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There is no Dan, only Zuul!

Memory's like a train. You can see it getting smaller as it pulls away.

About Me

Dan = Vocalist for the now-defunct thrash metal machine known as CYST , collector of obscure metal CDs, all-around thrashaholic, film fanatic, aspiring writer, philosopher, comic book geek and deliverer of sarcasm. I have an infectious enthusiasm for all that is heavy metal and I have turned many to the dark side. My music is very important to me, but yes, I have a regular job in advertising to pay the bills (believe it or not, no one is dying to pay me big bucks for my best Tom Araya impersonation). I graduated from Florida Atlantic University a few years ago, but I may go back for another degree (probably in philosophy). When? Who knows. I never let up in debates (read: arguments) and I pride myself on having a strong will. I keep my friends close. Speaking of my friends... they're all fucking amazing. I have reasons for loving the things that are important to me and I will defend them to the end. I suffer from a lack of tolerance for those unable to take responsibility for their own actions. If logic and reason are foreign concepts to you, it's best that we don't talk. If you like to be part of the problem and then complain about said problem... again, stay away. Damn, I probably sound like an asshole... seriously, I'm pretty much the nicest guy with an opinion that you'll ever meet. I'm very straightforward... I don't play games with people and I expect the same in return. Did I mention that I have an unhealthy obsession with Spider-Man? Yeah, I probably should.Your results:
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My Interests

Heavy metal, rock n' roll, punk, philosophy, classic literature, film, mythology, sarcasm, hurling insults, writing, horror flicks, zombies, slashers, SPIDER-MAN, comics, intelligent conversations/discussions, spending time with genuine people, Troma, MGS series, Zelda series, Star Wars (original trilogy), general geekdom, sushi, hot sauce/spicy food, coffee, country-fried steak, whiskey, not shaving for weeks, being at the right place at the wrong time, and destroying the sound barrier with my band. ....

I'd like to meet:

Surprise me.

Music:

Don't you hate it when people post long lists of bands that no one reads? Too fucking bad... Slayer, Destruction, Sodom, Coroner, old Sepultura, Holy Terror, Exodus (Baloff-era), Sacrifice, Razor, Infernal Majesty, old Anthrax, Overkill, old Megadeth, Onslaught, Nasty Savage, Hellwitch, Blood Feast, Celtic Frost, Sabbat (UK), Rigor Mortis, Death Angel, old Metallica, Forbidden, Sacred Reich, Slaughter (Canada), Tankard, Deathrow, Heathen, Kreator, Protector, Exumer, Sadus, Exhorder, Carnivore, Whiplash, Nuclear Assault, Deceased, Usurper, Cyst, Toxic Holocaust, Amboog-A-Lard, Vio-lence, Dark Angel, Aura Noir, Dekapitator, Desaster, Hammerwhore, King's-Evil, Terror Squad, Holocausto, Mutilator, Pentagram (Chile), Genocidio, Patecabra, Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Venom, Motorhead, Bulldozer, Raven, Angel Witch, Saxon, Manilla Road, Cirith Ungol, Helstar, Sanctuary, Running Wild, Piledriver, Exciter, Metalucifer, Riot, Manowar, Savage, Witchkiller, Iron Angel, Agent Steel, Jag Panzer, Dio, Accept, Plasmatics, Abattoir, Holocaust, Candlemass, Pentagram (US), Saint Vitus, Disembowelment, Skepticism, Torche, Trouble, Hellhammer, Bathory, Burzum, Sarcofago, Blasphemy, Immortal, Graveland, Beherit, Dark Trbe, Samael, Faustcoven, Grand Belial's Key, Rehtaf Ruo, Judas Iscariot, Von, Countess, Tenebrous, Xasthur, Megiddo, Mutiilation, old Emperor, Sabbat (Japan), Dissection, Darkthrone, old Mayhem, Gallhammer, 1349, Incantation, Immolation, Possessed, Demigod, Massacre, Demilich, Nunslaughter, Malevolent Creation, Pestilence, Gorguts, old Kataklysm, Unleashed, Entombed, Cannibal Corpse, Frightmare, Ghoul, Obituary, The Chasm, Massacra, Angelcorpse, old Amorphis, Grave, Dismember, early Death, Atheist, Brutality, Funebre, Macabre, Suffocation, Deeds Of Flesh, old Morbid Angel, Napalm Death, Carcass, Repulsion, Terrorizer, Nuclear Death, Danzig, White Zombie, Type O Negative, Neurosis, Khanate, Isis, Earth, Godflesh, Jesu, Crass, Disrupt, Guilt, Deadguy, Acme, Bloodlet, Harvest, Coalesce, Sex Pistols, Discharge, Ramones, The Misfits, The Clash, The Stooges, Gorilla Biscuits, Dead Kennedys, Bad Religion, AC/DC, MC5, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Elvis Presley, KISS, Nashvillle Pussy, Guns n Roses, The Rolling Stones, The Hellacopters, Turbonegro, Zeke, Faith No More, NIN, Tool, Bjork, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Chuck Berry, Public Enemy, Eric B and Rakim, Cypress Hill, Slick Rick, Peter Gabriel, Radiohead, Muse, Sonic Youth, Melvins, The Killers, Tom Waits (Chris's fault!), Violent Femmes, Jane's Addiction, Bob Marley, Scott Kelly, Steve Von Til, Ennio Morricone, Bach, Beethoven, Holst, Mozart, Wagner.......

Movies:

Another long one. Tough shit, I like making lists. My all-time favorite films are TAXI DRIVER and IKIRU, but my favorite genre is horror: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Psycho, Halloween, The Prowler, Maniac, My Bloody Valentine, The Slumber Party Massacre, A Nightmare On Elm Street (first 4), Black Christmas, The Burning, Silent Night, Deadly Night, Prom Night, Don't Go In The House, Last House On Sorority Row, Just Before Dawn, Madman, Child's Play, The Driller Killer, Happy Birthday To Me, Pieces, Slaughterhouse, the first four Friday The 13th films, the original Dawn Of The Dead, Night Of The Living Dead, Day Of The Dead, Land Of The Dead, Zombie, Let Sleeping Corpses Lie, Tombs Of The Blind Dead, City Of The Living Dead, The Beyond, Plague Of The Zombies, Dead Alive, Re-Animator, The Exorcist, Rosemary's Baby, The Shining, Black Sunday, Susperia, Tenebre, Audition, Ringu, A Tale Of Two Sisters, Nosferatu, I Spit On Your Grave, Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer, The Omen, Jaws, Psycho, Phantasm, Pumpkinhead, Cannibal Holocaust, House Of Usher, Horror Of Dracula, Blood Feast, Tourist Trap, Fright Night, Night Of The Demons, Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, Last House On The Left, Bubba Ho-Tep, Cabin Fever, Castle Freak, 28 Days Later, Tromeo And Juliet, The Toxic Avenger, Terror Firmer, Godfather I and II, Goodfellas, Bad Lieutenant, King Of New York, Mean Streets, Oldboy, Boogie Nights, Dr. Strangelove, Seven, A Fistful Of Dollars, For A Few Dollars More, The Good The Bad And The Ugly, Once Upon A Time In The West, Death Rides A Horse, Death Wish, True Romance, Resevoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, Citizen Kane, Lawence Of Arabia, His Girl Friday, La Dolce Vita, 8 1/2, The Seventh Seal, Band Of Outsiders, Unbreakable, Dead Ringers, Naked Lunch, Blade Runner, Alien, Aliens, Dark City, Gojira (and just about every Godzilla film), Clerks, Malllrats, Dogma, Chasing Amy, Big Trouble In Little China, Ghostbusters, Back To The Future, Ghost World, Platoon, Irreversible, Edward Scissorhands, The People Vs. Larry Flynt, 8MM, Dogville, Adaptation, Robocop, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Chinatown, As Good As It Gets, Seven Samurai, A Clockwork Orange, Full Metal Jacket, The Wedding Singer, Better Off Dead, Tapeheads, High Fidelity, River's Edge, The Street Fighter (Sonny Chiba), Coffy, Leon The Professional, Happiness, Weird Science, Raging Bull, The Last Temptation Of Christ, Team America, Orgazmo, the Spider-Man flicks, The X-Men flicks, Batman Begins, Sin City, The Warriors, the original Star Wars trilogy, etc...

Television:

None. I have a ton of DVDs, so I'm always watching those instead. I do watch some TV shows on DVD, such as The Simpsons, The Office, Smallville, DBZ, My Name Is Earl, Tales From The Crypt...

Books:

"Thus Spoke Zarathustra" by Nietzsche, "The Republic" by Plato, "The Monk" by Lewis, "No Exit" by Sartre, "The Myth Of Sisyphus" by Camus, "Frankenstein" by Shelley, "Men, Women, and Chainsaws" by Clover, "The Iliad" by Homer, various works by Poe, various works by Euripides, "The Metamorphosis" and just about anything by Kafka, "Macbeth" by Shakespeare, "The Inferno" by Dante, "The Dark Knight Returns" and the "Sin City" series by Miller (just about anything Frank Miller), various works by Alan Moore ("Watchmen", "V For Vendetta", etc.), and just about anything from Stan Lee during the Silver Age.

Heroes:

Nietzsche, Plato, Stanley Kubrick, Dario Argento, George Romero, John Carpenter, Martin Scorsese, Akira Kurosawa, Ken Foree, Stan Lee, John Romita, Alan Moore, Frank Miller, Matt Groening, Trey Parker, Triumph The Insult Comic Dog, King Diamond, Travis Bickle, Han Solo, The Man With No Name, Solid Snake, The Silver Surfer, and SPIDEY!

My Blog

Current playlist

I'm bored, so here is some stuff I've been listening to lately. Take it or leave it, baby!Patecabra - "S/T EP" (Chilean black thrashing evil in the spirit of bands like Mutilator)Type O Negative - "De...
Posted by There is no Dan, only Zuul! on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:03:00 PST

So I come home on Valentine's Day/Night...

... and I find Clarence and Alabama like this. Seriously, on Valentine's. Adorable, no?
Posted by There is no Dan, only Zuul! on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:54:00 PST

New pets

Two new pets and a new camera all in one day. As promised, here are pics of my 2 new bearded dragons (adopted from my friend Marcus):And here are some new pics of Romero, just so he doesn't feel left ...
Posted by There is no Dan, only Zuul! on Sat, 13 Jan 2007 10:31:00 PST

Hey, DVD industry...

... go fuck yourself. The other day I picked up a new release on DVD and opened it up to find a little piece of printed propaganda concerning the evils of burning/pirating DVDs. The cleverly composed ...
Posted by There is no Dan, only Zuul! on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 06:58:00 PST

For the record...

Anyone who actually posts 300 pics of him/herself is an egomaniac. A bigger one than me even, which is... y'know... impressive.
Posted by There is no Dan, only Zuul! on Mon, 08 Jan 2007 05:46:00 PST

Thrash you to fucking death!

Check out one of our brand-new songs (it's a rough mix, but the feel is still there):CYST MYSPACE SITEAnyway, everyone have a happy holiday! Faster than you,Dan...
Posted by There is no Dan, only Zuul! on Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:28:00 PST

All tracks are done!

Well, the recording process for album # 3 is over! This has easily been the most pleasant and smooth-running experience we've ever had in the studio. Now, we get into mixing and mastering in January. ...
Posted by There is no Dan, only Zuul! on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 07:29:00 PST

New song titles...

Here are some of the song titles for album #3 (just to give a little taste of what to expect):VIOLENT SAVIORTHE COLLAPSEKILL IT AT THE SOURCECELLULOID NIGHT MASSACRESPIRIT OF '86THE RECKLESS HEARTSA T...
Posted by There is no Dan, only Zuul! on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 09:24:00 PST

Vocals incoming...

Just a quick update: We're still in the midst of recording the third album. Vocal tracks begin tomorrow. I can't speak highly enough about my band members and the performance each has put forward. I o...
Posted by There is no Dan, only Zuul! on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:45:00 PST

And so it begins... album number 3!

Well, we (Cyst) officially began recording the third album this week. Once again, we have hurled ourselves into the dark, mysterious lair of Mr. Staska, in hopes of surviving long nights, endless take...
Posted by There is no Dan, only Zuul! on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 11:03:00 PST