666: Self-indulgent post of the Beast

[Bongstrocity]

So this is my 666th post. I know that pales in comparison with some of the post counts around here numbering in multiple tens of thousands, but that's not the point. I've been counting down to it for about the past year or so, trying to think of something appropriately themed to use it for, and what could be more 666 related than heavy metal?

So here's my thought. During discussions with coworkers, family, and my wife about both music and Diablo (who with very few exceptions understand little and care even less) I end up talking about things that sounds straight out of a fantasy role-playing game. Weird, I know but quite often the names of things sound freaking awesome even out of context.

Now I know I'm not the only knuckle-dragging headbanger around here, so what's the most "metal" sounding part of diablo? Could be a place, character, affixed item, rare title, monster title (i'm thinking some of the boss pack names could be a safe bet), quest detail, literally anything is fair game so long as it's a legitimate spawn (so no Smoldering Demon Heart of Anthrax since those affixes don't work on that item regardless of how awesome it sounds)

I'll get us rolling here, with the obvious choice to me anyway (my thread, I'm calling dibs!)

\\m// Breath of the Dying Ogre Maul \\m//

Now I'm off to listen to Rose Funeral and watch the pub game trades scroll past like a productive member of society.

/Lame attempt to combine to combine two of my favorite things even further

[ScionOfStorm]

Every time I see a 'raven-whatever' or a boss named 'puke-whatever' it's metal as hell.

To think about it though, Bloodfist gloves and Cranium Basher Thunder Maul are fitting names too.

Cheers for the Number

[nurman]

616 ("six hundred and sixteen", or "six sixteen" in American English) is believed by some Christians to have been the original Number of the Beast in the Book of Revelation in the Christian Bible.[citation needed] Different early versions of the Book of Revelation gave different numbers, and 666 had been widely accepted as the original number. In 2005, however, a fragment of papyrus 115 was revealed, containing the earliest known version of that part of the Book of Revelation discussing the Number of the Beast. It gave the number as 616, suggesting that this may have been the original.[1]


Regards, Wikinerd

[Pyrates]

METALGRID \,,/

Congrats to the number, sad you can't post anymore now :P

[TurbulentTurtle]

Congrats on your 666th post.

[nurman]

Any of the essences sound like something from "Sabbath like bands" and/or Black Metal bands.

Also i get Hawkwind vibes with Enigma


If you think enough, you could make a song out of any item in-game