: About Me

Currently serving in the United States Air Force with the 352 Special Operations Group (SOG) from Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall. Enjoy writing to convey my feelings/ beliefs and to relieve stress at the end of the day. I hope to continue writing and improve my writing skills.

My passion is ...

Music, Art and writing

I know too much about ...

Nothing in particular, just little bits about a lot of things.

My parents always told me ...

To stop doing that before you get hurt.

My childhood ambition ...

Oddly enough, Drill Instructor... Watched Full Metal Jacket and got hooked on the idea.

My favorite memory ...

Has to be my kids being born or when I got back from Iraq.

Why I write ...

To calm myself and reflect on the world around me.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Currently reading "The Sum of All Fears" by Tom Clancy.

My first job ...

Fry cook at Wendy's

My best moment ...

Same as my favorite memories.

My inspiration ...

Heroes of old, those who fought and died valiantly for what they believed.

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

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Being a guy who grew up during the Eighties Heavy Metal days, I have a deep passion for all things Metal. Well not all things. The genre's classified as Death Metal and Nu-Metal are absolute rubbish in the opinion of this writer. Heav metal of my time was notabout screaming as far as it was about a group of individuals getting together and making amazing music. Great bands like Anthrax, Slayer, Metallica, Exodus, Flotsam and Jetsam, and Testament, all of which have shared a stage, molded the sounds that would be known as heavy metal. Their goal: To create a sound that was faster, louder, h...

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