In The Pit #18 - Denny M

Malice wrote: »

What got you into Rock & Metal in the first place and what keeps you interested in it?

First metal band I listened to was Rammstein. We had this little grey box thing for the tv that gave us a load of German channels, and got a sort of German MTV. Every so often Rammstein would pop up among pop songs, it started it off realistically. Young and impressionable :P What keeps me interested in it is just that I love the sound. I can't listen to dance/trance music for any long stretch of time, but I could listen to rock or (more likely) metal all day long.

How did you come across the Rock & Metal forum on Boards?

A friend of mine mentioned boards a fair bit to me, so I figured after a while I'd see what it was like. Had a gander around the main site, saw there was a Rock & Metal section and figured: "Why not?"

What keeps you coming back to the forum?

Checking up for news on stuff mainly. Threads like the Upcoming Releases thread, or the Future Gigs have been helpful for finding upcoming things I might enjoy. The banter in the threads can also be fun, and it's easier to chat about stuff here than with some of my friends offline, most don't listen to quite what I do.

What do you do when you're not rocking out?

Now that it's summer, I spend a good bit of my time playing computer games on either PS3 or PC, or else I watch TV shows online (main one of late being rewatching old Pokemon episodes :P). I also enjoy reading, and right now I'm reading the Grey Knights omnibus, based on the Warhammer 40k world.

What album do you feel had the greatest impact on you?

Hard to say really. I suppose it would have to be either Roots by Sepultura or Incineratehymn by Deicide. Roots because it was the first proper metal album I listened to in full after getting a lend of it off a friend, and Incineratehymn because it was the first death metal album I heard, a genre that has become my personal favourite.

Where did your username come from?

Around the time I started Secondary school, some friends started calling me Denny for a nickname. It began to stick, and by the time I was finishing up in school, it had stuck to the point that a good few of my teachers were calling me it too, so it kinda became habit to use it for stuff like this.

Dr.Poca wrote: »

Do you play any instruments? What instrument would you love to instantly be able to play and why?

I don't play anything, it's just something I guess I haven't gotten around to learning yet. The instrument I'd love to be able to play would be the drums, cause it'd be great to potentially make a career out of hitting stuff with sticks, and being able to do it well.

Any albums by well known bands you feel are underrated?

Waking the Fallen by Avenged Sevenfold. They may get flak for their music nowadays, but I loved this album, back when they still had screaming. I don't hate the band, and I can still listen to them occasionally, but I don't think any of their other albums is as good as this one.

Max Power1 wrote: »

Do you actually like deicide or was the posting in AOTW just for the laugh as it irritated people :P ?

Yeah, I do like them. Like I said in response to one of Malice's questions, Incineratehymn was the first death metal album I got listening to properly, and I also own Scars of the Crucifix, Legion and their When Satan Lives live album.

Nailz wrote: »

Good poster!


If you could form a Super-group of 4/5/6 DEAD Rock & Metal musicians, who'd be in it and what would it be called?

Hmm.. This takes a bit of thought.. I guess I'd have Euronymous (Mayhem) on guitar, Dead (Mayhem) on vocals, Vitek (Decapitated) on drums and Roger Patterson (Atheist) on bass. Name would be something like "Living to Spite Death".

If you could play a (new) instrument instantly what would that be and what song would you love to be able to play instantly on that instrument? Keep it in the boundaries of heavy music.

Drums, and probably something like this:

Though anything by them would be awesome.

What Rock/Metal song do you wish you wrote?

Unsuccessfully Coping with the Natural Beauty of Infidelity by Type O Negative. First Type O song I heard, and I fell in love with.

Are you a fan of wearing band merch, like T-Shirt's and shīt like that; and if so, how much do you have (roughly speaking) and what are your favourites?

Yep, I wear a good few tshirts and the like. Favourites are probably a Misery Index "Pulling out the nails tour" t-shirt, Anaal Nathrakh "Do Not Speak" hoodie, with the 1984 quote on the back, or a Rage Against the Machine t-shirt I got when they played at Oxegen, the only time I've ever gone to that festival.

What's your favourite film soundtrack, if you have one? Any genre if you like, but if you want it to be Metal for the sake of the forum, that's up to you.

I don't really have one. I rarely watch movies any more, and the few I do watch have soundtracks I rarely notice to a great degree.

Who's your favourite Rock/Metal band who has emerged in the last 3 years?

A Loathing Requiem. One man band, had an EP around '08 but didn't get a full length out until 2010.

Do you think the music that you listen to effects your outlook on everyday life?

Not really. The world can give me so many reasons to be angry on its own, it doesn't need music to help it :pac:

Are you a cliché of you taste in music in any particular way?

I guess I am. I never really think about it, but I guess I do have a few of the things associated with metal, long hair, facial piercings, and more often than not I'm wearing a band hoodie or t-shirt.

Motley Crue wrote: »

What are your feelings on bands like Sepultura, Alice In Chains and Machine Head in the sense of what they did for 90s Metal and the legacy they've left behind today?

I love Sepultura and Machine Head. Sepultura were great in their thrash days, Beneath the Remains was a great album. Machine Head too, although the Nu Metal sort of a phase they had was less than stellar. I guess I listen to a fair few bands who were around the 90s, and most of those did a lot for their genres, expanding heavily on the genres started already by other bands, and I love them for it.

Are you a fan of Grunge, in whatever sense you define Grunge to be (i.e. do you see Grunge = Nirvana or do you feel it has more of a root in Punk music and was defined by bands like Sonic Youth and Green River)?

I could never stand grunge. The sound of it often seemed too drab and dull to me.

What is the last CD you purchased and why did you buy that particular one?

For myself, I think it was either Heirs to Thievery by Misery Index, or Maree Noire by Beneath The Massacre, both from bands I love.
Last actual CD I bought was Drunken Lullabies by Flogging Molly, got as a gift for my mother :pac:

Do you attend many rock and metal gigs and, if so, what are some of your favourite memories?

Yeah, I've gone to a lot of concerts, seen something like 30 or 40 bands so far. Memories that stick out are: Children of Bodom this year, catching Jaska's drumstick, Marduk/Anaal Nathrakh concert, when V.I.T.R.I.O.L jumped into the crowd and just went nuts, and Misery Index gig last year when The Rotted's lead singer was walking around after their set, selling their EP, getting to chat to him cause I love that band since I heard Gorerotted too.

Can't say I listen to them really. I prefer metal, so they wouldn't really come into my scope at all.