Metal For Dummies

I'll be the first to admit I'm a dummy. My introduction to music was pop-punk (Fall Out Boy and the like), and although I've expanded my repetoire, I haven't gotten into the meat of a lot of other genres.

Back during the awesome adventure I dictated in my first post, I found "Metal" by Gary Numan on YouTube. On the "Suggestions" panel on the right, there was a preview for a video titled "10 Genres of Metal in 3 Minutes." I checked it out, and my mind was instantly asploded.

"10 Genres of Metal in 3 Minutes" by Razbenari

Good Clean Fun, rated T for teen

Last Friday, I went with a group of friends to my first club in Gainesville. I won't go into detail about the experience (because it has nothing to do with music), but I would like to mention an interesting little tidbit. Before entering the club, they checked my ID and saw I was under 21 (not that I was hiding the fact, or anything). Because of that, they Sharpied a big "X" on the back of both my hands. At that moment, I thought to myself, "This is so straight edge!"

Of ministries and music

Happy 2nd Sunday of Ordinary Time! Before I get into the music, I'd like to share a little bit about my life.

In the late-90's, I remember coming home and flipping on the tube to watch Nickelodeon after school. You know, stuff like Rugrats and The Angry Beavers. In my teenage years, my favorite channel became Cartoon Network, specifically because of the Toonami programming block. G Gundam, Dragon Ball Z, YuYu Hakusho... that was my thang.

I would always stick around for the commercials (I had nothing better to do), and the advertisements that would always catch my attention were the infomercials for music compliations. I don't know why that was... I mean, just the other day I watched Nickelodeon (now Nick) and Cartoon Network (now CN) and that made me remember that there were commercials for Chef Boyardee and Nerf back in my day, too. Anyways, these multi-CD collections (which could be yours for just $19.99, or two payments thereof) would be presented at least once a day and were mostly ballads (the one by Time Life always comes to mind). But every once in a while (usually on a Sunday), there'd be a commerical about a soft Christian music collection.