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What's your favorite metal pleasure? Mine is Dethklok. I'm an avid watcher of Metalocalypse, because it's completely silly and over the top. I can't help but listen to the music and giggle, though it is pleasing to my ear. Below, a few of my favorites: uCUnhoe0rpU mSLqhZk-hA4 5CqxWpofTJc UosmKd1krWU

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Re: Guilty Metal Pleasures I share your same pleasure... I am completely in love with Dethklok. I have a Metalocalypse 'shrine' in my room. (With the Dethklok comic books, a little Toki Wartooth figurine, all the DVDs, and the ticket I got when I saw them live with Mastodon.) I'm not ashamed of it though.

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Re: Guilty Metal Pleasures Probably Galloglass, Dragonland and Terasbetoni...their lyrics are so corny and their style of metal is quite cheesy, but I love them anyway. :D Galloglass is my favorite German band even though the album of theirs that I want is entirely about killing dragons. Terasbetoni is a sort of caricature of metal, but they're still fun. Finland entered them in the Eurovision song contest, which is usually populated by pop abundant.

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I share your same pleasure... I am completely in love with Dethklok. I have a Metalocalypse 'shrine' in my room. (With the Dethklok comic books' date=' a little Toki Wartooth figurine, all the DVDs, and the ticket I got when I saw them live with Mastodon.) I'm not ashamed of it though.[/quote'] I love Toki! Poor thing. Everything he loves dies. Except for Dr. Rockzo, apparently. My favorite Toki moments: uD0qyXMjb1s QocgwCIJQ9k
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Come on then... we're all hairy geezers, into metal, sporting tattoos etc. (or, like me, look like an old skinhead). But what's your guilty pleasure? The music you like that's camper than a row of pink tents? More girly than porno classic '75 Nurse Orgy'. Or as macho as a pink marshmallow surrounded by daisy chains? Mine has just started-The Eurovision Song Contest. Do NOT ask me why I like it, but I just f@;ckin' do, right? :D PS I'm not a trouser-browser.

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There's always that rubbish on ITV' date=' I think it may be more dull than Euro though.[/quote'] Agree Satan, but I really do like Eurovision! I don't ken how, but I do! I don't like any other music other than metal, punk and 60's pop music. But Eurovision is a laff! And I like it! :? Hate that 'Voice' pish or the Cowell pish. :evil:
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