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Dark Horseman wrote:

I don't believe you.

Swear on a stack of Bibles, man. I was there. Got pix and everything.

Hey, who am I to ruin your delusio......uh, memories.

Dark Horseman wrote:

Hey, who am I to ruin your delusio......uh, memories.

Trust me, if I was gonna make stuff up, it'd be something along the lines of "My Wild Night of Passion with '80s Porn Queen Ginger Lynn."

Fat Freddy wrote:

Of course, you all knew I was gonna write a piece about my Camp Crystal Lake Experience on my HubPage blog didn't ya?


http://fatfreddyscat.hubpages.com/hub/I-Survived-Camp-Crystal-Lake

Dude! That is COOL!!!!!

chewie wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

Of course, you all knew I was gonna write a piece about my Camp Crystal Lake Experience on my HubPage blog didn't ya?


http://fatfreddyscat.hubpages.com/hub/I-Survived-Camp-Crystal-Lake

Dude! That is COOL!!!!!

Even cooler, the movie was released 33 years ago this week. Geez, if I'd known that beforehand I would've timed this article to come out on the anniversary date.

Been awhile since I wrote a new entry... but it was inevitable that I would tackle theGeoff's new QINO (Queensryche In Name Only) album sooner or later...



http://hub.me/afsTQ

A fresh gallery of Awful Hard Rock & Metal Album Covers...



http://fatfreddyscat...al-Album-Covers

The Predator cover is beyond moronic. Unless they were 12 at the time.

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The Predator cover is beyond moronic. Unless they were 12 at the time.

I used to see that Predator record in bargain bins all the time and I'd just cackle at how tasteless the cover was. I almost bought it once or twice out of curiosity but never pulled the trigger on it. I guess I didn't want my friends seeing that album cover around my room when they came over

Since I was thinking about it while writing this piece, I found a couple of tracks from it on YouTube and gave'em a listen... and woooo, they were pretty horrible. I wasn't missing anything!

Probably a collector's item now.

The poster art for The Asylum's forthcoming monster mash SHARKNADO was too good not to write a page about...



http://fatfreddyscat.hubpages.com/hub/Prepare-for-SHARKNADO

Have you ever bought a CD even though you have a feeling you're gonna hate it? That was me when I paid the princely sum of twenty five cents for "Mass Slaughter," a best-of by Slaughter, one of my least favorite hair bands. But I couldn't help myself!!



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Fat Freddy wrote:

Have you ever bought a CD even though you have a feeling you're gonna hate it? That was me when I paid the princely sum of twenty five cents for "Mass Slaughter," a best-of by Slaughter, one of my least favorite hair bands. But I couldn't help myself!!



http://hub.me/afyfe

Trust me, it's the 25 cent price tag talking.

I have the first 2 Slaughter albums and while the second one seems to take a stab at trying to be Queen, it fails miserably because Mark's voice just plain sucks.

Fat Freddy wrote:

A fresh gallery of Awful Hard Rock & Metal Album Covers...



http://fatfreddyscat...al-Album-Covers

I've not seen your other awful covers blogs, but tell me that you found room for this work of art!

tohostudios wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

Have you ever bought a CD even though you have a feeling you're gonna hate it? That was me when I paid the princely sum of twenty five cents for "Mass Slaughter," a best-of by Slaughter, one of my least favorite hair bands. But I couldn't help myself!!



http://hub.me/afyfe

Trust me, it's the 25 cent price tag talking.

I have the first 2 Slaughter albums and while the second one seems to take a stab at trying to be Queen, it fails miserably because Mark's voice just plain sucks.  

This. Mark's voice is lacking in character, completely one-dimensional, and too freaking shrill. The Wild Life has got to be the most difficult and uncomfortable CD I've ever sat through. I love pop metal, but this band was one of the few stinkers.

EDIT: Just read your review. Spot on my friend; my sentiments exact throughout.

corplhicks wrote:

This. Mark's voice is lacking in character, completely one-dimensional, and too freaking shrill. The Wild Life has got to be the most difficult and uncomfortable CD I've ever sat through. I love pop metal, but this band was one of the few stinkers.

EDIT: Just read your review. Spot on my friend; my sentiments exact throughout.

tohostudios wrote:

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I have the first 2 Slaughter albums and while the second one seems to take a stab at trying to be Queen, it fails miserably because Mark's voice just plain sucks.

Thanks fellas... I have a feeling that Mark Slaughter's voice was the deal breaker for a lot of people. I know they have a lot of fans but I always thought he was the weak link in the band. I swear he "sings" like he's got something jammed up his nose.

Boris2008 wrote:

 
I've not seen your other awful covers blogs, but tell me that you found room for this work of art!

Haha, believe it or not, I have cited Raven's "GLOW" in a previous installment, but haven't gotten round to this one yet.

corplhicks wrote:

tohostudios wrote:

Fat Freddy wrote:

Have you ever bought a CD even though you have a feeling you're gonna hate it? That was me when I paid the princely sum of twenty five cents for "Mass Slaughter," a best-of by Slaughter, one of my least favorite hair bands. But I couldn't help myself!!



http://hub.me/afyfe

Trust me, it's the 25 cent price tag talking.

I have the first 2 Slaughter albums and while the second one seems to take a stab at trying to be Queen, it fails miserably because Mark's voice just plain sucks.  

This. Mark's voice is lacking in character, completely one-dimensional, and too freaking shrill. The Wild Life has got to be the most difficult and uncomfortable CD I've ever sat through. I love pop metal, but this band was one of the few stinkers.

EDIT: Just read your review. Spot on my friend; my sentiments exact throughout.

Yup. Good review.

I had their first album too on cassette. Marks voice was the dealbraker for me as well. Never felt the need to upgrade or invest in anymore Slaughter.

I did see them in the late 90's at a super small rock club in Philly, The Velvet Lounge (yes, it was a former strip club, now it's a Papa John's Pizza). We went to goof on them, but it turned out to be a decent enough show. I think they were promoting their Revolution album and I can't remember if it was before or after Tim Kelly died. I want to say before. I was probably pretty hammered myself.

"Konichi-wa, mother**kers!"



I've been on a pretty big Loudness kick this past week so I turned that kick into yet another one of my "Brief History of So-and-So" entries...

http://fatfreddyscat.hubpages.com/hub/LOUDNESS-Japanese-Heavy-Metal-Icons

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Germany may hold the title of Heavy Metal Motherland in the minds of most headbangers, but Japan is definitely a close second.

            

Erm, Birmingham, England mean anything to you? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All I know is when Rob Halford was on TMS during the early seasons and answered USA when asked whether that or England had the best metal music I cringed at the Metal God for the first time.

The U.S has more quality metal bands than the U.K by a huge distance. It's just that a lot of the bands that defined the genre are from England, so I think that it at least deserves to be above Japan!!!!! in the Motherland stakes.  

Boris2008 wrote:

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Germany may hold the title of Heavy Metal Motherland in the minds of most headbangers, but Japan is definitely a close second.

            

Erm, Birmingham, England mean anything to you? !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Been there, done that, been to Scruffy Murphy's.... there are a lot of metal fans in the city, it has its place in metal history..... but it isn't just a metal city - I was hoping Saturday Night In the Brum was metal night.... sadly, it wasn't.....

Maybe there are places in the world that are exclusively full of metal fans. I haven't been to any of these places. (not even Essen, Germany which comes closest)

Fact remains that Birmingham was the predominant influence on the sound of Black Sabbath and Judas Priest. Therefore it's place as a mecca of metal is secure and undisputed (apart from you lot!)

thejokeriv, you should have travelled a few more miles and gone to Rock City Nottingham, much better!  

Yeesh, everybody's gangin' up on me ... lemme 'splain what I meant with that "metal motherland" statement...

Boris, I did not intend to slight Birmingham, which is of course the birthplace of our beloved genre. However, nowadays I think most folks would agree that Germany and Japan are where the most devoted fans reside. Lookit all the outdoor metal festivals that are held in Germany every year. Those mofo's are in it for life!!

England gave metal life and the U.S. gave it love, but when the music scenes in both of those countries changed and "metal" suddenly became a dirty word during the Grunge Years (aka The Dark Ages), Germany and Japan still supported it through and through. C'mon, how many bands were signing Japan-only record deals in the 1990s because nobody in the rest of the world gave a sh*t about'em? Yngwie Malmsteen was still selling out multiple nights at Budokan when he couldn't get arrested anywhere else. Mr. Big are like the Beatles in Japan. When the f*ck was the last time you heard anything from Mr. Big on your side of the ocean??

Soooo... ya see what I was getting at now? Are you puttin' the torches and pitchforks away? I hope so.