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Aric

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About Me


What metal band are you?
Iced Earth
You are Iced Earth! Your music stems from classic heavy metal with slight thrash roots. You love melody in your music, and you definitely love adding the element of fantasy with reality when you write your songs. Rhythm speed, heaviness, and melody are what you're all about!

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Phil Rudd
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You are Kirk Hammett a metal god and a legend your music remarkable and your solos unforgetable.
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Your Taste in Music:


80's Alternative: Highest Influence
90's Alternative: Highest Influence
Classic Rock: Highest Influence
Heavy Metal: Highest Influence
80's Rock: High Influence
Hair Bands: High Influence
Progressive Rock: High Influence
80's Pop: Medium Influence
Punk: Medium Influence
Adult Alternative: Low Influence
Alternative Rock: Low Influence
Gangsta Rap: Low Influence
Ska: Low Influence How's Your Taste in Music?

My Interests

Music man, it's constantly evolving. I really don't have set interests. My life pretty much revolves around listening to and making music. I am always lookin around for new music and if possible, a band to be in, I play drums and trumpet, just as an FYI. I'm also a movie fan, particularly Tarantino's flicks, and in my opinion, Pulp Fiction set the standard for 90's cinema, it's just an amazing movie. If you like music, movies, or comedy, we'll get along just fine. I also dig comedy, as hinted at in the prior sentence, that's one of my absolute dream jobs, but alas, I'm not funny. I'm easy to dislike, I am the first to admit I am a total asshole. If you can't deal with that, you won't like me, that much is nearly a given, the only way you may like me is if you take the time to actually get to know me, so don't jump to conclusions, I'm a pretty chill guy once you get past the sarcastic asshole and into the creamy fat kid nougat filling.Watch and love it. Les Claypool is more erotic than a pornstar.Mahavishnu Orchestra is better than God himself at jazz fusion.

I'd like to meet:

MONTY PYTHON, Malcolm X, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriquez, Eli Roth, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Vinnie Paul Abbot, all of Metallica, AC/DC, Judas Priest. Mike Portnoy, John Schaffer, Matt Barlow, Brent Smedley, Hansi Kursch, Ripper Owens, Billy Cobham, Scott Rockenfield, King Diamond, Brian Tatler, Queen, 'Thrax, Slayer, Dave Mustaine, Ross The Boss, Joey DeMaio, Eric Adams, Rhino, Donnie Hamzik (best manowar drummer), Scott Columbus, Karl Logan, David Shankle, FDR, Adolph Hitler (I'm not racist or an anti-semite, the man just interests me), Les Claypool, Tim Alexander, Larry Lalonde, Richard Christy, Nick Mason, David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Ian Paice, Ritchie Blackmore, John McLaughlan, Lee Loughnane, Public Enemy, The late Terry Kath, Jimmy Pankow, Seth McFarlane, Matt Groening, Kevin Smith and Scott Mosier, Saxon, Zoe Bell (watch Kill Bill and DEATH PROOF especially and tell me she is not amazing at her stunt work, that shit is all her), Buddy Joe Hooker, Terry Leonard, Richard Pryor, Jack Nicholson, George Carlin, Chris Farley, Matt Stone, Trey Parker, and there's more, just can't think of 'em all. Take the quiz: "What bass player are you? (pix pplz, 20 diff. outcomes)"

Cliff Burton
Cliff Burton...Oh my god...you are so fucking bad ass, you are a true legend, you are the baddest and fastest bassist ever, we will never forget you Cliff!!! R.I.P. Cliff...Take the quiz: "What 80's Metal Band are you? (with pics)"

King Diamond
You are King Diamond, a band that actually is Satanic and not doing it for the show. Your lyrics tell stories of posession and demon babies. You may not be well known, but that doesn't stop you from being one of the greatest metal bands of all time... width="425" height="350" ..ROSS THE MUTHA FUCKIN BOSS WITH MANOWAR

Music:


Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.netMost anything metal and most rock. unless it sucks. then i dont listen to it. don't call me one-minded if your music sucks. BOW TO THE GOD'S OF THE UTAH MUSIC SCENE: LBA, Dreadnought, and Destructinator. Here is a smattering of the kick ass bands I dig (in no particular order): ICED MOTHER FUCKING EARTH, CCR, Queen, Queensryche, Saxon, Chicago, Old Metallica, Dream Theater, Anthrax, Slayer, AC/DC, Iron Maiden, Rush, Diamond Head, Judas Priest, King Diamond, Megadeth, Pantera (RIP DIMEBAG!), Mercyful Fate, The Ozzman, Sabbath, The Misfits, The Clash, The Bad Brains, Motörhead, Boston, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Budgie, In Flames, Holocaust (the band, not the genocide),MANOWAR, RHCP, Raven, S.O.D., Billy Joel, BOC, The Cult, Depeche Mode, Destruction, Duran Duran, Dizz, Maynard Ferguson (RIP Man), Mile Davis, Duke Ellington, Weather Report, DragonForce, The Eagles, The Flaming Lips, Foghat, Foreigner, Frank Zappa and the Mothers, Deep Purple, Franz Ferdinand, George Gershwin, TSO, Godsmack, Halford, Helloween, Johnny Cash, Kansas, Laaz Rockit, Led Zep, Louie Bellson, John Coltrane, Overkill, Phish, P-FUNK, Pink Floyd (RIP Syd), Styx, SRV (RIP), T. Rex, Tenacious D, Van Halen, Yes, Flotsam & Jetsam, 3 Inches Of Blood. Take the quiz: "Which Led Zeppelin Band Member Are You?"

John Bonham
You are John Bonham! The drummer! You are different from the rest. You can be shy, or outgoing. Either way, you still rock. Congrats! Take the quiz: "What 80's Metal Band are you? (with pics)"

Metallica
You are a band with Metal in it's name. Metallica. You have no costume or make-up, you just serve metal up the ass. You rock!I am 100% Metal Head.
.. I was born with the mark of the beast on my forehead and an axe in my arms. I am the god of all things metal! Now if only I could get my parents to give me back my car keys..... Take the
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Movies:

Anchorman, GRINDHOUSE, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Jackie Brown, Anything Mel Brooks, Anything Monty Python, Predator, The Wall, A Clockwork Orange, 1984, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Clerks 1 and 2, Star Wars 3 - 6, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Mallrats, Cloverfield, Chasing Amy, Some Kind Of Monster, Spinal Tap, Silence of the Lambs, V For Vendetta and so many more, I'll watch most anything funny or scary. unless it sucks. then I choose not to watch it.

Television:

Family Guy, Futurama, The Simpsons, Metalocalypse, Venture Brothers, South Park

Books:

The New Wave of British Heavy Metal by John Tucker, The Dirt by Motley Crue, The Alphabet of Manliness by Maddox, Prey by Michael Chrichton, Da Vinci Code and other books written by Dan Brown. Christine and the Shining, and this may make me sound like a douche, all seven Harry Potter books.

Heroes:

My dad, Dave, and my brother Ryan.

My Blog

Treading New Waters

This is different from my most recent, hell, all of my blogs. Today I decided to talk about healthcare. For those of you that know me, you may or may not know my views on health care. In the "greatest...
Posted by Aric on Sat, 23 Feb 2008 10:55:00 PST

Oh My Brothers, where do I find myself?

Oh my brothers, where am I at the dawn of this new year? This blog will be more personal reflection that mine have been lately. I'm just awfully tired. Nothing seems to improve, as nine inch nails coi...
Posted by Aric on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 08:25:00 PST

RIP Chuck Schuldiner. You died far too soon

Many of us have differing ideas of guitar heros: Jimi Hendrix, Slash, Angus Young, Eddie Van Halen, Gus G (just for you Dylan, Jamison, Lee, and Kyle), Joe Satriani, Yngwie Malmsteem (bastard), Ross t...
Posted by Aric on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 10:15:00 PST

BAM! please read this

To Bill W. and His Friends   The awkward glances, the let down faces All swim around me As I pace back and forth awaiting the news I don't think I'll ever understand the repercussions of My...
Posted by Aric on Tue, 04 Dec 2007 08:15:00 PST

Best Movies and Music You Havent Seen or Heard Part 1

Ok friends, here I am again but this isn't my usual rant. As I experience these things, I hope to try to make this a semi-regular feature, I'll blog like a real boy! Right now, I'm straight up telling...
Posted by Aric on Thu, 18 Oct 2007 11:42:00 PST

Not my usual "blog"

This makes me feel like kind of a douche, but i wrote a poem for creative writing (writing is one of my great loves, but not poetic writing, this is the only poem i've ever written that i'm proud of)....
Posted by Aric on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 01:25:00 PST

More On Racism

video.google.de/videoplay?docid=-1009039898277591286Lately, I have been caught up on racism. These sorts of people cause me to be very angry. These documentary aired on the BBC and I found to it on wi...
Posted by Aric on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 06:27:00 PST

Racism

Hello everyone, it's been quite a while since I last posted a blog but as you can see, racism was on my mind. This blog is a direct response to the movie I just finished watching. If you have not se...
Posted by Aric on Sun, 12 Nov 2006 10:40:00 PST

hi hi hi there

yea so im back once more. its been quite a while since ive posted a blog. not much has changed but once again i have something to rant on. So i've come to realize that mainly the entire country of the...
Posted by Aric on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

My thoughts on people. Again

Hey guys. I haven't done this for some time. Well lately I have been in a different mood. I've had a thought provoking turn around (thought provoking for me at least). Now i know not many will read th...
Posted by Aric on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST