Music
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i'm absolutely devo that chester's gone. sure, most celebs have had their life taken from them early, but this just feels very different. i remember being a LP fan back in the days, didn't listen to them for awhile, then recently (literally a couple weeks ago as well) been rocking out their music. it's such a surprise that he decide to take his life. and after learning that it was Chris Cornwell's birthday as well, you'd wonder if he just wanted to join Chris in 'paradise'. we all knew he was extremely gutted by Chris' passing…
and also looking back on his lyrics especially bleed it out:
"Find a new place to hang this noose, String me up from atop these roofs, Knot it tight so I won't get loose.."
it just gives such a chilling feeling..
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He definitely had his demons, most that seemed to be stemming from incidents that happened to him as a young child. Any quick Google search will give you the details on that.
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https://convergecult.bandcamp.com/album/i-can-tell-you-about-pain - new Converge EP out today. Both songs are great!
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I HAVE to see Corey and Slipknot…after hearing and seeing him, I will lose my head at that show. It also doesn't help my buddy who I went to see the show with, got to see Slipknot years ago and said they were the band that put the most in their show. Also their red jumpsuits went from red to dark red in maybe 2 songs, haha.
I can attest. Slipknot goes all out during their shows. Running around for 2 hours in those jumpsuits and masks while giant flame throwers are spitting fire is guaranteed to be draining. In some of their documentaries a few of the guys comment on how miserable live shows can be because of how they choose to perform. You definitely need to see them.
I remember the first time I saw them was in a smaller arena and we had floor tickets. It was packed. They opened with sic. I've seen big pits before but at this show literally the entire floor turned into a pit and we were in the middle of it. Definitely a top 5 concert experience for me.
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Listening to this, ready for tonight to see @riffblaster general and co tear apart brooklyn.
Haven't seen converge for 13 years, can't wait for tonight.
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Awesome!!
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Back to basics
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I got to see UK's finest crust punk band DOOM tonight at Pittsburgh Skullfest. It was absolutely the best punk show I have ever seen in my entire life! Besides Doom, Siege, Appalachian Terror Unit, and Behind Enemy Lines played. The venue had great sound and acoustics, and there was plenty of room (even though the show was sold out) and had one of the most violent mosh pits I've ever seen. I had a blast.
And I got this awesome hamd-painted Motorhead table from Dave T of Behind Enemy Lines. RIP Lemmy.
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^ That table is rad!
