the METAL DETECTOR
with Al Wreckless
As every metal fan knows, metal is not just a musical style; it’s a way of life. And it takes commitment. To truly be metal, at least 83% of your world must be classified as metal. Unfortunately, in the modern climate of the world, lines between reality and fiction are blurred more than ever. It’s getting harder and harder to determine what is truly metal. That’s why you need THE METAL DETECTOR.
Today, we take a look at social networking website Twitter. If you don’t know what Twitter is, then you’re the ultimate hermit and therefore truly metal and don’t need this column for help.
Like other social network tools, Twitter allows long-lost friends, family and random strangers with little in common to connect and keep up on each other’s lives. Metallica would approve. I think. I’m not sure what their stance on fan interaction is these days.
Twitter has found a surprising audience with the older generation. Even congressmen have taken to tweeting during Obama speeches. There is no age limit to be a twitterer. Ronnie James Dio would approve.
On the other hand, Twitter limits you to 140 characters per post. Anything you say has to brief, thus preventing something truly epic. Voivod would strongly disapprove.
Truthfully, social network websites are pretty lame and populated by Top 40 fans and wimpy emo nerds. In other words, the very people metalheads should be beating up. On a scale of one to ten Manowars, Twitter scores a pitiful 1.3. Stick with MySpace, at least you can customize your profile page to look evil and force people to listen to some crunching metal.
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