Recap by The Metal Wulf aka Randy...
I don't know about Rick, Josh, and Azkath, but my main concern on this night was Joe's mental state. And to be honest, the guys seemed to think that maybe we shouldn't really dwell on it too much. And maybe they're right.

When it's all said and done, he didn't seem to think he was King Diamond anymore, so I'm guessing that's a good thing!

To be honest, Azkath seemed more concerned about how things were going with me and my day job. It's weird, actually...I mean, Ames sure has changed. For some reason I'm now stuck in the produce department, and I don't even remember them putting in a produce department! Or even carrying actual groceries, for that matter!

Azkath seems to think that Ames closed long ago, though, and for some reason that's got me questioning my reality. In fact, I think I may be starting to suffer a bit of a breakdown...things really do seem a bit funny, and I can't quite put my finger on why...and I can't quite shake the feeling that maybe he's onto something.

Hmmmmmmm...

Kinda vague on some of the other occurrences of the evening, although there WAS a bit of a disturbing discussion that had to do with my hairy loofah...and it's probably for the best that I don't remember that full discussion...we'll just leave it at that!

Playlist

Broughton's Rules "Gothic"
Krokodil "Dead Man's Path"
Hanzel Und Gretyl "Burning Wheels of Satan"

Hellcannon "Wasteland Remains"
Ire Clad "Prey for Thee, God of War"
Mia Klose "Living for Love"
These are They "Steeple of Blood"
Manilla Road "Black Cauldron"

Primordial "The Seed of Tyrants"
SSS "Crushed by Drudgery"
Carcass "Intensive Battery Brooding"
Blue Snaggletooth "Transmutation"
Downfall of Gaia "Darkness Inflames These Saphire Eyes"

Recap by The Metal Wulf

Strange things were happening on this night, and for once I wasn't responsible for the majority of it.

Truth of the matter is, I'm not even sure if I should mention some of this in the recap, not knowing how much damage it could do to our long-suffering host.

Awwww, screw it...

Fact is, Joe thought he was King Diamond for most of the night. It all started when we played a track from the new 2-disc "best of" collection. It was really puzzling, because we honestly thought Joe was horsing around at first, but it soon became apparent that the guy wasn't fuckin' around.

He REALLY thought he was King Diamond...and even went so far as to mention a time when he was supposed to have been interviewed by Joe many years ago, but backed out on him!

How can I best put this into perspective?

Let's put it this way, even Azkath was completely perplexed, and you know it's gotta be pretty serious when he's scratching his head over something.

He was so frustrated by the whole thing that he actually had to step out for a bit!

The fact that Josh thought it was real didn't help matters at all. He honestly believed that Joe was King Diamond!

As a matter of fact, Joe kept referring to Josh as one of his "Black Horsemen". Even an intervention from Jeffie didn't make a difference! Any attempts that Jeffie made at knocking some sense into Joe failed, as Josh seemed to be absorbing all of the damage dealt to Joe.

Even from the other side of the room!

EVEN AFTER JEFFIE DUCT-TAPED JOSH TO A CHAIR!!!!!

Madness, I tell you! Pure madness!

There was ONE talk break where Joe briefly came back to us, and that was when Azkath said it was time to put me through the table.

Yeah, that was real by the way, I promise that wasn't just some clever editing work using some cool, crunching sound effects. The video is very much available for your visual consumption, and has even been shared on Facebook on more than a couple of pages. Pretty easy to find, if you'd like to see it!

Yep, I begged, I pleaded, I tried to convince them that it was totally unneccessary to "reward" me in that manner for quitting smoking.(Fact: It was my punishment for picking up the habit again in the first place! I think the "reward" was not using fire, thumbtacks, flourescent light tubes, or barbed wire in conjunction with the table...)

But, I took the damage, and also got a bit of a bonus beatdown as I lay amongst the ruined table.

The important part is, I'm fine now and looking forward to NOT EVER having to do that again!

Playlist

Kiss "I Stole Your Love"
Riot "Thundersteel (live)"
King Diamond "Black Horseman"

Ire Clad "Feeds on Them"
The Skull "Sends Judas Down"
Blue Snaggletooth "Nameless Cults"
Arcane "Enshrouded Crypt"
Downfall of Gaia "Of Stillness and Solitude"

On this night, we capitalized on Randy's obsession with Ames, the department store he worked at in the 90's. Azkath eventually hypnotized him to think he was STILL working at Ames. I'm sure that won't cause problems in the future. 

From Randy. "There's also been a bit of fascination with my time working at Ames. Josh is so obsessed with it that he was actually looking up old training videos on YouTube to help me relive some of my glory days. Okay, admittedly, working in the Ames electronics department is the best job I've ever had! Nothing beats New Release Day, I'm tellin' you! That sense of satisfaction when you open the box of new release music and movies, pretty much having first dibs on all of it....aaaaah...it's a GREAT feeling!"

Playlist

Carcass "Livestock Marketplace"
Kontrust "Bulldozer"
Soen "Tabula Rasa"

** Static X **
Push It
Bled for Days
Kill Your Idols
Shadow Zone
This is Not
I'm with Stupid
Cold
The Trance is the Motion

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Playlist

Alice Cooper "Keepin' Halloween Alive"
Cretin "It"
KMFDM "Brainwashed"
No Mercy "Waking the Dead"
Obituary "Minds of the World"

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Playlist

Slipknot "AOV"
I.N.C. "The Lies that Devour"
Nocturnall "Nocturnal Human Slide"
A Breach of Silence "Dead and Destroyed"
Gormathon "Hellbender"

Playlist

Nachtblut "Schwarz"
A Breach of Silence "Hang Em High"
Doombringer "Grand Sabbath Reaps Souls"

Exodus "BTK"
Goremathon "Land of the Lost"
Godflesh "Deadend"
Doomed and Disgusting "Unleash the Vampire"
Anaal Nathrakh "Rage and Red"

Playlist

Game Over "Seven Doors to Heaven"
Riot "Bring the Hammer Down"

Gary Clarke Jr. Bright Lights - Live"
He is Legend "No Visitors"
Kix "Rock Your Face Off"
The Rods "Great Big Fake Ones"
Warhammer "Mass Burial"

Playlist

1349 "Golem"
Keeper "Electric Funeral"
Apostle of Solitude "Blackest of the Times"

Internal Bleeding "Plague Agenda"
Mastercastle "Straight to the Bone"
Stryper "Soldiers Under Command - Live"
Black Crown Initiate "Great Mistake"
INC "Organ Grinder"

Playlist

Woccon "This Frozen Soil"
Blue Pills "High Class Woman"
Cannibal Corpse "Bloodstained Cement"
Dark Fortress "Luciform"

Cosmic Sea "Planar Tectonics"
Fallujah "Carved from Stone"
Goatwhore "Heaven's Crumbling Walls of Pity"
Ides of Gemini "The Chalice and the Blade"
Iron Reagan "In Greed We Trust"

Playlist

Anthromorphia "Open Casket"
Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats "Runaway Girls"
Orange Goblin "Sabbath Hex"

Corpse Garden "Suspended Over the Abyss"
Rise of the Northstar "Simon Says"
The House of the Capricorn "Dragon of Revelations"
Escapetor "Creatures of the Night"
Iron Reagan "Eyeball Gore"