AC/DC Frontman, Brian Johnson Defends Wal-Mart Decision
AC/DC frontman, Brian Johnson has recently spoke about the bands controversial decision to release their new studioalbum, "Black Ice" exclusively through Wal-Mart stores in North America.
"Maybe I'm just being old fashioned, but this iTunes, God bless 'em, it's going to kill music if they're not careful," 61-year-old singer Brian Johnson told Reuters. "It's a monster, this thing. It just worries me. And I'm sure they're just doing it all in the interest of making as much cash as possible. Let's put it this way, it's certainly not for the love, let's get that out of the way, right away."
Johnson also pointed out that Wal-Mart has been very loyal to AC/DC over the years, so the band had no problem giving the retailer an exclusive. "A lot of people were saying 'Ah man, you're going to the big Wal-Mart, you're selling out,'" Johnson said. "Wal-Mart were the only big store to stock all of our albums, every single one of them, and they've never deviated. And they sold AC/DC shirts and pajamas for kids, which we thought was really cool."
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410 Comments on "AC/DC Frontman Defends Wal-Mart Decision"


5. writes:
f*** YEA I LOVE WALMART!!!
YEEEEHAWWW!!!!!!!
U TELL EM BRAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!
lol...somebody grew up under power lines.
I think I really have to respect Johnson for his decision when he puts it this way. Weren't we just talking about what a beast Itunes was like a week ago?
Now Playing: Bionic Jive- conspiracy theory

9. writes:
Meh I don't think that selling through one big mega store is very rock and roll. More like poptastic. Lame. I buy my cds either after a show from the band so they make all the money from it or from an indie shop like Missing Link in Melbourne. I guess it goes along with not eating McDonalds, KFC, Hungry Jacks ect or drinking Coca Cola or Pepsi products. Fight the power. I only buy Australian made foods and products. I buy clothes that are made in Australia or America. I don't mind paying extra.
23. writes:
Flame war rules. And yep the deal with Wall Crap is just in the Us because right here in good old Canada it's in every music store. But I think thew Art of War is not a bad cd, but steeling it when it's ten bucks ? ahahahahahahahaha. By the way the new Unearth album is freaking good even though you guys always b**** at metalcore. b**** me, I feel like being b****ed
27. writes:
waaaaaaaaaaa waaaaaaaaaaaaa poopa. you are the one who got busted for stealing a cd from a store...im not defending wal mart at all, but why did you have to steal the cd to begin with? since you admit it, answer the question...honestly, did it make you feel good to try to steal something from a store? what would you do if some1 had tried stealing something from you? LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSER!!!!
35. writes:
dont use being a teen high on weed as an excuse for your stupidity...ive smoked weed most of my life and have never walked into a store to steal something, "BECAUSE I WAS HIGH ON WEED". your mentality is to blame...and im not 40, im 33...
wiggles, i dont see why people still use limewire these days, not saying you do as i see you said you used to. but limewire should be called "infecting-wire with tons of viruses"...
36. writes:
I never used being high as an excuse. I'm not embarassed in the slightest that I shoplifted from Wal-Mart. If you really have a problem with that why don't you stop your b****ing and go pay back all the stores that i stole from if your such a good samaritan, and if you say you never stole something when you were younger your either a retarded bullsh**ter or your life was incredibly boring.
37. writes:
KinG_KoOPa writes:
Dude i was a f***ing teenager high on pot.
KinG_KoOPa writes:
I never used being high as an excuse.
well, correct me if im wrong but it looks like you lied right there...and just because i never shoplifted doesnt mean my teen yrs were boring. just means i had a better head on my shoulders.
38. writes:
And that's the end of round one ladies and gents, and from where I am sitting, I can tell you viewers that it was a dandy to watch. But we have to give the first round to branded who just delivered a howitzer on the kisser with post 37. Stay tune for round two and now a message from our sponsors Wal Mart of America who would like to remind you that smoking pot is baaaaaaaaad m'k and it could possibly be used as an excuse to steal, even though it is scientifically proven it does not.
39. writes:
stop riding my d*** dude. are u gay or something? just bc i said i was high when i did it doesnt mean thats why i did it. i stole the cd bc i didnt want to pay 20 dollars for it. u seriously need a job. i feel bad for who ever pays your bills. u lazy redneck fa**ot. get a life.
40. writes:
wow... these comments are getting heated. For one thing brandedcfh420 is 33, hes too old to be listening to shadows fall and understanding the skill these guys possess. Now im in no way tryin to say that shadows fall is "better" then ac/dc but you have to admit that there skill level is far beyond anything ac/dc has ever made. back to branden... it does seem like your riding this dudes d*** alittle too much. ive also stolein from walmart before and have gotten caught bc of addin a new member to my crew that didnt no there were undercover security walkin around. Brain Johnson says that itunes is gonna kill music well what do you think wal-mart only sellin clean version cds is going to do. face it there both tryin to get the most money out of it by puttin this whole campaign together and generating buzz...back the brenden... i find it only fair to f*** you w/ ur wifes dildo after the comments you made... he wasnt makin an excuse with weed, he was explaining his state of mind at the time..and on a more personal note, lmao you really do look like a redneck..a redneck who found a pair of glasses on the floor, the sleeveless look is workin for ya got that redneck ray charles look with a little touch of hobo
42. writes:
WEll my dear viewers round 2 has started with a bang and a twist. KIng Koopa went out swinging like no other in history and that twist came when another fighter joined him in the fight. Now I don't know what is the deal here, if it was all arranged but it seems that it will at least put them on par with branded...no wait...omg branded delivered a blow here and Mr,Greenvain is going down..let's see if he will recuperate from this. In the meantime King Koopa as opted to stay on the sideline and it is unknown at this point if he will join in again and try to use the distraction created by greenstain to his advantage...stay tune round 2 is not over yet but it seems that it will be as exciting as round one...


49. writes:
Oh !! Here we go !!! FAN just ran in and gave Branded a chair on the head as a gift. And we just found out that greenvain as multiple personalities disorder. Kin Koopa tried to join in again but you can see he is weak from round one so he didn't even put a dent in branded. Well it seems that fan was disqualified for the chair hit and from the fact that he was NOT part of the brawl at first. But I think FAN will join me here in the announcers booth to be my analyst.
Here it is the end of round 2. That round was retarded and made no sense but it's a tie, mainly from all the interference that occurred all along the round. Brande is still ahead, took some shots in that round, the hardest being the chair hit and let's see how round 3 will go...anything comments FAN ?
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54. writes:
No I didn't see it as I was passed out from a cheap from from my analyst. The bell just rung and it is the start of round three. What do you think the crowd favourite, Branded, ahould do to keep the momentum on his side FAN ? (as Fan starts to speak to the camera, Red hits him with a giutar !!!)
60. writes:
Ummm...*sweating*...I'll buy you brand NEW kneecaps, don't even worry about it, we can work this out, right ol buddy ol pal? No need to do anything drastic, right? RIGHT!?!?!? i mean, what's a good kneecap smash between friends right? i was just kidding anyway, it was just a joke, like a punch to the arm between good friends, that's all! PLEASE DON"T CRUSH MY BALLS!
86. writes:
"Suddenly Red leaps out from the stage and stage dives into FAN, wiggles, Kali and all the folks of MU"
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa !!!
"Red's eyes widen midair when it dawns upon him that the timing was less than perfect and that he will probably crash into the only chair still in working order"
Oh craaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaap !!!
Stay tune for the next adventures of Red and the gang folks. Will Red crash is tard face on the chair ? Will one of his great friend save him ? Will Wiggles be admitted in the great order of the greasers ? Will Kali finally find her love for humanity ? (Probably not, humanity sucks ass). Will Fan escaped from the bull in heat ? Tune in next time for Red and the Gang.
Now playing on Red's computer : Unearth, We are Not anonymous.
87. writes:
Ummm,...can somebody help me out on this one? I honestly have no idea how this thing with the bull can turn out good, at least for me anyway, I'm sure the bull will have tons o' fun, but I would like my beastiality-virginity kept intact if at all possible...
It probably isn't gonna help much that i decided to wear a red cape today....
93. writes:
What the f#@# ? Hey !! GEt off me you bastards, and that pile driver was completely unnecessary. That is it !!! You're all going to get it. *Red maces everybody then gets a remote out of his pocket and pushes a button, summoning his personal army of super hot lady robots, super hot but deadly. A 100 of them show up and they are faster than ninjas.*
Mouahahahahahahahaha, you shall pay for this traitors...mouhahahahahahahahahaha. Hey !!! Wadda ya mean keep it down ? I know you are trying to run a wrestling show man but there is something more important going on here...what ? I am an a$$hole ? No you are an a$$hole ? Oh ! I'm a bag of sh** ? Hou ! That's quite a comeback Mr.Producer. You're gayer than Avenge Sevenfold. Haha ! now that's a comeback. Enough with you useless Producer *summons one of his robot that cuts his balls off and puts them in the producer's mouth...
103. writes:
Hahaha ! I am NOT getting gang raped at all. Those robob****es where just used as a distraction.*While Wiggles and Kali are fighting the Bots, Red gets out two 50 cal from his wallet...er...yeah from his wallet, and shoots at both those clowns. Also he gives the coordinate of Kali and Wiggles and a barrage of bombs drops on them...meanwhile the wrestling match continues and nobody notices the war going on in the announcer's booth...*
109. writes:
*Red gets a mirror out and deflects the lasers right back at the star destroyer which becomes a star destroyed er...Red laugh at his joke...and calls forth Thor, the great God because Thor owes him a big favour cause Thor forgot his hammer in Red's toolbox when they where renovating Red's wooden car...and Red didn't use it on other people so Thor said : hey I owe you a big favour man, cause dad would have been p***ed at me for that mistake. Well if you ever need help fighting people in an announcer's booth at a wrestling match, you call me. Anyways, Thor appears and goes : holy crap, I never thought that fighting thing would really happen. what are the odds ? Red says : shut up dimwit and smash those tards right over there...
111. writes:
I mean thanks for getting the damn bull off my back(literally), but how dare you assume you can just force-choke Thor like he's just another umm... force-chokable person. Well He's not! He just likes to talk in the third person...
testing new avatar...(if it doesn't show up, then almost everything I just said won't make any sense, but rest assured, I thought it was funny)
114. writes:
Oh, I knew that I was just yelling to everybody at once over all the goddamned commotion. *ducks as one of the chairs that was in the star destroyer flies past my head on fire*
ANd honestly, you coulda shot the bull abit sooner, he already shot me, but I think I'll be ok...
Now Playing: Tupac- Ambitions as a rider
118. writes:
Yeah I was the one who killed Thor
That's what YOU think. *Thor leaps up suddenly and kicks Wiggles in the balls.*
Thor then lets out a great hearty laugh of triumph, but gets hit in the head by the very chair on fire that FAN just dodged, and collapses on the floor bleeding out of his head. Curiopusly, his blood isn't red at all, seeing as how it's actually composed of a mixture of mead, rum, and vodka. While noone is looking Fan takes out a cup from his pocket...
122. writes:
Who said i was goin to drink thor's blood? You guys are nasty. i was just goin off for a second to get kool-aid. Now i come back and Kali has AIDS. Now on top of all the cooties she has, and the satanism, there's NO WAY she's getting into heaven now. Off to AIDS island ya go Kali, where all the Aids people go so they don't ruin everyone else's lives.
Now excuse me, i have to go sip on my kool-aid while i program the coordinates to AIDS island into this nuke over here, err, I mean, bon voyage Kali!
126. writes:
Aw that beautiful...NOT. It's creepy !!! Lol
*Red figures out that Wiggles is a sith Lord so he uses an old trick that always work with Sith Lords. He puts little puppies out in the announcer's booth. suddenly, wiggles sees them and goes : hou ! Defenceless puppies..I shall destroy them. Unbeknownst to him is the fact that the puppies are a new breed called explosive chi hua huas and that they explode when stepped on. AS his leg is detached from his body, Red catches it and begins beating the sh** out of Kali's bottle of Vodka, knowing all her power resides in it. Kali, too far to do anything, let's out a loud a painful scream - noooooooooooooooooooooo mybottleofvodkayoustupidmofoassheadwhydidyouhavetodothatitwasgreygooseididn'tdeservethatkindoftreatmentnowallmypowersaregoneandiwillsuckatkickingass. Red laughs heartily at their demise and calls for the aid of the brother of Thor, Roht, who is specialized in the use of a nail gun, less tiresome than an hammer.
129. writes:
while the last five posts were going on, FAN ran (hehe FAN RAN) down the street to seven eleven to try the new mountain dew slushie, and while reaching into his pocket to grab some American dollars, once again forgetting that the money is now worthless, he accidentally hits the detonator he was hiding in his pocket to that nuke he had intended for AIDS island, thusly killing everyone, and worst of all, ending the wrestling match and ruining Red's entertainment.
UNFORTUNATELY...it turns out Wiggles is a t-1000 from the movie terminator, and just rebuilds himself, Red gets ressurected by Jesus, this time with a jetpack, and it turns out that having AIDS actually makes you immune to nucleur explosions (ironically) so Kali is back too.
Normally FAN would have just died, but he just had a mountain dew slushie, so he's too eXtreeeme to die from a nucleur explosion.

143. writes:
Hey !! I am not a dirty commie *the suns refuses to burn Red because he is not a commie and returns him to earth* In fact I have proof that wiggles Is a dirty commie bastard. Did you know that wiggles mean comrade commie forever in Russian ? Plus there is a photo of him blowing Fidel Castro' cigar...er...yeah !! *Red takes a book, summons Bruce Lee, who destroys Chuck Norris. Then Red proceeds to cut wiggles'snose with a weed eater....bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*
152. writes:
*Chuck Norris sh**s out Rampage Jackson, so he can beat the crap out of Chuck Lidell again.*
Afterwards, Chuck Norris challenges himself to a fight and wins. since chuck norris cannot possibly lose however, not even to himself, the universe ceases to exist because of this physical impossibility. However, as a true American, chuck norris is always one to buck the rules, so he told the universe to stop not existing, and out of fear of a Norris roundhouse-kick, it stopped not-existing.
Now Playing: foreigner- Jukebox hero
157. writes:
But Red has learned how to counter a Chuck Norris round house kick (yes it is possible) by telling himself that the kick does not exist it doesn't work. Then when Wiggles is suprised that Red is still standing, Red takes a knife and sticks it in one if wiggles balls...take that homo !!! (By the way the fuuuuuuck you dude made me piss my pants)

161. writes:
mmmmmmmmmmmh ! That knife in the ear feels as good as a qtip....mmmmmmmmmmmmh, it stopped the itching. by the way I am not subject to the laws of physics since I was resurected by God himself...so tadadadaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ! *Red scalps Kali who now looks like a monk without a scalp (hahahahahaha) and tortures wiggles by making him listen to some p***ycat dolls full blast...*
166. writes:
I'm pretty sure this is the best thread i've ever read. You folks are awesome. I love it here as opposed to some other metal sites (who will go nameless to protect the weak). I'd like to jump in on the fight but I don't know any of you well enough to pick a side and since this has already gotten to jet packs and resurrections by Jesus i will wait for the next one.

174. writes:
branded: Agreed, however, they just lost their record deal so I guess the only poeple who listened to it must have stolen it anyway.
Wiggles: You Fool, I can not be harmed by conventional weapons! *Kick's Jesus in the junk and pile drive's wiggles into the ground like a Tom and Jerry cartoon*
176. writes:
Alright, that's it, nobody messes with my Lord. I,m going to show you who is the true master, fit as a god, lean as a panther, richer than wiggles(well wiggles is a hobo so EVERYBODY is richer than him) and more popular than Me (I know, it's hard to beat but hey) Here she is (yeah! SHE) Madonna. *Madonna comes in with her double barrel gun that shoots babies and shoots right at wiggles and Kali. They get all full of baby sh**, snot and gross stuff. They start to melt instantly. Red was beaten down to a bloody pulp but Madonna's pee brings him right back to full form and even better.*
Ok you f***heads, time to play hard ball. *Red tosses and a supermegaboosterlargerthanlifeyoumofoswilldieinterribleultrapainjackeasseslithium grenade at the traitors and the result is outstanding : they turn into inhabitants of Switzerland and become suddenly neutral in everything...
Yah you neutral sob's
178. writes:
Actually, the US army, crumbling under a lack of soldiers and another huge vietnam like defeat, sits down and refuses to fight. Canada's army (I.E 1 F-18, 2 Leopard2 tanks, 3 soldiers, one machine gun and 2 boots) takes over the states and makes Red more powerfull than ever. and then Red digs a hole right in the middle of australia and australia sicks in the ocean, and this draws a comment from G.W Bush : yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah f***ers, you don't mess with Texas...wiggles floats on a little log and cries the loss of his homeland...

185. writes:
Branded:Massachusetts metallers SHADOWS FALL are rumored to have lost their European record deal with Roadrunner Records, which released the band's latest effort, "Threads of Life". The group's U.S. deal with Atlantic Records is also said to be on shaky ground, with "Threads of Life" having only shifted around 98,000 copies in the United States since its April 2007 release — a fraction of the 308,000 sales total achieved by its predecessor, 2004's "The War Within", which was released by Century Media... Courtesy of an inferior metal site (Blabbermouth/Roadrunner) 10/15/2008.
193. writes:
Oh sh**... it's getin kinda fruity in here...
*smashes a bottle of Tabasco sauce on a nearby table and stabs wiggles and Red in the eyes with it so that they get their manliness points back...after all, what are friends for?
Now Playing: Converge- Color Me Blood Red

212. writes:
The only holes I accept on my body are existent since birth...and they work just fine for me...but tattos I dig them, I have one but I am dying for a second one. I have my idea but I just need somebody who's really good at drawing to do it because me I suck at drawing...
214. writes:
Well it's going to be a shield with 2 swords crossed in the back, the face of the shield is divided in 4 so in every "square" there will be a crest. One will be the Alpha and Omega letters one into the other, in another there will be a phoenix, one will have three nails and one will have a Lamb carrying a Christian symbol. And in the centre of the shield there will be something but I still haven't figures that one out yet...
218. writes:
^ur damn sh**knot tat haha. It's still a cool tattoo though, no matter what you think of the band. :p
I don't have a tat yet, but I already know the two that i want:
1. The Amon Amarth TWILIGHT OF THE THUNDER GOD album cover, prefferably on my left buttcheek if possible.
2. A giant tat across my chest of a bald eagle tearing out Osama Bin Laden's eyes with it's talons. Awesome.
And yes, Wiggles, Converge are a recent addition to my library, on the fact that their name kept popping up when talking about good grindcore and hardcore, so I had to check it out, and me likes. Me likes it alot. :D
Now Playing: Cephalic Carnage- Enviovore
222. writes:
Wiggles: If I had a 9mm in my septum, I wouldn't be able to eat!!! I am a fan of the celtic work. I have 2 full bands (one on each arm) and a half sleeve (because im still still in the process of finishig it) with flames and skuls on my right arm. I also have a celtic brotherhood (my brother and I both have them) braid on my chest. I am always lloking forward to more new ink. Next project: left arm sleeve.
223. writes:
I don't have any piercings anymore, I had to take them all out (for my job), but I used to have 3 in each ear (all 10 guage), 1 in my left eyebrow (16 guage), 1 in my right nostril (16 guage), and 1 in the center of my bottom lip (14 guage) with hair down to my shoulders. Now I have no piercings and very short hair.. crazy.
As far as tattoos go, I have 3 right now... 2 stars on my back and some weird design on my arm that I got when I was drunk. Plan on getting that one covered up somehow. My wife is a great artist, so I want her to design some tattoos for me so that after Christmas when we start getting money again, I can get a new one or two!
Oh, and FAN, you want to dropkick me, huh? *Pulls out a hunting knife and slits your throat, then rips out your spine via your neck and swings your corpse around by the head* Ahahahahhaha!
Now playing: AC/DC - "Problem Child"
225. writes:
226. writes:
Preposterous, I have been around a lot lately, maybe we were not on the same posts. Just look at this post and you'll see I started the fight thing. I kinda ditched the avenge sevenfold one because they were posting way to fats for me to keep up so I didn't feel like butting in for no reason at all. But I've been around, I am just elusive...mouahahahahahaha.
And for fun, let's pretend you did that to my good friend wiggles...please ?
227. writes:
Lol. Yeah, I was gone for like 3 or 4 days on the A7X thread and there were 300 more posts and I was not going to read all those, so I kind of just join in the conversation wherever it is at the time. Oh yeah, one more thing. *Pokes Wiggles with a rotten pickle also*
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236. writes:
New Slayer summer of 09. I tried to post the address to the snippet that I heard, but it was flagged for moderation. Hopefully it will post soon to the AX7 thread. *Blindgreed revels atop a smoldering pile of bodies - contemplating his next battle - the last man standing amogst all of the dead shall return tomorrow to wreak havoc once again* Have a great weekend my metal brethren.


245. writes:
We had a real comp going, but our lovely i.s.p's anti-virus blocker let a Trojan virus on it, and now we can't even use Word on it. We ditched the i.s.p due to that, and they (Quest by the way) lied to us and over charged us. Glad I never gave them a cent, and aint going to! Atleast I got my phone. I can atleast go more than 50 post's on this one too.
247. writes:
Ah ha.... well thanks alot for the comment Red...lol
TOG - OK, so yeah it does sound kinda odd.... but in all reality... the idea came from the Stephen King movie "IT" Not sure if ya seen it or not...??
If not, then its too much to explain....
If so, well, the idea of the red balloon coming out of my navel..... came from a scene in the movie where one of Pennywise's red balloons comes floating up out of the sewer drain.....
I am a big fan of that book and movie....and that is the basis for the tattoo.... maybe it sounds weird... and indeed it looks strange..!! but its not like Im not a strange looking guy anyway....!!
249. writes:
TOG - Im glad someone understands the concept behind it....!!
It actually took me years to convince my tattoo artist buddy to do the damn thing...
I finally took the movie in and made him take it home and watch it.... After seeing the movie, he says "WOW... that will make a cool tattoo." DAMNIT,.... thats what Ive been saying for how many years now.. So finally... I have my balloon tattoo... and now I have to read comments like Reds.... LOL
254. writes:
yeah, I meant on msn..... he used to have a pic of himself on there....
I havent seen him around here in awhile.... hope everything is Ok for him and the lil Red...!!
You added my email address, from my profile..? if so thats cool.... contacts are always welcomed..!!


266. writes:
Still weary from the roundhose *picks up the picture of Kerry King and scares Cuck Norris to death thus leaving TOG without a minion to do his bidding*. *Pulls icepick from Wiggle's spinal cord and pick's his teeth with it while pondering... Where's Red been?*
272. writes:
The outfit I drive for just owns the trucks, and hauls for another company..... well, as of last week that company that we haul for, was under a Federal investigation, which in turn ended up with a
$10 million fine on Friday mornin of last week.... and now as of yesterday, that company filed bankruptsy.... So,for the last week my boss is scrambling,trying to find other frieght to haul.... which leaves me waiting at home....... an the ol savings account is only so big...
At the same time.... Im always looking for more money....and it seems that truck driving jobs are always in abundance everywhere..... almost as frequent as nursing jobs..!!
276. writes:
Ive drove as far east as Brooklyn,NY / Boston,Ma and Ive done some running down south as far as into Florida...!! Ive also done ALOT of trips in and around Chicago and the midwest too...
I just got a call awhile ago, about a job with another outfit.... could be in a truck of theirs by Mon....so its not all that bad.... I have a savings account and a large roomfull of toys I can sell if needed.... see my profile.!
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280. writes:
Well thanks for the support.... both of ya..!!
Kalis_ indeed you are quite a special young lady... I am happy to call you a friend..!!
Bg1 - selling toys is always the last option.... but its there anyway..!! In fact, if I sell something, that makes room for something new.... so its a win- win situation....LOL
Besides that, my father has quite ALOT of money.... he lets me pawn things to him if money is needed... that way its not like Im really selling something....cause I can get it back, without any hassles..!!

281. writes:
The cold is the only real bugger for me physically. Mentally I am very un-happy with the election results, however I am glad that it's over and don't have to watch those damn commercials anymore! How are you, Blindgreed? Thanks for get well wishes, by the way. :)

283. writes:
godlike: Not a problem bro.
Kali: You're welcome, i've been well. I wasn't too happy about the election either but what the hell are we going to do you know? We still have to scratch out an existence and keep feeding the machine regardless of who's hand is on the wheel today. I don't do too well physically in the cold either but I can't complain. It's 75 outside right now.










304. writes:
Ahha!!! Fools, i've foiled your little plan to build a trap, *throws icepick through wiggles's stinky puss ridden ear lobes and pins him to a tree by them then grabs the nail studded bat from Wiggles's hand and cracks FAN upside the head with it leaving it stuck to his face*.
I have a daughter at home that takes up most of my time when I get home. While hanging out with you guys is a lot of fun and all, you guy's got nothing on her. She's the bomb.

309. writes:
I would follow up your comment with some racist remark about Canadians and their penchant for fornicating with yeti's, but I have a nail-studded bat in my head, so I'm kinda busy with that....
*tries to shoot blindgreed, but with a bat obscuring my vision, and only one ear working, my sense of direction is off, so I just shot That Oneguy way up there on post 265 on accident. Oh well, beggars can't be choosers...
Now Playing: The Agonist- rise and Fall
310. writes:
FAN: You've forgotten that I can't be harmed by conventional weapons. Shooting me would do nothing! *pulls bat from FAN's face and hurls it at Wiggles who is still pinned to the tree by his stinky puss ridden ear lobes and yells "take it to the sh*t people" as he pile drives the confused canadian into an oblivious stupor*
I'm going to get drunk now. I'll check in tomorrow to see what horrors have become my fate.


316. writes:
Mudvayne fan: The new AC/DC CD is only exclusive to Wal-Mart in America.
godlike: I couldn't imagine ever having to sell my guitars. I'd rather borrow money and just go in debt. I couldn't part with my guitars... I just couldn't.
Now playing: Danzig - "Twist Of Cain"
317. writes:
TOG - yeah, I understand.... hence the reason, I tend to borrow from my ol man.... I usually offer to give him something of value ( like a guitar) just to show him that Im not f^ckin him over like some of my other family members have done..!!
And as I said.... when I sell something, that makes room for something new.... My toyroom is kinda small and I have all my guitars on hangers... so if I get rid of something, that makes space for something new ;-)
Believe me, there are some in my collection that I will never part with...!! But some others were spur of the moment buys that dont mean as much to me as say... the 80s Kramers....or my Les Paul..!!!
I enjoy stripping/refinishing/customizing electrics too.... so most of the guitars in my collection have been changed in some way since I bought em.... Ive even sold a couple of my creations..!
318. writes:
Oh.. that I can understand then. I could probably part with my 12-string Fender someday (if I buy more guitars, that is), but my bass and my other guitar, f*** no! Especially my bass.. I have yet to ever find one with a tone quite like it. It's especially perfect for doom or stoner rock, it's got a big fat bass end (tone-wise, that is, if you can imagine it). Easily my favorite guitar that I have.
321. writes:
amidst the violence, some of us will try to carry on with our conversations....
TOG - your bass has active humbuckers right..?.. to give it that full low end sound..!!
My drummer buddy, came across an old '72 Gibson "Ripper" bass through another friend who needed some money.... fantastic shape for its age.....maple body, neck and even maple fretboard with humbucker pickups.....!! Wow, what a great sounding bass....
I'm trying to convince him to sell it to me.... but I mistakenly told him what it was worth, before I offered to buy it ;-)
322. writes:
godlike: it's all good. I'm just a little cranky right now because I got hit in the sack with a bat imbedded with nails. My bass player has a sweet vintage Rick. He's a lot like you are though. I don't think there is a lot he doesn't have when it comes to basses and guitars.


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Kali: I didn't know that Yeti's were allowed to work regular jobs. Things must be different up in your neck of the woods. In fact the only one i've ever seen working is the one on the Jack Links commercials (messin with sasquatch). To be quite honest, that Yeti in the commercials has a substancial discrimination case on his hands if he could find himself a good Yeti lawyer.
332. writes:
^ Hey BG...Hope you don't mind me downloading a few tracks from your website.
"Life Or Meth" Has an amazing cool vibe intro. Very Smooth & Heavy at the same time.
"Words" also has a great intro then it just blows you away when the monster riffing comes in. Your voice sounds a lot like Hetfield's.
NP - Blind Greed - "Wordz"

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Shredder: Don't sweat the spelling man, that was the producers idea. Producers lol. Take all you want but eat all you take. Glad you like what you hear brother. Thanks for the props.
Everyone feel free to take anything you want from the myspace page. Godlike has my email address if anyone want's to put in a requst for the CD. We're having more printed up for our next gig, so when I get some send me your address and i'll send you one through snail mail until supplies run out. My only request is that you share it with as many people as you can.


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Shredder - I was away from home for awhile and came back to see that Bg1 had left a last messege and know one else was around on the a7x thread.......
Yeah, we were talkin amps.... Line6 if I remember right.... they are an excellent source for effects and and amp modeling.... but mine never gets used because I run through my Digitech processor, and use all of its effects... so there is really no need for the Line6, I thought I had to have ;-)
Kali - your ol man sounds like kind of a crazy f^cker.... "drunkin yeti".... that cracked me up..!!
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I was told earlier that I should use the whole picture cause I look like a bada$$..!! So, I decided to give it a try..??
Yeah, Line6 is great stuff, unless you use a separate effects processor.... being that I have everything programmed into my processor,(that has amp modeling and effects built in), I really wasnt using the Line6 for anything more than volume... And for that, there just wasnt enough..!!
A halfstack is definatly the way to go for sheer volume.... Most of em are priced pretty reasonable... thru places like "musicians friend" etc... Crate and Randall both have 120 watt halfstacks for $499..!!
Do you use any effects or a processor..??

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hahaha Kali - thats the ticket....blame Shredder.... he's the one that did it..!!
So, what are you doing on a Friday night..?
I happened to get a call from my boss today..... So, I will be leaving tomorrow to go back on the road for a few days..... Besides that, I got calls from two different places offering me a job today too.....!
They told me that I could take a week to decide and call them back......hhhmmmm what to do...?? The pay is about the same for both.... both have excellent bennies... and both of em would put me in brand new trucks and Id be gone Mon-Fri...... Now the difference is... One would keep within a state or so from home.... the other would give me the chance to drive all over the nation..!!
Blind Greed - Consequences



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Godlike - I have a crate combo amp but I blew it out after like 3 months of use. I got it at a yard sale. As for pedals and effects...I once had a BOSS pedal and I really want to get a flanger. Just want to make my sound a little more futuristic(sp?). Do you recommend any good pedals or effects?...Oh yeah I also noticed the fully restored avatar!...tough guy image man!
Kali - Very well...I curse you too!
357. writes:
Hey shredder.... how they hangin today..?
As for pedals, effects and amps.... well, my first suggestion would be to get yourself a multi effects processor... I have a Digitech RP350.... it has a pile of effects + amp modeling(simulater).... there are so many effects that I havent even come close to using it to its fullest potential and it even has a built in tuner..!!
And the amp modeling is great.... get the sound of a Marshall stack out of a little practice amp!!!!
The effects are limitless... Flanger,Chorus, Phase, Tremelo etc..... it has em all in one package..!!
With something like these... you only have to worry about getting an amp with LOTS of power rather than spending the money on a modeling amp like a Line6....
As for recomendations...Digitech is great... and they have pedals in all price ranges... Ive had the one I have for 5 yrs.... and never had a problem with it.... and its been through some heavy usage....like on for hours and hours on end... day after day.... and never so much as had a hiccup..!!
Glad ya like the pic..... some have said I look like a badass..!! Although I just think I look like me..!!






368. writes:
ah Kali... now that sucks...!!
My weekend was normal... Sat home cause the load I was to take out... was cancelled.... Im just glad I wasnt on my way somewhere and then have to turn around...
Sometime today, I guess..... just being prepared...??
Still thinkin of the other jobs tho..!!


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Kali - yeah, I cant say that Im staying all that busy.... although I am doing some local running thats paying money....the problem is.... its a bit less than long hauls !!
Somthing will be changin this week.... Im just happy that I made an a$$load of money the weeks I was out....!!
NP - my Nightswan

374. writes:
Its not my boss's fault.... actually its the company that he hauls for.... They were fined 10 $million a week orso ago...and then last week they filed chapter 11 bankruptcy..... being that they are the nations largest "kosher" meat processor...its only a matter of time... for them to miraculously come up with money from somewhere to get things back on track...
Its been going on for the last 25 yrs that the family has ran the business.... As of today, they are back up and running.... suppose to have loads of beef going out tomorrow...!!
This is also the place that was the sight of the nations largest INS raid in history... almost 400 of em...rounded up in a raid during a morning shift..! That was in May of this year...!!
375. writes:
Hello all. Anyone have a good weekend? Mine was boring..
Well, yes and no... I played a two-hour game of footbal with my neighborhood pals, got just a litle buzzed off some beer, and had an entire group of other kids i didnt even know all that well laughing from me and my homeboy's rants and storytelling from back when we went to school.
Then I got arrested. lol
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378. writes:
Well, I got gang-banged in the showers. sooo....lol just kidding.
I'm fine, don't you worry your litlle head lol. I'm just happy my parents have no idea i got arrested. I just have to show up on a court date and pay a fine, so they don't need to know. Not that I think it would be that bad for them to know, I'm not guilty-feeling or anything about it, I would just rather avoid the drama that would ensue. :/
although it would be really funny if my dad was looking over my shoulder right now...
Whats really funny, is that four of my friends all got the same court date at the same time, so it's gonna be a good ol field trip!
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Ive ridden in a cop car before several times actually. (truancy and whatnot) :/ So this didnt realy bother me, it's just that it felt like sh**stain on an otherwise pristine weekend
All this did was further my hatred for cops. I mean, I know most of them are probably good guys(and gals), it's just the position of power that makes them act like douchebags. I always get offended when they pull that "good cop, bad cop crap. It makes me feel like I'm f***in retarted, like they expect me to believe their litlle charade. bleh. I always like getting pulled over by the cops who are rookies, because they forget to put on the act and just treat you like a normal goddamned person.
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Morning all. I have returned from the NASCAR weekend. I don't recommend the experience. Without a doubt, the most physically unattractive people in the world are NASCAR fans. I think there was a total of 100 teeth in the entire crowd of 100,000 people. The tarts that my company hired to hang out with the driver were the only women in the crowd that weren't absolutely horrid (and even they had that trailer trash thing going on) to look at. I did my best to have a good time and after all was said and done... It was just meh.
Godlike: The avatar suits you brother. You do look like a total badass.
Fan: My father was a cop. I can suggest some tips that might keep you out of the clink for you if your interested.
385. writes:
Mornin to all...!!
Its nice to see that Red has joined us once again...!! Its good to know all is well for ya..!!
Bg1 - I can only imagine, the discomfort you must have felt, being in "redneck central" for the weekend...!! My heart goes out to ya man.!!
Hey thanks..!! It was your comment that changed my avatar \m/
And I most certainly appreciate your admiration of the old Pontiac....!!
FAN - aahhh the memories of being young...!! LOL
386. writes:
godlike: It was pretty bad dude. Like I said, I do not recommend it to anyone that hasn't either married their sister/brother, or "listens to both kinds of music: Country and Western". That is one sweet ride you've got there man. I love the late 60's-70's era pontiacs.
NP: Postmortum - Slayer.
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Bg1 - Its kinda funny that you describe em like that....
Ive known or met... quite a few Nascar fans through the years... they are indeed a whole other breed... But the strangest thing is, that most Nascar fans are related in some way... !!
Cold and rainy, here in this part of Iowa....temps are right around freezing...so everything is getting covered in a layer of ice..... bummer..!!




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Hey, what's up everyone? Looks like I wasn't the only one who got tired of waiting for the 1100 posts to load on the Avenged Analfold forum.
BlindGreed- I forgot that you went to Nascar last weekend. I have a friend who has tried to get me into it, he is a Kenseth fan, but it bores the hell out of me (no disrespect to any Nascar fans).
I love the Ricki Bobbie movie, though- and I hate Will Ferrell. Maybe hate is too strong a word, I strongly dislike Will Ferrell. Nice Blues Brothers reference in 286!
"We are on a mission....from God!"
I-O-MMI! I-O-MMI! I-OMMI!
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godlike and Blindgreed1: It's funny that you mention NASCAR and redneck central. Unfortunately, I believe I LIVE in redneck central, as it seems that most people around here (except me, my wife, and both our families, oddly enough) are huge fans of NASCAR. *Shudders* It's just not for me. The thing that REALLY makes me laugh is that their slogan is simply "Go Fast. Turn Left." That cracks me up it's so horrible.
I watched The Exorcist last night. That movie is so cool.. except the crucifix part is disturbing..
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It's hilarious, I was watching Season 11 of The Simpsons (just bought it on DVD a couple weeks ago) and the season finale is called "Behind the Laughter" (parody of "Behind the Music") and in it, there's a part where it says the Simpsons were reduced to playing at the Iowa State Fair, at which point it shows the cartoon audience and they're all "slack-jawed yokels" somewhat similar to Cletus (not sure if you're familiar with him from the show or not). It was hilarious, yet somewhat untrue, because not all of us Iowans are stupid rednecks... but many are... sadly.
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1. Stricken_Mistress writes:
I think that by doing things this way, it's going to drive fans from other parts of the globe to illegal downloads of the album. Why not just go with the flow and stop fighting technology in a world where technology is obviously winning?