MORE OF YOUR QUESTIONS, ANSWERED!

No intro needed.  But you guys sure did get naughty this time.  Wanna have another go?  Head on over to the ASK page.  But first, check these out:

HOW MUCH DO YOU LIKE SHADOWS FALL?

• Elise: I love to hate them. 
• Julia: I honestly haven’t heard a second of their new album, but I liked what came before it. To be honest, I’m not sure when “the scene” turned against Shadows Fall, but I completely missed the boat and don’t get it at all. Is the new album really that bad?
• Angela: HOW MUCH DO YOU LIKE HANSON?

Who do you think is the most important chick in metal history?

• Elise: Honestly…I think I’d have to go with Joan Jett.  Even though ”I Love Rock n Roll” is pretty much the worst song ever.
• Julia: Probably Sharon Osbourne. Seriously, Black Sabbath would’ve probably been nothing without her, and without Sabbath, we don’t have metal. Court adjourned.
• Angela: DORO. Nah, honestly? Janis Joplin. Sure sure, she’s not “tr00 metal”, but compare her to Black Sabbath. Compare her to the grittest and rawest form of metal back then, and BY GOLLY, THAT’S FUCKING METAL. Sure she sang sludgey blues rock, but woman could belt with the rest of em. Sounded like she gargled with whiskey and thumbtacks for 15 years. Plus, she died of an overdose. THATS FUCKING METAL TOO.

Angela - Which Mastodon song do you think sums up everything about them?

• Angela: I read this, and I almost pooped. Not because of the Applebee’s 2 for $20, but because this is hard. No, really, thats not something you can just like, take back. After a long and hard night sitting and sipping on tequila, I’ve decided on “Releviamountain Skye.” Everything, all in one. Fuck you, There is no “one song.” Let’s predict the future! Listen: we try to guesstimate as to what a bands next album will sound like, and we were always deterred by what we hear. There is no one song that could have combined the works of a band. There is always progess and always change. I think there is a song on every Mastodon album that gives us a sense of what may come, but nothing sums up all the work done thus far. I just don’t find that to be a realistic way to look at music. Unless you’re Motorhead, as to which you would get a free pass.

To all the lovely ladies at RiB, awesome band…bad name? Or…great album…bad title?

• Elise: Nice guy…stupid question. ::snort, snort::  Actually this is really hard because any band that comes to mind whose name I think stinks, is a band I don’t like anyway. i.e. In This Moment, Through the Eyes of the Dead, Upon a Burning Body, It Dies Today.  They can all suck it.
• Julia: I don’t know if they’re “good”, but I’m instantly turned off by any band with a really long name, i.e. Success Will Write Apocalypse Across The Sky, IWRESTLEDABEARONCE. Gimme a break
• Angela: Awesome Band, Bad name: Scar Symmetry. Just sounds like that token shitty metal band from your high school.Great Album, Shit Title: Children of Bodom - Blooddrunk. Sorry, but the title is like a gothic fatty’s AIM screen name. It’s a couple notches under being just kind of br00tal, but fails.

Your favorite metal lyric…EVER?

• Elise: Nothing has ever stuck with me quite as much as that famous line from Dillinger’s “43% Burnt.” “Spit on yourself…you’re so beautiful.”
• Julia: I honestly can’t just pick one, so I’m gonna wuss out and just say Slayer’s “Angel of Death” as a whole. Lyrically speaking, that song is incredible- an impeccable, horrifying description of the Holocaust without sounding like they’re making fun of it. That’s true metal if I’ve ever heard it.

Judas Priest or Iron Maiden?

• Elise: Priest.  They’re just more my style.
• Julia: Maiden. I’m a sucker for power metal and historical imagery.

Best Metal Album Cover?

• Elise: Angel Dust.  I have a shirt of it!
• Julia: Again, I don’t have a favorite. But I think some kind of credit should go to the classic appeal of Eddie of Iron Maiden. How many bands can put the same image of every album and still have people think it’s new and neato?

Not really a music question, but who your favorite comedian? Why?

• Elise: I’m a huge David Cross fan.  I like how he mocks politics and religion….because I sure do my fair share of it, too.
• Julia: Chelsea Handler. Sarcastic, blonde, half Jew who gets bombed and makes fun of everyone. What’s not to like?
• Angela: Louis CK, Robin Williams, Shelley Berman. Comedy is a huge part of my life and if there is one thing I respect as much as metal, its the art of laughter. I’m going to share a quote with you guys that I hope you think about one of these days: There is NOTHING so serious in life that we cannot laugh at. What the fuck did Haiti ever do for the world besides give millions of black people AIDS? WHAT?! TOO SOON? Calm down. The world isn’t going anywhere. DId you just shit your pants? DId the earth just split open under your feet? Did your cat just explode? Didn’t think so. So shut-up and laugh before you bite the bucket you miserable fucks.

If you could make a Reign In Blonde two disc compilation album (like those Headbanger’s Ball albums), what would be the track listing?

1. Faith No More - As the Worm Turns
2. Gojira - Flying Whales
3. Devin Townsend - By Your Command
4. Converge - Thaw
5. Skeletonwitch - Beyond the Permafrost
6. The Dillinger Escape Plan - The Running Board
7. Quicksand - Too Official
8. Tomahawk - Rape This Day
9. Mastodon - Ghost of Karelia
10. Every Time I Die - Godspeed Us to Sea
11. Failure - Heliotropic
12. Misfits - Angelfuck
13. Genghis Tron - Ride the Steambolt
14. The Bled - Ruth Buzzi Better Watch Her Back
15. Pantera - Walk
16. Slayer - Jesus Saves
17. Metallica - One
18. Amon Amarth - The Pursuit of Vikings
19. Arch Enemy - We Will Rise
20. Satyricon - Mother North
21. Lamb of God - Now You’ve Got Something To Die For
22. Cannibal Corpse - Make Them Suffer
23. Himsa - Big Timber
24. GWAR - Sadaam A Go Go
25. Martyr A.D. - American Hollow
26. HORSE the Band - Cutsman
27. Deftones - Be Quiet and Drive
28. Psyopus - Burning Halo
29. Baroness - Jake Leg
30. Raunchy - Watch Out
31. Nile - Kafir
32. Prodigy - Funky Shit
33. Unearth - Zombie Autopilot
34. Volbeat - Sad Man’s Tongue
35. Church of Misery - Shotgun Boogie
36. Thy Will Be Done - And Fire Will Fall
37. Dying Fetus - Raped on the Altar
38. The Devin Townsend Project - Addicted
39. Behemoth - Ov Fire and the Void

Julia. As Daylight Dies? srsly?

• Julia: Yeah, “srsly”. Suck my non-existant balls.

Since no one did ask, what was the worst job you’ve all had?

• Elise: Probably my first job ever.  I worked at my local Dairy Queen during high school.  It was just messy and gross, and I always came home smelling like bleach.  I got a lot of free ice cream, though.
• Julia: Basically every paying job I’ve ever had. For some reason, the only good jobs are internships you don’t get paid for. WTF.
• Angela: Never had one of those “ZOMG KILL YERSELF” jobs. Maybe its trying to NOT be totally awesome ALL THE TIME. Gotta give others a chance. SELFLESSNESS FTW.

Biggest Turn Ons?

• Elise: Looks: Metal men tend to be very hairy, which is unfortunate…because I prefer the opposite.  I also like height.  If you’re 6’4”+, extra points for you.  Personality: I like someone who’s funny, but not super clown-y.
• Julia: Looks: LIke Elise, height is key, however I don’t mind hair. It’s manly ;) Strong arms are hot, too much muscle is scary though, as is being thinner than me.  Personality: Intelligence goes a long way, honesty does too. Reliability is super important, but in all honesty (as I’ve learned from experience) a mutual liking for metal isn’t necessary, but some sort of interest in art/music is.
• Angela: HUGE COCK, FAT WALLET, GIVES ME THE CREDIT CARD, AIDS FREE . #srsly

What musical artists do you like what would actually surprise your “RiB Following”?

• Elise: Is anyone really surprised by anything I like anymore?  I got tons of weird shit on my iPod: lots of tween stuff, Paris Hilton…I LOVE the Ke$ha album.  But stuff like Boney M., Tom Jones and Ricky Nelson are some of my legit favorites.
• Julia: My favorite non-metal band is probably The Cardigans, but I generally don’t think my non-metal tastes are that strange. I like Fiona Apple and Beck too. But speaking of which, I think that any metalhead that claims to exclusively listen to metal and that’s it is full of shit. Just sayin’
• Angela: If I told you that, I would have to kill you. HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET A DATE AROUND HERE WHEN THERE’S NO MUSICAL MYSTIQUE!?

Weird Fact About Each Of You?

• Elise: Uhhh….well, when I was about 1 year old, my mother was taking something out of the oven, and I came over and put my hands down on the door and burned the crap out of them.  There’s a picture of me at my house with these super thick bandages around my hands.  It’s way cute.
• Julia: Hmmm… well a lot of people think it’s weird that I was captain of my cheerleading squad in high school. What else? I despise writing with blue ink pens and the color pink in general. And I’m VERY OCD about cleanliness. I can’t concentrate on anything else if my surroundings aren’t damn near perfect.
• Angela: Weird fact? I’m attractive.

My next question is your favorite subject for metal lyrics? (Death, Devil, drugs, sex, etc.)

• Elise: I guess death.  The devil and drugs are kind of stupid, and sex is only done well by certain people….like Shat.
• Julia: Revenge/retaliation? Does that make sense? Metal MUSIC is empowering on it’s on, but I’m also a sucker for lyrics about personal strife and rising above. I guess I’m an optimist after all? But I guess in some cases that means death too… and a Satan reference never hurts either I spose.

Are you guys fans of Symphony X?

• Elise: Nope.
• Julia: Nope

What qualities do you look for in the metal music you listen to? For some folks its progressive stuff, others over the top shred, etc. What do you dig about it?

• Elise: I’m always super gaga for a good vocalist, and I like when “non-metal” elements are brought in.
• Julia: Hard, heavy, fast. There’s no specific quality, but when I listen to it, my first response to the sound should be “Fuck yeah!” Otherwise, who cares.

Will any of you be at the Thursday/Converge show at The Chance in May?

• Elise: I was totally thinking about going to that.  It’s nice to actually have something to do when I go visit my parents upstate.  But it’s on a Sunday, and I work in Manhattan….so it’ll be too big of a pain to do the whole morning commute bullcrap.  I’ll be at the New York show (sans Thursday) a few days later.
• Julia: Probably not.

Elise. Marry me?

• Elise: If you make enough money so that I can quit my job, and hang out baking cookies all day….then sure.

hi! my question would be: do you have any favourite - or listen to any - non-guitar-based music? acapella meshuggah covers etc. don’t count :)
cheers!

• Elise: See a few questions up.
• Julia: I love to love anything with a piano. I’ve been around a lot of classical music in my life as well, so I like hearing that kind of influence in metal too.

If you could date any famous metal musician…who would it be and why?

• Elise: Satyr of Satyricon.  He is impossibly dreamy. 
• Julia: Mark Morton. That’s a crush that’ll never die. He’s just a beautiful bearded man!

Who would you consider to be the most underrated band today?

• Elise: Black Sabbath
• Julia: Demon Hunter, Himsa
• Angela: This one was exaceptionally difficult. I sat bumming around discussing this question with Metal Mark of Skullsnbones.com, coming up with a list of bands we agreed were not given the credit they deserve. He then mentioned a band called Textures, which up until today (Feb. 24th) I had never heard of. After listening to 2 songs, I knew I had my choice. How these guys aren’t talked about all the time is BEYOND ME. Every CD (although there are only 3) is a symphony of sounds. I hear influences from EVERYWHERE, and each one is twisted in Textures own personal way. These guys are working their way to the top of my “holy fuck your dead to me if you don’t love this band” list, and rightfully so. So underrated, that I didn’t even know about them until recently. Fuck me, indeed. Textures = #WIN.  Mad honorable mention: Daath. You’re on the ultra shit list if you don’t get that band.

I’m missing a huge dance at school to go see Converge and Coalesce in San Francisco this May. Elise, will you be my honorary date to the dance?

• Elise: Let me get this straight…you want me to be your date to a dance that you’re not even going to?  That sounds kinda boring. :(

Is there a certain band that you into metal, and if so who was it?

• Elise: I’m not sure I’d pinpoint it to one band, but the whole Seattle grunge thing was a definite gateway drug, as was Mike Patton.
• Julia: Well, I’m assuming you mean that GOT me into metal… and that is an age old story: early high school, had trouble finding my “musical identity” (in so few words), and my friend Mary- one of the few people from high school I still stay in touch with- had me listen to Arch Enemy one day and from there it was a done deal. I started slow and listened to a lot of what she liked, but I found my own rhythm and hence, started finding my own favorites, and now… I’m here!

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