spinelanguage

This is a blog about metal – and all the stuff that can go wrong with it.  As one of the few genres (in my opinion) that can simultaneously unite and divide people so violently, metal itself has become a battleground of inbred enemies.  We are constantly fighting amongst each other over which bands are better and which ones are posers, and sometimes the gray area in the middle becomes so dense that you don’t know what’s safe to tell people you listen to and what isn’t.  Blabbermouth has shown us how frustrating that can be.

However, I’m not out to change the world.  This passionate dialogue of “fuck you’s” and “[insert band name here] isn’t metal”, while divisive, is one of the defining features of the music by which we swear.  It is the human element in the equation that makes metal different from everything else.  We now live in a world where if you make someone cry over the internet you can be charged with hate speech.  Nothing quells free speech more than hurt feelings and litigation (the latter has an edge on the former in terms of influence), and that is a big problem.  What’s the solution?

My dad likes to say “suck it up” – but I prefer “get a spine”.  Don’t walk around slouching over like a drooling imbecile taking so much pity on yourself that you’ll punish others for your own low self-esteem.  Instead, embrace the power of being human and learn to let words stay words and feelings stay feelings.  That’s the point of this blog.  Metal fans aren’t a bunch of whiny children begging for apologies and compensation; we’re strong-willed, intelligent people who can withstand anything.  We embrace music built on the concept of having a backbone.  Shouldn’t we talk like we have one?

My plan is to take risks and always stay humorous, even if some of the things I say contradict previous things I’ve said.  Since I don’t take this seriously, you shouldn’t take me and my immediate opinions seriously.  The point is to have fun!  Don’t jump all over me because I take a jab at your favorite band, because in the next post I might back them up!

I also hope to feature a lot of exclusive interviews with bands and CD reviews, so if you’re in a band and you want to be reviewed/interviewed, let me know!  I’m much more respectful with those things than what I post in “General Buffoonery,” so I won’t be taking jabs at you.  Just let me know through my MySpace page.

http://www.myspace.com/spinelanguageblog

I hope that the few, if any, people who visit this blog will enjoy what I post, but they probably won’t.  This whole idea is made of fail.