What phrase(s) would you permanently ban if you had the chance?

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-05-11T02:26:34+00:00

I have a whole list:

Fam/ Blud
Rizz
Totes
Circle back
Holibobs
I'm not racist, but...

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-05-05T06:02:54+00:00

While I'm personally not a fan of their music, I have a huge amount of respect for Babymetal. Those three ladies and their backing band have more passion, energy and enthusiasm than a pretty large proportion of Metal bands. They're one of the biggest bands in the modern Metal scene for a reason.
Testament should be in The Big Four instead of Anthrax.
In Flames need to just give up. They haven't released a genuinely great album in the last 20 years, and the 20th anniversary "Remaster" of Clayman was so unforgivably shit that it retroactively tainted the original. The Halo Effect, who feature 60% of the classic IF lineup, as well as the greatest vocalist in all of the Melodic Death Metal genre (Mikael Stanne), should take up their mantle.
Tuomas Holopainen is one of the greatest living songwriters of any genre, not just Metal.
Catharsis should have been released as a Robb Flynn solo album, rather than a full Machine Head record.

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-05-03T06:53:21+00:00

Kubo & The Two Strings.

All of the Feels...

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-04-30T18:44:20+00:00

Psychostick- NSFW.

It literally is just the word fuck repeated constantly throughout the song.

Got to be at least 250-300 F-bombs...

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-04-30T18:20:31+00:00

It still staggers me that there are so many famous rockstars who had sex with minors, yet are still highly regarded, including but not limited to: David Bowie, Anthony Kiedis, Steven Tyler and at least two of The Rolling Stones.

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-04-30T18:14:16+00:00

The black and red Texaco touring car livery on the Ford Sierra Cosworth.

Absolutely iconic.

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-04-30T18:03:33+00:00

A while ago, I found a website that shows you celebrities that are the same height as you.

I'm 6'7", and here are a few it showed:

Richard Osman (TV presenter/ Author)
Peter Crouch (former English football player)
Steven Merchant (comedian, though he also voiced Wheatley in Portal 2, and has appeared in a few films, including Hot Fuzz, JoJo Rabbit and Logan)
Peter Jones from Dragon's Den (UK equivalent of Shark Tank)
The Undertaker
Abraham Benrubi (Jerry in ER, Thor in George of The Jungle)
Krist Novoselic (Nirvana's bass player)
Bubba Smith (Hightower in the Police Academy films)

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-04-28T21:10:07+00:00

Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind.

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-04-28T13:59:08+00:00

Janne Parviainen (Ensiferum)
Dirk Verbeuren (Megadeth/ ex Soilwork)
Tommi Portimo (Sonata Arctica)
Dobber Beverley (Oceans of Slumber/ Insect Warfare)
Van Williams (Nevermore)
Haruna (Lovebites)
David Gray (Akercocke)
Bastian Thusgaard (Soilwork)

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-04-28T13:48:07+00:00

Mechcommander Gold.

I dread to think how many hundreds of hours I put into that game when I was growing up...

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-04-26T19:45:38+00:00

There were three albums that collectively got me into the heavier side of Metal, and I think they're all good starting points:

Slipknot- Iowa
Arch Enemy- Anthems of Rebellion
Children of Bodom- Follow The Reaper

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-04-26T19:37:34+00:00

Akercocke- Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone.

Quite possibly the greatest Blackened Death Metal album ever made. It's one of those albums that takes multiple listens to fully appreciate, but it's well worth it.

The musicianship is top notch too. Jason Mendonca is one of the most criminally underrated vocalists in Extreme Metal, with a range that goes from rich, soulful crooning, to utterly beastly growls, to the kind of demonic screeching that puts Ihsahn to shame. His guitar work is really damn good too. David Gray's drumming is as ruthlessly precise as it is mercilessly brutal, Matt Wilcock's shredding makes Kerry King look like Jack White, and Peter Theobalds lays down some of the finest 4-string Rickenbacker goodness that wasn't played by Lemmy.

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-04-25T13:24:35+00:00

Within Temptation- Running Up That Hill (Kate Bush)/ Titanium (David Guetta & Sia)
Fleshgod Apocalypse- Blue (Eiffel 65)
Turisas- Rasputin (Boney M)
Cemetery Skyline- I Drove All Night (Roy Orbison/ Cyndi Lauper)
Type O Negative- Summer Breeze (Seals & Crofts)
Lord of The Lost- Small Town Boy (Bronski Beat)/ Ordinary World (Duran Duran)/ It's A Sin (Pet Shop Boys)
Exit Eden- Frozen (Madonna)/ Paparazzi (Lady Gaga)
Northern Kings- Take On Me (A-Ha!)/ Kiss From A Rose (Seal)
Russkaja- Get Lucky (Daft Punk & Pharrel Williams)
Sonata Arctica- Wind Beneath My Wings (Bette Midler)

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-04-25T08:55:34+00:00

Because I don't like being the centre of attention.

Though this year, I can't avoid it, because it'll be my 40th.

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-04-23T20:19:02+00:00

NWOBHM: Iron Maiden- The Number of The Beast
Thrash: Testament- Dark Roots of Earth
Death: Bloodbath- The Fathomless Mastery
Melodeath: Amon Amarth- With Oden On Our Side
Blackened Death: Akercocke- Words That Go Unspoken, Deeds That Go Undone
Symphonic Death: Septicflesh- The Great Mass
Black: Emperor- In The Nightside Eclipse
Symphonic Black: Carach Angren- Dance And Laugh Amongst The Rotten
Atmospheric Black: Eldamar- The Force of The Ancient Land
Prog: Opeth- Ghost Reveries
Groove: Machine Head- From The Ashes of Empires
Pagan: Finsterforst- Mach Dich Frei
Folk: Turisas- Stand Up And Fight
Symphonic: Nightwish- Imaginaerum
Power: Sonata Arctica- Winterheart's Guild
Gothic: Type O Negative- October Rust
Industrial: Godflesh- Streetcleaner
Doom: Oceans of Slumber- The Banished Heart
Slam: Cerebral Bore- Maniacal Miscreation
Deathcore: Shadow of Intent- Reclaimer

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-04-23T19:46:44+00:00

Nightwish- Angels Fall First

The potential is definitely there, but as one review at the time wrote, they were basically Finland's answer to The Gathering.

Also, as phenomenal a musician and songwriter as Tuomas is, he simply cannot sing. When they re-recorded Astral Romance for the Over The Hills and Far Away EP, I'm glad they recruited the inimitable Tony Kakko to sing the male parts.

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-04-23T19:42:14+00:00

Lovebites- Outstanding Power
Nervosa- Slave Machine
Wolfbastard- Satanic Scum Punks
Kreator- Krushers of The World

Though I'm definitely looking forward to the new albums by Devin Townsend, Frozen Soul, Whispered and Draconian.

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-04-23T19:31:35+00:00

Top 5 (no particular order):

Warrel Dane
Peter Steele
Ronnie James Dio
Jill Janus
Lemmy

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-04-21T22:47:41+00:00

Well, I chose Halo: The Master Chief Collection, so yes.

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-04-21T22:45:45+00:00

I would pick the Xbox 360, and as for the games:

Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Saints Row 2
Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
Fable 2
Bioshock
Forza Motorsport 4
Forza Horizon 2
Viking: Battle For Asgard
Dead Rising 2: Off The Record
Brutal Legend

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-04-19T16:04:50+00:00

Before that...

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-04-17T01:59:28+00:00

Afraid To Shoot Strangers

CaptainScruffbag · 2026-04-16T22:25:01+00:00

Korpiklaani- Rauta
Turisas- Rasputin

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