Popular alternative news source NPR honored me with a mention in their "2010's Best writing about metal" list yesterday. Although I don't like to admit it, I listen to NPR all the time, so I'm very stoked-- here's what they had to say:
"The Final Word on Metal Drumming" by Sergeant D (Metal Sucks)
It's hard to tell sometimes if Sergeant D is being serious or not. He writes about the virtues of crunkcore and hair-swooped emo at Stuff You Will Hate and regularly pisses off the commenters at Metal Sucks with his Green Eggs and Slam columns. It's funny material whether it's serious or not, and his arguments have made me re-think the unintentionally hilarious genre of slam metal once or twice. Taking a step back from his normal comment-bait fare, I'd call Sergeant D's "Final Word on Metal Drumming" about as definitive as you can get, if mainly for calling out some of metal's most ridiculous musicians for their excesses and Internet trolls for unwanted opinions.
Thanks to Lars at NPR (follow him on Twitter), and please check me out on Metal Sucks!
