In The Pit #5A - Cherub Rock

Malice

Righto, here is the latest In The Pit. The next victim volunteer on the list is Cherub Rock -

A quick recap of the rules:
1. Questions should be Rock & Metal related although some leeway is allowed.
2. Let's not have questions that are too personal. The poster doesn't have to answer anything they don't want to and as moderator I suppose I'll have the final say if something is appropriate or not.
3. Don't discuss any of the answers on the thread and only the poster should be answering the questions.

Hopefully that's clear enough so let the questions commence...

Malice

What got you into Rock & Metal in the first place and what keeps you interested in it?
How did you come across the Rock & Metal forum on Boards?
What keeps you coming back to the forum?
What do you do when you're not rocking out?
What album do you feel had the greatest impact on you?
Where did your username come from?
Philip Anselmo is an ugly git isn't he?

Catari Jaguar

Malice_ wrote: »

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

This will be a long one... I just love every aspect of it.

My cousins had Def Leppard, Bon Jovi and Guns n Roses posters up in their house when I was about 5. My cousin looked like Kelly Bundy in Doc Martens and I thought she was the coolest ever...Some of my most vivid childhood memories are from I was about 9/10 and wearing a grunge style shirt, ripped jeans, converse and skateboarding around with my big brother. Around that age too, it was cool to write bands names you liked on your copy books and mine had Pearl Jam, Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana, RHCP, The Prodigy, U2, Sound Garden all over it in the logos. Just copying my brother really. I would religiously listen to Blood Sugar Sex magik (singing along but not understanig the lyrics). I was in love with Anthony Kiedis & Dave Navvaro and thought the inlay card with their tattoo pictures was amazing. Everytime I hear Versus, Ten or Freaky Styley I get flashbacks of hanging out playing nintendo, watching Wayne's World or Beavis & Butthead and just loving being a 90s rocker kid.

I went through typical girl pop phases and listened to all genres in my teens. In 3rd year I saw the Matrix and the music blew my mind. Bought the soundtrack. Du Hast! Awesome. I used to listen to a Dad Rock show on Sunday nights when I was in 5th year and that introduced me to Blue Oyster Cult, The Kinks, The Doors and prog rock. The Detroit Rock City film led me to my love for KISS, Thin Lizzy & Black Sabbath. In 6th year I listened to Load and then eased myself into more Metallica and soon I to a fully fledged member of the Black Army - in college I loved Metallica, Deftones, Machinehead and Pantera.

Guitar Hero made me realise that I actually love cheesy 80s rock underneath it all (people slagged me for being a KISS fanatic though ) and I'm starting to enjoy that more over metal. My tastes keep growing and changing and I discover new (old!) bands but I have my staples that I'll love forever. I love everything that goes with it being seen as a rocker/ metal head, especially the style. And gimme a sweaty, moshy, deaf for 3 days with whiplash RATM concert over Rihanna anyday.

Malice_ wrote: »

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

I think I searched for it under Music

Malice_ wrote: »

What keeps you coming back to the forum?

Good topics, lovely people, new bands to listen to, my opinions being accepted and gender never coming into it unlike in other forums

Malice_ wrote: »

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

Teaching kiddies and going to lectures, boxing, going to Cineworld

Malice_ wrote: »

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

Probably Vulgar Display of Power because I'd never heard anything so aggressive or well, powerful. It opened up a whole world of music that was heavier than what I previously had been into. Around that time I was having a really tough time in teaching college. I went from being loved and popular with students & teachers in secondary school to being seen as this "alternative" recluse and obviously not cut out for teaching. The lecturers chipped away at my cofidence and undermined me and made me retreat into a shell. I hated that cliquey college so much and my only kind of escape was listening to my music on the DART in especially VD of P - mainly for the lyrics. I had to totally change my image and in the end I got my degree but I felt like a traitor to myself. I met Phil Anselmo just after I finished my probationary year with a wagon of an inspector, and I got to tell him my sob story and how grateful I was for his music etc, which was a wonderful experience and he was genuinely touched by it and gave me a hug. After I met him I went out and got my ears all pierced up and felt like "me". It's not gonna stop me from being a good teacher. I'll never turn my back on you again Rock & Metal *sniff!*

Malice_ wrote: »

Where did your username come from?

It was Lil Kitten but I changed it to the Smashing Pumpkins song - Cherub Rock (Ava Adore was taken hahah!)

Malice_ wrote: »

Philip Anselmo is an ugly git isn't he?

Thanks.

Zombienosh

most overrated band?

Catari Jaguar

The Beatles, Radiohead Coldplay and Muse are always top of last.fm most played chart and I don't get them at all.

Otis Driftwood

Favourite pizza topping? whats your favourite movie of all time?

Nailz

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?

If you could a (new) instrument 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.

scudzilla

Whats your favourite type of cheese?

Whats the best ever live gig you've been too?

What's the next gig you're planning to attend?

Angron

What has been your favourite album out this year?

What was your first big name rock/metal gig you attended?

What band/artist in rock/metal can you not stand the most? (not over-rated, actually hate)

What other sections of boards do you frequent?

Do you prefer rock or metal, and which sub-genre of them is your favorite?

Nailz

Damageplan or Superjoint Ritual?

silent sage

Hi cherub rock.

Your background and liking of Deftones got me thinking, as the album White Pony contains some of my favourite abstract lyrics. Is there a certain lyric or lyrics from a rock/metal band that mean something special to you? If so, what are they and why? Feel free to name as many or as little as you like. (You could just name albums or songs as I realise this could be quite personal)

Catari Jaguar

nedtheshed wrote: »

Favourite pizza topping? whats your favourite movie of all time?

Green pepper, pineapple (controversial!) and sweetcorn

Terminator 2

Catari Jaguar

Nailz wrote: »

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?

If you could a (new) instrument 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.

Maybe a laid back 60s/ 70s vibe band. Phil Lynott on bass, Jimi Hendrix on lead guitar, Jim Morrison on vocals and John Bonham on drums. And of course lots of cowbell needed. Haven't a clue what I'd call the band though!

I'd love to be able to play guitar (properly) - Mississippi Queen. Hot song! Love the squeals. I feel like a cage dancer when I hear that song. Also I love playing Fuel on drums on Guitar Hero Metallica so if I could play that for real I'd be thrilled.

Catari Jaguar

scudzilla wrote: »

Whats your favourite type of cheese?

Whats the best ever live gig you've been too?

What's the next gig you're planning to attend?

Brie. Nyom! And mozarella and goat's cheese too.


Oooh tough. So many amazing gigs. I love intimate small venues like the Ambassador (RIP) and the Academy. I saw KoRn and Down there and they were brill.

As far as big concerts at the go it'd be a toss up of RATM and KISS - both in o2 - within a few weeks of each other and polar opposites.

RATM for my sheer love of the band and knowing I'll probably never see them perform again - just aggression, rocking out/ escapism and connecting with the music as if I was a part of it and feeling the bass flow through me.

KISS was the best stage show I've ever seen and I was in the full gear and man it was so so cheesy, full of surprises and the sing along feel good factor was through the roof.



I have nothing in the pipeline because I'm boycotting MCD over G n Rs and refuse to buy tickets. Hoping to go to Download Donnington next summer if it's any good. Raging I missed it past 2 years.

scudzilla

cherub rock wrote: »

I have nothing in the pipeline because I'm boycotting MCD over G n Rs and refuse to buy tickets. Hoping to go to Download Donnington next summer if it's any good. Raging I missed it past 2 years.

Nice Answers.

As for the MCD boycott, IMO you're cutting off yer nose to spite your face there, i know they've shafted people but they're the only real choice.
As for Donington, i went every year from 1985 to 2008, and watched it steadily go down hill, why not look at the Euro Festivals, a lot better organised.

And here's a few Q's for ya

What's the furthest afield you've ever travelled JUST for a gig

If you could be re-incarnated as any rock/metal star, who would it be?

Catari Jaguar

Hey Denny!

Denny M wrote: »

What has been your favourite album out this year?

I got Ozzy's Osbourne's, Korn and Stone Sour. Korn is awful and the other two are only ok. I don't usually listen to new releases tbh, I have a massive back catlalogue and new to me would probably be hearing an old album for the first time.

Denny M wrote: »

What was your first big name rock/metal gig you attended?

First was RHCP in Lansdowne just before they released By the Way. It was pretty immemorable and I was in the middle of the crowd - hardly able to see over people's heads. Like a n00b.

Denny M wrote: »

What band/artist in rock/metal can you not stand the most? (not over-rated, actually hate)

Hate? I don't know if I hate anyone but (I'll be killed for this..) I don't like Led Zeppelin much and Robert Plant's voice grates on me - their stuff generally makes me feel physically uncomfortable.

Denny M wrote: »

What other sections of boards do you frequent?

I'm usually in the food diary or X Factor threads - my guilty pleasure. Such a bitchy and hilarious place to be on a saturday. I like TLL sometimes, R & R and tattoos & piercings.

Denny M wrote: »

Do you prefer rock or metal, and which sub-genre of them is your favorite?

I have mellowed since my angsty days.. As far as metal goes I like the Megadeth, Pantera, Metallica time stuff - I'm not overly familiar with dark/ doom/ Finnish/ whatever other terms get thrown around here but what I've heard isn't my cupán tae.

If I got into Bruxelles I'd rather hear Cherry Pie, Hot for Teacher, Rock You Like a Hurricane etc so I guess I'm favouring cheese at the minute. But it'd be any & all rock that I'd listen to.

Knifey Spoony

Hi Cerub Rock,

I see that you are a big fan of some really well know international bands, but have you any interest in the Irish rock/metal scene? Any local band that you have seen that you love?

Zombienosh

If you could be a famous musician for a day who would you be?

lord lucan

AFD GN'R or Nu-GN'R?:p

Jemmaa

cherub rock wrote: »

Good topics, lovely people, new bands to listen to, my opinions being accepted and gender never coming into it unlike in other forums



Teaching kiddies and going to lectures, boxing, going to Cineworld




It was Lil Kitten but I changed it to the Smashing Pumpkins song - Cherub Rock (Ava Adore was taken hahah!)



Thanks.

Lovely people ha They are all stupid angry metalheads

Kitty you look amazing with KISS uniform so what KISS song is extremely good would you recommend where to start? :cool:

Otis Driftwood

Biggest metal icon of all time,living or dead?

Catari Jaguar

Nailz wrote: »

Damageplan or Superjoint Ritual?

Damageplan hahah!

Catari Jaguar

silent sage wrote: »

Hi cherub rock.

Your background and liking of Deftones got me thinking, as the album White Pony contains some of my favourite abstract lyrics. Is there a certain lyric or lyrics from a rock/metal band that mean something special to you? If so, what are they and why? Feel free to name as many or as little as you like. (You could just name albums or songs as I realise this could be quite personal)

Some great lyrics on that album alright. I needed a dictionary for some of it though!

My favourite lyrics are:

To You I Bestow by Mundy (not rock or metal but I love it) - lovely descriptions and imagery in it like

"I'll give you the stars from the bruised evening skies in a crown of jewels for your head now"

Zero - Smashing Pumpkins

Cemetary Gates - Pantera

Heartshaped Box - Nirvana. Really lyrical and rhythmic and odd.

Cut myself on angel's hair and baby's breath

Indifference - Pearl Jam

I'll swallow poison, until i grow immune, I will scream my lungs out till it fills this room. How much difference will it make...

Down in a Hole - Alice in Chanins (got me through some angsty tough times)

And most of the lyrics by RATM and Down and most of Vulgar Display of Power

Catari Jaguar

Knifey Spoony wrote: »

Hi Cerub Rock,

I see that you are a big fan of some really well know international bands, but have you any interest in the Irish rock/metal scene? Any local band that you have seen that you love?

I used to listen to the Wicklow punk/ ska scene about 6/7 years ago and go to the DIY gigs. I was very into bands like Estel, Puget Sound and Kidd Blunt. Not really a fan anymore though.

Catari Jaguar

Zombienosh wrote: »

If you could be a famous musician for a day who would you be?

Pat Benatar at her peak

Catari Jaguar

lord lucan wrote: »

AFD GN'R or Nu-GN'R?:p

AFD!!! \m/ Although after that shambles in o2 I never wanna hear Axl's voice again. :mad:

Catari Jaguar

Jemmaa wrote: »

Lovely people ha They are all stupid angry metalheads

Kitty you look amazing with KISS uniform so what KISS song is extremely good would you recommend where to start? :cool:

Awh! Thank you Jemmaa! Ooh start cheesy - Dr. Love, Love Gun, Strutter.. Man it's all so cool.

Catari Jaguar

nedtheshed wrote: »

Biggest metal icon of all time,living or dead?

I guess it'd be Ozzy Osbourne (pre the Osbournes car crash show that stole him of his dignity and turned him into the UKs favourite cuddle old uncle)

GLaDOS

At a gig do you prefer to be up front in the mosh pits or sit back and just enjoy the music?

Catari Jaguar

ScienceNerd wrote: »

At a gig do you prefer to be up front in the mosh pits or sit back and just enjoy the music?

I'm short so definitely up at very front so I can see, and at the side so that I'm not crushed. Not moshing but I jump up and down and headbang and dance and usually hold the barrier so I don't lose my place. I've got my New Rocks for stomping and face kicking if anyone tries to **** around. My poor boyf is usually a human buffer protecting me from moshers and crowd surfers. Bless him!

Catari Jaguar

Denny M wrote: »

What has been your favourite album out this year?

Reanswering this because I completely forgot about KISS Sonic Boom (that might have been released in 2009 though...) So much win \o/

Motley Crue

What do you think the best metal or rock song to teach kids about good music is and why?

Catari Jaguar

Motley Crue wrote: »

What do you think the best metal or rock song to teach kids about good music is and why?

Kids will like only what they like so I wouldn't try and tell them what's good. The kids in my class listen to the Disney Camp Rock soundtrack sometimes in class - that could be a gateway! :cool:

Rocker teens that love the fad band of today wil grow out of them when the next fad comes along and eventually settle for music that they will keep coming back too. No one will be listening to Paramore and Bullet for my Valentine in 20 years

Nailz

cherub rock wrote: »

Kids will like only what they like so I wouldn't try and tell them what's good. The kids in my class listen to the Disney Camp Rock soundtrack sometimes in class - that could be a gateway! :cool:

Rocker teens that love the fad band of today wil grow out of them when the next fad comes along and eventually settle for music that they will keep coming back too. No one will be listening to Paramore and Bullet for my Valentine in 20 years

Disney you say??? Show them this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjQ6no6PUm0

Catari Jaguar

scudzilla wrote: »

Nice Answers.

As for the MCD boycott, IMO you're cutting off yer nose to spite your face there, i know they've shafted people but they're the only real choice.
As for Donington, i went every year from 1985 to 2008, and watched it steadily go down hill, why not look at the Euro Festivals, a lot better organised.

And here's a few Q's for ya

What's the furthest afield you've ever travelled JUST for a gig

If you could be re-incarnated as any rock/metal star, who would it be?

Ah, MCD can go **** themselves (pardon me) til I get my cheque in the post. I think I've seen every band I like that's alive/ not broken up - steadily getting through my top bands on last.fm anyways!!

I've never travelled just for a gig. Everyone comes to Dublin! I'm full of ideas to go here or there but my boyf's never up for it and I don't think I'd go alone, my friends arent very R&M... That said, he went to Wembley to see Rush though...

Re-incarnated, but back in time to take over a body of a rock star? Not someone that died young anyways.... Ozzy Osbourne or Alice Cooper would be cool.

Motley Crue

cherub rock wrote: »

Ah, MCD can go **** themselves (pardon me) til I get my cheque in the post.

I'm still waiting. Last I heard the process was still ongoing and I was told to sit tight and wait. That was earlier this week.

cherub rock wrote: »

Everyone comes to Dublin!

Believe me, you will find not everyone comes to Dublin

blastman

Motley Crue wrote: »

Believe me, you will find not everyone comes to Dublin

This is sadly very true!

I haven't asked a question yet, so you're my first! Ummm, what rock album cover would you hang on the wall of your study?

Catari Jaguar

blastman wrote: »

This is sadly very true!

I haven't asked a question yet, so you're my first! Ummm, what rock album cover would you hang on the wall of your study?

Ah! When I get a house all I'll be cncerned about it creating a rock bar type room. It's gonna have strip lighting, pool table, freaky candle holders and a mirror like in a gothic church. Oooh and one of these crystal skull vodka bottles

I'd make a collage like that's on the ceiling in Gypsy Rose. I love really cool 80s cover art.

Nephilim Wolf

What is the worst rock/metal album that you heard this year?

What is the best rock/metal album you heard this year?

Do like bands like Anathema, Moonspell, Emperor, Dimmu Borgir, Immortal, Bathory, Amorphis, Tiamat, Hypocrisy, Darkthrone and Paradise Lost?

What are some of your all time favourite rock and metal albums?

Catari Jaguar

Nephilim Wolf wrote: »

What is the worst rock/metal album that you heard this year?

KoRn's new one. Awful.

Nephilim Wolf wrote: »

What is the best rock/metal album you heard this year?

Not a new release or anything but I'm obsessed with Pat Benatar's greatest hits atm! And Diamond Head - It's Electric and Ted Nugent self titled.

Nephilim Wolf wrote: »

Do like bands like Anathema, Moonspell, Emperor, Dimmu Borgir, Immortal, Bathory, Amorphis, Tiamat, Hypocrisy, Darkthrone and Paradise Lost?

Not overly familiar with these... I'm not a fan of growly, death metal type music or gothic Twilighty stuff. I'm very unimaginative. Paradise Lost are alright (from what I've heard - the boyf's mam plays them in the car!)

Nephilim Wolf wrote: »

What are some of your all time favourite rock and metal albums?

I'm gonna put down all the most favourite albums I've ever had from my years listening to music - not all are current. You know the ones you remember the exact music shop you bought it in and where you were when you first heard the best tracks on it and how you felt. The ones that were permanently in your discman. I'm cheating - there are some Best of albums! Nothing obscure here...

• Guns n Roses - Appetite for Destruction
• Pearl Jam - Ten
• Metallica - Ride the Lightning/ Kill Em All/ Garage Inc.
• Tool - Lateralus
• Human Waste Project - E-Lux
• NIN - The Fragile
• Down - NOLA
• Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power
• Nirvana - Unplugged
• Alice in Chains - Unplugged
• RHCP - Blood Sugar Sex Magik/ Californication
• Smashing Pumpkins - Rotten Apples
• A Perfect Cicle - Thirteenth Step
• Prodigy - Music For the Jilted Generation
• RATM - Battle of Los Angeles
• Deftones - Around the Fur
• Slipknot - All Hope is Gone/ Vol 3: Subliminal Verses
• Incubus - Make Yourself
• Machinehead - Burn my Eyes
• Thin Lizzy - Live & Dangerous
• KISS - Greatest KISS
• Black Sabbath - Paranoid
• System of a Down - Toxicity
• QOTSA - Songs for the Deaf
• Jonathon Davis - a bootleg live show of Queen of the Damned and acoustic Korn tracks

bad2dabone

You've got taste

Motley Crue

cherub rock wrote: »

And Diamond Head - It's Electric

Just something I taught you might like to see that I recorded

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNbSgQ8SOhc

And second question, what do you feel about Def Leppard, since you seem to like virtually every other band I do?

Catari Jaguar

POUR SOME SUGAR ON MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEH!

I'm a closet Def Leppard liker I guess... I wouldn't play them on my computer but I will go crazy if they get played on a jukebox or by the DJ in a rock bar. I think Rocket is a great cheesey song. Hmmm... I might download some of their albums.

Malice

If anyone has any other questions, please get them in soon. I'll be closing this thread this evening otherwise and moving on to the next person.

Nephilim Wolf

I meant to ask you what rock and metal bands do you hate?

Catari Jaguar

Nephilim Wolf wrote: »

I meant to ask you what rock and metal bands do you hate?

I don't really like growly, phlegmy, double bassy stuff and I don't like gothic epic stuff. Also not keen on any new bands in the emo/ bitch rock scene like MCR and the likes. And I don't like the waily, bleached & permed, overly camp Judas Priest type stuff except in very small doses.

Malice

Okay, thanks to everyone for posting questions and of course to Cherub Rock for taking the time to answer them.

The next In The Pit is here.