sargon
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Rising from the deep...
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Post by sargon on Feb 23, 2021 9:40:44 GMT -5
On this day, in the year two thousand and three, my very first review appeared on this site. My time here is now old enough to vote, get drafted, and do porn.
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Post by metalcrypt on Feb 23, 2021 14:21:42 GMT -5
LOL
Eighteen years already. Damn. I still remember that email with the subject “So why should we hire you?” I was a half-hair from my finger hitting the Delete key when I realized the content wasn’t spam.
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mjolnir
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Your observations of my nonsense fail to excuse your bad sense
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Post by mjolnir on Feb 23, 2021 14:50:00 GMT -5
On this day, in the year two thousand and three, my very first review appeared on this site. My time here is now old enough to vote, get drafted, and do porn. Have it do all three at once, you coward! But seriously, glad you were here long enough to help teenage asshole me get into Metal, glad you're here for asshole adult me as he writes reviews of questionable quality, and may you be hear for many years to come.
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metalmike
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We need it as a liquid in our veins instead of blood
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Post by metalmike on Feb 23, 2021 19:00:32 GMT -5
Cheers!
Your reviews were a big part of what kept me coming back day after day and making the plunge to start writing my own when Michel (mistakenly) allowed me in. My 12 year time here wants to be like your 18 year time here when it grows up
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luxi
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"What does not kill you, makes you more pissed off..."
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Post by luxi on Feb 24, 2021 0:37:37 GMT -5
My sincere congrats! 18 years is a long time - and hopefully there'll be at least another 18 years ahead of you in the staff of this site!
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sargon
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Rising from the deep...
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Post by sargon on Feb 24, 2021 8:21:24 GMT -5
Back at the beginning, I never would have believed I would be around that long, or how my life has changed. But the Crypt is still here.
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Post by doomyguy on Feb 24, 2021 12:40:13 GMT -5
That is a long time - congrats.
Thank you for all the reviews and for holding the true/epic metal banner high, when not many did. Many a band which I count among my favourites today, I discovered from one of your reviews.
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Post by xardob on Feb 26, 2021 3:20:26 GMT -5
Cheers, man. Thanks for the countless great albums you helped me discover.
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Post by reigninbloodygore on Feb 27, 2021 8:28:27 GMT -5
Perhaps in celebration of this accomplishment, I went back to the first review I read on this site, which I read back in 2003. It happened to be one of your reviews, the one for Battle Magic by Bal-sagoth. The funniest thing is that the review had me interested in checking the band out but back then I was in 8th grade and my only real resource was a Hastings Entertainment store in my hometown in Arkansas. My pickups for listening were only as limited as the selections in that store, which admittedly had a huge metal section but never had such underground albums as Bal-sagoth. So in the end, I never ended up hearing the album. I finally pulled it up and listened to it yesterday since I recently got Apple Music and it made it easy to grab it for listening. What a bizarre approach to black metal! But it’s really quite cool in a refreshing way. Glad I came back for it!
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Post by mystophales on Feb 28, 2021 13:44:14 GMT -5
The changes are the big thing. The Metalcrypt has been around around through 3 marriages, 4 kids, 3 dogs, 8 cars, and most importantly the loss of my hair....lol All that and the metalcrypt has been steadily chugging along. It is a testament to everyone that has put the work in to keep it going. I don't think anyone would argue the point that you are the most talented writer amongst us all here. Congrats on the milestone...
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metalmike
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We need it as a liquid in our veins instead of blood
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Post by metalmike on Feb 28, 2021 16:30:29 GMT -5
The changes are the big thing. The Metalcrypt has been around around through 3 marriages, 4 kids, 3 dogs, 8 cars, and most importantly the loss of my hair....lol All that and the metalcrypt has been steadily chugging along. It is a testament to everyone that has put the work in to keep it going. I don't think anyone would argue the point that you are the most talented writer amongst us all here. Congrats on the milestone... He is ok as a writer, I guess... 😛
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