they're just fucking awesome, i think my mind melted from watching this, especially the tapping part

shit thomas has the best stage presence ever and still plays n sings like a beast

thom's been playing for 8 years. he's 23 now. so he started at 15 and the self titled was released in 03 so he was 18 or 19. he's been playing since age 14/15

I love how in every single video on youtube, everyone in the front row is reaching out doing "spirit fingers"

Love the beginning

this is amazing

love thomas' playing style

Hendrix did actually rearrange the strings, so it was basically an upside down right handed guitar played as a normal left handed guitar. Check out som live performances to see for yourself.

drums since he was 2!! thom is a g

Seriously... if any of these Philistines knew the first thing about being a musical artist, or even listening to one for that matter, they'd realise that this performance is tighter than the Pope's sphincter.

i have 3 of his picks and a broken drum stick from andrew:] and i got the setlist from the show. all at their show at bumbershoot in seattle last summer

the intro is so fucking sweet

an interview in guitar world said he started guitar at 13...still insane though

good one

i just saw them on december 5th and surprisingly i didnt see anyone smoking hah. but there was this crazy guy on acid and ecstacy playing with a deck of cards in the back, he was so funny. we asked him why he wasnt watching the show and he said "what show?" xD

well that's your opinion. No matter what, hes the number one guitarist for me.

agreed. One good challenge for thomas however would be Nick Reinhart from Tera Melos

theyre almost.... TOO good....

18th November! academy 3... whos with me !

i agree.

They played Allan Gordon for this set. CAn't find the video anywhere!

wow 8 years is a long time to be playing and still suck that bad

Yeah. That's it.

fuck yeah

lol i saw that!

Didn't you film them playing Allan Gordon? Did you take that video down?

1:33 HOLY SHIT

he will after, but never before he plays. he drinks before he plays though.

Dude has anyone tabbed this extended intro? i am trying but i absolutely suck at tabbing stuff out.

Lmao noah..not at you but the guy on acid lol

NICE FUCKING OPENING!

solo fingers?

fuckin magic hands at 1:35

fyi i was dissing him in comparrison to other guitarists, especially with at least the same amount of experience and maybe playing as a profession... lot not myself, gimme 8 years im sure i'll be better heck even 2 years

there not almost to good....they went beyond that, then beyond godly, and now there is no word good enough to describe the awsomeness they consist of....mainly tom but still

@OoGeostigmaoO If you could point out some distinct similarities between a few songs between Tera Melos and TFOT and give me an analysis of the two in being similar I'll buy your argument. Saying "trust me" doesn't prove anything. Thomas Erak has been singing a lot longer than Nick Reinhart. If you look at TM's s/t, they're all melodies...little vox. But to say Thomas is mainly influenced by Nick is a bunch of bullshit.

why dont you guys write a fuckin biography on the dude. hes nasty on guitar, everyone gets too into wikipedia searching shit and thinking they know people

how the fuck does he make that sound at 3:08!!? :o

hah true that

i dont see you playing anything :P

tom is god, im like 99% sure of it

although i say thomas is waaaay better, i say we compramise this one. youre right they are completely different styles, so why compare. agreed?

being a new idea doesnt make it good, thats like saying "hey guys! lets try eating shit!! almost nobody does it so that makes it good!" and yes it was a joke kuz when i saw them live i was laughing it at. lol but idc just like w/e you like its not for me :) they're comedians really

oh haha, no not tim, TOM, yea, see, he has to be god

i hate that too.

hm the only thing I don't like about tfot is that the singer/guitarist pretty much leaves the bassist and maybe the drummer in the background :( but anyway, great artists.

listen i watched them a week ago in Cologne and they fuckin rule, but the bass player should cut down a bit on his lil' addictions.. he still plays all his parts great-check my video of them being weird.?

No. Im pretty sure he's original. I mean listening to the thirty years war, even tribune, he's had his own orignal stuff.

thats only cuz thomas plays guitar not the fiddle, so thomas is still beyond all, and Omar Rodriguez-lopez is good and all but id have to say thomas is still better

i know youre not hating on thomas but he is far better than omar. no if ands or buts.

Tim > Frank.

uh the guy isnt singing he isnt uttering words or sounds with his voice hes just screaming, and its painful to the ears, not pleasing now i will say hes got skills at playing the guitar but it doesnt sound good at all. I'd rather be listening to uh, the band they opened for??? Fall of Troy is a joke musically.