Am I the only one still buying physical media? I have 2000+ CDs and still buy them when new ones come out that I want. Yesterday, I got a copy of Kreator's new CD Krushers of the World and I'm expecting Megadeth's final CD next week.

According to my Jellyfin dashboard, I have 1316 movies and 70 TV Series total 2500+ episodes on my NAS. I'm currently ripping my new Star Trek Enterprise and Lower Deck blu-ray to add to my totals.

Every piece of media I buy gets immediately ripped and added to my NAS. It's so much easier than getting up, searching for something to watch then loading it into my blu-ray player.

|11Maxx|03Damage

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On Mon 19-Jan-2026 12:52p, |11Maxxdamage|03 chirped to |11ALL|08:|03

|10ME|08>|02 Am I the only one still buying physical media? I have 2000+ CDs and still|03

Absolutely! I collect vinyl presses of old radio dramas (mystery,
sci-fi, horror), and once I have the extra $$$ I will be investing in reel-to-reel for the same.

I buy blu-ray discs of movies that I love with new restorations. I also
buy DVDs of obscure films and television that haven't been released on
blu-ray, mostly cult Asian cinema. I started to collect VCDs of the
same for some ultra-rare titles, but Jesus Christ that quality is crap.
Never again.

I just don't feel like I truly own something when it is in purely
digital form. For example, there is a big difference, for me, in having
a .PDF versus a book on my shelf. That isn't a perfect analogy as the
reading experience itself is different in physical print versus tablet
or other device, but you get the idea.

In the end, looking over my various shelves of discs, books, and games
gives me a sense of quiet satisfaction that looking at a list of files
just doesn't provide. To each their own, of course! The convenience
factor that you bring up is certainly valid.

I wonder if it is a generational thing as well? The last couple
of generations have been raised on digital releases. It would be
interesting to see the stats.

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On Mon 19-Jan-2026 6:05p, |11aNACHRONiST|03 freestyled to |11Maxxdamage|08:|03

|10AT|08>|02 ME> Am I the only one still buying physical media? I have 2000+ CDs and|03
|10AT|08>|02 stillc6|03
|10AT|08>|02 Absolutely! I collect vinyl presses of old radio dramas (mystery,|03

Yessss! We're obsessive vinyl collectors too! This is actually one of
the reasons we love visiting Europe so much -- so many great record
stores!! On our last trip to Sweden we absolutely pillaged every record
store. Such a fun time!!

|10Plague

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on 19 Jan 2026, MaxxDamage said...

Am I the only one still buying physical media? I have 2000+ CDs and
still buy them when new ones come out that I want. Yesterday, I got a
copy of Kreator's new CD Krushers of the World and I'm expecting Megadeth's final CD next week.

According to my Jellyfin dashboard, I have 1316 movies and 70 TV Series total 2500+ episodes on my NAS. I'm currently ripping my new Star Trek Enterprise and Lower Deck blu-ray to add to my totals.

Every piece of media I buy gets immediately ripped and added to my NAS. It's so much easier than getting up, searching for something to watch
then loading it into my blu-ray player.

Stupidly enough, after *massively* slimming my CD collection down like 8 years ago (I had like 1500 CDs at one point) my girlfriend and I have been obsessively collecting a lot of our all time favorites on vinyl. Unfortunately we're both huge music fans, so we have *a lot* of favorites. I think we're well over 150 now. :/

Beyond that, I really value not having so much physical stuff cluttering up my life, which isn't to say I don't have any, it's to say that I'm picky about what I collect/keep and what I don't. I still intentionally collect a few things, media-wise: I have a pretty big collection of Xbox, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 games, and I have a ridiculously huge collection of 80s and 90s big box PC games and software, but that's about it - I got rid of most of my older retro gaming stuff and anything else I acquire and keep digitally.

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Re: Physical Media
By: MaxxDamage to All on Mon Jan 19 2026 12:52 pm

Am I the only one still buying physical media? I have 2000+ CDs and still bu them when new ones come out that I want. Yesterday, I got a copy of Kreator' new CD Krushers of the World and I'm expecting Megadeth's final CD next week

My wife just got a CD in the mail this afternoon. She keeps everything on CD, I rip everything to my media server and put the CDs away - or buy digital.
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On Mon 19-Jan-2026 12:52p, |11Maxxdamage|03 suggested to |11ALL|08:|03

|10ME|08>|02 Am I the only one still buying physical media? I have 2000+ CDs and still|03
|10ME|08>|02 buy them when new ones come out that I want. Yesterday, I got a copy of|03
|10ME|08>|02 Kreator's new CD Krushers of the World and I'm expecting Megadeth's final|03
|10ME|08>|02 CD next week.|03

I ripped all mine to my NAS as well but then i donated all of them to
goodwill after that. I have mostly techno and rap, ya know the kind of
stuff easy to sell from goodwill, lol... Information Society,
Psykosonik, The Art of Noise and Krawftwerk are some of my favorites and
I kept those CDs

I am strange in that I don't listen to music much at all. In the car it
is tech podcasts for entertainment and learning. I never listen to music
at home unless its part of some youtube video. I do really enjoy music,
but listen if my podcasts are finished for the week which isn't often.

|10Xpilot

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I just don't feel like I truly own something when it is in purely
digital form. For example, there is a big difference, for me, in having
a .PDF versus a book on my shelf. That isn't a perfect analogy as the reading experience itself is different in physical print versus tablet
or other device, but you get the idea.

Reading is the one place I've gone digital. As my eye sight has gotten worse, I switched to an eReader so I can select the font size that works best for me.

|11Maxx|03Damage

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On Mon 19-Jan-2026 12:52p, |11Maxxdamage|03 stammered to |11ALL|08:|03

|10ME|08>|02 buy them when new ones come out that I want. Yesterday, I got a copy of|03
|10ME|08>|02 Kreator's new CD Krushers of the World and I'm expecting Megadeth's final|03
|10ME|08>|02 CD next week.|03

Kreator is so awesome! I saw them open for Mercyful Fate a couple years
ago and they were just absolutely facemeltingly amazing. The whole show
was just spectacular: from the hanging/impaled monks framing the stage,
to the bass drum triggered strobe lights, to the face melting riffs... I
was a puddle of putrid melted flesh and sinew by the end of their set!
Nuclear Blast is running a Kreator sale right now in case you want to
hoard more awesomeness!

I'm really excited about Megadeth's self titled. I pre-ordered the album
eons ago and I have a ticket to see the premiere of the new Megadeth
movie on Thursday! Really excited about that... hopefully there will be
some cool merch there too!

Next Iron Maiden tour in September will have Megadeth (and Anthrax!)
opening. Beyond stoked for that one!!!

|10Plague

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On Tue 20-Jan-2026 5:48a, |11Xpilot|03 beatboxed to |11Maxxdamage|08:|03

|10XT|08>|02 On Mon 19-Jan-2026 12:52p, Maxxdamage suggested to ALL:c6|03 |10XT|08>|02 at home unless its part of some youtube video. I do really enjoy music,|03
|10XT|08>|02 but listen if my podcasts are finished for the week which isn't often. |03

Since you love techno, I have a great podcast recommendation for you: https://musicforprogramming.net -- it's curated electronic/ambient must
made to keep you in the zone while coding! I love listening to it when
going on reading binges too! Total cheat code situation...

|10Plague

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Re: Physical Media
By: MaxxDamage to All on Mon Jan 19 2026 12:52 pm

Howdy,

Every piece of media I buy gets immediately ripped and added to my NAS. It's so much easier than getting up, searching for something to watch then loading it into my blu-ray player.

Remember the days, when we had to get out of our chair to turn the dial to get a different TV station? Where i lived, we only had 3 options... :)


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on 20 Jan 2026, Plague said...

Next Iron Maiden tour in September will have Megadeth (and Anthrax!) opening. Beyond stoked for that one!!!

Nice! When I saw Iron Maiden like 10 years ago Megadeth opened for them. I've never seen Anthrax live though. As an side, Bruce's vocals were already starting to get a little worn way back then - hopefully he can still perform well enough. :/

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On Wed 21-Jan-2026 10:39p, |11Deon|03 rambled to |11Maxxdamage|08:|03

|10DN|08>|02 Remember the days, when we had to get out of our chair to turn the dial to|03
|10DN|08>|02 get a different TV station? Where i lived, we only had 3 options... :)|03

I do! I could use the exercise now haha. I have to say, it certainly
made me appreciate when I had something to watch that I enjoyed. Now, I
have hundreds of channels and countless streaming services and can't
find @#$% that looks good.

Three options! That sounds limited even for the '80s. Were you in a
remote area with little reception?

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Remember the days, when we had to get out of our chair to turn the dial
to get a different TV station? Where i lived, we only had 3 options... :)

I do. :) I remember my buddy's brother took a long piece of wood and carved out the end so he can fit it on the turn knob and change it from his bed. :D

Good old days. :/

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Re: Re: Physical Media
By: Anachronist to Deon on Wed Jan 21 2026 02:55 pm

Howdy,

Now, I
have hundreds of channels and countless streaming services and can't
find @#$% that looks good.

Yeah, I only subscribe to one - and that's only because I'm charged for it before I realise (prime) - but I do buy stuff off of amazon, so the free next day delivery is great.

And agree, its rare to find something good to watch, and when you do find something, I consume it all within a few nights. None of the suspence "next week at 7:30 stuff anymore"...

Three options! That sounds limited even for the '80s. Were you in a
remote area with little reception?

I was. The first time I saw a TV was 74 - I moved from South Africa to Australia. Lived in a small country town in the middle of the state of Victoria.

Those were the days when shops closed at midday on Saturday and didnt re-open until Monday. As teenagers we had to find interesting things to do...




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On Tue 20-Jan-2026 7:15p, |11Plague|03 barked to |11Xpilot|08:|03

|10PE|08>|02 Since you love techno, I have a great podcast recommendation for you:|03
|10PE|08>|02 https://musicforprogramming.net -- it's curated electronic/ambient must|03
|10PE|08>|02 made to keep you in the zone while coding! I love listening to it when|03
|10PE|08>|02 going on reading binges too! Total cheat code situation...|03

Love the retro looking website, I will check it out... I can't listen
to music while working, just too distracting for me.... But I will
give this website a listen....

|10Xpilot

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Remember the days, when we had to get out of our chair to turn the dial
to get a different TV station? Where i lived, we only had 3 options... :)

I used a VCR with a wired remote. I came with a long ass wire that plugged into the VCR and ran all the way to the couch. The beginning of fat asses.

|11Maxx|03Damage

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Anthrax is my favorite band, I've seen them multiple times. The last time was in 2005 when they opened for Judas Priest. Our tickets were second row center.

|11Maxx|03Damage

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On Wed 21-Jan-2026 3:55p, |11Xpilot|03 sang to |11Plague|08:|03

|10XT|08>|02 PE> Since you love techno, I have a great podcast recommendation for you:c6|03
|10XT|08>|02 PE> https://musicforprogramming.net -- it's curated electronic/ambient|03

I did check this out and it is a really nice website, I love the ascii equalizer of sorts that moves along to the music!

|10Xpilot

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On Thu 22-Jan-2026 9:15a, |11Deon|03 growled to |11aNACHRONiST|08:|03

|10DN|08>|02 Yeah, I only subscribe to one - and that's only because I'm charged for it|03
|10DN|08>|02 before I realise (prime) - but I do buy stuff off of amazon, so the free|03

Every six months or so I have to go through my subscriptions and cancel
some that I somehow accumulated. Every now and then there will be
something that I just have to watch that's only available on some random service.

|10DN|08>|02 Those were the days when shops closed at midday on Saturday and didnt|03
|10DN|08>|02 re-open until Monday. As teenagers we had to find interesting things to|03
|10DN|08>|02 do...|03

That's how the best memories were made! Well, those and a juvenile
criminal record haha

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On Thu 22-Jan-2026 9:34a, |11Maxxdamage|03 uttered to |11Deon|08:|03

|10ME|08>|02 I used a VCR with a wired remote. I came with a long ass wire that plugged|03
|10ME|08>|02 into the VCR and ran all the way to the couch. The beginning of fat asses.|03

I remember being a kid around 86 or 87 and getting our first VCR. My Dad
and I went down to the corner used electronics store and bought one. It
was huge! We then went to the local video rental and my dad let me get
"Teen Wolf". I was so excited!

Once we got back and popped in the tape, I couldn't believe it. We
were watching a movie AT HOME. When we wanted to see it! Mind = blown.

Ah, the days...

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On Wed 21-Jan-2026 11:54a, |11Jack Phlash|03 rambled to |11Plague|08:|03

|10JP|08>|02 Nice! When I saw Iron Maiden like 10 years ago Megadeth opened for them.|03
|10JP|08>|02 I've never seen Anthrax live though. As an side, Bruce's vocals were|03
|10JP|08>|02 already starting to get a little worn way back then - hopefully he can|03
|10JP|08>|02 still perform well enough. :/|03

Yeah so 10 years ago he noticed his voice was starting to get a little
worn away too so he went to the doctor and found out he had throat
cancer. They were able to fix him all up and he sounds great again! I've
seen their last 4 tours (I used to abhor arena shows but I feel like
I've "aged" into them!) and he sounds amazing! Actually, as a member of
their fan club, I won a special "First to the Barrier" lottery at the
last tour and was able to stand right in front of him in the center of
the stage for the whole show! It was absolutely insane!!!

|10Plague

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On Wed 21-Jan-2026 3:55p, |11Xpilot|03 cackled to |11Plague|08:|03

|10XT|08>|02 Love the retro looking website, I will check it out... I can't listen|03
|10XT|08>|02 to music while working, just too distracting for me.... But I will|03
|10XT|08>|02 give this website a listen....|03

Yeah the ascii spectrum analyzer is a really cool touch!! They upload
the episodes to all the major podcast apps too if it's easier to listen
that way...

|10Plague

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On Thu 22-Jan-2026 9:37a, |11Maxxdamage|03 gibbered to |11Jack Phlash|08:|03

|10ME|08>|02 Anthrax is my favorite band, I've seen them multiple times. The last time|03
|10ME|08>|02 was in 2005 when they opened for Judas Priest. Our tickets were second row|03
|10ME|08>|02 center.|03

That's so awesome! This will be my first time seeing Anthrax live so I'm
beyond stoked! When I was a teenager, they were already in their John
Bush era and I had no interest in seeing that lineup. SOD would have
been insane to see in their prime but I somehow missed that too. I've
seen MOD though!

|10Plague

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Hey Maxxdamage!

On Thu, Jan 22 2026 11:37:20 -0600, you wrote:

Anthrax is my favorite band, I've seen them multiple times. The last
time was in 2005 when they opened for Judas Priest. Our tickets were
second row center.

Most of the concerts here have no seating, so it's general admission. Stand where you want, or jump into the pit.. your choice. Some of the bigger shows are held at the basketball arena (Metallica, and maybe more mainstream stuff), which does have seating. I've never been there, though.

The last time I saw Anthrax was when they toured with Megadeth and Slayer (Slayer is one of my favs) in 2015. It was a great show, and I got a Slayer t-shirt to go with the memories. ;)

Regards,
Nick

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"Teen Wolf". I was so excited!

I know this wasn't Michael J Fox's best work, but I truly enjoyed this movie as a kid. Loved when he surfed on top of the van. :)

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MaxxDamage wrote to deon <=-

I used a VCR with a wired remote. I came with a long ass wire that
plugged into the VCR and ran all the way to the couch. The beginning of fat asses.

I've never seen that, but I do remember the cable boxes that had a
wired remote - they were made by Jerrold, and had a row of 13 clicky
buttons and a 3-position switch, giving you 36 channels.

https://www.retroist.com/p/jerrold-cable-tv-boxes



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On Fri 23-Jan-2026 10:22a, |11Niter3|03 growled to |11aNACHRONiST|08:|03

|10N3|08>|02 I know this wasn't Michael J Fox's best work, but I truly enjoyed this|03
|10N3|08>|02 movie as a kid. Loved when he surfed on top of the van. :)|03

The backflip on the van was badass!

I remember one of my other favorite parts was when he growled to the
cashier carding him, "Give me... a keg... of beer." with his eyes
glowing red. What a fun movie.

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On Thu 22-Jan-2026 9:03p, |11aNACHRONiST|03 wailed to |11Maxxdamage|08:|03

|10AT|08>|02 On Thu 22-Jan-2026 9:34a, Maxxdamage uttered to Deon:c6|03

|10AT|08>|02 ME> I used a VCR with a wired remote. I came with a long ass wire that|03
|10AT|08>|02 pluggedc6|03

|10AT|08>|02 ME> into the VCR and ran all the way to the couch. The beginning of fat|03
|10AT|08>|02 asses.c6|03

I remember when I was a kid still living at my parent's house, we
couldn't find the remote one day so my dad made us the remote! We had to
jump off the couch and change the channel/volume at his whim! I can't
imagine telling my kids to do that... they'd probably just laugh at me
and keep playing a video game on their ipad!

|10AT|08>|02 Once we got back and popped in the tape, I couldn't believe it. We were|03
|10AT|08>|02 watching a movie AT HOME. When we wanted to see it! Mind = blown.|03

I just saw the new Megadeth movie at the Alamo Drafthouse in lower
Manhattan and the theater was such a trip through memory lane! The whole
place was decorated like a video store from 1986 called Kim's Video. You
had to wade through 55,000 DVDs and VHS titles (I'm getting these
numbers from their website!) just to find your theater. So cool! I got
my pic taken with a huge statue of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man!

The Megadeth movie was ehh...

|10Plague

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On Fri 23-Jan-2026 8:40a, |11Accession|03 yodeled to |11Maxxdamage|08:|03

|10AN|08>|02 (Slayer is one of my favs) in 2015. It was a great show, and I got a|03
|10AN|08>|02 Slayer t-shirt to go with the memories. ;)|03

I'm a massive Slayer fan (for everything up to and including Divine Intervention... everything after that is dead to me). That band was so absolutely amazing, but I have no interest in seeing their current
lineup. Kerry lives in midtown NYC now and my wife actually bumped into
him once! I was so jealous!! We were sitting at a mexican restaurant and
she nonchelantly asked me what Kerry King looks like... I described him
and then pulled up a picture on my phone and she went, "yep, that was
him! I just bumped into him while shopping!" AhhhHHHhhHHHHhhHHHH!!!

|10Plague

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Hey Plague!

On Fri, Jan 23 2026 16:29:18 -0600, you wrote:

I'm a massive Slayer fan (for everything up to and including Divine Intervention... everything after that is dead to me). That band was

They definitely failed a lot of their fans in the late 90s. Undisputed was kinda meh, and I'm not sure who was ever a fan of Diabolus in Musica, but in my opinion, they seemed to have reclaimed themselves after that and continued to put out good stuff. Of course, their classics are what they will always be remembered for, though.

so absolutely amazing, but I have no interest in seeing their
current lineup.

Eh, isn't their current lineup the same as it has always been after Hanneman's passing (Gary Holt replacing him)?

Kerry lives in midtown NYC now and my wife actually
bumped into him once! I was so jealous!! We were sitting at a
mexican restaurant and she nonchelantly asked me what Kerry King
looks like... I described him and then pulled up a picture on my
phone and she went, "yep, that was him! I just bumped into him while shopping!" AhhhHHHhhHHHHhhHHHH!!!

Man, what a kick in the sack. I would've been like "HOW LONG AGO? MAYBE HE'S STILL THERE, GET THE CHECK AND LET'S GO!" :D

Regards,
Nick

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niter3 wrote to Anachronist <=-

"Teen Wolf". I was so excited!

I know this wasn't Michael J Fox's best work, but I truly enjoyed this movie as a kid. Loved when he surfed on top of the van. :)

And, who didn't have a crush on Boof?



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On Sat 24-Jan-2026 9:59a, |11Poindexter Fortran|03 stammered to |11Niter3|08:|03

|10PF|08>|02 And, who didn't have a crush on Boof?|03

Ahhhh, Boof. She was so cute at the dance. You had excellent taste! I
wonder how she ranks in "80's movie girlfriends" lists, if there is
such a thing.

It would be hard to top my babygirl Kumiko from Karate Kid II. When
she started making that tea, that was it for young aNSt.

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on 22 Jan 2026, Plague said...

Yeah so 10 years ago he noticed his voice was starting to get a little worn away too so he went to the doctor and found out he had throat
cancer. They were able to fix him all up and he sounds great again! I've seen their last 4 tours (I used to abhor arena shows but I feel like
I've "aged" into them!) and he sounds amazing! Actually, as a member of their fan club, I won a special "First to the Barrier" lottery at the
last tour and was able to stand right in front of him in the center of
the stage for the whole show! It was absolutely insane!!!

Ahh, I hadn't been following them too closely for a long time now - I didn't realize he'd actually been getting better. That's awesome! Maybe I'll try to see them again if they ever come to this area again - sadly, I think they're skipping Seattle on the current tour, unless they've added more dates.

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on 22 Jan 2026, Plague said...

That's so awesome! This will be my first time seeing Anthrax live so I'm beyond stoked! When I was a teenager, they were already in their John
Bush era and I had no interest in seeing that lineup. SOD would have
been insane to see in their prime but I somehow missed that too. I've
seen MOD though!

Hey now, I like some of the John Bush stuff, particularly Sound of White Noise. I get that he and Joey Belladonna sound TOTALLY different but I feel like the band was firing on all cylinders during that period. I'd have loved to see SOD back in their prime - Speak English or Die is one of my all-timers.

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on 23 Jan 2026, Plague said...

I'm a massive Slayer fan (for everything up to and including Divine Intervention... everything after that is dead to me). That band was so absolutely amazing, but I have no interest in seeing their current
lineup. Kerry lives in midtown NYC now and my wife actually bumped into him once! I was so jealous!! We were sitting at a mexican restaurant and she nonchelantly asked me what Kerry King looks like... I described him and then pulled up a picture on my phone and she went, "yep, that was
him! I just bumped into him while shopping!" AhhhHHHhhHHHHhhHHHH!!!

Ha! My dad was a truck driver for years after retiring from the military and told me about running into Slayer and Biohazard at a truck stop back in 1995. He said Slayer were kind of dicks, but the Biohazard guys were pretty friendly. I could see that... :P

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On Sat 24-Jan-2026 5:49p, |11aNACHRONiST|03 said to |11Poindexter Fortran|08:|03

|10AT|08>|02 Ahhhh, Boof. She was so cute at the dance. You had excellent taste! I|03
|10AT|08>|02 wonder how she ranks in "80's movie girlfriends" lists, if there is|03
|10AT|08>|02 such a thing.|03

|10AT|08>|02 It would be hard to top my babygirl Kumiko from Karate Kid II. When|03
|10AT|08>|02 she started making that tea, that was it for young aNSt.|03

Hahaha, I was thinking the exact same thing! Kumiko for the win!

|10Xpilot

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On Sat 24-Jan-2026 7:43a, |11Accession|03 cackled to |11Plague|08:|03

|10AN|08>|02 They definitely failed a lot of their fans in the late 90s. Undisputed was|03
|10AN|08>|02 kinda meh, and I'm not sure who was ever a fan of Diabolus in Musica, but|03
|10AN|08>|02 in my opinion, they seemed to have reclaimed themselves after that |03

Undisputed Attitude actually turned me on to a lot of really great punk
bands and started my deeeeeeep descent into that genre! I lived in SF
for a while and was so stoked to finally see Verbal Abuse at a
squathouse because of that album haha

While metal was devolving into horrible nonsense, the found refuge in
the punk scene. Exploited were putting out some really great thrash
albums like The Massacre and Beat the Bastards, and the Misfits started
to play again with Graves singing. I think Undisputed made it "ok" for
teenage me to crossover into that scene.

|10AN|08>|02 Eh, isn't their current lineup the same as it has always been after|03
|10AN|08>|02 Hanneman's passing (Gary Holt replacing him)?|03

I have nothing against Gary Holt and absolutely love Exodus. I
mean, everyone's doin' the Toxic Waltz, right? Bostaph plays on one of
my favorite Slayer albums... but damn, Dave Lombardo is just so special.
Ever watch any of the drum cam footage shots of him playing? There's a
few videos on YouTube where it's just absolutely insane watching him do
what he does. Total <bowing> "we're not worthy" situation!

|10AN|08>|02 Man, what a kick in the sack. I would've been like "HOW LONG AGO? MAYBE|03
|10AN|08>|02 HE'S STILL THERE, GET THE CHECK AND LET'S GO!" :D|03

haha right? I was kinda hoping he was going to show up to the Megadeth
movie premier since he was in the band in the beginning... like maybe go incognito in a priest's vestment wearing a wig or something? Sadly,
there were only like 4 of us there!

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On Sun 25-Jan-2026 4:55p, |11Jack Phlash|03 stammered to |11Plague|08:|03

|10JP|08>|02 I'll try to see them again if they ever come to this area again - sadly, I|03
|10JP|08>|02 think they're skipping Seattle on the current tour, unless they've added|03
|10JP|08>|02 more dates.|03

I just checked and it looks like LA is their only west coast stop.
Bummer! Iron Maiden / Megadeth / Anthrax will be a KILLER lineup!!

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On Mon 19-Jan-2026 12:52p, |11Maxxdamage|03 howled to |11ALL|08:|03

|10ME|08>|02 Am I the only one still buying physical media? I have 2000+ CDs and still|03
|10ME|08>|02 buy them when new ones come out that I want. Yesterday, I got a copy of|03
|10ME|08>|02 Kreator's new CD Krushers of the World and I'm expecting Megadeth's final|03
|10ME|08>|02 CD next week.|03

Not at all :D

I still buy physical media : D::D

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Hey Plague!

On Sun, 25 Jan 2026 22:16:50 , you wrote:

While metal was devolving into horrible nonsense, the found refuge in
the punk scene. Exploited were putting out some really great thrash
albums like The Massacre and Beat the Bastards, and the Misfits started
to play again with Graves singing. I think Undisputed made it "ok" for teenage me to crossover into that scene.

I guess I took a bit different of a route at that time. Undisputed and Diabolus didn't hit me right (felt like they went soft, much like Metallica), so I went further down the rabbit hole of death metal. Started going to concerts like Cannibal Corpse, Broken Hope, Deicide, and a bunch of other local bands in the Milwaukee/Chicago area. ;)

Fast forward years later, I heard "Final Six" off Christ Illusion, and I was hooked again, and began listening to a bunch of their newer stuff. None of it really stuck with me like the older stuff as far as remembering lyrics or anything, but it seemed like they came back out of whatever funk they were in with those two oddball albums.

I have nothing against Gary Holt and absolutely love Exodus. I
mean, everyone's doin' the Toxic Waltz, right? Bostaph plays on one of
my favorite Slayer albums... but damn, Dave Lombardo is just so special. Ever watch any of the drum cam footage shots of him playing? There's a
few videos on YouTube where it's just absolutely insane watching him do
what he does. Total <bowing> "we're not worthy" situation!

I've caught a few videos somewhat recently of random drummers doing their thing. One that had impressed me was Austin Archey from Lorna Shore. Dude has to be one of the fastest current drummers around, and his facial expressions are calm as all get out. ;)

haha right? I was kinda hoping he was going to show up to the Megadeth
movie premier since he was in the band in the beginning... like maybe go incognito in a priest's vestment wearing a wig or something? Sadly,
there were only like 4 of us there!

I can't imagine you haven't heard Megadeth's new(er) remake of Ride the Lightning? I kinda liked it. A bit heavier, and his voice has always been better than Hetfield's. When we were kids we always tried to imagine Metallica songs with Mustaine's voice.

Regards,
Nick

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Xpilot wrote to Anachronist <=-

Hahaha, I was thinking the exact same thing! Kumiko for the win!

I enjoyed Cobra Kai far too much, loved seeing Kumiko and Chozen again.

It helped solidify my theory that Johnny *was* the Karate Kid. :)

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I remember being a kid around 86 or 87 and getting our first VCR. My Dad and I went down to the corner used electronics store and bought one. It was huge! We then went to the local video rental and my dad let me get "Teen Wolf". I was so excited!

I rented a VCR and a couple of tapes, Videodrome and 10 starring Bo Derek. I went home, connected the VCR to my 19" Radio Shack TV, closed the door, and waited until my parents went to sleep so I could watch these dirty movies.

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I've seen Iron Maiden a couple of times, once with Anthrax opening. Unfortunately, my back had gotten so bad that I don't think I could last through a concert, either standing or sitting in stadium seats. I guess I'll just have to rely on my memories, while they last.

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Most of the concerts here have no seating, so it's general admission. Stand where you want, or jump into the pit.. your choice. Some of the bigger shows are held at the basketball arena (Metallica, and maybe more mainstream stuff), which does have seating. I've never been there,
though.

I saw Sanctuary, Vio-lence, and Testament in a tiny punk club in SLC called the Speedway Cafe. It was so small that Testament blew a circuit breaker and we had to wait for it to get fixed. It was OK because the band came outside and hung out with us. The place had no seats, just a stage and a pit.

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Hey now, I like some of the John Bush stuff, particularly Sound of White Noise. I get that he and Joey Belladonna sound TOTALLY different but I feel like the band was firing on all cylinders during that period. I'd have loved to see SOD back in their prime - Speak English or Die is one
of my all-timers.

I had no problem with the John Bush era. I was stationed overseas at the time and was confused when I heard the news. I found drummer Charlie Benante's email
address, I think it was something like schism@aol.com. I emailed it and asked what happened and he actually answered. I think it was because Joey was a drunk . I remember him on stage in SLC saying it was great to be in Seattle.

I was glad when they went back to Joey. I still like John's work in Armored Saint.

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I can't imagine you haven't heard Megadeth's new(er) remake of Ride the Lightning? I kinda liked it. A bit heavier, and his voice has always been better than Hetfield's. When we were kids we always tried to imagine Metallica songs with Mustaine's voice.

I listened to the entire CD the other day. It's pretty good. I didn't like Dave's vocals on Ride the Lightning though.

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Hey MaxxDamage!

On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 08:27:52 -0800, you wrote:

I saw Sanctuary, Vio-lence, and Testament in a tiny punk club in SLC
called the Speedway Cafe. It was so small that Testament blew a circuit breaker and we had to wait for it to get fixed. It was OK because the
band came outside and hung out with us. The place had no seats, just a
stage and a pit.

Sometimes those are the best concerts to go to. Makes it seem so much more of a personal experience.

While "The Rave" here in Milwaukee, is a larger venue for general admission (no seats), there is a bar or two in the same building, where I've seen some shows. Maybe only 100-200 fans, but had a great time regardless, and usually the bands are way more personable, like taking a break after a few songs, heading to the bar off to the side, but in the same room for a drink, mingle with fans, then go back up and continue their sets.

Another time, we saw Clutch at a different venue, and after everyone piled out of the place after the show, we were wandering around looking for a drunk buddy that got lost, and ended up shooting the shit with them for like an hour outside their tour bus. ;)

Regards,
Nick

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On Mon 26-Jan-2026 7:46a, |11Poindexter Fortran|03 cackled to |11Xpilot|08:|03

|10PF|08>|02 I enjoyed Cobra Kai far too much, loved seeing Kumiko and Chozen again.|03

I'm right there with you on Cobra Kai. I loved that show. It was far
better than it had any right to be on paper. The father-son stuff with
Johnny, Miguel, Robby, and even Kreese always hit hard. This was
all balanced by Johnny being obliviously @#$%ing hilarious.

|10PF|08>|02 It helped solidify my theory that Johnny *was* the Karate Kid. :)|03

I remember a popular YT video in which some guy laid out point-by-point
a case for Daniel being the villain of the series. Then, a few years
later Cobra Kai pops up! I never heard of anyone getting credit for the premise.

Also, the show reminded me of my undying love for my babygirl Kumiko
who, lo and behold, grew up to be a lovely and classy older woman. Some
lucky bastard is being served that tea.

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On Mon 26-Jan-2026 8:19a, |11Maxxdamage|03 suggested to |11aNACHRONiST|08:|03

|10ME|08>|02 I rented a VCR and a couple of tapes, Videodrome and 10 starring Bo Derek.|03
|10ME|08>|02 I went home, connected the VCR to my 19" Radio Shack TV, closed the door,|03
|10ME|08>|02 and waited until my parents went to sleep so I could watch these dirty|03
|10ME|08>|02 movies.|03

Videodrome! Man, were you starting it off right; that is a brilliant
film. I've been meaning to pick up the Criterion UHD restoration. Thanks
for reminding me.

I never did see "10" back in the day. It's not my usual type of film,
but why not? I had never watched "Sleepless in Seattle" before and
finally sat down to see it a few months ago and loved it. They both seem
to be stalker movies in hindsight haha

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Re: Re: Physical Media
By: MaxxDamage to Plague on Mon Jan 26 2026 08:22 am

I've seen Iron Maiden a couple of times, once with Anthrax opening. Unfortunately, my back had gotten so bad that I don't think I could last through a concert, either standing or sitting in stadium seats. I guess I'll just have to rely on my memories, while they last.

I saw Gary Numan a few months ago, and needed a couple of advil the next morning to get moving. Don't know how many more general admission concerts I have left in me... :(
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Re: Re: Physical Media
By: Anachronist to Poindexter Fortran on Mon Jan 26 2026 06:03 pm

I remember a popular YT video in which some guy laid out point-by-point a case for Daniel being the villain of the series. Then, a few years later Cobra Kai pops up! I never heard of anyone getting credit for the premise.

There's a great part where Johnny describes the first movie from his perspective -- hilarious!
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on 26 Jan 2026, Accession said...

I can't imagine you haven't heard Megadeth's new(er) remake of Ride the Lightning? I kinda liked it. A bit heavier, and his voice has always been better than Hetfield's. When we were kids we always tried to imagine Metallica songs with Mustaine's voice.

Oooof, hard disagree there! I'm not sure I've ever heard someone claim Mustaine's voice was better than Hetfield's before. :P Re: Ride the Lighting though, the playing is quite good, of course, but Dave's voice really *DOES NOT* work on that song IMHO. Maybe it'll grow on me?! I'm not hating on Mustaine though - his voice is unique and definitely works really well for a lot of Megadeth's songs. Megadeth wouldn't be Megadeth without it.

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on 25 Jan 2026, Plague said...

Undisputed Attitude actually turned me on to a lot of really great punk bands and started my deeeeeeep descent into that genre! I lived in SF
for a while and was so stoked to finally see Verbal Abuse at a
squathouse because of that album haha

I usually find metal covers of punk songs to be pretty lousy, even those by bands I love. That said, I think Undisputed Attitude is probably one of the better ones. They understood the assignment and it also sounds like they probably had a lot of fun recording it.

While metal was devolving into horrible nonsense, the found refuge in
the punk scene. Exploited were putting out some really great thrash
albums like The Massacre and Beat the Bastards, and the Misfits started
to play again with Graves singing. I think Undisputed made it "ok" for teenage me to crossover into that scene.

Ha! Yeah, Exploited's evolving sound is pretty interesting - compare Beat the Bastards to Punks Not Dead or Troops of Tomorrow. Still, I dig it, but a lot of punk purists fell off the bandwagon when they got a bit heavier (if they ever liked them to begin with.)

I think some metal fans would like much of the "d-beat" crusty stuff, both old and new. A lot of it is pretty "heavy" without necessarily sounding like metal, and of course its often blazing fast. Not exactly d-beat but influential to it, Amebix would probably be a good jumping on point, actually.

I have nothing against Gary Holt and absolutely love Exodus. I
mean, everyone's doin' the Toxic Waltz, right? Bostaph plays on one of
my favorite Slayer albums... but damn, Dave Lombardo is just so special. Ever watch any of the drum cam footage shots of him playing? There's a
few videos on YouTube where it's just absolutely insane watching him do what he does. Total <bowing> "we're not worthy" situation!

Hell yeah! Dave Lombardo is one of my favorites. He definitely inspired a lot of my drumming back in the day. He's still awesome.

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on 26 Jan 2026, MaxxDamage said...

I had no problem with the John Bush era. I was stationed overseas at the time and was confused when I heard the news. I found drummer Charlie Benante's email address, I think it was something like schism@aol.com. I emailed it and asked what happened and he actually answered. I think it was because Joey was a drunk . I remember him on stage in SLC saying it was great to be in Seattle.

I was glad when they went back to Joey. I still like John's work in Armored Saint.

Ha! That's awesome, dude.

And, speaking of my favorite metal drummers, Charlie Benante is underrated as fuck, and seems like a cool-ass dude to boot. Not actually that surprising that he of all people would reply. :)

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Videodrome! Man, were you starting it off right; that is a brilliant
film. I've been meaning to pick up the Criterion UHD restoration. Thanks for reminding me.

I recently picked up the Criterion blu-ray.

I never did see "10" back in the day. It's not my usual type of film,

Let's be honest, I, like every other male, watched it because Bo Derek ran in slow motion in a smiwsuit.

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And, speaking of my favorite metal drummers, Charlie Benante is
underrated as fuck, and seems like a cool-ass dude to boot. Not actually that surprising that he of all people would reply. :)

He's not just a great drummer, he writes all the music for Anthrax's song. Scott Ian adds the lyrics.

As a side note, Charlie is married to Carla Harvey, formerly of the Butcher
Babies.

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On Tue 27-Jan-2026 4:49a, |11Maxxdamage|03 sung to |11aNACHRONiST|08:|03

|10ME|08>|02 I recently picked up the Criterion blu-ray.|03

I'm jealous and headed off to order it now.

|10ME|08>|02 Let's be honest, I, like every other male, watched it because Bo Derek ran|03
|10ME|08>|02 in slow motion in a smiwsuit.|03

This tracks. :)

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Hey jack!

On Mon, 26 Jan 2026 20:38:00 -0800, you wrote:

Oooof, hard disagree there! I'm not sure I've ever heard someone claim Mustaine's voice was better than Hetfield's before. :P Re: Ride the
Lighting though, the playing is quite good, of course, but Dave's voice really *DOES NOT* work on that song IMHO. Maybe it'll grow on me?! I'm
not hating on Mustaine though - his voice is unique and definitely works really well for a lot of Megadeth's songs. Megadeth wouldn't be Megadeth without it.

Hetfield could have been a pop singer, as far as his voice was concerned. Mustaine's voice was much more metal, in my opinion. *shrug* Then again, Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax were more on the lighter side of what I've listened to in my lifetime. ;)

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Nick

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on 27 Jan 2026, MaxxDamage said...

He's not just a great drummer, he writes all the music for Anthrax's
song. Scott Ian adds the lyrics.

I actually didn't know that until just a few years ago when I watched an interview with him and they were going in-depth about his song writing. Like I said, badass motherfucker!

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on 27 Jan 2026, Accession said...

Hetfield could have been a pop singer, as far as his voice was concerned. Mustaine's voice was much more metal, in my opinion. *shrug* Then again, Metallica, Megadeth, and Anthrax were more on the lighter side of what I've listened to in my lifetime. ;)

Ha! To be fair, the more poppy Hetfield got with his singing, the less I liked it. His "singing" on their classic thrash albums is great, but after the Black album he started trying way too hard. On the other hand, Mustaine's voice is anti-pop, even when he really tries to pull it together. :P Even still, Megadeth does have some damn good earworms somehow - I had the chorus of "Trust" from Cryptic Writings randomly stuck in my head the other day after talking about Megadeth on here. ;)

I hear ya. I listen to a lot of faster, heavier, and more obscure stuff too, but I never got down the unintelligible grunts and growls of a lot of grindcore, death metal, and the like. I kind of like the higher pitch screaming shit like some black metal has, though I draw the line at cheesy-ass shrieks. :P I have a soft spot for the over the top operatic style like a lot of NWOBHM bands have, since Iron Maiden was one of my first loves, but overall being a big punk and hardcore guy, good ol' fashioned yelling is where its at, which is probably one of the reasons I still like a lot of thrashy stuff. Ultimately though, I think it's all pretty damn subjective.

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Hey jack!

On Tue, 27 Jan 2026 18:47:02 -0800, you wrote:

Ha! To be fair, the more poppy Hetfield got with his singing, the less I liked it. His "singing" on their classic thrash albums is great, but
after the Black album he started trying way too hard.

I can't stress enough, your last 6 words above. :)

I hear ya. I listen to a lot of faster, heavier, and more obscure stuff
too, but I never got down the unintelligible grunts and growls of a lot
of grindcore, death metal, and the like. I kind of like the higher pitch

While Pantera and Slayer have been my solid go-tos since I was about 15 years old, I've been on a really odd travel path recently. While I had mentioned Lorna Shore, I also checked out WhiteChapel (it's no wonder most deathcore bands and fans look up to this guy (Phil Bozeman, I believe) - his voice has so much range and dimention, even if it is a lot of grunting and growling), and a bunch of other deathcore bands I've never heard of before. Then, I went on a wierd youtube trip listening to like ravish dubstep, and then eventually some crazy ass beatboxing (Fuck you, Facebook Reels!). :D

Then after listening to some Lorna Shore and WhiteChapel, catch a Cannibal Corpse video and by that point they feel kinda soft in comparison. Mfers these days are getting pretty fuckin' heavy! HAHA

Regards,
Nick

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|10PF|08>|02 I enjoyed Cobra Kai far too much, loved seeing Kumiko and Chozen again.|03

|10PF|08>|02 It helped solidify my theory that Johnny *was* the Karate Kid. :)|03

Legendary show for sure....

|10Xpilot

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On Mon 26-Jan-2026 8:37a, |11Maxxdamage|03 growled to |11Jack Phlash|08:|03

|10ME|08>|02 I had no problem with the John Bush era...|03

That whole scene absolutely adored John Bush. I remember reading Brian
Slagel's book and he talked about how James used to beg him to sing for
early Metallica back before he felt comfortable singing on stage. Could
you imagine? And then Joey gets the boot and Anthrax immediately scoops
him up a decade and change later! I really can only picture him doing
Armored Saint... didn't think his vocals worked with Anthrax. Super cool
that you emailed Charlie and he responded!!

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|10JP|08>|02 Oooof, hard disagree there! I'm not sure I've ever heard someone claim|03
|10JP|08>|02 Mustaine's voice was better than Hetfield's before. :P |03

I liked the cover too! I wouldn't say his voice is better than
Hetfields, but his take on the vocal delivery was different and
interesting... sounded more like a guy pleading to be understood the millisecond right before he was fried on an electric chair for some
crime he wasn't sure he committed. Maybe I'm just so used to the
original that I never listened to the lyrics that closely while
violently headbanging? haha

I enjoyed the slightly faster tempo and the mix/master of this album
made the track exceedingly tasty to listen to! I actually went to see
the new Megadeth movie on opening night and there was a smile plastered
from ear to ear once that track came on. I was also like 4 beers and a
bowl of bottomless popcorn into the night...

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|10JP|08>|02 Ha! Yeah, Exploited's evolving sound is pretty interesting - compare Beat|03
|10JP|08>|02 the Bastards to Punks Not Dead or Troops of Tomorrow. Still, I dig it, but|03
|10JP|08>|02 a lot of punk purists fell off the bandwagon when they got a bit heavier|03
|10JP|08>|02 (if they ever liked them to begin with.)|03

Total agreement. Those old 7"s are hilarious, like Fuck a Mod and Barmy
Army! During the christmas season, my building's super had jingle bells
playing in front of his basement apartment on a loop and I couldn't get
Fuck a Mod out of my head for all of December as a result haha

Fun story: I used to tour with a (no name, don't get excited) punk band
and we opened for the Exploited one night. It was amazing. But what was
even more amazing was after the show, Wattie comes up to us asking if he
can do his laundry in our bathtub (??). So, we walk him back to the band
house which was actually right above the club we were playing at and
shoot the shit with him until 4am, only understanding like 1 in every 10
words he said due to his extremely thick Scottish accent. Then he goes
to the bathroom, fills up our filthy band house bathtub with water and
soap and just scrubs his laundry down like it's 1823. When he's done, he
thanks us profusely for the use of our bathtub and then "pays us back"
by filling up a bunch of pint glasses with extra whiskey that the
promoter gave him. Surreal night!

|10JP|08>|02 I think some metal fans would like much of the "d-beat"
|crusty stuff...|03

oh totally 100%. That's THEE beat that unites us! So funny how if a band
plays fast and violent and they have mohawks, then they're punk. If they
play the same song and their hair is down, they're thrash. Especially
from that era!

|10JP|08>|02 Hell yeah! Dave Lombardo is one of my favorites. He definitely inspired a|03
|10JP|08>|02 lot of my drumming back in the day. He's still awesome.|03

Again, total 100% agreement! Ever listen to his band right after leaving Slayer? Grip Inc? That Power of Inner Strength lp was on constant
rotation for me... I gotta listen to that again. He starts the album off
with a big, seemingly "F YOU!" drum solo to Slayer haha (Toque De
Muerto)

Do you still play drums? Were you in any bands?

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on 27 Jan 2026, Accession said...

While Pantera and Slayer have been my solid go-tos since I was about 15 years old, I've been on a really odd travel path recently. While I had mentioned Lorna Shore, I also checked out WhiteChapel (it's no wonder
most deathcore bands and fans look up to this guy (Phil Bozeman, I believe) - his voice has so much range and dimention, even if it is a
lot of grunting and growling), and a bunch of other deathcore bands I've never heard of before. Then, I went on a wierd youtube trip listening to like ravish dubstep, and then eventually some crazy ass beatboxing (Fuck you, Facebook Reels!). :D

Then after listening to some Lorna Shore and WhiteChapel, catch a
Cannibal Corpse video and by that point they feel kinda soft in comparison. Mfers these days are getting pretty fuckin' heavy! HAHA

Vocals like Lorna Shore and Whitechapel don't quite cross that line to me - the fact that *any* of their vocals are intelligible removes them from the category I was talking about. I'm talking about the super guttural shit that sounds like the lowest register those guys hit, but continuously. A lot of Cannibal Corpse's older shit (sorry, I don't really know their different eras) is a good example, since you mentioned them. It's like the metal equivalent of mumble rap to me. Blech.

But hey, I'm not talking trying to talk shit if you love them, that's just my personal taste - opinions are like assholes!

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on 27 Jan 2026, Plague said...

I enjoyed the slightly faster tempo and the mix/master of this album
made the track exceedingly tasty to listen to! I actually went to see
the new Megadeth movie on opening night and there was a smile plastered from ear to ear once that track came on. I was also like 4 beers and a bowl of bottomless popcorn into the night...

I could just google this in 5 seconds, but I figure I'll ask here for sake of conversation with actual cool human beings. ;) WTF is this Megadeth movie all about? I've been seeing mention of it recently but I haven't looked into it. I'm assuming its a documentary - is it about their entire career, just their latest album, something else entirely?!

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on 27 Jan 2026, Plague said...

Total agreement. Those old 7"s are hilarious, like Fuck a Mod and Barmy Army! During the christmas season, my building's super had jingle bells playing in front of his basement apartment on a loop and I couldn't get Fuck a Mod out of my head for all of December as a result haha

Ha! I always loved "Fuck the USA" - way too catchy to have those lyrics. :P One of my old bands used to cover Dead Cities, which was a favorite of mine.

Fun story: I used to tour with a (no name, don't get excited) punk band and we opened for the Exploited one night. It was amazing. But what was even more amazing was after the show, Wattie comes up to us asking if he can do his laundry in our bathtub (??). So, we walk him back to the band house which was actually right above the club we were playing at and
shoot the shit with him until 4am, only understanding like 1 in every 10 words he said due to his extremely thick Scottish accent. Then he goes
to the bathroom, fills up our filthy band house bathtub with water and soap and just scrubs his laundry down like it's 1823. When he's done, he thanks us profusely for the use of our bathtub and then "pays us back"
by filling up a bunch of pint glasses with extra whiskey that the
promoter gave him. Surreal night!

Goddamn, that's amazing! I never got to see The Exploited, unfortunately, but if I got hooked up with whiskey from Wattie I'd be telling my grandkids about that shit at every opportunity. In fact, I don't have any children, but I would reevaluate that decision just to be able to pass that down. :)

This pales in comparison, but the first Exploited anecdote that comes to mind is that this one girl I used to date ages ago had a best friend who she'd hang out with a lot and *her* boyfriend was a bit of a bonehead (in every meaning of that word) but he liked a lot of cool music, plus he was a damn good drummer, so we always bonded over that shit. Every time The Exploited came up in conversation (which apparently happened more than you might think - maybe I had an Exploited shirt I used to wear a lot at the time?) he'd always get all sad and be like "it's a damn shame about Wattie man... " Yeah, for some unknown reason he was under the impression that Wattie had died at some point in the mid 90s and I *COULD NOT* convince him otherwise, even after burning him a copy of Fuck the System when it brand new in the early 2000s. At some point I just gave up trying entirely, and awkwardly tried to change the subject every time he brought it up. :P

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Hey jack!

On Wed, 28 Jan 2026 12:24:36 -0800, you wrote:

Vocals like Lorna Shore and Whitechapel don't quite cross that line to
me - the fact that *any* of their vocals are intelligible removes them
from the category I was talking about. I'm talking about the super

Without looking back, I don't remember what line you're referring to, but yeah, seems like some metal singers are getting a lot better at pronouncing their words these days. ;)

guttural shit that sounds like the lowest register those guys hit, but continuously. A lot of Cannibal Corpse's older shit (sorry, I don't
really know their different eras) is a good example, since you mentioned them. It's like the metal equivalent of mumble rap to me. Blech.

That would have been the Chris Barnes era, who is now(?) in Six Feet Under. I didn't really follow them much after my teenage years, but it was fun at the time!

But hey, I'm not talking trying to talk shit if you love them, that's
just my personal taste - opinions are like assholes!

I don't. I don't mind giving everything a try once, though. Well, except maybe country, gospel, and acapella. I was just mentioning the pretty wierd rabbit hole I went down awhile back when I had no idea what "deathcore" was, and was introduced to some of them. There's so many subgenres of metal these days, it's confusing to me.

Regards,
Nick

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On Wed 28-Jan-2026 12:24p, |11Jack Phlash|03 yodeled to |11Accession|08:|03

|10JP|08>|02 Vocals like Lorna Shore and Whitechapel don't quite cross that line to me|03
|10JP|08>|02 - the fact that *any* of their vocals are intelligible removes them from|03
|10JP|08>|02 the category I was talking about. I'm talking about the super guttural|03
|10JP|08>|02 shit that sounds like the lowest register those guys hit, but|03 |10JP|08>|02 continuously. A lot of Cannibal Corpse's older shit (sorry, I don't really|03
|10JP|08>|02 know their different eras) is a good example, since you mentioned them.|03
|10JP|08>|02 It's like the metal equivalent of mumble rap to me. Blech.|03

I love that era of DM but I think the trick to it is not to think of the
singer as a singer but instead as just another instrument. I never
listen to lyrics anyway, so that's always been pretty easy for me! The
first band I started really studying lyrics for is King Diamond. Man,
reading those lyric sheets while listening to those albums is like being immersed in a really awesome horror audiobook with insanely awesome
horror metal as a bonus!

|10JP|08>|02 But hey, I'm not talking trying to talk shit if you love them, that's just|03
|10JP|08>|02 my personal taste - opinions are like assholes!|03

...and everybody's stinks!

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On Wed 28-Jan-2026 12:26p, |11Jack Phlash|03 wheezed to |11Plague|08:|03

|10JP|08>|02 I could just google this in 5 seconds, but I figure I'll ask here for sake|03
|10JP|08>|02 of conversation with actual cool human beings. ;) WTF is this Megadeth|03
|10JP|08>|02 movie all about? I've been seeing mention of it recently but I haven't|03
|10JP|08>|02 looked into it. I'm assuming its a documentary - is it about their entire|03
|10JP|08>|02 career, just their latest album, something else entirely?!|03

So that was exactly the question I had when I first heard about it! I
followed the link and the theater it was playing at was literally right
next to my office building *AND* they serve booze *DURING* the show...
so I immediately got a ticket without doing any further research!

It turned out to be a listening party for the release day of the new self-titled album, hosted by Dave (he wasn't there of course!). They'd
play a song, then he'd talk about the song, about how the band wrote the
song, about what he was going through when coming up with the lyrics and
riffs, etc etc etc; then they'd play the next song... rinse and repeat
until the album's done.

Dude, it felt like I was stuck talking to the drunk guy at the back of
the bar for 100 minutes! In this movie, I learned this about Mr.
Mustaine:
1) He can predict earthquakes.
2) He has no ill-will towards James or Lars... or Kirk.
3) His mother-in-law had alzheimers and fell off a cliff while
hiking in the desert (?!?!) and it took them a month to find the body
(?!?!?!)

There were a few more gems but a future therapist will have to get them
out of the repressed part of my brain. Either that or I'll remember them
as soon as I hit send on this message!

Oh! Remembered another gem: he asked all the members of the band to
listen to every song (220+) in Megadeth's ouvre and explain why every
single riff belonged in each song... and what their purpose was, how it
added to the artistry of the song, etc etc. Massive take home exam.

Oh! And one last gem: he said "when I first started, I couldn't even
afford a real guitar... now I'm part of the illustrious Gibson family"
and it panned out to him totally encumbered by piles of Flying V's. It
was pretty hilarious.

Ok, I think that's all the fun stuff... you didn't miss much haha

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On Wed 28-Jan-2026 12:36p, |11Jack Phlash|03 prophesied to |11Plague|08:|03

|10JP|08>|02 Goddamn, that's amazing! I never got to see The Exploited, unfortunately,|03
|10JP|08>|02 but if I got hooked up with whiskey from Wattie I'd be telling my|03
|10JP|08>|02 grandkids about that shit at every opportunity. In fact, I don't have any|03
|10JP|08>|02 children, but I would reevaluate that decision just to be able to pass|03
|10JP|08>|02 that down. :)|03

No lie, this is the sole reason I decided to have children. My mom was
in an all girl rock group in the early 60's and tells me similar
stories. This is the way of our family.

Side story: I once opened up for the Misfits and talking to Jerry Only
was the only time I was nervous around a celebrity haha... He was like,
"good show tonight, eh?" and I was like "uhhhmm I have to go now sir, I
mean, not sir, but you know what I mean... I mean.. uhhm... yeah good
show." and ran away haha

|10JP|08>|02 man... " Yeah, for some unknown reason he was under the impression that|03
|10JP|08>|02 Wattie had died at some point in the mid 90s and I *COULD NOT* convince|03
|10JP|08>|02 him otherwise, even after burning him a copy of Fuck the System when it|03
|10JP|08>|02 brand new in the early 2000s. At some point I just gave up trying|03
|10JP|08>|02 entirely, and awkwardly tried to change the subject every time he brought|03
|10JP|08>|02 it up. :P|03

We should start an e-mag dedicated to spreading this rumor. I bet we
could find clues in obscure Exploited 7"s?

RIP WATTIE.
<pours a drop of whiskey on the ground>

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I hear ya. I listen to a lot of faster, heavier, and more obscure stuff too, but I never got down the unintelligible grunts and growls of a lot
of grindcore, death metal, and the like. I kind of like the higher pitch screaming shit like some black metal has, though I draw the line at cheesy-ass shrieks. :P I have a soft spot for the over the top operatic style like a lot of NWOBHM bands have, since Iron Maiden was one of my first loves, but overall being a big punk and hardcore guy, good ol' fashioned yelling is where its at, which is probably one of the reasons
I still like a lot of thrashy stuff. Ultimately though, I think it's all pretty damn subjective.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chiVMrWMHko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y24MmylTeY4

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jack phlash wrote to Accession <=-

I hear ya. I listen to a lot of faster, heavier, and more obscure stuff too, but I never got down the unintelligible grunts and growls of a lot
of grindcore, death metal, and the like. I kind of like the higher
pitch screaming shit like some black metal has,

Devin Townsend is my guy - I've never heard vocal fry in high
registers quite like he does.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrDM6V08wcE




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on 28 Jan 2026, Plague said...

I love that era of DM but I think the trick to it is not to think of the singer as a singer but instead as just another instrument. I never
listen to lyrics anyway, so that's always been pretty easy for me! The first band I started really studying lyrics for is King Diamond. Man, reading those lyric sheets while listening to those albums is like being immersed in a really awesome horror audiobook with insanely awesome
horror metal as a bonus!

That's probably pretty good advice. The strength of the vocals and/or lyrics have always been an key part of what hooks me in, but by this point in my life my tastes are so varied, I'm sure I could adapt.

Ha! King Diamond is a trip. I've never gotten *super* deep into his stuff (which you'd think I would given some of the other bands I love) but I've had friends who loved Mercyful Fate and his other stuff. It seems like he was a *massive* influence in a lot of Metal niches, like early black metal.

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on 28 Jan 2026, Plague said...

It turned out to be a listening party for the release day of the new self-titled album, hosted by Dave (he wasn't there of course!). They'd play a song, then he'd talk about the song, about how the band wrote the song, about what he was going through when coming up with the lyrics and riffs, etc etc etc; then they'd play the next song... rinse and repeat until the album's done.

Well, that doesn't sound *that* interesting...

Dude, it felt like I was stuck talking to the drunk guy at the back of
the bar for 100 minutes! In this movie, I learned this about Mr.
Mustaine:
1) He can predict earthquakes.
2) He has no ill-will towards James or Lars... or Kirk.
3) His mother-in-law had alzheimers and fell off a cliff while
hiking in the desert (?!?!) and it took them a month to find the body (?!?!?!)

Or, maybe it does? :P

There were a few more gems but a future therapist will have to get them out of the repressed part of my brain. Either that or I'll remember them as soon as I hit send on this message!

Ha! Okay, that sounds just kind of fucking nuts. I'm not that surprised given a lot of the little clips of Dave talking shit and generally being a bit of a low key weirdo that have been floating around for years. :)

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on 28 Jan 2026, Plague said...

Side story: I once opened up for the Misfits and talking to Jerry Only
was the only time I was nervous around a celebrity haha... He was like, "good show tonight, eh?" and I was like "uhhhmm I have to go now sir, I mean, not sir, but you know what I mean... I mean.. uhhm... yeah good show." and ran away haha

Ha! I might be the same way. I've never met or hung out with anyone huge, but a lot of smaller punk bands/band members who are still huge to me. Sometimes it's a little awkward, but they're almost all super down to earth, which is something I've always loved about the punk scene.

We should start an e-mag dedicated to spreading this rumor. I bet we
could find clues in obscure Exploited 7"s?

RIP WATTIE.
<pours a drop of whiskey on the ground>

Unfortunately he probably *will* be dead in the not too distant future. Dude has had some health issues lately. I'm pretty sure he's had more than one heart attack in the last few years. Without knowing him personally, I'd assume that he's likely lived a pretty "fast" life being in the scene he was in at the time he was in it, so when the guy I was talking about first mentioned Wattie being dead I assumed he might actually be correct. :/

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on 29 Jan 2026, MaxxDamage said...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chiVMrWMHko

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y24MmylTeY4

Ha! I haven't seen these in ages - I forgot they even existed. For the record, I don't like Brian Posehn's voice that much. ;)

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on 29 Jan 2026, poindexter FORTRAN said...

Devin Townsend is my guy - I've never heard vocal fry in high
registers quite like he does.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrDM6V08wcE

Not that familiar with him and his bands, but he has a pretty cool voice. When he's screaming it occasionally slips from being more "extreme" (or however you want to categorize it) fry into sounding just a bit hair metaly, like Sebastian Bach's screaming or something. Sorry, not choosing my words very well, the coffee hasn't kicked in yet this morning. Regardless, it's kind of a cool mix. I'll have to check more of his stuff out.

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Ha! I haven't seen these in ages - I forgot they even existed. For the record, I don't like Brian Posehn's voice that much. ;)

Who does?

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on 30 Jan 2026, MaxxDamage said...

Who does?

Brian Posehn? ;) Actually, I'm sure he doesn't.

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jack phlash wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

Devin Townsend is my guy - I've never heard vocal fry in high
registers quite like he does.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrDM6V08wcE

Not that familiar with him and his bands, but he has a pretty cool
voice. When he's screaming it occasionally slips from being more
"extreme" (or however you want to categorize it) fry into sounding just
a bit hair metaly, like Sebastian Bach's screaming or something. Sorry, not choosing my words very well, the coffee hasn't kicked in yet this morning. Regardless, it's kind of a cool mix. I'll have to check more
of his stuff out.

He's an interesting guy with a broad back catalog - started singing with
Steve Vai, then in a thrash metal band called Strapping Young Lad, then
a solo work in a hard/melodic band called Ocean Machine (one of my
favorite albums), then many albums under Devin Townsend Band or Devin
Townsend Project, each quite a bit different.

All the time, while doing bizarre side projects like Punky Bruster
(supposed to have an umlaut over the u) and Ziltoid the Omniscient.



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on 31 Jan 2026, poindexter FORTRAN said...

He's an interesting guy with a broad back catalog - started singing with Steve Vai, then in a thrash metal band called Strapping Young Lad, then
a solo work in a hard/melodic band called Ocean Machine (one of my favorite albums), then many albums under Devin Townsend Band or Devin Townsend Project, each quite a bit different.

All the time, while doing bizarre side projects like Punky Bruster (supposed to have an umlaut over the u) and Ziltoid the Omniscient.

I've heard of Strapping Young Lad before but for some reason always assumed they were some kind of poppy indie rock band, and I suppose never heard them. Apparently I was *very* wrong. :P

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|10JP|08>|02 Ha! King Diamond is a trip. I've never gotten *super* deep into his stuff|03
|10JP|08>|02 (which you'd think I would given some of the other bands I love) but I've|03
|10JP|08>|02 had friends who loved Mercyful Fate and his other stuff. It seems like he|03
|10JP|08>|02 was a *massive* influence in a lot of Metal niches, like early black metal.|03

I remember being a little shit pre-teen all into death metal and hearing
King Diamond sing for the first time... man were we all rolling on the
ground in stitches hearing that falsetto! But man, when I went back to
his records in middle age, that hit hard! The falsetto sounds like Paul
Bearer or like some ghostly narrator singing a really in depth horror
story for 45 minutes. So awesome. Definitely try the Abigail, or "Them"
if you want to check him out again.

Their old guitar player, Michael Denner, owns a record store in
Copenhagen called Beat Bop and I always make it a point to pop in and
dig through his collection. It's not the best store in the world but he
does have a wall of MF/KD albums he played on and last time I was there
I was able to get this really cool demo collection pressed on yellow
vinyl. So cool!

But, yeah, MF was incredibly influential -- as a matter of fact, when
Metallica was recording RTL and MoP, they didn't have enough money to
record in the States, so Lars got them all studio time in Copenhagen and
they were too poor to fly their gear over so those albums are actually
recorded with MF's equipment! (Sweet Silence Studios in Amager Bio, for
those keeping notes!)

Anyway, huge fan... His stage shows are beyond insane too! KD's stage is
always this 3 story mansion where the drums are on the second floor and everyone's playing their instruments while ghouls and stuff are flying
in and out of the other floors. And MF's stage last time I saw them was
a god damn satanic ritual... KD even came out dressed as Baphomet!

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I remember being a little shit pre-teen all into death metal and hearing King Diamond sing for the first time... man were we all rolling on the ground in stitches hearing that falsetto! But man, when I went back to

Sean Killian, the lead singer of the thrash metal band Vio-lence sang very fast in a falsetto voice. It took a while to get used to and I think prolonged exposure can call hearing loss. I think he eventually ditched that vocal style.

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on 30 Jan 2026, Plague said...

I remember being a little shit pre-teen all into death metal and hearing King Diamond sing for the first time... man were we all rolling on the ground in stitches hearing that falsetto! But man, when I went back to
his records in middle age, that hit hard! The falsetto sounds like Paul Bearer or like some ghostly narrator singing a really in depth horror story for 45 minutes. So awesome. Definitely try the Abigail, or "Them"
if you want to check him out again.

Ha! Right. I think that's one of the reasons I never latched onto his stuff - it just *barely* crosses over the cool/cheesy line for me. I might feel differently if I tried to get into it today. I think Abigail is one of the few I've listened to a decent amount, mostly thanks to a recommendation from a friend who was literally obsessed with him.

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