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About Me

I'm a music addict (all kinds) that runs Emptyspiral.net, the official Lacuna Coil fansite. That pretty much keeps me busy all the time, so things like watching TV are a thing of the past.
I'm married to a wonderful, and very patient and understanding, wife. Together we have the three best kids in the World.
I have no siblings and no parents, and this means my friends are very important to me. I love my friends as my family...
Emptyspiral.net
A few years ago I discovered Lacuna Coil when a friend lent me Unleashed Memories. I was immediately hooked by what I heard. I describe it as a 'musical epiphany". I decided to create a fansite to tell the world about this great band I had heard...
Then I discovered that I wasn't alone.
It's all kicked off since then!
Since I also love Firefly...
Your results:
You are Malcolm Reynolds (Captain) Malcolm Reynolds (Captain) 70% Zoe Washburne (Second-in-command) 60% Jayne Cobb (Mercenary) 60% Dr. Simon Tam (Ship Medic) 50% Alliance 40% Wash (Ship Pilot) 40% Kaylee Frye (Ship Mechanic) 35% Derrial Book (Shepherd) 35% River (Stowaway) 30% Inara Serra (Companion) 25% A Reaver (Cannibal) 10% Honest and a defender of the innocent.
You sometimes make mistakes in judgment
but you are generally good and
would protect your crew from harm.
Click here to take the Serenity Firefly Personality Test

My Interests

Emptyspiral.net - "It er...keeps me busy"
Music - "Listening, concert going, discussing"
Reading - "I love immersing myself in a good book"
PC Gaming - "See you on the battlefield!"
Digital Graphics - "Photoshopping!"
Hacking - "I like breaking my Linux box.."
Roleplaying - "Roll for initiative!"
Socialising with friends - "Pub time..."

I'd like to meet:

1. Everyone from ES - we would have a huge party and do the Closer dance ;)
2. The joyriders that stole my car, sped around Middlesborough and then set it on fire. I'd like a few 'words'.
3. The scumbag who stole my friend Anna's wallet at the Lacuna Coil aftershow party at the Astoria in London. You are lower than low...

Places you should visit! :)

Learn the CLOSER DANCE!

Music:

Lacuna Coil Simply put, they fucking rule. No one else comes close.
Other also-rans include:
Katatonia
Anathema
Opeth
Meshuggah
Within Temptation
The Gathering
Mastodon
Machine Head
Sengir
Strapping Young Lad
Porcupine Tree
Paradise Lost
Plus many others... Notable bands I've seen Live
Lacuna Coil x21
U2 x4
Mastodon x3
Within Temptation x5
Nightwish x3
Paradise Lost x3
Iron Maiden x3
Rammstein x2
Slayer x2
Slipknot x2
Anthrax x2
Bon Jovi x2 (yeah.. I know..)
Anathema x1
System of a Down x2
Tristania x1
Cathedral x1
Sengir x1
Soilwork x1
Katatonia x1
Novembre x1
Faith No More x1
Therapy? x1
Arch Enemy x2
Strapping Young Lad x3.5 (.5 because I only managed to hear them at Camden Ozzfest 2006)
Porcupine Tree x1
Epica x2
Hatesphere x1
Porcupine Tree x1
Dark Tranquility x2
The Haunted x1
God Forbid x2
NIN x1
Opeth x1
Sikth x1
Gojira x1
Metallica x1
Tool x1
Depeche Mode x1
I'm sure there are others, but I don't recall them...

Bands I want to see Live
Meshuggah
The Gathering
The Smiths (hey! it's a wish list ok?)
Machine Head
Fear Factory
Oh, and Lacuna Coil again!

Movies:

The Shawshank Redemption - "I could watch this everyday"
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy - "They've realised my vision of Middle Earth"
Bladerunner - "A timeless classic scifi"
The Seven Samurai - "Kurosawa's finest"
Yojimbo - "Mifune's finest"
Azumi - "Best live manga I've seen"
The Twight Samurai - "Touching human samurai story"

Television:

Firefly - "Best cancelled scifi ever!"
Spaced - "Brilliant UK comedy about geeks like you and me"
Greenwing - "Surreal medical comedy. You'll love it or hate it"
Peep Show - "Innovative and very funny comedy"

Books:

The Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien
The Song of Ice and Fire by George RR Martin
Dune by Frank Herbert
The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb
Musashi by Eji Yoshikawa
And many others...

Heroes:

The unnamed thousands of people around the world that make life a little more bearable for the poor, sick, and down-trodden.

My Blog

My Birthday

Today is my 37th birthdayOver the last few dayd I have received loads of messages and comments from you all, wishing me a happy birthday.Each of you has made me feel very special and I want to thank y...
Posted by Matt on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 01:03:00 PST

Stunned by what I saw today...

I could not believe my eyes today when I flicked through the pages of Rock Sound magazine - specifically the Readers Awards and stumble across this:That's fucking amazing!! To see Emptyspiral in that ...
Posted by Matt on Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:59:00 PST

RIP Harley

On Wednesday 11th October 2006 my dog, Harley, died unexpectedly from a heart attack. He was only eight years old and we had owned him for about 6 years.My wife told me the news whilst I was inside Ro...
Posted by Matt on Sun, 15 Oct 2006 03:06:00 PST

Thanks for my Birthday wishes!!

Wow! Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to thank me a happy Birthday! I tend to take little notice of my own Birthday coming up, yet it's been both surprising and humbling to read the well wish...
Posted by Matt on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 07:02:00 PST

Why Matt? Why?

I was asked recently why I run Emptyspiral.net. Why I spend what spare time I have running the site for fans of Lacuna Coil.Interesting Question.I have only one answer that seems to fit. Passion. ...
Posted by Matt on Thu, 25 May 2006 03:04:00 PST

Better!

Well it was a dodgy PSU, and everything is back and dandy :DI can get back to catching up on all the things I need to on ES (it's a looong list so please be patient!)
Posted by Matt on Sat, 20 May 2006 04:54:00 PST

And so it gets worse

I didn't think it could but I've been proved wrong. My hosting company has broken my site (fuckers). My PC is still broken and still can't work out what hardware component is broken (and I...
Posted by Matt on Mon, 08 May 2006 12:55:00 PST

Shittest week ever

It's been a fucking awful week this week. I'm not going to bore you with the details but suffice to say that I could have cheerfully (or not!) walked out in front of a car on more than one occas...
Posted by Matt on Fri, 05 May 2006 01:57:00 PST

I'm on a mission!

I'm on a personal mission!!Lacuna Coil are nominated as 'Best International Band' at the Metal Hammer Golden Gods Awards 2006. I've voted and I want everyone else to too!Come on people. Point yo...
Posted by Matt on Fri, 28 Apr 2006 03:17:00 PST