Crazy Chops
The Price of Internet Fame
I’m not too modest to admit that I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the amount of online celebrity I’ve experienced – however minor it may be in the large scheme. Here’s some of the fine handiwork of the people on the forums (and other social media) who make my job something I truly enjoy.
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Postscript
I recently became aware of the blog of James Heathers, a fellow metal fan who happens to be on faculty at the University of Sydney. A recent blog post of his included a Meshuggah track, which he posted after a conversation we had about that great band, along with the limitations of a recent study on whole-body vibration training. His full commentary in a yet-unpublished letter to the editors of the European Journal of Applied Physiology is in the latest issue of AARR.
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Awesome pics. Great size. Looking thick. Solid. Tight. Keep us all posted on your continued progress with any new progress pics or vid clips. Show us what you got man. Wanna see how freakin’ huge, solid, thick and tight you can get. Thanks for the motivation.
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Well-deserved online celebrity is well-deserved, Alan. Keep up the good work!
Epic chops of an epic bro. Consequences have never been the same since the inception of the New World Order of A-bromination. Can’t wait until your next blog post sometime next year :p
do u even lift???
Haha! Good stuff man!
I checked out his blog too–awesome! I remember hearing “Destroy, erase, improve” by Meshuggah years ago and being blown away. Amazing metal for sure!
Keep up the great work on the AARR too–love it!
Rock on
Mike T Nelson PhD(c)
Good Lord…just made my weekend. Can’t wait for “Shoop that Aragon” 2012.
-Mike L.
Mike L — Long time, broski. Hope you’ve been well. Hope that shoulder is healed up or well on its way.
Mike N — I discovered Meshuggah pretty late in life despite having been a fan of metal since I was a kid. Apparently it requires poking around the BB.com Misc to get exposed to such sonic grotesquities.
Cuminyabum — Lifting is illegal in the US, not sure what the laws are in Canada.
Darkseeker — I will try my best to do at least one more blog post before the end of the year, haha.
T1ger — Thanks for the solid & tight words. They are solid & tight to my ears. 🙂
Welcome back to the blogosphere, Alan. I sense a ripple in The Force.
Alan, please don’t hurt ’em!!!!!! 🙂
Those are awesome graphics
Hmmm, here I am a complete metalhead and never took a listen to Meshuggah…looks like that will have to change
Sup Alan. Dang! Lebrock close to her prime! Lucky dog!
And liftin ain’t illegal…just at Planet Fitness.
Wow, more geeky metal heads. Awesome!!
Current music faves of mine are: Sybreed, Zao (older stuff), Devildriver, Five Finger Death Punch, Nothingface (older stuff), Slipknot, Tool, Chimaira, Left Spine Down, 16Volt, The Famine, Demon Hunter and Amon Amarth, just to name a few.
Any other faves I need to check out?
rock on
Mike T Nelson PhD(c)
Hey, Mike,
If you like progressive metal (a la some Dream Theater), I’m really into two bands named Symphony X and Evergrey.
I also dig a band called Nightwish…they’re more symphonic metal with female vocals.
Thanks for stopping in guys. Metal bands I’ve been listening to lately are:
Meshuggah: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc98u-eGzlc
Mastodon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6WGNd8QR-U
Strapping Young Lad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMapSKvhLPk
Killswitch Engage: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVskEA9-CtQ
Sylosis: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKQYQ9sNWiE&ob=av3e
Lamb of God: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe_CGHOrsJo
While on the topic of metal, you may enjoy the djent goodness of other Meshuggah-esque bands:
Absent Distance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdb2wJV5FN4
Animals As Leaders: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bt-RoSzsEKA&feature=related
Breach The Void: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKPK2xvJNcw&feature=related
Closer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hu0uPdgzZ4&feature=related
Fell Silent: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXUFn6TxITA
Periphery: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrz_lC10P6A&feature=fvst
Paul Wardingham: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj_1HPomCsk&feature=related
Sikth: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujLAabFsD6w&feature=related
Synthetic Breed: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX33uy_oxsI
The Interbeing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bncB6c3TQXg&feature=related
Textures: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaEoBMJ0Xy8
Vildhjarta: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39B7lk_NhTw&feature=related
Xerath: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CQLneqTMGY
Groove fest 😉
JDJ – I’m halfway through your links & my mind is OBLITERATED…
I figured you would enjoy some of these bands after having mentioned the almighty Meshuggah.
Meshuggah + chocolate milk = infallible combo
Mike, you have listed a variety of metal sub-genres. Without pin-pointing a specific one, you may enjoy the following:
A Life Once Lost: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYRET9GqHgA&feature=related
Darkane: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FbtNA5JXCo
Lazarus A.D.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zox10hU_NMs&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PLE34DCD6121650FC4
The Haunted: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=av2AqT2BvrA&feature=related <<New album has a strong Tool-ish vibe
Solopist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMjOYxoahyA&feature=related <<Lamb Of God on Cell Tech
And here’s me who just figured out there’s a comment section! Thanks for the link, Alan.
If we’re going to town on the posting of metalz – all the hairy thick-necked people I know are currently going crazy for this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjKyzwqIT7s&feature=player_embedded
They’re called Fleshgod Apocalypse. They sound like their name.
Hey Alan, Energized here from bb.com. I saw the link to your blog on the forum and I’m glad I looked at it now! Will add it to my bookmarks and remember to check up on it when I can.
Epic Aragonness has materialized in gif, jpg, mpg. Next stop, blueray.
Lol, nice pictures! 😛
Btw: if you could post a note on the blog, or at least on facebook, everytime one of your articles is published on another site (wannabebig etc.) – it would be very helpfull 🙂
Hell, just typically posting any face in bb.com forums is enough to get a chop. Being a e-hero cranks it up a bit, still have a way to catch up to the potential guy, but youll get there yet.
To Chris: Maybe you can be Alan’s motivational coach. I’m sure it’s his goal to rack up more gifs, clips, and chops than any fitness guru. Oh wait, he might have already achieved that. 😛
Great follow up on bands everyone! I will be checking those out for sure—awesome!
Yes, big fan of The Haunted–new CD is actually very good, but different. “The Haunted Made Me Do It” is still my fav (with previous singer) although ReVolver is quite good.
Lamb of God rules. I saw Randy’s first band at Metal Fest years ago. A good friend of mine worked in the music biz when I was working at a radio station and told me to check them out. Insane!
JDJPrimer—great suggestions man!! I have not heard of the Solopist yet, so I will check it out.
James K–good stuff indeed! Some of the female vocals are great. I am a big fan of Lacuna Coil and also Arch Enemy. Quite different vocal styles between them though!
A few more worth checking out are
Sybreed –metal/industrialish band from Switzerland
http://youtu.be/IUN7ZdsRAGQ
Front Line Assembly –more straight up industrial, but the live CD “Live Wired” has awesome metal overtones and is amazing (note the guitar riff from “walk”)
http://www.youtuberepeater.com/watch?v=0lyWnjlEDBo&name=FRONT+LINE+ASSEMBLY+SURFACE+PATTERNS+LIVE+WIRED
Scar Symmetry–clean with some harsh vocals and extremely catchy. I like their 2nd and 3rd albums the best http://youtu.be/mebSi4PDC34
Pain, featuring Peter from Hypocrisy and many others. Clean vocals with almost industrial over tones and just plain awesome. If you pick up their live in Paris CD it is great!! http://youtu.be/H4PSRpVOXhw
Mushroomhead Yeah, they were masks and customs like another popular band, but a great mix of almost rap—gasp, keyboards and great hooks. http://youtu.be/U45NfWSX-Vk
Live shows are amazing!! I do like the earlier singer J Mann a bit better though
Demon Hunter —some softer songs and a great mix of heavier ones too. Some of the nicest, most passionate guys you will ever meet. Love those guys. Live shows are awesome. http://youtu.be/f_H0p5E__bs
As I Lay Dying–straight up brutal metal. Great guys. http://youtu.be/XOLgBgnnUUE
Not really entirely metal, but I have to give props to Project 86 since the lead singer, Andrew, helped me propose to my now wife at their concert in AZ two years agol http://youtu.be/-lKxQqVNjHQ
I could go on for hours, but I will leave it there for now.
Rock on
Mike T Nelson PhD(c)
I can’t believe you’re a metal head, Alan. I’ve been a metal geek for a long time. When I tell Dick I think his head is going to explode.
Mike,
Yeah, Lacuna Coil is pretty cool. I own Karmacode
Alan, when are you going to start AAMR? (Alan Aragon’s Metal Review)
Awesome pics, haha. You always deliver with your posts – one way or another. 🙂
Keep up man!
Bojan
Love the pictures man. Especially the one with Paris wearing a t-shirt with your mug on it. Too funny.
Steve
Errrr… forgot what I was going to say, got a bit zapped looking at your pictures. Oh yeah, “your Metachlorians must be off the scale”.
Well done *
Hey Alan.
Perhaps this is the incorrect place to post this but contact only gave your email and I figured this isn’t important enough to go there.
I recently purchased a subscription to your research review in order to read your critique of the T-nation interview with Robb Wolf.
My question is about the dairy aspect of your critique, I am confused as to why in order to eat Paleo it has to not contain dairy? All of Robb’s recommendations that I have read are based on research, not anthropology, so if there’s no research saying dairy will kill you, Robb isn’t going to say to not eat it. Whether or not paleolithic man ate it or not is irrelevant.
Perhaps you could take the time to comment on the actual diet composition and the research supporting it? The basic gist of a relaxed “paleo” diet if you don’t have the time to look it up:
Foods to avoid:
All grains except white rice
dairy protein
legumes
All other foods are simply consumed in moderation.
Now a diet that looks like this has nothing to do with trying to eat like a paleolithic man, it has to do with avoiding foods that have negative health effects on human beings. Is there really research to back up not eating grains except white rice, dairy proteins, and legumes?
Thanks.
Oops that should read “… back up not eating grains, except white rice, dairy proteins …”
Actually we can just throw out that dairy thing altogether. I think that is just a protocol that some of the paleo guys use to gauge sensitivity to dairy. If you have no problem with it then I know Robb Wolf says go crazy and I think Chris Kresser advocates fermented dairy. The more hardcore paleo people still don’t like milk and cheese and will only do clarified butter.
So it really just comes down to the grains(minus rice) and legumes.
Alan,
Amazing AARR this month. I wish that everyone could see the articles you write in your research review, the world would be a smarter place. Oh well, just want to say thanks and keep up the great work.
Oh dear lord I cannot remember that last time I laughed so hard.
What will that do to my carb back loling tho?
Love you Alan,
deb
This might have been the best .gif post I have EVER seen in my life!
lolllll, HATERS GONNA HATE! AAAHHHHHHHHH
this is the funniest dam post on the entire internet… props to whoever bumped it on FB… goddam my abs hurt from laughing so hard…
Greatest blog post ever.
I wonder how many BunkMoreland made…
funny post, good thing you’re not taking this too seriously.some would have been pissed with most of those chops
I must say, you have some pretty creative followers haha. I wish I would have found your blog long ago. too many dry ones out there nowadays
My feel when I have my shops in there….
Hahaha, awesome pics! Kind of a big deal!