First off, good metal is flowin' like deceit and betrayal from Washington D.C. these days. The thing is, what's being seen as metal by the masses is not even close to this "good metal" I speak of. So, that's a story of good and bad, one which I've ranted at length about in these very pages. I fanatically spend hours, sometimes from dusk 'till dawn, scouring the web, finding treasures, with many of the bands wising up and offering at least a good portion of their material for free. I have GB after GB, tape after tape, CD after CD, and vinyl after vinyl of the exciting and adventurous highlights of this scene, mostly thanks to Bandcamp, Lord Dio bless it's soul. A lot of my digital music comes with these actual purchased highlights, which kicks infinite ass, since I don't have to wait to listen, but just gleefully hold the item in my hands and add it to my collection when it comes in, oftentimes with stickers to adorn my guitar case, or other goodies to tickle my metal g-spot.
Speaking of me having a guitar-case, it's no secret I'm a musician, with MANY separate projects; 75% of them consisting of solely myself, making a pseudo label that I run. And it's info is all over my main page here. I have no apologies. As a man with his own webzine, I could drive everyone nuts with the kinds of infuriating ads many sites like this employ, but I don't even monetize. This is my 'zine, to rant (mostly) about exciting finds and muse on about subjects on my mind that mostly revolve around music. It could be worse, but I choose to just show what I've got, link you to it, and leave it at that. There's more reviews and articles about bands I'm fanatical about than there is me, me, me. Also, if you think I'm a one-trick-pony because all my reviews are positive, it's due to the fact that due to the state of metal today, I save my hatred for falsities. If you wanna see me rip something apart, talk me into including metalcore, deathcore, pop-punk, mall-emo, and other atrocities that trick kids nowadays into thinking that is the true state of the world. You'll see a relentless, merciless, and malicious writer before you. But I choose to promote, to recommend, and to guide.
So, please - read on with the sentiment I write with, which is fanaticism and heavy interest. These are the things that will keep REAL metal and it's closest kin alive when our elderly (but still SMOKIN!) fathers of metal are gone and left to nothing but the annals of legend. We are the voice, and I'm here to help as much as possible. Hail, brethren, and may the darkness feed you!
Speaking of me having a guitar-case, it's no secret I'm a musician, with MANY separate projects; 75% of them consisting of solely myself, making a pseudo label that I run. And it's info is all over my main page here. I have no apologies. As a man with his own webzine, I could drive everyone nuts with the kinds of infuriating ads many sites like this employ, but I don't even monetize. This is my 'zine, to rant (mostly) about exciting finds and muse on about subjects on my mind that mostly revolve around music. It could be worse, but I choose to just show what I've got, link you to it, and leave it at that. There's more reviews and articles about bands I'm fanatical about than there is me, me, me. Also, if you think I'm a one-trick-pony because all my reviews are positive, it's due to the fact that due to the state of metal today, I save my hatred for falsities. If you wanna see me rip something apart, talk me into including metalcore, deathcore, pop-punk, mall-emo, and other atrocities that trick kids nowadays into thinking that is the true state of the world. You'll see a relentless, merciless, and malicious writer before you. But I choose to promote, to recommend, and to guide.
So, please - read on with the sentiment I write with, which is fanaticism and heavy interest. These are the things that will keep REAL metal and it's closest kin alive when our elderly (but still SMOKIN!) fathers of metal are gone and left to nothing but the annals of legend. We are the voice, and I'm here to help as much as possible. Hail, brethren, and may the darkness feed you!