Recent content by Nyrlathotep

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    favorite guitar solos?

    I fucking hate guitar solos and I play guitar. They are just so fucking pretentious. Occasionally they work, but only if they more like a melody line, like euronymous's solo in freezing moon.
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    If you had a band what name...

    Or 'Napalm piss stain'
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    Two poems I wrote. They're short. Won't waste your time

    More like lyrics than poetry....
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    what are you reading?

    Ms Smilla's feeling for snow-Peter Hoeg. Good so far, the guy is danish i think.
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    Misanthropism

    Misanthropy, the way I understand it, is best described as a hatred of society and people in general which manifests itself in desire for solitude or antisocial behaviour.
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    List here what you're addicted to!

    Beer and skunk.
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    Listen to space

    Strange that sound can exist in a total vacuum.
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    Indo-European Roots of Metal

    With the onslaught of globalisation in this world, the more westernised the world is becoming. As Alumnus says, western musical traditions are creeping into indian cinema, and wether or not that is a good thing depends on your taste for indian music. My point is that the heritage of a person...
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    The Occult and Metal

    Adding in satanic/occult themes is a cheap way for a metal band to shock or create a sense of the arcane. Listening to someone talking about the occult who have never taken part in any aspect of it is like listening to a virgin explaining intercourse. Granted there are those (Such as Mayhem)...
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    Why don't people like classical music?

    Length perhaps puts people off. When most pop songs last about three minutes it comes as no suprise that people can't listen to one thing for an hour. I personally prefer the more avant garde classical, stravinsky, Cage, Ives etc. All have a sense of asymmetry and chaos that makes for uneasy yet...
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    What can you offer a girl?

    A veneral disease
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    Metal as Anti-Establishment?

    If we didn't have democracy we would have fascism or some other form of totalatarionist government. There will always be those who try to take control, and democracy helps to regulate the amount of control and power these figures have. This way at least those in power are held in check.
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    Heavy Metal Radio Promo ideas and suggestions.

    What are you playing on it?
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    the bands you hate the most

    Dream Theater Motorhead Children of Bodom And anything that comes under the term 'metalcore'