OK for along time I've known that my first name means, basically, "plow blade."

That's pretty metal.

And that my last name comes via Scandinavian "Thorketill" meaning "Thor's cauldron."

That's Totally Metal.


And today I discovered the German word for death is "Tod," and my middle name is "Todd" so that might make my name:

PLOWBLADE DEATH OF THOR'S CAULDRON.


If it's possible for me to be more METAL, I don't know how. So, now that my credentials are firmly established, I'd like to share with you the two most METAL videos of 2008.

They illustrate best the two flavors that METAL comes in today:

1.) Dungeons and Dragons Hilarious Fast



2.) Pee Your Pants Scary



It's unfortunate that there isn't much middle ground anymore. Ever since Metallica died in a tragic 1993 fire (oh, wait, they didn't? well they should have), metal just hasn't been the same. At least we have Dethklok.