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Fun fact about me: I haven’t left the tri-state area in three years. And what better way to break that streak than to visit my holy land! No, not *that* holy land…the other one, where two famous talking mice reside. Not to mention a bucktooth dog and a naughty, pantsless duck.
Yeah, so…there’s nothing really “metal” about Disney World, unless you count the Aerosmith roller coaster, or if maybe the Immortal dudes are hangin’ in the Norway part of Epcot. But otherwise, it’ll just be me doin’ my thang. Feel free to suggest something for me to do or somewhere to eat. I know you dbags like Disney World. Don’t you be trynna front.
If you don’t hear from me for a while….you’ll know why. Have a good Labor Day weekend!
[Editor’s note: Pauly D & The Situation were busy this month, so we got these guys instead.]
Prax: G’day from Down Under* cue didgeridoo music My name is Prax and me and my bro Slith have a blog called metalistits. Above is a pic of us taken at our local metal nite club. That is me on the left being super-hardcore…
Slith: …and that is me on the right bustin’ sum nu metal moves on the floor to Korn. Today we will give you an imaginary, metal tour of Oz, visiting each significant city as we go. Take it away Prax…
Holy bejeez, you guys. Is it really the end of August already? Not that I’m too upset about that. Anyone that knows me knows I hate this stupid season. Is there really anything even remotely appealing about the hottest/stickiest/bug bite-iest time of year when you don’t have any kind of access to a pool? Fuck that. At least my job has freezing cold air conditioning. Pretty much the only thing I like about going to it. But I can’t deny that Summer can often be a special time that we look back on and siiiiiigh. I must admit, this one wasn’t too bad. Here’s a couple things I’ve been reflecting on:
You know what? Since there’s really not a whole lot of new albums that I’ve been digging lately (seriously, everything sucks. I even tried listening to Tarja’s new album. I’m getting desperate, you guys), I’m just going to make it my goal to point out every website/blog that is more annoying than this one. Sound good? Alright then…
Last month, I posted a little diddy on the wife of Pentagram’s Bobby Liebling having a style blog. Well, I’m pretty sure she’s in the clear now, because Courtney fucking LOVE has one too. It’s simply titled: What Courtney Love Wore Today, and yes, it is just as horrifying as you might expect it to be. There’s head scarves, vintage lingerie, black lace, and cigarettes galore. Most of the pictures are taken with her in super awkward poses in her messy bedroom or bathroom. I think it’s safe to say Ms. Love is the queen of TMI. I cannot imagine why anyone would look at this and think I WANNA LOOK LIKE THAT. But if you’ve ever seen the get ups that Gossip Girl star Taylor Momsen’s been rockin’ lately, it seems that even some teen stars (at the peak of their youth, no less) want to look like a cracked-out 50-year old. So what the hell do I know…
Anyway, Courtney’s actually been doing a pretty good job of consistently updating this site. So maybe I shouldn’t knock the one responsible thing she’s done in the past decade or so. YAY COURT-COURT! You go grrrrl.
And just incase you haven’t already, check out the band Taylor Momsen started with a bunch of 35-year old men, The Pretty Reckless, except don’t because they’re quite awful.
DID YOU THINK THAT TITLE WAS MEANT TO BE RACIST??? You guyzzz, come on now…
I like how just a few days after I posted about Oceano’s Obama-esque tee, Earache’s PR dude emails me to make sure I’ve seen some other silly shirt they have available. So Earache, just for having a killer sense of humor….sure, I’ll post it.
It makes no reference to any current or former president, but I’d say it sure is nod to Jerry Garcia, or maybe Jimmy Buffett or Phish or some other jam band that people need weed to find enjoyable. Maybe hippie music and deathcore have something in common after all.
Check it out here if you wanna buy it. I sure hope there will be a matching hemp necklace to go with it.
It has been confirmed that Nergal’s “serious illness” is quite serious indeed, and the Behemoth frontman has leukemia- a form of cancer. According to Polish media and Metal Underground the leukemia has advanced to a point where chemo isn’t an option and the only way to cure the disease is through a bone marrow transplant.
You may not want to hear me yap about “giving back to the community” but apparently, only a small percentage of Poland are even registered bone marrow donors to begin with and bone marrow can be a very difficult thing to match. If you read RiB and are a Polish citizen I would go register. I’m a registered donor in the US (so uh… I’ll totally give you my marrow if we match and you want to visit Syracuse my man) and all you have to do is stick 4 q-tips in your mouth to register. It’s THAT EASY PEOPLE.
Until we learn more, all we can do is wish him the best. GET BETTER PLEASE!!! :(
You’ve probably noticed there’s been quite a bit of Warped Tour talk round these parts lately. Well, the people of Warped Tour were very nice to us this Summer, so I for one am glad to give them a big ups. And while scene kids tend to send many of you into fits of rage, they certainly offend me a lot less than the Confederate flag-waving crowd at Mayhem Fest. So as far as Summer festival tours go…YAY WARPED TOUR.
Anyway, you guys may or may not know who Tiffany Mink is. She was the official Warped Tour pit blogger for the Summer, and since learning I might be attending her wedding this Fall (more on that later…) I’ve been keeping up with her a bit over the past few weeks. During the tour’s stop in San Diego, I see this:
Warped Tour has come and gone. Personally, I could care less. There were about 4-5 bands out of 60 that appealed to me. Congratulations to those few bands. While I was there (and not in the bathroom shitting every 5 minutes) I had the pleasure of meeting a fantastic band. Their name is IWRESTLEDABEARONCE, have you guys heard of them? Well Krysta, Kristen, Christine, whatever her name was at the time of our interview, was kind enough to sit down with me in the scorching heat and talk all things Kevin Bacon, Korn (srsly) and her band’s plans for the rest of 2010. Just an FYI: she fucking rules.
Well, a reference to Rush isn’t quite as odd as a Genghis Tron one, but I figured not many of you out there watch The Disney Channel, so here ya go. I’m admittedly not much of a Rush fan, but I thought the joke in this scene from a recent episode of Wizards of Waverly Place was pretty cute. A lot of these tween shows that I so dearly love tend to wiggle in some “adult” jokes every now and then. Probably because they assume parents are sometimes watching with their kids. But it also works because the character Alex (played by Selena Gomez) is a hip young teen from New York who knows a thing or two about fashion and music….but clearly not about classic literature. Well, who needs that crap anyway, amirite?
Behemoth just released their much talked about and much anticipated video for “Alas The Lord is Upon Me” and well… I’m a little speechless. I mean, it’s REALLY well done from a visual point of view and the entire thing can just be described as intense. Let’s just say it’s not for the easily scared, queasy, or even partially religious kind.
It’s really unfortunate that Nergal just announced his illness at the same time (and we at RiB, like most everyone else, wish him a speedy recovery and send our loooove), but I just can’t believe what I have seen her. I have a bit of a interest in religion and the imagery in this video opens a wide door for interpretation, questions, and awe. It’s one of those things that leaves you saying “WHAT THE FUCK did I just watch?!” and “THAT’S FUCKING METAL” at the same time.
Catholic school sure never warned me about stuff like this, THAT’S for DAMN sure. Watch and discuss!
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