Be honest with each other and work your ass off. And don't knock any ideas. Give every piece of music and riff a chance. Yeah, it's available as is everything else that's bad for you. If you really wanna stick out, do your own thing, it will depend on the music.
Music is the only way.
Otherwise, if you go out there in outlandish costumes and do stupid stuff, it will only last so long, then fade. We started out with myself, our drummer Keith Foster, Mike, Josh, and it's been 6 years now, almost. Jonathan has been with us almost 3 years now. Foster, our drummer, has been back with us for a year. He was with us in the beginning and thank God we got him back.