Wacken Open Air - Where metal dreams come true!!

This video which I have posted below is about the heavy metal music festival known as "Wacken Open Air" . I luckily had an opportunity (which I saved up for 3 years) to visit this great festival earlier this year in August in Germany. Words cannot sum up or describe my experience. Below is a little video I made about Wacken Open Air with some little information about it's history with images and some clips mixed together. Unfornately due to the space available on Jing and such I couldn't some up all the images I would have liked to share and speak more into detail about this great festival. Anyways hope this gives you a peak at my expericen. Enjoy!
here's the link.... http://www.screencast.com/t/NDk3MTNiZ

Metalhead....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalhead

This is a post in relation to a wiki I found that helps gives alot of information on what us rocker and heavy metal fans are all about and how different our culture is. This wiki contains information such as the definition of a "metalhead" , the music we love, the fashion style we dress out in, and how metalheads are and act from all around the words. You will also learn about the subculture, attire, social aspects, authenticity, and internation variations.




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metalhead

YouTube and Video Marketing : An Hour a Day (Paperback) by Greg Jarboe

I must admit that I am not one to know much about marketing considering I haven’t ever been in the field of marketing but I do like to observe marketing strategies from time to time. I know how we all love to use “youtube.com” everyday to see videos on hobbies we like or anything else that interests us. I never knew until I read this book how much youtube.com can be used in the marketing world. This book doesn’t really give you a step-by-step break down of strategies in marketing using youtube.com but more of an instructional novel if you ask me. I can easily tell you this book isn’t a “youtube marketing for dummies” book or an easy to learn home depot kind of book. If you more or less the kind of person who likes those kinds of books for learning then you should probably skip this book. This book is more for the person who has a passion in marketing research and culture. This book explains how you as a marketing on youtube isn’t really as easy as just going in front of a camera and explains what you are marketing and then all of a sudden get a million subscribers or so. This book does explain how if you are new to youtube how to make a simple account and then learn how to use your account on youtube. Now that you have become familiar with how to use an account with youtube now you want to start your marketing right away wouldn’t you? Well there are many things I can honestly say that go into preparation before just posting your videos on here. This book also explain how much the quality of filming your video is important as well as presenting your video and deciding how this video will be used on youtube to draw you subscribers. I learn a lot of video analytics mentioned on how to track, measure, analyze, and review video marketing results so you can review flaws and concentrate on your weak areas. If result are always not what you expect I would recommend reading over the “viral videos” strategies again where maybe you can learn 1 thing or 2 that you didn’t catch the 1st time. I love how video production is broken down in this book. The topics explain how making and producing videos is more of science and not so much an artistic factor. You would be surprised by how much the quality of a video and the angle and distance of filing your video can play a part in how others perceive your videos. The author really breaks this down into simple details. A sample of this optimization would be where “You Tube SEO” is a topic that describes keywords in title’s, descriptions, and tagging. Another optimization is the “Web video SEO” which talks about using keyboards in the video is embedded in as in anchor text links to the page which include but not limited to filenames, metadata, and RSS enclosures. These are just some samples of tips on video marketing but the book continues on with creating viral video content using an ample number of specifics and examples and then goes into creating a youtube channel and becoming socialable in the youtube community. Some tips in here for making your video’s discovered in search results and related videos include thinking of a title (which should be no longer then 120 characters), a description ( preferably 1,000 characters and include URL’s, to channel, playlist, or another site), and a tag (120 characters that should be as detailed as possible). Using the tubeMogul Application also helps by uploading your videos up to 20 different sharing sites. The topic of sharing your videos in youtube concludes with a chapter about measuring campaign effectiveness on how to integrate those metrics with traditional media measurements. Now is this book truly an hour an a day tool to make you be successful? Well most definitely not I can say. Sure while topics are broken down easily but to say an hour a day is all takes? I personally feel this is not an hour a day book with detailed information. While this book goes into many great details I guess depending on who your it can be a hour a day gift or for someone like myself (who I guess reads more deeper then the usual reader) this is more like a 2-4 hours a day process. Don’t get me wrong though the case studies, resources, the glossary, guides, and tutorials are very detailed and does sound very promising. I would recommend this book to those a beginner marketer, musicians, consultants, and new business owners. Also if you’re someone who enjoys learning the history of youtube.com or want a book that goes beyond the basics of youtube then I know you will enjoy reading this book.

Black Metal terror, Has heavy metal really gone too far?

What am about to write is probably the most controversial topic within the sub-genre of heavy metal music known as Black Metal. This is a sub-genre perfected in a country known as Norway. The most controversial band in the middle of all this is the band Mayhem. A band who took the black metal music genre to extremes with violent and satanic imagery along with violent stage shows where band members use to toss dead pig heads into a crowd along with spraying sheep's blood and even cutting themselves on stage. This band has made a name for themselves through extremities. Vocalist Dead had committed suicide back in 1991. His reasons were the fact he felt that metal music was becoming a trend and a fake one at that at one time was fed up along with many other reasons which I cannot get into at the moment. He left a note from his suicide scene that wrote "Sorry for the Blood". A note that was left to his bandmate known as Euronymous (Guitarist) who didn't even seem to mind the mess at all. In fact Euronymous ran to the nearest store to buy a camera and take pictures. One of these pictures appears on a Mayhem album cover known as "Dawn of Black hearts", But wait there is more! Euronymous in addition took parts of Dead's brain and made brainstew out it. Meanwhile Hellhammer (drummer) made a necklace out of fragments of Dead's skull. Euronymous was a leader of a black metal underground gang in Norway at the same time along with members of band's such as Satyricon, Thorns, Emperor, Burzum, and others. Fuast (drummer of Emperor) was charged for murder of a homosexual who claimed was stalking him. He served a 9 year imprisonment due to this. Samoth (guitarist for Emperor) was charged for a church arson (one of many to come). Now for the most controversial man of all this known as Varg Vikernes. A mainman for the band Burzum. A man who is responsible for up to 10 church arsons in Norway with the help of stolen explosives. At one time a good friend of Euronymous. However this all changed throughout time. Varg was getting overly jelous of Euronymous recogntion within the black metal underground along with fustration of lending Euronymous money to help fund his record label known as Deathlike Silence productions and not paying Varg royalties for Burzum albums sold under Deathlike Silence productions. One day Varg had enough and payed Euronymous a visit. Upon visiting the 2 had a instense altercation which led to a fight. In the end Varg killed Euronymous after 26 stabwounds. Varg was sentenced to 26 years in prison on charges of murder along with previous church arsons. After these actions more black metal music fans around the world also commited violent crimes to come including but not limited to murder, church arson, grave desecration, kidnapping and torturing christian victims, ect. What do I think of all this ? Well I definetly will say I am indeed a black metal fan and I enjoy the music of the bands mentioned in this interview very much but I do not support their actions. For me how can a band go on tour as a band when your members are in jail? Luckily the scene has now changed very much over the years. Now such extreme actions as very rare and bands now realize they should concentrate more on their music rather then comitting crimes to make a name for themselves. There is alot more details to this but this is just small sample. I recommend reading "Lords of chaos" for more information on the Rise of the black metal scene.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_metal

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Norwegian_black_metal_scene

Does heavy metal really cause destructive behavior? Who's at fault?

What I always do find ever since I became a fan of this genre is all the people who point fingers at this genre as negative, satanic, and violent. Some people have for years with this genre despised it and hated for many reasons. Granted if this music isn't your thing then I agree you do not have to like it or listen to it. This doesn't mean to me you can make false accusations and blame the musicians for the behavior of others. What do I mean? For example over the years I encountered many metal artists who have been under negative press. Ozzy Osbourne has been accussed of causing a teen to commit suicide due to a song written called "suicide solution". The suicide victims family filed a lawsuit claiming that Ozzy was responsible for their son's death. I mean get for real did Ozzy come up and actually stab your son or gave him a gun to shot himself? The song isn't even about suicide. It was about a person with a drinking problem. Another band who dealed with a suicide lawsuit was Judas Priest. In connection to a song that they only covered. Not a song they themselves written. Then what was funny was the victims lawyer claimed "there was a subliminal message containing the words [DO IT!]. In reality I have listen to this song a bunch of times and there is a slight breathing noise in the music which could have easily been mistaken for that quote "do it!" but even if it was that what exactly do you have to prove it mean't suicide? Another example of the press feading negativity to this genre is when 3 boys raped and killed a girl and happen to be fans of Slayer. Though I do admit Slayer does have some violent lyrics but how does this cause 3 boys to kill and rape a girl? Luckily all these cases were either dismissed or the artists not found guilty. If these artists were found guilty then my question would be what happened to freedom of speech? To me the lyrics of a band regardless weather or not the content or good or violent/obscene, you can't hold them responsible for another individuals action. Are you going to sue the movie creater's of Friday the 13th (movie) for someone who decided to wear a mask like Jason and stab a realative of yours? My point is metal music lyrics are just like a horror movie, you can definetly turn it off at any time you wish. These people who have committed destrutive behavior are really no different then anybody else who is in jail for the same crimes. I think weather they liked the music or not they were disturbed people in 1 form or another.

Does heavy metal really cause destructive behavior? Who's at fault?

The love of being a musician.

If you are a musician did you ever have those dreams of performing in front of big crowds ? Well I know I sure did. Ever since I was a kid that became aquinted with heavy metal music I dreamed day and night of playing guitar one day. At the age of 15 I picked my 1st guitar. I had a strong desire to play just like some of my favorite artists. I always believed "music is a form of expression that cannot be spoken but it can be heard". I wanted to express my emotions through music. Obviously when I 1st started playing I couldn't be Yngwie Malmsteen right away. I usually just at 1st messed around. Then I met a friend who played very well and was a huge fan of Metallica. It was from him I learned rythem parts to metallica songs. From then on all I could do for awhile was think about nothing but playing music. It literally became my life. I started playing in my 1st actual band when I was 18. The band didn't go anywhere but I hungry just to play with other musicians. From this experience I learned alot about keeping a beat, timing, ect.. This was a beginers experience which I do enjoy. This experience helped me to also seek the kind of musicians I want to jam with. The one thing I can give as advice to younger musicians is the only true way of getting better is by jamming with other musicians. That couldn't be no further from the truth. As the years went I played many gigs and til this day I still play shows and it's always a great experience. Especially when you see people screaming at you, headbanging, and moshing to your songs. For me no matter what Kind of day I have had, Once I started playing I feel free of worry and full of joy. Helps get your true emotions out there.