| Saturday night |
[Feb. 5th, 2006|06:56 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| |  Chipper | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Life Of Agony - Damned If I Do | ] |
Yesterday was one of the coolest nights I've ever had the pleasure of enjoying... or at least trying to remember what I did afterwards.
Let's begin with the dinner at Carinos with Mallory, Marco, Paul, Jorge, Bianca, Ralph, and Myself. That went pretty well, the food on the other hand was ok at best. We all were talking, so it was starting to build up to help give Marc a heads up. Marc then got into the grind and started talking with Mallory which is a good sign in my books. At first Marco had second thoughts as far as first impressions go but as they got to know each other more, you could see something forming between them. At first, I didn't know what to expect from this Mallory chick but she seems like a pretty lively person, one who always enjoys coversing and being with company. The night turned out to be pretty good and a success.
I went in Jorge's car along with Paul, so after Carinos the other group went to Ralph's while we went to Jorge's place because he had to do something real quick. After that, we then went to Ralph's and began to jam, just messing around. After around 10:30 or so we stopped and got stuff to drink. Jorge had a fake id, so he used that to buy us beer. We had Shiner and Budweiser, and I ended up drinking the most. I got pretty out of it after 4 tallies. We were debating about religion, the universe, and music. Jorge then went to his truck to roll up a joint so Ralph and him could smoke, so they went around the block smoking it. That's when the beer was starting to hit me, I was fucking laughing at every little thing and the guys were trying to keep me quiet but I couldn't stop laughing. I was also tipping over empty bottles, and was on the floor asking for more beer. After that I forgot what the guys were talking about, but the guys decided that I wasn't able to drive so Paul got my keys, and drove me home. After that uhh I hardly remember what else happened :S I got home a little before 2, but damn it felt great. By the time I woke up, I felt my head sorta spinning and felt weak and like shit but oh well here I am.
I have blood on my pants, this is great...
Ralph called me earlier to see if I was doing ok and he was laughing because of what I did last night. I don't know what else I did but he was laughing his ass off.
Oh yeah, Circuit City is finally open! |
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| Stolen from ALINAZ! |
[Jan. 30th, 2006|10:10 pm] |
A - Available?
Yes and waiting...
B - BEST FRIEND:
Dino, Ralph, Paul, Bianca... and last but not least Alina (if you want to be included). :P
C - CRUSH:
Dude... Guess, I dare ya!
D - DOGS NAME:
Two dogs Lobo (Chihuahua) and Daisy (Eskimo Dog)
E - EASIEST PERSON TO TALK TO:
Easy? like... they're easy and shit? Pfft, hehe everyone I come across.
F - FAVORITE BRAND?
Brand? Like uhh clothing? Uhh I don't know.
G - GUMMY BEARS OR WORMS?
Worms, gummy bears are overrated!
H - HOMETOWN:
Laredo!
I - INSTRUMENT:
Drums, Guitar, Keyboard, Baritone... Vox, ch a throat can be an instrument too!
L-longest car ride?
Uhh to Houston.
M - MILK FLAVOR?
MILK IN VIENNA!
N - NUMBER OF SIBLINGS:
2
O -ONE WISH:
Become rich!
P - PHOBIAS?
Afraid of getting fat!
Q - FAVORITE QUOTE?
"Quote this bitch!"
R- REASON TO SMILE:
Just because...
S - SONG YOU LAST HEARD:
Ch this Nocturnal Rites song that reminds me of In Flames.
T - TIME YOU WOKE UP:
10:45
U - UNKNOWN RANDOM FACT ABOUT ME:
Ch, I used to be a Jehovah's Witness (Hey DAX RIGGS WAS ONE ALSO!!)
V - VEGETABLE YOU HATE:
Brusselsprouts, yuck... you really need to try it to really hate it!
W- WORST HABIT:
Uhh, I don't think I have a habit!
X- X-RAYS YOU'VE HAD:
Of my back, it is crooked you know!
Y - YUMMY FOOD:
Italian food all the way baby!
Z- ZODIAC SIGN:
Taurus |
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| College stories... actually this is as good as it gets. |
[Jan. 19th, 2006|12:58 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| |  Good | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Keith Caputo - Dew Drop Magic | ] |
I'm in such a relaxed mood right now so I was thinking to myself: why not post a new live journal entry? Hey, whatever it takes to vent out that something out of my mind as I type this out is good enough for me as it's great enough for you to read this.
Life is running smoothly. So far classes have been going at a steady pace. I am really enjoying College Algebra at LCC. I finished doing the first assignment just a few minutes ago and all I can say is that this isn't anything I've seen at TAMIU; it just doesn't compare! Over there you're dealing with PHD idiots giving you the most obscure mathematical jargon ever; even the slightest derivative of any variation of term can throw you right out of the water. It also takes the professor the whole class period just to get to the point of the topic. So, this is like that familiar breath of fresh air harking back to the good old days of high school Algebra. I'm actually glad for once. You know, looking back...one of my friends was a huge math nerd, and he ended up passing the course over there with a high D over there at TAMIU.
Intro to computing is a rather interesting class. Not only because computers are totally my area of expertise, but because its fun. It's a basics class yes but still... I don't find it boring at all. The Intro to Physical Fitness and Sports class doesn't begin till February 1st, so that will give me enough time to focus on Algebra more in the meantime. What rocks about these classes is that I have Dino with me, we're going to work as a team to pass.
So today is a Thursday, my weekend starts right now! Don't know what tonight's schedule is going to be, but rest assured it won't end up being a drag. I keep telling myself that. As far as errands go, I need to go to the bank a little bit later on to deposit the 50 dollars that my Bro-In-Law owed me. I can't be arsed to go because Mike's friend's car is blocking the way and I don't want to put him through the trouble to move it out of the way. I'm in no hurry today.
Band practice has been really productive the last few days. We came up with a really trippy track that best reflects the darkest, and most haunting emotions within Milk. It's a good track to finish an album. You'd swear we were on acid when we wrote this. It's kinda hard to describe but it's mysterious almost spacey in nature, unpredictable, and astounding to hear. I enjoy it the more we rehearse it along with the track "3-in-1" which has a strong Strokes influence along with some other Indie Rock bands thrown in, but it is original I gotta give you that.
I was also thinking of going back to level design like the old days of 3D Genesis, and figure something out. I'm not sure why, but I really want to get back into being the productive Rick that I was. I am also thinking of coming up with new musical arrangements for personal entertainment as well as other things.
I'm satisfied, but somethings still missing... I really don't know what it is. I feel slightly saddened/alone/happy/grateful/good at the same time so I can't really tell you what I truly feel right now. |
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| Choices... WARNING: Random thoughts. |
[Jan. 4th, 2006|01:34 am] |
| [ | mood |
| |  Contemplative | ] |
Looks like this is the point in peoples lives where they decide if they want to stay here and continue with their education or get out and look elsewhere. Jorge, Omar and Golden are thinking about moving to SA sometime in May. The best to them...
On the other hand, the others which consists of Ralph, Marc, Paul, Christina, and myself included are all planning on moving to Austin to start a new life and stuff like that. It's so exciting yet intimidating because of the things and memories that i'll leave behind here in Laredo.
I've got most of my core friends moving with me and of course with the inclusion of Christina who I hardly know but that's cool though. I got nothing to lose! We all end up doing this together. It's about working as a team.
Then again, I wish things were a little bit better in life then I wouldn't have wanted to move out of Laredo. But there's still some things that i'm still debating about.
Will I ever come back to Laredo? Hometown or not, possibly something in the water or what... I doubt i'll ever want to come back to Laredo. The others, as far as I know, think the same. There isn't anything worth a fuck to do here. I'm sick and tired of the lack of diversity, a city with a huge Hispanic population isn't always the way to go, it lacks...truth be told.
I gotta stop being so sheltered and live life the way it was meant to be thrown at you. I'll meet new people, who knows even something else. Right now, i'm stuck at a fork road with one path to choose and that decision is getting harder and harder. I need more time to think about this, but my heart right now is leaning toward Austin... |
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| It's about time! |
[Dec. 31st, 2005|12:50 am] |
| [ | mood |
| | Happy | ] |
FRIDAY NIGHT KICKED ASS!!!! :D
DINO! |
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| (no subject) |
[Dec. 27th, 2005|03:55 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| | Happy | ] |
All is extremely well! ;-) |
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| Pre-christmas mess |
[Dec. 22nd, 2005|11:40 pm] |
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Life sucks but what the hell? Ralph's party is coming up tomorrow night and i'll be more than glad to drink all my troubles away. |
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| Get ready because my PMS is kickin' in at full swing! |
[Dec. 8th, 2005|11:07 am] |
| [ | mood |
| |  Angry | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Pantera - Uplift | ] |
I'm sleep deprived, pissed off, sore and tired as hell.
The situation with Jaime wanting me to play with Upskirt Bliss, as far as i'm concerned, ain't gonna happen because I said so. Even if you're trying to convince me into playing for that one fucking night...it's not going to happen just like that. There isn't enough time to practice (it's far too late now) and theres too many problems with the whole deal with Ralph and Jessica that contradict with everything. It's literally a huge fucking mess. Paul isn't even in the mood to play! The Void isn't even fucking going to play because they aren't ready so what makes you think that i'll be willing to be ready to play next Thursday? Dude, you cannot force people who do not want to play to fucking play. Talk about poor planning, this could've been discussed months ago! I'm disappointed in that, but face the truth...Upskirt Bliss is DEAD, accept it. It was just a one off thing to fill in a for an empty spot and plus the music wasn't even serious. Give it up! Find someone else to accompany you and your ideas or just stop beating that dead horse and focus on something else.
I'm tired of this shit SO FUCKING DROP IT! I simply don't want to play AT ALL. Fucking deal with it. Accept my decision and like it! I'd like to go to the party and shit, but not fucking play with you or jam or whatever it is that night. Don't take things the wrong way, it's just that i'm not into it at all right now or anytime near the future. The improv shit doesn't work because we aren't a jazz band. Don't listen to what others say about our sound, it's all between ourselves and no one else. Things aren't ready dude, they just aren't! You cannot just play to a group of little girls and expect to get shit outta that. It's not like that!
Sorry I had to let that all out.
Tomorrow is my chem final and i'm anxious about it. It's really hitting me now and it's frustrating and stressing me out like crazy! I need to study the tests and my notes tonight. I also have a doctor's appointment at 3 pm for a follow up. Blah, I don't want to do ANYTHING tomorrow but rest rest rest! MY whole body is sore from last night and I do not even feel like doing much today but sleeping.
Yesterday Ralph and I were at the rec working out for a bit, and we jogged outside the park for about 5 times. It was fucking cold outside (39 degrees) when we were jogging and I wanted to die! It was worth the pain and suffering. So from 8:30 till 10 we got a good workout! I had to borrow his shorts because I didn't have any. ;-)
After the work out, we headed back to Ralph's, called Paul over and practiced. After that we headed to IHOP to talk about lots of stuff on our minds. We went in Ralph's truck. I was in the back and what a tight space it is, very uncomfortable even for a guy with my damned frame. We were blasting Black Dahlia Murder and I was headbanging to that shit, so good times. I would've preferred Dark Tranquillity but Ralph hasn't heard of them yet!
Saturday is Moses' party but I'm not interested in going now. I'll be like "I was out of town" or something so I won't get any flack from him. I also gotta revise my research paper so I can turn it in for a B! Ugh, fucking Chadwell, he's WEIRD! I got a lot of shit to do this weekend.
Next week looks alright. Tuesday night is going to be my Music Appreciation final at 8 pm. Wednesday at 5 pm is the American Lit final and once I sell my books, i'm gonna see what I can do with the killer cash! Maybe buy Christmas presents for some people! ;-) |
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| (no subject) |
[Dec. 6th, 2005|01:17 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| |  Excited | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Prong - Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck | ] |
Man last night was smokin'!
Milk in Vienna finally got together as a three piece to practice extensively in such a short time span, and I must say all is fuckin' well. Drumming never felt so damned good, and I got a great workout of that as well. I was sweating rivers and never have I worked out so hard at perfecting what I do best. I just love that feeling!
We got about 4 tunes ready and boy does it sound good. We're so rockin' that our last song has the biggest finale any local band has ever seen in the history of this city! Something you'd expect to see a major band close off with. If only we had the pyro to do it. Ralph's mom also took pictures of all of us... both serious and funny pics. One of the coolest pics is the one where we're sitting on Ralph's couch, Ralph sat on my lap and displayed the horns and Paul also. At first it was the most uncomfortable feeling in the world, but what the hell!
Anyways, afterward around 11:30 we went to Marc's house to see what he was up to. We greeted Adrian and Hector along the way. Afterwards we went to Jaime's house to chill out with Jorge and listen to Dane Cook's Retaliation cd. That was fucking funny as hell, AS ALWAYS!
The thing that sucked about last night was that I wanted to talk to Dino some more, but I hope you did good on your history final! I'll definitely have the time for ya next chance I get.
So yes, I weighed myself again this morning with my new scale (without any clothes this time) and the tally came up to 158.0 lbs! Sweet Jesus, my metabolism loves to play games with my body!!! Ralph was sorta envious because he says that I don't have any flab on me, but that's bullshit I DO, I think... Oh yeah, he now fits small!! That's slim and slender for ya! Wonder if I can also? I DO weigh a tad less than him... Anyways, I think we might go work out Wednesday at the Rec, he might be interested in taking weight training with me as well. So who knows! Ahh I'm out, peace! |
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| (no subject) |
[Dec. 4th, 2005|04:14 am] |
| [ | mood |
| |  Sleepy | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Soilwork - Blind Eye Halo | ] |
Got a lot of things in mind right now.
Finals: Only going to take 3 finals. 2 weeks left! I need to sell my books for $$$!
December 10th: Moses' LCC graduation party. I NEED to go!
December 15th: The show and then the party! Same place and time plus 2 bands from The Valley. O_O
December 18th: Dino's birthday!!! 18 on 18! A get together that day! Ohhh yeaahhhhh!!! :D
December 23rd: Ralph's birthday!!! A cook out/get together that day! It's going down Newcastle and Merlot style!
December 25th: It's the most wonderful time of the year?! FUCK THAT!!!
Spring Semester: My first time at LCC, I wonder how i'll do. 4 classes with 11 hours.
2006: Expect to see HUGE changes, trust me! It's worth the wait... this will complete me. |
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| Sunday night rocked... |
[Nov. 21st, 2005|10:05 am] |
like you wouldn't believe!!!
The day started out like any Sunday. Ralph came over to my house to leave his truck in the drive way. We got ourselves ready and took off to pick up Dino and Steph. I was afraid of meeting their mom because I thought she was going to be mean with us...especially me, but in the end she was super cool. A miracle that she lets them go out of town with us!
Our first stop in San Antonio was Hogwild Records to get Ralph's ticket, but the guy at the cash register told him that he has to get them at the venue. Bummer! We then decided to head out to eat at Dick's Last Resort at the Riverwalk, right across from the Hard Rock Cafe, ha! Well yeah, at first we had problems getting there and plus I almost tripped on one of the steps! Anyways...great vibes, killer concept with the whole DICK part but the thing was that they weren't much dicks at all. The guy gave the fine young women (hehe, you aren't girls anymore!) a cool "I Stuff My Bra" condom hat, but it didn't fit. Ahh so yeah, good wings and chicken tenders!
The concert/show kicked major ass!!!
Darkane began the whole mess. They had a couple of sound problems here and there, but great tunes overall and mainly from Expanding Senses, Layer of Lies, and an old track off of one of their older albums. I took a picture with the dudes after the show! Coolest dudes ever!
Strapping Young Lad was up next with the hilarious Devy taunting the crowd like retards and making lame jokes. Why did he mention Willy Wonka? Good times! They played a lot of stuff off of their self titled and their new one Alien. LOVEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! Killer song! They played Relentless...one of my favorite tracks. Gene Hoglan ruled on drums, as always! I never noticed it but he's a large fucker!!!
Soilwork rocked the place down. It was killer to see these dudes live. I've always preferred them over In Flames with the whole Swedish invasion stuff, and I really see why. They played Bastard Chain off of A Predator's Portrait and the first track off of their first album, can't remember the name right now. They also played As We Speak from Natural Born Chaos, Figure Number Five, One With the Flies, Stabbing the Drama along with Nerve. I was expecting them to play Blind Eye Halo for some awesome crowd circle pits, but nope. Great performance!!! I got Dino to move a little closer to the front. Hehe!
Fear Factory tore the place apart with hit after fucking hit of songs. They played every damned fan favorite off of each and every album. They even played Acres of Skin and Linchpin off of Digimortal for crying out Loud! 540,000 Degrees Fahrenheit and Transgression. Archetype, Slave Labor and Cyberwaste off of you know which album. Big God/Raped Souls, Scapegoat, and Martyr off of Soul of a New Machine. Shock, Edgecrusher, and Decent off of Obsolete. Burton even did Timelessness as the encore in which he dedicated it to his brother Ben Bell. I went nuts over FF. I headbanged, sang along, raised my fist in the air, the works! Dino was also with me and she got to take a few pics of the band playing for me, hehe.
\m/ That night rocked so much!!!!!
Anyways, I had a great time. Dino, Steph, and Ralph had a great time! I ended up buying shirts from FF, Soilwork, and Darkane...75 bucks right there! All I had left over was 22 bucks! |
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| A little off the average... |
[Nov. 18th, 2005|11:44 am] |
I got another 100 on my Chemistry quiz today! Yep, well Jacobson saw that half of the class showed up, so he told us to get out a sheet of paper and write our names down, put Quiz 11 on the heading, and to pass it to the right.
And good news...Let's say that the 32's are starting to get a little baggy and they tend to slide off of me. :) Ever had a friend who has lost 100 pounds? Did you know that jeans sizes for guys stop at 28? :) Mwahahaha, I don't know how I do it but I love the way my body handles it.
Sunday night is going to be the best day of the year. Fear Factory is going to fucking kill and so is Strapping Young Lad, Soilwork, and Darkane!!!!
Blah gonna eat with my folks, so i'll update this later. |
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| A whole lot of mess needed to get out of my hair. |
[Nov. 11th, 2005|09:31 am] |
| [ | mood |
| |  Accomplished | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Wintersun - Winter Madness | ] |
It's final fuckers...we (Ralph, Dino, Steph, and myself) are gonna see Fear Factory, Strapping Young Lad, Soilwork, Darkane on the 20th in SA! I'm going to drive to San Antonio tomorrow morning to buy the tickets at Hog Wild and see what else I can buy there. I have a couple of cds in mind (Ie: Confessor, Acid Bath). I've never been this excited for a show, especially when all of the bands on the bill kick ass. Knowing me, I'll buy shirts for all of the bands. If they are cheap of course!!!
Moving on to the academic perspective of things...great news! I got an 85 on the Chemistry make up test and out of 89 points so that's pretty good considering the fact that it will replace the horrible 73 I received. This puts me on great standing with my overall average. I also got to choose a topic for my next research paper for Chemistry (Topic 15: DDT and its effects (it is still being used in Mexico). The good thing about this paper is that it's due on the last class day, December 5th. The guidelines are pretty strict but nothing new. As for American Literature, I need to get the paper done ASAP. I'll try to analyze the story and get to the bottom of this. It's not due till the 28th of November. Im going to start on both of the essays for Music Appreciation. The third one will have to wait till December 5th for the next concert, and yes i've asked a couple of people officially in the band.
I still have to meet my quota of 6 reviews for this month but i'm afraid to ask Martinelli for an extension. Besides, i'm only half way done. Those will be done during the Thanksgiving break.
So yeah, I found out about this cool Finnish (get this) melodic black progressive power metal band called Wintersun. If there would be any description to best fit Wintersun then these guys would share the same breath with Children of Bodom for their usage of melodic passages, Kenzinner for the neoclassical influence and combine that with the likes of Borknagar's folklore, with some of Vintersorg's own stuff. It's a mouthful but worth every second upon listen. This is why I love listening to metal, that reward of getting into the music. The world needs to listen to more Wintersun! |
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| :O |
[Nov. 10th, 2005|03:22 am] |
| [ | mood |
| |  Shocked | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Whats there to listen to? | ] |
No way in hell do I weigh 159! What did I do again? :S 140 here i come... thats as low as i'll go!
Uhhh, must beeeeee something... |
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| Thoughts and Expressions |
[Nov. 3rd, 2005|05:41 pm] |
| [ | mood |
| |  Confused | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Aeon Spoke - Grace | ] |
Maybe i'm going insane... I couldn't possibly tell. Thursday has been a day of recollection, as straining as it may seem. I don't know, I've been feeling pretty empty on the inside and it's starting to crack through on the outside like sunshine, which is my worst fear. I feel very uncomfortable writing about it here. But what can one do about it? There isn't any other way to let out my emotions but to write them out or either spend them away being alone watching the days dissolve away like acid. I'm usually a very inside person, but really...I honestly have no idea why i'm depressed right now. I don't know, it just that things haven't been so extravagant. You're prone to believe that maybe the world sometimes moves a lot faster than what you're physically and mentally able to handle. I'll do my best to suffer with some grace... thanks for hearing me out. |
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| Review time! |
[Oct. 4th, 2005|10:23 am] |
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| | Excited | ] |
| [ | music |
| | Confessor - Unraveled | ] |
Confessor - Unraveled
2005 Season of Mist
It's been almost 14 years since Confessor's first and eventually last album "Condemned" was released. Way back in 1991 this North Carolina progressive doom metal act caused quite the spark with their brief airtime on MTV with their only video "Condemned". I also have the video mind you. Reaction from metal magazines was in high spirits and soon became a cult classic almost 35,000 copies later. They broke up a little while after being tired of the industry, but later reunited years later in 2002 in order to play a benefit show for their guitarist Ivan Colon who had passed away from cardiac complications. It wasn't until 2003 (after 12 years) when they decided to reform and work on new material. If it weren't for that benefit show, Confessor might have never reformed! In 2004, they released their 3 song EP called Blueprint Soul in which ample copies have sold out almost instantly through their website. 2005 is the year that unravels for Confessor as we get to see the old formula return with a clearer mindset.
Unraveled is the perfect soundtrack for deep and tortured souls. Its vibrantly dark and depressive content will seep into your braincells sending chills down your spine. The original technical styling that Confessor is highly known for is definitely back in full swing. In fact, it's a little bit more mature and focused than before. Drumming from Steve Shelton is STILL by far the most creative drumming I've ever experienced on stereo. Guitars are still the same old sludgy and distorted wall of sound from Brian Shoaf and new addition Ryan McCoy. Scott Jeffrey's vocals have gotten a whole lot better this time around. It's a little toned down now from his signature wailing into something more sinister and grungier for the masses to digest more easily. Every song here has its special moments and I was left at the end with my jaw dropped. Unraveled isn't just any low budget release by any means. It was produced by the legendary Dick Hodgin (Corrosion of Conformity, Hootie and the Blowfish) and Engineered by Grammy nominated Engineer Ian Schreder.
I've already made up my mind; this is THE album of the year! People will be talking about this record for years to come. It's virtually flawless! About success, its strange that people will probably only get into a band like this if their singer dies. Do yourself a favor and give this band a damned listen while they're alive and kicking! For those who haven't heard of Confessor, those who dig Black Sabbath and early Alice in Chains will have something to rejoice here. This is now my fucking favorite band of all time. (Score: 10/10) |
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