Progressive, Symphonic, Power and Thrash Metal
Prog Rock; Jam Band; Blues; and Fusion
Influences
Perhaps my most enjoyable playing comes with the original and challenging music I get to make in the "Prog Rock & Metal" realm. I couldn't try to point out all the groups that have influenced me, so I will do as everyone else and just list a bunch of bands I love.
- Adagio
- After Forever
- The Agonist
- Alestorm
- Amon Amarth
- Battlelore
- Blues Traveler
- Circus Maximus
- Coheed and Cambria
- Concerto Moon
- Dave Matthews Band
- Dethklok
- Dragonforce
- Dream Theater
- Elis
- Eluveitie
- Epica
- Evergrey
- Genesis
- Harry Connick Jr.
- Hizaki
- Into Eternity
- John 5
- Kamelot
- Korpiklaani
- Krucible (Houston)
- Leaves' Eyes
- Liquid Tension
Experiment
- Lordi
- Mana Sama
- Midnattsol
- Nightwish
- No Doubt
- Outworld (Houston)
- Pink Floyd
- RUSH
- Seraphim
- Shadows Fall
- Sonata Arctica
- Spinal Tap
- Symphony X
- STYX
- TransAtlantic
- Tyr
- Yes
- Steve Vai
- Mr. Frank Zappa
- Neil Zaza
- ...Andronicus
(Someday my
ship will come...)
....And the entire Classic Rock genre with all those Zeps, Jimis, Aeros and Stones type things. Lately I have been introduced to the world of Asian rock and metal via my lovely ladyfriend Mei Day. Check out the best that China, Japan and Taiwan have to offer in my friends list.
Sounds Like
Some of my favorite Drummers:
-Progressive: Mike Portnoy, Terry Bozzio, Neil Peart, Thomas Lang, Todd Sucherman, Joe Babiak
-Rock & Fusion: Carter Beauford, Bobby "Rock", Brian Coryell, Billy Cobham, Simon Phillips
-Metal: Pickles, the Drummer. (Hoglan, I'm pointing to you!), Matt Mckenna Smith, Jason Rullo, Casey Grillo
- Merlin Coryell -
Drums and Percussion - Corvallis, OR
Greetings and thanks for stopping by and allowing me to waste some of your time. My name is Merlin Coryell and I'm a session and performance drummer. Behind the kit since age 11, with formal training in the early years. I have been paying dues in the Houston area gig and recording scene since 2001, and relocated to Corvallis, Oregon early in 2009. While I like to consider myself a Rock drummer (capturing my interests in classic rock, progressive metal and fusion), I have worked in nearly every genre drums can be put to. Now I am hard at work establishing new connections and creating some of the most challenging music I have attempted with Brothers of Grimm, a new thrash group. On the side, I have also been pretending to learn a little guitar for fun.
Keep an eye out here, or on my website for updates and other news, and thanks for dropping by.
I have had both the honor and "experiences" of playing with some of the best and worst that Houston has to offer. Here is a partial list of groups and musicians that I have worked with:
Brothers of Grimm
Avenger
Andronicus
Walt Gernand
Afterimage
John Morrison
The Myth
Gene Kelton
Chuvala
Brian Coryell
Budaka
Therapy
Jolly Rogers
Ardent
Texas Rattlers
I have also done session/recording work with the following groups:
The Myth (Austin, TX)
Ardent (Houston)
Morrison (Houston)
Zameer (Toronto, CA)
Stephanie Loomis & Unspoken Music (Houston)
*Much more information about past projects and musical background is available at the disgustingly under-updated MerlinCoryell.com
Available for sessions and performances in and around the Houston Area. For more information visit MerlinCoryell.com
You can add my old music page if you want, at myspace.com/welcometotamriel My friends and I are about to start a power metal project. So far we're one guitarist (me), a bassist and a vocalist.
Good to hear from ya. Avenger sounds fun, maybe I can catch a show this month. EP is on hold since Mike is on the East Coast for awhile, but I have been keeping busy playing bass for Opus Chaos and Chenoa Farrell, two completely different genres. If you know any venues that might like to have a 70's/80's hair rock cover band play, let me know. It would also be nice to dust off the guitar if you know anyone that needs a rhythm guitarist :).
Hey Merlin Coryell
Two new Song Samples from our forthcoming CD “RETROSPECTIVE” are online. Please feel free to comment…. Have a nice weekend!
SILENT MEMORIAL progressive rock/metal from Switzerland
