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Post by nocturnaliridescence on Nov 10, 2020 19:20:46 GMT -6
I can't wrap my head around how both of you can so easily recall bands, genres, etc. Its talent, for sure. I reference my own notes fairly often when I make lengthier posts, or make band recommendations. While I do know a lot about music, don't get the wrong idea and think I'm just a walking encyclopedia.
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Post by julienbakerfan on Nov 10, 2020 20:01:52 GMT -6
Its about the integrity of our voting processes THIS YEAR. I don't think widespread voter fraud is likely. I do think the idea that investigating voter fraud AT ALL is somehow now illegitimate is ridiculous. Then again, there are people who still believe the "Russia got Trump elected" conspiracy theory. I just don't buy that the Democrats are competent enough to pull off the widespread voter fraud necessary to elect Biden on the basis of fraudulent votes alone. If I did believe they were that competent, I would vote for them. Voter fraud Something sketchy in the primaries? Almost certainly. How else would Joe Biden have been the nominee? Also, Rusty McGuinn is an investor who writes about politics through the lens of game theory, so I guess technically he's not a pundit (?). I haven't read a mainstream news source in years--unless you count mainstream pieces that were linked by non-mainstream sources. I just found a release yesterday I missed. Missed by a year or so. This happens to me all the time. There's actually a specific pattern to it. 1) I really get into an artist. 2) Six months later, I go down the rabbit hole of some obscure subgenre filled with underground acts. 3) I'm stuck there for a year. 4) "Oh wait, The 1975 released a new album a month ago? Didn't even know. I was too busy listening to Interstellar Goat Crusher's split 7" with Cascadian Wolf Hawk Bear Mountain."
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Post by nocturnaliridescence on Nov 11, 2020 11:30:06 GMT -6
Something sketchy in the primaries? Almost certainly. How else would Joe Biden have been the nominee? That was strange. He was so far behind everyone else, and then everyone just "completely randomly" started rallying around him for no clear reason.
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Nov 11, 2020 12:59:29 GMT -6
Then again, there are people who still believe the "Russia got Trump elected" conspiracy theory. In addendum, the same folks who believe Russia cheated to get Trump elected, are the same people who believe Detroit is infallible. (Never mind the White House press secretary waving around 234 signed and sworn affidavits of extensive voter fraud on TV last night, just from Wayne County, Michigan.) I don't think widespread voter fraud is likely. I do think the idea that investigating voter fraud AT ALL is somehow now illegitimate is ridiculous. I don't think widespread voter fraud as part of a grand official organized "make Biden win" scheme, but I do believe its VERY likely for multiple states to have enough deranged ballot counters that were straight up willing to commit fraud, as not to see the Russian spaghetti colored president re-elected. (LOL at the states trending an "Election Fraud Punishment" Google search before the election.) ...but the vote tamper isn't even the biggest ingredient in this recipe. Its the mainstream media, already calling the presidential election and states before they're certified, giving the false impression that "its over", when it is definitely not over, to set up the narrative that "Trump stole the election again" should "their" results change. 4) "Oh wait, The 1975 released a new album a month ago? Didn't even know. I was too busy listening to Interstellar Goat Crusher's split 7" with Cascadian Wolf Hawk Bear Mountain."
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Post by julienbakerfan on Nov 12, 2020 17:07:09 GMT -6
Its the mainstream media, already calling the presidential election and states before they're certified, giving the false impression that "its over", when it is definitely not over, to set up the narrative that "Trump stole the election again" should "their" results change. Did I mention how much I dislike the media and their shenanigans? I almost never keep up with the news anymore--when I do, it's coming from more alternative sources.
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Post by julienbakerfan on Nov 12, 2020 17:08:11 GMT -6
Not to say that all alternatives to mainstream news are good. Some are completely whacko.
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Post by _ on Nov 13, 2020 13:23:05 GMT -6
tfw you're part praying the words the other person is praying aloud and part praying for the prayer to end
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Post by nocturnaliridescence on Nov 13, 2020 15:31:44 GMT -6
I've done that many times at church!
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Post by _ on Nov 14, 2020 18:42:22 GMT -6
me, a psych patient: man with bike the field of psychiatry: a living potato
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Post by avjr on Nov 17, 2020 18:03:34 GMT -6
So, I read an article of Billboard.com: It is about Ticketmaster will only allow concert goers to go to concerts if they got proof of vaccination or got tested for 24 to 72 hours. It sounds a little bit of Anti-Christ to me. I could be wrong. 2021 will be an interesting year.
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Post by nocturnaliridescence on Nov 17, 2020 19:06:01 GMT -6
How in the world is "proof of vaccination or [getting] tested for 24 to 72 hours" related at all to the Antichrist??
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Post by avjr on Nov 17, 2020 20:08:45 GMT -6
As far as I know, the world wants that one world leader to solve the world problems. Economy, technology, health, etc. Like I said, I could be wrong. I believe the prophecies of the Book of Revelation are going to become true.
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Post by _ on Nov 21, 2020 19:18:38 GMT -6
I have thoughts it would be nice to share but I feel trapped inside my head. There is so much inertia against even posting this.
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Post by julienbakerfan on Nov 21, 2020 22:45:56 GMT -6
Today in my life: I'm about sick of the never-ending quasi lockdown, and the repeated cycle of opening up and shutting down. I wish people were able to handle things with competency in this country. I say this because the church I've been "attending" has once again gone virtual. I CAN'T DEAL WITH SITTING AND LOOKING AT A SCREEN ALL DAY!!!
Today in other people's lives: I found r/averageredditor. At last, I am not alone in looking down on those who use reddit.
Today in my life and other people's lives: After going down the r/averageredditor rabbit hole (with a brief detour in r/readanotherbook), I remember why I decided to never get on reddit again.
Today in black metal: r/averageredditor is just a subreddit making fun of the "average reddit user." One post was of a thread about meeting romantic partners through metal. This included, I kid you not, a story of someone meeting a bf because he noticed she was wearing an Absurd shirt. Nothing says "romantic" like neo-Nazism.
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Nov 22, 2020 14:59:05 GMT -6
Today in my life: I'm about sick of the never-ending quasi lockdown, and the repeated cycle of opening up and shutting down. I wish people were able to handle things with competency in this country. I say this because the church I've been "attending" has once again gone virtual. I CAN'T DEAL WITH SITTING AND LOOKING AT A SCREEN ALL DAY!!! Even though I'm a hermit and my life hasn't changed much since this pandemic, I too dislike this perpetual looming lockdown. More than just it staying put, I don't care for how "these rules" hurt businesses and people's livelyhoods, how the politicians who demand compliance from the public can't even seem to follow their own rules themselves, not to mention the mixed messages. (like the new study from Denmark that concludes even surgical masks don't help with this virus) Today in other people's lives: I found r/averageredditor. At last, I am not alone in looking down on those who use reddit. Its an echo chamber, for sure. From personal experience, I can say it serves its purpose as a platform to be nerds about games, movies and other entertainment... but as far as news, world events, politics (especially politics) its at best a giant pile of wheat and chaff painstakingly blended together, and at worse, a fiery dumpster amount of pending misanthropy.
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Post by avjr on Nov 22, 2020 16:46:31 GMT -6
California is under a lockdown again. There will be a lot who will not follow orders.
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Post by julienbakerfan on Nov 23, 2020 19:53:16 GMT -6
"Misanthropy buffering. Please wait."
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Post by julienbakerfan on Nov 23, 2020 20:26:10 GMT -6
And in other news, I head on over to Heavy Blog is Heavy to try to catch up on new metal only to be greeted with one of the writers editorializing about Trump's Supreme Court nomination.
There's nothing quite like being told what to believe about politics by someone who spent their high school government class sneaking to the bathroom to smoke a joint.
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Post by julienbakerfan on Nov 27, 2020 20:23:05 GMT -6
Are Hortor jokes too edgy for this thread?
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Post by avjr on Nov 27, 2020 21:21:36 GMT -6
Are Hortor jokes too edgy for this thread? What do you mean?
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Post by julienbakerfan on Nov 27, 2020 22:32:57 GMT -6
Jokes about Hortor bootlegging other bands' merch and selling it.
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Post by avjr on Nov 28, 2020 4:05:43 GMT -6
Jokes about Hortor bootlegging other bands' merch and selling it. I see. I heard about that. I don’t know the full story, so it is not my business.
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Post by anfauglith on Nov 28, 2020 9:42:59 GMT -6
Are Hortor jokes too edgy for this thread? Jokes about Hortor? Yes, please!
Hm... somehow what Nocturnal Iridescence wrote concerning stopping the Unblack Archives as well as the stuff about rip off stores around here really makes me wonder about the state of the christian metal scene. (Not that I would be 100% christian or 100% metal or 100% christian metal). It somehow makes me wonder what it is all about and where's "the place" of this particular scene on the map of music, and to what degree it is alive. Somehow I'd like to meet christian metal heads in germany and ask them about their thoughts on church, on their church life, gigs... but on the other hand I am not that good with people, so I best stick inside my bunker and waiting for the world to end. But that's another story. Is there a thing like the christian metal scene, or should it just be a corner of the normal metal scene? Ehm... what's the point of my thoughts? I do not know. Just wondering about the rip offs, money making, being dishonest etc.
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Post by _ on Nov 28, 2020 10:51:12 GMT -6
conversations with this christian psychiatrist sucks ass
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Post by nocturnaliridescence on Nov 28, 2020 11:43:23 GMT -6
I don’t know the full story, so it is not my business. [Here]. to what degree it is alive Alive in musical terms? Very. This is probably the best time for Christian black metal since its inception. There are so many quality bands to listen to, and it seems most of the weird "esoteric" types have either repented or moved on, leaving a much purer message. .............. The only problem is that for whatever reason, the community is full of stubborn people who don't care enough about most of it to actually support it. But the music itself is thriving. In the 3 months I promoted Annihilated Pentagram to the Christian scene, the "free" releases got maybe 2-3 downloads. In the week or so that I've been promoting it on a secular forum, one that is normally hostile to Christianity mind you, the "free" releases have gotten 189 downloads. conversations with this christian psychiatrist sucks ass Man. Sorry to hear that.
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Post by anfauglith on Nov 28, 2020 13:11:08 GMT -6
Yes, in musical terms but also on the social side. Festivals, zines, actual people who do stuff and socialize.
It sometimes makes me sad: there is this german language board on a page called unblack.ch. It seems to have had its great days somewhen between 2000 and 2007. Some people still post there, but for me it always has something of a veteran day meetup and so I never cared to join the board.
Funny thing is my wife and I met a couple who where active there and get to know each other there by chance some years ago when we tried to meet new people here. But at last the woman had abandoned christianity at this point in favour of some kind of buddhist self care philosophy. So my impression is that at least in Germany the scene had its prime like 15 years or so again. But I cant tell for sure, because I myself do not really parttake in most of the typical things like seeing shows etc.
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Post by nocturnaliridescence on Nov 28, 2020 13:42:03 GMT -6
Festivals, zines, actual people who do stuff and socialize. Ignoring the pandemic in 2020, it seems like most of this only still happens in South America. I mean there's Nordic Fest, uh... I think Audiofeed has had a few black metal bands, haven't they? Apart from that, though... yeah... On the other hand, while the secular scene is much more hostile in South America, there is much, much more of a Christian scene there, too.
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Nov 28, 2020 14:24:38 GMT -6
Is there a thing like the christian metal scene, or should it just be a corner of the normal metal scene? Ehm... what's the point of my thoughts? I do not know. Just wondering about the rip offs, money making, being dishonest etc. Christians sin like non-Christians. A rip off could be Christian or not, hard to say how much, but it does happen. As far as the state of the scene and how alive it is, I see it vary a little. One thing that will always be constant, unless something MAJOR happens in society, is that Christian (extreme) metal artists and labels will do what they do out of a labor of love. It will literally be a sacrifice of time and money for the most part. The "reward" will be probably be less than 4 people with "this sounds like music" type quips. ...but then you'll have someone come out of the woodwork years later and really show appreciation. By the way, good to see you on the Spirituality&Metal Discord though bro! _____________________ And now for something completely different, I had a bit of a realization (a true random thought here) regarding abortion and the pro-life and pro-choice stances. To me, both stances are actually pro-choice. Pro-life is really "Pro choice for those too young to use their voice." Pro-choice is really "Pro MY choice. Not yours."
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Post by Thomas Eversole on Nov 28, 2020 14:35:31 GMT -6
conversations with this christian psychiatrist sucks ass How so bro? I recall, years ago, meeting with a Christian psychiatrist. My parents booked it after I *tried* to drink myself to death and ended up in the hospital. The only thing I remember (that has stuck with me over all these years) is I tried to get him to say either way, that alcohol was a good or bad thing. Their point was "neither", because its inanimate. Leave a bottle of booze on a table, it will stay there for centuries unless someone does something with it. Obviously I wasn't "cured" that day, but it planted a seed that made me realize the problem was me. It wasn't "the beverage's" problem at all.
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Post by _ on Nov 29, 2020 15:30:41 GMT -6
sounds cocky (keeps saying he knows whats wrong with me), makes me pray out loud after him (and thus i've officially renounced black metal sorry guys), fucking i don't know had me talk to a prophetess, babbles, keeps wanting me to be directed by God towards certain memories of when i was younger and i dont feel like explaining more i hate being alive and i am trapped and literally nothing can relieve the pain crises and i am powerless (and idk what God is doing with His power in me but it appears not much) and i hate expressing that i want to die without dying which will probably conduce to my eventual suicide and silence and language and disintegration and nonsense and inability cataclysm of thought obsession bleeding pointless dis de a *vomits*
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