Invisible Oranges turns 1

Invisible Oranges turns 1 today. It's come a (somewhat) long way since its start as a dumping ground for reviews that didn't fit into publications for which I write. The first entry wasn't that bad, actually. I'm pleased that the featured band, The Sceptic, now has a human drummer and a killing new demo track up on its MySpace.

What started as an afterthought has turned into my favorite place, by far, to write on metal. While it's nice to see my "real" work online or in print, here I'm only beholden to myself. The website is probably frustratingly schizophrenic to read, what with demos and signed bands mixing it up with YouTube videos and random think pieces. But that's just the nature of my experience with metal - fragmentary, catch-as-catch-can, but ultimately a pleasure...to kill (cue rimshot).

I tried to think of appropriate metal songs for the birthday theme. Unsurprisingly, few came to mind. Not much metal deals with the joys of youth (not counting nearly an entire Motörhead catalogue that celebrates drinking, brawling, and so on). Also, not much metal is about aging, as it usually skips ahead to the death part. Thus, here are two cheery anthems about...time. Thanks for reading.

Death Angel - Seemingly Endless Time
Iron Maiden - Wasted Years