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Formed: 1989
Official Site: www.myspace.com/travissmith
iSound Site: www.isound.com/stringed_vengeance
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Stringed Vengeance - Vengeance On Strings!!!!!! By: M. Britten StratFire Magazine 890-009-451 Tues, April 2nd, 2004 Travis Smith's phenomenal, linear style guitar playing has set fire to many ears that have heard him. His full attack, shred pum |
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Stringed Vengeance - Vengeance On Strings!!!!!! By: M. Britten StratFire Magazine 890-009-451 Tues, April 2nd, 2004 Travis Smith's phenomenal, linear style guitar playing has set fire to many ears that have heard him. His full attack, shred pumping, string pounding antics have catapulted him to the realm of guitar hero status. The repertoire of music that he has created spans over 15 years of dedication to his craft. Travis is self trained, well rounded, brutally fast, and extremely inventive. He is loud and aggressive in the vain of Yngwie Malmsteen, Chris Impelliteri, Dream Theater, Michael Angelo, Dave Chastain, Nocturnus, Cacophony, Paul Gilbert, Andre Segovia and many other guitar masters. He has performed and recorded with 4 bands.. 1. Blood Thirst Enemy - Travis' "pissed off bumble bee" speed, linear phrasing, violent shred, and graceful classically influenced playing hyped this band up immensely in the Elizabethtown area. They played out and recorded a demo cd. Due to Travis' personal faith in Christ he moved on from this band.. pursuing the lords will for his music. 2. Destiny's Web - A band where Travis played keyboards when he was much younger. The music was dream theaterish, catchy, and very powerful. Travis' main long time influence Kem Hess was lead guitar. Blending heavy, advanced, tight rhythms with Travis' classical style of piano/keyboards.. this band broke up not too long after they got together 3. Melodies Last Wish - An acoustic side project where Travis wrote most of the music and sang while his acoustic guitarist belted out the music. This group setting was a way that Travis could express his vocal abilities, play out often, and make some decent cash. After a period of time writing, performing, and recording they stopped playing due to scheduling and personal directions. 4. Stringed Vengeance - The name Travis uses to 100% display his own vision, drive, and direction. Stringed Vengeance is 100% Travis doing everything he wants to do. All music, arrangements, instrumentation, vocals, and lyrics are done by him. Below is his complete collection of what he has recorded, performed, and produced. Face Of Golgotha Concerto's For Electric Guitar & Piano Opus .1- Neoclassical fury! This cd is extraordinary. Fusing his virtuoso, classical piano playing with lightning fast guitar shred... each concerto on this cd delves into some of the most incredible music ever created. This cd is extremely unique, ground breaking, and displays Travis at a level ahead of most well known NeoShred Guitarists. This cd in my opinion is a master piece. If your into classical music, guitar playing, Bach, Mozart..etc etc you must have it! Close To Misery- Arrangements were tightened, guitars shredded to the maximum point of insane, and Travis' soulful voice creating the signature style he's well known for. Heavy, well structured rhythms cascade to the dancing melodies that Mr. Smith has devised for this album. The guitar playing is brutally fast, sonically clean, and speed oriented with deadly precision. A Travis Smith classic. DragonShred- Travis shreds like a dragons claws tearing threw 6 strings! brutal vocals with searing power, more of those insanely wicked solos, catchy rhythmic songs, all weaved into this cd recorded after Close To Misery. If your into heavy, death, pulsing neoclassical metal... you gotta check this out. Shredtasia Concerto's In Shred Minor For Electric Guitar & Violin Opus .2- A companion to Face Of Golgotha and equally breath taking. This time Travis plays those devilishly complex solo's to classically oriented violin. Bach, Mozart, Paganini hyped up 1000 times with pure neoshred playing. This is a masterful display of musicianship. Excellent beyond words. Dark Overture- Neo- Style solo's accommodating wickedly heavy rhythms. All in the style of the great composers but composed by one of the masters himself... Travis Smith. A brutal montage of heavy music... Belting out one superve song after another!...and again... how does he play like that! lol Moonlight Shred Sonata- More guitar/violin shred by the master. New exciting movements, caprice's, concerto's... you name it. A must for serious neo-style fans. Absolutely breath taking. Stringed Vengeance- After you think he can't possible do anymore.. Stringed Vengeance rips threw the speakers with deadly precision. This guitarist is addicted to speed, excellence, furious picking, and incredible compositions. SV is a cd that keeps tearing your ears apart each time you hear it! Shred Symphony- A symphony of deadly shred. 6 strings, Travis' fingers... no other words are needed lol Shred Theater- Sit down, relax, but be warned... you won't need popcorn in this theater. How a man can play with such a feel and command of his instrument astonishes me. Neoshred master Travis Smith delivers with a vengeance!!! and yes... he did it again! amazing... Requiem- More power, more passion, more shred!!! Violins, cellos, classically influenced chord structures, scales, & arpeggio's. All to Travis' extreme over the edge, razor sharp, insanely fast guitar playing. Demo sampler cds are available for free! if you'd like one sent to you... email Travis at ShredSymph@aol.com or his fiance' at Bear4Spot@aol.com Email Travis at: ShredSymph@aol.com Special thanx to Timmy, Stephanie (I Love You!!... My Faithful Woman...for standing by a frustrated young musician who is trying to follow his path for Christ... you are the breathing force of my musical desires, hopes, and dreams), Peco, Zana, James, Justin & Dana, Gina Zamperelli, Mandy Lion, Kubrick... my faithful fan and friend, Paul Autry (SpotLight Magazine), Strat Fire Magazine, CEI Entertainment (Illinois Office) all my friends and fans all over the world! Stringed Vengeance - Lyrics: Words & Music By: T. L. Smith (Note: I have included as many songs as i could on this page..) SKINLESS Its sweet dark Poisoned the light that soothes me Into my scars whisper the lie that used me Into my death Into my breath consuming Branded a man Branded a thing thats human Couldn't make a mess of me Branded hollow as a man Step into my misery Breathing skinless as i am Nailed into a bitter pool Pouring outward all his life No he wasn't just a fool Cuz' his name was Jesus Christ I could live inside his thorns Find out what it means to be Walk inside his open wounds Failing from the light to see Giving all he had to give Written in the book of life All of this so i could live And his name was Jesus Christ! Into the dark Skinless the fire finds me Drink of my scars Into the death that binds me Gavel cracks hard Sentenced by all mistreated Faceless and marred Into myself retreated Couldn't make a mess of me Branded hollow as a man Step into my misery Breathing skinless as i am Nailed into a bitter pool Pouring outward all his life No he wasn't just a fool Cuz' his name was Jesus Christ I could live inside his thorns Find out what it means to be Walk inside his open wounds Failing from the light to see Giving all he had to give Written in the book of life All of this so i could live And his name was Jesus Christ! All father for you.... Fall into death Without Christ Skinlessness Without breath Please heed my words He'll return Blind will see I will breath........... Couldn't make a mess of me.......... Save Me........... Save me Save me Jesus Christ save me Save me Save me Jesus Christ Save me Save me Jesus Christ Save me Save me Jesus Christ Save me Save me.......... HOLLOW MAN Beheaded for the world to see In midnight eyes inject disease The serpents sting eternally In skull and dust is where i sleep Ill show you what i am Into my faith its made of sand Where i am chained inside I am a hollow man Ill show you who i am Breathing the scar Obsessed by dark Tongue shriveled up into the cup Licking my poison made of lust Hindered to see my only lord Jesus..... The coffins edge lies silently The spiders dance for me to feed Inside my ribs a lair of worms They whisper while i burn Ill show you what i am Into my faith its made of sand Where i am chained inside I am a hollow man Ill show you who i am Breathing the scar Obsessed by dark Tongue shriveled up into the cup Licking my poison made of lust Hindered to see my only lord Jesus..... Im a hollow man (Ive had enough) Of your moaning Of your lying Of your whispers Just let me be (Ice had enough) Of your Groaning Of your Lying Of your Whispers Born in negativity (Ive had enough) Of your heartache Of your faking Of your sorrow Just leave me be (Ive had enough) Of your Torment Cuz' your boring Of Your sorrow Just let me be Im a hollow man.... STITCH Empty space inside my head Where the screw fell out of me Stitched together from my eyes So that lies could only see Of broken bones and nasty cuts where the venom Spelled my name Pulled together made of flesh So that i could breathe again What i feel - Inside my head Nothings real - Inside its dead Emptiness takes all it wants riding on a snake Spreading harm Jesus pray for me That ill awaken from a dream Fear of the dark Closer eyes burning in my heart In my dreams spreading harm to me Set me free!!!!!!! Pulled apart for all to see a nightmare made of me Injected poison in my soul the truth of growing old Turn my switches made of dust until i finally rust Of all the things you made of me i am a death machine Nothings real inside my head What i feel inside is dead Emptiness takes all it wants riding on a snake Spreading harm Jesus pray for me That ill awaken from a dream Fear of the dark Closer eyes burning in my heart Jesus knows and prays for me That ill awaken from this dream.... CROWN OF THORNS In the dark threw your eyes played with misery Pulled inside twice despised still you follow me Crown of thorns in your skin where u set me free Your the one let me in cuz' your all i need Lies- Its how i feel inside Cry- My only way to hide Dead- Ive been since i was born Breath- I wear a crown of thorns Ragged man puppet strings sipping on your knife Cyanide in my skin how i live my life Hungry man for your words and i still believe In your name i am saved in my misery Lies- Its how i feel inside Cry- My only way to hide Dead- Ive been since i was born Breath- I wear a crown of thorns BAG OF BONES My bloods stained cold buried in the dark An evil worlds all i see A broken skull made from in my heart The pieces fall to my knees An ancient time where i soon forgot A lord that saved me with his life So roll the stone some they think its not The darkness cuts me like a knife Every time i fall Everytime i crawl Save me Waiting in the dust Falling im my lust Save me In this bag of bones where i make my home Save me Jesus is the one god his only son Save me My bloods drained cold buried in the dark An evil worlds all i see A broken skull deep within my heart The pieces dull to my greed An ancient time where i soon forgot A lord that saved me with his light So throw the stone some they think its not The darkness cuts me like a knife Every time i fall Everytime i crawl Save me Waiting in the dust Falling im my lust Save me In this bag of bones where i make my home Save me Jesus is the one god his only son Save me SHREDICIDE Love to hate Its how i feel inside Flesh to dust Its how i heal inside Night to day Its how we live our lives A god who saves Im lost in shredicide How does it feel to be alone inside your soul within the dark? And as the worm it makes her home inside your soul inside your heart... And so i kill myself Inside a bitter empty shell 6 strings that dream to be of life Shredicide........... Love to hate Its how i deal inside Flesh to dust Its how i heal inside Night to day Its how we live our lies A god who saves Im lost in shredicide How does it feel to be alone inside your soul within the dark? And as the worm it makes her home inside your soul inside your heart... And so i kill myself Inside a bitter empty shelf 6 strings that dream to be of life Shredicide........... CRAWL Crawling in the dark Crawling to the light i see blackness of heart Crawl into whats really me Spitting in your face Splitting in my skull is where im made Blood turns decayed Living deep inside this stain Deader then the dead Feeding words inside my head Lengthened to see All you fill another scream Living in a lie Living in a cage thats made of sighs Darkness for pain Jesus won't you take there place Crawl in the dark save me Crawl in my heart save me Crawl in my scars heal me Crawl its so dark save me... Crawling in my skin Crawling to the man who lies within Blood pinned and chained In my sin i still remain Fallen to my knees Scraped and cut a king that bleeds Kingdom of sand Knowing who i really am Crawling in the dark Crawling to the light i see Blackness of heart Crawl into whats really me Spitting in your face Splitting in my skull is where im made blood turns decayed Living deep inside this space Crawl in the dark save me Crawl in my heart save me Crawl in my scars heal me Crawl its so dark save me... Crawl in the dark Crawl in my heart Crawl in my scars Crawl its so dark Burning inside Its all me Burning inside Its on me Crawling inside Its all me Burning inside Its on me Begging For your touch Begging For your love Begging Born your lost Begging Turn to rust Begging for your love Begging for your face Begging For your love Begging Not erased Crawl in the dark Crawl in my heart Crawl in my scars Crawl its so dark Crawl in the dark save me Crawl in my heart save me Crawl in my scars heal me Crawl its so dark save me... To view entire lyric archive go to http://hometown.aol.com/shredsymph/myhomepage/profile.html
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