Not really. Metal and my Conservative political values share one thing - they are both seen as on the way out. Metal is on the way out to make way for metalcore and screamo, and conservatism is on the way out to make room for liberalism and extreme environmentalism.
I've had a blog a few times before, but I don't think that I've ever had more than around 5 posts on it. I got bored after a while. Plus, those blogs has no readers, so my thought was, What's the point? I'm hoping that this one, all though it may be just as crappy, has at least two readers. Preferably metalheads who voted for Ron Paul. That would be tight. We could start that metal militia that Metallica was always raving about!
For each future blog post, I will separate the Politics and the Heavy metal, so that people aren't unwillingly forced an agenda of a social/musical belief that they don't want. I hate that. Without further ado...
Metal \m/
On Sunday the first of March, my girlfriend and I went to see a local metal band, Apothys, perform at Jaxx nightclub. It was snowing pretty hard that night, so I was planning on leaving early, after they performed, so I could get home safely. I called my dad after their set, and he informed me that it wasn't too bad, and that I could stay for the rest of the concert if I wanted to. I was pretty excited.
The headliner on this particular show was Satyricon. I picked up their album "Now, Diabolical" a few years abo, but never really gave it a chance. After 1349 came on, which wasn't as bad as I thought they would be, we had about a 15 minute wait. Everyone was getting impatient as hell, but when the lights dimmed, there was not a spot on the floor you could stand.
I figured that Satyricon would be a mediocre band, kind of like 1349. The first thing I noticed when they came on was the lack of corpsepaint. That, in my opinion, was a good thing, because corpsepaint has been bastardized by crappy metal bands. Second thing I noticed - a chick was playing the lead guitar! Actually, I couldn't tell if she was lead or rhythm, but that doesn't matter!
Satyricon started off the show strong. Unfortunately, I can't tell you any names of songs, as I wasn't a big fan beforehand. All I know is that they did "Now, Diabolical" and, at the climax of the show, "The Sign of the Trident." Satyr, the lead singer, had such stage presence that I was blown away. He jumped up on the bars separating the floor from the stage, with his trident microphone holder, and pumped it in the air while singing.
For about half the show, the lead guitarist for Apothys actually came up and watched the show with my girlfriend and I, and we headbanged together and shit. You know, metalhead stuff. I guess what I'm trying to say is, if you're a metal fan and you don't like Satyricon, or have never heard Satyricon, go see them live. You will be swayed. Many bands sound good in studio and crappy live, Satyricon is almost the opposite. They sound O.K. in the studio, but they're incredible live!
Politics!
I went a little overboard on my typing today, most likely because I'm bored. So I'll make this segment short and sweet: do you like the Federal Reserve? If no, or yes, for that matter, you should support HR 1207 - The Federal Reserve Transparency Act. I think I should rephrase my question to - do you pay takes? Yeah, that would have worked better.
Anyways, this Bill would force an audit of the federal reserve, which currently is not required to open its books.
Main Entry:
- 1au·dit
- Pronunciation:
- \ˈȯ-dət\
- Function:
- noun
- Etymology:
- Middle English, from Latin auditus act of hearing, from audire
- Date:
- 15th century1 a: a formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation b: the final report of an audit2: a methodical examination and review
