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Ducks are looking good

Ride out leading the run out

@GoDucks #GoDucks @pac12

Tomorrow will be a home game for the #11 University of Oregon football team against Washington State. With a 4-0 record in the Pac-12, and a schedule that doesn’t include Utah (until a possible matchup in the Pac-12 Championship Game), it’s conceivable that they go undefeated in the conference. They still have a couple of possibly tough road games at USC and Arizona State, but they should be favored in both.

Interesting additions to 2020 Brutal Assault

#brutalAssault2020 #brutalassault @seventhrule @authorpunisher @orangefeeling

A few stories about some of the latest additions to the 2020 Brutal Assault lineup…

The first is from just a couple years ago. On Thursday of the 2017 Roskilde Festival I was planning on seeing Oathbreaker and High on Fire. In between I had no plans, but I ran into some friends I had recently met at Copenhell, or maybe this is the night I met them for the first time. I don’t remember. In any event, they said I had to check out Author & Punisher, a one-man band featuring a guy who made his own instruments, and the instruments were far from traditional. There would be no guitars, drums, etc. What an experience that was!

author & punisher roskilde festival

Author & Punisher @ 2017 Roskilde Festival

Static-X and Cradle of Filth I learned about from “Iron Mike’s Metal Video” in 2000 and 2001. Iron Mike had a late night, public access show that I would watch after putting my, then little, kids to bed. Static-X was one of the few bands that would play in Southern Oregon so I ended up seeing them a few times while Wayne Static was still alive. I can’t imagine them without him, but maybe I’ll get that chance next summer.

Cradle of Filth reminded me a bit of Sabbat, who I was familiar with since the late 80s, but they seemed to really be pushing things. Ultimately, I became a fan which led to my interest in many other bands including Dimmu Borgir.

One night in San Miguel de Allende

San Miguel de Allende (Mexico) blue hourroquia de San Miguel Arcángel

Teatro Juarez during 47 Festival Internacional Cervantino

Teatro Juarez during 47 Festival Internacional Cervantino

Metal Monday

Nyredolk @ 2019 Metal Magic Festival

Tough to put into words how amazing Nyredolk was at Metal Magic this past July. This video provides a taste but doesn’t come close to providing the meal that being there in the right frame of mind delivered.

metal magic nyredolk

Nyredolk跡

One year ago today in Corvallis…

Avery Park in autumn