Hey everyone! How goes all?

I'll start off with something nice; here's the aftermath of my guitar Magus from our last gig I explained last journal about my finger splitting open in the middle of our set;

[link]

Not too much has been happening lately; still job-hunting and needing to sort out driving lessons, vroooom!! Hopefully I'll be hired soon so I can start paying for the lessons.

The last couple of weekends really have been a riot! Before the one we just had was our bassist's son's 18th birthday; very happy times! XD There was much dancing and confusion; our keyboardist Josiah (who still has his leg in a cast) was still dancing despite being a raspberry-ripple, and I had to watch everyone else as I didn't know some of the moves! >_>; There was also a large running track outside which we raced around, and wrote expletives in the sand pit! (Oh my!) XD Afterwards we went down the road to a metal-based pub and found a trolley to push Josiah in on the way there! Many of the people who came to our gig on the 27th were there!! There was much rejoicing!! I had a black-current; I'm so tough!! (I like my juice black...like my metal! *snortgiggle* )

The last few practices have been going nicely also; still lots of messing around hehe, but we've started writing new material so hopefully that'll be cool shizzy!

I've almost finished a few pieces also; mainly drawings and sculptures, although I'll get around to painting soon also. I really need to keep improving, I have a lot to learn in all fields! This Saturday I went running/climbing around the woods with some friends and ran around on all fours in the nearby field picking up grass lumps with my mouth; yay for grazing! If it were not for my feral-like frolicking I'd probably have more done by now! Grarrg! >_O

Arghhh, and bloody hell; I've said this before and will say it again; ELITISTS, KISS MY CORPSE-PAINTED BUM BUM! All this "You're not 'true', you don't take metal seriously, etc" That's absolutely stupid; yes, I love metal, but I also love HUMOR. Immortal for example, yes, are awesome and one of my favorite bands; but you can't deny that they ARE funny! I bet they had so much fun recording those videos, and that's what's most important! I wear corpse-paint because it represents things that are important and deep to me, sure! But honestly, the -main- reason? It's because it's FUN! Then there's the opposite; "Waaah, stop wearing that silly corpse-paint, everyone in metal does it!" I don't give a damn who wears it and who doesn't! -I- like to wear it when playing gigs, so -I- will! I couldn't care less if I was the only one or if the whole world's population did it! It's something I find fun, so I'll do it!!

Angry poopings aside, as promised, here's a poem written by my friend David that I met on the bus from Wacken this year! (Thanks so much man!!! ^__^ )


"Overlord Mortiroth" by David John 'Keats' Whelan
She dwells in a place most ancient,
Conceiving her deviant art.
Befouling all those who dare to oppose
Her unparagoned world apart.

With Duke her loyal minion,
Guinea-pig of infernal doom,
Through dolor they ride by each other's side
Profeasting contagion's exhume

Those who despise her aura,
They laugh as they can't comprehend,
But they cower in fear when they know that she's near
Knowing that she's not a trend.

Black metal is her lifestyle,
She's derived from what others are not,
Acquiescing to none and when all is undone
She emerges unscarred from the rot.

A goddess beyond comprehension,
Cautious and never demure
It's rare I extol but this cheerful soul
Is one so heartfelt and pure.

She dwells in a place most ancient,
Her demeanour they cannot cloth,
A heart filled with gold that glisters so bold,
She is - Overlord Mortiroth!
___________________

More art to come soon; thank you all for your support and helpful criticism, it's really given me an insight on certain aspects to improve etc! I hope you're all happy and well! ^_^ I'm off for my daily hobo-ing!

(Also The Furious Horde's new album "World Aghast" is finally finiiiiiished!! £5 for a CD, £8 for a CD and shirt! (Not many shirts left!))

Our next gig isn't until Halloween now, at The Fat Surfer in Grays! ^_^; Since it's halloween I want to dress up...as a tiger!!