Meet And Greet With Chuck Dietz

Chuck Dietz a young heavy metal/youtube guitarist from Pittsburgh Pensylvania America who until he got his first guitar in Dec 2003 was a skakeboarder got introduced to techniques like reading guitar tabs, palm-muting, and began practicing songs by Metallica as well as other songs from the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater video games. A few weeks later, he began working on the solo to "Sanitarium" and the song "Master of Puppets" In May of 2004, he was signed up for lessons at a local guitar shop, he practiced every day and learned how to alternate pick, play chords, scales, and all the other basics, he also practiced utilizing scales for improvising solos in specific keys. His skills increased at a rapid pace as he started using chords and scales to write own songs. In 2006. he joined a band Fallen Silence and they wrote songs very similar to their influences Metallica/Trivium and also covered Master of Puppets and "Sweating Bullets" by Megadeth. However he left the band. and joined Eternity Lost by that same year At the end of 2006, He became a YouTuber when he uploaded a video for a contest by Trans-Siberian Orchestra. And in 2007, he uploaded a few more guitar videos, one of them being a solo he just made up for fun that would later be known by millions. In the next few years he co-wrote songs with Mike and Sean of Eternity Lost for their "Legacy" album. by this time he was gigging at least once a month with a cover band called Yinz Guyz. And of course, worked on more YouTube videos in order to satisfy the growing fanbase! He began taking jazz lessons from a private instructor in 2009 which took him to a whole new level musically. Advanced chord formulas, beautiful phrasing, and the ability to read music.
 CURRENTLY
 As a Solo Artist You can find his most popular works on YouTube under the username "fhatsk8er", a name derived from the mis-spellings of "phat" and "skater" You'll find live videos of his originals, covers, and Eternity Lost songs. He has been able to reach a worldwide audience of music lovers and guitar players with the help of YouTube and his subscribers and friends serve as a huge inspiration for his guitar playing. He also plans on creating a solo CD in the nearest future.
                                                    youtube.com/fhatsk8er
 BANDS

 Eternity Lost He plays the lead guitar and co-writes the guitar parts with Mike Stetar. the band could be described as having heavy, melodic riffs, epic choruses, hardcore breakdowns, and ripping solos. They've written a variety of songs from slower ballads to raging-fast ones. Expect to hear more soon.
                                         facebook.com/pages/Eternity-Lost/9681708476

 Circle 7  follows more of a straight-up rock/alternative sound with melodic vocals + aggressive vocals, heavy beats, and of course speedy guitar solos. They've recently recruited Sean from Eternity Lost, and this band seems to be taking off :
                                       http://www.facebook.com/circle7music


 Bare Minimum facebook.com/pages/BARE-MINIMUM/188715077857319 Bare Minimum is certainly a unique band made up of a vocalist, drummer, keyboardist, and guitarist. Bare Minimum's style is a rap/rock-based style--a sound somewhat similar to Rage Against The Machine. we won a battle-of-the-bands. just like the other two bands, you'll find him head-banging, ripping solos, and utilizing my muscles.
                                        http://www.facebook.com/pages/BARE-MINIMUM/188715077857319


 For more info on Chuck you can visit his official website www.dietzshred.com or to contact him email him cdietz7@gmail.com. Interested in his song? You cna buy them on amazon and itunes.

                                                         
                                                                 Eternity Lost live

Circle 7 Promo Shot

                                                               Bare Minimum