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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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1988 would be the last year we lived in New York. The next year we would move back to Michigan. On my WordPress site I’ve written about my Dad taking me to see the ball drop on New Year’s Eve. Too bad he didn’t take me to this.

Best YouTube Comments:

“Kerry shaved his head in 1994.”

“Back in the day when security used to beat the shit out of you.”

“I was fuckin there.”

(Seriously, I wasn’t even aware of Slayer for a few more years. However they would become one of my favorite bands of all time. And I have seen them live. Check out the wall of Marshall's. )

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Best YouTube Comments:

“Till this day i can hear this song and feel the same as the first time i heard it: SO FUCKING POWERFUL... both lyrically and as composition. And the most important thing of all: Layne's voice was SO FUCKING AMAZING! The world of Rock lost a brilliant singer back in 2002.”

“I'm the man in the box, buried in my shit.”

“They share many more characteristics with metal than they do grunge. Plus, they almost always toured with metal bands.”

“Oh god have mercy, this song is dammmm awsome (sic).”