Growing up in Germany taught me thing or two. One of them is that metal and beer just go together like, well, beer and metal! Is it coincidence that the drinking age (for beer and wine) is 16 in Germany and the metal crowd is huge? I don't think so! No stupid "X" on hand of under-21s or BS like that. Drink, bang your head, and have a great time!
Based on this observation I thought what other similarities there might be between beer and metal. And here's my list:
However, the biggest difference for me is that I can make beer but could never make good music!
Please feel free to add to the list!
:rockin:
Based on this observation I thought what other similarities there might be between beer and metal. And here's my list:
- Both are big in Germany; wearing metal shirts/vests and drinking beer in public is almost normal
- Lots of good stuff appeared in the 80s
- Regional specialties, e.g. Florida death metal, West coast post-black metal; Kölsch in/around Cologne, Weizen in Bavaria etc.
- You might get a headache when consuming too much
- Reinheitsgebot Beer: Yeast, hops, water, barley; Reinheitsgebot Metal: Bass, guitar, drums, vocals; there are only a few acceptable adjuncts
- Annoying/overwhelming when too experimental
- You’ll never forget your first love
- There’s a style for every situation; if you don’t like it, you haven’t found the right one yet
- There are more males involved in the hobby than females
- Most commercialized stuff is mediocre or plain bad
- Covers/labels/logos are an important part of the complete product
- Hand-made is still best
Please feel free to add to the list!
:rockin:
