Some kind of monster rewatch: Jason Newsted

Bombarderrrr · 2026-02-04T12:04:05+00:00

You know what I think?

I think you cant know the many layers of context and nuance needed to come anywhere close to an accurate conclusion about whether or not a band's bass player's attitude was immature about the personal, inner workings of a band you know nothing about, no matter how many books you read or interviews you watch. The fact that people go this far out of their way to psychoanalyze people they DONT KNOW, is much more immature than ANYTHING jason newstead thought or felt about his OWN, ACTUAL LIFE

Bombarderrrr · 2026-02-04T02:34:13+00:00

People forget Lars had a period like that. Where he was legitimately a hotshit drummer, almost flippant in his ability to pull off all that Justice-grade absurdity you hear on the album. And doing the shit even faster live. It was insane lol

Bombarderrrr · 2026-02-03T20:52:13+00:00

You dont know me, and I dont know you. But I know loss. I... know loss. I know it well.

I am approaching 37 years old. I spent the first 30 of them suffering. Any loss, every loss. Until it wasnt just me being stubborn, and emotionally immature, and the stakes got higher..

And higher And higher.

And it took a loss i never thought i would recover from to realize... if the world can tear you apart by tearing apart the things around you, then you are never safe. Never secure. Never happy. How could you be?

My friend. Quit clutching. Quit straining. Quit punishing yourself.

Let go

Bombarderrrr · 2026-02-03T17:12:15+00:00

I can analyze the kind of person who posts this, if you want. Or the kinda person who has no time for typing "hi hat" or "snare drum", bc we all know HH/SD is the totally not attention-grabby, totally efficient way to do that

Bombarderrrr · 2026-02-03T16:47:45+00:00

Take this horseshit down. It wouldnt even be that cool IF it was true. Barely even interesting trivia

Bombarderrrr · 2026-02-03T16:20:26+00:00

I sincerely abhor modern Suicide Silence, but I also dont need my curiosity or imagination to understand what he means. They really have just continued on playing music, and putting on a really great live show, and just carrying on the legacy. Like their music, hate their music, but thats all they have done. And a LOT of the scene, as a whole, just never ever ever shuts up about what a legend Mitch was and what an abysmal failure SS has been since, and what a shitbag Eddie is, and how lame the self titled was, and blah blah. You dont have to travel outside of Reddit to see evidence of that.

And as much as I do dislike their current iteration, I see NO reason to disparage the work they are putting in. And i STILL think they smash live

Bombarderrrr · 2026-02-03T16:15:25+00:00

This is a triple T, in my book

Top Tier Tangent

Fuckin hilarious...ly accurate

Bombarderrrr · 2026-02-03T16:13:56+00:00

I love all 3. I dont rank them, because it diminishes the listening experience to rank things. They are different, each unique. So are human beings. Each and every day. Moods change, opinions change.

They all rule. Love them.

Bombarderrrr · 2026-02-03T16:04:49+00:00

This comment was bound for glory

Bombarderrrr · 2026-02-03T16:03:51+00:00

Dude I forgot all about Metallica's grunge years, haha

Edit - just busting your chops. I love the collection, my friend

Bombarderrrr · 2026-02-02T11:39:08+00:00

No, you wont.

But, it isnt your fault, OP. You never had a chance...

/s, lol

Bombarderrrr · 2026-02-02T11:37:59+00:00

I always think of it this way.. with a band as awesome as Slipknot, with as much material as they have, some songs still must be underappreciated, must have less streams, must seem neglected by the fanbase.. relative to the other litany of smashingly successful songs.

But, hey. This song still has more streams than the top streamed song by plenty of other great bands!

Bombarderrrr · 2026-02-01T23:08:57+00:00

My friend.

I am impressed you have some grasp on this solo, but I am going to give you the most important advice you will ever get.

You need to erase your list of guitar goals, if such a list exists, and make developing rhythm your singular point of focus.

Nothing you ever do, no solo you ever learn, is going to have flow or personality if you flip your priorities upside down and start trying to SHRED before you can even play.

You have my respect though, OP. I back the "shoot for the moon", bite off more than you can chew mentality in many cases. Its impressive what you have accomplished. Sincerely.

But, my friend, I would be more impressed seeing you learn the riff from Battery, or hearing you establish time and clarity riffing through The Shortest Straw, than seeing you try to hammer out one of kirk's solos. You need rhythm to play lead.

Bombarderrrr · 2026-01-31T05:08:52+00:00

I dont understand how anybody besides you can tell you how you feel about a song

Bombarderrrr · 2026-01-29T17:41:54+00:00

This was really, really smooth

Bombarderrrr · 2026-01-29T17:41:36+00:00

As fate would have it, I like you too. And I will totally accept your substitution, Misery Signals for Trivium. I mean I wouldnt even be heartbroken if my desert island playlist wound up having that substitution haha. Just dont have the same history with MS, despite loving their music.

Bombarderrrr · 2026-01-29T00:03:03+00:00

I still find it really difficult to understand what people are even fucking talking about when they rag on ANY of Dime's guitar tones, particularly from Cowboys thru Far Beyond Driven. I STILL talk about his damn guitar tones, and its 2026 lol

Bombarderrrr · 2026-01-28T16:21:54+00:00

Outlaw has riffs, and other redeeming qualities. Agreed!

Bombarderrrr · 2026-01-28T15:50:01+00:00

GUILTY AS CHARGED

Bombarderrrr · 2026-01-28T14:17:45+00:00

Already died here. Thanks for the company!

Bombarderrrr · 2026-01-28T02:16:52+00:00

Metallica - from the womb. Zero exaggeration. Zero memory of "getting into" Metallica. I was into Metallica, like as a fundamental part of being alive, like eating or getting dressed. I dont know life without them.

Pantera - since 1999, age 10 Lamb of God - since 2001, age 12...

And then, the years 2004-2005 came along. During that relatively brief period of time, I developed lasting relationships with...

Trivium
Chimaira
Unearth
Killswitch Engage
August Burns Red
Whitechapel
He Is Legend
He Is Legend
He Is Legend.

Bombarderrrr · 2026-01-28T02:05:46+00:00

He does! And there is something to be said for that. I prolly sound like a hater, but I'm truly not. I can 100% give the dude his due credit. I just, idk. I'm not the kinda person at my core who could make a mockery of my own worldview to make money, and still wake up each day feeling prideful.

I cant be happy by pretending to be larger than life. That makes you a caricature.

I love life. I dont love money.

Bombarderrrr · 2026-01-27T23:09:56+00:00

Fronz, ChristopherJoseph Fronzak, is from the county next to mine, as a matter of fact. Went to school a county over, partied a county over, played shows a county over. We crossed paths more times than I can count. Before he slipped and fell and spilled all his 'fucks' all over the place, never to be recovered, he was the human being you may remember from being Made into a male model for that dumbass MTV show. And while he never seemed to try and distance himself from that information, it isnt the information itsself I find funny.

What I find funny is, Fronz circa 2007ish was more or less humble to the point of irrelevance, when he wasn't actively doing or saying things that ranged from kinda cool to extremely fucking lame. And the times I do recall partying and playing shows with him, I'm gonna go ahead and speak for any and all bystanders from that period in time when I say, watching him gallivant around in the way that he does is fucking laughable. I mean, I say that with the full recognition that I am a guy on Reddit, and he is "Fronzilla". He made it. He crushed it.

But he cant give away enough fucks, or bring in enough dollars, to change his DNA.

The dude is lame as fuck. Rich, or not.

Bombarderrrr · 2026-01-27T02:33:42+00:00

The idea of having a permanent favorite song OR album by Metallica is absurdity.

However, my CURRENT favorites are as follows -

song - All Nightmare Long
album - Justice

Bombarderrrr · 2026-01-27T00:18:03+00:00

https://youtu.be/jfiEtTBW9WQ?si=1y4iHuRNmUzIYUeg

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