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Necronomicon

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      Necronomicon is not known for doing an abundance of interviews so I was pretty thrilled with the chance to chat with Rob, better known as The Witch. What followed was a rare look at his initiation to heavy metal as well as the formation and evolution of one of the most recognizable brands in the genre and the rumours that inspired the stage name. Most surprising were the influences on their sound, but after replaying Advent Of The Human God, there is no doubt as to what inspires Necronomicon's orchestration.                 Dink Kickin: I've read your lyrics. You're a witch! Rob T: It was The Witch King originally, but it was too Tolkein-ish. I think it was a little bit arrogant.         The funny part is that I didn't give myself that name. My manager at the time was bugging me to         get a stage name. When I was in Montreal, back in the days, some people were freaking out         because I was a bit spiritual and stuff. They started calling me The Wit

5 Metallica Memes

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Here are five Metallica memes to brighten your day. Enjoy! He's not even the best drummer in Metallica. You just sang that in his voice. That too. 

Exploding Toads?! Damn, Nature!

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~ ? ? ? ~ ________________________________________________________________ Nature can be as horrific as it can be lovely. After wildlife officials in Hamburg, Germany, had been notified by concerned locals a full investigation was launched into what appeared to be animal abuse. After exhausting several avenues of possibilities, ruling out various potential sources such as contaminants, poisons, rats, etc.. the cause was traced to crows. Crows living in a park with a small pond discovered that there is a way to harvest the delicious livers from these toads without facing the consequence of touching the toxic secretions from their skin. _________________________________________________________________ Click the link to watch the National Geographic documentary on Hamburg's  exploding toads. This segment is approximately seven minutes. _________________________________________________________________ On another note, what's more terrifying than

Obsidian

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    At long last Obsidian's Jason Campbell has agreed to chat! Distracting the public with an abundance of live shows, they've secretly been working on a new album. Giggling like teenagers we talk about the band's multinational origins, Jason's start in music and inability to walk away from the back end of things, as well as the distant future playing the casino circuit. DK: How long have you been with Obsidian? JC: Four years this September. We got our first lead guitar player shortly after we formed. It would have been       less than a year after that when he left to go back to school. Daniel came into the band and we haven't       looked back since. He's been in the band for about three years. The "original guitarist" didn't play on any       of the records. He didn't write any of the music so he sort of existed, but he didn't. DK: (laughs) He was a dream. JC: (laughs) Yeah, he was more of a vapour. (laughs) DK: He'

Kitty Horror!

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    I woke up this morning to the cat being extra snuggly. As I opened my eyes I was shocked to see a large bloody wound on his neck. I realized that I was now covered in his blood and jumped out of bed to sort out his injuries. Being a cat, however, meant that he didn't want to be caught. Not knowing how bad it was I couldn't risk him being stressed out and losing any more blood so I bribed him to come out.     As soon as he was within arm's reach I scooped him up and ran to the bathroom where I discovered that he got into my FX kit.  And that's how Morbo became the greatest FX artist of his generation. Morbo is a jerk.     To clarify, I do casualty simulation special effects. A tube of concentrated blood had burst in my kit and spilled everywhere. It was a nightmare. Cleaning was a huge task so I was going through the pieces slowly, de-gore-ing everything bit by bit. After a while the counter was covered in wet little tubs of make-up as well as the ghoul

It's a Long and Dirty Road

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    Over the last four years Mark Hughes has come a long way in comedy. At the moment Hughes is half the driving force behind the ever-expanding Comedy Shocker series. Starting as a novelty and growing with every show it's quickly become a staple in the Vancouver comedy scene. Every show has a fun new lineup of dirty people with the kind of jokes that'll make a sailor blush. From show to show the topics change as consistently as the line-up and, while everyone in the audience will certainly have an idea of what they hope to see, there will always be something unexpected in store. Between organizing the Comedy Shocker, and spending an unfathomable amount of time on stage, Hughes was able to find some time to chat about the path of a dirty comic. Following the rocky road of learning how read an audience and sell a joke, Hughes talks candidly about the ups and downs that define his path as a comedian. DK: Hi Mark, it's good to see you again. So, you're one of the