"What Blood, What Earth", is a documentary on the life of Puerto Rican black metal artist Marvin Quinones. His story leads the listener on a journey from pre-colonial Puerto Rican history to the struggles of race and class in the urban landscape of the twenty-first century. Quinones is a talented multi-instrumentalist, utilizing distorted guitars with as much mastery as the four-stringed cuatro. His music, like his life, is dense, layered, and complex. Beneath intense and raw black metal- a genre defined by abrasive production, relentless drumming, and shrieked vocals- lies a story of a man who escaped a home shattered by drugs, gangs, and mental illness to become a valued and respected member of his community The piece follows Quinones to his job in a public high school where he counsels delinquent students with positive re-enforcement and teaches an after-school classical guitar course. His honest candor in detailing a traumatic upbringing underscores the strength of his character and the importance of music as a force of transformation and discovery.


http://www.prx.org/pieces/89004-sangre-y-tierra-what-blood-what-earth

I am a Puerto Rican black metal artist. Bow down to my superior metal abilities. My multi-instrumental tallent, and my huge ego.

Only Bloodhound Gang is real

Awesome, Marvin is a really great guy who has been in some incredible bands.

And Black Pyramid was a really great band when you were the singer right? HAHAHAHAHA

Finally someone besides me who's unlocked the transcedentalist secrets of black metal.

I need to team up with this Marvin kid. Clearly we're on the same page.

Are there even bedrooms big enough to contain those combined egos?

positive reinforcement black metal ?

Posi-BM dude! Stay posi!

most racist thread ever

You obviously didn't see the racist cartoon thread that Goatrider kid made.

Please allow me to copypasta some of the transcript.


"Marv: Drugs are like- it’s one of the most important things they’re trying to combat right now. And then there’s the single parent homes, just single moms trying to raise four kids, I think that’s another huge problem. The gangs. I would honestly put the gangs in front of drugs and single parent homes. I feel like I can actually speak from that mentality because I was in the same position. One mom trying to take care of four kids, and she can’t do it, so you start looking at other people for guidance, and that’s the trap that most of these kids fall into."