The band name really just came from a brainstorm between my friend Cameron and I. We were on facebook chat and I asked him, "Cameron, what should I name my solo project?" First he went through some names just to piss me off a little bit but then he threw out "Shodub" to me. Instantly...I knew that this was the name. It is the letters of my last name reversed (except for the S and H). It also sounds like the word "shogun" a little bit and Cameron and I thought that that was freaking metal.

For Shodub...no. It is currently just my side project. However, I do play in a metal band called Beneath the Sovereign. We play live every now and then and I absolutely love playing in front of people. Especially since my songs focus on the breakdown section....people tend to get hurt during my songs.

The internet is both good and bad for the music industry. It's good because the music can be transmitted to all the corners of the earth that have internet. The bad side is that people tend to pirate music and also, mp3 could possibly make the CD a thing of the past. That's not a good thing...I like buying CDs! The artwork and the booklets that come with them add so much more to the music. But overall, the Internet is a good step forward for the music industry.

Probably not, at least for the time being. This is just a hobby and Im inspired by Keith Merrow and I intend to make all of my music that I post on here free. However, I might release an album which will probably be free or by donation.

There is really no history to be honest. The band all started with one of the unfinished songs I had lying around my tab folder. I already had the recording gear and I decided, "What the hell...I might as well give this a shot!" So that's how it started. I produce everything myself and I play all of the non-software instruments.

My main influences are Trivium, Keith Merrow, John Petrucci, Behemoth, and Children of Bodom. I like a more eclectic type of metal so my music tends to be a mash up of blast beat sections, harmoizing sections, breakdowns, and shred solos.

Good old Baltimore, Maryland!

My recording rig is really simple. I use very minimal equipment....
-Sennheiser E609 guitar mic
-PreSonus Audiobox
-Livewire and Mogami cables
-Garageband
-Toontrack EZDrummer
---Drumkit from hell
-Some desktop computer speakers

As far as guitars go...
-Schecter Hellraiser C1 with 18v mod, satinized neck, 85(b)/81(n), locking tuners
-LTD SC207 with EMG 707 + 18v mod and a satinized neck
-Fender MIM Telecaster
-Rogue 6 string bass
-Alhambra 4P nylon string
-Laguna LG4C3BUB electric/acoustic

Amps + FX...
-Vox Valvetronix (home use)
-Peavey 6505 head on Peavey slant cab from the 90s (band)
-Dunlop Crybaby
-Boss NS2
-Boss CE-5
-Boss DD-3
-Fulltone OCD

Misc.
-Dunlop stiffo jazz III
-Dimarzio cliplock straps
-Mogami and Livewire cables