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Trump should be in dem ads until every Republican that supported him or ever said a kind word about him is out of office dead. And their children. And their children's children. May he be a shitstain on that party and their memories for time and eternity. So let it be written. So let it be done.

I think it's going to he awesome. But unless that's making it cheaper for you there's no point.

All Michael Bay movies are.

They never should have made them I'm the first place.

Right yeah. I just posted pondering on that haha.

Clicking into the tweet he's saying it's the 1916 map. I don't know what point he's trying to make.

It's the biggest thing, yeah. I mean substitute Texas for Mississippi or Alabama.

I can't picture a world where Texas goes to Biden but PA doesn't.

That's my vote. Don't know if it'll get enough in the EC though.

Also those in safe red states. That has been my motivation in 2012 and 2016 voting in a solid red state.

I don't like hate where Opeth has gone. I mean I like Yes and Deep Purple. But that's the problem is that it's just Yes and Deep Purple but with black eye shadow. They used to be truly unique and one of a kind but now they're just doing stuff that was done forever ago. I don't mind throwback or retro-themed bands. But it's weird to decide to change to that from something that was its own thing. Let's put it this way: None of the stuff they did last decade made it onto your list (and won't appear on the rest of mine), but Blackwater Park, Ghost Reveries, or Deliverance/Damnation could all compete for the number one spot in the 00s. Also: which album are you alluding to in your last sentence? I've bought so many albums this year but I've also missed quite a few.

Lol. I read that as 'Dr. Who' warned of demon sex... instead of 'Dr. who warned of demon sex...'

Heh. That joke has at least two layers. Pretty good for Andy.

You know! Miles Taylor! The guy who was maybe in the same room as the President like twice.

Heh. I actually conceded this in my previous post.

Oh hell yeah. I'm originally from the Seattle area. If I remember correctly you're in VA right now and are originally from Ohio so I'm sure you've seen everything worth seeing that's east of the Mississippi. Here's some general routes you can take once you get west depending on which route you take to get there. Exploring anything in the boxes would be worth your time. Obviously, you'll need to deviate from the Interstate to really get into some of these. (The boxes all shifted a tiny bit for some reason in all directions once I saved this but the main idea is still there) Red route: If you head from VA through Arkansas you can catch the Ouachita National Forest. It's pretty enough. Maybe you've been there already. Then you have to suffer through an infinite scream of bottomless boredom through Oklahoma to get to the northern bit of New Mexico. If you're an outdoorsy person it's one of the greatest areas in general for hiking and scenic views. It's got tons of pretty green and red mountains. Most picture New Mexico as this brown desert nothingness but I found that's really only true in Albuquerque (which is still an awesome city). Santa Fe is one of the most unique cities of its size in the country, too. Very 'southwest'. And it's probably worth checking out Los Alamos as well (where they developed the A-bomb primarily). There are still like Federal govt checkpoints on the border of the city asking what your business is; it's weird. But it's pretty. Then from there head into Northern Arizona and southern Utah and that is the most stunning red desert you'll ever see. Lots of layered red cliffs and hills. From there you can swing by Las Vegas (but I wouldn't stay) and see The Valley of Fire and/or The Hoover Dam (sounds lame, actually really pretty surroundings and fucking cool marvel of engineering). Then onto a lot of plane jane Nevada which is still mostly pretty the further north you go. From there into NOCAL where you can hit up like four national forests in as many hours if you're in a hurry (including the famous Redwoods National Forest). And from there into the true PNW starting in Oregon and up to Washington if you want. The Cascades, man. Mt. St. Helens. Mt. Baker. It's all gold. Everything is pretty in the PNW. Blue route: Infinite scream of fathomless boredom through Kansas or Nebraska and into Colorado. Get past Denver into the Rocky Mountains. They go on forever and are just incredible. That will carry you into mid Utah where you can catch a bit of the aforementioned red desert but also hit up State Route 12 where you can see Grand Staircase/Escalante, Capitol Reef National Forest, and the Henry Mountains. You'll see tons and tons of incredible rock formations. Some of which you'll even drive through. From there northward towards Salt Lake City. You can come see my house which is famous for its many dogs and guitars and okay looking lawn. But seriously in the small vertical blue box in northern Utah you can zigzag through several different canyons as you head northward. Even the ugliest one, which is only like a mile from my house, is still admired for its beauty. The most stunning one would be The Cache National Forest one, however. It actually reminds me of the PNW. From there you have to go to north to Yellowstone. Even if you've already been. I mean, it's the most famous National Park for a reason. Leaving Yellowstone you'll see the prettiest parts of Montana. Just absolutely stunning vistas. I feel like every truck commercial ever made where it's driving down a infinitely long straight road with an awesome mountain at the end must have been filmed in Montana. Because there is loads of that. I know you're going during the summer but it is especially pretty in a snowy winter. If you head this route you'll be forced through northern Idaho. And, yeah, it is pretty (I really just absolutely fucking loathe southern Idaho tbh; lived there for a bit. Miserable). The thing with this area though is that the times I've gone through it with my wife I've been nervous because it's full of those militia live-on-a-compound and/or polygamist types. From there into the Seattle area and the mountain range I mentioned in the red route at the end. Purple route: I used to live in Detroit and I went through the upper peninsula of Michigan into Wisconsin and Minnesota once. I remember that being pretty. I've been to MI, MN, and WI relatively recently but it's been years since I've been through the UP. So that might be worth taking towards the purple route? I don't know. Otherwise you'll probably go through Chicago and then Iowa (infinite scream, etc.) which I'm sure you've seen a million times since you're from the Midwest. But you are right about South Dakota and the Black Hills. Really the whole southern part of the state reminds me of a scene you'd see in a typical western movie. Which is cool. After you get out of the Black Hills you can see some state and national parks/monuments in northeast Wyoming. Devil's Tower is fucking awesome. You'll then be in southeast Montana. I've done tons of camping there. I can't say there's a lot of neat things to see on the drive through that area though. From there you'll join the blue route at Yellowstone. I didn't hit everything or all the options. But if you hit the blue route in any form let me know.

Which is? Idaho or South Dakota? Just need to get an idea of your general route.

When you live in the west the Dakotas aren't that impressive. And now I know you've never been to Idaho.

That song is very literal as Chester's voice literally makes my skin crawl when he does that whiney scream/yell

Real talk: Montana is the most beautiful state in the nation that I've been to and I've crisscrossed the mainland several times going east and west and north and south. It's weird because it's nestled in between some of the butt fugliest states like Dakota and Idaho.

The shittiest of nu metal is on brand in terms of appeal to Trumpkins.

Trump can oblige. But is there any greater metaphor for this administration in the past 4 years than leaving his supporters in the cold with nothing?

Forgot about this, @DPCyric. Whoopsie. One thing I'm noticing about my list as it is taking more shape and definition is that there's a lot of prog here. I guess that's not surprising for me but I was expecting a lot more death metal. GB's Top 20 of the 2010s: #15-#11 15. Caligula's Horse - In Contact (2017) Lyrics are usually the last thing I care about on any album of any style. But god the lyrics on this album are so good. I rarely connect emotionally with words themselves in a song, but this is a concept album about the creative process told through the eyes of four different artists. The final track is about a sculptor who becomes a father. I became a father shortly before this album’s release. And through the earlier half of last decade I spent quite a bit of time losing my religion. I connect quite a bit with the lyrics. Here’s a snippet I love from the track "Graves". This album is very proggy without being up its own ass. I love that. Favorite tracks: Graves, The Hands Are the Hardest, Will's Song (Let the Colours Run) 14. Devin Townsend Project - Sky Blue [Z2] (2014) I always liked Devin ever since I heard Strapping Young Lad and then his first solo album Terria. He's an unbelievably unique and varied artist. I saw Strapping Young Lad several times in the early 00s. I moved to South America for a while and didn't see any shows while I was down there. When I came back in 2009 and my wife came with me one of the first things I took her to do in the U.S. was to go see Devin Townsend play an acoustic show in this little book store in Seattle. She still loves him to this day. Anyways, Z2 is actually a double album consisting of a sequel to Devin's Ziltoid the Omniscient called Dark Matters. The other half is what's here on my list. Dark Matters is good and funny and fun just like its first installment, but Sky Blue is something special. It's an album full of beautiful, haunting, soaring melodies. It heavily features Anneke van Giersbergen. So much so that she's like the co-vocalist on this album instead of accompaniment or backup like on Devin Townsend Project's other albums. Favorite tracks: Warrior, Universal Flame (that fucking chant at the end my god), A New Reign 13. Ne Obliviscaris - Urn (2017) Right around the time we sadly lost Opeth to mediocrity some new hotness came into our lives via Ne Obliviscaris. Like Opeth did, they do something truly unique with death metal. It sounds a little like Opeth in that there are lots of chord progressions and haunting voicings within those chords as opposed to traditional death metal riffs. It blends clean vocals and growls in a unique way like Opeth but in a different way. But it's still definitely its own thing. Oh yeah there’s a violin too. Any of their albums could have made this list but I think their latest Urn is the best front to back. Favorite tracks: Eyrie*, Intra Venus, Urn, Pt. II: As Embers Dance in Our Eyes *If we did a top songs of the decade this would easily break the top 5 12. Behemoth - The Satanist (2014) This album was written and recorded after frontman Nergal’s battles with both leukemia and the Polish government over his desecration of a sacred text. You can really feel the emotion in a death metal record about--if you read between the lines--finding divinity in man and celebrating the collapse of power in any form. Favorite tracks: Blow Your Trumpets Gabriel, Ora pro nobis Lucifer, O Father O Satan O Sun! 11. Protest the Hero - Volition (2013) You know when a band has a run of three or four fantastic albums that lead to something epic? This is the epic one for me. The album is full of catchy, proggy, heavy bangers from front to back. Favorite tracks: Mist* (song starts at ~1:55, opening is the story of the song and what it's about), Drumhead Trial, Clarity *Another top 5 songs of the decade

2020 cannot get any fucking worse.

Republicans do act like children.