The Metal Maniac

Yeah, on Launch.com you can see Iced Earth's "When the Eagle Cries" video, from their next album, set to hit on like, January 13th. It's a decent little ballad, not great, but it is the first full-length song of theirs you can hear (I believe) now that Ripper is on vocals. I miss Matt Barlow.... Oh, and Jon Schaffer looks like King Theodin.

I've smoked for...fuck, I don't even know for sure. Maybe 2 years? Let's say two years. I generally tend to smoke only on weekends (upon which I will spend the entire weekend high, sometimes) though when not in school, it becomes anytime that someone calls me to see what's up. Oh my God, I get disgustingly vicious while playing that game high. Someone clipped me with their car once, so I chased them down (They had stopped shortly aftwerwards for reasons I don't recall) and stole their car. But then I got out of the car and shot them about 6 times, kicked them when they went down, and got back in the car to drive them over a few times. But yeah...I sure do love gettin' high. Seeing movies high is excellent (I'm quite sure I didn't move a muscle, not even to blink, when I saw the opening scene of The Two Towers) as that way, you're pretty much guaranteed that you'll be entertained, because even if the movie sucks, it's still funny. I REALLY like listening to music while high, to the point that I'll totally ignore all other people and conversations to listen to the music. And, if possible, I'll direct the conversation TO the music..."Man, you guys gotta hear this fucking song" and such. Also, I find I tend to like two different styles of music. Like, if I'm sober, I (obviously) listen to heavy metal, Iron Maiden, that sorta jazz. if I'm fried, fire in Pink Floyd's The Wall and I'm a happy camper. I'll still listen to metal high, but I listen to a lot more Floyd and mellower stuff when I am. I love the way you can get mesmerized by the most inane shit. Me and a buddy once turned out all the lights except for this one strange one (You know, the round glass things with all the pink light in the middle, and if you touch it, it jumps to your fingers...those things) and set it to activate on music, then listened to "One" in stunned silence, as it flashed to the double-kicks beautifully. I also love being able to have the most inane conversations about the stupidest shit. I've had discussions with people about some fucking retarted things - but they didn't care, because they were high. Oh, and I love the joy that comes from perusing some flea market, and walking away with a new smoking toy. I remember once, my cousin found a gas mask. Before we had left the parking lot, it was already converted into a workable smoking accessory. Good times. Oh, and I also like the feeling of waking up, half-dead from the night before, and heading right outside for a wake-and-bake. Good times. I also enjoy the ability to find ANYTHING hilariously funny. I once almost pissed myself laughing at a joke that I made up, and me and some buddies spent about 20 minutes making plans that involved getting people to dress up like Smurfs, and having someone dressed up like Gargamel chase them all around town. But anyway, since this thread is here, I have a few queries for my fellow potheads... When you guys roll a j, how do you do it? And no, I don't need to learn to roll (I already know I can't) I'm just curious as to what you fellows put in a joint. Specifically, do you use tobacco and/or filters/crutches? Everyone I know from around my area either uses tobacco in their joints, or doesn't because they had to quit smokes. I don't mean a lot, mind you; just a pinch. I perfer it with, these days, mostly because I'm used to the taste, and besides, it helps it burn better - but what about you people? Is this like, some odd Maritime thing, or are there other people on earth that do this? And crutches/filters? If you're not familiar with the terms (I once looked at someone funny when they used the word crutch because I'd never heard it before) it's basically just a little piece of cardboard (often torn from a pack of smokes, or a zig-zag pack if someone's being a dick) rolled up and put into the end of a j. It keeps weed from blowing into your mouth, and gives the end a bit of shape to make it a littler easier (I find, anyway) to smoke. Plus, it gives you something that's not weed to hold on to, so you don't have to worry about getting roach clips or whatever. So yeah...use 'em? I'm honestly just curious as to how people in other places smoke...

Dammit, I forgot all about We've Come For You All. Excellent CD, but Dance of Death is still my favourite this year.

Eh; I can see why some people would look at his singing that way. I don't, and I know lots of others who feel the same. Bottom line, I think the guy can do incredible things vocally - I mean, he can do the high-pitched tunes, but if you listen to "Dantes Inferno", you'll realize that he can growl pretty good too. Plus, I just like the sound of his voice, to be honest. And besides, Iced Earth is commonly called power metal (though I'd argue that somewhat; they have power metal elements, but they don't really sound like it overall; too much of a heavy, thrash kinda feel to be called just power metal, methinks) and isn't that all about being goofy? (I'm kidding, dammit...I like power metal) As for Ripper...I know that song (Keep in mind, I think you and I are the only people who perfer Ripper-Era Priest to Halford-Era). I know it well enough to be able to tell you that he doesn't stick to low singing without even listening to it. And, when listening to it, it appears to me that the only real low parts of the song are the chorus. (Other then that, he does a few shrieks, and some "not-as-high"vocals. It's not a great example of his ability to sing low, I'd say. Question though - Are those low growly parts on the chorus and a few other parts all him? I can't honestly tell for all; Some still sounds like him, some doesn't; I think it might be one of the other members doing it (It's also on "Bullet Train"" and "Cathedral Spires" to get a taste of exactly what part I'm talking about) because on their live CD (The first one they did since Ripper joined - '98 Metal Meltdown Live or something like that...I don't honestly recall) those vocals are still there, and I don't think they're piped in...I'm not exactly sure why I don't think they are right now (I'd have to hear the album again) but I don't. So is that him? Because if it is, I'm more impressed with his abilities, though I still can't see them being used very much. But hey, I don't mind Ripper, like I've said. I think he's a decent singer, and I'll grant that he probably can sing low. But you know what? In my experience, he just plain doesn't. Does he from time to time? Yeah, I'm sure he does - but those times are few and far between (evidenced by, if nothing else, the fact that the song you directed me to hear in order to get a taste of his low vocals has few low vocal parts). But hey, we're talking about vocalists, so I mean, it IS just a matter of preference. I happen to like Matt Barlow better, because I feel he can do more things with his vocals, and put more emotion into things. You don't - whatever. I will say this though; I won't judge Ripper as the singer of Iced Earth until I can actually hear the whole CD. Personally, as it stands, I don't think he'll do as good a jab as Barlow could've done - but I could be proved wrong, and to be honest, I kinda hope I am. I WANT this CD to rock ass, and it probably will, but...I dunno. And for the record, I think the main body of my current dislike for Ripper stems from the fact that, with him singing, Iced Earth just reminds me a LOT of Judas Priest, for obvious reasons. And dammit, when I wanna hear Iced Earth, I wanna hear Iced Earth -not Priest. Nothing against Priest, but they're two different bands.

Risk has a few tolerable songs, and I'm not even a big Megadeth fan. Re-Load is an abomination, through and through. Plus, I seem to recall hearing that it was Lars who told Mustaine that he didn't take enough risks, which lead to that album. Thus, we can blame Lars for both anyway.

Eh. Barlow could at least do more then sing high. From what I can tell, Ripper has yet to master that ability. Plus, Barlow puts more pure emotion into his singing then about anyone I've ever heard.

Well, sure, bigger more popular bands could play on it - if it was designed to be an album with bigger, more popular bands on it. Obviously, it isn't.

Hey, don't get me wrong; Ripper isn't a bad singer... But he's not Matt Barlow.

PS2 and Metal Gear Solid 2. And a PC for the family.

Jesus Christ, this song is addictive....

I bet there would be if some of those girls started accusing her of molesting them. I agree with those who say that him leaving the country while charged with a crime is wrong, period. I was under the impression that you weren't allowed to go ANYWHERE while you had charges pending, which really, only makes sense. I mean, I doubt that MJ is going to try and flee, and even if he did, he wouldn't get far (Who doesn't know what he looks like?) but really, the law should apply to him the same as everyone else.

I think that's the heart of what Raven's talking about. Wrestlers these days use spots to get themselves over, intead of having actual, well-defined characters that someone can get behind. Some wrestlers are good enough that they can walk out in front of a crowd of people who've never seen them before, and simply by wrestling, without all kinds of flying stuff, can get the fans behind (or against) them. It's all in what they do in the ring. But it's just so much easier to do a moonsault then it is to use psychology to acheive the same effect, so that's what you get.

Man, this is beyond fucked. Yet somehow, it's not half-bad...

That's probably why Elvis is #11, while Dre is like, #16.

You know what? I honestly don't know exactly what he said. But I've heard it said in enough places that I kinda assumed it was true - and I realize now that is kinda silly, and very much hear-say. I dunno...anyone else wanna clear it up?

It's not his alleged Peter Pan Syndrome that makes me think he molests little kids... It's the fact that he readily admits to sleeping in a bed with little kids. That, and when someone is accused of something by multiple people, it makes me kinda lean towards it being true as well...

To potato someone is to hit them legit. So, one solid punch is referred to as a potato.

That is, of course, ignoring the possibility that he just came up to it, grabbed it with his hands & mouth at the same time, and the resulting shock caused his muscles to contract, so that he couldn't pull away.

Alright, I know that many of us here used to be young boys. I'm also fairly sure that of those, a fair number slept over at other young boys' houses. So here's my question: When you went to sleepovers at a young age, did you sleep IN THE SAME BED as your young friends? I know I didn't.

I think the only two metal albums I bought this year that came out this year were Maiden's Dance of Death and Nevermore's Enemies of Reality. Maiden wins.

Hey, I ain't trying to say that Dance of Death is a bad album - I think it's great, myself. I'm just saying he shoul get the older stuf first, that's all.

What? It's funny because it shouldn't have killed him? Oh, I get it now. HA. HA. He's still dead, it still ain't funny, and he's still 4.

I'd Dance of Death should be held off on, at least until the classic era albums are picked up. Somewhere in Time, you fool! And like I said...the top numbers are fine. And even speaking as a huge Maiden fan, I'm glad Paranoid got the nod, for historical significance alone.

"I'm an olympic hero!" "No, you're a jackass." "I'm a hero!" "Jackass!" "HERO!" "JACKASS!" - Stone Cold and Kurt Angle "BUT WHO'S SIDE IS HE ON?" - Bobby Hennan, Bash '86 Oh, and that one Battle Royale from an old WCW PPV...something '96...I don't recall what, but where Dean Malenko made his comeback to win the Cruiserweight strap. The whole bit with Jericho introducing everyone is GOLD. I can't remember it all, but: "Here's Silver King...15 more wins and he gets upgraded to Gold King" "This is Damien...he can't afford a mask, but he's saving up, don't worry..." "From El Paso Mexico..."

I've often wondered what would happen if, upon being called for Jurt Duty, you told them that you honestly did not want to do it, and if forced to do so, you would vote the opposite of everyone else, no matter what the evidence said, just to fuck the whole trial over and waste everyone's time. Can you get in trouble for stuff like that? For outright refusing to do it for no valid reason other then "I don't want to"?