I hate people who like a band that is "fake" hipster metal (or even real metal!) but swear up and down that they hate metal and shit like that.

I have friend and her brother is pretty cool. I got him interested in Boris and he's a huge Boris fan. Now, some of you may not agree, but I think Boris is metal. But this kid, he says "oh, I'm just gonna wait outside until Boris comes on" so he misses Torche and Lair of the Minotaur. Come the...

mankvill

This thread got me nostalgic (kind of?) about how I got into metal, so I shall post the story here for all to know!

I would consider myself a n00b in metal. I never started listening until January of my Sophomore year of high school, so only at about 2005 did I start. Before that, I listened to mostly poppy things. My only concerts had been blink-182 twice and Ben Folds twice. And I was a way different person back then. I was sad all the time and really emotional about the opposite...

mankvill

I have always loved Kansas. Despite what TV shows it as, it's a great place to live. Plenty of stuff to do, nice towns, great schools, and whatever you'd like to do on a Friday night, chances are you can do it in Kansas. Although lately, it seems that good concerts are coming less and less.

1. Hate Eternal w/ Skeletonwitch, Toxic Holocaust. Not coming to Kansas even though Hate Eternal was here in Feb. with Black Dahlia Murder and I drove 2 hours to see Skeletonwitch on a Monday night...

mankvill

The local Republican Party invited me to a reception and lunch with John McCain in a couple of weeks. Price tag: $2300. That's almost a bargain. Hell, that money would only get us half way to buying a hooker for the governor of New York!

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