Even for me, who started posting in early 2008, it's weird to think that back then CC wasn't even 2 years old, and Colony was as old as SC is now. Wtf. ASOP hadn't even been released yet, so STYE was the worst thing IF had done at that point. Didn't realise how fortunate I was
we'd come from a much higher point, so the drop to STYE felt worse, even if it wasn't actually as bad as SC or Battles. By the time we got to those two dumpster fires we'd already had to endure ASOP and watch Jesper leave. A lot of people didn't like SOAPF either (although I did), so IF fanbase was very different to how it was in 2006 or even 2008.
so it was only about six months later when I'd grown up a little and started forming my own opinion that I gave Reroute another chance and ended up enjoying it a lot.
One of my friends, in all seriousness, said it reminded him of the Backstreet Boys
I can remember when I told him Satellites and Astronauts was my fav In Flames song he called me a little poser bitch and spent a week or so having digs at me for it. Then at the end of the week said "so, is Satellites still your favourite In Flames song?", to which I replied "Yep" and he then didn't talk to me for three days good ol' metal elitists. He also proudly showed me his R2R disc snapped in half on the day he purchased it. Surprised he didn't take a video of himself shitting on it for good measure.
Dude was a bit of a loon, honestly
No idea what he's up to these days, but I would assume he doesn't follow IF anymore
I visited that forum every day for a long time, sometimes spending hours there at a time. I wish I had stayed in contact with more people from back then. Even if just to get them to come here.
For the record this was all over AOL Instant Messenger, I didn't know the guy in real life
It was probably me.
in my last interactions with this bellend he started telling me he'd learned how to do black magic, and could cast curses on people or spells. He started telling me he could put spells on women to make them fall in love with him. Obviously I was just loling at him and firing some brutal shots in his direction. Didn't take long for him to snap and announce he had cursed me and my whole family, and that I'd regret the day I betrayed him. Never heard from the madlad again
No, I wasn't casting spells and curses unless I was playing D&D.
That's a pretty great story though. I used AIM a lot and I'm sure I had my fair share of weird experiences, but I don't remember getting anything quite like that. I just remember searching for people within the program and looking at their info. If I saw anywhere that they listened to metal, they got an IM.
to quote Dusty Rhodes, that's hard times.
