#metellica

[weirdspaceowl]

Why I think Eddie will be back in season 5 - part 1: Master of puppets

Hi! So I spent the last 24 hours actively gaslighting myself into thinking that Eddie is going to come back in S5 because of two Metallica songs. So I thought, why must I suffer alone? Let me involve others into this madness. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

(Disclaimer: I have seen some of these thoughts expressed in other posts/videos, but never in one cohesive thing and I want to add my own chaotic thoughts to it.)

Okay. So. We all know that Master of Puppets is supposed to be about Vecna. BUT I think it’s about Vecna planning to take Eddie all along. Hear me out.

Before we get to the lyrics I need to rant about some things.

Vecna prays on trauma, fear and guilt. He’s the voice in your head that criticizes you, he is all your depressed thoughts, he is your anxiety. Like he literally symbolises that. His victims all have these problems in common. It’s how he picks them. But the people that he chooses have something else that’s just as important. They need to already have the idea in their heads that maybe giving in to Vecna is the best option they have.

Take Max. We found out in episode 9 that the truly heart-breaking reason she feels so guilty about Billy’s death is because a part of her had hoped that he would die. After he actually dies she feels so guilty about it that it starts to destroy her. In the end she’s hoping that something bad will happen to her. That last part is key I think in Vecna’s victims. That willingness to give in/ give up is exactly what he needs to take that final step and claim his victim. Another example would be Vecna telling Chrissy that her suffering will end. That´s all she wanted. An escape. And he´s offering it to her.

Okay, so now let’s look at Eddie. Why wasn’t Eddie Vecna’d? He is clearly traumatised by having to watch Chrissy die. Check. He feels enormous guilt for leaving her after she died. Check. He has a really messed up image of himself: He thinks he’s a coward for leaving Chrissy even though he tried everything to save her and he knows he couldn’t have done anything. He always dismisses his self-worth and talks down to himself. From what we hear in episode 8 he probably had a really messed up childhood and an abusive dad. CHECK. He seems like the perfect victim for Vecna. EXCEPT: Eddie seems to know a thing or two about mental problems. Like, he has had a very difficult childhood. From an abusive father and an (for whatever reason) absent mother, from being othered and villainized his entire life, from probably being bullied. Despite all of this Eddie became, well- Eddie. He turned his trauma into something positive. He became the safe space for every kid who was different or didn’t have anybody else. He knows these kids when he sees them and immediately swoops in to take them in. Eddie overcame and let his experiences make him stronger, better. He’s strong against Vecna because he understands Vecna. He’s been through it all before.

In episode 9 Eddie plays Master of Puppets to distract the demobats. This song happens to describe Vecna and how he works in detail. This to me symbolises how Eddie understands how Vecna works in a way that nobody else does. Through his knowledge of D&D and his life experience, he knows Vecna, and this knowledge gives him strength. Vecna is playing the long game however and has been slowly chipping away at Eddies greatest weakness: His lack of care for himself.

Finally we have come to the lyrics and how it ties into Vecna’s plan to claim Eddie too.

End of passion play, crumbling away I'm your source of self-destruction

After Eddie’s passion play (him giving his all playing the song) his strength will crumble away. Self-destruction is also a key word in this. Vecna needs his victims to destroy themselves first.

Veins that pump with fear, sucking darkest clear Leading on your death’s construction

Vecna has been constructing Eddies death form the start and done so by making him feel like a coward, thus exposing Eddies weakness: his self image. This will lead to him feeling like he needs to die to proof something to himself.

Taste me you will see More is all you need Dedicated to How I'm killing you

Again, Eddie on some level needs to want to die. He needs to get addicted to/obsessed with the idea.

Come crawling faster Obey your master Your life burns faster Obey your master, master

Vecna is calling Eddie to him. Eddies life is basically destroyed already. At this moment there doesn’t seem to be a happy ending in sight for him anyway. What with the entire population of Hawkins being after him.

Master of puppets, I'm pulling your strings Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams Blinded by me, you can't see a thing Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream Master, master Just call my name, 'cause I'll hear you scream Master, master

I’ll hear you scream. Foreshadowing to the demobats eating him alive? Possibly. Also call my name: Master. He wants Eddie to become his soldier. Also: twisting your mind and smashing your dreams. Eddies mind has definitely been twisted into thinking he’s worth very little and his dreams have been smashed as there doesn’t seem to be a place for him back home. Normally so perceptive, Vecna has blinded him and he can now only see how he’s doomed.

Where's the dreams that I've been after? (Master, master) You promised only lies (Laughter, laughter) All I hear or see is laughter (Laughter, laughter) Laughing at my cries

The disillusion in this. The loss of all hope. Also the laughing at my cries is so sad, because I see it as the people of Hawkins probably being delighted if they heard that Eddie died in indescribable pain. That’s all Eddie can see now, how people hate him.

Hell is worth all that, natural habitat Just a rhyme without a reason Never-ending maze, drift on numbered days Now your life is out of season

His suffering will never end. His life is meaningless and basically over anyway. He himself is basically useless (just a rhyme without a reason). Might as wel…

I will occupy I will help you die I will run through you Now I rule you too

And there it is. It took some time, but Vecna finally got what he wanted. He got Eddie there. As Eddie sacrifices himself to the demobats he’s basically being Vecna’d. He’s willingly allowing himself to die and he believes that it’s right.

In short: Eddie has been sentenced to death from the moment he witnessed Chrissy die. Now I’m depressed. But there is hope, because the next song is how I gaslighted myself into thinking that Vecna might have made a huge mistake in taking Eddie.

So the other song is For Whom The Bell Tolls. But this post is so long that I’ll do that in another post. Stay tuned, cuz my fingers hurt from typing this much.

[mabusepl]

[vinylfromthevault]

Metallica “Kill ‘Em All” 1983. Megaforce Records, Inc. Today, August 3rd, is Metallica co-founder/vocalist/rhythm guitarist James Hetfield’s birthday (b. 1963). Kill ‘Em All is Metallica’s debut album, back when they looked like they should be hanging with the other grits* at the “smoking doors” of my high school in the 80′s. 

Kill ‘Em All (original working title: Metal Up Your Ass, which would have been awesome) did not chart upon its limited first release on Megaforce Records, but did enter the charts several years later, in ‘88 when reissued by Elektra Records after the success of Master of Puppets; it went to #120 in the US and then re-entered at #66 in 2016 (not surprisingly, it’s also done very well on the Swedish charts over the years). Kill ‘Em All has been hailed as one of the first speed metal records of the 80′s released in the US, propelling the speed and fury of the genre forward and outward. Metallica released two singles: “Whiplash” and “Jump in the Fire” (that track’s original lyrics written Dave Mustaine but rewritten by Hetfield after Lars Ulrich and Hetfield fired Mustaine just about a month before they began recording Kill ‘Em All, replacing him with guitarist Kirk Hammett). Neither song charted, however Motorhead’s cover of “Whiplash” won a Grammy in 2005. I’m not a big metal fan but I do enjoy Metallica occasionally when in a head-banging mood and this record certainly scratches that itch. My top tracks are “The Four Horsemen” ��Phantom Lord” and “Seek & Destroy.”  

*Grits was the term we used for the headbanger/hesher/metalhead/heavy metal fan subculture in our Wisconsin city.

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[rodgerlizaola45]

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[randgugotur-6]

This Day in Metal

May 9th 1981 #JamesHetfield answered an ad placed by #LarUlrich and they meet for the first time. #HeavyMetalHistory #Metallica

So the story goes....

Hey Lars...

You still hang at the #7eleven ? https://t.co/iBnBZvOq0e

Metallica....

[records2]

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[miestilobydan]

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Maitreya body mesh lara 

Akeruka Advanced Limited head - GG

Egozy kimy skin applier for AK advanced + Bom layers

Egozy Baby eyes for catwa appliers + Bom layers

Booty’s beauty song lipsticks palette  for AK advanced 

Clothing / accessories/ Poses

Aurealis Unproblematic Chain fatpack - Uber

Amataria Metellica set (pants and t shirt) fatpack 

Livia So chic applier for  mix it mesh  nails (using ballerina shape, sold separately) - Designer showcase

Wasabi Hair Peyton - FLF

Lune Poses Polaroid pose pack N2 - NEW

Lune Poses Forever young pose pack N2 - NEW

[jackienextdoor]

Never mind that noise you heard, it's just the beast under your bed, in your closet, in your head -Metallica

[anniec1369]

I don't know how to live through this hell, woken up, I'm still locked in this shell frozen soul, frozen down to the core, break the ice, I can't take anymore #metellica #trappedunderice #ridethelightning #music #nerd #shenerd

[autogynocrat]

oh wait that's a metellica shirt. changing it to 3bF@

oh true F is the cloest to how i like to dress usually

[rollercoaster59]

feel like il be on xavier page for metellica news, yea..

[terryanimation]

Looking at Typography related to Music

https://coolmaterial.com/home/rock-music-typography-posters/ Pretty cool poster design by Ben Dahl that uses letters from band logos to create the alphabet. From Foo Fighter’s F to Metellica’s M.

http://www.villageprint.com/kinetic-typography-in-music-videos/ And then there’s typography used for lyrics in lyric music videos. As I’m working with lyrics as part of my stop motion, I believe its a good idea to look at unique and different takes on lyrical videos. This one is more important

There were 5 lyrical videos within this article and only 3 of them is worth looking into as one was not available to view and the other isn’t relevant enough that it’s mostly a dance video and not a lyric video. 

The three lyrical music videos are; 

The Chainsmokers – Don’t Let Me Down (Feat. Dayna)

Don’t Let Me Down uses hand written types as its main focus is on an emotional visuals mixed with pop/upbeat tempo which i found really odd... Visuals and lyrics fits together but the upbeat tempo sorta feels off for some reason? I do like how the texts are transitioned into scenes and visuals. 

Rolling Stones - Doom and Gloom

This video has a more grunge tone to the visuals as it uses finger print hand writings for the lyrics, it matches with the rock and roll music that The Rolling Stones is well known for. I really like the effect and visuals the lyrics have that matches with the lyrics. 

Husbands – Dream

This song is different from the previous, this one is more within the alternative genre. I really like this one as there are more variety in typefaces within this, I guess this effect really gives it a “dream” visual aesthetics. Despite having so many font it feels really fluid as every word gets re-used in a lightbox/silhouette style.  

I think it’s not a bad idea to look at other genres because the main thing is looking at the type being used and the type treatment for the lyrics. 

As Rich Brian’s genre tends to be hip-hop/rap, the song I chose by him is more pop therefore I have to look at how type is being used for lyrical videos within pop. 

[marimulher]

sabiam que hoje é o Dia Mundial do Rock? 🤘 a data foi escolhida em homenagem ao Live Aid, mega evento que aconteceu esse dia em 1985 (by the way, o ano que eu nasci 👶🏼). a celebração é uma referência a um desejo expressado por Phil Collins participante do evento, que gostaria que fosse considerado o "dia mundial do rock". o evento também ficou conhecido por contar com grandes artistas do gênero, como Queen (vejam o filme Bohemian Rhapsody), Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, Elton John, Paul McCartney, David Bowie, U2, entre outros. no Brasil a data passou a ser comemorada nos anos 90, quando as rádios 89 e 97FM começaram a mencionar a data em suas programações. Fonte: Wikipedia ah, confiram hoje lives no YouTube! Planet Hemp + Raimundos 20h Metallica 21h . . . . #mariilustras #diamundialdorock #letsrock #manasartistas #minimallovers #brazilianart #mulheresilustradoras #artepoa #artistasportoalegre #ilustradorasbrasileiras #finelinepen #finelinework #finelineartist #finelineartwork #metellica #raimundos #planethemp — view on Instagram https://ift.tt/3eqQnoi

[baexkween]

#kirkhammett #metellica

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