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Working on some other material

I'm a 36 year old, man, playing guitar, living in MA. Making metal riffs!

Got all my tracks from Demo 1 as playthroughs on Instagram (got 1st track from Demo 2 as well)

I don't know how to use music recording software (I just make my riffs at home and go to the studio to get them recorded) but if you want to collaborate just let me know and we can try to work something out

Metal, all kinds, all kinds of compositions.  There is no such thing as a bad recording, only missed opportunities to explore ourselves and make ourselves better than the last cycle.  Love you all.  Metal forever.

Everyone else puts this up : We do not use or engage with AI for any of our tracks, EVER, that defeats the entire purpose of being a musician.  All tracks are performed, recorded, mixed and mastered by hand in a controlled studio environment.

You can find most of our stuff on most streaming platforms.

Updates: Mixing/Recording

Thanks for visiting my profile. I enjoy creating tracks in any style that inspires me. Of course, I enjoy listening to everyone's tracks.

Guitar, Bass, Drum Programming, Synth Programming, Mixing and Mastering.

Tracks uploaded here are mostly unfinished since I can't do vocals/lyrics.  So if there are any vocalists/songwriters out there that want to work on anything let me know.  I would also be interested in joining/forming a band, if anyone needs a guitarist that does whatever it is that I do.

everything is a work in progress

My new single, "A Crimson Stain", is out now!


My new album, "No Glimmer",  under my own name is out now!
Link below!

LORRIDI is a Power Folk/Viking Metal solo project by Jan Magne Garte. Taking inspiration from the sagas of the viking age and norse mythology, Garte creates vivid images of the old gods and warriors through his music and lyrics.

Born in Norway, 1971. At the age of 16, Jan Magne Garte played bass in different bands starting in the mid '80s. Growing in popularity and opening for some of the most popular Norwegian Rock bands at the time. By the early 2000s, Garte started expanding his repertoire by singing songs himself and switching from bass to guitar.

Around the same time his parental duties would start to take the focus from the music, and his career as a musician   took a hiatus for almost two decades. Now after all this time, his love for making music has truly rekindled and the old musician has returned. 

All of his music is heavly influenced by the songs of his youth, from genres such as '80s hard rock, heavy metal, thrash, but also taking notes from the next generation of musicians.

Garte also has another solo project under his own name. 
All tracks were composed, arranged, recorded and mastered by Garte himself.

Hello, I’m Rob, or BOB! lol!
One man band: I play Guitar, Bass, Vocals, and program Drums.
(I DO NOT use AI for my music)

I’ve been playing guitar since I was 13, and enjoyed performing in a few bands over the years. 
If anyone is interested is collaborating or chatting music, please don’t hesitate to reach out. 
I want to build relationships and know people for who they are, and not just what they play.

Rob Quinn

Progressive Metal Guitarist, Drummer, Bassist, and Keyboardist.

My new album, "No Glimmer", is out now!

I also have a new single, "A Crimson Stain", which is out under my other project "LORRIDI"

Don't forget to check out my debut album "LORRIDI" from my new solo project with the same title!!  🤘🤘
Link below

A one-man hard rock/metal solo project from Norway by Jan Magne Garte. 

Born in Kristiansand in the south of Norway in 1971.
In '75 he and his family moved to the small village of Surnadal,and at the age of 16 he had started playing bass in different bands. His last band would eventually grow in popularity and open for some of the most popular Norwegian rock bands at the time.

By the early 2000s Garte had started a band with some of his best friends and expanded his repertoire by writing his own songs, singing and switching from bass to guitar. Around the same time his parental duties would start to take the focus from the music and his career as a musician would take a hiatus for almost two decades. 
Now after all this time, his love for making music has truly rekindled and the old musician has returned. 

All of his music is heavly influenced by the songs of his youth, from genres such as '80s hard rock, heavy metal, thrash, but also taking notes from the next generation of musicians.

Garte also has another solo project under the name LORRIDI.

Smirk On My Face released August 22, 2025 please support Rob Olsson and myself by listening to it a million times each!!

0ut of focuS

dan kivi