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I´m still alive at least. I´ve been too exhausted mentally (too much forced socializing) and physically too to do much of online interactions, the problem of being an introvert.. There is a limit, and sometimes the limit will be filled with shit you would not prefer. Trying to finish my cook school, not much left and been practicing at a restaurant, working mostly evenings so usually when i get home i just shut the outside world away and grab a book to my hands. The free days that i´ve had i always try to focus on my daugter, who i haven´t seen nearly enough feels like (weekly but still..) Funny thing i saw an email of this post and meant to reply to it earlier, but it just slipped my mind. Got another email today reminding me of this great place. I haven´t been awol just from here, basically from everything apart from little bit of facebooking. Of course listening to Metal every day, no better way to relax and get the annoying shit out of your head imo. \m/

Just got back from spending the night at my girlfriends place. We are very happy together. BTW, someone (sorry, can't remember who right now) has a stormtrooper (SW, not NS) as an avatar, and that's way cool!

Myself and the lady wife at the Ren Faire earlier today:

I like the newer costume, although the older one makes you look kinda like Eggman from the Sonic games

Just had my mates 21st last night, It was fancy dress and it just occurred to me, why the hell didnt i post a pic of me in my costume last year? so here is last years, followed by this years (Lemmy and the Terminator respectively). XD

What are its essential features? What makes it what it is?

Without getting philosophical: Fast tempos, shrieking vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming and raw recording. The name "black metal" was coined by the English band Venom with their second album Black Metal . It's often as thrash metal rather than black metal by today's standards.

@Requiem would definitely know.

Here are a few high quality hidden thrash gems: Equinox made quite an impact in the Norwegian thrash scene back in the days, but they never received any real attention abroad. A pity, since the first 3 albums are excellent. Obliveon is a Canadian technical death thrash band that few people have heard about. The "From this Day Forward" cd is awesome! One of my favorites among newer new thrash bands are Biotoxic Warfare from Greece. Lobotomized is hardly original, but great thrash.

Saturday I went to our local extreme metal shop called SOUNDCAVE. I bought this stuff: Incubus st demo (early death metal Morbid Angel style) Autopsy Severed Survival 20th anniversary 2 CD Hexx Morbid Reality Sacred Reich Independent Hawaii One Nation Underground I'm in a proper death metal mood. A friend of mine said Autopsy were like death metal's Motorhead. In a way I think he has a point.

You're married to an elf!

Sargeist - Satanic Black Devotion

Revenge - Victory.Intolerance.Mastery Morrissey - Viva Hate

Too cute dude.

Haven’t listened to ‘Back to times of Splendor’ for a loooing time. Had a couple of real standout tracks IIR correctly. I’m here! I’m here! You won’t believe it but a realestate agent came round before trying to get business in the area and his name was Nick Holmes!! True story.

Cavalera Conspiracy - insane @deathstorm great song!

Cool good choice Dave

Danzig III: How The Gods Kill

Beherit - Drawing Down The Moon

Danzig 4p

Voivod - Killing Technology

Yes I whould

Paradise Lost - Lost Paradise

And look who I got a picture of! @Ghouly made it to the gallery to say hi.

As promised.

Suicidal Tendencies "How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today" - not as entertaining as their debut or "Lights..." which is a shame because I am starting to work my back from "Lights..." to the debut to see if there's anything of note. I find this almost "underdeveloped" as an album in the sense that I get a real feel for this being a hasty amalgamation of ideas as opposed to a cohesive album in its own right. A forum peer from another forum rates this record as highly as "Lights..." and whilst I can see some of the promise of the 1990 release on here I think the latter is an obvious step up in quality.

Nuclear Assault - Game Over

Slayer - Show No Mercy

Suicidal Tendencies "Lights...Camera...Revolution" Angel Witch - self titled

Paradise Lost - 'Medusa'

Possessed "Seven Churches" Sodom "Agent Orange"

Dio - Holy Diver

Accept - Metal Heart

Asphyx - Last One on Earth

Pf, just went for a run and couldn't even reach 10km after a few weeks of being smoke-free. Guess it's time to build it up again and consume more than bread and water.

I realized I hadn't posted a pic here since I grew my hair out again. I'm in my studio/spare room/escape hatch. Hi everyone.

Well, I might aswell post here. Here's mah face

New addition

Creeper dog

Here is my boy. Pure breed Bengal. He catches and eats things - like rabbits and possums and occasionally stray children.

I've had hair down to the middle of my back three times, and each time it just feels and looks like shit to me. Got in the way a lot when I was doing shop and construction work, too. And I have complete faith in my ability to grow a massive, body-covering beard through nothing other than inaction, but here's a great reason why I won't be doing that: The same reason I don't miss my septum piercing or my cool earring that fell out all by itself one day. I'm "normalizing".

Re: Say Cheese Just me being metal. cheeky little smirk xD and wow my eyes make me look really tired in this pic.

Goodness gracious! I had no idea you had long hair! Looks awesome, bro, I tried to grow it once but it was almost always lank and greasy, seemingly whatever I tried to do with it.

Re: Say Cheese And before you ask, no. I will not go outside. They have things like sunlight out there. (I'm at the stage where, if I go outside I will literally burst into flames :/) [spoiler:sngp46ar][/spoiler:sngp46ar]

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Re: Say Cheese nothing wrong with you

Re: Say Cheese just me myself and my band of miscreants

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Re: Say Cheese Yep. I'm creepy.