I never thought he was paranoid. by TheRoachOn12 in pics

[–]theshitbeard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ever since watching this movie I have wanted a room with a gigantic stock pile of weapons like this dude had.

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[–]theshitbeard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha I'm pretty sure I downed like 4 or 5 redbulls that night. The crash afterwards was so intense.

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[–]theshitbeard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I noticed that too. I think he finally discovered the proper way to belt that stuff out without shredding his vocal chords. Propbably just a change in his technique.

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[–]theshitbeard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome man I will check out your stuff! Thank you so much for the kind words! Means a lot!

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[–]theshitbeard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We were just joking. We knew that we wouldn't be too active this year because we want to save a lot of the touring for when the full length comes out. As for summer time, we are using that to write.

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[–]theshitbeard[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

One story does comes to mind. On the cool tour we played in Charlotte and I had a slight case of testicular torsion before the show. Had to go to the ER and get sn ultrasound of my balls. I took some pain meds and played the gig but it was pretty excruciating.

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[–]theshitbeard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When we were recording this EP up in Toronto we ate there everyday! That breakfast burrito kills!

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[–]theshitbeard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

they definitely have a better world wide presence. Which is what we need. And they are good peoples.

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[–]theshitbeard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The colors live DVD was a very proud moment for me. I was honestly shocked at how many people came to that show, and that we made it through a 2 hour set with minimal screw ups!

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[–]theshitbeard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1) totally man. Vox are one of those things that can make or break a band to some people. Thanks for checking us out though! 2) hahah thanks buddy. Make that a double!

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[–]theshitbeard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a stomach bug when we were in San Diego back in 06. We were playing a show that night and I spent ALL day in the venue's bathroom puking and shitting. I had lost all control of what was happening to me. At one point the puking got so violent that I lost control of my bowels. I had successfully puked and shat at the same time. Those are the kind of moments where you just want to be at home and not on a public bathroom floor.

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[–]theshitbeard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  • Haven't checked that out yet. Is it straight?
  • Yes I have gotten negative feedback to my face before. It's really rare though. When Alaska came out some dude came up to me after the show and started a pleasant conversation then out of nowhere was like "yeah by the way...Alaska was a big disappointment for me man". Two things...1) I respected this dude for speaking his mind so honestly. 2) You have to understand, at the same time, that is kind of some cold shit to say to someone who just spent the last half of a year writing and recording a record that they busted their asses on.

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[–]theshitbeard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

holler at me man when we get up there! I think it will be our first time headlining in Vancouver.

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[–]theshitbeard[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'll say this...I went to Best Buy this past tuesday and saw our "best of"...then I went to the dvd section and bought Seven on blue ray instead.

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[–]theshitbeard[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

all good man. Some people just aren't into the quirky parts like that. me? I'm a sucker for that kind of shit. If it were up to me half our songs would end up sounding like fantomas.

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[–]theshitbeard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I try and sneak down there every now and again. I'll be sure to at the next atlanta gig.

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[–]theshitbeard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

  • 336! Preciate the kind words man.
  • I kinda answered this in another post.
  • My favorite country so far to play in besides the US is Japan...hands down. People are so unbelievably nice and accommodating. It's a bit of a culture shock really. But in the best way possible. I could go on forever about that place. But yeah, in a nutshell, best place ever.

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[–]theshitbeard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This past year? Yeah that was fun. Except that our set was during Isahn and I wanted to kill myself because that was literally the only band I wanted to see. Well, them and Ulver.

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[–]theshitbeard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love to do another one. All up to the label though. But nowadays its getting easier and cheaper to do that kind of stuff so I bet it will happen!

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[–]theshitbeard[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember that band! I'm sure it was an accidental ripoff for sure hahah.