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Dead by Dan

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About Me

MyGen Profile GeneratorOh my gods, where do I start? I'm never much good at these things so I'll keep it relatively brief...
Overall, I'm a real simple guy who thinks deeply and is sensitive, sometimes overly so in my opinion. Not simple in the fact that I'm a bit dim; just to clear that up!(although other's may think that!) Just simple as in I'm easy to get... I think!
I tend have opinions on pretty much every subject: Music, film, current affairs, the price of beans, whatever goes, whether I know anything about it or not but I always respect another person's point of view even though it may be vastly different to my own. I like to think that people respect my opinions too but there are a helluva lot of very closed minded, self opinionated people in this world and that drives me barmy. Not that it's wrong to have your own opinion about things, by gods I can be opinionated too. Just see my little rant about Emo music and the like in my interests section! I'm just able to get that what may not be exactly my cup of tea, is a big deal to someone else. I'm the kind of guy that will get on with anyone and will talk to everyone that shows an interest. My humour is sometimes dry but abundant. I tend to find humour in a lot of wierd sccenarios,(Heey! I'm a happy guy!) just excuse me if my remarks seem odd, or out of place, or a teeny bit random! LOL! People have commented in the past that I have a smile on my face a lot of the time, especially when I'm wasted. I'm a happy drunk. The kinda guy who sings and hugs his mates. That's me!
My biggest weakness, if you can call it that, is my tendancy trust people too easily. One of my quirks is that I always give people my trust and respect from the start, until they either break or betray it. If that happens, I WILL let them know it... I have the longest fuse in the world but you know that they say, "The biggest bombs have the longest fuses..." That quote would definitely describe how I am. I've never been pushed to an extreme where I've lost control, yet and I hope it stays that way. I absolutely HATE arguments and confrontation of any kind. I'm usually referred to as the "diplomatic" one and able to sort out grievances without resorting to insults and profanities. That said, when I'm done with someone, I'm done. No more chances once I've been hurt or betrayed that one too many times. I'll take and take and take before that happens. I can count on one hand the people I've had to let go because I can't take any more grief. Having said that, I will stamp my foot when I feel it is necessary. I get underestimated by people all the time and sometimes they get a shock. As open minded as I try to be, I can get pretty stubborn and hard-headed when it comes to something I feel passionately about. I guess you can say that I have been an easy target in the past. Partly through my own wrong doing at times. I vowed a long time ago, not to be duped by people who basically don't give a shit about me. I think I'm getting better at it!
Well that's me, in a nutshell... Just your average guy who is pretty good at most things I put my hands to but never any REAL good at anything in particular. In the words of Popeye himself: "I am what I am..." I've learned that that's enough for some people. Oh, did I say I was gonna be brief? Oops! Lol!
Rock on peeps!
Advanced Global Personality Test Results
Extraversion |||||||||||||||| 63%
Stability |||||||||||||||| 70%
Orderliness |||||||||| 33%
Accommodation |||||||||||||||| 63%
Interdependence |||||||||||| 50%
Intellectual |||||||||||| 50%
Mystical |||||||||||||||| 63%
Artistic |||||||||||||| 56%
Religious || 10%
Hedonism |||||||||||||||||| 76%
Materialism |||||||||||| 50%
Narcissism |||||||||||| 43%
Adventurousness |||||| 30%
Work ethic |||||||||||| 43%
Self absorbed |||||||||||| 50%
Conflict seeking || 10%
Need to dominate |||||||||||||||| 70%
Romantic |||||||||||||||||||| 90%
Avoidant |||||| 23%
Anti-authority |||||||||||| 43%
Wealth |||||||||||| 43%
Dependency |||||| 30%
Change averse |||||||||| 36%
Cautiousness |||||||||||| 43%
Individuality |||||||||||||||||||| 83%
Sexuality |||||||||||||||||| 76%
Peter pan complex |||||||||| 36%
Physical security |||||||||||||||||||| 83%
Physical Fitness |||||||||||||||| 64%
Histrionic |||||||||||| 50%
Paranoia |||||||||||||| 56%
Vanity |||||||||||||||| 70%
Hypersensitivity |||||||||||||||||| 76%
Female cliche |||||||||||||| 56% Take Free Advanced Global Personality Test
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My Interests

I'm mainly into Metal music and Film. I'm one of what seems to be a dying legacy of TRUE Metal lovers. Sorry kids, but your Emo/Screamo/Skate Punk/Nu Punk/Nu Metal bands have nothing to do with my scene. STOP NICKING OUR MUSIC!! It's a fad that trendies go through because they're rebelling until they finish Uni.. Completely fake, whiny little excuses for bands, the lot of 'em! I'll still be happy to speak to you if you want to speak to me but just know my views in advance. I'm into the Extreme side of Metal mostly - Death/Grind/Doom/Thrash/ Speed/Melodic/Trad/Industrial. I also like a whole lot of true European and US Hardcore (I stress; definitely NOT this whole "Post Hardcore" crap... What's that about???) and a fair few of the original Punk bands too, especially the old American punk. I will applaud and support all music which I find to be genius and that could come at me from any angle of the musical spectrum. I love my extreme music but this beast can be tamed by the sweetest ballard or most heartfelt lyrics.
I like to go to gigs as much as finances and availabilty allows. Throughout my days I've clocked up many a happy memory by seeing some of my heros in action. Living in Ipswich, there really isn't a whole lot of choice when it comes to seeing international acts, although Fear Factory and Ozzy Osbourne have been known to tread the boards of our humble theatre. We also had the mighty Motorhead a couple of times too! Awesome!
I play the guitar and used to play in a relatively successful band called "Failed Humanity" (see my sister page, based in my friends list for songs and a biog.) We've since split up though - Many have asked why and if I ever find out a definitive answer to that question, I'll let you all know.
See further below for details about my small obsession for film, oh and something completely random... I'm totally into everything that's Zombie related. Love them, love them, love them!

I'd like to meet:

Everyone really... You all get a fair shot. I'm not particularly up for popularity contests though. Everyone that's on my friends list are people I either know really well, are friends of friends, or people who I've bumped into, either on here or other web based communities who I would genuinely like to meet in the real world, so if any of my friends ever have any MySpace get togethers, I'm in!

ATTENTION! WILL YOU BANDS PLESE STOP ADDING ME RANDOMLY JUST FOR THE ILLUSION OF POPULARITY? THERE'S NOTHING MORE ANNOYING THAN KNOWING THAT YOU'VE BEEN CARPET BOMBED BY SOME SHITE BAND THAT HASN'T EVEN BOTHERED TO READ YOUR PAGE. I AM INTO METAL AND THE LIKE. I DON'T WANNA BE SEEING BRIT POP, OR KIDDIE FILLED ATTENTION SEEKING EMO BANDS THAT DON'T CONFORM EVEN SLIGHTLY TO MY INTERESTS. YES, YOU LOT ARE THE MAIN CULPRITS THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME, YOU'RE ALL CRAP ANYWAY!!!

Music:

Have a look at this below to see what's making me tick, sonically at the moment. I frankly, cannot be arsed to write out a huge great list of who I like to listen to. I think you'll generally get the picture by what's written and by the videos I put up.
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Movies:

I absolutely love all horror, especially Euro and Asian horror and Cult cinema. I'm slowly building a fairly respectable library of all kinds of wierd and wonderful specimens - Some that will creep the bejesus out of you too... Hollywood has like, SOOOOO much to learn... Very rare that Hollywood grasps my attention but it has been known to happen... I'm so much more a fan of films that send me cold with fear rather than resort to the cop out of a jump scare. Let's face it, your little sister can manage that one and usually on a daily basis. There are Directors in Hollywood that can pull it off but for pity's sake, please stop remaking films that don't NEED to be remade because they're already classics. (Im talking about the Psycho and more recently, Omen scene-for-scene remakes here). Also, if you're a Hollywood Director and are thinking about it, please cease remaking the Asian Horror cinema classics. YOU'RE NEVER GONNA BE AS GOOD AS THEM! Please look at the greats: ARGENTO, FULCI, NAKATA, MIIKE, PARK CHAN WOOK, HITCHCOCK, CARPENTER, ROMERO etc. and make up something that's truly original.
I'm not JUST into horror though. I am a bloke, after all and a decent action flick will get the old testosterone flowing and making me believe that I AM actually as hard as Rambo and I CAN take out an entire army with just myself and a bow and arrow.

Television:

Generally can't stand it... Most of the time I watch it, I'm zoning out because I'm over-tired and zombified! Very, very occasionally some documenatry or programme may come on that mildly tickles my fancy but those moments are too far and few between to mention. Oh, apart from the cheesy grot that you get sometimes, that you just CAN'T take your eyes off.... And I pay £126 a year for my TV license like an honest, upstanding citizen for this? PFFFT!!...

Books:

Don't often get a chance to read books.. They were invented for holidays anyway weren't they? When I do read, I enjoy it and I have a very limited selection of books that I actually keep. I like Richard Laymon, The "Aliens" books by Steve Perry and co (Pure pulp escapism and shlock but I like that in a book...) Who else..? Ohhh, the set of three Lord of the Rings spoofs titled: "Bored of the Rings", "The Soddit" and "The Sellamillion" by the Harvard Lampoon are hilarious. Authors that I'm really into right now are Koji Suzuki - Author of the books that inspired the Ringu Trilogy. Well the first film anyway, after the first film they kind of tangented into two different sets of sequals not including the Hollywood murder of the first Ringu film. I'm babbling aren't I? Last but not least my favouritest book ever, is the Bruce Campbell autobiography: "If Chins Could Kill - Confessions of a B-Movie Actor" my God, everyone should read this book. It's downright incredible. I'm looking forward to reading his second book: "Make Love (The Bruce Campbell Way)" Which some lovely lady bought me for Christmas last year.

Heroes:


My Dad, My Mum, my Sister, All my close family and friends are people I look up to and give me the inspiration to be the guy I like to be today.
Musically Speaking (In no particular order): Maynard James Keenan, Ihsahn, Devin Townsend, Chuck Schuldiner, Mike Patton, Trent Reznor, Al Jourgeson, Michael Akerfeldt, Bill Steer, Jeff Walker, Beethoven, Mozart, Paul Simon,
Film-wise (again in no real order): George Romero, Hideo Nakata, Takashi Miike and...... ZOMBIES!!!

My Blog

I Am Really Worried...

...About the standard of some people's literacy. Just surfing around this Myspace shithole and I find page after page of really stupid spelling and grammatical errors. No need! I mean, I know I'm not...
Posted by Dead by Dan on Sun, 09 Sep 2007 05:46:00 PST

Kathy Sinfield, Rest in Piece...

Just an ode to my Grandmother, who passed away in the early hours of Sunday 22nd July 2007. I loved her dearly and will miss her greatly. She truly was one of the strongest women I know... I'll never ...
Posted by Dead by Dan on Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:33:00 PST

Playing House...

Yes, Kisha and I have taken the plunge. We've just moved into our own flat!  For those of you that know Ipswich, we're overlooking the river, near the docks area. It's a really gorgeous setting, ...
Posted by Dead by Dan on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 04:21:00 PST

So he finally did it, After way too Long...

Scorsese finally won his Oscar, which is waaay overdue. Only problem is... HE WON IT FOR A FUCKIN' REMAKE!!! Now, I don't begrudge Scorsese his Oscar in the slightest. He should have got it years ago,...
Posted by Dead by Dan on Sat, 03 Mar 2007 01:46:00 PST

YES!! Thank the fucking Gods of Grindcore!!

Brutal Truth have reformed!!! I know this happened a little while back now; I'm slow on the up-take I know but has there been a more joyous day in Grind than this?? I'm a very happy man! That is all.....
Posted by Dead by Dan on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:26:00 PST

Bugger, Arse, Shit and Damnation....

My father pointed out something to me this evening which I've been trying to literally keep under my hat for a while now but today I took of a glimpse of my seemingly rapidly appearing BALD SPOT and h...
Posted by Dead by Dan on Sat, 19 Aug 2006 07:36:00 PST

First Trimester of Life - Celebrated in Style!! Bring On the Next 30 Years!!!

Heya Peeps!! I already bulletined this blog but I decided to keep it around on my page because it keeps reminding me of what I wicked night I had... *Comic Book guy from Simpsons voice* Best Brithday ...
Posted by Dead by Dan on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 05:12:00 PST

Devin Townsend and his Merry Band of Bloody Geniuses (Or is that Genii?)

Well... Sitting down after work, a little bored and after watchng my housemate's Staind Unplugged DVD (which is actually quite entertaining...) I decide to put on the DT band's DVD that came with the ...
Posted by Dead by Dan on Fri, 30 Jun 2006 07:40:00 PST

So, let me tell you about my night......

Well.... Me and a mate walk into a pub in Ipswich called "The Railway". Now, most of my fellow Ipswich comarades will agree with me when I say that this pub is reknown for being a live venue pub, usua...
Posted by Dead by Dan on Fri, 10 Feb 2006 04:58:00 PST

New T-Shirts!!! Gonna Brag! (I'm Sooo Lame!!)

Hey Folks.... I may be bragging about something really boring to you lot but I can't help it, I collect them and it's my MySpace and I'll do as I please!!!Can't help collecting T-shirts but I do....
Posted by Dead by Dan on Wed, 04 Jan 2006 01:05:00 PST