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About me - Loucifer

Well... what can I say? I'm definitely opinionated (which is why I'm here, I guess!), but I like to think that I am able to keep an open mind.

My main passion is music - or, to be more specific, metal. I have even set up my own reviews/interviews website so

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Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Defending heavy metal music: It's not just screaming: 3 of 29

Part of me sees no reason why I should defend metal - it's a form of music (and one that happens to be my absolute favourite) and if someone else doesn't like it, then it's them who's missing out, not me. With that said, I just can't help leaping to its defense whenever someone dismisses it as 'just noise'. I suppose it coul...
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Heavy metal image versus Rap: 2 of 7

I saw this topic and I just thought "AGGGHH! Not this again!"... but I'm still going to write, because I'm bored and, just like everyone else, believe that my opinion is important. I love Metal, but I'm not overly fond of rap and so Metal is going to get my vote every time in this debate. However, I'm not going to sit here a...
Entertainment > Music (Other) A fresh approach to finding new music: 2 of 6

I have always been the kind of person to go out and hunt for new music. It started when I was a 9 year old Meat Loaf fan and I decided to go out and find out which music had influenced him, who he had worked with and which bands had been influenced by him. Ever since then, my quest for new music has never stopped. The follow...
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes The re-emergence of folk music: 1 of 3

I whole-heartedly agree that folk music is coming back into the lime-light. Even as an avid Metalhead I have found myself listening to a lot of folk-inspired bands. One such band that deserves a mention is Finntroll. This band hails from Finland, but a lot of their lyrics are in Swedish. The reason I have the urge to mention...
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes Setting genres in the music industry: 1 of 3

Things have got incredibly confusing in the land of Metal in recent years. There are an incredible amount of sub-genres, and (even though I like to consider myself knowledgeable on most things Metal) even I get confused at times. I can just about cope with the main sub-genres of Metal - Black Metal, Death Metal, Thrash, Grin...
Entertainment > Music (Other) Best ever cover version: 6 of 12

As a general rule, I'm not too fond of cover versions. A lot of the time I just think 'Why bother? Why not write a brand new track?', but sometimes a cover version sneaks along and takes me by surprise. One of the best bands to produce awesome cover versions was Guns N'Roses... in fact, they produced a whole album of them in...
Entertainment > Music Genres, Trends & Scenes The future of CDs in a music market centered on computers, mp3s and iPods: 3 of 6

From a technological point of view, I think that the CD will have to make way for something else, as will the MP3 (well, I hope so, since the quality of the MP3 is never as good!). But... am I happy about it? Do I relish the fact the soon the possibility of having all music stored on my computer/MP3 Player will become a real...
Entertainment > Music (Other) Where to find free online radio: 3 of 6

My favourite online radio station is Pandora (www.pandora.com). It's easy to use and it plays music that YOU like. All you have to do is tell it which songs or artists are currently floating your boat and - hey presto- it produces a radio station which plays music which it thinks will appeal to you. If you don't like a song,...
Entertainment > Album Reviews Album reviews: The Once And Future King by Nephwrack: 1 of 1

I'm going to guess that almost no-one here has heard of Nephwrack - in which case, if you are a metal fan, you are most definitely missing out. I first found out about in mid 2006 when I found out that they were to be playing at Bloodstock Open Air (a festival in Derbyshire, England) and I decided to check them out. At this ...
Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Has the trend toward Reality TV improved the quality of television shows?: 38 of 51

I think that 'Reality TV' is one of the main reasons why I hate paying the 130 (approx) for my TV License here in England. It seems like every other show is a reality based one - from "X Factor" to "Dancing On Ice" to the various celebrity editions of the same kinds of shows. When I sit down in front of my television I want ...