Crims

161 reviews (Alumni)

Location: Toronto, Ontario Canada Musical interests: - Favourite genres: Thrash, Prog, Death, Viking, Power, Black - Favourite bands: Children Of Bodom, Nightwish, Nevermore, Judas Priest, Soilwork, Absu, Amon Amarth, Rhapsody, Iron Maiden, Amorphis, Ancient Rites, Arch Enemy, Blind Guardian, Borknagar, Crimson Glory, Deströyer 666, Dismember, Edguy, Hollenthon, HammerFall, Immolation, Iced Earth, Death, Kamelot, Kreator, Manticora, Overkill, Slayer, Stormlord, Behemoth, Graveland, Woods Of Ypres, Pagan's Mind Pyramaze King Diamond Dream Theater etc - All time favourite album: Children Of Bodom - Hatebreeder - Other musical interests: Some Prog Rock, 70's Rock, and Hard Rock About me: - Occupation: Inventory Supply Chain Analyst - Hobbies: Metal, sports (Leafs, Raptors, Blue Jays, Argos, TFC), pub/bar hopping, video games, movies (every genre except Horror with a special interest in foreign films - Stats: Age- 25, Height- 6'4", Weight: 210lbs - Relationship Status: Married How I got into Metal: I grew up in a suburb of Toronto where most of the kids listened to Rap and Dance music. It was all I was exposed to till about 1992, when I finished public school and went on to secondary school for grade 7 and 8. The ethnic population was a little more varied and I met a lot of people that were heavily into the grunge scene. I started listening to stuff like Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, and Pearl Jam, as well as the uprising of pop-punk that was present at the time like Green Day and Offspring. By chance in 1993 I bought an Anthrax CD, Sound Of White Noise to be specific. This was my first introduction to Metal and I proceeded to get CD's by various Thrash bands such as Annihilator, Sepultura, and Metallica. So while listening to Alternative, some Industrial and punk, I also enjoyed Thrash. Skip ahead a year, a friend (at the time) and I started going through his father's tape collection one day and we dug up some classic Sabbath and Priest. After listening to Paranoid and Sad Wings Of Destiny, I was instantly hooked on classic Metal. When bands like Korn started to make an appearance and were still underground, I switched my tastes from Alternative Rock to Rap-Heavy Rock. That lasted about two years until the genre got very repetitive, boring, and mainstream (thus watered down). At the same time my interest in Thrash and Classic Metal increased. In 1996 I finally got the Internet at my home and I stumbled upon a website called www.metal-rules.com. I was looking for stuff on Korn and the like, and was shocked to find out all these bands existed that I had never heard of before and that the writers did not consider Korn or Coal Chamber Metal. I've always had an open mind to music and I started reading reviews of CD's like In Flames- COLONY, Kamelot- The Fourth Legacy, and so forth. I didn't know what Power Metal or Black Metal was (I had heard some Death Metal) but the descriptions depicted in the reviews really sounded good. At the time the metal-rules site had a mp3 section and I downloaded In Flames- Insipid 2000, Witchery- Full Moon, and Children Of Bodom- Black Widow... and shortly there after, Blind Guardian- Into The Storm and Kamelot- Nights Of Arabia. Lets just say I was absolutely blown away by the heaviness, melodies, vocals, musicianship, and song writing. The rest is history as they say, as mallcore just wasn't the same anymore (far too simple and whiney) and Alternative had already lost creative steam a couple of years earlier. Since then I've explored every possible real Metal avenue, finding favorites in almost all genres and have also picked up on Prog Rock, which I appreciate for the musicianship and crafty song arrangements. I also have a passing interest in Classical Music which seems to be growing every year. I find myself enjoying new Metal (not nu-metal) and 80's Metal almost equally, in some cases preferring 80's Metal or 80's styled bands. I've always been passionate about music, but Metal has really taken that passion to the next level. Metal has become not only a music, but a way of life in the sense of beliefs and ideals. Does that mean I'm a Satan Worshipping goat-slayer? No, but Metal has taught me to view everything with an open mind, free of predjudice and free of popular opinion; and relatedly, to make my opinion and judge things for their content, not their image or promotion, or for that matter would other people tell me I should believe or think. As for my life outside of Metal. I've been out of college for a 3-4 years now and work as a Inventory Supply Chain Analyst for a home improvement retail chain. When not listening to Metal, in my free time (which is sparse), I enjoy playing PC and console games. I play a lot of FPS, RPG's, and action/adventure games with a passing interest in most other genres. I have a large DVD collection and enjoy almost all types of movies. I can find equal enjoyment out of something like Commando and then something like Casino for completely different reasons. I watch a healthy amount of sports with my main interests being in Hockey and Basketball. About 2-3 times a week I work out at the gym so I don't look like I drink beer and sit around listening to Metal all day. On weekends I enjoy going to local pubs, in particular one's with microbreweries in downtown Toronto. Lastly, when the opportunity arises I go to every Metal concert possible. In highschool I was more into sports than I am now but I still love watching hockey (Leafs!) and play really bad Basketball occasionally. At one time I was quite good and played high school level Basketball and even coached Basketball teams at various points in my teenage years but I haven't kept up with it and the fact that I'm white and can't jump (who would have thought that?) meant that college ball wasn't an option. For about two years I played in a garage Metal band that played Slayer, Sentenced, and HammerFall covers with Progressive Thrash originals. It was never meant to go anywhere and ended when we all got into college or University, but was fun while it lasted. For the record I played everything: guitars, drums, bass, and did vocal work, but I didn't write the music or the lyrics. As for misc. stuff: I have a martial arts background in Karate and Ju-jitsu, and I would like to get back into that and expand on at some point down the road, preferablly through the sport of Wushu. Lastly, I have a strong interest in World History, in particular European and Asian which coincides with my interest in Pagan Mythology. I am a stout Atheist and am very proud of my German and Danish heritage, but I'm also very proud to be Canadian. Anyway, that's it for now. - Chris a.k.a. Crims

Reviews (161)

The Premonition

Firewind

Power Metal

Downburst

Brainstorm

Power Metal

Feel The Blade

Legion of the Damned

Death/Thrash Metal

Iron Gag

A Life Once Lost

Metalcore

Heimo

Maple Cross

Groove Thrash Metal

Sworn Vengeance

Severe Torture

Death Metal

Genetic Disorder

Nightmare

Power Metal

The Neverending Sun

Onward

Traditional Metal

Sworn To A Great Divide

Soilwork

Modern Melodic Death

Appointment With Death

Lizzy Borden

Heavy Metal

Medievil

Olympos Mons

Power Metal

New Revelation

Astral Doors

Heavy Metal

Bleed The Fifth

Divine Heresy

Death Metal/Metalcore

Commandment

Six Feet Under

Death Metal

In Requiem

Paradise Lost

Gothic Metal

Forgotten Prophecies

Paragon

Power/Speed Metal

Hell Destroyer

Cage

Power/Speed Metal

Amoeba

Hacride

Extreme Technical Metal

Vulcanus

Fear My Thoughts

Melodic Death Metal

A Good Day To Die

The Dogma

Gothic tinged Heavy/Power Metal

Victory

Gaia Epicus

Power/Speed Metal

Chaosophia

Soulrest

Death Metal

Carved In Stone

Grand Lux

Heavy Metal

Gleipnirs Smeder

Jotunspor

Black Metal

Inside The Machine

This Ending

Melodic Death Metal

God Has A Plan For Us All

Angtoria

Orchestral Metal

Hammer Of Destruction

Sacred Steel

Power/Speed Metal

Into A New Dimension

Divinefire

Power Metal

A Dark Enchanted Crystal Night

Crystallion

Power Metal

Diabolic Symphony

Steel Attack

Power Metal

Apocalypse

Masterstroke

Power Metal

Endless World

Perpetual Fire

Power Metal

Doomsday Rock 'N Roll

Chrome Division

Rock 'N Metal

Mortal Mind Creation

Celesty

Power Metal

The Stench Of Redemption

Deicide

Death Metal

Cries Of Blood and Hate

Berserk

Pagan Black Metal

Rubicon

Ancient Rites

Epic Extreme Metal

The Unexpected

Beautiful Sin

Melodic Heavy Metal

Simulacrum

Indigent

Progressive Death Metal

We Never Change

Clifton

Melodic Death/Metalcore

Hammer Down

OmegaLord

Heavy Metal

Complete Annihilation

Avenger Of Blood

Thrash Metal

The Elder

Flametal

Flamenco Metal

Misanthropic Annihilation

Darkness Eternal

Death Metal

Summer Demo 2005

Dagger

Heavy Metal/Rock

2005 EP

Cyprian

Traditional/Thrash Metal

Synod

Wetwork

Technical Death Metal

Scream

Rapid Fire

Power Metal

Ramayana

Antiquus

Power/Prog Metal

Europa

Himinbjorg

Pagan Black Metal

Symmetric In Design

Scar Symmetry

Melodic Death Metal

Liquid Monster

Brainstorm

Power Metal

The Gathering Wilderness

Primordial

Pagan Black Metal

Desert Dreams

Shiva

Heavy Metal/Hard Rock

Wrathorn

Naumachina

Symphonic Melodic Death/Black

Conflict Inside

Mutilation

Death Metal

Sculpture Of Stone

Dies Irae

Death/Thrash Metal

Raping The Ancient

Bloodaxe

Raw Black Metal

Decimate Christendom

Incantation

Death Metal

Truth Inside The Shades

Persefone

Progressive Melodic Death

Pursuit Of The Sun and Allure Of The Earth

Woods of Ypres

Black/Doom Metal

The Beast

Vader

Death Metal

Empty

Leiden

Gothic Metal

In Excelsis Dementia

Destinity

Blackened Death Metal

Beyond Thematics

Ellipsis

Dark Progressive Metal

Requiem Tenebrae

Nehëmah

Black Metal

2004 Promo

Fireign

Melodic Traditional/Thrash w/ harsh vocals

Domination

Morifade

Power Metal

Twisted Logic

Atrophia Red Sun

Unclassifiable

Imperfect Like A God

Trauma

Death Metal

Godless We Stand

Wehrwolfe

Death Metal

Death Before Dawn

Finnugor

Raw Gothic Black Metal

Diktat OmegA

Crystalium

Black Metal

I.C.P.

Benighted

Death Metal

Sunborn

Deadly Sin

Power/Prog Metal

X Dark Years

Dark Avenger

Power Metal

The Chemical Chaos

Poverty's No Crime

Progressive Metal/Rock

Edge Of Life

Deafening Silence

Power Metal

Better Days (EP)

God Forbid

Melodic Thrashcore

Golden Age

Himinbjorg

Pagan Black Metal

Between Silence and Light

Estertor

Progressive Melodic Death/Doom Metal

Whore Of Violence

Carnal Lust

Brutal Death Metal

s/t

Genital Grinder

Death/Grind Metal

The Throne Of Dead Emotions

Olc Sinnsir

Violent Black Metal

Rites Of Supremacy

Berserk

Black Metal

Murder Without End

Fleshgrind

Death Metal

Goremageddon: The Saw And The Carnage Done

Aborted

Grinding Death/Gore Metal

Synergy

Extol

Technical and Progressive Melodic Death

Kuolema

Ajattara

Darkened Black Metal

Removal Of The Mind (E.P.)

Antipathy

Death Metal

Unhallowed

The Black Dahlia Murder

Melodic Death Metal (ATG Style)

Spirits And August Light

Omnium Gatherum

Melodic Death Metal

Affiliated With The Suffering

Blood Red Throne

Death Metal

Life Erazer

Soulreaper

Death Metal

Murder Death Kill

Paganizer

Death Metal

Hate Them

Darkthrone

Raw Black Metal

The Blessed Hellride

Black Label Society

Groove Metal

Defending The Throne Of Evil

Carpathian Forest

Black Metal

Dechristianize

Vital Remains

Death Metal

Insaniac

Crustacean

Thrash/Death Metal

Lovecraftian Dark

Dawn Of Relic

Melodic Dark/Death/Black Metal

Have A Nice Trip

Die Apokalyptischen Reiter

Melodic Death/Folk Metal

The Divine Art Of Torture

Necrophagia

Horror Metal

In Vain

Soul Demise

Death Metal (Swedish Style)

Sumerian Daemons

Septicflesh

Atmospheric Death/Dark Metal

Hate Crew Deathroll

Children Of Bodom

Bodom Metal

Aphelion

Edenbridge

Melodic Power Metal

Red Heat Within

Stainless Steel

Power Metal

Dead Or Dreaming

Into Eternity

Progressive Extreme Metal

Collective Demise

Salem

Death Metal

The Euthanasia Programme

Primal Dawn

Blackened Death/Thrash Metal

Promo 2k2

Kiss Of Death

Melodic Thrash/Death Metal with 'core elements

Black Flames

Finnugor

Black/Gothic Metal

The Birth Of Tragedy

Ritual Carnage

Thrash Metal

Celestial Entrance

Pagan's Mind

Progressive Metal

Misanthropic Carnage

Severe Torture

Death Metal

Rausch

Morgenstern

Folk Metal

Locus Horrendus - The Night Cries Of A Sullen Soul

Desire

Romantic Doom Metal

The Sin War

Dies Irae

Death Metal

Resurrection Through Carnage

Bloodbath

Swedish Death Metal

Divine Misanthropic Madness

Taetre

Death / Thrash Metal

A Nightmare Story

Freternia

Power Metal

Messengers Of The Darkest Dawn

Enshadowed

Black Metal

Demonheart (EP)

Luca Turilli

Symphonic Power Metal

Songs For The Withering

Rapture

Gothic Doom Metal

NON

Slaine

Semi-Technical Death Metal

The Seventh Sun

Meridian

Black Metal

You're Better Off Dead (Single)

Children Of Bodom

Extreme Power Metal

Mondo Medicale

Impaled

Death / Gore Metal (Carcass style)

Slaughter Of The Soul (Re-issue)

At The Gates

Gothenburg Death / Thrash Metal

Storm Before Calm

Primordial

Celtic Black Metal

Dead Electric Nightmares

Aurora

Melodic Death Metal

In Their Darkened Shrines

Nile

Egyptian Death Metal

Bloodred Hatred

Hatesphere

Thrash Metal

Bloodthrone

Bloodaxe

Raw Black Metal

Monument Of Death

Blood Red Throne

Death Metal

Phoenix Rising

Deströyer 666

Blackened Death/Thrash Metal

Wigant

Stainless Steel

Power Metal

Written In Blood

Soulreaper

Death Metal

Winds Of Creation

Decapitated

Death Metal

Immolation

Dies Irae

Death Metal

Assembled In Blasphemy

The Ravenous

Death/Gore Metal

Millenium Metal

Metalium

Power Metal

The Nature Of Evil

Sinner

Traditional Heavy Metal

Primal Fear

Speed Metal

Reborn In Steel

Sacred Steel

Power/Speed Metal

Legendary Tales

Rhapsody

Symphonic Power Metal

Black Earth

Arch Enemy

Melodic Death Metal

Nevermore

Heavy / Thrash Metal

Barathrum V.I.T.R.I.O.L.

Absu

Black Metal

Human Waste

Suffocation

Brutal Death Metal

Final Genocide

Dissection (Canada)

Thrash Metal

Scream Bloody Gore

Death

Death Metal

Endless Pain

Kreator

Thrash Metal

Feel The Fire

Overkill

Thrash Metal

Queensrÿche

Queensryche

80's Power Metal

Gigantour 2006 - Toronto

Live Report

Kamelot w/ Seven Witches & Penetrator - November 20th 2005, Toronto Canada

Live Report

Sonata Arctica w/ Torn Black & Reckon With One - April 18th, 2005, Toronto Canada

Live Report

King Of All Kings

Hate Eternal

Brutal Death Metal

Expanding Senses

Darkane

Cyber Thrash Metal