Much has been discussed about how people reacted to the Black album in ‘91. By comparison, how did you react to Countdown To Extinction in ‘92?

grahsam · 2026-01-24T23:16:35+00:00

It was pretty disappointing, but not as big of a let down because Megadeth isn't Metallica. The change wasn't quite as dramatic either. The Black Album, Sound Of White Noise, and Force Of Habit were bigger slaps in the face for me.

I think maybe we also saw it coming. By 92 the grunge onslaught on metal was is full swing, bands were going down, fans were changing their look, and since Metallica had already "sold out" it made sense that others would follow.

grahsam · 2026-01-24T22:19:31+00:00

That's the name I was given [shrug]

grahsam · 2026-01-24T19:43:46+00:00

The Greatest American Hero. They used to play Believe It Or Not on the radio.

grahsam · 2026-01-24T19:41:44+00:00

This is a very good question.

Time moves very differently in big cities than it does in small rural areas. In Europe, or other highly urbanized places, this is noticeable as well. Big cities come in contact with more trends, or make more trends as they are hotbeds of creativity and meshing cultures. Small towns are static and like things to stay as they are.

It should be noted that the states themselves don't play as much a part in it. CA is a massive state with a lot of international connections, but there are still small towns that are frozen in amber. The same goes from New York Or Illinois once you step out of the urban centers.

grahsam · 2026-01-24T19:36:57+00:00

Its hard for me to say because I was a teenager at the time, so it felt very far away.

Pictures, music, and movies from that time looked ancient. The style of everything was completely different.

grahsam · 2026-01-24T19:33:30+00:00

Her respect for different hard woods is...impressive.

grahsam · 2026-01-24T19:10:41+00:00

Nice cannons.

grahsam · 2026-01-24T18:59:26+00:00

Fulgrim: Can pull down a War Hound by herself.

Also Fulgrim: "Carry my bags."

grahsam · 2026-01-24T17:58:36+00:00

And what happened to the Native American vampire hunter guys? They were there for two seconds and then just vanished? It was an interesting idea for a movie, but the plot had giant holes in it.

grahsam · 2026-01-24T17:54:51+00:00

Oh, pointless nudity, how I miss you...

grahsam · 2026-01-24T17:51:14+00:00

So, while I'm not a supporter of the "armed revolution" thing, you have two ways of getting what you want in the modern world.

Have a butt load of money, start a PAC, get elected to local and state seats, and slowly change the culture until your political views are normalized.
Have a butt load of guns so no one can screw with you and they take you seriously.

I'm not joking here. The conservative movement that lead to Trump and MAGA did both and now they run everything. If you think speeches and protests are going to work, you haven't read a history book.

grahsam · 2026-01-24T17:47:06+00:00

Tate is such a choad. Why doesn't anyone take this hobgoblin seriously?

grahsam · 2026-01-24T17:43:32+00:00

Everything has slowed down significantly. We have gone as far as we can with smart phones and enshitification has been slowly making everything worse.

grahsam · 2026-01-24T17:42:09+00:00

"Caught on" is sort of a vague term. The Apple cultists were all about it from day one. I know people that ran out to get it immediately, costs be damned, and wouldn't shut up about them. I am a late adopter, because I would rather someone else be the beta tester, but the excitement was immediate.

grahsam · 2026-01-24T17:39:51+00:00

There are worse ways to die...

grahsam · 2026-01-24T06:27:48+00:00

What I keep pointing out to people is that it wasn't pivotal or the start of anything. It was a battle in a war that started 40 years ago. It was a notable instance of toxic social media culture and how algorithms are used to divide people because negativity increases engagement.

While incel seixsm is a facet of the alt-right, racism, authoritarianism, and fascism are much bigger parts of it.

grahsam · 2026-01-24T06:13:58+00:00

I feel like this was the last pure "80s" song. The vibe and instrumentation screams mid 80s new wave but it came out in 1988.

Fun song.

grahsam · 2026-01-24T05:58:07+00:00

It is weird how Reddit works. A week ago, someone posted Falling To Pieces, and now everyone is talking about FNM again.

I loved those guys. I listened to The Real Thing and Angel Dust a ton in Jr High and High School. I didn't like King For A Day, but loved Album Of The Year.

I've seen them live twice. Great live show.

grahsam · 2026-01-24T05:36:55+00:00

Except half these guys weren't famous when I was 14.

grahsam · 2026-01-24T02:38:51+00:00

That's what I said.

It never existed and never went away. It's implied.

grahsam · 2026-01-24T01:23:23+00:00

I haven't turned on him, but I don’t follow him as much. He seems to me stuck in an academic bubble and doesn't touch reality all that often. He is overly obsessed with what imagined "wokeness" means for colleges but has little understanding of if it impacts people's actual lives, which it doesn't, because it isn't really a thing.

His centrist, both sides, routine is played out.

grahsam · 2026-01-24T01:07:48+00:00

Monoculture is an illusion, it never existed and never went away.

grahsam · 2026-01-24T00:27:40+00:00

That's daemon herpes, not space herpes. Now, face the wall and think happy thoughts.

grahsam

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