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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
Facelss 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 shrivelled 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 shrivelled 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 lieing
Of your whispers
Just let me be
(Ice had enough)
Of your Groaning
Of your Lieing
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 desquised 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
Legthened 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 youre 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...
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