Crims

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Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada

Musical interests:

  • Favourite genres: Thrash, Prog, Death, Viking, Power, Black
  • Favourite bands: Children Of Bodom, Nightwish, Nevermore, Judas Priest, Soilwork, Absu, Amon Amarth, Rhapsody, Iron Maiden, Amorphis, Ancient Rites, Arch Enemy, Blind Guardian, Borknagar, Crimson Glory, Deströyer 666, Dismember, Edguy, Hollenthon, HammerFall, Immolation, Iced Earth, Death, Kamelot, Kreator, Manticora, Overkill, Slayer, Stormlord, Behemoth, Graveland, Woods Of Ypres, Pagan's Mind Pyramaze King Diamond Dream Theater etc
  • All time favourite album: Children Of Bodom - Hatebreeder
  • Other musical interests: Some Prog Rock, 70's Rock, and Hard Rock
About me:
  • Occupation: Inventory Supply Chain Analyst
  • Hobbies: Metal, sports (Leafs, Raptors, Blue Jays, Argos, TFC), pub/bar hopping, video games, movies (every genre except Horror with a special interest in foreign films
  • Stats: Age- 25, Height- 6'4", Weight: 210lbs
  • Relationship Status: Married

How I got into Metal: I grew up in a suburb of Toronto where most of the kids listened to Rap and Dance music. It was all I was exposed to till about 1992, when I finished public school and went on to secondary school for grade 7 and 8. The ethnic population was a little more varied and I met a lot of people that were heavily into the grunge scene. I started listening to stuff like Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, and Pearl Jam, as well as the uprising of pop-punk that was present at the time like Green Day and Offspring. By chance in 1993 I bought an Anthrax CD, Sound Of White Noise to be specific. This was my first introduction to Metal and I proceeded to get CD's by various Thrash bands such as Annihilator, Sepultura, and Metallica. So while listening to Alternative, some Industrial and punk, I also enjoyed Thrash.

Skip ahead a year, a friend (at the time) and I started going through his father's tape collection one day and we dug up some classic Sabbath and Priest. After listening to Paranoid and Sad Wings Of Destiny, I was instantly hooked on classic Metal. When bands like Korn started to make an appearance and were still underground, I switched my tastes from Alternative Rock to Rap-Heavy Rock. That lasted about two years until the genre got very repetitive, boring, and mainstream (thus watered down). At the same time my interest in Thrash and Classic Metal increased.

In 1996 I finally got the Internet at my home and I stumbled upon a website called www.metal-rules.com. I was looking for stuff on Korn and the like, and was shocked to find out all these bands existed that I had never heard of before and that the writers did not consider Korn or Coal Chamber Metal. I've always had an open mind to music and I started reading reviews of CD's like In Flames- COLONY, Kamelot- The Fourth Legacy, and so forth. I didn't know what Power Metal or Black Metal was (I had heard some Death Metal) but the descriptions depicted in the reviews really sounded good. At the time the metal-rules site had a mp3 section and I downloaded In Flames- Insipid 2000, Witchery- Full Moon, and Children Of Bodom- Black Widow... and shortly there after, Blind Guardian- Into The Storm and Kamelot- Nights Of Arabia. Lets just say I was absolutely blown away by the heaviness, melodies, vocals, musicianship, and song writing. The rest is history as they say, as mallcore just wasn't the same anymore (far too simple and whiney) and Alternative had already lost creative steam a couple of years earlier. Since then I've explored every possible real Metal avenue, finding favorites in almost all genres and have also picked up on Prog Rock, which I appreciate for the musicianship and crafty song arrangements. I also have a passing interest in Classical Music which seems to be growing every year.

I find myself enjoying new Metal (not nu-metal) and 80's Metal almost equally, in some cases preferring 80's Metal or 80's styled bands. I've always been passionate about music, but Metal has really taken that passion to the next level. Metal has become not only a music, but a way of life in the sense of beliefs and ideals. Does that mean I'm a Satan Worshipping goat-slayer? No, but Metal has taught me to view everything with an open mind, free of predjudice and free of popular opinion; and relatedly, to make my opinion and judge things for their content, not their image or promotion, or for that matter would other people tell me I should believe or think.

As for my life outside of Metal. I've been out of college for a 3-4 years now and work as a Inventory Supply Chain Analyst for a home improvement retail chain. When not listening to Metal, in my free time (which is sparse), I enjoy playing PC and console games. I play a lot of FPS, RPG's, and action/adventure games with a passing interest in most other genres. I have a large DVD collection and enjoy almost all types of movies. I can find equal enjoyment out of something like Commando and then something like Casino for completely different reasons. I watch a healthy amount of sports with my main interests being in Hockey and Basketball. About 2-3 times a week I work out at the gym so I don't look like I drink beer and sit around listening to Metal all day. On weekends I enjoy going to local pubs, in particular one's with microbreweries in downtown Toronto. Lastly, when the opportunity arises I go to every Metal concert possible.

In highschool I was more into sports than I am now but I still love watching hockey (Leafs!) and play really bad Basketball occasionally. At one time I was quite good and played high school level Basketball and even coached Basketball teams at various points in my teenage years but I haven't kept up with it and the fact that I'm white and can't jump (who would have thought that?) meant that college ball wasn't an option. For about two years I played in a garage Metal band that played Slayer, Sentenced, and HammerFall covers with Progressive Thrash originals. It was never meant to go anywhere and ended when we all got into college or University, but was fun while it lasted. For the record I played everything: guitars, drums, bass, and did vocal work, but I didn't write the music or the lyrics.

As for misc. stuff: I have a martial arts background in Karate and Ju-jitsu, and I would like to get back into that and expand on at some point down the road, preferablly through the sport of Wushu. Lastly, I have a strong interest in World History, in particular European and Asian which coincides with my interest in Pagan Mythology. I am a stout Atheist and am very proud of my German and Danish heritage, but I'm also very proud to be Canadian. Anyway, that's it for now.

- Chris a.k.a. Crims

REVIEWS
PLAYLISTS

Firewind - The Premonition
Century Media
Power Metal
82 / 100
OmegaLord - Hammer Down
Unsigned
Heavy Metal
72 / 100
Brainstorm - Downburst
MetalBlade Records
Power Metal
86 / 100
A Life Once Lost - Iron Gag
Ferret Records
Metalcore
67 / 100
Sinner - The Nature Of Evil
Nuclear Blast
Traditional Heavy Metal
84 / 100 Archive review
Maple Cross - Heimo
Verikauha Records
Groove Thrash Metal
76 / 100
Legion of the Damned - Feel The Blade
Massacre Records
Death/Thrash Metal
74 / 100
Severe Torture - Sworn Vengeance
Earache Records
Death Metal
82 / 100
Nightmare - Genetic Disorder
Regain Records
Power Metal
79 / 100
Onward - The Neverending Sun
Metalbolic
Traditional Metal
82 / 100
Jotunspor - Gleipnirs Smeder
Satanas Rex
Black Metal
70 / 100
Soilwork - Sworn To A Great Divide
Nuclear Blast
Modern Melodic Death
72 / 100
Lizzy Borden - Appointment With Death
Metal Blade
Heavy Metal
84 / 100
This Ending - Inside The Machine
Metal Blade
Melodic Death Metal
78 / 100
Olympos Mons - Medievil
Scarlet Records
Power Metal
80 / 100
Avenger Of Blood - Complete Annihilation
JCM Records
Thrash Metal
74 / 100
Astral Doors - New Revelation
Locomotive Music
Heavy Metal
87 / 100
Angtoria - God Has A Plan For Us All
Listenable Records
Orchestral Metal
76 / 100
Sacred Steel - Hammer Of Destruction
Massacre Records
Power/Speed Metal
82 / 100
Divine Heresy - Bleed The Fifth
Roadrunner Records
Death Metal/Metalcore
78 / 100
Six Feet Under - Commandment
Metal Blade
Death Metal
77 / 100
Paradise Lost - In Requiem
Century Media
Gothic Metal
79 / 100
Flametal - The Elder
Independent Release
Flamenco Metal
78 / 100 Archive review
Paragon - Forgotten Prophecies
Remedy Records
Power/Speed Metal
85 / 100
Divinefire - Into A New Dimension
Rivel Records
Power Metal
87 / 100
Cage - Hell Destroyer
MTM Music
Power/Speed Metal
95 / 100 Album of the month
Hacride - Amoeba
Listenable Records
Extreme Technical Metal
73 / 100
Fear My Thoughts - Vulcanus
Century Media
Melodic Death Metal
80 / 100
The Dogma - A Good Day To Die
Drakkar
Gothic tinged Heavy/Power Metal
87 / 100
Gaia Epicus - Victory
Epicus Records
Power/Speed Metal
78 / 100
Crystallion - A Dark Enchanted Crystal Night
STF Records
Power Metal
80 / 100 Surprise of the month
Steel Attack - Diabolic Symphony
Massacre Records
Power Metal
84 / 100
Soulrest - Chaosophia
Self-released
Death Metal
70 / 100
Darkness Eternal - Misanthropic Annihilation
Autopsy Kitchen Records
Death Metal
88 / 100
Arch Enemy - Black Earth
Wrong Again Records
Melodic Death Metal
93 / 100 Archive review
Masterstroke - Apocalypse
JMT-Music
Power Metal
74 / 100
Perpetual Fire - Endless World
Adrenaline
Power Metal
82 / 100 Surprise of the month
Chrome Division - Doomsday Rock 'N Roll
Nuclear Blast
Rock 'N Metal
80 / 100 Surprise of the month
Celesty - Mortal Mind Creation
Dockyard1
Power Metal
Grand Lux - Carved In Stone
Ulterium Records
Heavy Metal
60 / 100
Deicide - The Stench Of Redemption
Earache Records
Death Metal
88 / 100
Berserk - Cries Of Blood and Hate
Unexploded Records
Pagan Black Metal
85 / 100
Ancient Rites - Rubicon
Season Of Mist
Epic Extreme Metal
92 / 100 Album of the month
Live Report - Gigantour 2006 - Toronto
Live Gig
Beautiful Sin - The Unexpected
AFM Records
Melodic Heavy Metal
84 / 100 Surprise of the month
Indigent - Simulacrum
Parsnipcore Records
Progressive Death Metal
78 / 100 Surprise of the month
Clifton - We Never Change
Abacus Recordings
Melodic Death/Metalcore
69 / 100
Dagger - Summer Demo 2005
Independent
Heavy Metal/Rock
no quote
Cyprian - 2005 EP
Self-released
Traditional/Thrash Metal
No Quote
Live Report - Kamelot w/ Seven Witches & Penetrator - November 20th 2005, Toronto Canada
Metal Reviews
Shiva - Desert Dreams
MTM Music
Heavy Metal/Hard Rock
85 / 100
Wetwork - Synod
Krankenhaus
Technical Death Metal
85 / 100 Surprise of the month
Naumachina - Wrathorn
Adipocere
Symphonic Melodic Death/Black
78 / 100 Surprise of the month
Rapid Fire - Scream
Steelheart Records
Power Metal
72 / 100
Mutilation - Conflict Inside
Adipocere
Death Metal
75 / 100
Antiquus - Ramayana
Unsigned
Power/Prog Metal
86 / 100 Surprise of the month
Himinbjorg - Europa
Adipocere
Pagan Black Metal
88 / 100
Scar Symmetry - Symmetric In Design
Metal Blade
Melodic Death Metal
84 / 100
Live Report - Sonata Arctica w/ Torn Black & Reckon With One - April 18th, 2005, Toronto Canada
Metal Reviews
Dissection (Canada) - Final Genocide
Fringe Product
Thrash Metal
72 / 100 Archive review
Brainstorm - Liquid Monster
Metal Blade
Power Metal
87 / 100
Primordial - The Gathering Wilderness
Metal Blade
Pagan Black Metal
88 / 100
Deströyer 666 - Phoenix Rising
Season Of Mist
Blackened Death/Thrash Metal
90 / 100 Archive review
Dies Irae - Sculpture Of Stone
Metal Blade
Death/Thrash Metal
82 / 100
Kreator - Endless Pain
Noise Records
Thrash Metal
87 / 100 Archive review
Stainless Steel - Red Heat Within
Music Works
Power Metal
75 / 100
Bloodaxe - Raping The Ancient
White Legends
Raw Black Metal
88 / 100
Stainless Steel - Wigant
Hammer Music
Power Metal
80 / 100 Surprise of the month
Suffocation - Human Waste
Relapse Records
Brutal Death Metal
92 / 100 Archive review
Atrophia Red Sun - Twisted Logic
Adipocere
Unclassifiable
72 / 100
Primal Fear - Primal Fear
Nuclear Blast
Speed Metal
78 / 100 Archive review
Incantation - Decimate Christendom
Listenable Records
Death Metal
73 / 100
Sacred Steel - Reborn In Steel
Metal Blade
Power/Speed Metal
75 / 100 Archive review
Persefone - Truth Inside The Shades
Intromental
Progressive Melodic Death
76 / 100 Surprise of the month
Woods of Ypres - Pursuit Of The Sun and Allure Of The Earth
Krankenhaus
Black/Doom Metal
93 / 100 Album of the month
Queensryche - Queensrÿche
EMI
80's Power Metal
87 / 100 Archive review
Trauma - Imperfect Like A God
Adipocere
Death Metal
83 / 100
Absu - Barathrum V.I.T.R.I.O.L.
Osmose Productions
Black Metal
84 / 100 Archive review
Vader - The Beast
Metal Blade
Death Metal
85 / 100
Wehrwolfe - Godless We Stand
Magick
Death Metal
88 / 100 Surprise of the month
Leiden - Empty
Adipocere
Gothic Metal
70 / 100
Destinity - In Excelsis Dementia
Adipocere
Blackened Death Metal
86 / 100
Death - Scream Bloody Gore
Combat
Death Metal
82 / 100 Archive review
Ellipsis - Beyond Thematics
Adipocere
Dark Progressive Metal
80 / 100
Rhapsody - Legendary Tales
Limb Music Products
Symphonic Power Metal
85 / 100 Archive review
Finnugor - Death Before Dawn
Adipocere
Raw Gothic Black Metal
72 / 100
Crystalium - Diktat OmegA
Oakenshield
Black Metal
86 / 100
Nehëmah - Requiem Tenebrae
Oakenshield
Black Metal
78 / 100
Benighted - I.C.P.
Adipocere
Death Metal
87 / 100
Deadly Sin - Sunborn
Spiritual Beast
Power/Prog Metal
85 / 100 Surprise of the month
Fireign - 2004 Promo
Self-released
Melodic Traditional/Thrash w/ harsh vocals
no quote Surprise of the month
Dark Avenger - X Dark Years
Megahard Records
Power Metal
no quote
Morifade - Domination
Karmageddon Media
Power Metal
82 / 100
Poverty's No Crime - The Chemical Chaos
InsideOut Music
Progressive Metal/Rock
85 / 100
Deafening Silence - Edge Of Life
Brennus Music
Power Metal
76 / 100
God Forbid - Better Days (EP)
Century Media
Melodic Thrashcore
No Quote
Into Eternity - Dead Or Dreaming
Century Media
Progressive Extreme Metal
88 / 100
Himinbjorg - Golden Age
Adipocere
Pagan Black Metal
74 / 100
Overkill - Feel The Fire
Megaforce Records
Thrash Metal
94 / 100 Archive review
Estertor - Between Silence and Light
Moonlapse Productions
Progressive Melodic Death/Doom Metal
92 / 100 Album of the month
Carnal Lust - Whore Of Violence
Diamond Records
Brutal Death Metal
83 / 100 Surprise of the month
Genital Grinder - s/t
Adipocere
Death/Grind Metal
65 / 100
Olc Sinnsir - The Throne Of Dead Emotions
Oakenshield
Violent Black Metal
83 / 100 Surprise of the month
Berserk - Rites Of Supremacy
Oakenshield
Black Metal
85 / 100
Fleshgrind - Murder Without End
Century Media
Death Metal
74 / 100
Aborted - Goremageddon: The Saw And The Carnage Done
Century Media
Grinding Death/Gore Metal
84 / 100
Extol - Synergy
Century Media
Technical and Progressive Melodic Death
75 / 100
Ajattara - Kuolema
Spikefarm Records
Darkened Black Metal
83 / 100
Antipathy - Removal Of The Mind (E.P.)
Self released
Death Metal
no quote
The Black Dahlia Murder - Unhallowed
Metal Blade
Melodic Death Metal (ATG Style)
80 / 100 Surprise of the month
Omnium Gatherum - Spirits And August Light
Rage Of Achilles
Melodic Death Metal
93 / 100 Album of the month
Blood Red Throne - Affiliated With The Suffering
Hammerheart Records
Death Metal
86 / 100
Soulreaper - Life Erazer
Hammerheart Records
Death Metal
90 / 100 Album of the month
Salem - Collective Demise
System Shock
Death Metal
80 / 100
Paganizer - Murder Death Kill
Xtreem Music
Death Metal
82 / 100
Darkthrone - Hate Them
Moonfog Productions
Raw Black Metal
92 / 100 Album of the month
Black Label Society - The Blessed Hellride
Spitfire Records
Groove Metal
75 / 100
Carpathian Forest - Defending The Throne Of Evil
Season Of Mist
Black Metal
76 / 100
Vital Remains - Dechristianize
Olympic Recordings
Death Metal
88 / 100
Primal Dawn - The Euthanasia Programme
Unsigned
Blackened Death/Thrash Metal
no quote
Kiss Of Death - Promo 2k2
Self released
Melodic Thrash/Death Metal with 'core elements
no quote
Crustacean - Insaniac
Cold Blood Industries
Thrash/Death Metal
82 / 100
Soulreaper - Written In Blood
Nuclear Blast
Death Metal
87 / 100 Archive review
Dawn Of Relic - Lovecraftian Dark
Season Of Mist
Melodic Dark/Death/Black Metal
86 / 100 Surprise of the month
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter - Have A Nice Trip
Nuclear Blast
Melodic Death/Folk Metal
94 / 100 Album of the month
Finnugor - Black Flames
Adipocere
Black/Gothic Metal
67 / 100
Necrophagia - The Divine Art Of Torture
Baphomet Records
Horror Metal
77 / 100
Soul Demise - In Vain
Season Of Mist
Death Metal (Swedish Style)
87 / 100
Septicflesh - Sumerian Daemons
Hammerheart Records
Atmospheric Death/Dark Metal
89 / 100
Children Of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll
Spinefarm Records
Bodom Metal
97 / 100 Album of the month
Ritual Carnage - The Birth Of Tragedy
Osmose Productions
Thrash Metal
85 / 100
Pagan's Mind - Celestial Entrance
Limb Music Products
Progressive Metal
96 / 100 Album of the month
Severe Torture - Misanthropic Carnage
Hammerheart Records
Death Metal
78 / 100
Edenbridge - Aphelion
Massacre Records
Melodic Power Metal
94 / 100 Album of the month
Morgenstern - Rausch
Napalm Records
Folk Metal
78 / 100
Desire - Locus Horrendus - The Night Cries Of A Sullen Soul
Self released
Romantic Doom Metal
70 / 100
Decapitated - Winds Of Creation
Earache Records
Death Metal
85 / 100 Archive review
Dies Irae - The Sin War
MetalBlade Records
Death Metal
80 / 100
Dies Irae - Immolation
MetalBlade Records
Death Metal
78 / 100 Archive review
Metalium - Millenium Metal
Massacre Records
Power Metal
85 / 100 Archive review
Bloodaxe - Bloodthrone
White Legends
Raw Black Metal
75 / 100 Archive review
Bloodbath - Resurrection Through Carnage
Century Media
Swedish Death Metal
92 / 100 Album of the month
Taetre - Divine Misanthropic Madness
Mighty Music
Death / Thrash Metal
78 / 100
Freternia - A Nightmare Story
Arise Records
Power Metal
86 / 100
Enshadowed - Messengers Of The Darkest Dawn
Black Lotus Records
Black Metal
60 / 100
Luca Turilli - Demonheart (EP)
Limb Music Products
Symphonic Power Metal
no quote
Rapture - Songs For The Withering
Spikefarm Records
Gothic Doom Metal
80 / 100
Slaine - NON
Self Financed
Semi-Technical Death Metal
no quote
Meridian - The Seventh Sun
Season Of Mist
Black Metal
85 / 100 Surprise of the month
Children Of Bodom - You're Better Off Dead (Single)
Spinefarm Records
Extreme Power Metal
no quote
Impaled - Mondo Medicale
Death Vomit Records
Death / Gore Metal (Carcass style)
78 / 100
At The Gates - Slaughter Of The Soul (Re-issue)
Earache Records
Gothenburg Death / Thrash Metal
95 / 100 Album of the month
Primordial - Storm Before Calm
Hammerheart Records
Celtic Black Metal
85 / 100
Hate Eternal - King Of All Kings
Earache Records
Brutal Death Metal
80 / 100
Darkane - Expanding Senses
Nuclear Blast
Cyber Thrash Metal
92 / 100 Album of the month
Aurora - Dead Electric Nightmares
Lucretia Records
Melodic Death Metal
84 / 100
Nevermore - Nevermore
Century Media
Heavy / Thrash Metal
83 / 100 Archive review
Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines
Relapse Records
Egyptian Death Metal
97 / 100 Album of the month
Hatesphere - Bloodred Hatred
Scarlet Records
Thrash Metal
82 / 100
The Ravenous - Assembled In Blasphemy
Hammerheart Records
Death/Gore Metal
72 / 100 Archive review
Blood Red Throne - Monument Of Death
Hammerheart Records
Death Metal
95 / 100 Album of the month
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