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Starscream

2009-11-15T22:37:24Z

Gh0stwalker:

'''Ghostwalker''', commonly referred to as '''Tag''', was a mostly outside member of the fur fandom since early 2006. He left the fandom in late 2009, citing a paradigm shift as well as lack of contact with other furs as his reason.

==Former Fursona==

Ghostwalker described his avatar as a western Great Dragon featuring ivory-coloured scales with pale blue highlights. In his activities both on-line and off, he now uses the aliases Tag, Ryuuzakii, Ziro, and L, presumably at random.

==Personal Life==

Not much is known about Tag's personal life; he hardly ever discusses the subject, and has shown reluctance to speak of himself online and even in person. What is known is that he was born some time in 1983, is married and works at a computer store, and stylizes himself as a misanthrope and follower of a personal Dragon totem. In October 2009 he deleted his MySpace accounts and deactivated his Facebook page, and now posts exclusively on his LiveJournal, and occasionally to his deviantART site. He has also written what he calls a "Common-Sense Essay," as well as an open letter to Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell, Incorporated. Both of these have been published to his LiveJournal.

==External Links==

*[http://tauren_wardrums.livejournal.com Tag's LiveJournal]
*[http://tauren-wardrums.deviantart.com Tag's deviantART]
*[http://tauren-wardrums.livejournal.com/47090.html The Phelps Doctrine: Dealing With Intolerance and Hate-Speech]
*[http://tauren-wardrums.livejournal.com/38825.html Open Letter to Michael Dell]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Musicians]][[Category:1983 births]][[Category:Dragon characters]]
[[Category:Georgia]]

Starscream

2009-11-15T22:31:01Z

Gh0stwalker: Left the fandom, but I'll leave this behind.

'''Ghostwalker''', commonly referred to as '''Tag''', was a mostly outside member of the fur fandom since early 2006. He left the fandom in late 2009, citing a paradigm shift as well as lack of contact with other furs as his reason.

==Former Fursona==

Ghostwalker described his avatar as a western Great Dragon featuring ivory-coloured scales with pale blue highlights. Despite his departure from the fandom, "Ghostwalker" is still his username on OverClocked Remix. In his activities both on-line and off, he now uses the aliases Tag, Ryuuzakii, Ziro, and L, presumably at random.

==Personal Life==

Not much is known about Tag's personal life; he hardly ever discusses the subject, and has shown reluctance to speak of himself online and even in person. What is known is that he was born some time in 1983, is married and works at a computer store, and stylizes himself as a misanthrope and follower of a personal Dragon totem. In October 2009 he deleted his MySpace accounts and deactivated his Facebook page, and now posts exclusively on his LiveJournal, and occasionally to his deviantART site.

==External Links==

*[http://tauren_wardrums.livejournal.com Tag's LiveJournal]
*[http://tauren-wardrums.deviantart.com Tag's deviantART]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Musicians]][[Category:1983 births]][[Category:Dragon characters]]
[[Category:Georgia]]

Starscream

2009-04-19T18:06:53Z

Gh0stwalker:

{{cleanup}}
[[Image:Ghostwalker_01.jpg|right|thumb|Ghostwalker, playing with Neural Implosion at the Wingmen/GADM festival in Gainesville, GA in May 2008.]]'''Tony Inman''', aliases '''Ghostwalker''' and '''Tag''', (born July 11, 1983) is the drummer for Hartsfield, Georgia-based death-metal band Neural Implosion. He has been a mostly outside member of the fur fandom since early 2006.

==Fursona==

Ghostwalker describes his avatar as a physical carbon copy of the Shadowrun character of the same name. As such, he appears as a western Great Dragon who features ivory-coloured scales with pale blue highlights. The change from his original title of Reizar, whose avatar was a large, golden-coloured weretiger, was effected in September of 2008. He cites the reason for his change as "personal as well as professional," and has remarked that the Ghostwalker moniker better fits his personality. "Ghostwalker" is also his username on OverClocked Remix, while he uses the moniker Tag when playing with Neural Implosion, while playing Shadowrun, and in his day-to-day activities.

==Personal Life==

Before joining Neural Implosion, Ghostwalker was the drummer of southern hard-rock band Psychosis. He also dated furry-artist Amanda "Ayzewi" Payne for a time, though the two have since seperated. Ghostwalker married outside of the fandom to his girlfriend of two years on 5 November 2008. He lists his residence as Sylvester, Georgia, 30 minutes from Hartsfield where Neural Implosion practice and record. He graduated MTC's Commercial Truck Driving course on 15 December 2007 with a certification in Commercial Motor Vehicle Operation, and recieved his class A commercial driver's license four days later. He is presently employed at Lil GeekShop, a Moultrie-based computer repair store.

==In the Media==

===''Mediaphilia''===
Ghostwalker (as Reizar) hosted a variety show on the FBC called ''Mediaphilia''. Though he prefers an almost Laconic style of speech in daily life, his on-air style has been described by listeners as "a deeper version of 2," thanks to the low, growling baritone in which he speaks and his tendency to fly into a rage about things that piss him off (such as the government or religious fanatics). Despite the success of ''Mediaphilia'', however, the show was canceled after only 25 episodes due to computer and internet problems. Most of the episodes have been archived and are available for download to FBC members.

Ghostwalker had several co-hosts on ''Mediaphilia'', and at least half of the shows were co-hosted by Phillip "Ghost" Pettit before his enlistment in the United States Army. Other co-hosts included Sinthetic Poison guitarist Mike "Nipples the Amazing Riverdance Queen" Morris, independent drummer Seth "Uncle Fester" Kudella, longtime friend Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod, and Morris' girlfriend, who was known only as "Muffin," both the only female co-host and the only non-musician to appear live on the show. He has also used remote co-hosts via Skype; these include TornadoCreator, Garr, DJ Wiru, and Jaie Davis.

===''U.F.N.''===
After taking some time away from radio to focus on locating a new musical project, Ghostwalker once again lent his voice to online broadcasting. Using the moniker "Action Bastard (Part Two!)" in homage to the ''Shin Chan'' superhero, Ghostwalker is a regular co-host on the popular TalkShoe podcast ''Ubuntu For Newbies'' with Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod. When not available for an on-site broadcast, Ghostwalker records snippets and segments that are submitted via e-mail. The show generally revolves around the Ubuntu build of Linux and its updates, toys and features, and also contains extras that are primarily dependent on what the hosts think up that day.

A big feature of UFN is Linux News, of which three or four articles are read for each podcast. The purpose of this is to let the audience know what new features or toys are being implemented or released, usually with a discussion to follow. Other segments include the Game of the Week, the DVD of the Week, and the Software of the Week. These are all inaccurately named, as the show doesn't run weekly anymore, but a new game, DVD or program is featured or reviewed each time a new show is recorded.

==Music==

Ghostwalker's drum set presently consists of a seven-piece Pearl Export set mounted on an ICON-500 rack, with Evans heads, Paiste and Sabian cymbals, and Iron Cobra double pedals. He uses Pro-Mark Natural 5A nylon-tipped sticks. A unique feature of his set is that the snare drum was tuned to be miked from underneath, because the traditional topside mic placement "gets in the way." This presents a problem for sound engineers who use a clip-on snare mic; because of the force with which he strikes his drums, the mic clip tends to be very easy to shake off. For this reason, Ghostwalker has started carrying a spare boom stand to mount a snare mic on, thus ensuring that it will stay in place during the set.

===Neural Implosion===

====Early Days====

[[Image:ghostwalker_02.jpg|right|thumb|Ghostwalker at the Wingmen/GADM festival.]]Following his departure from Psychosis in 2005, Ghostwalker spent some time jamming with local musicians in search of talent for a new project. Through a mutual friend he was introduced to John Neely, and the two began to jam together. After repeated attempts, Neely finally convinced Ghostwalker to jam with the Daniel brothers, who he would later find out formed the core of an intended death-metal band called Neural Implosion. In preparation, he listened to a low-quality demo CD the three had recorded, which consisted of what would become Neural Implosion's first two singles, "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood". After successfully creating drum parts for both songs, as well as a third ("For the Horde"), Ghostwalker decided to join Neural Implosion as a replacement for Jackson Spillers, who had been removed some time before.

====''Southern GoreGrind''====
After playing together nonstop for about a week, the quartet decided to record their three finished songs at better quality. Ghostwalker replaced their Magix system with Adobe Audition, and in two days' time, the group had a finished LP, which they dubbed ''Southern GoreGrind''. As they hadn't acquired a bassist yet, it was agreed that the three instrumentalists would share bass duties; on completion of the LP, however, they decided that "all the bass tracks were shit" and mixed them out of the final recordings. They would later begin to pass copies out at local shows, and quickly built a following with a local metal scene spanning from Atlanta to Jacksonville. Eventually they began to sell copies of their EP for $5 each, a decision both accepted and supported by their fans. After an interiew on Gulf 104's "HomeGrown" radio show (which featured remastered versions of "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood"), NI faced brief contention with the local hardcore scene, but the bands have since resolved their differences and support one another despite their varying tastes in metal.

====''Galactic Cannibalism'' and Beyond====

Following the release of ''Southern GoreGrind'', NI resumed writing and began the search for a bassist, ultimately requiring in the acquisition of W. Clay Harris the day before their first show. After playing together for several months, the band took a brief respite to begin work on new material. They then recorded a second three-song demo CD entitled ''Galactic Cannibalism'', which included a re-release of the song "Cold-Blooded". This EP is available on their MySpace website.

===Solaris Severed===

During the early recording stages of ''Galactic Cannibalism'', Ghostwalker and Lucas Griffin (a long-time friend of the band who also serves as stage manager, technician, merch guy and perhaps a score of other roles) began experimenting with digital generators, most notably FL Studio. After playing around with several pieces composed and arranged in FL Studio, five songs were selected for a concept album entitled ''Cruel and Unusual People'', which was released on MySpace in late 2008 and then subsequently removed.

[[Image:Ghostwalker3.jpg|right|thumb|Ghostwalker as Action Bastard (Part Two!) at Lil GeekShop, the PC store and recording studio where Ubuntu For Newbies is produced.]]Following the release of ''Cruel and Unusual People'', Lucas contributed new material and then turned to his own pursuits. Ghostwalker gathered these submissions and arranged them into a full-length album, which is now in production with the working title ''Turkey Is For Stoners''. A release date has not yet been set.

==External Links==

*[http://www.myspace.com/reizar Ghostwalker's MySpace page]
*[http://tauren-wardrums.livejournal.com Ghostwalker's LiveJournal]
*[http://www.myspace.com/neuralimplosionga Neural Implosion on MySpace]
*[http://www.myspace.com/solarisseveredga Solaris Severed on MySpace]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Musicians]][[Category:1983 births]][[Category:Dragon characters]]

Starscream

2008-11-12T05:43:42Z

Gh0stwalker: /* U.F.N. */

[[Image:Ghostwalker_01.jpg|right|thumb|Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman, playing with Neural Implosion at the Wingmen/GADM festival in Gainesville, GA in May of 2008.]]'''Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman''' (born July 11, 1983) is the drummer and secondary backing vocalist for Hartsfield, Georgia-based death-metal band Neural Implosion. He has been a mostly outside member of the fur fandom since early 2006.

==Fursona==

Ghostwalker describes his avatar as a physical carbon copy of the Shadowrun character of the same name. As such, he appears as a western Great Dragon who features ivory-coloured scales with pale blue highlights. The change from his original title of Reizar, whose avatar was a large, golden-coloured weretiger, was effected in September of 2008; as of then, he became officially known within the fandom as Ghostwalker through FBC president Jaie Davis, who was the first recipient of his announcement. He cites the reason for his change as "personal as well as professional," and has remarked that the Ghostwalker moniker better fits his personality. "Ghostwalker" is also his Citizen's Band (CB) radio handle, as well as his username on OverClocked Remix, and his alias in the Georgia chapter of the New York Death Militia, an international music club for metal musicians and bands.

==Personal Life==

Before joining Neural Implosion, Ghostwalker was the drummer of southern hard-rock band Psychosis. He also dated furry-artist Amanda "Ayzewi" Payne for a time, though the two have since seperated. Ghostwalker married outside of the fandom to his girlfriend of two years on 5 November 2008. He lists his residence as Moultrie, Georgia, 20 minutes from Hartsfield where Neural Implosion practice and record. He is also currently enrolled in Moultrie Technical College under a combination of computer science courses (collectively titled Computer Information Systems), though repeated sabbaticals due to work make an anticipated graduation date uncertain. He graduated MTC's Commercial Truck Driving course on 15 December 2007 with a certification in Commercial Motor Vehicle Operation, and recieved his class A commercial driver's license four days later. Though currently employed with Werner Enterprises, he is on leave while seeking employment with other carriers.

==In the Media==

===''Mediaphilia''===
Ghostwalker (as Reizar) hosted a variety show on the FBC called ''Mediaphilia''. Though he prefers an almost Laconic style of speech in daily life, his on-air style has been described by some listeners as "a deeper version of 2," thanks to the low, growling baritone in which he speaks and his tendency to fly into a rage about things that piss him off (such as the government or religious fanatics). Despite the success of ''Mediaphilia'', however, the show was canceled after only 25 episodes due to computer and internet problems. Most of the episodes have been archived and are available for download to FBC members. Plans exist for a second season of ''Mediaphilia'' consisting of twenty episodes. Pending the success of this "second season," additional episode clusters may be released in sets of twenty, with time off between each.

Ghostwalker had several co-hosts on ''Mediaphilia'', and at least half of the shows were co-hosted by Phillip "Ghost" Pettit before his enlistment in the United States Army. Other co-hosts included Sinthetic Poison guitarist Mike "Nipples the Amazing Riverdance Queen" Morris, independent drummer Seth "Uncle Fester" Kudella, longtime friend Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod, and Morris' girlfriend, who only wished to be identified as "Muffin," both the only female co-host and the only non-musician to appear live on the show. He has also used remote co-hosts via Skype; these include TornadoCreator, Garr, DJ Wiru, and Jaie Davis himself.

===''U.F.N.''===
After taking some time away from radio to focus on locating a new musical project, Ghostwalker once again lent his voice to online broadcasting. Using the moniker "Action Bastard (Part Two!)" in homage to the ''Shin Chan'' superhero, Ghostwalker is a regular co-host on the popular TalkShoe podcast ''Ubuntu For Newbies'' with Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod. When not available for an on-site broadcast, Ghostwalker records snippets and segments that are submitted via e-mail. The show generally revolves around the Ubuntu build of Linux and its updates, toys and features, and also contains extras that are primarily dependent on what the hosts think up that day.

A big feature of UFN is Linux News, of which three or four articles are read for each podcast. The purpose of this is to let the audience know what new features or toys are being implemented or released, usually with a discussion to follow. Other segments include the Game of the Week, the DVD of the Week, and the Software of the Week. These are all inaccurately named, as the show doesn't run weekly anymore, but a new game, DVD or program is featured each time a new show is recorded.

==Music==

Ghostwalker has described his musical preference as "all over the place." He claims to listen to everything except for pop, and some forms of country and rap, but chooses to express himself through aggressive playing; for this reason he prefers to play metal and extreme-metal variants, most notably death metal. His drum set presently consists of a six-piece Pearl Export set mounted on an ICON-500 rack, with Evans heads, Paiste and Sabian cymbals, and Iron Cobra double pedals. He uses Pro-Mark 747 nylon-tipped sticks. A unique feature of his set is that the snare drum was tuned to be miked from underneath, because the traditional topside mic placement "gets in the way." This presents a problem for sound engineers who use a clip-on snare mic; because of the force with which he strikes his drums, the mic clip tends to be very easy to shake off. For this reason, Ghostwalker has started carrying a spare boom stand to mount a snare mic on, thus ensuring that it will stay in place during the set. Generally the outline of his set is an offset kick, centred snare, three upper toms and one lower; he has used this framework with different cymbal combinations since his tenure with Neural Implosion.

===Neural Implosion===

====Early Days====

[[Image:ghostwalker_02.jpg|right|thumb|A better view of Ghostwalker's drum set, taken from the Wingmen/GADM festival.]]Following his departure from Psychosis in 2005, Ghostwalker spent some time jamming with local musicians in search of talent for a new project. Through a mutual friend, he was introduced to John Neely, and the two began to jam together. After repeated attempts, Neely finally convinced Ghostwalker to jam with the Daniel brothers, who he would later find out formed the core of an intended death-metal band called Neural Implosion. In preparation, he listened to a low-quality demo CD the three had recorded, which consisted of what would become Neural Implosion's first two singles, "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood". After successfully creating drum parts for both songs, as well as a third ("For the Horde"), Ghostwalker decided to join Neural Implosion as a replacement for Jackson Spillers, who had been removed some time before.

====''Southern GoreGrind''====
After playing together nonstop for about a week, the quartet decided to record their three finished songs at better quality. Ghostwalker replaced their Magix system with Adobe Audition, and in two days' time, the group had a finished LP, which they dubbed ''Southern GoreGrind''. As they hadn't acquired a bassist yet, it was agreed that the three instrumentalists would share bass duties; on completion of the LP, however, they decided that "all the bass tracks were shit" and mixed them out of the final recordings. They would later begin to pass copies out at local shows, and quickly built a following with a local metal scene spanning from Atlanta to Jacksonville. Eventually they began to sell copies of their EP for $5 each, a decision both accepted and supported by their fans. After an interiew on Gulf 104's "HomeGrown" radio show (which featured remastered versions of "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood"), NI faced brief contention with the local hardcore scene, but the bands have since resolved their differences and support one another despite their varying tastes in metal.

====''Galactic Cannibalism''====

Following the release of ''Southern GoreGrind'', NI resumed writing and began the search for a bassist, ultimately requiring in the acquisition of W. Clay Harris the day before their first show. After playing together for several months, the band took a brief respite to begin work on new material. They have since assembled what they deem enough songs for an entire album, which they decided would be called ''Galactic Cannibalism'', and production subsequently began with the help of Aaron Shelton, drummer for progressive-rock band Gary Jones and engineer for Miskatonic Productions. In June of 2008, NI went on a short regional tour with Tifton-based progressive-hardcore band This Hideous Strength. After Ghostwalker took time off for his initial phase of work with Werner, NI recruited a backup percussionist, who has since left to pursue a new project with former members of Crown Hill and Confined to the Shadows. Following THS guitarist Nick Young's departure, NI guitarist Benjamin Daniel stepped into the open space left by Young to help THS complete a second regional tour. This marked the start of an unofficial break by Neural Implosion; most of the band members were either working or attending college, and it was generally agreed that some quiet-time was in order before working on new material, which will most likely be added to the upcoming album.

Ghostwalker has recently returned home on leave from Werner. While purusing other, more local jobs, he plans to return to the studio and re-record drum tracks for ''Galactic Cannibalism'', despite multiple delays due to various reasons within the band. He intends to take as much time as is required, which will allow the other members to finish their individual pursuits before recombining as a single entity. A performance at Albany Riverskate in Albany, GA is expected to cement the return of N.I. to the public on 15 November.

===Solaris Severed===

During the early recording stages of ''Galactic Cannibalism'', Ghostwalker and Lucas Griffin (a long-time friend of the band who also serves as stage manager, technician, merch guy and perhaps a score of other roles) began experimenting with digital generators, most notably FL Studio. A rapid production of electronic music with influences ranging from trance, drum-and-bass, fusion and metal filled a project folder, and quickly enough material was produced to warrant construction of an album. Ghostwalker first suggested Spoon as the project name, but after finding out that there was already a band with that name, and the subsequent agreement that it was "kind of a stupid name," Lucas suggested Solaris Severed. Having decided on a name for the project, Ghostwalker arranged the tracks in succession to form a sort of concept album, which he ultimately wound up naming ''Cruel and Unusual People''.

[[Image:Ghostwalker3.jpg|right|thumb|Ghostwalker as Action Bastard (Part Two!) at Lil GeekShop, the PC store and recording studio where Ubuntu For Newbies is produced.]]After the initial bulk of ''Cruel and Unusual People'' was recorded, Ghostwalker took two copies of each master file with him, as well as borrowing a laptop from a close friend, while Lucas turned to other pursuits. It was around this time that he had officially begun his job. Ghostwalker plans to finish the album while on the road; he intends to add three additional tracks, including a remixed version of the first movement of Beethoven's "Moonlite Sonata," as well as pen and record vocals for at least half of the songs featured on the album. He plans to record the bulk of vocals himself, using a death-growl vocal style on the heavier pieces, but also intends to solicit the aid of other independant vocalists such as horrorcore rapper RAQ and contemporary vocalist Jill "Pixietricks" Goldin of OverClocked Remix. An official release date has not been set.

Some of the songs featured on ''Cruel and Unusual People'' are remixed from old video-game soundtracks. The untitled second track is a direct copy of the track "Stickerbrush Symphony" from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Similarly, "The Black Waltz," which opens with a symphony-and-rock-guitar variation of a classic Mozart piece, is a re-mix of the track of the same name, featured in Final Fantasy IX. Both tracks are planned to be submitted to OverClocked Remix upon completion, as well as included on the album. The album version of the second track will feature the vocal lead, while the OCR version will feature the guitar lead. Similarly, the OCR version of "The Black Waltz" will not feature the opening Mozart piece, while the album version lists it as a separate track entitled "Totentanz Macabre."

==''Donkey Kong Country 2: The Second Concert''==

Once ''Cruel and Unusual People'' is complete, Ghostwalker plans on acquiring and re-mixing the entire soundtrack to Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest for submission to OverClocked Remix. Among the scheduled tracks is a third re-mix of "Stickerbrush Symphony"; this mix presents the piece as a somber requiem with softer instruments and more laid-back drums, as well as crystal bells and clean electric guitar solos in place of vocals. It also marks the first time Ghostwalker has used FL Studio to program the drums, a departure from his preference for the Hydrogen drum machine.

Another departure from his ordinary format of entirely-electronic arrangements is the plan to include live instruments in the recording process, namely some of the more pronounced guitar and bass tracks, some instrumental leads, and several different vocal styles. The album, tentatively titled ''The Second Concert'', is expected to have a late-2009 release date.

==External Links==

*[http://www.myspace.com/reizar Ghostwalker's MySpace page]
*[http://tauren-wardrums.livejournal.com Ghostwalker's LiveJournal]
*[http://www.myspace.com/neuralimplosionga Neural Implosion on MySpace]
*[http://www.myspace.com/solarisseveredga Solaris Severed on MySpace]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Musicians]][[Category:1983 births]][[Category:Dragon characters]]

File:Ghostwalker3.jpg

2008-11-12T05:43:04Z

Gh0stwalker: /* Summary */

== Summary ==
Ghostwalker as Action Bastard (Part Two!) at Lil GeekShop, the PC store and recording studio where Ubuntu For Newbies is produced.

== Licensing: ==
{{Cc-by-3.0}}

Starscream

2008-11-12T05:42:52Z

Gh0stwalker: Added a thumb to "Solaris Severed".

[[Image:Ghostwalker_01.jpg|right|thumb|Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman, playing with Neural Implosion at the Wingmen/GADM festival in Gainesville, GA in May of 2008.]]'''Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman''' (born July 11, 1983) is the drummer and secondary backing vocalist for Hartsfield, Georgia-based death-metal band Neural Implosion. He has been a mostly outside member of the fur fandom since early 2006.

==Fursona==

Ghostwalker describes his avatar as a physical carbon copy of the Shadowrun character of the same name. As such, he appears as a western Great Dragon who features ivory-coloured scales with pale blue highlights. The change from his original title of Reizar, whose avatar was a large, golden-coloured weretiger, was effected in September of 2008; as of then, he became officially known within the fandom as Ghostwalker through FBC president Jaie Davis, who was the first recipient of his announcement. He cites the reason for his change as "personal as well as professional," and has remarked that the Ghostwalker moniker better fits his personality. "Ghostwalker" is also his Citizen's Band (CB) radio handle, as well as his username on OverClocked Remix, and his alias in the Georgia chapter of the New York Death Militia, an international music club for metal musicians and bands.

==Personal Life==

Before joining Neural Implosion, Ghostwalker was the drummer of southern hard-rock band Psychosis. He also dated furry-artist Amanda "Ayzewi" Payne for a time, though the two have since seperated. Ghostwalker married outside of the fandom to his girlfriend of two years on 5 November 2008. He lists his residence as Moultrie, Georgia, 20 minutes from Hartsfield where Neural Implosion practice and record. He is also currently enrolled in Moultrie Technical College under a combination of computer science courses (collectively titled Computer Information Systems), though repeated sabbaticals due to work make an anticipated graduation date uncertain. He graduated MTC's Commercial Truck Driving course on 15 December 2007 with a certification in Commercial Motor Vehicle Operation, and recieved his class A commercial driver's license four days later. Though currently employed with Werner Enterprises, he is on leave while seeking employment with other carriers.

==In the Media==

===''Mediaphilia''===
Ghostwalker (as Reizar) hosted a variety show on the FBC called ''Mediaphilia''. Though he prefers an almost Laconic style of speech in daily life, his on-air style has been described by some listeners as "a deeper version of 2," thanks to the low, growling baritone in which he speaks and his tendency to fly into a rage about things that piss him off (such as the government or religious fanatics). Despite the success of ''Mediaphilia'', however, the show was canceled after only 25 episodes due to computer and internet problems. Most of the episodes have been archived and are available for download to FBC members. Plans exist for a second season of ''Mediaphilia'' consisting of twenty episodes. Pending the success of this "second season," additional episode clusters may be released in sets of twenty, with time off between each.

Ghostwalker had several co-hosts on ''Mediaphilia'', and at least half of the shows were co-hosted by Phillip "Ghost" Pettit before his enlistment in the United States Army. Other co-hosts included Sinthetic Poison guitarist Mike "Nipples the Amazing Riverdance Queen" Morris, independent drummer Seth "Uncle Fester" Kudella, longtime friend Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod, and Morris' girlfriend, who only wished to be identified as "Muffin," both the only female co-host and the only non-musician to appear live on the show. He has also used remote co-hosts via Skype; these include TornadoCreator, Garr, DJ Wiru, and Jaie Davis himself.

===''U.F.N.''===
After taking some time away from radio to focus on locating a new musical project, Ghostwalker once again lent his voice to online broadcasting. Using the moniker "Action Bastard" in homage to the ''Shin Chan'' superhero, Ghostwalker is a regular co-host on the popular TalkShoe podcast ''Ubuntu For Newbies'' with Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod. When not available for an on-site broadcast, Ghostwalker records snippets and segments that are submitted via e-mail. The show generally revolves around the Ubuntu build of Linux and its updates, toys and features, and also contains extras that are primarily dependent on what the hosts think up that day.

A big feature of UFN is Linux News, of which three or four articles are read for each podcast. The purpose of this is to let the audience know what new features or toys are being implemented or released, usually with a discussion to follow. Other segments include the Game of the Week, the DVD of the Week, and the Software of the Week. These are all inaccurately named, as the show doesn't run weekly anymore, but a new game, DVD or program is featured each time a new show is recorded.

==Music==

Ghostwalker has described his musical preference as "all over the place." He claims to listen to everything except for pop, and some forms of country and rap, but chooses to express himself through aggressive playing; for this reason he prefers to play metal and extreme-metal variants, most notably death metal. His drum set presently consists of a six-piece Pearl Export set mounted on an ICON-500 rack, with Evans heads, Paiste and Sabian cymbals, and Iron Cobra double pedals. He uses Pro-Mark 747 nylon-tipped sticks. A unique feature of his set is that the snare drum was tuned to be miked from underneath, because the traditional topside mic placement "gets in the way." This presents a problem for sound engineers who use a clip-on snare mic; because of the force with which he strikes his drums, the mic clip tends to be very easy to shake off. For this reason, Ghostwalker has started carrying a spare boom stand to mount a snare mic on, thus ensuring that it will stay in place during the set. Generally the outline of his set is an offset kick, centred snare, three upper toms and one lower; he has used this framework with different cymbal combinations since his tenure with Neural Implosion.

===Neural Implosion===

====Early Days====

[[Image:ghostwalker_02.jpg|right|thumb|A better view of Ghostwalker's drum set, taken from the Wingmen/GADM festival.]]Following his departure from Psychosis in 2005, Ghostwalker spent some time jamming with local musicians in search of talent for a new project. Through a mutual friend, he was introduced to John Neely, and the two began to jam together. After repeated attempts, Neely finally convinced Ghostwalker to jam with the Daniel brothers, who he would later find out formed the core of an intended death-metal band called Neural Implosion. In preparation, he listened to a low-quality demo CD the three had recorded, which consisted of what would become Neural Implosion's first two singles, "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood". After successfully creating drum parts for both songs, as well as a third ("For the Horde"), Ghostwalker decided to join Neural Implosion as a replacement for Jackson Spillers, who had been removed some time before.

====''Southern GoreGrind''====
After playing together nonstop for about a week, the quartet decided to record their three finished songs at better quality. Ghostwalker replaced their Magix system with Adobe Audition, and in two days' time, the group had a finished LP, which they dubbed ''Southern GoreGrind''. As they hadn't acquired a bassist yet, it was agreed that the three instrumentalists would share bass duties; on completion of the LP, however, they decided that "all the bass tracks were shit" and mixed them out of the final recordings. They would later begin to pass copies out at local shows, and quickly built a following with a local metal scene spanning from Atlanta to Jacksonville. Eventually they began to sell copies of their EP for $5 each, a decision both accepted and supported by their fans. After an interiew on Gulf 104's "HomeGrown" radio show (which featured remastered versions of "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood"), NI faced brief contention with the local hardcore scene, but the bands have since resolved their differences and support one another despite their varying tastes in metal.

====''Galactic Cannibalism''====

Following the release of ''Southern GoreGrind'', NI resumed writing and began the search for a bassist, ultimately requiring in the acquisition of W. Clay Harris the day before their first show. After playing together for several months, the band took a brief respite to begin work on new material. They have since assembled what they deem enough songs for an entire album, which they decided would be called ''Galactic Cannibalism'', and production subsequently began with the help of Aaron Shelton, drummer for progressive-rock band Gary Jones and engineer for Miskatonic Productions. In June of 2008, NI went on a short regional tour with Tifton-based progressive-hardcore band This Hideous Strength. After Ghostwalker took time off for his initial phase of work with Werner, NI recruited a backup percussionist, who has since left to pursue a new project with former members of Crown Hill and Confined to the Shadows. Following THS guitarist Nick Young's departure, NI guitarist Benjamin Daniel stepped into the open space left by Young to help THS complete a second regional tour. This marked the start of an unofficial break by Neural Implosion; most of the band members were either working or attending college, and it was generally agreed that some quiet-time was in order before working on new material, which will most likely be added to the upcoming album.

Ghostwalker has recently returned home on leave from Werner. While purusing other, more local jobs, he plans to return to the studio and re-record drum tracks for ''Galactic Cannibalism'', despite multiple delays due to various reasons within the band. He intends to take as much time as is required, which will allow the other members to finish their individual pursuits before recombining as a single entity. A performance at Albany Riverskate in Albany, GA is expected to cement the return of N.I. to the public on 15 November.

===Solaris Severed===

During the early recording stages of ''Galactic Cannibalism'', Ghostwalker and Lucas Griffin (a long-time friend of the band who also serves as stage manager, technician, merch guy and perhaps a score of other roles) began experimenting with digital generators, most notably FL Studio. A rapid production of electronic music with influences ranging from trance, drum-and-bass, fusion and metal filled a project folder, and quickly enough material was produced to warrant construction of an album. Ghostwalker first suggested Spoon as the project name, but after finding out that there was already a band with that name, and the subsequent agreement that it was "kind of a stupid name," Lucas suggested Solaris Severed. Having decided on a name for the project, Ghostwalker arranged the tracks in succession to form a sort of concept album, which he ultimately wound up naming ''Cruel and Unusual People''.

[[Image:Ghostwalker3.jpg|right|thumb|Ghostwalker as Action Bastard (Part Two!) at Lil GeekShop, the PC store and recording studio where Ubuntu For Newbies is produced.]]After the initial bulk of ''Cruel and Unusual People'' was recorded, Ghostwalker took two copies of each master file with him, as well as borrowing a laptop from a close friend, while Lucas turned to other pursuits. It was around this time that he had officially begun his job. Ghostwalker plans to finish the album while on the road; he intends to add three additional tracks, including a remixed version of the first movement of Beethoven's "Moonlite Sonata," as well as pen and record vocals for at least half of the songs featured on the album. He plans to record the bulk of vocals himself, using a death-growl vocal style on the heavier pieces, but also intends to solicit the aid of other independant vocalists such as horrorcore rapper RAQ and contemporary vocalist Jill "Pixietricks" Goldin of OverClocked Remix. An official release date has not been set.

Some of the songs featured on ''Cruel and Unusual People'' are remixed from old video-game soundtracks. The untitled second track is a direct copy of the track "Stickerbrush Symphony" from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Similarly, "The Black Waltz," which opens with a symphony-and-rock-guitar variation of a classic Mozart piece, is a re-mix of the track of the same name, featured in Final Fantasy IX. Both tracks are planned to be submitted to OverClocked Remix upon completion, as well as included on the album. The album version of the second track will feature the vocal lead, while the OCR version will feature the guitar lead. Similarly, the OCR version of "The Black Waltz" will not feature the opening Mozart piece, while the album version lists it as a separate track entitled "Totentanz Macabre."

==''Donkey Kong Country 2: The Second Concert''==

Once ''Cruel and Unusual People'' is complete, Ghostwalker plans on acquiring and re-mixing the entire soundtrack to Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest for submission to OverClocked Remix. Among the scheduled tracks is a third re-mix of "Stickerbrush Symphony"; this mix presents the piece as a somber requiem with softer instruments and more laid-back drums, as well as crystal bells and clean electric guitar solos in place of vocals. It also marks the first time Ghostwalker has used FL Studio to program the drums, a departure from his preference for the Hydrogen drum machine.

Another departure from his ordinary format of entirely-electronic arrangements is the plan to include live instruments in the recording process, namely some of the more pronounced guitar and bass tracks, some instrumental leads, and several different vocal styles. The album, tentatively titled ''The Second Concert'', is expected to have a late-2009 release date.

==External Links==

*[http://www.myspace.com/reizar Ghostwalker's MySpace page]
*[http://tauren-wardrums.livejournal.com Ghostwalker's LiveJournal]
*[http://www.myspace.com/neuralimplosionga Neural Implosion on MySpace]
*[http://www.myspace.com/solarisseveredga Solaris Severed on MySpace]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Musicians]][[Category:1983 births]][[Category:Dragon characters]]

File:Ghostwalker3.jpg

2008-11-12T05:40:47Z

Gh0stwalker: Ghostwalker as "Action Bastard" at Lil GeekShop, the studio where Ubuntu For Newbies is recorded.

== Summary ==
Ghostwalker as "Action Bastard" at Lil GeekShop, the studio where Ubuntu For Newbies is recorded.
== Licensing: ==
{{Cc-by-3.0}}

Starscream

2008-11-12T05:38:56Z

Gh0stwalker: /* Galactic Cannibalism */

[[Image:Ghostwalker_01.jpg|right|thumb|Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman, playing with Neural Implosion at the Wingmen/GADM festival in Gainesville, GA in May of 2008.]]'''Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman''' (born July 11, 1983) is the drummer and secondary backing vocalist for Hartsfield, Georgia-based death-metal band Neural Implosion. He has been a mostly outside member of the fur fandom since early 2006.

==Fursona==

Ghostwalker describes his avatar as a physical carbon copy of the Shadowrun character of the same name. As such, he appears as a western Great Dragon who features ivory-coloured scales with pale blue highlights. The change from his original title of Reizar, whose avatar was a large, golden-coloured weretiger, was effected in September of 2008; as of then, he became officially known within the fandom as Ghostwalker through FBC president Jaie Davis, who was the first recipient of his announcement. He cites the reason for his change as "personal as well as professional," and has remarked that the Ghostwalker moniker better fits his personality. "Ghostwalker" is also his Citizen's Band (CB) radio handle, as well as his username on OverClocked Remix, and his alias in the Georgia chapter of the New York Death Militia, an international music club for metal musicians and bands.

==Personal Life==

Before joining Neural Implosion, Ghostwalker was the drummer of southern hard-rock band Psychosis. He also dated furry-artist Amanda "Ayzewi" Payne for a time, though the two have since seperated. Ghostwalker married outside of the fandom to his girlfriend of two years on 5 November 2008. He lists his residence as Moultrie, Georgia, 20 minutes from Hartsfield where Neural Implosion practice and record. He is also currently enrolled in Moultrie Technical College under a combination of computer science courses (collectively titled Computer Information Systems), though repeated sabbaticals due to work make an anticipated graduation date uncertain. He graduated MTC's Commercial Truck Driving course on 15 December 2007 with a certification in Commercial Motor Vehicle Operation, and recieved his class A commercial driver's license four days later. Though currently employed with Werner Enterprises, he is on leave while seeking employment with other carriers.

==In the Media==

===''Mediaphilia''===
Ghostwalker (as Reizar) hosted a variety show on the FBC called ''Mediaphilia''. Though he prefers an almost Laconic style of speech in daily life, his on-air style has been described by some listeners as "a deeper version of 2," thanks to the low, growling baritone in which he speaks and his tendency to fly into a rage about things that piss him off (such as the government or religious fanatics). Despite the success of ''Mediaphilia'', however, the show was canceled after only 25 episodes due to computer and internet problems. Most of the episodes have been archived and are available for download to FBC members. Plans exist for a second season of ''Mediaphilia'' consisting of twenty episodes. Pending the success of this "second season," additional episode clusters may be released in sets of twenty, with time off between each.

Ghostwalker had several co-hosts on ''Mediaphilia'', and at least half of the shows were co-hosted by Phillip "Ghost" Pettit before his enlistment in the United States Army. Other co-hosts included Sinthetic Poison guitarist Mike "Nipples the Amazing Riverdance Queen" Morris, independent drummer Seth "Uncle Fester" Kudella, longtime friend Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod, and Morris' girlfriend, who only wished to be identified as "Muffin," both the only female co-host and the only non-musician to appear live on the show. He has also used remote co-hosts via Skype; these include TornadoCreator, Garr, DJ Wiru, and Jaie Davis himself.

===''U.F.N.''===
After taking some time away from radio to focus on locating a new musical project, Ghostwalker once again lent his voice to online broadcasting. Using the moniker "Action Bastard" in homage to the ''Shin Chan'' superhero, Ghostwalker is a regular co-host on the popular TalkShoe podcast ''Ubuntu For Newbies'' with Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod. When not available for an on-site broadcast, Ghostwalker records snippets and segments that are submitted via e-mail. The show generally revolves around the Ubuntu build of Linux and its updates, toys and features, and also contains extras that are primarily dependent on what the hosts think up that day.

A big feature of UFN is Linux News, of which three or four articles are read for each podcast. The purpose of this is to let the audience know what new features or toys are being implemented or released, usually with a discussion to follow. Other segments include the Game of the Week, the DVD of the Week, and the Software of the Week. These are all inaccurately named, as the show doesn't run weekly anymore, but a new game, DVD or program is featured each time a new show is recorded.

==Music==

Ghostwalker has described his musical preference as "all over the place." He claims to listen to everything except for pop, and some forms of country and rap, but chooses to express himself through aggressive playing; for this reason he prefers to play metal and extreme-metal variants, most notably death metal. His drum set presently consists of a six-piece Pearl Export set mounted on an ICON-500 rack, with Evans heads, Paiste and Sabian cymbals, and Iron Cobra double pedals. He uses Pro-Mark 747 nylon-tipped sticks. A unique feature of his set is that the snare drum was tuned to be miked from underneath, because the traditional topside mic placement "gets in the way." This presents a problem for sound engineers who use a clip-on snare mic; because of the force with which he strikes his drums, the mic clip tends to be very easy to shake off. For this reason, Ghostwalker has started carrying a spare boom stand to mount a snare mic on, thus ensuring that it will stay in place during the set. Generally the outline of his set is an offset kick, centred snare, three upper toms and one lower; he has used this framework with different cymbal combinations since his tenure with Neural Implosion.

===Neural Implosion===

====Early Days====

[[Image:ghostwalker_02.jpg|right|thumb|A better view of Ghostwalker's drum set, taken from the Wingmen/GADM festival.]]Following his departure from Psychosis in 2005, Ghostwalker spent some time jamming with local musicians in search of talent for a new project. Through a mutual friend, he was introduced to John Neely, and the two began to jam together. After repeated attempts, Neely finally convinced Ghostwalker to jam with the Daniel brothers, who he would later find out formed the core of an intended death-metal band called Neural Implosion. In preparation, he listened to a low-quality demo CD the three had recorded, which consisted of what would become Neural Implosion's first two singles, "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood". After successfully creating drum parts for both songs, as well as a third ("For the Horde"), Ghostwalker decided to join Neural Implosion as a replacement for Jackson Spillers, who had been removed some time before.

====''Southern GoreGrind''====
After playing together nonstop for about a week, the quartet decided to record their three finished songs at better quality. Ghostwalker replaced their Magix system with Adobe Audition, and in two days' time, the group had a finished LP, which they dubbed ''Southern GoreGrind''. As they hadn't acquired a bassist yet, it was agreed that the three instrumentalists would share bass duties; on completion of the LP, however, they decided that "all the bass tracks were shit" and mixed them out of the final recordings. They would later begin to pass copies out at local shows, and quickly built a following with a local metal scene spanning from Atlanta to Jacksonville. Eventually they began to sell copies of their EP for $5 each, a decision both accepted and supported by their fans. After an interiew on Gulf 104's "HomeGrown" radio show (which featured remastered versions of "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood"), NI faced brief contention with the local hardcore scene, but the bands have since resolved their differences and support one another despite their varying tastes in metal.

====''Galactic Cannibalism''====

Following the release of ''Southern GoreGrind'', NI resumed writing and began the search for a bassist, ultimately requiring in the acquisition of W. Clay Harris the day before their first show. After playing together for several months, the band took a brief respite to begin work on new material. They have since assembled what they deem enough songs for an entire album, which they decided would be called ''Galactic Cannibalism'', and production subsequently began with the help of Aaron Shelton, drummer for progressive-rock band Gary Jones and engineer for Miskatonic Productions. In June of 2008, NI went on a short regional tour with Tifton-based progressive-hardcore band This Hideous Strength. After Ghostwalker took time off for his initial phase of work with Werner, NI recruited a backup percussionist, who has since left to pursue a new project with former members of Crown Hill and Confined to the Shadows. Following THS guitarist Nick Young's departure, NI guitarist Benjamin Daniel stepped into the open space left by Young to help THS complete a second regional tour. This marked the start of an unofficial break by Neural Implosion; most of the band members were either working or attending college, and it was generally agreed that some quiet-time was in order before working on new material, which will most likely be added to the upcoming album.

Ghostwalker has recently returned home on leave from Werner. While purusing other, more local jobs, he plans to return to the studio and re-record drum tracks for ''Galactic Cannibalism'', despite multiple delays due to various reasons within the band. He intends to take as much time as is required, which will allow the other members to finish their individual pursuits before recombining as a single entity. A performance at Albany Riverskate in Albany, GA is expected to cement the return of N.I. to the public on 15 November.

===Solaris Severed===

During the early recording stages of ''Galactic Cannibalism'', Ghostwalker and Lucas Griffin (a long-time friend of the band who also serves as stage manager, technician, merch guy and perhaps a score of other roles) began experimenting with digital generators, most notably FL Studio. A rapid production of electronic music with influences ranging from trance, drum-and-bass, fusion and metal filled a project folder, and quickly enough material was produced to warrant construction of an album. Ghostwalker first suggested Spoon as the project name, but after finding out that there was already a band with that name, and the subsequent agreement that it was "kind of a stupid name," Lucas suggested Solaris Severed. Having decided on a name for the project, Ghostwalker arranged the tracks in succession to form a sort of concept album, which he ultimately wound up naming ''Cruel and Unusual People''.

After the initial bulk of ''Cruel and Unusual People'' was recorded, Ghostwalker took two copies of each master file with him, as well as borrowing a laptop from a close friend, while Lucas turned to other pursuits. It was around this time that he had officially begun his job. Ghostwalker plans to finish the album while on the road; he intends to add three additional tracks, including a remixed version of the first movement of Beethoven's "Moonlite Sonata," as well as pen and record vocals for at least half of the songs featured on the album. He plans to record the bulk of vocals himself, using a death-growl vocal style on the heavier pieces, but also intends to solicit the aid of other independant vocalists such as horrorcore rapper RAQ and contemporary vocalist Jill "Pixietricks" Goldin of OverClocked Remix. An official release date has not been set.

Some of the songs featured on ''Cruel and Unusual People'' are remixed from old video-game soundtracks. The untitled second track is a direct copy of the track "Stickerbrush Symphony" from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Similarly, "The Black Waltz," which opens with a symphony-and-rock-guitar variation of a classic Mozart piece, is a re-mix of the track of the same name, featured in Final Fantasy IX. Both tracks are planned to be submitted to OverClocked Remix upon completion, as well as included on the album. The album version of the second track will feature the vocal lead, while the OCR version will feature the guitar lead. Similarly, the OCR version of "The Black Waltz" will not feature the opening Mozart piece, while the album version lists it as a separate track entitled "Totentanz Macabre."

==''Donkey Kong Country 2: The Second Concert''==

Once ''Cruel and Unusual People'' is complete, Ghostwalker plans on acquiring and re-mixing the entire soundtrack to Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest for submission to OverClocked Remix. Among the scheduled tracks is a third re-mix of "Stickerbrush Symphony"; this mix presents the piece as a somber requiem with softer instruments and more laid-back drums, as well as crystal bells and clean electric guitar solos in place of vocals. It also marks the first time Ghostwalker has used FL Studio to program the drums, a departure from his preference for the Hydrogen drum machine.

Another departure from his ordinary format of entirely-electronic arrangements is the plan to include live instruments in the recording process, namely some of the more pronounced guitar and bass tracks, some instrumental leads, and several different vocal styles. The album, tentatively titled ''The Second Concert'', is expected to have a late-2009 release date.

==External Links==

*[http://www.myspace.com/reizar Ghostwalker's MySpace page]
*[http://tauren-wardrums.livejournal.com Ghostwalker's LiveJournal]
*[http://www.myspace.com/neuralimplosionga Neural Implosion on MySpace]
*[http://www.myspace.com/solarisseveredga Solaris Severed on MySpace]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Musicians]][[Category:1983 births]][[Category:Dragon characters]]

Starscream

2008-11-07T02:45:12Z

Gh0stwalker: /* External Links */

[[Image:Ghostwalker_01.jpg|right|thumb|Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman, playing with Neural Implosion at the Wingmen/GADM festival in Gainesville, GA in May of 2008.]]'''Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman''' (born July 11, 1983) is the drummer and secondary backing vocalist for Hartsfield, Georgia-based death-metal band Neural Implosion. He has been a mostly outside member of the fur fandom since early 2006.

==Fursona==

Ghostwalker describes his avatar as a physical carbon copy of the Shadowrun character of the same name. As such, he appears as a western Great Dragon who features ivory-coloured scales with pale blue highlights. The change from his original title of Reizar, whose avatar was a large, golden-coloured weretiger, was effected in September of 2008; as of then, he became officially known within the fandom as Ghostwalker through FBC president Jaie Davis, who was the first recipient of his announcement. He cites the reason for his change as "personal as well as professional," and has remarked that the Ghostwalker moniker better fits his personality. "Ghostwalker" is also his Citizen's Band (CB) radio handle, as well as his username on OverClocked Remix, and his alias in the Georgia chapter of the New York Death Militia, an international music club for metal musicians and bands.

==Personal Life==

Before joining Neural Implosion, Ghostwalker was the drummer of southern hard-rock band Psychosis. He also dated furry-artist Amanda "Ayzewi" Payne for a time, though the two have since seperated. Ghostwalker married outside of the fandom to his girlfriend of two years on 5 November 2008. He lists his residence as Moultrie, Georgia, 20 minutes from Hartsfield where Neural Implosion practice and record. He is also currently enrolled in Moultrie Technical College under a combination of computer science courses (collectively titled Computer Information Systems), though repeated sabbaticals due to work make an anticipated graduation date uncertain. He graduated MTC's Commercial Truck Driving course on 15 December 2007 with a certification in Commercial Motor Vehicle Operation, and recieved his class A commercial driver's license four days later. Though currently employed with Werner Enterprises, he is on leave while seeking employment with other carriers.

==In the Media==

===''Mediaphilia''===
Ghostwalker (as Reizar) hosted a variety show on the FBC called ''Mediaphilia''. Though he prefers an almost Laconic style of speech in daily life, his on-air style has been described by some listeners as "a deeper version of 2," thanks to the low, growling baritone in which he speaks and his tendency to fly into a rage about things that piss him off (such as the government or religious fanatics). Despite the success of ''Mediaphilia'', however, the show was canceled after only 25 episodes due to computer and internet problems. Most of the episodes have been archived and are available for download to FBC members. Plans exist for a second season of ''Mediaphilia'' consisting of twenty episodes. Pending the success of this "second season," additional episode clusters may be released in sets of twenty, with time off between each.

Ghostwalker had several co-hosts on ''Mediaphilia'', and at least half of the shows were co-hosted by Phillip "Ghost" Pettit before his enlistment in the United States Army. Other co-hosts included Sinthetic Poison guitarist Mike "Nipples the Amazing Riverdance Queen" Morris, independent drummer Seth "Uncle Fester" Kudella, longtime friend Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod, and Morris' girlfriend, who only wished to be identified as "Muffin," both the only female co-host and the only non-musician to appear live on the show. He has also used remote co-hosts via Skype; these include TornadoCreator, Garr, DJ Wiru, and Jaie Davis himself.

===''U.F.N.''===
After taking some time away from radio to focus on locating a new musical project, Ghostwalker once again lent his voice to online broadcasting. Using the moniker "Action Bastard" in homage to the ''Shin Chan'' superhero, Ghostwalker is a regular co-host on the popular TalkShoe podcast ''Ubuntu For Newbies'' with Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod. When not available for an on-site broadcast, Ghostwalker records snippets and segments that are submitted via e-mail. The show generally revolves around the Ubuntu build of Linux and its updates, toys and features, and also contains extras that are primarily dependent on what the hosts think up that day.

A big feature of UFN is Linux News, of which three or four articles are read for each podcast. The purpose of this is to let the audience know what new features or toys are being implemented or released, usually with a discussion to follow. Other segments include the Game of the Week, the DVD of the Week, and the Software of the Week. These are all inaccurately named, as the show doesn't run weekly anymore, but a new game, DVD or program is featured each time a new show is recorded.

==Music==

Ghostwalker has described his musical preference as "all over the place." He claims to listen to everything except for pop, and some forms of country and rap, but chooses to express himself through aggressive playing; for this reason he prefers to play metal and extreme-metal variants, most notably death metal. His drum set presently consists of a six-piece Pearl Export set mounted on an ICON-500 rack, with Evans heads, Paiste and Sabian cymbals, and Iron Cobra double pedals. He uses Pro-Mark 747 nylon-tipped sticks. A unique feature of his set is that the snare drum was tuned to be miked from underneath, because the traditional topside mic placement "gets in the way." This presents a problem for sound engineers who use a clip-on snare mic; because of the force with which he strikes his drums, the mic clip tends to be very easy to shake off. For this reason, Ghostwalker has started carrying a spare boom stand to mount a snare mic on, thus ensuring that it will stay in place during the set. Generally the outline of his set is an offset kick, centred snare, three upper toms and one lower; he has used this framework with different cymbal combinations since his tenure with Neural Implosion.

===Neural Implosion===

====Early Days====

[[Image:ghostwalker_02.jpg|right|thumb|A better view of Ghostwalker's drum set, taken from the Wingmen/GADM festival.]]Following his departure from Psychosis in 2005, Ghostwalker spent some time jamming with local musicians in search of talent for a new project. Through a mutual friend, he was introduced to John Neely, and the two began to jam together. After repeated attempts, Neely finally convinced Ghostwalker to jam with the Daniel brothers, who he would later find out formed the core of an intended death-metal band called Neural Implosion. In preparation, he listened to a low-quality demo CD the three had recorded, which consisted of what would become Neural Implosion's first two singles, "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood". After successfully creating drum parts for both songs, as well as a third ("For the Horde"), Ghostwalker decided to join Neural Implosion as a replacement for Jackson Spillers, who had been removed some time before.

====''Southern GoreGrind''====
After playing together nonstop for about a week, the quartet decided to record their three finished songs at better quality. Ghostwalker replaced their Magix system with Adobe Audition, and in two days' time, the group had a finished LP, which they dubbed ''Southern GoreGrind''. As they hadn't acquired a bassist yet, it was agreed that the three instrumentalists would share bass duties; on completion of the LP, however, they decided that "all the bass tracks were shit" and mixed them out of the final recordings. They would later begin to pass copies out at local shows, and quickly built a following with a local metal scene spanning from Atlanta to Jacksonville. Eventually they began to sell copies of their EP for $5 each, a decision both accepted and supported by their fans. After an interiew on Gulf 104's "HomeGrown" radio show (which featured remastered versions of "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood"), NI faced brief contention with the local hardcore scene, but the bands have since resolved their differences and support one another despite their varying tastes in metal.

====''Galactic Cannibalism''====

Following the release of ''Southern GoreGrind'', NI resumed writing and began the search for a bassist, ultimately requiring in the acquisition of W. Clay Harris the day before their first show. After playing together for several months, the band took a brief respite to begin work on new material. They have since assembled what they deem enough songs for an entire album, which they decided would be called ''Galactic Cannibalism'', and production subsequently began with the help of Aaron Shelton, drummer for progressive-rock band Gary Jones and engineer for Miskatonic Productions. In June of 2008, NI went on a short regional tour with Tifton-based progressive-hardcore band This Hideous Strength. After Ghostwalker took time off for his initial phase of work with Werner, NI recruited a backup percussionist, who has since left to pursue a new project with former members of Crown Hill and Confined to the Shadows. Following THS guitarist Nick Young's departure, NI guitarist Benjamin Daniel stepped into the open space left by Young to help THS complete a second regional tour. This marked the start of an unofficial break by Neural Implosion; most of the band members were either working or attending college, and it was generally agreed that some quiet-time was in order before working on new material, which will most likely be added to the upcoming album.

Ghostwalker has recently returned home on leave from Werner. While purusing other, more local jobs, he plans to return to the studio and re-record drum tracks for ''Galactic Cannibalism'', despite multiple delays due to various reasons within the band. He intends to take as much time as is required, which will allow the other members to finish their individual pursuits before recombining as a single entity. NI has a performance scheduled for 22 November in Tifton, Georgia to confirm that they are in fact still alive, but the date is tentative and will likely not be played due to booking conflicts.

===Solaris Severed===

During the early recording stages of ''Galactic Cannibalism'', Ghostwalker and Lucas Griffin (a long-time friend of the band who also serves as stage manager, technician, merch guy and perhaps a score of other roles) began experimenting with digital generators, most notably FL Studio. A rapid production of electronic music with influences ranging from trance, drum-and-bass, fusion and metal filled a project folder, and quickly enough material was produced to warrant construction of an album. Ghostwalker first suggested Spoon as the project name, but after finding out that there was already a band with that name, and the subsequent agreement that it was "kind of a stupid name," Lucas suggested Solaris Severed. Having decided on a name for the project, Ghostwalker arranged the tracks in succession to form a sort of concept album, which he ultimately wound up naming ''Cruel and Unusual People''.

After the initial bulk of ''Cruel and Unusual People'' was recorded, Ghostwalker took two copies of each master file with him, as well as borrowing a laptop from a close friend, while Lucas turned to other pursuits. It was around this time that he had officially begun his job. Ghostwalker plans to finish the album while on the road; he intends to add three additional tracks, including a remixed version of the first movement of Beethoven's "Moonlite Sonata," as well as pen and record vocals for at least half of the songs featured on the album. He plans to record the bulk of vocals himself, using a death-growl vocal style on the heavier pieces, but also intends to solicit the aid of other independant vocalists such as horrorcore rapper RAQ and contemporary vocalist Jill "Pixietricks" Goldin of OverClocked Remix. An official release date has not been set.

Some of the songs featured on ''Cruel and Unusual People'' are remixed from old video-game soundtracks. The untitled second track is a direct copy of the track "Stickerbrush Symphony" from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Similarly, "The Black Waltz," which opens with a symphony-and-rock-guitar variation of a classic Mozart piece, is a re-mix of the track of the same name, featured in Final Fantasy IX. Both tracks are planned to be submitted to OverClocked Remix upon completion, as well as included on the album. The album version of the second track will feature the vocal lead, while the OCR version will feature the guitar lead. Similarly, the OCR version of "The Black Waltz" will not feature the opening Mozart piece, while the album version lists it as a separate track entitled "Totentanz Macabre."

==''Donkey Kong Country 2: The Second Concert''==

Once ''Cruel and Unusual People'' is complete, Ghostwalker plans on acquiring and re-mixing the entire soundtrack to Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest for submission to OverClocked Remix. Among the scheduled tracks is a third re-mix of "Stickerbrush Symphony"; this mix presents the piece as a somber requiem with softer instruments and more laid-back drums, as well as crystal bells and clean electric guitar solos in place of vocals. It also marks the first time Ghostwalker has used FL Studio to program the drums, a departure from his preference for the Hydrogen drum machine.

Another departure from his ordinary format of entirely-electronic arrangements is the plan to include live instruments in the recording process, namely some of the more pronounced guitar and bass tracks, some instrumental leads, and several different vocal styles. The album, tentatively titled ''The Second Concert'', is expected to have a late-2009 release date.

==External Links==

*[http://www.myspace.com/reizar Ghostwalker's MySpace page]
*[http://tauren-wardrums.livejournal.com Ghostwalker's LiveJournal]
*[http://www.myspace.com/neuralimplosionga Neural Implosion on MySpace]
*[http://www.myspace.com/solarisseveredga Solaris Severed on MySpace]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Musicians]][[Category:1983 births]][[Category:Dragon characters]]

Starscream

2008-11-06T22:34:53Z

Gh0stwalker: /* Galactic Cannibalism */ - Updating current events. Some more.

[[Image:Ghostwalker_01.jpg|right|thumb|Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman, playing with Neural Implosion at the Wingmen/GADM festival in Gainesville, GA in May of 2008.]]'''Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman''' (born July 11, 1983) is the drummer and secondary backing vocalist for Hartsfield, Georgia-based death-metal band Neural Implosion. He has been a mostly outside member of the fur fandom since early 2006.

==Fursona==

Ghostwalker describes his avatar as a physical carbon copy of the Shadowrun character of the same name. As such, he appears as a western Great Dragon who features ivory-coloured scales with pale blue highlights. The change from his original title of Reizar, whose avatar was a large, golden-coloured weretiger, was effected in September of 2008; as of then, he became officially known within the fandom as Ghostwalker through FBC president Jaie Davis, who was the first recipient of his announcement. He cites the reason for his change as "personal as well as professional," and has remarked that the Ghostwalker moniker better fits his personality. "Ghostwalker" is also his Citizen's Band (CB) radio handle, as well as his username on OverClocked Remix, and his alias in the Georgia chapter of the New York Death Militia, an international music club for metal musicians and bands.

==Personal Life==

Before joining Neural Implosion, Ghostwalker was the drummer of southern hard-rock band Psychosis. He also dated furry-artist Amanda "Ayzewi" Payne for a time, though the two have since seperated. Ghostwalker married outside of the fandom to his girlfriend of two years on 5 November 2008. He lists his residence as Moultrie, Georgia, 20 minutes from Hartsfield where Neural Implosion practice and record. He is also currently enrolled in Moultrie Technical College under a combination of computer science courses (collectively titled Computer Information Systems), though repeated sabbaticals due to work make an anticipated graduation date uncertain. He graduated MTC's Commercial Truck Driving course on 15 December 2007 with a certification in Commercial Motor Vehicle Operation, and recieved his class A commercial driver's license four days later. Though currently employed with Werner Enterprises, he is on leave while seeking employment with other carriers.

==In the Media==

===''Mediaphilia''===
Ghostwalker (as Reizar) hosted a variety show on the FBC called ''Mediaphilia''. Though he prefers an almost Laconic style of speech in daily life, his on-air style has been described by some listeners as "a deeper version of 2," thanks to the low, growling baritone in which he speaks and his tendency to fly into a rage about things that piss him off (such as the government or religious fanatics). Despite the success of ''Mediaphilia'', however, the show was canceled after only 25 episodes due to computer and internet problems. Most of the episodes have been archived and are available for download to FBC members. Plans exist for a second season of ''Mediaphilia'' consisting of twenty episodes. Pending the success of this "second season," additional episode clusters may be released in sets of twenty, with time off between each.

Ghostwalker had several co-hosts on ''Mediaphilia'', and at least half of the shows were co-hosted by Phillip "Ghost" Pettit before his enlistment in the United States Army. Other co-hosts included Sinthetic Poison guitarist Mike "Nipples the Amazing Riverdance Queen" Morris, independent drummer Seth "Uncle Fester" Kudella, longtime friend Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod, and Morris' girlfriend, who only wished to be identified as "Muffin," both the only female co-host and the only non-musician to appear live on the show. He has also used remote co-hosts via Skype; these include TornadoCreator, Garr, DJ Wiru, and Jaie Davis himself.

===''U.F.N.''===
After taking some time away from radio to focus on locating a new musical project, Ghostwalker once again lent his voice to online broadcasting. Using the moniker "Action Bastard" in homage to the ''Shin Chan'' superhero, Ghostwalker is a regular co-host on the popular TalkShoe podcast ''Ubuntu For Newbies'' with Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod. When not available for an on-site broadcast, Ghostwalker records snippets and segments that are submitted via e-mail. The show generally revolves around the Ubuntu build of Linux and its updates, toys and features, and also contains extras that are primarily dependent on what the hosts think up that day.

A big feature of UFN is Linux News, of which three or four articles are read for each podcast. The purpose of this is to let the audience know what new features or toys are being implemented or released, usually with a discussion to follow. Other segments include the Game of the Week, the DVD of the Week, and the Software of the Week. These are all inaccurately named, as the show doesn't run weekly anymore, but a new game, DVD or program is featured each time a new show is recorded.

==Music==

Ghostwalker has described his musical preference as "all over the place." He claims to listen to everything except for pop, and some forms of country and rap, but chooses to express himself through aggressive playing; for this reason he prefers to play metal and extreme-metal variants, most notably death metal. His drum set presently consists of a six-piece Pearl Export set mounted on an ICON-500 rack, with Evans heads, Paiste and Sabian cymbals, and Iron Cobra double pedals. He uses Pro-Mark 747 nylon-tipped sticks. A unique feature of his set is that the snare drum was tuned to be miked from underneath, because the traditional topside mic placement "gets in the way." This presents a problem for sound engineers who use a clip-on snare mic; because of the force with which he strikes his drums, the mic clip tends to be very easy to shake off. For this reason, Ghostwalker has started carrying a spare boom stand to mount a snare mic on, thus ensuring that it will stay in place during the set. Generally the outline of his set is an offset kick, centred snare, three upper toms and one lower; he has used this framework with different cymbal combinations since his tenure with Neural Implosion.

===Neural Implosion===

====Early Days====

[[Image:ghostwalker_02.jpg|right|thumb|A better view of Ghostwalker's drum set, taken from the Wingmen/GADM festival.]]Following his departure from Psychosis in 2005, Ghostwalker spent some time jamming with local musicians in search of talent for a new project. Through a mutual friend, he was introduced to John Neely, and the two began to jam together. After repeated attempts, Neely finally convinced Ghostwalker to jam with the Daniel brothers, who he would later find out formed the core of an intended death-metal band called Neural Implosion. In preparation, he listened to a low-quality demo CD the three had recorded, which consisted of what would become Neural Implosion's first two singles, "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood". After successfully creating drum parts for both songs, as well as a third ("For the Horde"), Ghostwalker decided to join Neural Implosion as a replacement for Jackson Spillers, who had been removed some time before.

====''Southern GoreGrind''====
After playing together nonstop for about a week, the quartet decided to record their three finished songs at better quality. Ghostwalker replaced their Magix system with Adobe Audition, and in two days' time, the group had a finished LP, which they dubbed ''Southern GoreGrind''. As they hadn't acquired a bassist yet, it was agreed that the three instrumentalists would share bass duties; on completion of the LP, however, they decided that "all the bass tracks were shit" and mixed them out of the final recordings. They would later begin to pass copies out at local shows, and quickly built a following with a local metal scene spanning from Atlanta to Jacksonville. Eventually they began to sell copies of their EP for $5 each, a decision both accepted and supported by their fans. After an interiew on Gulf 104's "HomeGrown" radio show (which featured remastered versions of "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood"), NI faced brief contention with the local hardcore scene, but the bands have since resolved their differences and support one another despite their varying tastes in metal.

====''Galactic Cannibalism''====

Following the release of ''Southern GoreGrind'', NI resumed writing and began the search for a bassist, ultimately requiring in the acquisition of W. Clay Harris the day before their first show. After playing together for several months, the band took a brief respite to begin work on new material. They have since assembled what they deem enough songs for an entire album, which they decided would be called ''Galactic Cannibalism'', and production subsequently began with the help of Aaron Shelton, drummer for progressive-rock band Gary Jones and engineer for Miskatonic Productions. In June of 2008, NI went on a short regional tour with Tifton-based progressive-hardcore band This Hideous Strength. After Ghostwalker took time off for his initial phase of work with Werner, NI recruited a backup percussionist, who has since left to pursue a new project with former members of Crown Hill and Confined to the Shadows. Following THS guitarist Nick Young's departure, NI guitarist Benjamin Daniel stepped into the open space left by Young to help THS complete a second regional tour. This marked the start of an unofficial break by Neural Implosion; most of the band members were either working or attending college, and it was generally agreed that some quiet-time was in order before working on new material, which will most likely be added to the upcoming album.

Ghostwalker has recently returned home on leave from Werner. While purusing other, more local jobs, he plans to return to the studio and re-record drum tracks for ''Galactic Cannibalism'', despite multiple delays due to various reasons within the band. He intends to take as much time as is required, which will allow the other members to finish their individual pursuits before recombining as a single entity. NI has a performance scheduled for 22 November in Tifton, Georgia to confirm that they are in fact still alive, but the date is tentative and will likely not be played due to booking conflicts.

===Solaris Severed===

During the early recording stages of ''Galactic Cannibalism'', Ghostwalker and Lucas Griffin (a long-time friend of the band who also serves as stage manager, technician, merch guy and perhaps a score of other roles) began experimenting with digital generators, most notably FL Studio. A rapid production of electronic music with influences ranging from trance, drum-and-bass, fusion and metal filled a project folder, and quickly enough material was produced to warrant construction of an album. Ghostwalker first suggested Spoon as the project name, but after finding out that there was already a band with that name, and the subsequent agreement that it was "kind of a stupid name," Lucas suggested Solaris Severed. Having decided on a name for the project, Ghostwalker arranged the tracks in succession to form a sort of concept album, which he ultimately wound up naming ''Cruel and Unusual People''.

After the initial bulk of ''Cruel and Unusual People'' was recorded, Ghostwalker took two copies of each master file with him, as well as borrowing a laptop from a close friend, while Lucas turned to other pursuits. It was around this time that he had officially begun his job. Ghostwalker plans to finish the album while on the road; he intends to add three additional tracks, including a remixed version of the first movement of Beethoven's "Moonlite Sonata," as well as pen and record vocals for at least half of the songs featured on the album. He plans to record the bulk of vocals himself, using a death-growl vocal style on the heavier pieces, but also intends to solicit the aid of other independant vocalists such as horrorcore rapper RAQ and contemporary vocalist Jill "Pixietricks" Goldin of OverClocked Remix. An official release date has not been set.

Some of the songs featured on ''Cruel and Unusual People'' are remixed from old video-game soundtracks. The untitled second track is a direct copy of the track "Stickerbrush Symphony" from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Similarly, "The Black Waltz," which opens with a symphony-and-rock-guitar variation of a classic Mozart piece, is a re-mix of the track of the same name, featured in Final Fantasy IX. Both tracks are planned to be submitted to OverClocked Remix upon completion, as well as included on the album. The album version of the second track will feature the vocal lead, while the OCR version will feature the guitar lead. Similarly, the OCR version of "The Black Waltz" will not feature the opening Mozart piece, while the album version lists it as a separate track entitled "Totentanz Macabre."

==''Donkey Kong Country 2: The Second Concert''==

Once ''Cruel and Unusual People'' is complete, Ghostwalker plans on acquiring and re-mixing the entire soundtrack to Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest for submission to OverClocked Remix. Among the scheduled tracks is a third re-mix of "Stickerbrush Symphony"; this mix presents the piece as a somber requiem with softer instruments and more laid-back drums, as well as crystal bells and clean electric guitar solos in place of vocals. It also marks the first time Ghostwalker has used FL Studio to program the drums, a departure from his preference for the Hydrogen drum machine.

Another departure from his ordinary format of entirely-electronic arrangements is the plan to include live instruments in the recording process, namely some of the more pronounced guitar and bass tracks, some instrumental leads, and several different vocal styles. The album, tentatively titled ''The Second Concert'', is expected to have a late-2009 release date.

==External Links==

*Ghostwalker's personal [http://www.myspace.com/reizar MySpace page]
*Ghostwalker's [http://www.myspace.com/ghostwalkermusicga MySpace Music page]
*[http://tauren-wardrums.livejournal.com Ghostwalker's LiveJournal]
*[http://www.myspace.com/neuralimplosionga Neural Implosion on MySpace]
*[http://www.myspace.com/solarisseveredga Solaris Severed on MySpace]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Musicians]][[Category:1983 births]][[Category:Dragon characters]]

Starscream

2008-11-06T22:26:20Z

Gh0stwalker: /* Music */ - Fixed some punctuation issues.

[[Image:Ghostwalker_01.jpg|right|thumb|Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman, playing with Neural Implosion at the Wingmen/GADM festival in Gainesville, GA in May of 2008.]]'''Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman''' (born July 11, 1983) is the drummer and secondary backing vocalist for Hartsfield, Georgia-based death-metal band Neural Implosion. He has been a mostly outside member of the fur fandom since early 2006.

==Fursona==

Ghostwalker describes his avatar as a physical carbon copy of the Shadowrun character of the same name. As such, he appears as a western Great Dragon who features ivory-coloured scales with pale blue highlights. The change from his original title of Reizar, whose avatar was a large, golden-coloured weretiger, was effected in September of 2008; as of then, he became officially known within the fandom as Ghostwalker through FBC president Jaie Davis, who was the first recipient of his announcement. He cites the reason for his change as "personal as well as professional," and has remarked that the Ghostwalker moniker better fits his personality. "Ghostwalker" is also his Citizen's Band (CB) radio handle, as well as his username on OverClocked Remix, and his alias in the Georgia chapter of the New York Death Militia, an international music club for metal musicians and bands.

==Personal Life==

Before joining Neural Implosion, Ghostwalker was the drummer of southern hard-rock band Psychosis. He also dated furry-artist Amanda "Ayzewi" Payne for a time, though the two have since seperated. Ghostwalker married outside of the fandom to his girlfriend of two years on 5 November 2008. He lists his residence as Moultrie, Georgia, 20 minutes from Hartsfield where Neural Implosion practice and record. He is also currently enrolled in Moultrie Technical College under a combination of computer science courses (collectively titled Computer Information Systems), though repeated sabbaticals due to work make an anticipated graduation date uncertain. He graduated MTC's Commercial Truck Driving course on 15 December 2007 with a certification in Commercial Motor Vehicle Operation, and recieved his class A commercial driver's license four days later. Though currently employed with Werner Enterprises, he is on leave while seeking employment with other carriers.

==In the Media==

===''Mediaphilia''===
Ghostwalker (as Reizar) hosted a variety show on the FBC called ''Mediaphilia''. Though he prefers an almost Laconic style of speech in daily life, his on-air style has been described by some listeners as "a deeper version of 2," thanks to the low, growling baritone in which he speaks and his tendency to fly into a rage about things that piss him off (such as the government or religious fanatics). Despite the success of ''Mediaphilia'', however, the show was canceled after only 25 episodes due to computer and internet problems. Most of the episodes have been archived and are available for download to FBC members. Plans exist for a second season of ''Mediaphilia'' consisting of twenty episodes. Pending the success of this "second season," additional episode clusters may be released in sets of twenty, with time off between each.

Ghostwalker had several co-hosts on ''Mediaphilia'', and at least half of the shows were co-hosted by Phillip "Ghost" Pettit before his enlistment in the United States Army. Other co-hosts included Sinthetic Poison guitarist Mike "Nipples the Amazing Riverdance Queen" Morris, independent drummer Seth "Uncle Fester" Kudella, longtime friend Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod, and Morris' girlfriend, who only wished to be identified as "Muffin," both the only female co-host and the only non-musician to appear live on the show. He has also used remote co-hosts via Skype; these include TornadoCreator, Garr, DJ Wiru, and Jaie Davis himself.

===''U.F.N.''===
After taking some time away from radio to focus on locating a new musical project, Ghostwalker once again lent his voice to online broadcasting. Using the moniker "Action Bastard" in homage to the ''Shin Chan'' superhero, Ghostwalker is a regular co-host on the popular TalkShoe podcast ''Ubuntu For Newbies'' with Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod. When not available for an on-site broadcast, Ghostwalker records snippets and segments that are submitted via e-mail. The show generally revolves around the Ubuntu build of Linux and its updates, toys and features, and also contains extras that are primarily dependent on what the hosts think up that day.

A big feature of UFN is Linux News, of which three or four articles are read for each podcast. The purpose of this is to let the audience know what new features or toys are being implemented or released, usually with a discussion to follow. Other segments include the Game of the Week, the DVD of the Week, and the Software of the Week. These are all inaccurately named, as the show doesn't run weekly anymore, but a new game, DVD or program is featured each time a new show is recorded.

==Music==

Ghostwalker has described his musical preference as "all over the place." He claims to listen to everything except for pop, and some forms of country and rap, but chooses to express himself through aggressive playing; for this reason he prefers to play metal and extreme-metal variants, most notably death metal. His drum set presently consists of a six-piece Pearl Export set mounted on an ICON-500 rack, with Evans heads, Paiste and Sabian cymbals, and Iron Cobra double pedals. He uses Pro-Mark 747 nylon-tipped sticks. A unique feature of his set is that the snare drum was tuned to be miked from underneath, because the traditional topside mic placement "gets in the way." This presents a problem for sound engineers who use a clip-on snare mic; because of the force with which he strikes his drums, the mic clip tends to be very easy to shake off. For this reason, Ghostwalker has started carrying a spare boom stand to mount a snare mic on, thus ensuring that it will stay in place during the set. Generally the outline of his set is an offset kick, centred snare, three upper toms and one lower; he has used this framework with different cymbal combinations since his tenure with Neural Implosion.

===Neural Implosion===

====Early Days====

[[Image:ghostwalker_02.jpg|right|thumb|A better view of Ghostwalker's drum set, taken from the Wingmen/GADM festival.]]Following his departure from Psychosis in 2005, Ghostwalker spent some time jamming with local musicians in search of talent for a new project. Through a mutual friend, he was introduced to John Neely, and the two began to jam together. After repeated attempts, Neely finally convinced Ghostwalker to jam with the Daniel brothers, who he would later find out formed the core of an intended death-metal band called Neural Implosion. In preparation, he listened to a low-quality demo CD the three had recorded, which consisted of what would become Neural Implosion's first two singles, "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood". After successfully creating drum parts for both songs, as well as a third ("For the Horde"), Ghostwalker decided to join Neural Implosion as a replacement for Jackson Spillers, who had been removed some time before.

====''Southern GoreGrind''====
After playing together nonstop for about a week, the quartet decided to record their three finished songs at better quality. Ghostwalker replaced their Magix system with Adobe Audition, and in two days' time, the group had a finished LP, which they dubbed ''Southern GoreGrind''. As they hadn't acquired a bassist yet, it was agreed that the three instrumentalists would share bass duties; on completion of the LP, however, they decided that "all the bass tracks were shit" and mixed them out of the final recordings. They would later begin to pass copies out at local shows, and quickly built a following with a local metal scene spanning from Atlanta to Jacksonville. Eventually they began to sell copies of their EP for $5 each, a decision both accepted and supported by their fans. After an interiew on Gulf 104's "HomeGrown" radio show (which featured remastered versions of "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood"), NI faced brief contention with the local hardcore scene, but the bands have since resolved their differences and support one another despite their varying tastes in metal.

====''Galactic Cannibalism''====

Following the release of ''Southern GoreGrind'', NI resumed writing and began the search for a bassist, ultimately requiring in the acquisition of W. Clay Harris the day before their first show. After playing together for several months, the band took a brief respite to begin work on new material. They have since assembled what they deem enough songs for an entire album, which they decided would be called ''Galactic Cannibalism'', and production subsequently began with the help of Aaron Shelton, drummer for progressive-rock band Gary Jones and engineer for Miskatonic Productions. In June of 2008, NI went on a short regional tour with Tifton-based progressive-hardcore band This Hideous Strength. After Ghostwalker took time off for his initial phase of work with Werner, NI recruited a backup percussionist, who has since left to pursue a new project with former members of Crown Hill and Confined to the Shadows. Following THS guitarist Nick Young's departure, NI guitarist Benjamin Daniel stepped into the open space left by Young to help THS complete a second regional tour. This marked the start of an unofficial break by Neural Implosion; most of the band members were either working or attending college, and it was generally agreed that some quiet-time was in order before working on new material, which will most likely be added to the upcoming album.

===Solaris Severed===

During the early recording stages of ''Galactic Cannibalism'', Ghostwalker and Lucas Griffin (a long-time friend of the band who also serves as stage manager, technician, merch guy and perhaps a score of other roles) began experimenting with digital generators, most notably FL Studio. A rapid production of electronic music with influences ranging from trance, drum-and-bass, fusion and metal filled a project folder, and quickly enough material was produced to warrant construction of an album. Ghostwalker first suggested Spoon as the project name, but after finding out that there was already a band with that name, and the subsequent agreement that it was "kind of a stupid name," Lucas suggested Solaris Severed. Having decided on a name for the project, Ghostwalker arranged the tracks in succession to form a sort of concept album, which he ultimately wound up naming ''Cruel and Unusual People''.

After the initial bulk of ''Cruel and Unusual People'' was recorded, Ghostwalker took two copies of each master file with him, as well as borrowing a laptop from a close friend, while Lucas turned to other pursuits. It was around this time that he had officially begun his job. Ghostwalker plans to finish the album while on the road; he intends to add three additional tracks, including a remixed version of the first movement of Beethoven's "Moonlite Sonata," as well as pen and record vocals for at least half of the songs featured on the album. He plans to record the bulk of vocals himself, using a death-growl vocal style on the heavier pieces, but also intends to solicit the aid of other independant vocalists such as horrorcore rapper RAQ and contemporary vocalist Jill "Pixietricks" Goldin of OverClocked Remix. An official release date has not been set.

Some of the songs featured on ''Cruel and Unusual People'' are remixed from old video-game soundtracks. The untitled second track is a direct copy of the track "Stickerbrush Symphony" from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Similarly, "The Black Waltz," which opens with a symphony-and-rock-guitar variation of a classic Mozart piece, is a re-mix of the track of the same name, featured in Final Fantasy IX. Both tracks are planned to be submitted to OverClocked Remix upon completion, as well as included on the album. The album version of the second track will feature the vocal lead, while the OCR version will feature the guitar lead. Similarly, the OCR version of "The Black Waltz" will not feature the opening Mozart piece, while the album version lists it as a separate track entitled "Totentanz Macabre."

==''Donkey Kong Country 2: The Second Concert''==

Once ''Cruel and Unusual People'' is complete, Ghostwalker plans on acquiring and re-mixing the entire soundtrack to Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest for submission to OverClocked Remix. Among the scheduled tracks is a third re-mix of "Stickerbrush Symphony"; this mix presents the piece as a somber requiem with softer instruments and more laid-back drums, as well as crystal bells and clean electric guitar solos in place of vocals. It also marks the first time Ghostwalker has used FL Studio to program the drums, a departure from his preference for the Hydrogen drum machine.

Another departure from his ordinary format of entirely-electronic arrangements is the plan to include live instruments in the recording process, namely some of the more pronounced guitar and bass tracks, some instrumental leads, and several different vocal styles. The album, tentatively titled ''The Second Concert'', is expected to have a late-2009 release date.

==External Links==

*Ghostwalker's personal [http://www.myspace.com/reizar MySpace page]
*Ghostwalker's [http://www.myspace.com/ghostwalkermusicga MySpace Music page]
*[http://tauren-wardrums.livejournal.com Ghostwalker's LiveJournal]
*[http://www.myspace.com/neuralimplosionga Neural Implosion on MySpace]
*[http://www.myspace.com/solarisseveredga Solaris Severed on MySpace]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Musicians]][[Category:1983 births]][[Category:Dragon characters]]

Starscream

2008-11-06T22:21:45Z

Gh0stwalker: /* Personal Life */

[[Image:Ghostwalker_01.jpg|right|thumb|Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman, playing with Neural Implosion at the Wingmen/GADM festival in Gainesville, GA in May of 2008.]]'''Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman''' (born July 11, 1983) is the drummer and secondary backing vocalist for Hartsfield, Georgia-based death-metal band Neural Implosion. He has been a mostly outside member of the fur fandom since early 2006.

==Fursona==

Ghostwalker describes his avatar as a physical carbon copy of the Shadowrun character of the same name. As such, he appears as a western Great Dragon who features ivory-coloured scales with pale blue highlights. The change from his original title of Reizar, whose avatar was a large, golden-coloured weretiger, was effected in September of 2008; as of then, he became officially known within the fandom as Ghostwalker through FBC president Jaie Davis, who was the first recipient of his announcement. He cites the reason for his change as "personal as well as professional," and has remarked that the Ghostwalker moniker better fits his personality. "Ghostwalker" is also his Citizen's Band (CB) radio handle, as well as his username on OverClocked Remix, and his alias in the Georgia chapter of the New York Death Militia, an international music club for metal musicians and bands.

==Personal Life==

Before joining Neural Implosion, Ghostwalker was the drummer of southern hard-rock band Psychosis. He also dated furry-artist Amanda "Ayzewi" Payne for a time, though the two have since seperated. Ghostwalker married outside of the fandom to his girlfriend of two years on 5 November 2008. He lists his residence as Moultrie, Georgia, 20 minutes from Hartsfield where Neural Implosion practice and record. He is also currently enrolled in Moultrie Technical College under a combination of computer science courses (collectively titled Computer Information Systems), though repeated sabbaticals due to work make an anticipated graduation date uncertain. He graduated MTC's Commercial Truck Driving course on 15 December 2007 with a certification in Commercial Motor Vehicle Operation, and recieved his class A commercial driver's license four days later. Though currently employed with Werner Enterprises, he is on leave while seeking employment with other carriers.

==In the Media==

===''Mediaphilia''===
Ghostwalker (as Reizar) hosted a variety show on the FBC called ''Mediaphilia''. Though he prefers an almost Laconic style of speech in daily life, his on-air style has been described by some listeners as "a deeper version of 2," thanks to the low, growling baritone in which he speaks and his tendency to fly into a rage about things that piss him off (such as the government or religious fanatics). Despite the success of ''Mediaphilia'', however, the show was canceled after only 25 episodes due to computer and internet problems. Most of the episodes have been archived and are available for download to FBC members. Plans exist for a second season of ''Mediaphilia'' consisting of twenty episodes. Pending the success of this "second season," additional episode clusters may be released in sets of twenty, with time off between each.

Ghostwalker had several co-hosts on ''Mediaphilia'', and at least half of the shows were co-hosted by Phillip "Ghost" Pettit before his enlistment in the United States Army. Other co-hosts included Sinthetic Poison guitarist Mike "Nipples the Amazing Riverdance Queen" Morris, independent drummer Seth "Uncle Fester" Kudella, longtime friend Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod, and Morris' girlfriend, who only wished to be identified as "Muffin," both the only female co-host and the only non-musician to appear live on the show. He has also used remote co-hosts via Skype; these include TornadoCreator, Garr, DJ Wiru, and Jaie Davis himself.

===''U.F.N.''===
After taking some time away from radio to focus on locating a new musical project, Ghostwalker once again lent his voice to online broadcasting. Using the moniker "Action Bastard" in homage to the ''Shin Chan'' superhero, Ghostwalker is a regular co-host on the popular TalkShoe podcast ''Ubuntu For Newbies'' with Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod. When not available for an on-site broadcast, Ghostwalker records snippets and segments that are submitted via e-mail. The show generally revolves around the Ubuntu build of Linux and its updates, toys and features, and also contains extras that are primarily dependent on what the hosts think up that day.

A big feature of UFN is Linux News, of which three or four articles are read for each podcast. The purpose of this is to let the audience know what new features or toys are being implemented or released, usually with a discussion to follow. Other segments include the Game of the Week, the DVD of the Week, and the Software of the Week. These are all inaccurately named, as the show doesn't run weekly anymore, but a new game, DVD or program is featured each time a new show is recorded.

==Music==

Ghostwalker has described his musical preference as "all over the place." He claims to listen to everything except for pop, and some forms of country and rap, but chooses to express himself through aggressive playing; for this reason he prefers to play metal and extreme-metal variants, most notably death metal. His drum set presently consists of a six-piece Pearl Export set mounted on an ICON-500 rack, with Evans heads, Paiste and Sabian cymbals, and Iron Cobra double pedals. He uses Pro-Mark 747 nylon-tipped sticks. A unique feature of his set is that the snare drum was tuned to be miked from underneath, because the traditional topside mic placement "gets in the way." This presents a problem for sound engineers who use a clip-on snare mic; because of the force with which he strikes his drums, the mic clip tends to be very easy to shake off. For this reason, Ghostwalker has started carrying a spare boom stand to mount a snare mic on, thus ensuring that it will stay in place during the set. Generally the outline of his set is an offset kick centred snare, three upper toms and one lower; he has used this framework with different cymbal combinations since his tenure with Neural Implosion.

===Neural Implosion===

====Early Days====

[[Image:ghostwalker_02.jpg|right|thumb|A better view of Ghostwalker's drum set, taken from the Wingmen/GADM festival.]]Following his departure from Psychosis in 2005, Ghostwalker spent some time jamming with local musicians in search of talent for a new project. Through a mutual friend, he was introduced to John Neely, and the two began to jam together. After repeated attempts, Neely finally convinced Ghostwalker to jam with the Daniel brothers, who he would later find out formed the core of an intended death-metal band called Neural Implosion. In preparation, he listened to a low-quality demo CD the three had recorded, which consisted of what would become Neural Implosion's first two singles, "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood". After successfully creating drum parts for both songs, as well as a third ("For the Horde"), Ghostwalker decided to join Neural Implosion as a replacement for Jackson Spillers, who had been removed some time before.

====''Southern GoreGrind''====
After playing together nonstop for about a week, the quartet decided to record their three finished songs at better quality. Ghostwalker replaced their Magix system with Adobe Audition, and in two days' time, the group had a finished LP, which they dubbed ''Southern GoreGrind''. As they hadn't acquired a bassist yet, it was agreed that the three instrumentalists would share bass duties; on completion of the LP, however, they decided that "all the bass tracks were shit" and mixed them out of the final recordings. They would later begin to pass copies out at local shows, and quickly built a following with a local metal scene spanning from Atlanta to Jacksonville. Eventually they began to sell copies of their EP for $5 each, a decision both accepted and supported by their fans. After an interiew on Gulf 104's "HomeGrown" radio show (which featured remastered versions of "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood"), NI faced brief contention with the local hardcore scene, but the bands have since resolved their differences and support one another despite their varying tastes in metal.

====''Galactic Cannibalism''====

Following the release of ''Southern GoreGrind'', NI resumed writing and began the search for a bassist, ultimately requiring in the acquisition of W. Clay Harris the day before their first show. After playing together for several months, the band took a brief respite to begin work on new material. They have since assembled what they deem enough songs for an entire album, which they decided would be called ''Galactic Cannibalism'', and production subsequently began with the help of Aaron Shelton, drummer for progressive-rock band Gary Jones and engineer for Miskatonic Productions. In June of 2008, NI went on a short regional tour with Tifton-based progressive-hardcore band This Hideous Strength. After Ghostwalker took time off for his initial phase of work with Werner, NI recruited a backup percussionist, who has since left to pursue a new project with former members of Crown Hill and Confined to the Shadows. Following THS guitarist Nick Young's departure, NI guitarist Benjamin Daniel stepped into the open space left by Young to help THS complete a second regional tour. This marked the start of an unofficial break by Neural Implosion; most of the band members were either working or attending college, and it was generally agreed that some quiet-time was in order before working on new material, which will most likely be added to the upcoming album.

===Solaris Severed===

During the early recording stages of ''Galactic Cannibalism'', Ghostwalker and Lucas Griffin (a long-time friend of the band who also serves as stage manager, technician, merch guy and perhaps a score of other roles) began experimenting with digital generators, most notably FL Studio. A rapid production of electronic music with influences ranging from trance, drum-and-bass, fusion and metal filled a project folder, and quickly enough material was produced to warrant construction of an album. Ghostwalker first suggested Spoon as the project name, but after finding out that there was already a band with that name, and the subsequent agreement that it was "kind of a stupid name," Lucas suggested Solaris Severed. Having decided on a name for the project, Ghostwalker arranged the tracks in succession to form a sort of concept album, which he ultimately wound up naming ''Cruel and Unusual People''.

After the initial bulk of ''Cruel and Unusual People'' was recorded, Ghostwalker took two copies of each master file with him, as well as borrowing a laptop from a close friend, while Lucas turned to other pursuits. It was around this time that he had officially begun his job. Ghostwalker plans to finish the album while on the road; he intends to add three additional tracks, including a remixed version of the first movement of Beethoven's "Moonlite Sonata," as well as pen and record vocals for at least half of the songs featured on the album. He plans to record the bulk of vocals himself, using a death-growl vocal style on the heavier pieces, but also intends to solicit the aid of other independant vocalists such as horrorcore rapper RAQ and contemporary vocalist Jill "Pixietricks" Goldin of OverClocked Remix. An official release date has not been set.

Some of the songs featured on ''Cruel and Unusual People'' are remixed from old video-game soundtracks. The untitled second track is a direct copy of the track "Stickerbrush Symphony" from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Similarly, "The Black Waltz," which opens with a symphony-and-rock-guitar variation of a classic Mozart piece, is a re-mix of the track of the same name, featured in Final Fantasy IX. Both tracks are planned to be submitted to OverClocked Remix upon completion, as well as included on the album. The album version of the second track will feature the vocal lead, while the OCR version will feature the guitar lead. Similarly, the OCR version of "The Black Waltz" will not feature the opening Mozart piece, while the album version lists it as a separate track entitled "Totentanz Macabre."

==''Donkey Kong Country 2: The Second Concert''==

Once ''Cruel and Unusual People'' is complete, Ghostwalker plans on acquiring and re-mixing the entire soundtrack to Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest for submission to OverClocked Remix. Among the scheduled tracks is a third re-mix of "Stickerbrush Symphony"; this mix presents the piece as a somber requiem with softer instruments and more laid-back drums, as well as crystal bells and clean electric guitar solos in place of vocals. It also marks the first time Ghostwalker has used FL Studio to program the drums, a departure from his preference for the Hydrogen drum machine.

Another departure from his ordinary format of entirely-electronic arrangements is the plan to include live instruments in the recording process, namely some of the more pronounced guitar and bass tracks, some instrumental leads, and several different vocal styles. The album, tentatively titled ''The Second Concert'', is expected to have a late-2009 release date.

==External Links==

*Ghostwalker's personal [http://www.myspace.com/reizar MySpace page]
*Ghostwalker's [http://www.myspace.com/ghostwalkermusicga MySpace Music page]
*[http://tauren-wardrums.livejournal.com Ghostwalker's LiveJournal]
*[http://www.myspace.com/neuralimplosionga Neural Implosion on MySpace]
*[http://www.myspace.com/solarisseveredga Solaris Severed on MySpace]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Musicians]][[Category:1983 births]][[Category:Dragon characters]]

Starscream

2008-11-06T22:20:56Z

Gh0stwalker: /* Personal Life */ - Updated to keep current.

[[Image:Ghostwalker_01.jpg|right|thumb|Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman, playing with Neural Implosion at the Wingmen/GADM festival in Gainesville, GA in May of 2008.]]'''Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman''' (born July 11, 1983) is the drummer and secondary backing vocalist for Hartsfield, Georgia-based death-metal band Neural Implosion. He has been a mostly outside member of the fur fandom since early 2006.

==Fursona==

Ghostwalker describes his avatar as a physical carbon copy of the Shadowrun character of the same name. As such, he appears as a western Great Dragon who features ivory-coloured scales with pale blue highlights. The change from his original title of Reizar, whose avatar was a large, golden-coloured weretiger, was effected in September of 2008; as of then, he became officially known within the fandom as Ghostwalker through FBC president Jaie Davis, who was the first recipient of his announcement. He cites the reason for his change as "personal as well as professional," and has remarked that the Ghostwalker moniker better fits his personality. "Ghostwalker" is also his Citizen's Band (CB) radio handle, as well as his username on OverClocked Remix, and his alias in the Georgia chapter of the New York Death Militia, an international music club for metal musicians and bands.

==Personal Life==

Before joining Neural Implosion, Ghostwalker was the drummer of southern hard-rock band Psychosis. He also dated furry-artist Amanda "Ayzewi" Payne for a time, though the two have since seperated. Ghostwalker married outside of the fandom to his girlfriend of two years on 5 November 2008. He lists his residence as Moultrie, Georgia, 20 minutes from Hartsfield where Neural Implosion practice and record. He is also currently enrolled in Moultrie Technical College under a combination of computer science courses (collectively titled Computer Information Systems), though repeated sabbaticals due to work make an anticipated graduation date uncertain. He graduated MTC's Commercial Truck Driving course on 15 December 2007 with a certification in Commercial Motor Vehicle Operation, and recieved his class A commercial driver's license four days later. Though currently employed with Werner Enterprised, he is on leave while seeking employment with other carriers.

==In the Media==

===''Mediaphilia''===
Ghostwalker (as Reizar) hosted a variety show on the FBC called ''Mediaphilia''. Though he prefers an almost Laconic style of speech in daily life, his on-air style has been described by some listeners as "a deeper version of 2," thanks to the low, growling baritone in which he speaks and his tendency to fly into a rage about things that piss him off (such as the government or religious fanatics). Despite the success of ''Mediaphilia'', however, the show was canceled after only 25 episodes due to computer and internet problems. Most of the episodes have been archived and are available for download to FBC members. Plans exist for a second season of ''Mediaphilia'' consisting of twenty episodes. Pending the success of this "second season," additional episode clusters may be released in sets of twenty, with time off between each.

Ghostwalker had several co-hosts on ''Mediaphilia'', and at least half of the shows were co-hosted by Phillip "Ghost" Pettit before his enlistment in the United States Army. Other co-hosts included Sinthetic Poison guitarist Mike "Nipples the Amazing Riverdance Queen" Morris, independent drummer Seth "Uncle Fester" Kudella, longtime friend Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod, and Morris' girlfriend, who only wished to be identified as "Muffin," both the only female co-host and the only non-musician to appear live on the show. He has also used remote co-hosts via Skype; these include TornadoCreator, Garr, DJ Wiru, and Jaie Davis himself.

===''U.F.N.''===
After taking some time away from radio to focus on locating a new musical project, Ghostwalker once again lent his voice to online broadcasting. Using the moniker "Action Bastard" in homage to the ''Shin Chan'' superhero, Ghostwalker is a regular co-host on the popular TalkShoe podcast ''Ubuntu For Newbies'' with Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod. When not available for an on-site broadcast, Ghostwalker records snippets and segments that are submitted via e-mail. The show generally revolves around the Ubuntu build of Linux and its updates, toys and features, and also contains extras that are primarily dependent on what the hosts think up that day.

A big feature of UFN is Linux News, of which three or four articles are read for each podcast. The purpose of this is to let the audience know what new features or toys are being implemented or released, usually with a discussion to follow. Other segments include the Game of the Week, the DVD of the Week, and the Software of the Week. These are all inaccurately named, as the show doesn't run weekly anymore, but a new game, DVD or program is featured each time a new show is recorded.

==Music==

Ghostwalker has described his musical preference as "all over the place." He claims to listen to everything except for pop, and some forms of country and rap, but chooses to express himself through aggressive playing; for this reason he prefers to play metal and extreme-metal variants, most notably death metal. His drum set presently consists of a six-piece Pearl Export set mounted on an ICON-500 rack, with Evans heads, Paiste and Sabian cymbals, and Iron Cobra double pedals. He uses Pro-Mark 747 nylon-tipped sticks. A unique feature of his set is that the snare drum was tuned to be miked from underneath, because the traditional topside mic placement "gets in the way." This presents a problem for sound engineers who use a clip-on snare mic; because of the force with which he strikes his drums, the mic clip tends to be very easy to shake off. For this reason, Ghostwalker has started carrying a spare boom stand to mount a snare mic on, thus ensuring that it will stay in place during the set. Generally the outline of his set is an offset kick centred snare, three upper toms and one lower; he has used this framework with different cymbal combinations since his tenure with Neural Implosion.

===Neural Implosion===

====Early Days====

[[Image:ghostwalker_02.jpg|right|thumb|A better view of Ghostwalker's drum set, taken from the Wingmen/GADM festival.]]Following his departure from Psychosis in 2005, Ghostwalker spent some time jamming with local musicians in search of talent for a new project. Through a mutual friend, he was introduced to John Neely, and the two began to jam together. After repeated attempts, Neely finally convinced Ghostwalker to jam with the Daniel brothers, who he would later find out formed the core of an intended death-metal band called Neural Implosion. In preparation, he listened to a low-quality demo CD the three had recorded, which consisted of what would become Neural Implosion's first two singles, "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood". After successfully creating drum parts for both songs, as well as a third ("For the Horde"), Ghostwalker decided to join Neural Implosion as a replacement for Jackson Spillers, who had been removed some time before.

====''Southern GoreGrind''====
After playing together nonstop for about a week, the quartet decided to record their three finished songs at better quality. Ghostwalker replaced their Magix system with Adobe Audition, and in two days' time, the group had a finished LP, which they dubbed ''Southern GoreGrind''. As they hadn't acquired a bassist yet, it was agreed that the three instrumentalists would share bass duties; on completion of the LP, however, they decided that "all the bass tracks were shit" and mixed them out of the final recordings. They would later begin to pass copies out at local shows, and quickly built a following with a local metal scene spanning from Atlanta to Jacksonville. Eventually they began to sell copies of their EP for $5 each, a decision both accepted and supported by their fans. After an interiew on Gulf 104's "HomeGrown" radio show (which featured remastered versions of "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood"), NI faced brief contention with the local hardcore scene, but the bands have since resolved their differences and support one another despite their varying tastes in metal.

====''Galactic Cannibalism''====

Following the release of ''Southern GoreGrind'', NI resumed writing and began the search for a bassist, ultimately requiring in the acquisition of W. Clay Harris the day before their first show. After playing together for several months, the band took a brief respite to begin work on new material. They have since assembled what they deem enough songs for an entire album, which they decided would be called ''Galactic Cannibalism'', and production subsequently began with the help of Aaron Shelton, drummer for progressive-rock band Gary Jones and engineer for Miskatonic Productions. In June of 2008, NI went on a short regional tour with Tifton-based progressive-hardcore band This Hideous Strength. After Ghostwalker took time off for his initial phase of work with Werner, NI recruited a backup percussionist, who has since left to pursue a new project with former members of Crown Hill and Confined to the Shadows. Following THS guitarist Nick Young's departure, NI guitarist Benjamin Daniel stepped into the open space left by Young to help THS complete a second regional tour. This marked the start of an unofficial break by Neural Implosion; most of the band members were either working or attending college, and it was generally agreed that some quiet-time was in order before working on new material, which will most likely be added to the upcoming album.

===Solaris Severed===

During the early recording stages of ''Galactic Cannibalism'', Ghostwalker and Lucas Griffin (a long-time friend of the band who also serves as stage manager, technician, merch guy and perhaps a score of other roles) began experimenting with digital generators, most notably FL Studio. A rapid production of electronic music with influences ranging from trance, drum-and-bass, fusion and metal filled a project folder, and quickly enough material was produced to warrant construction of an album. Ghostwalker first suggested Spoon as the project name, but after finding out that there was already a band with that name, and the subsequent agreement that it was "kind of a stupid name," Lucas suggested Solaris Severed. Having decided on a name for the project, Ghostwalker arranged the tracks in succession to form a sort of concept album, which he ultimately wound up naming ''Cruel and Unusual People''.

After the initial bulk of ''Cruel and Unusual People'' was recorded, Ghostwalker took two copies of each master file with him, as well as borrowing a laptop from a close friend, while Lucas turned to other pursuits. It was around this time that he had officially begun his job. Ghostwalker plans to finish the album while on the road; he intends to add three additional tracks, including a remixed version of the first movement of Beethoven's "Moonlite Sonata," as well as pen and record vocals for at least half of the songs featured on the album. He plans to record the bulk of vocals himself, using a death-growl vocal style on the heavier pieces, but also intends to solicit the aid of other independant vocalists such as horrorcore rapper RAQ and contemporary vocalist Jill "Pixietricks" Goldin of OverClocked Remix. An official release date has not been set.

Some of the songs featured on ''Cruel and Unusual People'' are remixed from old video-game soundtracks. The untitled second track is a direct copy of the track "Stickerbrush Symphony" from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Similarly, "The Black Waltz," which opens with a symphony-and-rock-guitar variation of a classic Mozart piece, is a re-mix of the track of the same name, featured in Final Fantasy IX. Both tracks are planned to be submitted to OverClocked Remix upon completion, as well as included on the album. The album version of the second track will feature the vocal lead, while the OCR version will feature the guitar lead. Similarly, the OCR version of "The Black Waltz" will not feature the opening Mozart piece, while the album version lists it as a separate track entitled "Totentanz Macabre."

==''Donkey Kong Country 2: The Second Concert''==

Once ''Cruel and Unusual People'' is complete, Ghostwalker plans on acquiring and re-mixing the entire soundtrack to Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest for submission to OverClocked Remix. Among the scheduled tracks is a third re-mix of "Stickerbrush Symphony"; this mix presents the piece as a somber requiem with softer instruments and more laid-back drums, as well as crystal bells and clean electric guitar solos in place of vocals. It also marks the first time Ghostwalker has used FL Studio to program the drums, a departure from his preference for the Hydrogen drum machine.

Another departure from his ordinary format of entirely-electronic arrangements is the plan to include live instruments in the recording process, namely some of the more pronounced guitar and bass tracks, some instrumental leads, and several different vocal styles. The album, tentatively titled ''The Second Concert'', is expected to have a late-2009 release date.

==External Links==

*Ghostwalker's personal [http://www.myspace.com/reizar MySpace page]
*Ghostwalker's [http://www.myspace.com/ghostwalkermusicga MySpace Music page]
*[http://tauren-wardrums.livejournal.com Ghostwalker's LiveJournal]
*[http://www.myspace.com/neuralimplosionga Neural Implosion on MySpace]
*[http://www.myspace.com/solarisseveredga Solaris Severed on MySpace]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Musicians]][[Category:1983 births]][[Category:Dragon characters]]

Starscream

2008-10-07T08:48:46Z

Gh0stwalker: Added categories.

[[Image:Ghostwalker_01.jpg|right|thumb|Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman, playing with Neural Implosion at the Wingmen/GADM festival in Gainesville, GA in May of 2008.]]'''Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman''' (born July 11, 1983) is the drummer and secondary backing vocalist for Hartsfield, Georgia-based death-metal band Neural Implosion. He has been a mostly outside member of the fur fandom since early 2006.

==Fursona==

Ghostwalker describes his avatar as a physical carbon copy of the Shadowrun character of the same name. As such, he appears as a western Great Dragon who features ivory-coloured scales with pale blue highlights. The change from his original title of Reizar, whose avatar was a large, golden-coloured weretiger, was effected in September of 2008; as of then, he became officially known within the fandom as Ghostwalker through FBC president Jaie Davis, who was the first recipient of his announcement. He cites the reason for his change as "personal as well as professional," and has remarked that the Ghostwalker moniker better fits his personality. "Ghostwalker" is also his Citizen's Band (CB) radio handle, as well as his username on OverClocked Remix, and his alias in the Georgia chapter of the New York Death Militia, an international music club for metal musicians and bands.

==Personal Life==

Before joining Neural Implosion, Ghostwalker was the drummer of southern hard-rock band Psychosis. He also dated furry-artist Amanda "Ayzewi" Payne for a time, though the two have since seperated. Ghostwalker is currently dating outside of the fandom, with plans to be married in late 2008. He lists his residence as Moultrie, Georgia (20 minutes from Hartsfield where Neural Implosion practice and record), and is currenty employed as a commercial driver with Werner Enterprises. He is also currently enrolled in Moultrie Technical College under a combination of computer science courses (collectively titled Computer Information Systems), though repeated sabbaticals due to work make an anticipated graduation date uncertain.

==In the Media==

===''Mediaphilia''===
Ghostwalker (as Reizar) hosted a variety show on the FBC called ''Mediaphilia''. Though he prefers an almost Laconic style of speech in daily life, his on-air style has been described by some listeners as "a deeper version of 2," thanks to the low, growling baritone in which he speaks and his tendency to fly into a rage about things that piss him off (such as the government or religious fanatics). Despite the success of ''Mediaphilia'', however, the show was canceled after only 25 episodes due to computer and internet problems. Most of the episodes have been archived and are available for download to FBC members. Plans exist for a second season of ''Mediaphilia'' consisting of twenty episodes. Pending the success of this "second season," additional episode clusters may be released in sets of twenty, with time off between each.

Ghostwalker had several co-hosts on ''Mediaphilia'', and at least half of the shows were co-hosted by Phillip "Ghost" Pettit before his enlistment in the United States Army. Other co-hosts included Sinthetic Poison guitarist Mike "Nipples the Amazing Riverdance Queen" Morris, independent drummer Seth "Uncle Fester" Kudella, longtime friend Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod, and Morris' girlfriend, who only wished to be identified as "Muffin," both the only female co-host and the only non-musician to appear live on the show. He has also used remote co-hosts via Skype; these include TornadoCreator, Garr, DJ Wiru, and Jaie Davis himself.

===''U.F.N.''===
After taking some time away from radio to focus on locating a new musical project, Ghostwalker once again lent his voice to online broadcasting. Using the moniker "Action Bastard" in homage to the ''Shin Chan'' superhero, Ghostwalker is a regular co-host on the popular TalkShoe podcast ''Ubuntu For Newbies'' with Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod. When not available for an on-site broadcast, Ghostwalker records snippets and segments that are submitted via e-mail. The show generally revolves around the Ubuntu build of Linux and its updates, toys and features, and also contains extras that are primarily dependent on what the hosts think up that day.

A big feature of UFN is Linux News, of which three or four articles are read for each podcast. The purpose of this is to let the audience know what new features or toys are being implemented or released, usually with a discussion to follow. Other segments include the Game of the Week, the DVD of the Week, and the Software of the Week. These are all inaccurately named, as the show doesn't run weekly anymore, but a new game, DVD or program is featured each time a new show is recorded.

==Music==

Ghostwalker has described his musical preference as "all over the place." He claims to listen to everything except for pop, and some forms of country and rap, but chooses to express himself through aggressive playing; for this reason he prefers to play metal and extreme-metal variants, most notably death metal. His drum set presently consists of a six-piece Pearl Export set mounted on an ICON-500 rack, with Evans heads, Paiste and Sabian cymbals, and Iron Cobra double pedals. He uses Pro-Mark 747 nylon-tipped sticks. A unique feature of his set is that the snare drum was tuned to be miked from underneath, because the traditional topside mic placement "gets in the way." This presents a problem for sound engineers who use a clip-on snare mic; because of the force with which he strikes his drums, the mic clip tends to be very easy to shake off. For this reason, Ghostwalker has started carrying a spare boom stand to mount a snare mic on, thus ensuring that it will stay in place during the set. Generally the outline of his set is an offset kick centred snare, three upper toms and one lower; he has used this framework with different cymbal combinations since his tenure with Neural Implosion.

===Neural Implosion===

====Early Days====

[[Image:ghostwalker_02.jpg|right|thumb|A better view of Ghostwalker's drum set, taken from the Wingmen/GADM festival.]]Following his departure from Psychosis in 2005, Ghostwalker spent some time jamming with local musicians in search of talent for a new project. Through a mutual friend, he was introduced to John Neely, and the two began to jam together. After repeated attempts, Neely finally convinced Ghostwalker to jam with the Daniel brothers, who he would later find out formed the core of an intended death-metal band called Neural Implosion. In preparation, he listened to a low-quality demo CD the three had recorded, which consisted of what would become Neural Implosion's first two singles, "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood". After successfully creating drum parts for both songs, as well as a third ("For the Horde"), Ghostwalker decided to join Neural Implosion as a replacement for Jackson Spillers, who had been removed some time before.

====''Southern GoreGrind''====
After playing together nonstop for about a week, the quartet decided to record their three finished songs at better quality. Ghostwalker replaced their Magix system with Adobe Audition, and in two days' time, the group had a finished LP, which they dubbed ''Southern GoreGrind''. As they hadn't acquired a bassist yet, it was agreed that the three instrumentalists would share bass duties; on completion of the LP, however, they decided that "all the bass tracks were shit" and mixed them out of the final recordings. They would later begin to pass copies out at local shows, and quickly built a following with a local metal scene spanning from Atlanta to Jacksonville. Eventually they began to sell copies of their EP for $5 each, a decision both accepted and supported by their fans. After an interiew on Gulf 104's "HomeGrown" radio show (which featured remastered versions of "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood"), NI faced brief contention with the local hardcore scene, but the bands have since resolved their differences and support one another despite their varying tastes in metal.

====''Galactic Cannibalism''====

Following the release of ''Southern GoreGrind'', NI resumed writing and began the search for a bassist, ultimately requiring in the acquisition of W. Clay Harris the day before their first show. After playing together for several months, the band took a brief respite to begin work on new material. They have since assembled what they deem enough songs for an entire album, which they decided would be called ''Galactic Cannibalism'', and production subsequently began with the help of Aaron Shelton, drummer for progressive-rock band Gary Jones and engineer for Miskatonic Productions. In June of 2008, NI went on a short regional tour with Tifton-based progressive-hardcore band This Hideous Strength. After Ghostwalker took time off for his initial phase of work with Werner, NI recruited a backup percussionist, who has since left to pursue a new project with former members of Crown Hill and Confined to the Shadows. Following THS guitarist Nick Young's departure, NI guitarist Benjamin Daniel stepped into the open space left by Young to help THS complete a second regional tour. This marked the start of an unofficial break by Neural Implosion; most of the band members were either working or attending college, and it was generally agreed that some quiet-time was in order before working on new material, which will most likely be added to the upcoming album.

===Solaris Severed===

During the early recording stages of ''Galactic Cannibalism'', Ghostwalker and Lucas Griffin (a long-time friend of the band who also serves as stage manager, technician, merch guy and perhaps a score of other roles) began experimenting with digital generators, most notably FL Studio. A rapid production of electronic music with influences ranging from trance, drum-and-bass, fusion and metal filled a project folder, and quickly enough material was produced to warrant construction of an album. Ghostwalker first suggested Spoon as the project name, but after finding out that there was already a band with that name, and the subsequent agreement that it was "kind of a stupid name," Lucas suggested Solaris Severed. Having decided on a name for the project, Ghostwalker arranged the tracks in succession to form a sort of concept album, which he ultimately wound up naming ''Cruel and Unusual People''.

After the initial bulk of ''Cruel and Unusual People'' was recorded, Ghostwalker took two copies of each master file with him, as well as borrowing a laptop from a close friend, while Lucas turned to other pursuits. It was around this time that he had officially begun his job. Ghostwalker plans to finish the album while on the road; he intends to add three additional tracks, including a remixed version of the first movement of Beethoven's "Moonlite Sonata," as well as pen and record vocals for at least half of the songs featured on the album. He plans to record the bulk of vocals himself, using a death-growl vocal style on the heavier pieces, but also intends to solicit the aid of other independant vocalists such as horrorcore rapper RAQ and contemporary vocalist Jill "Pixietricks" Goldin of OverClocked Remix. An official release date has not been set.

Some of the songs featured on ''Cruel and Unusual People'' are remixed from old video-game soundtracks. The untitled second track is a direct copy of the track "Stickerbrush Symphony" from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Similarly, "The Black Waltz," which opens with a symphony-and-rock-guitar variation of a classic Mozart piece, is a re-mix of the track of the same name, featured in Final Fantasy IX. Both tracks are planned to be submitted to OverClocked Remix upon completion, as well as included on the album. The album version of the second track will feature the vocal lead, while the OCR version will feature the guitar lead. Similarly, the OCR version of "The Black Waltz" will not feature the opening Mozart piece, while the album version lists it as a separate track entitled "Totentanz Macabre."

==''Donkey Kong Country 2: The Second Concert''==

Once ''Cruel and Unusual People'' is complete, Ghostwalker plans on acquiring and re-mixing the entire soundtrack to Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest for submission to OverClocked Remix. Among the scheduled tracks is a third re-mix of "Stickerbrush Symphony"; this mix presents the piece as a somber requiem with softer instruments and more laid-back drums, as well as crystal bells and clean electric guitar solos in place of vocals. It also marks the first time Ghostwalker has used FL Studio to program the drums, a departure from his preference for the Hydrogen drum machine.

Another departure from his ordinary format of entirely-electronic arrangements is the plan to include live instruments in the recording process, namely some of the more pronounced guitar and bass tracks, some instrumental leads, and several different vocal styles. The album, tentatively titled ''The Second Concert'', is expected to have a late-2009 release date.

==External Links==

*Ghostwalker's personal [http://www.myspace.com/reizar MySpace page]
*Ghostwalker's [http://www.myspace.com/ghostwalkermusicga MySpace Music page]
*[http://tauren-wardrums.livejournal.com Ghostwalker's LiveJournal]
*[http://www.myspace.com/neuralimplosionga Neural Implosion on MySpace]
*[http://www.myspace.com/solarisseveredga Solaris Severed on MySpace]

[[Category:People]][[Category:Musicians]][[Category:1983 births]][[Category:Dragon characters]]

Starscream

2008-10-07T08:43:41Z

Gh0stwalker:

[[Image:Ghostwalker_01.jpg|right|thumb|Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman, playing with Neural Implosion at the Wingmen/GADM festival in Gainesville, GA in May of 2008.]]'''Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman''' (born July 11, 1983) is the drummer and secondary backing vocalist for Hartsfield, Georgia-based death-metal band Neural Implosion. He has been a mostly outside member of the fur fandom since early 2006.

==Fursona==

Ghostwalker describes his avatar as a physical carbon copy of the Shadowrun character of the same name. As such, he appears as a western Great Dragon who features ivory-coloured scales with pale blue highlights. The change from his original title of Reizar, whose avatar was a large, golden-coloured weretiger, was effected in September of 2008; as of then, he became officially known within the fandom as Ghostwalker through FBC president Jaie Davis, who was the first recipient of his announcement. He cites the reason for his change as "personal as well as professional," and has remarked that the Ghostwalker moniker better fits his personality. "Ghostwalker" is also his Citizen's Band (CB) radio handle, as well as his username on OverClocked Remix, and his alias in the Georgia chapter of the New York Death Militia, an international music club for metal musicians and bands.

==Personal Life==

Before joining Neural Implosion, Ghostwalker was the drummer of southern hard-rock band Psychosis. He also dated furry-artist Amanda "Ayzewi" Payne for a time, though the two have since seperated. Ghostwalker is currently dating outside of the fandom, with plans to be married in late 2008. He lists his residence as Moultrie, Georgia (20 minutes from Hartsfield where Neural Implosion practice and record), and is currenty employed as a commercial driver with Werner Enterprises. He is also currently enrolled in Moultrie Technical College under a combination of computer science courses (collectively titled Computer Information Systems), though repeated sabbaticals due to work make an anticipated graduation date uncertain.

==In the Media==

===''Mediaphilia''===
Ghostwalker (as Reizar) hosted a variety show on the FBC called ''Mediaphilia''. Though he prefers an almost Laconic style of speech in daily life, his on-air style has been described by some listeners as "a deeper version of 2," thanks to the low, growling baritone in which he speaks and his tendency to fly into a rage about things that piss him off (such as the government or religious fanatics). Despite the success of ''Mediaphilia'', however, the show was canceled after only 25 episodes due to computer and internet problems. Most of the episodes have been archived and are available for download to FBC members. Plans exist for a second season of ''Mediaphilia'' consisting of twenty episodes. Pending the success of this "second season," additional episode clusters may be released in sets of twenty, with time off between each.

Ghostwalker had several co-hosts on ''Mediaphilia'', and at least half of the shows were co-hosted by Phillip "Ghost" Pettit before his enlistment in the United States Army. Other co-hosts included Sinthetic Poison guitarist Mike "Nipples the Amazing Riverdance Queen" Morris, independent drummer Seth "Uncle Fester" Kudella, longtime friend Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod, and Morris' girlfriend, who only wished to be identified as "Muffin," both the only female co-host and the only non-musician to appear live on the show. He has also used remote co-hosts via Skype; these include TornadoCreator, Garr, DJ Wiru, and Jaie Davis himself.

===''U.F.N.''===
After taking some time away from radio to focus on locating a new musical project, Ghostwalker once again lent his voice to online broadcasting. Using the moniker "Action Bastard" in homage to the ''Shin Chan'' superhero, Ghostwalker is a regular co-host on the popular TalkShoe podcast ''Ubuntu For Newbies'' with Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod. When not available for an on-site broadcast, Ghostwalker records snippets and segments that are submitted via e-mail. The show generally revolves around the Ubuntu build of Linux and its updates, toys and features, and also contains extras that are primarily dependent on what the hosts think up that day.

A big feature of UFN is Linux News, of which three or four articles are read for each podcast. The purpose of this is to let the audience know what new features or toys are being implemented or released, usually with a discussion to follow. Other segments include the Game of the Week, the DVD of the Week, and the Software of the Week. These are all inaccurately named, as the show doesn't run weekly anymore, but a new game, DVD or program is featured each time a new show is recorded.

==Music==

Ghostwalker has described his musical preference as "all over the place." He claims to listen to everything except for pop, and some forms of country and rap, but chooses to express himself through aggressive playing; for this reason he prefers to play metal and extreme-metal variants, most notably death metal. His drum set presently consists of a six-piece Pearl Export set mounted on an ICON-500 rack, with Evans heads, Paiste and Sabian cymbals, and Iron Cobra double pedals. He uses Pro-Mark 747 nylon-tipped sticks. A unique feature of his set is that the snare drum was tuned to be miked from underneath, because the traditional topside mic placement "gets in the way." This presents a problem for sound engineers who use a clip-on snare mic; because of the force with which he strikes his drums, the mic clip tends to be very easy to shake off. For this reason, Ghostwalker has started carrying a spare boom stand to mount a snare mic on, thus ensuring that it will stay in place during the set. Generally the outline of his set is an offset kick centred snare, three upper toms and one lower; he has used this framework with different cymbal combinations since his tenure with Neural Implosion.

===Neural Implosion===

====Early Days====

[[Image:ghostwalker_02.jpg|right|thumb|A better view of Ghostwalker's drum set, taken from the Wingmen/GADM festival.]]Following his departure from Psychosis in 2005, Ghostwalker spent some time jamming with local musicians in search of talent for a new project. Through a mutual friend, he was introduced to John Neely, and the two began to jam together. After repeated attempts, Neely finally convinced Ghostwalker to jam with the Daniel brothers, who he would later find out formed the core of an intended death-metal band called Neural Implosion. In preparation, he listened to a low-quality demo CD the three had recorded, which consisted of what would become Neural Implosion's first two singles, "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood". After successfully creating drum parts for both songs, as well as a third ("For the Horde"), Ghostwalker decided to join Neural Implosion as a replacement for Jackson Spillers, who had been removed some time before.

====''Southern GoreGrind''====
After playing together nonstop for about a week, the quartet decided to record their three finished songs at better quality. Ghostwalker replaced their Magix system with Adobe Audition, and in two days' time, the group had a finished LP, which they dubbed ''Southern GoreGrind''. As they hadn't acquired a bassist yet, it was agreed that the three instrumentalists would share bass duties; on completion of the LP, however, they decided that "all the bass tracks were shit" and mixed them out of the final recordings. They would later begin to pass copies out at local shows, and quickly built a following with a local metal scene spanning from Atlanta to Jacksonville. Eventually they began to sell copies of their EP for $5 each, a decision both accepted and supported by their fans. After an interiew on Gulf 104's "HomeGrown" radio show (which featured remastered versions of "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood"), NI faced brief contention with the local hardcore scene, but the bands have since resolved their differences and support one another despite their varying tastes in metal.

====''Galactic Cannibalism''====

Following the release of ''Southern GoreGrind'', NI resumed writing and began the search for a bassist, ultimately requiring in the acquisition of W. Clay Harris the day before their first show. After playing together for several months, the band took a brief respite to begin work on new material. They have since assembled what they deem enough songs for an entire album, which they decided would be called ''Galactic Cannibalism'', and production subsequently began with the help of Aaron Shelton, drummer for progressive-rock band Gary Jones and engineer for Miskatonic Productions. In June of 2008, NI went on a short regional tour with Tifton-based progressive-hardcore band This Hideous Strength. After Ghostwalker took time off for his initial phase of work with Werner, NI recruited a backup percussionist, who has since left to pursue a new project with former members of Crown Hill and Confined to the Shadows. Following THS guitarist Nick Young's departure, NI guitarist Benjamin Daniel stepped into the open space left by Young to help THS complete a second regional tour. This marked the start of an unofficial break by Neural Implosion; most of the band members were either working or attending college, and it was generally agreed that some quiet-time was in order before working on new material, which will most likely be added to the upcoming album.

===Solaris Severed===

During the early recording stages of ''Galactic Cannibalism'', Ghostwalker and Lucas Griffin (a long-time friend of the band who also serves as stage manager, technician, merch guy and perhaps a score of other roles) began experimenting with digital generators, most notably FL Studio. A rapid production of electronic music with influences ranging from trance, drum-and-bass, fusion and metal filled a project folder, and quickly enough material was produced to warrant construction of an album. Ghostwalker first suggested Spoon as the project name, but after finding out that there was already a band with that name, and the subsequent agreement that it was "kind of a stupid name," Lucas suggested Solaris Severed. Having decided on a name for the project, Ghostwalker arranged the tracks in succession to form a sort of concept album, which he ultimately wound up naming ''Cruel and Unusual People''.

After the initial bulk of ''Cruel and Unusual People'' was recorded, Ghostwalker took two copies of each master file with him, as well as borrowing a laptop from a close friend, while Lucas turned to other pursuits. It was around this time that he had officially begun his job. Ghostwalker plans to finish the album while on the road; he intends to add three additional tracks, including a remixed version of the first movement of Beethoven's "Moonlite Sonata," as well as pen and record vocals for at least half of the songs featured on the album. He plans to record the bulk of vocals himself, using a death-growl vocal style on the heavier pieces, but also intends to solicit the aid of other independant vocalists such as horrorcore rapper RAQ and contemporary vocalist Jill "Pixietricks" Goldin of OverClocked Remix. An official release date has not been set.

Some of the songs featured on ''Cruel and Unusual People'' are remixed from old video-game soundtracks. The untitled second track is a direct copy of the track "Stickerbrush Symphony" from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Similarly, "The Black Waltz," which opens with a symphony-and-rock-guitar variation of a classic Mozart piece, is a re-mix of the track of the same name, featured in Final Fantasy IX. Both tracks are planned to be submitted to OverClocked Remix upon completion, as well as included on the album. The album version of the second track will feature the vocal lead, while the OCR version will feature the guitar lead. Similarly, the OCR version of "The Black Waltz" will not feature the opening Mozart piece, while the album version lists it as a separate track entitled "Totentanz Macabre."

==''Donkey Kong Country 2: The Second Concert''==

Once ''Cruel and Unusual People'' is complete, Ghostwalker plans on acquiring and re-mixing the entire soundtrack to Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest for submission to OverClocked Remix. Among the scheduled tracks is a third re-mix of "Stickerbrush Symphony"; this mix presents the piece as a somber requiem with softer instruments and more laid-back drums, as well as crystal bells and clean electric guitar solos in place of vocals. It also marks the first time Ghostwalker has used FL Studio to program the drums, a departure from his preference for the Hydrogen drum machine.

Another departure from his ordinary format of entirely-electronic arrangements is the plan to include live instruments in the recording process, namely some of the more pronounced guitar and bass tracks, some instrumental leads, and several different vocal styles. The album, tentatively titled ''The Second Concert'', is expected to have a late-2009 release date.

==External Links==

*Ghostwalker's personal [http://www.myspace.com/reizar MySpace page]
*Ghostwalker's [http://www.myspace.com/ghostwalkermusicga MySpace Music page]
*[http://tauren-wardrums.livejournal.com Ghostwalker's LiveJournal]
*[http://www.myspace.com/neuralimplosionga Neural Implosion on MySpace]
*[http://www.myspace.com/solarisseveredga Solaris Severed on MySpace]

Starscream

2008-10-07T08:38:19Z

Gh0stwalker: /* Fursona */

'''Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman''' (born July 11, 1983) is the drummer and secondary backing vocalist for Hartsfield, Georgia-based death-metal band Neural Implosion. He has been a mostly outside member of the fur fandom since early 2006.

==Fursona==

Ghostwalker describes his avatar as a physical carbon copy of the Shadowrun character of the same name. As such, he appears as a western Great Dragon who features ivory-coloured scales with pale blue highlights. The change from his original title of Reizar, whose avatar was a large, golden-coloured weretiger, was effected in September of 2008; as of then, he became officially known within the fandom as Ghostwalker through FBC president Jaie Davis, who was the first recipient of his announcement. He cites the reason for his change as "personal as well as professional," and has remarked that the Ghostwalker moniker better fits his personality. "Ghostwalker" is also his Citizen's Band (CB) radio handle, as well as his username on OverClocked Remix, and his alias in the Georgia chapter of the New York Death Militia, an international music club for metal musicians and bands.

==Personal Life==

Before joining Neural Implosion, Ghostwalker was the drummer of southern hard-rock band Psychosis. He also dated furry-artist Amanda "Ayzewi" Payne for a time, though the two have since seperated. Ghostwalker is currently dating outside of the fandom, with plans to be married in late 2008. He lists his residence as Moultrie, Georgia (20 minutes from Hartsfield where Neural Implosion practice and record), and is currenty employed as a commercial driver with Werner Enterprises. He is also currently enrolled in Moultrie Technical College under a combination of computer science courses (collectively titled Computer Information Systems), though repeated sabbaticals due to work make an anticipated graduation date uncertain.

==In the Media==

===''Mediaphilia''===
Ghostwalker (as Reizar) hosted a variety show on the FBC called ''Mediaphilia''. Though he prefers an almost Laconic style of speech in daily life, his on-air style has been described by some listeners as "a deeper version of 2," thanks to the low, growling baritone in which he speaks and his tendency to fly into a rage about things that piss him off (such as the government or religious fanatics). Despite the success of ''Mediaphilia'', however, the show was canceled after only 25 episodes due to computer and internet problems. Most of the episodes have been archived and are available for download to FBC members. Plans exist for a second season of ''Mediaphilia'' consisting of twenty episodes. Pending the success of this "second season," additional episode clusters may be released in sets of twenty, with time off between each.

Ghostwalker had several co-hosts on ''Mediaphilia'', and at least half of the shows were co-hosted by Phillip "Ghost" Pettit before his enlistment in the United States Army. Other co-hosts included Sinthetic Poison guitarist Mike "Nipples the Amazing Riverdance Queen" Morris, independent drummer Seth "Uncle Fester" Kudella, longtime friend Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod, and Morris' girlfriend, who only wished to be identified as "Muffin," both the only female co-host and the only non-musician to appear live on the show. He has also used remote co-hosts via Skype; these include TornadoCreator, Garr, DJ Wiru, and Jaie Davis himself.

===''U.F.N.''===
After taking some time away from radio to focus on locating a new musical project, Ghostwalker once again lent his voice to online broadcasting. Using the moniker "Action Bastard" in homage to the ''Shin Chan'' superhero, Ghostwalker is a regular co-host on the popular TalkShoe podcast ''Ubuntu For Newbies'' with Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod. When not available for an on-site broadcast, Ghostwalker records snippets and segments that are submitted via e-mail. The show generally revolves around the Ubuntu build of Linux and its updates, toys and features, and also contains extras that are primarily dependent on what the hosts think up that day.

A big feature of UFN is Linux News, of which three or four articles are read for each podcast. The purpose of this is to let the audience know what new features or toys are being implemented or released, usually with a discussion to follow. Other segments include the Game of the Week, the DVD of the Week, and the Software of the Week. These are all inaccurately named, as the show doesn't run weekly anymore, but a new game, DVD or program is featured each time a new show is recorded.

==Music==

Ghostwalker has described his musical preference as "all over the place." He claims to listen to everything except for pop, and some forms of country and rap, but chooses to express himself through aggressive playing; for this reason he prefers to play metal and extreme-metal variants, most notably death metal. His drum set presently consists of a six-piece Pearl Export set mounted on an ICON-500 rack, with Evans heads, Paiste and Sabian cymbals, and Iron Cobra double pedals. He uses Pro-Mark 747 nylon-tipped sticks. A unique feature of his set is that the snare drum was tuned to be miked from underneath, because the traditional topside mic placement "gets in the way." This presents a problem for sound engineers who use a clip-on snare mic; because of the force with which he strikes his drums, the mic clip tends to be very easy to shake off. For this reason, Ghostwalker has started carrying a spare boom stand to mount a snare mic on, thus ensuring that it will stay in place during the set. Generally the outline of his set is an offset kick centred snare, three upper toms and one lower; he has used this framework with different cymbal combinations since his tenure with Neural Implosion.

===Neural Implosion===

====Early Days====

Following his departure from Psychosis in 2005, Ghostwalker spent some time jamming with local musicians in search of talent for a new project. Through a mutual friend, he was introduced to John Neely, and the two began to jam together. After repeated attempts, Neely finally convinced Ghostwalker to jam with the Daniel brothers, who he would later find out formed the core of an intended death-metal band called Neural Implosion. In preparation, he listened to a low-quality demo CD the three had recorded, which consisted of what would become Neural Implosion's first two singles, "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood". After successfully creating drum parts for both songs, as well as a third ("For the Horde"), Ghostwalker decided to join Neural Implosion as a replacement for Jackson Spillers, who had been removed some time before.

====''Southern GoreGrind''====
After playing together nonstop for about a week, the quartet decided to record their three finished songs at better quality. Ghostwalker replaced their Magix system with Adobe Audition, and in two days' time, the group had a finished LP, which they dubbed ''Southern GoreGrind''. As they hadn't acquired a bassist yet, it was agreed that the three instrumentalists would share bass duties; on completion of the LP, however, they decided that "all the bass tracks were shit" and mixed them out of the final recordings. They would later begin to pass copies out at local shows, and quickly built a following with a local metal scene spanning from Atlanta to Jacksonville. Eventually they began to sell copies of their EP for $5 each, a decision both accepted and supported by their fans. After an interiew on Gulf 104's "HomeGrown" radio show (which featured remastered versions of "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood"), NI faced brief contention with the local hardcore scene, but the bands have since resolved their differences and support one another despite their varying tastes in metal.

====''Galactic Cannibalism''====

Following the release of ''Southern GoreGrind'', NI resumed writing and began the search for a bassist, ultimately requiring in the acquisition of W. Clay Harris the day before their first show. After playing together for several months, the band took a brief respite to begin work on new material. They have since assembled what they deem enough songs for an entire album, which they decided would be called ''Galactic Cannibalism'', and production subsequently began with the help of Aaron Shelton, drummer for progressive-rock band Gary Jones and engineer for Miskatonic Productions. In June of 2008, NI went on a short regional tour with Tifton-based progressive-hardcore band This Hideous Strength. After Ghostwalker took time off for his initial phase of work with Werner, NI recruited a backup percussionist, who has since left to pursue a new project with former members of Crown Hill and Confined to the Shadows. Following THS guitarist Nick Young's departure, NI guitarist Benjamin Daniel stepped into the open space left by Young to help THS complete a second regional tour. This marked the start of an unofficial break by Neural Implosion; most of the band members were either working or attending college, and it was generally agreed that some quiet-time was in order before working on new material, which will most likely be added to the upcoming album.

===Solaris Severed===

During the early recording stages of ''Galactic Cannibalism'', Ghostwalker and Lucas Griffin (a long-time friend of the band who also serves as stage manager, technician, merch guy and perhaps a score of other roles) began experimenting with digital generators, most notably FL Studio. A rapid production of electronic music with influences ranging from trance, drum-and-bass, fusion and metal filled a project folder, and quickly enough material was produced to warrant construction of an album. Ghostwalker first suggested Spoon as the project name, but after finding out that there was already a band with that name, and the subsequent agreement that it was "kind of a stupid name," Lucas suggested Solaris Severed. Having decided on a name for the project, Ghostwalker arranged the tracks in succession to form a sort of concept album, which he ultimately wound up naming ''Cruel and Unusual People''.

After the initial bulk of ''Cruel and Unusual People'' was recorded, Ghostwalker took two copies of each master file with him, as well as borrowing a laptop from a close friend, while Lucas turned to other pursuits. It was around this time that he had officially begun his job. Ghostwalker plans to finish the album while on the road; he intends to add three additional tracks, including a remixed version of the first movement of Beethoven's "Moonlite Sonata," as well as pen and record vocals for at least half of the songs featured on the album. He plans to record the bulk of vocals himself, using a death-growl vocal style on the heavier pieces, but also intends to solicit the aid of other independant vocalists such as horrorcore rapper RAQ and contemporary vocalist Jill "Pixietricks" Goldin of OverClocked Remix. An official release date has not been set.

Some of the songs featured on ''Cruel and Unusual People'' are remixed from old video-game soundtracks. The untitled second track is a direct copy of the track "Stickerbrush Symphony" from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Similarly, "The Black Waltz," which opens with a symphony-and-rock-guitar variation of a classic Mozart piece, is a re-mix of the track of the same name, featured in Final Fantasy IX. Both tracks are planned to be submitted to OverClocked Remix upon completion, as well as included on the album. The album version of the second track will feature the vocal lead, while the OCR version will feature the guitar lead. Similarly, the OCR version of "The Black Waltz" will not feature the opening Mozart piece, while the album version lists it as a separate track entitled "Totentanz Macabre."

==''Donkey Kong Country 2: The Second Concert''==

Once ''Cruel and Unusual People'' is complete, Ghostwalker plans on acquiring and re-mixing the entire soundtrack to Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest for submission to OverClocked Remix. Among the scheduled tracks is a third re-mix of "Stickerbrush Symphony"; this mix presents the piece as a somber requiem with softer instruments and more laid-back drums, as well as crystal bells and clean electric guitar solos in place of vocals. It also marks the first time Ghostwalker has used FL Studio to program the drums, a departure from his preference for the Hydrogen drum machine.

Another departure from his ordinary format of entirely-electronic arrangements is the plan to include live instruments in the recording process of ''The Second Concert'', namely some of the more pronounced guitar and bass tracks, some instrumental leads, and several different vocal styles. The album, tentatively titled ''The Second Concert'', is expected to have a late-2009 release date.

==External Links==

*Ghostwalker's personal [http://www.myspace.com/reizar MySpace page]
*Ghostwalker's [http://www.myspace.com/ghostwalkermusicga MySpace Music page]
*[http://tauren-wardrums.livejournal.com Ghostwalker's LiveJournal]
*[http://www.myspace.com/neuralimplosionga Neural Implosion on MySpace]
*[http://www.myspace.com/solarisseveredga Solaris Severed on MySpace]

Starscream

2008-10-07T08:23:22Z

Gh0stwalker: Created page with ''''Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman''' (born July 11, 1983) is the drummer and secondary backing vocalist for Hartsfield, Georgia-based death-metal band Neural Implosion. He has been ...'

'''Anthony "Ghostwalker" Inman''' (born July 11, 1983) is the drummer and secondary backing vocalist for Hartsfield, Georgia-based death-metal band Neural Implosion. He has been a mostly outside member of the fur fandom since early 2006.

==Fursona==

Ghostwalker describes his avatar as a physical carbon copy of the Shadowrun character of the same name. As such, he appears as a western Great Dragon who features ivory-coloured scales with pale blue highlights. The change from his original title of Reizar, whose avatar was a large, golden-coloured weretiger, was effected in September of 2008; as of then, he became officially known within the fandom as Ghostwalker through FBC president Jaie Davis, who was the first recipient of his announcement. He cites the reason for his change as "personal as well as professional," and has remarked that the Ghostwalker moniker better fits his personality. "Ghostwalker" is also his Citizen's Band (CB) radio handle, as well as his username on OverClocked Remix.

==Personal Life==

Before joining Neural Implosion, Ghostwalker was the drummer of southern hard-rock band Psychosis. He also dated furry-artist Amanda "Ayzewi" Payne for a time, though the two have since seperated. Ghostwalker is currently dating outside of the fandom, with plans to be married in late 2008. He lists his residence as Moultrie, Georgia (20 minutes from Hartsfield where Neural Implosion practice and record), and is currenty employed as a commercial driver with Werner Enterprises. He is also currently enrolled in Moultrie Technical College under a combination of computer science courses (collectively titled Computer Information Systems), though repeated sabbaticals due to work make an anticipated graduation date uncertain.

==In the Media==

===''Mediaphilia''===
Ghostwalker (as Reizar) hosted a variety show on the FBC called ''Mediaphilia''. Though he prefers an almost Laconic style of speech in daily life, his on-air style has been described by some listeners as "a deeper version of 2," thanks to the low, growling baritone in which he speaks and his tendency to fly into a rage about things that piss him off (such as the government or religious fanatics). Despite the success of ''Mediaphilia'', however, the show was canceled after only 25 episodes due to computer and internet problems. Most of the episodes have been archived and are available for download to FBC members. Plans exist for a second season of ''Mediaphilia'' consisting of twenty episodes. Pending the success of this "second season," additional episode clusters may be released in sets of twenty, with time off between each.

Ghostwalker had several co-hosts on ''Mediaphilia'', and at least half of the shows were co-hosted by Phillip "Ghost" Pettit before his enlistment in the United States Army. Other co-hosts included Sinthetic Poison guitarist Mike "Nipples the Amazing Riverdance Queen" Morris, independent drummer Seth "Uncle Fester" Kudella, longtime friend Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod, and Morris' girlfriend, who only wished to be identified as "Muffin," both the only female co-host and the only non-musician to appear live on the show. He has also used remote co-hosts via Skype; these include TornadoCreator, Garr, DJ Wiru, and Jaie Davis himself.

===''U.F.N.''===
After taking some time away from radio to focus on locating a new musical project, Ghostwalker once again lent his voice to online broadcasting. Using the moniker "Action Bastard" in homage to the ''Shin Chan'' superhero, Ghostwalker is a regular co-host on the popular TalkShoe podcast ''Ubuntu For Newbies'' with Jason "Toasty Taco" Herod. When not available for an on-site broadcast, Ghostwalker records snippets and segments that are submitted via e-mail. The show generally revolves around the Ubuntu build of Linux and its updates, toys and features, and also contains extras that are primarily dependent on what the hosts think up that day.

A big feature of UFN is Linux News, of which three or four articles are read for each podcast. The purpose of this is to let the audience know what new features or toys are being implemented or released, usually with a discussion to follow. Other segments include the Game of the Week, the DVD of the Week, and the Software of the Week. These are all inaccurately named, as the show doesn't run weekly anymore, but a new game, DVD or program is featured each time a new show is recorded.

==Music==

Ghostwalker has described his musical preference as "all over the place." He claims to listen to everything except for pop, and some forms of country and rap, but chooses to express himself through aggressive playing; for this reason he prefers to play metal and extreme-metal variants, most notably death metal. His drum set presently consists of a six-piece Pearl Export set mounted on an ICON-500 rack, with Evans heads, Paiste and Sabian cymbals, and Iron Cobra double pedals. He uses Pro-Mark 747 nylon-tipped sticks. A unique feature of his set is that the snare drum was tuned to be miked from underneath, because the traditional topside mic placement "gets in the way." This presents a problem for sound engineers who use a clip-on snare mic; because of the force with which he strikes his drums, the mic clip tends to be very easy to shake off. For this reason, Ghostwalker has started carrying a spare boom stand to mount a snare mic on, thus ensuring that it will stay in place during the set. Generally the outline of his set is an offset kick centred snare, three upper toms and one lower; he has used this framework with different cymbal combinations since his tenure with Neural Implosion.

===Neural Implosion===

====Early Days====

Following his departure from Psychosis in 2005, Ghostwalker spent some time jamming with local musicians in search of talent for a new project. Through a mutual friend, he was introduced to John Neely, and the two began to jam together. After repeated attempts, Neely finally convinced Ghostwalker to jam with the Daniel brothers, who he would later find out formed the core of an intended death-metal band called Neural Implosion. In preparation, he listened to a low-quality demo CD the three had recorded, which consisted of what would become Neural Implosion's first two singles, "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood". After successfully creating drum parts for both songs, as well as a third ("For the Horde"), Ghostwalker decided to join Neural Implosion as a replacement for Jackson Spillers, who had been removed some time before.

====''Southern GoreGrind''====
After playing together nonstop for about a week, the quartet decided to record their three finished songs at better quality. Ghostwalker replaced their Magix system with Adobe Audition, and in two days' time, the group had a finished LP, which they dubbed ''Southern GoreGrind''. As they hadn't acquired a bassist yet, it was agreed that the three instrumentalists would share bass duties; on completion of the LP, however, they decided that "all the bass tracks were shit" and mixed them out of the final recordings. They would later begin to pass copies out at local shows, and quickly built a following with a local metal scene spanning from Atlanta to Jacksonville. Eventually they began to sell copies of their EP for $5 each, a decision both accepted and supported by their fans. After an interiew on Gulf 104's "HomeGrown" radio show (which featured remastered versions of "Show No Mercy" and "Zombie Flood"), NI faced brief contention with the local hardcore scene, but the bands have since resolved their differences and support one another despite their varying tastes in metal.

====''Galactic Cannibalism''====

Following the release of ''Southern GoreGrind'', NI resumed writing and began the search for a bassist, ultimately requiring in the acquisition of W. Clay Harris the day before their first show. After playing together for several months, the band took a brief respite to begin work on new material. They have since assembled what they deem enough songs for an entire album, which they decided would be called ''Galactic Cannibalism'', and production subsequently began with the help of Aaron Shelton, drummer for progressive-rock band Gary Jones and engineer for Miskatonic Productions. In June of 2008, NI went on a short regional tour with Tifton-based progressive-hardcore band This Hideous Strength. After Ghostwalker took time off for his initial phase of work with Werner, NI recruited a backup percussionist, who has since left to pursue a new project with former members of Crown Hill and Confined to the Shadows. Following THS guitarist Nick Young's departure, NI guitarist Benjamin Daniel stepped into the open space left by Young to help THS complete a second regional tour. This marked the start of an unofficial break by Neural Implosion; most of the band members were either working or attending college, and it was generally agreed that some quiet-time was in order before working on new material, which will most likely be added to the upcoming album.

===Solaris Severed===

During the early recording stages of ''Galactic Cannibalism'', Ghostwalker and Lucas Griffin (a long-time friend of the band who also serves as stage manager, technician, merch guy and perhaps a score of other roles) began experimenting with digital generators, most notably FL Studio. A rapid production of electronic music with influences ranging from trance, drum-and-bass, fusion and metal filled a project folder, and quickly enough material was produced to warrant construction of an album. Ghostwalker first suggested Spoon as the project name, but after finding out that there was already a band with that name, and the subsequent agreement that it was "kind of a stupid name," Lucas suggested Solaris Severed. Having decided on a name for the project, Ghostwalker arranged the tracks in succession to form a sort of concept album, which he ultimately wound up naming ''Cruel and Unusual People''.

After the initial bulk of ''Cruel and Unusual People'' was recorded, Ghostwalker took two copies of each master file with him, as well as borrowing a laptop from a close friend, while Lucas turned to other pursuits. It was around this time that he had officially begun his job. Ghostwalker plans to finish the album while on the road; he intends to add three additional tracks, including a remixed version of the first movement of Beethoven's "Moonlite Sonata," as well as pen and record vocals for at least half of the songs featured on the album. He plans to record the bulk of vocals himself, using a death-growl vocal style on the heavier pieces, but also intends to solicit the aid of other independant vocalists such as horrorcore rapper RAQ and contemporary vocalist Jill "Pixietricks" Goldin of OverClocked Remix. An official release date has not been set.

Some of the songs featured on ''Cruel and Unusual People'' are remixed from old video-game soundtracks. The untitled second track is a direct copy of the track "Stickerbrush Symphony" from Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest. Similarly, "The Black Waltz," which opens with a symphony-and-rock-guitar variation of a classic Mozart piece, is a re-mix of the track of the same name, featured in Final Fantasy IX. Both tracks are planned to be submitted to OverClocked Remix upon completion, as well as included on the album. The album version of the second track will feature the vocal lead, while the OCR version will feature the guitar lead. Similarly, the OCR version of "The Black Waltz" will not feature the opening Mozart piece, while the album version lists it as a separate track entitled "Totentanz Macabre."

==''Donkey Kong Country 2: The Second Concert''==

Once ''Cruel and Unusual People'' is complete, Ghostwalker plans on acquiring and re-mixing the entire soundtrack to Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest for submission to OverClocked Remix. Among the scheduled tracks is a third re-mix of "Stickerbrush Symphony"; this mix presents the piece as a somber requiem with softer instruments and more laid-back drums, as well as crystal bells and clean electric guitar solos in place of vocals. It also marks the first time Ghostwalker has used FL Studio to program the drums, a departure from his preference for the Hydrogen drum machine.

Another departure from his ordinary format of entirely-electronic arrangements is the plan to include live instruments in the recording process of ''The Second Concert'', namely some of the more pronounced guitar and bass tracks, some instrumental leads, and several different vocal styles. The album, tentatively titled ''The Second Concert'', is expected to have a late-2009 release date.

==External Links==

*Ghostwalker's personal [http://www.myspace.com/reizar MySpace page]
*Ghostwalker's [http://www.myspace.com/ghostwalkermusicga MySpace Music page]
*[http://tauren-wardrums.livejournal.com Ghostwalker's LiveJournal]
*[http://www.myspace.com/neuralimplosionga Neural Implosion on MySpace]
*[http://www.myspace.com/solarisseveredga Solaris Severed on MySpace]

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[[Image:Reizar.jpg|right|thumb|Réizàr]]'''Tony Inman''', aka '''Réizàr''', is a musician, performer, and producer. He was born in Sayre, Pennsylvania, in the summer of 1983.

==Biography==
A member of the Fur Fandom, Réizàr is the host of the online radio show '''Mediaphilia''', which is hosted on the [[FBC]]. He is also an avid gamer, photographer, writer, and above all else, a musician. His avatar within the fandom is a [[tiger|weretiger]], and he is also a member of the '''Pearl Drummers Forum'''.

Réizàr is first and foremost a musician, and has been playing drums for 11 years. He has been in numerous bands over the years, and his styles range from jazz to rock to thrash to math metal. Currently he owns a Pearl drum set with Paiste and Zildjian cymbals and Evans heads, and uses AHEAD sticks.

On the air, Réizàr's first appearance was in mid-2004. The show lasted for four consecutive hours, and paved the way for what became the ''Serial Killers'' show, which premiered daily on WPAJ Radio for over a year with Réizàr (as DJ Knives) and on-and-off co-host [[Toasty Taco]]. In late 2005, the show underwent several changes and became a weekly 2-hour, heavy-metal-themed news show called ''Sick Sad World'', an homage of the televised program of the same name on MTV's ''Daria''.

{{Contributor|Réizàr}}
In early 2006, Réizàr finally officially joined the fur fandom, and also gained a spot on the FBC. For this, he created a one-hour radio show called ''Mediaphilia'', which is still currently in production. When WPAJ Radio went offline in mid-2006, he was able to focus his efforts entirely on ''Mediaphilia'', as well as his position as HR Director for the FBC.

Réizàr contributes random line segues and filler ads for the FBC as well, and has appeared on various other shows on the FBC as a guest, both live and pre-recorded. He also writes his own rants and extras, in a fashion similar to that of [[2|2 the Ranting Gryphon]], whom he cites as one of his sources of inspiration.

In his increasingly shorter amounts of spare time, Réizàr also enjoys gaming. His tastes are varied, ranging from cyberpunk to first-person to action-adventure to old-school platform and role-playing games. In addition to music, drums, gaming and radio, he also enjoys reading, movies, nature, computers, spending time with his girlfriend, and research into philosophy, theology, and the occult. He also plays drums in a deathgrind band called Neural Implosion.

==On the Air==
''Mediaphilia'' is a one-hour live show on the FBC, geared toward furs but open for anyone to listen. The show's topics vary greatly, and deal with issues such as problems within society, alcohol/drug use, computers, romantic advice and issues within the fur fandom, among others. The show also features current events, humour and music.

''Mediaphilia'' has had a variety of co-hosts from the very beginning. Featured on the show thus far have been Ghost, Whitey/Fester, Nipples the Amazing Riverdance Queen (who is actually male despite the strange moniker), Muffin (the only female so far to be on the show), and Toasty Taco, and remote or guest appearances have been made by TornadoCreator, Jaie Davis, Garr and Wiru.

To date, the following segments have been featured on ''Mediaphilia'': News (general purpose, world, local), Furry News, Celebrity Morgue, Skippy's List, and The Evil Overlord List. The rest of the show's time is usually filled by either topical discussion or on-the-spot improvisation.

==External links==
*[http://reizar.livejournal.com Réizàr's LiveJournal]
*[http://fbc.jaieproductions.com/modules.php?name=Podcastv2&channel=6 ''Mediaphilia'' Archive on The FBC]
*[http://www.thefbc.net The Furry Broadcasting Corporation]
*[http://www.pearldrummersforum.com Pearl Drummers Forum]
*[http://www.myspace.com/neuralimplosionga Neural Implosion on MySpace]

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