Saturday, January 31, 2009
Hello. Another uneventful day has gone by. I didn't even leave my house today. Yeah, that's how dismal the whole situation is. I need to find a job soon. But since my father keeps on telling me how unattainable a job is right now due to the global financial crisis, he decided to offer me simple household jobs and he is willing to pay be $50-$100 for each job. I'm considering that.Alright, the topic for today is:
Slipknot. One of the most controversial bands in music history. The metal band with the most amount of hardcore loyal fans, but also the band with the most amount of haters. When it comes to Slipknot, you either like them, or you hate them.
One of the main reason why people avoid Slipknot is because of the way they look. I understand. The masks they wear aren't exactly the most welcoming things. For a really long time, I have been wondering about the reason why they actually wore those masks.
Were the masks there just to boost the "hardcore" factor of the band? Or were they just a gimmick to make the band unique, so that their popularity could be increased? I had many theories, but no solid explanation. But now, I finally know the reason.
First, a little history about Slipknot. Slipknot is an American metal band from Des Moines, Iowa, formed in 1995. Their first studio album was released in 1999. The band originally consisted of only four members. They started wearing face paint during their live gigs.
By the year 1997, after members leaving and new members joining, the band was nine members strong, and all of these nine members are still in the band today. During one of their practice sessions, percussionist Shawn Crahan wore a clown mask "just for the fun of it", but the rest of the members eventually started wearing masks all well.
The masks aren't there for no reason. I agree that it adds to the "hardcore" factor, and it might help the band gain new fans, but the actual reason behind them is much more respectable. Basically, the reason why Slipknot wears the masks, or the identical clothes for that matter, is because they don't want to get fans because of the way they look, but because of the way their music sounds.
Just think about it. Who in the right mind actually buys Jonas Brothers CDs for the music. It's more like people buy the CDs because of the way the members of the group look. But when it comes to Slipknot, you don't know how they look.
Even if you did know how the members of Slipknot looked, I can assure you that they don't have the typical artist look. So you wouldn't be buying their albums because of the way they look. Unless you have really bad taste in guys.
The members of Slipknot aren't exactly in shape either. Some of them are fat, and others, while thinner, are still lacking the trim bodies you expect artists to have. In an interview, Slipknot's singer, Corey Taylor, went against claims that all Slipknot fans were fat and ugly kids by saying that the members of Slipknot were "fat and ugly kids as well".
So, the only reason why someone would support Slipknot is not because of their looks, nor because of their sex appeal, but rather for their music. Which is the way it's supposed to be in the first place. Artists should get fans because of their music, not because of anything else.
So now we all know the reason behind the masks, and I think it's a pretty damn respectable one. Slipknot may seem like a bunch of insane people to many, but behind the facade created by the masks, they are actually respectable people. I have even seen a video where they were all saying "thank you" to their bus driver as they got off the bus. Hardcore metal respectable courteous band.
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Mention worthy things:
I downloaded the Skate 2 demo and I played the hell out of it. It's a great skating simulator that actually requires skill to play, unlike the Tony Hawk series. Since it's an Electronic Arts game, I'll probably buy it soon with Lord of the Rings Conquest, then I can get $20 off.
I played Spider-Man 3 and I played what was probably the hardest level I've played through before. Basically you have to fight Kraven the Hunter, who is ****ing tough, and you have to fight him twice. Once you are done raping him, you have to fight a mutated version of Lizard, which isn't as tough, but solving the puzzle to beat him is a bitch.
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Some news:
-A new Mirror's Edge hack introduces third person view to the game. It can only be done on the PC, obviously. Picture below:
-Police cars are rumoured to be returning to Burnout Paradise through future downloadable. With the police cars back in the game, the Pursuit game type might be reintroduced as well. Picture below:
-This isn't really game news, but it is too awesome to miss. A bunch of hackers from Austin, Texas, did this to several electronic construction signs in the area:
-PS3 exclusive Killzone 2 doesn't disappoint, scoring an average of 9.4/10 among reviewers.
-It has officially been confirmed that there is no way in hell that the iPhone/iPod Touch can run Xbox 360 software. That video you saw on youtube about that guy running Halo 3 on an iPhone? It was fake. Obviously.
-The final map of the Halo 3 Mythic map pack has been revealed. It's called Sandbox. It looks some what like Sandtrap, but darker and with fewer hills. Each and every piece of this map can also be moved around in Forge mode, meaning this is another Foundry type of map. Picture below:
-EA has revealed a trio of new Need for Speed games. Need for Speed: Shift (PS3, Xbox 360, PC, PSP), Need for Speed: Nitro (Wii, DS) and Need for Speed: World Online (PC). An in game screenshot of NFS Shift:
-The next Resident Evil movie is in the works right now. It will be more similar to the second Resident Evil movie than the other two. Whatever it is, the movies don't really have much of a link to the games, so I don't bother about them.
Ok, I'm done for today. Ending off, see you tomorrow.
posted @ 10:30 PM
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