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Dio, UFO)

Top to Bottom (View left to Right as well):
Jeff Danes
-Drums
-Based on Gene Hoglan (Dethklok, Testament, Mechanism, ex-Dark Angel, ex-Death, ex-Strapping Young Lad, ex-Fear Factory) [link]
Age: 21
Appearance: Curly black hair, sunglasses, brown eyes, circle beard, chunky
Clothes: Black 'TAMA' t-shirt, black tight-leg jeans, work boots
Birthday: N/A
Usual moods: Jolly
Love Interest: N/A
Role-Model: Taro (been friends since they were kids)
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Movies: Horror, Comic Book
Favorite Music: Thrash Metal, Progressive Metal
Favorite Foods: Anything really
Favorite Sports: Basketball, Football
Good Traits: Honest, 'Life of the Party', gentle, takes work seriously, etc
Bad Traits: Takes complete adavantage that he's 21 (He's a Jolly Drunk, only at parties)
Quirks: Tilts sunglasses down when someone asks a question
Talents: Drumming, drawing, writting new music
Likes: Anyone that treats him with respect
Dislikes: Hangovers after parties
Fears: N/A
Role: N/A
Biggest Dream: N/A
Equipment: TAMA Double-bass drum kit

Matthias Campbell
-Vocals
-Based on ex-Iced Earth singer Matt Barlow [link]
Age: 22
Appearance: Long brown hair, black t-shirt, black jeans, wrist bands, gold chain, light blue eyes
Birthday: N/A
Usual moods: wary, bemused
Love Interest: N/A
Role model: N/A
Favorite Movies: Drama, Fantasy
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Music: Power Metal, Classical, Opera
Favorite Foods: Seafood
Favorite Sports: Not a big fan of them.
Good Traits: Honest, kind, confident
Bad Traits: Sometimes forgetful (espscially lyrics)
Quirks: N/A
Talents: Singing (Vocal ability ranges from Death Metal Growls to Falsetto
Likes: Videos Games, Fantasy readings
Dislikes: People that are full of themselves
Fears: Loosiing his voice
Role: N/A
Biggest Dream: To star in the 'Phantom of the Opera' on Broadway

Ryan Campbell
-Bass Guitar
-Based on a mix of Anthrax bassist Frank Bello [link] System of a Down frontman Serj Tankian [link]
Age: 20
Appearance: Curly Brown Hair, light blue eyes, goat-like beard, white 'ESP Guitars' t-shirt over long sleeve black shirt, black jeans
Birthday: N/A
Usual Moods: Excitable
Role model: His older brother, Magnus
Favorite Movies: Action, Comic Book
Favorite Color: Yellow
Favortie Music: Thrash Metal, Jazz Fusion, Blues
Favorite Foods: Steak
Favorite Sports: Baseball, Tennis
Good Traits: great sense of humor, fun, casual, highly intelligent, loyal, logical
Bad Traits: a little too enthusiastic
Quirks: Eye twitches when excited
Talents: Playing Bass, Amature Tattoo Artist
Likes: Family, friends, music, art
Dislikes: People who ruin it for everyone
Fears: Shaving his beard
Role: N/A
Biggest Dream: N/A
Equipment: ESP F-105 bass, Jackson JS2 Kelly Bird IV bass, B.C. Rich Havoc John Moyer Signature 5

Notes on Jeff, Magnus and Ryan: Taro and these guys have been friends since they were in middle school (Taro went to a different school than Jaron and Zack). They can usually be seen hanging out at either of thier houses/apartments, the local Guitar Center and clubs or at another friends parties.

Eddie Vinx
-Rhythm & Lead Guitars
-Based on a Exodus guitarist Gary Holt [link]
Age: 23
Appearance: long, straight blone hair, chin beard, various Thrash Metal t-shirts, light blue jeans
Birthday: N/A
Usual Moods: Enthusiastic
Role model: His father
Favorite Movies: Documentaries (surprisingly), Action
Favorite Color: Blue
Favortie Music: Thrash Metal
Favorite Foods: Greek
Favorite Sports: Baseball, Soccer
Good Traits: Energitc, helpful, eger
Bad Traits: impatient, worries a lot
Quirks: N/A
Talents: Playing Guitar, skateboarding, surfing
Likes: Anyone who will be friends with him
Dislikes: People who aren't true to themselves
Fears: Pop Music
Role: N/A
Biggest Dream: To be in a band and tour the world
Equipment: Dean V-79 Flying V, Dean Cadillace 1980, Dean Z-79, Jackson RR-1 Randy Rhoads

Notes on Eddie: Born and raised in San Francisco, Eddie is a second-generation Thrasher. His father played in a small thrash group during when the genre was exploding during the 1980s, but were never good enough to be looked at by a label when other groups like Metallica, Testament, Exodus and Death Angel were being signed. More than willing to accomplish what his father couldn't, Eddie moved to the Hillwood to attend the Universtiy of Washington School of Music in Seattle to expand on his music knowledge and ability. After running into Taro at the local guitar center one day, Taro invited him to tryout for the band he and the others were starting up. He accepted and was landed the job with 5 seconds of the audition.

Taro Johanssen
-Lead Guitar
-If you want to read on his bio you'll find it here --> [link]
-Guitar playing style is based on that of Marty Friedman (ex-Megadeth, ex-Cacarphony) [link] and Alex Skolnick (Testament, Alex Skolnick Trio) [link]

"Life with the Shortmans" -->
Taro, Jeff, Magnus, Ryan and Eddie -->