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Curubethion · 10-02-2005, 06:53 PM

What if...there was a heavy metal/hardcore band with only LOTR characters? Who would be in it?

Rconsole · 10-02-2005, 08:08 PM

The Witch King would be the lead singer...Treebeard on bass...Frodo on the drums...and Aragorn on lead guitar....Mithrillica

Curubethion · 10-02-2005, 11:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rconsole

Mithrillica

Thank you

But what about Gollum??? Couldn't he be lead vocals, or at least drummer (using fish instead of drumsticks

)? Gimli would also make pretty good bass, and I think I see a spot for Elrond on keyboard.

**Nurvingiel** · 10-03-2005, 02:07 AM

Mithrillica! I love it.

Awesome thread Curubethion.

It depends what kind of metal they play. If it's thrash metal, I could definitely see the Witch-King as the lead singer. However, I think Tolkien's world would inspire power metal, just as it already has in bands like Blind Guardian.

For such a band we would need a lead singer with a tuneful but powerful voice, but someone who still has enough "edge" for metal. For this role, I nominate Aragorn, who would also be a clever lyricist. On drums, I think the dexterous Gimli, with Legolas on lead guitar, and Faramir on bass. If we wanted a second guitarist, I think Galadriel would be cool.
All these individuals demonstrate musical skill at various points in LotR IIRC.

What do you think guys?

EDIT: Cross-posted with Curubethion, since I took hours. I agree, Gimli definitely has to be in the band. Maybe we should get another Dwarf in there - they are just so metal. Maybe Thorin Oakenshield?
Having a keyboard makes me think of Sonata Arctica - a super cool metal band.

Curubethion · 10-03-2005, 12:19 PM

Only problem with Thorin is that he'd be a wraith or something like that...you could always use the King Under the Mountain...who was that at the end of LOTR?

rohirrim TR · 10-03-2005, 02:19 PM

dain,

well... i guess you could use him, and you should probably have a troll on the bongo drums

Curubethion · 10-03-2005, 08:32 PM

True, considering the trolls that showed up in the movie who were playing huge drums...

**Nurvingiel** · 10-05-2005, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Curubethion

Only problem with Thorin is that he'd be a wraith or something like that...you could always use the King Under the Mountain...who was that at the end of LOTR?

Dain?

Yeah, I guess we can't just pretend certain characters are alive here.

Spock · 10-12-2005, 02:15 PM

This should be discussed in the Teacup Cafe and not in a separate thread.

10-02-2005, 06:53 PM	#1
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10-03-2005, 12:19 PM	#5
Curubethion Fenway Ranger, Lord of Red Sox Nation Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: College! Posts: 1,976	Only problem with Thorin is that he'd be a wraith or something like that...you could always use the King Under the Mountain...who was that at the end of LOTR? __________________ Adventure...betrayal...heroism... Atharon: where heroes are born. My wife once said to me—when I'd been writing for ten or fifteen years—that I could always go back to being a nuclear engineer. And I said to her, 'Harriet, would you let someone who quit his job to go write fantasy anywhere near your nuclear reactor? I wouldn't!' (Robert Jordan)

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Curubethion Fenway Ranger, Lord of Red Sox Nation Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: College! Posts: 1,976	True, considering the trolls that showed up in the movie who were playing huge drums... __________________ Adventure...betrayal...heroism... Atharon: where heroes are born. My wife once said to me—when I'd been writing for ten or fifteen years—that I could always go back to being a nuclear engineer. And I said to her, 'Harriet, would you let someone who quit his job to go write fantasy anywhere near your nuclear reactor? I wouldn't!' (Robert Jordan)

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10-02-2005, 08:08 PM	#2
Rconsole Elven Warrior Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 359	The Witch King would be the lead singer...Treebeard on bass...Frodo on the drums...and Aragorn on lead guitar....Mithrillica