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ABOUT THE METAL PIT THE SITE THE METAL PIT is a website about yes you guessed it Heavy Metal music. I (Blake...webmaster/creator) started with my own metal website where I did album/cd reviews then I met up with a friend PANDORA and we worked with a friend of her's to creat THE PIT website which is no longer as we both just didn't have the time then after a absense of a few years I started up another metal website which you are on right now and I met up with my good friend Nick and it grew into more then just reviews but with interviews and etc. We were joined by the very talented and very young OLA who did a amazing writing job the short time she was with us and has now moved onto writing for another metal webzine that is very lucky to have her. (www.hellbound.ca) so then it was back to just me and Nick again but now THE METAL PIT has added a whole team of writers to help make THE METAL PIT grow faster and of course LOUDER!!!!!!!! THE WRITERS NAME: Blake Mossey AGE: 44 HOMETOWN: St. Marys, ON, Canada EMAIL ADDRESS: blake@themetalpit.ca FACEBOOK PAGE: Blake Metalpit How I got into Metal: It was September 30th, 1982 my 16th birthday (yes please send gifts) and I needed to tell my brother something to get me for my birthday and that day I bought a rock magazine called CIRCUS and there was a story on this band called IRON MAIDEN who I never knew anything about before this magazine or anything really about this term Heavy Metal. At that time before internet and satellite tv or radio so I was limited with options on the radio but I do remember liking the heavy rock stuff like AC/DC, Zeppelin and Deep Purple so I read this story on Iron Maiden and it stated they were influenced by Zep and Purple so I thought hey I want to hear this band and their current album was THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST so I got it for my birthday and that was the beginning of the end so to speak. Favorite Metal concert: The older you are the tougher this question is. There is so many I could pick as honourable mentions like seeing Deep Purple, Dio, Heaven and Hell, Motohead, Metallica, Dream Theater, Pantera and etc. But my top concert would be Iron Maiden in 2005 on their tour where they only did songs from the 1st 4 Maiden albums. Those are 4 of my fav albums so it was great to hear songs you didn't hear much or at all at Maiden concerts then or now. Top 10 Metal Releases: 1. Iron Maiden-----The Number of the Beast 2. Metallica----Ride the Lightning 3. Dream Theater---Images and Words 4. Dio-----Holy Diver 5. Trouble---Manic Frustration 6. Black Sabbath---Heaven and Hell 7. Deep Purple----Machine Head 8. Faith No More---The Real Thing 9. Ozzy Osbourne---Blizzard of Ozz 10. Pantera---Vulgar Display of Power NAME: Nick Rohm AGE: 46 HOMETOWN: Pittsburgh, PA, USA EMAIL ADDRESS: nicro58@hotmail.com FACEBOOK PAGE: Nick Rohm How I got into Metal: Well, back in the early seventies(When I rode my pet dinosaur to school) there really wasnt alot of what we call "Heavy Metal"to listen to at the time but I guess when I was about 13 years old I discovered Alice Cooper,Kiss and Aerosmith which were not really Metal but stepping stones as to where my musical tastes would end up.Eventually I got turned on to albums (Kids,those were like giant cd's,haha) like "Killers","Sabbath Bloody Sabbath,"British Steel" then I found "Kill em all" from Metallica and "Hell Awaits" from Slayer and after that I never looked back because I knew I was destined to be a Metalhead for life.Since that time Heavy Metal and I have had a very successful marriage.I buy the cd's,go to the concerts,wear the T-shirts and DEFEND my music to anyone that dares to attack it and in turn Heavy Metal keeps me alive inside.Metal brings me up when I'm having a Shitty day,wakes me up when I need woke up,relaxes me when I'm stressed and never asks me to do the dishes.I picture me and my Metal bride when we are well into our nineties still going to Ozzfest every year hanging out with our favorite bands and pissing in our pants,I better go I feel a tear coming on." Forever Metal,Nick. Favorite Metal concert: This was a challenge but one show in particular really stands out for me. OZZFEST (2004) This all day event included some all star heavy hitters in the Metal scene and my ears bled for days. Check out this lineup........ Devil Driver , Lamb of God , Otep and Slipknot all on the second stage. The main stage was....... Black Label Society , Judas Priest ( the reunion tour ) , Slayer and the headliners were the original Black Sabbath. Believe it or not the weather that day was hot,humid and sunny and there was not a cloud in the sky all day but when Sabbath started to play you could see lightning in the sky,then came the thunder and rain and the band looked up,kinda smiled and kept right on playing and as a diehard Sabbath fan it was a special day I will never forget as long as I live. I have never in my life seen 25,000 people stand for all the bands on the first stage.I mean NO ONE ever sat down or stopped cheering,even during the intermissions. It was like we all knew we were a part of something very special that night and we didn't want to miss anything. I only hope all true Metal fans get to experience a day like this at least once in their lives. Top 10 Metal Releases: To say this was a difficult task to come up with a top ten list would be a drastic understatement. Bear in mind I had to leave off great bands like Exodus,Death Angel,Accept,Slipknot,Marilyn Manson and Otep because there is just too much great Metal out there to squeeze into only the ten best. 1. Metallica : KILL EM ALL 2. Slayer : REIGN IN BLOOD 3. Pantera : COWBOYS FROM HELL 4. Black Sabbath : BLACK SABBATH 5. Iron Maiden : KILLERS 6. Megadeth : PEACE SELLS BUT WHOSE BUYING 7. Judas Priest : UNLEASHED IN THE EAST 8. Motorhead : NO SLEEP TILL HAMMERSMITH 9. Overkill : TAKING OVER 10. Testament : THE NEW ORDER NAME: Georgina HOMETOWN: New York, USA EMAIL ADDRESS: georgina@themetalpit.ca Contact info and links:
How I got into Metal: My older brother Nicky! Favorite Metal concert: Clash of the Titans tour which included Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth at Madison Square Garden 1991 Top 10 Metal Releases (In
no particular order and too many to list .Really
...)
Van
Halen - Van Halen
Judas Priest -Screaming for Vengeance Guns
and Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Tesla
- Mechanical Resonance
Slayer
-Reign In Blood
Black
Sabbath - Heaven and Hell
Queensryche
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Operation Mindcrime
Dio
- Holy Diver
Iron
Maiden - Number of The Beast
Ozzy
-Blizzard of Oz
NAME: Jenna HOMETOWN: Melbourne, Australia EMAIL ADDRESS: childofolympus@hotmail.com How I got into Metal: I've literally grown up with metal, it's been in my blood from the start! Growing up... I used to have friends w/ older brothers or cousins. Sometimes I'd wander into the room when they were listening to music & it hooked me early on. I count Motorhead & Iron Maiden amongst my earliest influences, but I've since branched out. Although I favour death & black these days, I love metal in all its forms. Favorite Metal concert: There have been so many gigs that have been memorable or left a mark. If forced at gunpoint to pick only one... it would have to be either Motorhead's 'The World Is Yours' tour ( 26 March, 2011/ Festival Hall ) as I was lucky enough to get to meet Lemmy or Behemoth co-headlining with Job for a Cowboy ( 14 April, 2010/ Billboard ) as it wasn't long after this that we learned of Nergal's battle w/ cancer. A close second place would be Soundwave 2011 thanks to its massive, metal-friendly lineup ( 4 March, 2011 / showgrounds ). Top 10 Metal Releases: Only 10...!? Tough call, there's a lot I love... but here goes: 1) 'Dusk & Her Embrace' - Cradle of Filth 2) 'Nemesis Divina' - Satyricon 3) 'Heartwork' - Carcass 4) 'Powerslave' - Iron Maiden 5) 'Bastards' - Motorhead 6) 'Sanctus Diavolos'- Rotting Christ 7) '6 Degrees of Inner Turbulence' - Dream Theatre 8) 'Ride the Lightning' - Metallica 9) 'Stormblast' - Dimmu Borgir 10)'Once' - Nightwish NAME: Lizz Rizzo AGE: 21 HOMETOWN: New Hyde Park, (Long Island) NY, USA Contact info and
links: Send love/hate mail
at: lizzrizzo@gmail.com
or add me on
Twitter: lizzrizzotweets
If
there's anything else you want to know, talk to me
about, go for it! Feel free to contact me at anytime.
How I got into Metal: When I was about seven years old, my oldest brother Matt (he's about nine years older than me) introduced me to Savatage and Metallica. From there, I got into bands like Iron Maiden, Black Sabbath, Twisted Sister, Dio and Megadeth. It wasn't until I was about fourteen that I got into power metal, progressive metal and my personal favorite, death metal. Favorite Metal concert: Probably the second Savatage show I went to, which was the Criss Oliva Memorial Concert. I was only thirteen when I went, but I got to see Jon and Zak sing on the same stage. Top 10 Metal Releases: 1. Edge of Thorns - Savatage 2. Countdown to Extinction - Megadeth 3. The Puppet Master - King Diamond 4. Mutter - Rammstein 5. Streets: A Rock Opera - Savatage 6. A Celebration of Guilt - Arsis 7. The Scattering of Ashes - Into Eternity 8. Recreation Day - Evergrey 9. Karma - Kamelot 10. Imaginations From the Other Side - Blind Guardian NAME: Dusty AGE: 38 HOMETOWN: Waterdown, ON, Canada EMAIL ADDRESS: dusty@metalimaging.ca WEBSITE: www.dusty5150.deviantart.com How I got into Metal: There were three significant events in my life that got me into metal. It all started in grade 7 when a friend won tickets on the radio to see Helix; this introduced me to loud heavy music and the culture and people involved with it. A couple of years later I saw Metallica live, which was a major influence on me. I continued to listen to Slayer and Metallica and the like, for years and years. The big influence happened when I was in my late twenties in an online chatroom; I was introduced to black metal (Burzum and Mayhem specifically) - this is when I discovered the vast world of metal that exists outside of North American radio and television. I have since set out to explore all of the obscure genres, sub-genres and sub-sub genres of metal from all over the world. Favorite Metal concert: Amon Amarth - everytime, every venue. Top 10 Metal Releases: in no particular order (except for #1) - 1. Metallica: Master of Puppets 2. Amon Amarth: Once Sent From The Golden Hall 3. Slayer: Reign in Blood 4. Dimmu Borgir: Death Cult Armageddon 5. Eluveitie: Slania 6. Burzum: Hvis Lyset Tar Oss 7. Green Carnation: Light of Day/Day of Darkness 8. Iron Maiden: Number of the Beast 9. Death: Leprosy 10. Abyssic Hate: Suicidal Emotions NAME: Christina Ricciardi HOMETOWN: New York City, USA EMAIL ADDRESS: christina@wheresmything.com How I got into Metal: I remember falling in love with RUSH when I was about 10, but hearing Judas Priest's "Screaming for Vengeance" and Iron Maiden's "Killers" at a neighbor's house are what turned me on to metal. Favorite Metal concert: Top 10 Metal Releases: Very hard to pick only ten, but here they are in no particular order: 1. Slayer - Reign in Blood 2. Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell 3. Judas Priest - Screaming for Vengeance 4. Fates Warning - Parallels 5. Opeth - Still Life 6. Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime 7. Paradise Lost - Draconian Times 8. Kamelot - The Black Halo 9. Green Carnation - Light of Day/Day of Darkness 10. Symphony X - Divine Wings of Tragedy NAME: Matt Vicente HOMETOWN: Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA EMAIL ADDRESS: matthewvicente@gmail.com How I got into Metal: How I got into Metal: as a kid listening to an 8 track of KISS Destroyer, then later got into Maiden, Priest, Ryche, and so on. Favorite Metal concert: ProgPower USA Top 10 Metal Releases: Very
hard to pick
only ten, but here they are in no particular order: NAME: Stephanie Stevens AGE: 37 HOMETOWN: Fairhaven, Massachusetts, USA EMAIL ADDRESS: stephaniestevens93@gmail.com FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/#!/profile.php?id=100002486269556 How I got into Metal: I would have to say hearing Sanctuary for the first time and Warrel Dane's vocals just killed it for me. I was hooked and then I started doing promotions and marketing for locall bands which lead to me starting my own website in 94 and that is when the fun began!! I love metal but also like rock and hardcore. But simply put Sanctuary awoken my Metal soul!!! Favorite Metal concert: God I've been to so many shows but I have to say hands down everytime I see 36 CRAZYFISTS they always bring it and I would say my heart belongs to that band hands down!!! Pantera comes in a very close second!! Top 10 Metal Releases: 1. 36 crazyfists--Bitterness the Star 2. SANCTUARY-INTO THE MIRROR BLACK 3. KILLSWITCH ENGAGE--ALIVE OR JUST BREATHING 4. MACHINE HEAD--BLACKENING 5. PANTERA--COWBOYS FROM HELL 6. UNEARTH--Darkness in the Light 7. NEVERMORE--NEVERMORE 8. TYPE O NEGATIVE--BLOODY KISSES 9. METALLICA--MASTER OF PUPPETS 10. THROWDOWN--Vendetta NAME: Leslie Neal AGE: 37 HOMETOWN: St. Lous, Missouri, USA EMAIL ADDRESS: Lairenuriel@hotmail.com FACEBOOK: How I got into Metal: I didn't really have a choice! My mother would play TNT's "10,000 Lovers (in one)" to put me to sleep as a baby, and my father introduced me to Dream Theater at an early age. Really, though, Evanescence are who really got me into Metal. At twelve (or so) years old, Evanescence was the very first band that I truly, truly liked. It blew my mind. I had finally found music that I really loved in a world where I was expected to worship pop music and boy bands. It was pretty much a whirlwind after that, because Evanescence led me to Nightwish, Within Temptation, Lacuna Coil, and Epica, and now I listen to so many female-fronted bands that it's ridiculous. I couldn't list them all. And from there I found Blind Guardian and Iced Earth, and the rest is history, really. Favorite Metal concert: Because I'm from St. Louis, I don't really get to attend many shows. I usually have to make the 5-hour trek to Chicago to see any bands. That said, it's a toss-up between Blind Guardian or Iced Earth (both in 2010). I can't choose. Don't make me! Or is it when I first saw my favorite band ever (Nightwish) in St. Louis in 2008, also my first Metal concert ever? UGH I CAN'T PICK. Top 10 Metal Releases: Ugh, this is gonna be hard...I can't give these any hierarchy at all, so this is just a list of my Top 10 in the order that I think of them! I'm also fairly young, so my list won't have any of "the legends" like Iron Maiden and Metallica. I just don't listen to them that much! So this is generally a more modern list. 1) 'A Night at the Opera' - Blind Guardian 2) 'Horror Show' - Iced Earth 3) 'Wishmaster' - Nightwish 4) 'After Forever' - After Forever 5) 'The Gates of Oblivion' - Dark Moor 6) 'Paradise Lost' - Symphony X 7) 'Consign to Oblivion' - Epica 8) 'Slania' - Eluveitie 9) 'Symphony of Enchanted Lands' - Rhapsody (of Fire) 10)Tie between 'Once' by Nightwish and 'The Dark Saga' by Iced Earth. Can't choose. Hurts brain. |
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