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Email address: luca@metal-observer.com Functions: Reviews, interviews, articles Compatible styles: As a rule I like to give a listen to anything I can, but I'm always happy to listen to some well crafted Death Metal. Incompatible styles: Mostly Nu-Metal, Alternative Rock, brainless Pop and Symphonic Black Metal Nicknames: LucaMetal (it's a clever nickname, isn't it? :-D ), genitalgrinder, chosen one Time at TMO: Since August 2001 How came at TMO: Ralf contacted me after my guest-review of ALAS - "Absolute Purity". The best thing as a TMO writer: Working with such an experienced staff. The worst thing as a TMO writer: My system nearly got infected due to a virus forwarded to my "Metal Observer"-e-mail-addy! Statistics: Reviews 41 Underground 9 Interviews 1 Live reviews 0 Articles 1 Specials 0 How I came into Heavy Metal: It all began with a few used up BLACK SABBATH-tapes a pal lent to me back in 1989. Those introduced me to the world of heavy music. About one year later, I was into heavier stuff like to say MESSIAH, MORGOTH, BAPHOMET, ENTOMBED and the likes. Birthday: February, 1st 1976. Birth town: Naples, Italy Present location: Naples, Italy Job: Tailor assistant Languages: My native language (of course), bad grammar English. Hobbies: Reading, walking and hangin' out with my friends. Pet peeves: Any kind of violence. Phobia(s): I hate it when people noise off. And I can't stand loud television, too; it makes me go stark raving mad. I, about myself: This would be unfair… IMHO (in my honest opinion) you always have other people to tell you how you are. Funny childhood story: When I was 11, I nearly set hunger-strike up in order to force a girl to date me! Man, for sure that'd have been insane, but it sounded so persuasive in my head… Band & previous band experiences: When I was in high school (around 1993) I pretended to be the drummer for an awful Death Metal-combo. We chose MASS HYPNOSIS as the monicker (inspired to the well-known SEPULTURA-song, y'know…). But it never has been a real band, it just was the joke of a bunch of kids obsessed with Death Metal. I was really a Death Metaljunkie at the times. Instrumental talents: Drumming, but "talent" is an extremely broad word for my musical skills… Favourite bands: Way too many to mention… Least favourite bands: The most of the mainstream crap Sound you'd like to have banned: None Most overrated bands: Cradle of Filth, Limp Bizkit, Dream Theater, Slipknot, Hammerfall. Most underrated bands: Green Carnation, Origin, Aghora. Favourite musician: A lot Favourite album cover: CARCASS - "Reek Of Putrefaction"; you couldn't find anything more shocking at the times… 10 favourite albums: The entire CARCASS-discography For being the best band in the history. Giuffria - s/t Hey, d'you know what? Greg was a freakin' great songwriter, and the album just smokes. Living Colour - Stain One of the most underrated albums ever... All the SUFFOCATION-back-catalogue If you never heard of this band, you obviously don't know what brutality in music really is. Iron Maiden - Number Of The Beast, Live After Death and Somewhere In Time Heavy Metal in its originary form. Faith No More - Angel Dust and King For A Day, Fool For A Lifetime Possibly the latest band to introduce something really new to the music world so far. Possessed - Seven Churches A dream come true. Cynic - Focus Well, this goes without saying. Death - Human and Symbolic These both are incredible albums. Mark Free - Long Way From Love I like it for personal reasons. Hollywood Teasze - No Flakes Ok, this is poppy Punk with Glam-attitude, so what? It definitely is a big ol'barrel of fun, I've played it really much more than some out'n'out Metal-albums... Black Sabbath - s/t and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Well, I think you can basically pick up any SABBATH-album of the Ozzy-era and easily being blown away, but those two are a bit more masterpieces than the others. Nocturnus - Thresholds As for those times, a daring release to my eyes. Most embarrassing CD in your collection: It depends on which point you look at it. On a strictly Metal-side, maybe the first Spice Girls-album can fit the bill here. Favourite films: Platoon, Ladri di biciclette, Cruel Intentions. Favourite books: Shakespeare's Tragedy of Othello (the Moor of Venice), S.Beckett "Waiting for Godot", L. Pirandello "L'uomo dal fiore in bocca", A. Palazzeschi "L'incendiario". Favourite food: I LOVE jam, jellies and cookies. As a rule, salty food isn't to my taste that much. But probably the weirdest thing about me and food is that I do NOT like chocolate… Favourite drink: Pure water Favourite smokes: I don't smoke Which song should be played at your funeral: No songs, just silence and flowers… Idol(s): Kill your idol! Who said that? Person you'd like to meet: The entire "Metal Observer"-staff! Catchphrase: The bigger they're, the faster they smash you into pieces. (uh, optimistic much? Sorry, but I'm a tiny guy… LOL…) Biggest thrill in life (so far): Each and every moment spent with my girlfriend (I'm a romantic Metalhead…) Goal in life: Making a living with a music-related job. Secret: Hey, I'm not going to tell you! A secret is supposed to be… well, secret.  |
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