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Staff page - David
David is no longer part of the RevelationZ staff. As long as his articles are available on the site, this page will be here.
Hello Everyone,
My name is David Atkinson. My friends know me as The Fat Friar. That's the name of my band, of whom, I've always been the only member. It's also the name of my music "Company". I chose that name because I'm a little large in the belly area, I like fine German Hefe Weizen, and I love God. Plus I was always fond of Friar Tuck in the Robin Hood stories.
I am married to a beautiful red-head named Jodi. We have two great dogs; Macadum and Bryce. I am a multi-instrumentalist. My first instrument learned was Drums at the age of 13, then guitar taught to me by some friends I was in a band with. Bass was easy to pick up and I later found the joy of keyboards. I write my own material, music and lyrics. I have one friend that I write with and he's an excellent lead guitarist so I have him do any solos I may need. I have built a home studio where I write and record everything. I am also friends with the Hashman. We are mutual metal lovers and there is more than one metal-head here in Nashville, Tn.
Other than writing and playing music I love nothing more than listening to music.
My favorite style of music is metal but I listen to anything that has a good hook regardless of style. Well except new country music. Oh, God rescue us all from new country!
My history concerning metal starts with Dio's first album "Holy Diver". I learned to play drums the way I do now because of Vinnie Appice and Dio's first three albums.
Soon after, I heard Metallica's "Master of Puppets" and was blown away. I still listen to that album today. Probably once or twice a month. Well I just started going to Camelot music stores (1980's) and buying stuff all the time. They had a metal section and as soon as I had enough cash to buy a metal tape I was there looking for something new. I often just went by the album artwork itself as to what I would buy next. Most things were good and I usually got my money's worth. I loved speed metal like Destruction and Forbidden, Bay Area Thrash like Exodus and Death Angel, I liked melodic thrash core like Faith No More. I found progressive metal like Fates Warning's first four records to be intriguing and they expanded my thoughts on drums. I used to could play the "Awaken The Guardian" Album note for note on the drums. Man that was a blast! From there I found stuff like Death. What an awesome band. I remember finding Gorguts and Candlemass, Dream Theater, Watchtower, Helloween, Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Malmsteen, Steve Vai and Satch.
So many great bands I can't list them all! Then my faith in God took a new hold on me and I started listening to Christian bands like Tourniquet and Deliverance, still heavy but faith based lyrics. Entombed's "Left Hand Path" Wow! drop tuned guitars , heavy and fast! awesome! You name it and I've probably heard it. So many styles and so much to choose from. Metal started to rise to the forefront of popular music and then it collapsed back into the underground where it belongs. At least that's my opinion. I would say that the only style of metal I never liked was Black metal. Strictly based on lyrical content. Those guys can play as well as most but I don't like the hopelessness and anger they express lyrically. I'm pretty much a happy guy but I have my down day's too like everyone else. It doesn't make me want to feed on the darkness like those bands do though, so I stay away from it.
Other than My Wife and God, music is the core of my existence. I have an overly expensive sound system in my little truck that I installed and I crank the metal on a daily basis. With the sterling production metal records achieve these days it is a complete blast listening to metal. As we all know that wasn't always the case with a lot of old metal records. A far as my own music goes it comes out all different way's. I have acoustic instrumental stuff in the vein of Will Ackerman and Michael Hedges. I write Modern Rock like Foo Fighter's and Collective Soul. When I write with my buddy Justin it comes out like a blend of Classic Rock and Modern Rock. My flame is metal though and I have decided to give it a try as well. I am going to write a metal record and play all the instruments and do the vocals as well. When it's done I'll throw it out there and see if I get any bites. Hopefully love bites, not blood bites!
That's me in a nutshell,
Metal will always rule!
The Fat Friar
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RevelationZ Comments
| Comment by christal (Anonymous) - Sunday, July 20, 2003 | i think the fat friar is really cool!!!!!!!!!!! you guys need more people like him!!!!
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| Comment by Morten (Anonymous) - Sunday, July 20, 2003 | hmmmm Christal, detecting, well not nepotism, but something in that direction....;o)
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| Comment by Raging White Male (Anonymous) - Tuesday, July 22, 2003 | David freaking ROCKS!!
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| Comment by KidB311 (Anonymous) - Monday, July 28, 2003 | Dave your the man! Your multitalents will get you far my friend. And hey, don't forget the "OLD LADY."
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| Comment by donkeypunch (Anonymous) - Monday, August 18, 2003 | David you are one sexy mofo. Awesome webpage and thanks for helping me enjoy metal a little more. Do you want a chile dog??? :)
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| Comment by David The Fat Friar (Anonymous) - Tuesday, August 19, 2003 | Hey donkeypunch you are very very bad man.......nooooooo way do i want a chili dog!
Soilwork rules bro'
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| Comment by FF FAV PERSON (Anonymous) - Tuesday, September 16, 2003 | DAVID IS THE COOLEST DUDE EVER JUST ASK MACADAM AND BRYCE.:)
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| Comment by Morten (Anonymous) - Monday, September 29, 2003 | hehe... I just realised your from Nashville, TN... well that brings back memories!! When I was 19 and fresh out of High School, I traveled across the pond from the little ol' kingdome of Denmark and took a job at Opryland USA, the all American Country and Western themepark! Whooouw that was all party and a few hours of work on the Grizzly! (That's the ride I was one of the leads on by the way...)
Man I miss Nashville that is a nice little city you live Mr Friar!
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| Comment by christal (Anonymous) - Monday, September 29, 2003 | yes it is a great place, but opryland and the grizzly rampage are no more, i'm sorry to say. :(
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| Comment by Morten (Anonymous) - Tuesday, September 30, 2003 | @Christal
No I know, it's been turned into someking of mall or something...
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| Comment by muggle lover (Anonymous) - Wednesday, October 29, 2003 | i love to go to pie in the sky!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hehe
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| Comment by dixiehound (Anonymous) - Wednesday, November 12, 2003 | Dear Mr. Music Critic:
I'd like to hear some of YOUR compositions, that is if in fact you have any published. I'm located in Augusta, Georgia. You may respond to: dixiehound1961@yahoo.com.
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| Comment by The Fat Friar (Anonymous) - Saturday, November 29, 2003 | Dixiehound,
Go to homepage.mac.com/jmilling to hear a song called "Diversion" I wrote with a friend of mine. Go to the BAbylon Mystery Orchestra review for a more detailed description of my role in the song under the comments section of that review.
thanks
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| Comment by christian a. (Anonymous) - Sunday, March 7, 2004 | hi the is hunkleberry by
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| Comment by The Fat Friar (Anonymous) - Sunday, March 7, 2004 | Hey There Christian A!
What the heck do you mean.....jibberish me thinks, yes?
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| Comment by birthday girl (Anonymous) - Monday, March 29, 2004 | yo uncle d
you know he always talks like that!!!!!
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| Comment by NC chic (Anonymous) - Thursday, April 8, 2004 | gracias i likey the dancing squirrels!!!!!!!:)
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| Comment by The Fat Friar (Anonymous) - Friday, April 9, 2004 | As well you should! who doesn't like dancing squirrels?!
haha!
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| Comment by adam (Anonymous) - Monday, April 12, 2004 | hey this adam from The Funeral Pyre. thanks for the great review. im glad you liked it. if anyone wants to hear The Funeral Pyre go to www.vampire-magazine.com and look under their mp3 section. you can also read an interview as well as a review there. thanks again.
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| Comment by The Fat Friar (Anonymous) - Tuesday, April 13, 2004 | Hey Adam,
Thanks for the taking the time to drop us a line man!
Yeah everyone needs to check these guys out! Awesome band!
Let me know what happens in the future and Keep it heavy!\m/
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| Comment by Little John's fat cousin Guido the Bald (Anonymous) - Wednesday, April 21, 2004 | dude...looks like you're building quite the fanbase...now you just need my fat bald ass fronting your band...been working on my Sir Russell Allen chops, and i must say, although i haven't quite shattered my windshield yet, i have managed to produce a couple of cracks...remember, it ain't good if it ain't too much metal for just one hand! b-dog
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| Comment by Allanpoe (Anonymous) - Thursday, June 10, 2004 | Thanx for the "awesome nealmorse-new album news".Keeep supportín' his incredible talented music.
God bless you David
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| Comment by The Fat Friar (Anonymous) - Saturday, June 12, 2004 | Thanks for the words of encouragement and blessing AllanPoe.
Likewise to you!:)
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| Comment by Marcus Jidell (Anonymous) - Tuesday, September 21, 2004 | Thank you for the great review of "THE RING" album!
Check out our homepage, www.thering.se.
Marcus Jidell
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| Comment by The Fat Friar (Anonymous) - Wednesday, September 22, 2004 | You're welcome Marcus but it was easy...i liked it.....alot! haha
Thanks for taking the time to write and good luck with the band! It's awesome to hear great heavy metal again...old style!
I'll be keeping up with you guys!
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| Comment by Marcus Jidell (Anonymous) - Thursday, September 30, 2004 | Thank you for the great review!
Check out the homepage!!
www.thering.se
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| Comment by Marcus Jidell (Anonymous) - Thursday, September 30, 2004 | I'm a tired mf! This is what early mornings does to your brain.. We had to go up in the middle of the night to do a radio show with the band. Take care man!
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| Comment by The Fat Friar (Anonymous) - Thursday, September 30, 2004 | AHHH the endless duty of self promotion! haha....wake up man! It's time to ROOOOOOOCK!
Viva Le Ring!
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