Thrash Tuesday: Accept

Metallica: The Day That Never Comes

Sad But True Live 1992

Metallica is great live, and this is a pretty damn good video. I hope I don't mess it up for anyone by going on a little rant.

Maybe it's because I'm a father of daughters and I truly hope I taught my daughters to respect themselves and believe that they are worthy of respect. I know we all do silly stuff now and then, I hung plenty of moons in my time when I was younger. So maybe for some of the ladies who do it, flashing their boobs is just for a laugh. But somehow it doesn't seem that way.

I'm not saying that someone who flashes her boobs at a concert is "slutty" or anything like that, I don't know her character and neither can anyone else just based on this one action. I know this isn't the reaction most men have when seeing a woman flashing her goods, but when I see it, it sort of makes me sad that they think they have to do this. 

Perhaps some of them are trying to get backstage for a little fun, if this is their goal maybe that helps them accomplish it. But I imagine that's not really the case most of the time. I think many of them kind of feel like they have to, like it's expected.

Guys, a woman does not owe it to you to show you her breasts in a concert setting, and if she refuses, you don't have the right to call her names. Women, you don't owe it to anyone to flash your breasts. You came there to enjoy the music, you weren't hired as a stripper. If you don't want to do it, don't do it, and don't feel like you're a "prude" or "uncool" for refusing.

I once heard this exchange at a show, and I thought it was great.

Guy: "Show me your tits."

Woman: "Show me your dick."

He didn't. 

What's sauce for the goose and all.

Anyway, the sound quality is great on this video, and for some of you the fact that there is boob flashing may make you like it even better, although for others of you that may be a turn-off. For me it's neutral, other than the implications that women are always supposed to be on display. 

~DJ Seth~

Social Blogger Post #1: Meet DJ Illin' Illsa

The Social Blogger blog hop is hosted by Anna of Herding Cats and Burning Soup. Click here to check out her most recent post. I'm going to follow her format for a first Social Blogger post.

I'm DJ Illin' Illsa. Here are five items of interest about me. There will be a quiz later! ;-)

• Like the other members of Team KHEL 666/Team Netherworld, I live with mental illness. I have type 2 bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, and PTSD. I also have OCD. As I commented at Anna's blog: I don't have food issues and I'm not a germophobe. I have trouble throwing things out because of an overwhelming anxiety that I might need it later. I have boxes and bags of crap that I sometimes force myself to go through. It makes me very anxious. Also, I'm a picture straightener, and I can't stand to see mismatched pushpins (two different colors.) It drives me crazy! So yes, I have a touch of OCD! In addition, although I'm not afraid of any numbers, there are certain numbers that I like particularly. If I have to make a choice between ten items, for instance, I'll choose the fifth or the seventh.
• My father died in a motorcycle crash when I was fifteen. He was just 38 years old. (Would have been 38 in 2 weeks. He died on July 16. His birthday would have been August 2.) It's strange to me that I am now older than he ever got to be. His death was devastating to our family. I acted out a lot after his death. My older brother tried hard to be the "man of the family," but he was only seventeen himself. I was hurting a lot, and I was out of control. I have since thanked my brother for everything he did during that difficult time. (P.S. I love you, Hank.)
• My real surname is Göring. Yeah, like the Nazi leader. You can imagine the shit I got for that growing up. I chose Gorrey as a pen surname because I love the quirky and creepy cartoons by Edward Gorey. 
• I love to write horror and sci-fi. I write the dreaded fan fiction along with the other members of Team Netherworld, but our fan fiction is unlike any other. It's quirky and unique, just like the people writing it. We take characters from movies and television programs we love, or we take the characters out of movies we hated but we liked the characters in spite of how terrible the movie was. Some of them are visitors to our realm, The Netherworld. Such visitors include Harry Potter and Dr. Who, often at the same time. Some of them are fugitives, refugees from their own crappy time and bad dimension (Alien 3, Alien Resurrection.) Some are characters whose time came to an end in the material world. (Tony Soprano, J.R. Ewing.) We also have an ever-growing roster of original characters. Our "for public consumption" blog is The Netherworld. Our deep cuts blog is Undead in the Netherworld.
• For the longest time I had a big crush on Michael Biehn (The Terminator, Aliens, The Abyss) but I was dismayed to find out that he's kind of an idiot in person. So it goes. To any rate, he's played some of Team Netherworld's favorite characters, and I have to respect his acting chops.

Here are five items of interest about KHEL 666:

• While we rather obviously love the heavy metal genre in all its varied forms, we also love other kinds of music. This is a very eclectic blog, and all tastes in music are respected.
• Satanists are not what most people think, but in spite of the name of the blog, none of us are Satanists. KHEL 666 was the call letters chosen for The Netherworld's most popular radio station. The "HEL" part of the call letters refers to the Norse Goddess of the Underworld, Hel. The "666" refers to the theatrical and often tongue in cheek or hyperbolic usage of the number 666 by heavy metal bands.
• We don't allow bots to spider our site. This might limit the number of potential visitors, but we have also found that it limits the number of potential trolls. We would rather have a small, friendly following than have lots of hits but also lots more crap from trolls.
• KHEL 666 was founded in 2006. It was first referenced at our now archived blog, Rattling Bones Undead Musician Magazine. The blog you see before you was founded in 2012.
• The main DJ's for KHEL 666 Radio Netherworld are Bill S. Preston and Ted "Theodore" Logan for the KHEL 666 Morning Crunch (6 AM to 10 AM), Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar for the KHEL 666 Lunch Hour (10 AM to 2 PM), Beavis and Butthead for KHEL 666 Rush Hour (2 PM to 6 PM), DJ Eddie Head for Evenings with Eddie (6 PM to midnight) and DJ Badass Brittney of the famed Naked Gymnastics for Jesus with Brittney's Bitchin' Witching Hour (midnight to 6 AM.) The weekend DJ's are varied, but include Evil Ed and Chachi Arcola. 

Thanks to Anna for hosting this fun platform to allow our visitors to know us a little better. Now, we'll have to see how many of them stick around and how many of them run off and hide, quavering in fear!

~DJ Illin' Illsa~

Sending you off with a classic tune from DJ Eddie's band, Iron Maiden.

Semi Trailer vs. Chock

Here's something for you motorheads. They're testing to see how much force it takes for this semi trailer to run over a chock.

In my neck of the woods, we have some steep mountain roads which require runaway truck ramps. Here, a driver tests a runaway truck ramp in North Bay, Ontario. One can imagine that if a driver was forced to pull over to do repairs or wait for a tow on one of these steep roads, having a good chock would be essential.

Since I mentioned Motörhead, I'd better play some. Wouldn't want you fiends going riot on me!
Several bands have covered this iconic slab of metal glory. I like Satyricon's cover.

I also enjoy Sepultura's cover. What's not to like?

Hope you liked this little ramble from heavy metal on 18 wheels to heavy metal on guitar, bass, and drums with accompanying gravely vocals!

Addendum:
I left this comment on the Satyricon video. I know I'm wasting my proverbial breath, pissing into the wind, leading a dead horse to water, and trying to talk sense to fools, but it needed to be said.

I should never be surprised at the level of stupidity of You Tube comments. They truly reach a new low. Someone doesn't agree with you? Call them a homo or fag, because being a homosexual is teeotally grody, like ew for shure! Or the comment that you don't like the original version by Motorhead because Lemmy "grosses you out." In other words, you only want to listen to bands that look good to you, which isn't shallow at all.
Being a little older, I remember listening to the original version. Such amazing, hard music could not be ignored, and the lyrics are actually intelligent and thought-provoking. I like a good party song, but I really appreciate something that makes me think. Lemmy may not be the best looking guy in the world, but I don't listen only to music by guys whom I find "hot." I listen to music I find good, period. It could be played by Jabba the Hut and a band of Juiblex, and I would still listen.
This is a great cover. The Sepultura cover is also great. Both Satyricon and Sepultura are true to the spirit of the original song but put their own unique twist on it. That's what makes a great cover.
The original will always rise to the top for me, but that doesn't negate the worth of the newer renditions.
I know this final thought will be ignored and/or ridiculed, because, You Tube, but couldn't we all just listen to and appreciate the music and stop looking for reasons to bandy about schoolyard insults?

~DJ Opal~

Behind the Wall of Sleep/NIB

A little Black Sabbath to thaw out your ass this morning, if its frozen like mine. If it's not, listen anyway!

~DJ Blooming Psycho~

Helloween: A Tale That Wasn't Right

A great power ballad from Helloween. This classic metal band is so underrated. I love their style!

~DJ Wanda~

Jameson Raid: Just as the Dust Had Settled

Hello Dahlings! Tonight's suggestion of forgotten but needs to be remembered old school metal comes to me from DJ Helena. It's time to me to get away from romantic relationships, plucky heroines, and social commentary for a moment and return to the battle as the seemingly doomed human kingdom faces a brutal onslaught from the Ogre King and his minions, both living and Undead. Cheers!

~DJ Tempest~

Follow Tempest's NaNoWriMo Progress

Bring Your Daughter to the Slaughter

Blogging Challenge A to Z: T is for Testament

Dare you crank up the Testament on this Terrific T Day?

Testament is an old school thrash metal band from California. They formed in 1983 as Legacy. They have released released ten studio albums, four live albums, six compilation albums, and six singles.

Testament is a band with a hard hitting, no bullshit sound. They are about the tunes, not the flash. While personnel changes over the years have added different nuances to their sound, they always deliver the basics and never disappoint. It's little wonder they've been active in the music scene for more than 30 years. Their timeless sound will continue to please fans of the metal genre for many years to come.

Iron Maiden Playlist

Don't like Maiden? Then you won't like this playlist. So, GTFO until we're done with the coolness!

Up the Irons!

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Up the goddamn irons!

Black Sabbath: Warning

A favorite, underrated Black Sabbath tune.

Ozzy and Me

Candlemass: Bewitched

Sharing with you now a selection of the finest Metal Cheese, direct from Sweden. Tasty!