Metal Reviews

Real first name: Chris
Age: 36
Location: Bremen, Germany
Job/school?: Regional Operations Manager at DBb (Deutsche Bundesbank)
Favourite five bands of the moment: Ulver, Suffocation, Death, Agalloch, Minus the Bear
Current favourite album: Amon Amarth - Twilight of the Thunder God
Non-musical interests: Reading, psychological horror films, (very) amateur carpentry.
How you discovered Metal: My older brother played me Reign in Blood when I was 13, calling it "the best thing i'll ever hear". That pretty much started off an addiction, hehe.
How you discovered Metal Reviews: I can't honestly remember, I've been lurking around here for about 3 years now.
Gen. info: Right, so, apart from the stuff above, I have a wife and a 4-year old daughter, I'm a guitar nut aswell, I own 8 guitars, I can't play particularly well to be honest but I love them all the same. My wife and daughter that is, because she's looking over my shoulder as I type this.

That's me then.

Welcome, hope you start posting around here more.

Real first name: Nick
Age: 19
Location: Ottawa, Ontario
Job/school?: English major at Carleton University
Favourite five bands of the moment: The Flashbulb, Fleet Foxes, Arsis, Death, Venetian Snares
Current favourite album: The Flashbulb - Soundtrack to a Vacant Life
Non-musical interests: Reading, movies, video games, WoW, internet surfing
How you discovered Metal: Friend introduced me to the likes of Iron Maiden, Soilwork and Children of Bodom in grade 8.
How you discovered Metal Reviews: Cara introduced me
Gen. info: Uh...nothing much to add here...

Real first name: David
Age: 17
Location: Houston, TX
Job/school?: senior in high school... will be going to college at Vanderbilt/Purdue/USC/University of Texas next year. Currently waiting for acceptance letters from the aforementioned schools.
Favourite five bands of the moment: Behemoth, Strapping Young Lad, Seventh Avenue, Korpiklaani, Tool
Current favourite album: Seventh Avenue - Terium
Non-musical interests: video games (I play a lot of Left 4 Dead and Team Fortress 2... oh and Guitar Hero), amateur film making, acting, running, math (haha)
How you discovered Metal: Back when my brother had to drive me around everywhere, he used to insist on playing Iron Maiden or Metallica or Judas Priest as loud as possible... eventually enough exposure to metal made me come around.
How you discovered Metal Reviews: I don't actually remember. Probably just through googling "metal reviews" or something
Gen. info: I've been lurking around here for close to three years now. Metal Reviews is just more awesome than other review sites so I'm still around, even though I don't post much.

now you know me better hopefully

Real first name: Matej
Age: 17
Location: Osijek, Croatia
Job/school?: Senior in High School, Professional Athlete (Rowing)
Favourite five bands of the moment: Sodom, Kreator, Destruction, Slayer, Morbid Angel
Current favourite album: hmmm.... Agent Orange or Altars of Madness
Non-musical interests: lot o' stuff
How you discovered Metal: Once when I was 2nd or 3rd grade (8 or 9 years) I went to my grandma and went in old mom's room and found one vinyl metal compilation, When I listened to it, it was so awesome and still enjoy it. ; when I saw a vinyl my first reaction was a "WOOOW what a huge CD!!!"
How you discovered Metal Reviews: Typed Metal reviews in google.
Gen. info: hm... can't remember anything I'm proud of right now...



That Compilation I was talking about.

Real first name: Thomas

Age: 19

Location: Bergen, Norway

Job/School: Industrial constructions and welder.

Favourite 5 bands ATM: Stevie ray vaughan, Enslaved, Turbonegro, Satyricon and Pagan Alter.

What i do on my free time: Jackin' off!

How i discovered metal: At age 9 i went for a car ride with a buddy of my brother, and they played Metallica - Sad but true on the radio. My first and only revelation.

How i discovered Metalreviews.com: metal_xxx

nice! Welcome dude, be sure to post much around here.

I think it's kind of weird when people say they've lurked the site for like 3 years. I wonder if it was the forum too, if so, that's super weird. hahaha

They know aaall about us

I think I've visited the site about 2-3 years now. I've actually only known about the forum for a year, haha (that's when I found out what a forum is). So I too know every dirty little secret and each one of you old bastards.

Real first name: Alexander
Age: 25
Location: Morelia, México
Job/school: Graphic Designer
Favourite five bands of the moment: Deathspell Omega, Moonsorrow, Lost Horizon, Evergrey and Death.
Current favourite album: Seventh Wonder - Mercy Falls
Non-musical interests: All the forms of Art.
How you discovered Metal: When I was 8 my uncle (who is a lover of all music) was listening Master of Puppets, I was hypnotized by the immense power of the sound, he recorded me a tape with songs of Metallica, Guns n' Roses, Megadeth and Iron Maiden, and well, here I am after 17 years.
How you discovered Metal Reviews: I used to visit www.metal-reviews (crappy site btw), then one day I typed incorrectly and was redirected to this wonderful place.
Gen. info: Divorced, one kid (two years old). I'm a singer and guitar player, but I've to quit my band to concentrate on more important things. The magic mushrooms changed my life for good, awesome stuff really... I tend to dislike the stereotype of a Metal Head (long hair, leather & spikes, getting drunk, the rockstar life in general). I've never considered myself a Metal Head, only a guy who happens to like Heavy Metal. Been reading the site with devotion since there was only Chris and Danny, way back in 2000, but I wasn't interested in posting since I discovered the great thinking metal community that lives here, so I'll try to post more frecuently. And I don't think there's nothing wrong with downloading stuff, as long as you buy the albums you like.

Not true
Saludos desde Morelia cabrón, tienes un gran conocimiento del Metal, haber si luego platicamos con calma.

Claro que si brother, no me habìa dado cuenta que había otro Mexicano en el foro, excellente hermano saludos desde Cancun.

Cancún!! no mames, no se porque siempre pensé que eras del DF jajaja. Espero que cuando vuelva a ir nos echemos unas chelas, escuchando buen metal, por supuesto

You can both start a panflute band somewhere else you know!

Real first name: Josh
Age: 21
Location: Arkadelphia, Arkansas (but only for a few more months)
Job/school: Ouachita Baptist University (History and Poli Sci major)
Favourite five bands of the moment: Dream Theater, Judas Priest, Dark Tranquillity, In Flames,
Current favourite album: Judas Priest - Painkiller
Non-musical interests: Sports and Reading
How you discovered Metal: Borrowing Metallica's S&M live album from a friend.
How you discovered Metal Reviews: I don't remember.
Gen. info: Well, I'm not a newby, but I am returning from a long hiatus. I used to post on here quite a lot a few years ago. Metal kinda took a back seat for a while as I have been in college and got married. My interest, however, has recently been rekindled.

Wow, long time no post. Welcome back man. Where has husker been?

He's busy with school and stuff also. Pretty sure he still listens to metal, just not as in to it as he used to be.

yup... lurked the forum too

mostly just looking at people's comments on reviews... I find that's a good way to get a more general opinion on an album.

But yeah, I've come to know a few things about the more eccentric personalities around here

I always thought Fatporn was Ken until I read his post in this thread.

It could still be him...

I miss Ken and his pouty attitude.