Comments on: Precious Metal: Decibel Presents the Stories Behind 25 Extreme Metal Masterpieces

By: Rod

Rod — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 11:58:06 +0000

Because I love.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 04:44:07 +0000

The first review I’ve read on Bookgasm, and definitely the last. Why did you bother, Rod?

By: Phil

Phil — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 15:11:38 +0000

I’m gonna bite the head off a bat and pretend it’s Rod’s kitty cat.

By: Rod

Rod — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:37:43 +0000

Trust me, it could.

By: Allan

Allan — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 13:57:56 +0000

Rod’s riled the metalheads! I’m surprised one of them hasn’t challenged him to meet up at the bike racks after school for a fight! If one does, Rod must be warned that those freaks have been known to make dangerous weapons in shop class.

By: corey haim, sr

corey haim, sr — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:27:08 +0000

Could that last paragraph be any more condescending or ignorant?

By: celebrator

celebrator — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:18:05 +0000

That was bitchy. I’ll be honest: I’m annoyed by the unearned snobbery of your final line. “Provided they read”? Jesus Christ.

By: celebrator

celebrator — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 07:16:21 +0000

Qualified to write a completely unhelpful review that tells us essentially nil about the book itself. And I’m amazed that you’ve somehow ymanaged to continue to be unaware of the existence of Decibel magazine, even after writing about it (“I’m unaware existed”).

By: Rod

Rod — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:59:07 +0000

Thanks for pointing that out. I’ve learned my lesson: My handwritten notes are now too illegible for even me to read.

By: Nate C

Nate C — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:56:07 +0000

Deaththrone? I think you mean Darkthrone. Apparently you are having a hard time writing about what you just read, eh?

Sorry, I’m a metal nerd so I have to note these mistakes.

By: Rod

Rod — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 01:40:38 +0000

I’m qualified to review anything. But if I hadn’t disclosed I’m not the target for it, that may not be the case.

By: celebrator

celebrator — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:56:44 +0000

Why did you review this if you’re so unqualified to do so?

By: Justin

Justin — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 00:50:10 +0000

“Nerd” & “Metalhead” not at all mutually exclusive, my friend. This book is fantastic and Decibel deserves wider readership, thanks for giving it space.

By: Rod Lott

Rod Lott — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:12:25 +0000

I think you meant to say “Nerd.”

By: AT

AT — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:10:07 +0000

Yes, we’re still alive and, yes, we read. And, yes, we love this book. Thanks for writing about it, Normal Guy Who Sat in the Front of the Bus.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:04:54 +0000

I think you mean Kyuss who split up and then become Fu Manchu and Queens of the Stone Age