BMTH live in Jakarta 2024

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This time around Ravel gets it right and BMTH (Bring Me The Horizon) are headlining the Nexfest festival in Jakarta which also features Babymetal. In this format there is no seating - which makes for a much more intimate experience - although you do have to arrive really early if you want to pick a spot right up close to the stage.  We arrived about six hours before BMTH were scheduled to start their performance and bought plenty of drinks to stay hydrated in the tropical afternoon heat (mind you, some of those were Iceland vodka mix!) This was a gig I had long been looking forward to - especially after the debacle last year. Not everyone likes BMTH of course. For deathcore fans the band sold out. For metal heads the band is not purist enough. And for the wider mainstream audience, the band is too heavy. You can't please everyone of course but there are few bands in the rock world which can match the sheer emotional velocity of BMTH. To bring metal and even aspects of metalcore t...

Pawn Wars

Incredibly, the Icelandic parliament has passed one of the harshest anti-pawn laws in the world.

The maximum penalty for getting caught with your trousers down is three years in prison. Pretty tough I reckon. Especially compared to most other countries where your wife just gives you the cold shoulder for a few days.

In addition, the fines are absolutely massive, and run into the billions of rupiah.

But what actually constitutes pawn? And what are the fines for each viewing offense?

Well here are the fine details courtesy of the Icelandic ministry of dysinformation:

Viewing material --------------Fine
Bikini clad babe -------------------that’s okay (or is it?)
Topless chick ----------------------Rp200 million
Unshaved badger -----------------Rp300 million
Shaved badger --------------------Rp450 million
Cucumber (limp) ------------------Rp400 million
Cucumber (rigid) ------------------Rp600 million
Couplings (1:1)* -------------------Rp1 billion
Y: Y chromosome: ---------------- Rp1.5 billion
Inter-way-shall --------------------Rp2.0 billion!!!!
“Money shot” ----------------------Undecided

* add an additional Rp200 million for each extra participant



I’m okay. Or am I?

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