Ok, last one. This is where the nerd in me and the black heart in me cross paths. BLUE SCREEN OF BLACKENED-DEATH.
I wish I could still have this corpse paint on at work. I could do this any time one of our programs fail!!
Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards was fun as hell to play. Despite the fact we were drinking brutal amounts of vodka. But I am alive enough to write this, so I think it turned out ok.
Prepping for a night of extreme metal, drinking, and hilariousness…
I guess I should put some pants on.
Hey @kxw, I think I know why I liked Lake of Blood right away. They remind me of Castevet vocals with more black metal guitar progressions. Can’t wait to see these guys!!
Just on the million to one chance that someone else who is going to this festival (other than kxw :P) reads this…is anyone out there going?
\m/Bueller???\m/
The Death of the Music “Industry”
Once we have our second EP mixed and mastered, we are gunning for free downloads through Google Music. iTunes has done it’s part of bringing music online, but it has been abusing musicians financially instead of helping them in distribution. Music should be free with the option to donate. Musicians need to earn respect, not just money.
Lester Bangs was right; it has become an industry of cool. “Rock stars” want fame and dinero, but thankfully musicians still want to keep music alive and evolving at any cost (hopefully free). Just like the sports world, popular musicians are severely overpaid, and don’t get me started about record companies and distributors that prostitute hard working bands. Musicians put a lot of time, effort, and money into sustaining a band (we can attest to that), but so do all the other people who also work hard in factories, on farms, in cubicles, in school rooms, in stores, on construction sites, etc. What makes musicians so special? We are the same as everyone else trying to make a living to support what and who we love without going broke.
The exuberant music industry cannot survive forever, and I think the breaking point is coming soon. Since there is a plethora of music available these days, people cannot afford to “buy” it all. They shouldn’t have to. Improvements in and availability of music technology brings creative control back to the musician. And our dear friend The Internet can allow us to connect, distribute, and even perform across the entire globe. It will be a return to proper musicianship and determination instead of music profiteering. The momentum will be back in the hands of the hard working musician leaving the industry, that has been dragging them down, in the past.
Music is not an industry. It is an art.
kxw:
Mütiilation - Vampires of Black Imperial Blood
Unfortunately a bootleg. Do everyone a favor and buy the real one when it’s released on Dark Adversary.
The good news is that you didn’t know I was going to get it for ya. When you said that it would sell out fast, I panicked on the side of getting a copy. There is always next time. Besides, who bootlegs these days?!?!?!
Metal heads care too (as unmetal and after-school-special as that sounds)
I love extreme metal: black metal, death metal, grindcore, Gothenburg, doom, ambient, and all the sub-genres. I listen to tons of music (almost every genre, hell I was a jazz drummer for years and I don’t play with metal bands), but my main stay is metal .
I like the extreme energy that metal evokes. But just because I listen to a lot of dark and seemingly violent music, I care for everyone and would never hurt a fly. The world can be a sh**ty place from time where people die and bad things happen to good people, so I use metal to emote. We can relate to these extreme emotions. We are very passionate people. Why the hell else do you think they yell and scream?
I love my fiancée with all my heart. I love my family and friends and will do anything for them at the drop of a hat. I treat everyone with respect because we all suffer and all celebrate, but metal heads embrace what people fear, and we celebrate every part of life, good or bad.
Yes some people take metal and darkness too far. People took “tickle me elmo” too far. People trampled each other over a doll. A DOLL.
We are all here to feel alive and happy, but we each have our own way of doing it.
