The United States... Going down the tubes

For a couple days I noticed a lot of talk about the government and their talks to "fix" our economy. They sit and insult the opposite party as if they were an enemy. How stupid is that!? This nation is about to completely fall apart and here are both sides insulting and blaming each other. My personal take is that insulting and blaming are just as much "not solving the problem." Maybe when all the citizens of the United States are starving they'll be thinking enough about food and water that they won't have the energy to fight! So many countries are far worse off than the United States, and people there struggle to survive. Yet, as a truly spoiled country the United States can still fight with itself...

Black metal the genre, it's dead.

If I had to classify my favorite genre of metal, and quite possibly music itself I would say "black metal" simply because that's what a majority of the bands at the top of my list would fall under. However, I believe the best bands defy genres. I'd like to think the music created by projects I've involved with, and music I create doesn't fit into one "genre," I'd like to think it's evolved beyond that point. I feel a bit upset to see so many people scrutinize black metal bands that evolved past the genre boundaries, to me it means they're better than simply "black metal." Being a black metal band likely puts a band near my top favorites, evolving beyond the genre puts a band at the top. Oh, and if someone says they only enjoy one genre of music: they're lying! That isn't possible. It means they're afraid to tell you, or they don't listen to other genres because they are weak minded and are doing what they're told! I posted a rant earlier on my Last.fm, if you are so inclined to see my initial reaction to this needing to come out, it is here: http://www.last.fm/user/nafets1218/journal/2011/07/15/4hjfdj_my_take_on_%22black_metal%22

The Gauntlet's world premier of the "Columbine Justice Spree" video!

The World premier of the video for "Columbine Justice Spree" is on The Gauntlet right now! Full article is here: http://www.thegauntlet.com/article/4370/21953/DETHCENTRIK-Releases-Controversial-New-Video and is the video by itself is embedded below:

To Clarify...

I'm not going to try to get back any friends and/or fans I've lost, but I do want to clarify for those willing to listen what has been fabricated about me, and what is true.

I have made homophobic and racists remarks: FALSE. This is a fairly localized rumor, but it has gotten me into more trouble than it is worth by far...

I have mentioned violence. TRUE. I have threatened violence. FALSE. Read my lyrics, they aren't pretty, but they are not intended as something to take for face value. I also got in trouble for a recent posting that has appeared on my social networking profiles, I don't know how it was mistakable as a threat of violence for that matter.

For anyone's sake, listen to what they have to say before and preferably rather than what others say about them. Rumors are hurtful, and bullying is something I am personally appalled by. Anyone that listens to my music knows I don't conform to typical boundaries, and knows I pick into touchy subject matter, I myself understand I will occasionally be misquoted or misunderstood, but there is a line between misrepresentation and blatant lying!

My Life So Far...

Sometimes I think of the events in life and where they've landed me. I said no to being a Disney star in Middle School. I went through some tough shit late high school and met Meghan, the first girl that didn't outright hate me. I started music because I was sick of my friends having no time to hang out because of their garage bands. My brother's friend died of cancer, I turned away from God, I got to college, I got a large number of friends, I blew it with most of those "friends" and kept the real ones. I met Lauren at Target, and got my foot slammed in a car door. I started to find hope again, a reason to live, stopped blaming God for all my problems...Here I am today...