Number of the Beast

For those of you who dont know today is the end of the world. Thats rights kids, today is hell day. Rumour has it that today is the 6th of June 2006, I dont know how true this rumour is but my sources are quite reliable. Do you know what this means? I dont either. But I do know that if you add 6 to 2006 and you subtract June from the recipricol you can find the radius of the circumfrance of Pythagoras, times Pi, mmm pi - i love pi, (this is very important, now focus). This will give you an answer of 12. Take 12, simmer for 45 minutes and bring to a boil. This will give a gross profit of 127% on an increasing growth curve. Take the pinnacle of that growth curve and you will get an answer of 6...6...6...And that my dear friends is the number of the beast (666). Today is 666.

Forget all the Doomsday prophecies and all the religious fanatic's superstitious banter, today is the day to remember Iron Maiden! The band that sent shockwaves down the spine of conservative parents worldwide. The band that popularised Satanism in the 80's. Oh yeah! Iwannarock! ROCK! I want to rock! Iwannarock! The band that had the most kick ass, the most evil, the most sexy mascot ever, Eddie. The band that perfected the 10minute guitar solo, the band that perfected the 10minute drum solo. Fireworks! Flames! Giant Eddie statues and massive rotating stages! These guys are 666!

All jokes aside, Iron Maiden is truly one of the most legendary Metal bands ever. I had the good fortune of watching this band live at the Carling-Reading festival in the UK last year, and they were fucking amazing! Unfortunately I didn't get photos from the concert on digital, I had one of those disposable Kodaks, sorry no photos from that concert for this post. I have to say for 50year old metal-heads these guys still know how to entertain. Bruce Dickinson (lead vocals) was born to perform. He runs around like a 12year old on a sugar rush, he's vocal range is amazing and he was hardly ever out of tune. Anyone who is a fan of live music has to see this band at least once in their life. They are mind-blowing! No article can come close to describing the utter exhiliration of their live concerts.

Check out the official website here and some interesting band history here.

From me to all of you - have a fantastic Hell Day! 666 Forever!