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Favorite lyric: “Motherfucker you don’t understand pain and hate…” If you’re not familiar with these guys and you wonder why he kind of looks like Korn, interesting fact: Jonathan Davis did sing on this album. This was another one I used to listen to before high-school football games.

Best YouTube comments:

“My God the energy is massive!!!!!!”

“Igor is beast. He beats the shit out of those drums! RIP China cymbal! Pretty sure it's cracked and he just keeps going.”

“Brutal!!!”

“behold epicness”

“Pure ferocity.”

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The early 2000’s. If you are a fan of this style of music, it doesn’t get any better. And if you aren’t…

Me (as a kid): “Grandpa what did you listen to when you were still a teenager?”

Grandpa: “Well Andy, we had the Lawrence Welk show and sometimes we listened to the Beatles, or Elvis, or the Beach Boys, if our parents weren’t around.”

Sometime in the distant future…

My grandchildren: “Grandpa what did you listen to when you were still a teenager?”

Me: “This…”

My grandchildren: “Fuck yeah!!!”

RIP Paul Gray 1972-2010 RIP

(Autopsy results were released that stated Paul had died of an overdose. It happens way too often. Drugs suck. Many people are amazed I’ve never done drugs or even smoked weed. My “release” was always through music, sports, and fast cars. As some of you know, my girlfriend in high-school was transgender. During one of our games an opposing player called her a “guy.” I beat the crap out of him right then and there and was ejected. We still won the game. Barely. I was our defensive captain and starting middle linebacker. Coach didn’t say anything but had me in his office the next week. He was not happy but he understood why I did it. He told me “Learn to control it. If you had stayed in the game you could have fucked up their entire offense. Remember that next time.” Some of the best advice I’ve ever received.)

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OK, one more for today and I’ll stop. “Monsters of Rock” that year also featured Ozzy, Kiss, Sepultura, and Korn. This was two days before my birthday. From their album “Soul of a New Machine” released in 1992.

(Anyone notice the MTV logo? Do you think they would play anything like this today? )

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Used to play this all the time at the place where I workout until they switched from “rock/alternative” to a "club mix." Shit, I'm the youngest person there (30's) at that time (like 1 or 2 AM) if not the only one there. There's a 70 something man that comes in later. Great guy, but it's fun to watch his reaction to the music. He doesn't even like the Beatles.

Awesome song. Very intense. Was nominated for a Grammy for “Best Rock Song” last year.

Why do I wish K was my girlfriend?

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From “World Downfall” (1989). I would not learn of it until the early 90’s when an older friend let me borrow his CD. The first song of it's type I ever heard.

Best YouTube Comments:

“One of my all time favorite bands. Pete Sandoval (drums) is a machine!”

“Metal was real back then.”

“THE DEAD SHALL RISE, FROM THEIR GRAVES, TO DESTROY, HUMANKINDDDDD!!!!!!!!”

“Shut the fuck up most of you are even too young to remember the release of this album.”

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Best YouTube Comments:

“Besides great metal, great workout gym music!”

“Love Killswitch when Howard Jones was the lead singer.. This is the song that made me really start to like metal..”

“so powerful, the singer is incredible”

“Bruh my mom listens to cannibal corpse and shit like ingested.”

“the hell you people talkin about ? metalcore ? dude this has some killer riffs .....I call it music....”

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Taylor

Getting very close to 1,000,000,000 views on YouTube. Of the two songs, I probably like “Ready For It?” a little more. But I like this one a lot too. Especially the segment featuring “baseball bat” and “motorcycle” Taylor. She’s going to be here at Lucas Oil Stadium on September 15. We (my wife and I) are going. What? You thought my wife would let me go by myself?

Best YouTube Comments:

“The zombie part was a nice touch.”

“Stream guys we just need 42million to complete 1B.”

“The red Taylor is like the teacher when I left my homework at home but she's better.” (Me: I never had a teacher like Taylor Swift. I used to get in enough trouble as it was… )

“I love you song best music like.” (Me: I think I know what they mean. )

“My grandma watched this and she wants to know...WHAT DID YOU DO?"

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Best YouTube Comments:

“Totally awesome.”

“Dying Fetus for SuperBowl 2019 half-time show.”

“John Gallagher has been bald since he was a teenager. These guys are in their 40's but you'd never know from their energy.”

“This music is scaring me.....”

“Sick brutality.”

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Yes. I’m going to see Taylor Swift tomorrow. No. I don’t think she’s planning to do this song.

From 2003. One of my all time favorites. This kind of music is probably how I made it through my teens and early 20’s without doing drugs. Great stress reliver. Also great to listen to before games. My way of preparing before a game was to sit quietly at my locker with headphones listening to the most aggressive and violent music (including hardcore rap) I could find until it was time to head down the tunnel. Always worked for me.

Never played much of this on dates however, most women and girls I knew hated this stuff. My “ex” once asked “Why do they say “motherfucker” all the time?” My current wife is more tolerant of it but doesn’t really like it. Don’t listen to it as much now that I’m in my 30’s but still workout to it. It’s fun to reminisce.

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“Hellbilly Deluxe” was Released August 25, 1998. Can’t fucking be 20 years? I promised this song on my “Munsters” post so here it is. It’s been fun sometimes on TLB. I’ll miss many of you.

Best YouTube comments:

“Who else is here because Rob Zombie is literally your childhood?” (Me: Not exactly my “childhood” but yeah, high-school and teens. Guess this stuff brings back memories.)

“I'm fifty and he's still part of childhood!” (Me: More like it. Except I’m not that old. Although they are saying “30” is middle age... Just bury me now.)

“Living dead girl + fast car = speeding ticket” (Me: No comment… )

“Best day of my life was when I went and saw Rob in concert. Such good memories.” (Me: I’ve seen him too. Many years ago. Awesome! But if you really know me, it would have to be seeing Hayley and Taylor this year.

“What are you thinking about?”

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Thought I’d go back, way back… This one I’m pretty sure is older than me. I discovered it on a CD featuring hits of the 1980’s.

Wish I had his drumset to mess around on. If my wife saw that thing show up at our house she’d probably be on the phone with her divorce attorney faster than if I had brought Taylor Swift home from the concert a couple weeks ago…

Best YouTube comments:

“I'm a metal dad at 52. My kids and wife don't understand the 80's music.”

“The 80's were great.” (Me: Yeah they must have been. Amy Lee, Hayley Williams, and Taylor Swift were all born during that decade.)

“Fight the good fight is also a good song.” (Me: My favorite Triumph song. Posted this one because I thought it would have more appeal.)

“I'm 66. My son was born about the time of Triumph.” (Me: Dad! What are you doing on YouTube? Bet you were really checking out Dame Tu Cosita.” )

“Absolutely fucking awesome !!!!!!!!!”

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This album came out in 2003. Hard to believe it’s been 15 years. This song, “Home,” and “Wake Up” are my favorites off this album. This represented somewhat of a “shift” in my musical tastes away from the extreme metal bands of the 90’s. They still kicked ass though. I was going through my playlist the other day and realized there’s a lot of TDG in there.

For me 2003 was a pivotal year. My football career was coming to an end, I had married my first wife at 19, and was planning to go to graduate school in a couple years. Music was still a big part of my life and continues to be today. During most of the mid 2000’s I listened to TDG, Breaking Benjamin, Linkin Park, Seether, Papa Roach, Godsmack, Disturbed, Mudvayne, 10 Years, and Green Day’s “American Idiot.”

During 2007, I heard a “new” band on the radio. They had a song called “Misery Business” that was getting a lot of airplay and a female lead singer. Not as heavy as most of the stuff I’ve posted here but I thought they were really good. Not at all an “emo” band like some music critics labeled them. Reading about them I learned they were from Tennessee and were called Paramore. Their singer was super cute and seemed really down to earth as did the other band members. I remember her saying something about not doing drugs. She also had one hell of an amazing voice. Maybe the best I had ever heard (today there is no “maybe” about it… ). I was surprised to find she was six years younger than me.

Her name? Hayley Williams.

(But back to TDG. Great song! Funny that YouTube “censored” the word “hit.” Never liked the “dad” in this video. What’s up with the “wifebeater” shirt? Is he supposed to be some kind of tough guy? Better work on those arms, asshole… )