Music Video Mania-90’s Metal(kinda)

Ah, the 90’s, the prime years of my adolescence, the end of middle school, all of high school, and a little bit of college.  The 90’s are also where my musical tastes started to really develop, and coincidentally enough is where metal really started to branch out and explore a lot of different regions of the musical landscape.  What I have here are some videos and bands that really defined the decade for me and also create a picture of what the 90’s were like from a musical stand point.  Some of it isn’t exactly metal, but my list and I like the songs and videos 🙂  See you next time when I dig up some videos from the ancient time of the 2000’s.  Enjoy, Peace Love and Metal!!!

Music Video Mania- Are You Afraid of the Dark?

Sometimes the point of a video is to make the viewer uncomfortable yet intrigued while watching, much like watching a good horror movie.  There are many theories out there that look into why we, as people, search out different forms of art in order to frighten ourselves.  Many of these theories counter each other, but more or less all come back to one topic that seems to be relevant throughout each theory, curiosity.  The human race is quite a curious race of beings, we always want to know what’s over the fence, and when we can’t see what’s past the barrier, boy do our minds think up some crazy stuff.  Think of the movie “Seven” by David Fincher, I’m sure the one scene that stuck in your mind the most was the “What’s in the box” scene.  We don’t know immediately what was found in the box, but have a good idea that it’s something not good.  And by not showing what is in said box, David Fincher allows our minds to conjure up the most horrifying thing possible.  Genius in horror film making.  The main reason people watch these psychological horror movies, in my opinion, is to evoke fearful emotions that can not be evoked in everyday life.  And by overcoming these fears aroused by the film, that makes the viewer in essence stronger and less afraid of everyday fears.

Music Video Mania-For the Fans!!!

This week I was planning on reviewing Korpiklaani’s new album “Ukon Wacka”, but because music stores find it more important to order tons of Korn albums that no one is going to buy than to order the new releases of the week I have to wait till next Tuesday to pick up my copy(except for Mariposa Milano Cd store, who admitted that they made a mistake and placed their order for the American release date, so they are forgiven.  And if you happen to be in Milan, check the store out, they got a great selection of metal albums and merch, they’re located at the Duomo metro stop, the most central place in Milan), so I should have my review for it up on Wednesday or Thursday.

So, today I bring you another edition of Music Video Mania!!  This one is dedicated to fans of metal, and music in general.  Fans are what make the world of metal go round.  Without the fans buying albums, going to shows, picking up merch and t-shirts, and most importantly, talking about and spreading word of their favorite bands, the world of metal would cease to turn.  Some fans start blogs to talk about metal, some fans start cover bands, some fans wear their favorite bands t-shirts till they are rags, some fans invite other friends to metal shows, others just talk with others about metal, but whatever they do they strengthen the metal community.  This edition goes out to the people who take the time and use their talents to make their own music videos to their favorite songs and post them up on youtube.  I’ve posted quite a lot of videos and there is others I don’t want to leave out, so in the future I will do another editon of Music Video Mania for the fans of metal.  If there are fan videos that any of you out there know about, let me know!!!!  Since there are so many fan videos out there, it’s hard to find them all.  Hope you all enjoy this edition as much as I enjoyed making it.  Peace, Love, and Metal!!!!