Necropolis formed my junior year in high school. I was 16 years old and the oldest member by 2 years. Our bass player was 12. When we recorded Descent he was only 14 years old and already one of the best bass players I had ever played with. We eventually found a lead singer, who was 24 at the time of the recording and was about to graduate from college, when I was just about ready to enter college.
Necropolis (from left to right)

John Schlegel - Drums

Joe Schlegel - Bass

Tom Walling - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar

Damien Koemans - Lead Guitar

Don Anderson - Lead Guitar
This was our first effort in a real studio. We only had about $500 (which is real hard to come by making only $5 an hour) between us when we went to the studio. We told them what we had and what we wanted and they said they would make it work, which is why we kept coming back. The sonic quality is not real great but we really didn't spend a lot of time tweaking stuff. Also, some of the tracks are a little loose, most tracks are first take with very little dubbing and it shows. All in all it was a great effort for a bunch of kids, but you can't take it too seriously.
Necropolis
Desolate Age
Recorded Winter 93
Copyright 1993
Recorded at Soundtracks in Battleground, WA
Remastered by Damien Koemans
Talisman
Condemned Cries
Nihilist
Desolate Age
Our first (and last) full length album together as a band. The writing showed a lot of maturity, particularly in the melodic areas. Don and I had really come into being as guitar players as did our bass player Joe Schlegel. Things could have gone real well after this but alas is was not to be. I headed up to Seattle to attend the University of Washington, Tom headed to San Jose to be a schoolteacher, and Joe left to form a christian rock band (which ended up being real successful from what I understand. Don and John formed another group based on the direction Necropolis was heading when we split up (Don and I wrote basically all of the music and melodies so it was a logical step for Don). We were being considered for a record deal when the band broke up (thanks to the work of Don) and as it turns out Don got a 4 album deal with Mad Lion Records. As a listening note, Deceived is written in 2 parts but with no sonic break so it should be hear in order and back to back.
Necropolis
Descent
Recorded Winter 1994
Copyright 1994
Recorded at Soundtracks in Battleground, WA
Remastered by Damien Koemans
Deceived part 1
Deceived part 2
Nameless City
Obession Unleashed
Next in Line
I Can't Believe
Vision
Sculptured is the logical progression that Necropolis was taking. Some of the ideas for songs on Spear of the Lily were based on music that Don (almost entirely) and I were working on before the split. I make a guest solo appearance on the track Together with the Seasons. This band is really great though the term band should be used loosely since it is entirely Don's work, very much like the Trent Reznor/NIN approach to bands; The lineup changes but Sculptured is Don. If you are interested in purchasing this album it is available through Tower Records or Don Anderson himself.
Sculptured
The Spear of the Lily is Aureoled
Recorded Winter and Spring 1997
Copyright 1998
Recorded at Soundtracks in Battleground, WA
Produced by Ronn Chick and Burke Harris
Together with the Seasons
Almond Beauty
Lit by the Light of Morning
Fashioned by Blood & Tears
Fullfillment in Tragedy for Cello & Flute
Her Silence
Our Illuminated Tomb
Since I have moved to Seattle I have to admit I haven't had the time to devote to music like I would have wanted, but that is not an excuse. My salvation is rather than making music in a particular genre, I have really branched out in what I have attempted, though not always for the best. I also managed to pick up a degree in music theory/history, as well as getting certified as an audio engineer.

There are several projects I am working on now (02/10/02) that I think is the best stuff I have produced since I was a with Necropolis. I hope to have a sample up shortly.
This piece is from my first public classical guitar perfomance. The three other students that are playing with me were new to the program as well. As is probably quite obvious, we lacked a certain skill at public performance, however, I do not regret it. It was a very humbling experience. The piece is by Celso Machado, Dansas Populares Brasileiras and is composed of five pieces, Cantiga, Ponteio, Cirando, Catira, Freuo. It is performed by myself, Jeff Powel, Viktor Twu, and Raphael Vargas and recorded in Brechemin Auditorium, February 8th, 1999.
Dansas Populares Brasileiras - Celso Machado
These pieces were recorded during my second classical perfomance, and my very first duet, needless to say I was a bit nervous. I had only been playing classical guitar for 9 months at the time. The vocalist is Monica Pettersson. Recorded in Brechemin Auditorium, May 19th, 1999.
If My Complaints Could Passions Move - John Dowland (1562 - 1626)
Come Heavy Sleep - John Dowland
When from my Love - John Bartlet (1606 - ?)
Despite my inability to focus on practicing, my next concert went very well. This was probably because I was a senior and had already applied for graduatation, or maybe it was because I had some credibility after being in the program for a year, who cares now? My second year I was allowed to play with the big boys, these guys were actually majoring in performance and we some of the best musicians I have ever run across. The piece we played was Cuban Landscape by Leo Brouwer. Performers are myself, Jesse Espinoza, Raymond Garafalo, and J.P. Sheilds. Recorded in Brechemin Auditorium, February 11th, 2000.
Cuban Landscape - Leo Brouwer
My final concert was definitely the most fun. My long time friend Christopher Nordwall and I had been looking for a project to collaborate on so I asked him to come up to Seattle and play a Bach piece with me. We had originally discussed working on it some 4 years earlier when I was living outside of Portland, OR, but we never got around to it (the story of my life). Chris, although an organist, is playing harpsichord. It was recorded in Brechemin Auditorium, May 18th, 2000.
Sonata No. 2 - J.S. Bach
This is the first piece I ever tried to write in the "electronic music" genre. It... it... didn't come out quite as I hoped it would. It was for the first project Del Chafe and I ever worked on together, a Quake II mod pak called Force of One. It was Del's concept and it really kicked ass. I can't remember anymore why he never released it. Hope it wasn't because of the music...
Track One - From the Quake II mod pak, Force of One
The following track is a rough outline for a piece I was doing for a video game called Orbital Burn. Del decided to do a project we could get paid for so he and I joined forces and brought on a couple of programmers write a video game. I was in charge of sound and music. Although the playable demo we sent out was fantastic, we received no bids on the product. We never had the money for proper representation. A real shame, I doubt I will get to work with as talented and diverse group of people again. YOU LOST OUT BIG GAME COMPANIES! WE WOULD HAVE MADE YOU MILLIONS!
Track One - From the video game Oribital Burn
One night, I was taking a shower (not unusual) and this song came to me. I do not judge inspiration, I merely transmute the ethereal to the substantial...
The Monkey-Donkey Song
This is the sketch for a theme song I was writing for a TV show that never got off the ground. The TV show was to be called C.A.K.E. - Cable Access Kids Extravaganza. We took the cable access classes, just never got around to filming anything. I have some lyrics courtesy of my sister, I imagine one day I will put them to music.
The theme song from C.A.K.E.
A brand new work in progress for the experimental film 3:45 from Persistence of Vision Films.
Mi Gato Chingado - From 3:45