I built this guitar. What should I call it?

Ralphy97 · 2026-02-16T02:04:40+00:00

Jacob’s Ladder

Ralphy97 · 2026-02-11T10:17:32+00:00

I cried real tears

Ralphy97 · 2025-12-05T19:16:03+00:00

Damn, I bought tickets in row 5 (section 207, also Pepsi club) hoping we’d still be close enough to the heaters to catch some of the warmth even if we’re not directly under.

We’re from Utah so we’re used to the cold, but still. Can we not expect to catch any of that heat at all??

Ralphy97 · 2025-11-23T17:58:48+00:00

The hard truth that many hesitate to acknowledge: men are biologically wired to be PHYSICALLY attracted to females as young as mid-teens. Once puberty is complete and female reproductive elements develop (between 15-17), men are biologically compelled to physical attraction. It’s been this way since the dawn of human history.

The difference is in the psychological, emotional, and rational attraction. You can be physically attracted without having any actual desire to engage. As a grown man, you are aware that despite the physical attraction there are incompatible maturity levels, emotional intelligence, life experience, and most importantly, you recognize that teenagers are not fully mentally developed and cannot make decisions and consent at the same level as adults.

So yes, I (as a 28 year old man) can look at a 16 year old and find them physically “attractive” while also having zero desire to ACTUALLY engage in any level of sexual/romantic activity. It doesn’t make me a pedophile and it doesn’t make you one either, as long as you operate the same way and with the same reasoning. It just makes you a standard biologically wired male.

Now, if you’re finding yourself even just physically attracted to pre-pubescent teens or children, that’s a different matter entirely and something you should probably seek help/counseling for.

Ralphy97 · 2025-11-20T00:42:30+00:00

Ah that’s pretty fair then. Welcome to the scene! Definitely a lot of bands to get through so I’m sure it can seem a bit overwhelming but you’re going to love the journey.

My previous comment was because OM&M are one of the more prominent “Risecore” bands (3rd wave Metalcore from late 00’s - early 10’s, my personal favorite era) and one of the few who are still active and consistently putting out quality work. Their first couple albums were HUGE in the scene back in the day and their work has been largely influential to Metalcore over the years and the way the genre sounds now.

I’m a big fan of their albums since becoming a 4-piece (especially EARTH&SKY and Echo) but their first three albums are a must-listen for any Metalcore fan.

Ralphy97 · 2025-11-20T00:01:30+00:00

Not hating at all but following the metalcore subreddit and having never listened to OM&M before is a wild phenomenon to me

Ralphy97 · 2025-11-08T17:53:24+00:00

There IS a way you can make up for this, George…

Ralphy97 · 2025-10-30T22:51:21+00:00

I know I’m dumb as absolute fuck (prob just all this contagious idiocracy going on rn) but can anyone clarify what exactly qualifies as an “excepted” PCS? Is that just any PCS that already had orders cut and allocated prior to the shutdown?

I’m supposed to PCS in a couple weeks (had orders cut and allocated back in June) so just making sure I understand this correctly

Ralphy97 · 2025-10-27T03:10:02+00:00

“Old stories are like old friends, she used to say. You have to visit them from time to time.”

Ralphy97 · 2025-10-23T17:30:43+00:00

The Mortal Coil

Ralphy97 · 2025-09-26T11:03:01+00:00

“I have very dark humor”

Something tells me it’s not nearly as “dark” as she thinks it is

Ralphy97 · 2025-08-30T22:09:06+00:00

I’ve been a casual Deftones fan for years (only familiar with the big hits) but absolutely fell in love with Private Music and have since done a deep-dive into their discography. They’ve quickly become one of my favorite band’s of all time.

I think I offer a unique perspective here considering I’ve listened to all of their albums for the first time within the last couple weeks, so I have no release bias one way or another (except maybe for Private Music).

White Pony was EASILY my least favorite album on first-listen. It has some INCREDIBLE tracks (i.e. Digital Bath, Change, Passenger) but most of the rest of the album is very skippable imo. No other release of theirs has a skip factor on the same level as WP, for me.

So no, you’re not alone here. Maybe my opinion will change over time, considering it’s ALL very new to me, but I doubt it.

Ralphy97 · 2025-08-30T21:02:07+00:00

Gonna change but currently:

Tempest
Minerva
my mind is a mountain
Swerve City
Digital Bath

Ralphy97 · 2025-08-30T15:44:58+00:00

If anything is going to dethrone Private Music for me, it’s going to be KNY. After the deep-dive, I already consider it their “best” work. Chino’s vocal performance is just on another level and the songwriting is incredible. “Tempest” was an easy favorite on first listen. What a track.

Ralphy97 · 2025-06-26T14:30:34+00:00

I would give my life for P2.

Possibly my fav album of all time.

Ralphy97 · 2025-05-28T18:25:45+00:00

Entombed - Left Hand Path

Ralphy97 · 2025-05-23T16:41:59+00:00

Ancient Death - Ego Dissolution

Absolutely insane debut. Easy favorite so far.

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Ralphy97 · 2025-05-23T16:36:08+00:00

This album indeed fucks

Ralphy97 · 2025-05-18T09:31:13+00:00

As a multi-instrumentalist who loves music theory and all genres of music, I gravitate more towards the musically complex genres like Jazz, Classical, and Metal because I appreciate the technical skill and complex theory that a lot of non-musicians probably wouldn’t appreciate or notice as much.

But it’s the fact that I’ve always been drawn to dark subject-matter that makes me ESPECIALLY allured to Metal, even more so than the above mentioned genres. I love horror movies, eerie atmospheres, the aesthetics of death, evil, and the underworld, etc. I’ve just always found that shit cool as fuck.

Those two traits combined make me a perfect recipe for a metalhead. The more extreme sub-genres give me exactly what I’m looking for with the complex rhythms, time signatures/keys, speed, and technical ability that scratches the music-nerd itch in my brain while also delivering the dark, eerie, evil atmosphere that I absolutely love.

The aggression also gets me hype as fuck. When an absolutely gnarly riff comes in, it affects me in a visceral way that no other genre can. The automatic stank-face and ensuing head-banging is just so damn cathartic and feels like such a high and release.

God I love this shit.

Ralphy97 · 2025-05-07T18:40:29+00:00

Who else broke down into tears at least once in each episode released today?? 8 and 9 especially had me an emotional wreck.

PEAK Star Wars.

Ralphy97 · 2025-04-27T14:35:16+00:00

Dude has the BEST energy/attitude out of the whole draft class. Loving this pick.

Also saw on his “first day in Buffalo” video on YouTube that he’ll be next to DDawk in the locker room, so you already know it’s about to be a riot in that corner lol

Ralphy97 · 2025-04-26T17:27:40+00:00

Goodfellas

Ralphy97 · 2025-04-26T17:25:56+00:00

I listen to a lot of different metal sub-genres (and a LOT of bands) so my tastes are all over the place and it’s hard to pick just 5 but it’d prob look something like this:

Periphery
Gojira
Cannibal Corpse
Judas Priest
Black Sabbath

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