A Few New Pictures.

Playing around with my new flash cord. Its like having a totally new camera.

If i were a one man black metal band, this would be my promo picture.

Just sayin.
New toys for my flash/camera. Stoked.

I never really liked you anyway....

Peace out moustache. Now i know why i didnt grow one to begin with, and instead have one tattooed on my finger.

It was a good run. But. In reality, im not cut out to have one.

Tis all.

Hi, my name is Rich Gaccione, and i haven't taken care of myself today.

Hi there. Welcome to my world. No work today. No Friends to hang with. Nowhere to go.

This is what its like to stay in a tiny apartment all day and having only yourself to talk to.


Knowing it was going to snow today, again, i planned on sleeping in.

i woke up at 2:30pm.
drank coffee and read the internet.
5:30 pm began preparing "dinner".
6:30pm ate dinner while watching an entire disc of Wings season 7.
Never got out of my sleep clothes.
Never left my house.
Talked on the phone for 2 minutes total to ask to borrow a drum set.
No calls in. No calls out.

This is what its like to waste an ENTIRE day. Never getting it back.
Oh and to keep up with my tradition, i may have had an entire conversation with myself during dinner on how i'd like for there to be a Wings reunion show.

This is why i think im getting "old"

more prominent gray hair in my beard and hair

ive been listening to National Public Radio instead of my Ipod when driving.

i drive a 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis with a fedora in the back window ( aka old man car )

ive been listening to Jazz and Big Band while doing work online at home.

I look forward to my morning cup of coffee and reading the news online ( i dont have television )

Ive actually contemplated moving to a warmer year round climate because i cant stand the winter. Florida retirement community at age 30? Yes Please.

Im talking to myself a lot more than usual ( see prior entry re: talking to myself. )

i get annoyed when im interrupted during " my stories " aka watching Wings on dvd season by season, and repeating when i get to the end.

"youths" are really starting to irritate me. Like. " Kids these days, pffft, back in my day we didn't dress like that! Have some respect"....etc

im finding it harder and harder for ANYTHING to make me smile or happy.

BUT. Im certainly not looking to be a Grumpy McGrumperson. I think its just the season and the lack of a potential future. When the suns out, the ice melts and the plants start to bloom, ill take it as a hint to do the same.

Vegan Peanut Butter and Chocolate Chip Cake!

So, today was my friend Robins birthday. She, like me, is vegan and cooks/bakes lots and lots of vegan treats. So, i found out what her favorite flavors were and made her a nice special treat for her birthday. This was a simple but very tasty treat.

Ingredients

* 1 tablespoon oil (for the pan)
* 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
* 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
* 1/3 cup sugar
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1/2 cup applesauce
* 1/2 cup soymilk (or your favorite non dairy milk)
* 1/2 cup peanut butter
* 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips, vegan (or chopped up chocolate bar)

For the frosting:
1/2 cup of chocolate chips
1/2 cup of soy milk
3 tablespoons confectioners sugar



Directions:

1.
Preheat over to 350°F Oil a 9 inch square or round cake pan.
2.
Combine the flour, baking powder, sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl and stir.
3.
Combine the applesauce, non dairy milk, and peanut butter in another bowl and mix till smooth. Mix witht he dry ingredients and whisk till creamy and smooth.
4.
Stir in the chocolate chips (and almonds, if you decide to put them in) and pour in the pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or till a fork can go in and out with no batter.
5.
Allow to cool at room, and serve, yum!

Frosting Directions:
1. Pour milk into small pot, over a VERY low heat
2. Add Chocolate Chips
3. Constantly stir as to not burn the bottom.
4. as the chips melt, add in sugar
5. Remove from heat when fully melted. Frost COOL cake with room temp frosting, refrigerate to harden. Yum.


Happy Birthday Robin!

Follow the pictures in order!

I think im going slightly crazy.

I just caught myself talking to myself, out loud, in my kitchen, while making myself some ice cream with cookies smooshed up in it.

I was like:

" Ok, and some of this. Oops, get back in there...annnd some of this, yea, why not just pile it all on there...."

out loud. Like. Conversation level voice.

im getting lonely and going slightly insane late at night....

Top 50 Riffs in Extreme Metal PART 2, the final countdown!

Here are the final 25 songs that, according to Decibel Magazines December 2008 issue, are the Top Riffs in Extreme Metal.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD SONGS 24 TO 12


CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD SONGS 11-1


24- Stormtroopers Of Death - Milano Mosh (intro)

23- Diamond Head- Am I Evil ( 1:24 to 3:31)

22- Entombed- Left Hand Path ( outro )

21- Converge- The Saddest Day ( intro )

20- Death- Zombie Ritual ( Intro )

19- Metallica- Master Of Puppets ( 0:21 to 0:49 )

18- Megadeth- Holy Wars...The Punishment Due ( 4:37 to 4:55 )

17- Black Flag- Black Coffee ( intro/ chorus riff )

16- Pantera- Im broken ( intro to 0:24 )

15- Slayer- Angel Of Death ( 1:38 to 2:06 )

14- Dismember- Override of the Overture ( 3:13 to 3:34 )

13- Iron Maiden- Hallowed Be Thy Name ( 4:24 to 6:24 )

12- katatonia- Murder ( 0:15 to 1:15 )

11- Godflesh- Christbait Rising ( 4:54 to 6:24 )

10- Celtic Frost- Into the Crypts Of Rats ( 1:54 to 2:09 )

9- The Dillinger Escape Plan- 43% Burnt ( intro/outro )

8- Metallica- Creeping Death ( intro/outro )

7- Neurosis- Locust Star ( 4:30 to end )

6- At The Gates- Blinded By Fear ( 0:38 to 0:55)

5- Black Sabbath- Supernaut ( intro )

4-Helmet- Blacktop ( chorus riff )

3- Judas Priest- Breaking The Law ( intro to 0:12 )

2- Carcass- Corporal Jigsore Quandary ( intro to 0:33 )

1- SLAYER- RAINING BLOOD 0:51 to 1:27


i had fun doing this. hopefully someone finds a new riff in this compilation and hears something new. I know i did.

Top 50 Riffs in Extreme Metal Part 1 * according to Decibel Magazine*

I have way too much time on my hands. So, i just decided to compile the first half of Decibel Magazines " Top 50 Riffs in Extreme Metal" from their December 2008 issue.
I uploaded a folder of each song, and a text file of each track name and its rank according to the list, and also the exact time in the song where "the riff" is played.

Enjoy it. #'s 24-1 coming in the next day or so.

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD SONGS 50-35

CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD SONGS 34-25

50- sepultura- dead embryotic cells (3:34-4:10)

49- Pig Destroyer- Trojan Whore (0:41- 1:25)

48- Danzig- Twist Of Cain (intro/verse Riff)

47- Torche- Rokit ( entire song)

46- Rotting Christ- Fgmenth Thy Gift ( 2:08-2:49)

45- Exodus- Bonded By Blood ( 0:27-0:54)

44- Isis- Celestial The Tower (intro riff)

43- Helmet- In The Meantime ( 0:23-0:36)

42- Earth Crisis- Firestorm ( intro to 0:48 and 2:50 to end)

41- Black Sabbath- children of the grave ( intro to 0:50)

40- Defleshed- Metalbounded (1:48 to 2:10)

39- Dio- Holy Diver (1:19 to 1:39)

38- Cro-Mags- We Gotta Know (intro dirge riff)

37- Dissection- The Somberlain ( intro)

36-Pentagram - Relentless (intro to 0:16)

35-Ministry - Just One Fix (main riff)

34-Morbid Angel - Chapel Of Ghouls. (1:51 to 2:23)

33- Bolt Thrower- World Eater ( 0:51 to 1:37)

32- Mercyful Fate- Curse of The Pharaohs (0:14 to 0:28)

31- Motorhead- Orgasmatron (0:10 to 0:53)

30- Botch- St. Matthew Returns To The Womb ( intro to 0:14)

29- Kyuss- Green Machine ( intro/verse riff)

28- Eyehategod- Dixie Whisky (intro/verse riff)

27- Death Angel- Bored ( intro to 1:05)

26- Paradise Lost- Eternal (0:08 to 0:40)

25- Mastodon- Blood and Thunder ( intro/verse riff)

METALLICA. METALLICA? METALLICA!

01. That Was Just Your Life
02. The End Of The Line
03. Harvester Of Sorrow
04. For Whom the Bell Tolls
05. One
06. Broken, Beat And Scarred
07. Cyanide
08. Sad But True
09. ...And Justice For All
10. All Nightmare Long
11. The Day That Never Comes
12. Master Of Puppets
13. Battery
14. Nothing Else Matters
15. Enter Sandman
- - - - - - - -
16. Stone Cold Crazy
17. Hit The Lights
18. Seek and Destroy


SO.

After 17 years of listening to them....

I finally saw Metallica.

Being i am friends with some really amazing people ( Alan Hungerford, Machine Head's Tour Manager NAME DROP MUCH, YES, I GOT A DUDE FROM SLIPKNOT ON SPEED DIAL TOo, SO GET OFF ME.) i got super awesome free seats to see Metallica at the Boston Garden on sunday night.

Now here is the background of the importance of Metallica in my life.
When i was in Junior High school, i had this friend Joe Castoro. He played guitar and was always talking about this band metallica. Hes like, YO LISTEN TO METALLICA. I had no way of getting to a music store and saving the 24 bucks or whatever a cd cost in 1989.
So, i asked this dirtbag kid Dave if he had any Metallica cd's i could borrow. I knew he would have them, because every dirtbag has Metallica cd's.
So, he came back the next day and brought me Kill Em All. This was a version on Megaforce records. I popped it in. MIND BLOWN.
I had no idea what i was hearing, but it was like taking a bite of your favorite food and just chewing it and being in complete auditory heaven.
I kept that cd for weeks. I told Dave i kept forgetting it, and eventually he just stopped asking and i scored the cd. Note. Dont ever let me borrow anything.
SO, i eventually got some random job here and there and saved enough money every couple weeks and would ride my bike to this music store called Twin Oaks and i'd buy a new metallica cd each week.
When i bought ...And Justice For All, it was like listening to the most intense math equation ever. I knew from then on i need to play guitar.
Weeks went by, i started saving for a guitar and amp and was also still buying cd's.

Finally i had enough money to buy my first guitar. A First Act stratocaster copy, and some no name amp.
i had a friend in my computer art class named Jim Slavin. He shredded the guitar and told me if i ever wanted lessons, that i could come over and he's teach me.
Well, i took him up on the offer and the first song i ever learned to play was "Last Caress" by the Misfits but covered by Metallica. I had been listening to Garage Days on repeat for weeks and i LOVED that song, but i had no idea who the misfits were. I just knew the dude said " IVE GOT SOMETHING TO SAY, I KILLED YOUR BABY TODAY, AND IT DOESNT MATTER MUCH TO ME, AS LONG AS ITS DEAD" ....woah.

So i learned the 3 power cords and that was it. In my head i knew a Metallica song. I ruled. So hard.
Next lesson i wanted to know how to play Orion, off of master of puppets. Jim happily obliged by teaching me the guitar parts. I was playing these songs as much as i could.
I finally bought a Music book. Half Slayer songs and half Metallica. I didnt even look at the Slayer section. I looked at the tablature...and i figured it out...how to read it and how to play. My most gratifying moment was when i taught myself the beginning of Enter Sandman by deciphering the tablature in this book. I actually still have this book in the basement at my moms house somewhere.

The reason i play guitar, is Metallica. I never saw them up until this past Sunday night.
Me and my best friend in headbanging Mark went up to Boston and took in this show.

The Sword opened the show and really really impressed me. I was expecting a boring show from them, because the times ive seen them in small clubs, they just....bored me.

Machine Head, as usual, destroyed the place. So heavy, energetic and just pumped on life. Those guys really know how to get a crowd going. Kudos my friends.

and then.....Metallica.

I have to say, i did have doubts that they would let me down. After the Black Album came out and did its thing, Metallicas next efforts just straight up sucked. "The Unforgiven II"? REALLY? youre writing songs and just adding "2" to the title of a song you already wrote and made millions off of its success?

Load. Re-Load. StAnger. S&M. CRAP. There was a point where i think i gave up on them. BUT. With Death Magnetic actually being GOOD, i was going to give them the benefit of the doubt.

Good thing.

They opened with 2 new songs, which BUMMMMMMED me out. I was hoping for them to rip into an older song for the big entrance but...no.
Kind of a buzz kill, but, right after the 2nd song...they go into Harvester Of Sorrow.
I actually just got chills thinking about that moment. Hearing this epic band play a song that i sat there teaching myself as a teenager. I threw my arms up in the air and actually jumped up and down a couple times and just screamed so loud. It put me back in the place where I was when i was younger. When it was just me, Metallica and my guitar.

Seeing metallica play all their classic songs that ive listened to countless times, was almost as important as seeing At The Gates this past summer ( nothing will top that).

Unfortunately Mark and I decided to leave after they played Battery, because he has to work at 430am and it was around 11, and they still had a bunch to play AND we didnt want to fight 20,000 people leaving boston at the same time. Oh, and we got outside and it was a blizzard.

But here i am. 17 years from when i wanted to play Metallica songs on the guitar. I made it a reality. Saw my Idols and they didnt disappoint.

I went to Las Vegas and all i got was this lousy t-shirt.

Ok, i didnt really get a t shirt. I got a coffee mug.

Me, and my 2 friends, Melissa and Bianca came up with the idea to go to Vegas and surprise our friends in Soul Control, being that they were playing there last week.
The trip was booked, everyone kept the secret and the dudes were surprised beyond belief.

It was a good trip, even though las vegas now has some of my money.

Oh, i met Doyle Brunson too. So thats cool.


More Pictures Click here.

Laying awake at 5:30am

I stressed out so much before falling asleep last night about moving
my car to avoid a ticket, i woke up at 5am to move my car from the
parking lot ( that i dont pay for and have to move the car befoe the
attendant gets there at 7am or be towed). Now im laying here very much
awake for someone who fell asleep at 130am with Wings on and the
living room light blaring in my face.

It was snowing when i went outside a little while ago. Its really
crazy how extra quiet it seems when its snowing. So soothing and
comforting.

I went to the movies alone, again, last night after work and saw " the
curious case of benjamin button". I didnt realize David Fincher
directed this until reading a review of it a couple days ago, and that
was my selling point. He directed 2 of my favorite movies ever, Seven
and Fight Club.
Benjamin Button was a very good movie. I cried. There. I admit it. I
cry at movies alot it seems.
I saw Yes Man last week and pretty much cried at that movie too. I
think thats why i go to movies alone. So i can react to them properly
and not worry about holding back.

My knees have been bothering me a lot lately and its kind of scaring
me. Ive been on a stretch of good time with my back/knees but lately
they have been reminding me that they arent 100 percent funtional.

I had 3 full days off last week. And apparently i just dont have that
many friends, so i sat in my house, alone, for 3 days and watched:
Season 1 of king of queens
Season 2 of gangland ( history channel documentary style show about
gangs. Really amazing show)
Season 2 gene simmons family jewels
Season 3 gene simmons family jewels ( twice)
Season 1 and 2 of Wings
Dig! ( Documentary on the dandy warhols and the brian jonestown massacre)
The office season 1 (us)

And after all that. I was still bored.

Get the new Mind Eraser releases.

Go see soul control in a city near you this month.

Jim and Jesse are getting married next month.

Keith and Zoey are engaged to be married as well.

"One day goodbye will mean farewell"

--
Rich Gaccione. // Dead But Dreaming Records
Record Label Myspace:
http://myspace.com/deadbutdreamingrecords
Webstore: http://deadbutdreamingrecords.bigcartel.com
Homepage:
http://richgaccione.com
Photos:
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Blog:
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The new Morrissey album.

Holy crap. Amazing.

"Something is sqeezing my skull"
I'm doing very wellI can blackout the present and the past now
I know by now you think I should have straightened myself out
Thank you good day
Oh, something is squeezing my skull
Something I just cannot describe
There is no love in modern life
I'm doing very well
It's a miracle I've made it even this far
The motion of taxi's excite me
Feel it, but not rightly
Oh, something is squeezing my skull
Something I just cannot describe
There is no love in modern life
Oh, something is squeezing my skull
Something I cant fight
There are no friends in modern life
Diazapam...valium...tarmazpam...lithiumECT...HRT...How long must I
stay on this stuff?Please don't give me more...

--
Rich Gaccione. // Dead But Dreaming Records
Record Label Myspace:
http://myspace.com/deadbutdreamingrecords
Webstore: http://deadbutdreamingrecords.bigcartel.com
Homepage:
http://richgaccione.com
Photos:
http://gallery.me.com/richardgaccione
-or-
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Blog:
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Providence rhode island sucks.

Sort of.
Let me explain my mood of disdain for a minute while my coffee brews
and my crumpets, yes, crumpets warm.

This afternoon I went to move my car from where I parked it 12 hours
ago and I had a 20 dollar " overnight parking violation" wedged in my
door.
20 dollar ticket, because I was parked on a sidestreet at 4am in the
"city" of providence.

Let me give you a little background.

I know the law. Everyone around here knows the absolutely rediculous
law, that there can be no cars parked on any street in providence
between the hours of 1am and 5am, 7 days a week. There are the lucky
folk who have a home with a driveway, that don't ever have to worry
about this stupid law. Then, there are the unfortunate types, like me,
who live in a neighborhood of homes, like mine, that don't have
parking.

That leaves me 2 options.
1- park in the street, and hope a cop doesn't make his or her way down
this tiny sidestreet by my house and give me a nice present in the
morning.

Or

2- pay 80 dollars a month to a parking lot located around the block
from my house, so I can avoid any tickets.

For whatever reason, I am just absolutely against paying for somewhere
to park. It seems so, wrong, because the dude next to me has abundant
paking space for his tiny car and doesn't pay an extra 80 bucks, yet,
I have to stress tickets or 10 percent increase in my rent to just
park my damn car.

And another thing.

I live in a small but slightly busy shopping area.
So, all the surrounding streets have DAYTIME parking restrictions as
well, such as "2 hour parking 8am to 6pm except sunday". This
restriction is in effect on every street within walking distance of my
house as well. So this means, according to the law of providence that
" after being parked in one 2 hour parking section, the same car may
not be found parked anywhere on the same street or before 6pm, if so
the result is a 20 dollar parking violation"
This means what you think it means.
I cannot park, in any one spot for more than 2 hours. This means I
CAN'T PARK IN FRONT OF MY OWN HOUSE. If I decide I want to spend the
day inside, I have to play "musical cars" 3 times so I don't get a
ticket.
This is really aggrivating to me and I cannot get a good night sleep,
because I literally stress about waking up to a ticket. Like I did
today.
Did I tell you the time I got a daytime parking ticket and in the
little envelope, where they put the actual violation, it was empty?
What the hell do i do in THAT situation? Mail it in with a polite
letter stating that the envelope was empty?? I know somehow, someway,
that they would turn it around on me and blame me for it.

I hate owning a car.
Fuck these providence streets.

--
Rich Gaccione. // Dead But Dreaming Records
Record Label Myspace:
http://myspace.com/deadbutdreamingrecords
Webstore: http://deadbutdreamingrecords.bigcartel.com
Homepage:
http://richgaccione.com
Photos:
http://gallery.me.com/richardgaccione
-or-
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Blog:
http://memoriesinpixels.blogspot.com

One time, I Met Ice-T.

I recently stumbled upon this picture.
My friend Neil used to work on a tv show called "Casino Cinema" on the Spike network.
Every week they would show a movie, have a special guest of the week, promoting whatever tv show, movie, music they were promoting at the time, and in between commercial breaks, they would play some sort of casino/card related game, and the end of the show, someone would win. Cheesy, but fun. Neil was the Dealer of the show. The two hosts were one of the dudes from The Sopranos and Howard Sterns wife. I cant remember names.
One night, i was staying in new york at my moms house, it was the summertime in 2006 i think, and Neil called. He said..." You need to meet Ice-T. Come to work with me tomorrow."
Well, "DUH" is the only acceptable answer here, and the next morning i went to NYC, HArlem to be exact, to the studio where the show was taped. I hung out all day. Stood around alot, and Finally met Ice-T. Dude was legit. His wife Coco is just straight out of a porno mag. Over the top. I cant even explain it. Just. Wow.

Yea. I met Ice-T once.

Leathermouth Photo Published in the new Alternative Press.

This picture i took over the summer from the Reggie/Leathermouth tour:




Turned into this, from the February 2009 issue of Alternative Press magazine, which came out today:



click to view the review of the Leathermouth record.

Stoked. first time any of my pictures have been used in any magazine.

Top 20 artists i listened to in 2008.

Fuck it. i like lists. i like music. here we go.

EDIT JANUARY 5th 2009.
i just realized that had i listened to ONE MORE Black Sabbath song last year, there would have been a 3 way tie for 6th place....6.6.6...Sabbath, Slayer and Trash Talk.

That would have been epic.
Looks like i have a goal for this year.



1. Reggie- I was/am in the band and needed to practice the songs. So, its not like im some emo-synth-pop punk sap...im just IN an emo-synth-pop punk band.

2. Bury Your Dead- Early in 2008 i filled in for 11 shows as a guitar player, and i also helped contribute to their album that came out in 2008, so there again was a lot of me practicing guitar, but also listening to their album i helped write.

3. My Morning Jacket- I hadnt ever heard them until this past year. Ive heard the name forever but i just passed them off as some weird rock/hip band. I was wrong. They write and play really amazing and beautiful music. They have a hippie-ish vibe to them, but whatever. I like weed as much as the next dude.

4. Roky Erickson- How can you like music and not listen to Roky. I got into Roky many thanks to my cousin Keith and him bringing me to see the documentary about Roky called " Youre gonna miss me" i highly suggest you see it, fan or not. Roky is a schizophrenic genius. He created psychadelic rock with his band The 13th Floor Elevators and for decades just wrote some of the most amazing rock and roll songs. His voice is amazing and lyrics that are out of this world. Do yourself a favor and just listen to one Roky Erickson song. You'll be hooked.

5. Morbid Angel- This is one of a few "give in's". Im a metal head. I sit in my house and shred through Domination or Gateways To Annihilation on the regular. Its what i do.

TIE for 6. Trash Talk and Slayer- Woah. Trash talk has to be one of the biggest and most hard working DIY hardcore bands that exists today. I am on a friendly basis with these guys and they are genuine and passionate about what they do. Their music is real, angry and raw. They put out an amazing " full length" this year and it was totally played many times over due to the fact its so short, but so good, its ok to listen to 3 times in one sitting. And Slayer....well c'mon, its slayer. Who cant resist putting on Reign In Blood and cleaning the house?

8. Black Sabbath- Should always be #1 but whatever. Sabbath is Sabbath. 75 years from now, this band will still be getting ripped off and payed homage to, and it will be all good then too.

9. Nirvana.- 2008 seemed to have a weird Seattle/grunge/flannel revival, but that was all good with me. The first show/concert i ever went to was Nirvana in november of 1993 in New York City at Roseland. It was on the In Utero tour. I wish i could find the t-shirt i bought from that show. Anyway. I kind of have to admit, i hadn't listened to Nirvana in a long time, but it was everywhere this year and i got back into those albums deep, and i was reminded why they were the first band i ever wanted to see.

10. Meshuggah- ObZen is in the running for one of the best modern metal albums of all time. These guys are out of their swedish minds. EVERY album gets more intense, complicated and HEAVY. So, with ObZen, came an interest to listen to the older stuff as well. Yea. Go listen to the album 'Nothing' tell me you dont shit yourself, or smash your head on your computer desk from furiously headbanging.

11. Torche- Masters at this genre. "Stoner-pop?" is what i think the media branded it. I just call it fucking heavy. And i will go ahead and admit another thing. I didnt think Meanderthal was a great album upon first few listens. Then Jim and Mark called me a fucking moron and i re-listened. Yea. I was wrong. Grenades off of Meanderthal is epic.

12. Nasum.- Too bad about the loss of their band member a few years ago in thailand when the tsunamis and such happened. This band is raw, brutal and fast. Its just something to throw on and rage to.

13. Eyehategod- I lived with Will Evans for 8 months. Eyehategod destroys everything good and makes you not care about it. Best riffs ever. Most depressing lyrics. Sometimes you just gotta get down in the dumps and totally wallow. Eyehategod makes it sound great.

14. Saves The Day- Ok, so i cant be heavy ALL the time. Saves the day write some of the best "emo-pop punk" ever. Even their newer stuff thats more rock influenced is still amazing. Lyrics that can make you think about girls, good times, bad times and shit like that. I think even the dude in Burzum listens to Saves The Day.

15. Witchcraft. Fucking Witchcraft. Their album " The Alchemist" came out in 2008 and it was a BIT of a let-down for me. Firewood is a flawless fucking record. I can listen to it on repeat. To top it would have taken a miracle. I still think they are one of the best modern day sabbath/pentagram worship bands ever. In fact im wearing a Witchcraft shirt right now.

16. Melvins. Secret ineverlistenedtothemelvinsbefore2008andifeel
reallybadaboutitsoididsomecatchingupthankgodidid.

17.Entombed. How can you not listen to entomed and not pump your fist and just want to go ride a motorcycle and get into a fight with some vampires or something. Fuck.

18. Slipknot. They can never do any wrong by me. Ive been a fan since befre the release of their roadrunner debut, when i was working at my college radio station. The cd that i got didnt have an insert, just the cd. I had no idea it was 9 dudes in costumes. The music spoke for itself. I think it took me like a year before i found out that these dudes dressed up. didnt matter to me. They fucking SHRED. fuck all the cool-guys and the " oh thats nu-metal crap" comments. Listen to the fucking music. You may learn something.

19. Cannibal Corpse.- So this year i had a debate about what my favorite CC record was and i have someone still not letting me live it down. I said "The Wretched Spawn" was my favorite CC record. yea. "The Bleeding" is a fucking milestone and a masterpiece. But LISTEN TO THE WRETCHED SPAWN. That record does way more for me than The Bleeding.
And cannibal corpse has like 857648 records, so i did alot of comparing.

20. God Dethroned.- Melodic death metal from The Netherlands. I got into these guys like 11 years ago. They are just catchy melodic metal, with awesome brutal vocals and sweet guitar parts. They got really heavy on the last album " The Toxic Touch" and heavy is one of the things i will never hold against a band for getting.

I wasn't going to, but i am. 2008 in 12 pictures.

As cliche as i think " year in review" lists are, im going to go ahead and just give a recap of my year in 12 pictures.
I wish lots of things would have worked out different. I also know that "everything happens for a reason". I justkeep telling myself that one day it will all make sense.

Heres to another year gone by and starting from zero.

Oh and a resolution of sorts.
This blog is no longer going to contain any emotional outbursts, therapy-esque rantings or crying about " what should have been". Im keeping my real life, in reality. Im going to bring music, pictures and food to you all via this blog, and i hope thats ok with you.

Happy New Year.






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