Nothing but a shadow

I think black and death metal are what give the rest of the metal genre a bad reputation. after all, those are the only two subgenres where people actually do all that crazy stereotypical metal bullshit (damn christianity, swing dead animals around etc), and because of those subgenres, many people think that it's this kind of behaviour which characterises metal as a whole and makes it so inaccessible and forbidding to outsiders. personally, im not very supportive of black/death metal. it seems like a whole lot of facepaint and dead animals and emo-acting just to act hardcore. really, if you're hardcore then it'll show naturally. just look at a band like PTH: their latest mv has them doing their gay dance on a boat, and their promotional posters look like this:

that's arif the bassist on the top. he is wearing a kimono. and make-up. PTH is still one heck of a hardcore prog metalcore band. i'd like to see any black/death metal band pull off a stunt like that and still command respect onstage.

i think im more or less screwed for H3 physics. im not saying this in a very depressed or sad tone, but really in a tone of resignation. there's really no way im going to get a distinction given my current standards. i guess all that's left now is for me to sit back and enjoy the ride to the end. pass or not, i guess it was still a valuable and enriching experience.

and now it's time once again for... SOMEWHAT RELATED FUNNY COMIC OF THE DAY(not necessarily updated daily)!

I think i have found a new favourite web comic in Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal :D