Distortion Method is NOT just one style of music but is something for everyone. Distortion Method is: Rock Pop/Punk Hardcore Metal Techno/Dance Indie Acoustic/Emo Experimental. Distortion Method started out sometime around summer of '96. It started with a different name and went through about four or five different name until it finally settled with Distortion Method in '99. The relationship between the band members wasn't very stable. There were originally five guys. Then there was four. Then three. Then there were only two guys for a long time. Finally they built up a little bit by adding a bassist to the group, but they temporarily went by the name "No Crack For Cows" while they messed around and came up with the song "Afterday." It was written in one day by Risket and performed by Risket and the drummer at the time. The next song called "Cold Soul" was written by Risket alone. That's when the rest of this story all began. From then on out every song created as Distortion Method was written, produced, and recorded all by Guitarist/Bassist/Drummer/Produ cer: Risket (Chris). To this current day everything is done by Risket alone. Distortion Method has pretty much become just Risket's project. There never was a singer in Distortion Method, nor was there in No Crack For Cows (NCFC). As time went on Risket learned more and tried new things. The first CD entitled "Sewn Shut" was kind of a light kick-off. Risket's goal was to attempt to reverse every bands curse. That is having a strong first album, a weak second, an even weaker third, etc. Some bands get lucky and their while their second album bombs horribly, their third makes up for it. Risket's idea was to allow the songs on each CD show an improvement. On "Sewn Shut" you hear a lot of experimenting and simplicity. The idea was that anything complicated can sound good so the goal was to take simple riffs and beats, and make a very catchy tune out of them. While "Sewn Shut" cannot fit comfortably in any one genre of music, the follow-up albums claim their own corner of several different genres. Risket next began to write more harder, lower, darker sounding songs to fit more of a Rock/Alt/Metal sound. On the side several other songs were written that fit other genres. Acoustic songs were written for the "emo" side of every musician (whether you accept it or not). More Pop/Punk/Rock songs were written for the more upbeat energetic side. More Hardcore songs were written for that angry part that just wants to headbang and scream as loud as possible. Even more Techno/Electronica songs have been written for the side of you that just wants to dance and go crazy. Risket's plan was to make the first CD feel like more of a sample of what's possible and then have full-length CD's that could fit anyone's style and taste. "I want Distortion Method to mean something to everyone. It's not like how some bands 'sell-out' and change their style. Some bands soften up because they get weak after a while. Some bands roughen up because they get bored. I want to give something to everyone. If you don't like one style of music it's ok, because I'm sure I'll have something you WILL like. My music is what I call 'thinking music.' It doesn't HAVE to have words, you can feel the emotion from the music itself and you can think about whatever YOU want to while you listen to it." - Risket

 

 

I've been in several bands but aside from working with other people from time to time I mostly enjoy writing my own stuff.

 

 

Risket (Chris Payne)

 

 

Rock Pop/Punk Hardcore Metal Techno/Dance Indie Acoustic/Emo Experimental

 

 

Papa Roach. Linkin Park. Korn. Godsmack. The Killers. Brand New. Muse. Atreyu. Summers End. Senses Fail. Hellogoodbye. JamisonParker. Norma Jean. Orgy. From Autumn To Ashes. With Broken Wings. Eighteen Visions. Desaparecidos. Bright Eyes. Adema. Flogging Molly. Dry Cell. Finch. Chevelle. By Days Fall. 12 Stones. Taproot. Saves The Day. Godsmack. Fallout Boy. Skindred. Breaking Benjamin. Taking Back Sunday. Something Corporate. The All-American Rejects. Slipknot. Deftones. July For Kings. Green Day. Blink 182. Marilyn Manson. Disturbed. Avenged Sevenfold. More....

 

 

Ibanez RG Series
--> Dual Hi-Output Humbuckers.
--> GHS Fatties strings
BC Rich Bronze Warlock Guitar.
--> Dual Hi-Output BC Rich Humbuckers.
--> Blue Steel Strings (13-57g).
--> LiveWire Cables.
--> DigiTech GNX3 Guitar Workstation (also used for effects and to simulate the bass guitar for recording).
--> Crate MX120R Combo.
--> Black Dunlop Nylon picks (1mm)

TabIt (for the actual writing of the songs).

Acid Music 3.0

Single Drum WAV's (one .wav for each item on a drum set)  creating the drum tracks.

Legion 5-Piece Drum set (maroon red).
--> 12" x 10 & 13" x 11 Tom Toms
--> 16" x 16" Floor Tom
--> 22" x 16" Bass Drum
--> 5-1/2" x 14" Steel Snare
--> 14" Zildjian Crash Cymbol
--> 18" Zildjians Crash/Ride
--> 13" Zildjians Hi-Hats
--> Two 13" Legion Crash Cymbols
--> Pulse Double-Kick Pedal

 

 

Vocal collabs are welcome as long as I can get the MP3 from you.