Skull Candy Riot Headphones With Mic and Corpsepaint Kitty Update

Before going into today's post, just want to let you know Steff from Steff Metal has updated her online comic Corpsepaint Kitty recently with a new "Slaytanic" comic strip. So make your way their or here to get a good laugh at the expense of a cat that wants to kill you.

Also, I am taking this weekend off to focus on some other aspects of my life that are in dire need of my attention, which means this update will have to do until the next one. Of course, you can always look at past articles and enjoy them as they still hold relevance even to this day.

Now, on to the meat and potatoes of what makes this blog so special. Metal Trinkets...

Cell phones. At one time or another, not the most Metal of devices that came to existence. The first cell phones were the size of bricks, had limited range, and were very expensive (about $3,000, an amount that could have been invested in a Jackson Guitar from their Custom Shop).

These days, cell phones have the capacity to act as your mp3 player (that is, if your music selection is limited, and a 16GB card is not sufficient for the True Metalheads), your "mini-me" version of your laptop, the range is practically global, and your camera (for pictures and videos), and many more other devices all in the palm of your hand.

Today we look at an accessory that makes it convenient to talk while driving a car, riding a motorcycle (if you can still engage the conversation with the wind blaring at you at 100+ mph), crowd surfing (if you can still keep this device in your ear after getting dumped over the barricade), and plain old walking (if your able to survive the aforementioned crowd surfing). Introducing Skull Candy Riot Headphones with Microphone, for the vocalist in all of us.

I managed to snag these at my local TJ Maxx and at the price of $9.99, these were actually a steal considering they normally sell for about $17.

Notice the fist clenching the electricity as if the The Thunder God himself were grasping said lightning.

Before we get into the product, we first take a look at what I like to call the Metalheads and Punks version of the Rodney King LA riots.

Now try and follow my lead like a news reporter in ground zero of said city wide riot, as this picture of the background cardboard package will get messy. In this section, you got a guy swinging a chain with a lock, a random arm holding an axe, and a dreadhead nailing someone with a crowbar.

In this section, you got a punk decking a skater ready to whack someone with his board all the while said punk is getting bit by another random dude and on the business end of a noose. Talk about 2 for the price of 1 in contributing to this mayhem. Than you got another random dude getting his finger bit, four-eyes-point-dexter about ready to brick someone, 2 random dudes going fist-a-cuff with each other like you usually see at concerts, and a lady whippin' out some pepper spray and spraying an unseen victim (or predator?).

Here, we have a senior lambasting baldy with his cane, while you got the nail-in-a-stick guy getting the classic sole-to-the-side-of-face. Also, you got Skull Candy's version of Superman, ripping his shirt open exposing a skull instead of the huge "S" the man of steel is known for, with another heavily tattooed punk frothing at the mouth as a result of rabies.

Now that I have finished reporting the riot from ground zero and walking away scratch free, we move along to the product that Skull Candy is offering. For those who don't want to utilize ancient technology to be hands free for a conversation, consider the following: What if your Bluetooth headset runs out of juice and you got no place to recharge? What if you live in an area prone to losing electricity (like myself in Miami, Florida, where hurricanes are known to strike once every 5 - 7 years) for weeks at a time? Point is, where new technology has made advances, ancient technology has the benefit of being reliable due to the extensive track record it has to work with, and that's where these headphones with the mic come into the picture.

You got different sized ear buds in case your ear holes are too small/big.

They also throw in some stickers, to let the world know you the Skull Candy. Now if they only made some of these into actual Gummy Candy (of the Haribo variety), we'll be in business.

Of course, a company with a logo like this just can't have stickers, they need to emblazon it on the on their actual product as well.

We now take a look at the mic, and it doesn't get skipped on the skull treatment.

As for the sound quality, I will be the first to admit that it is very impressive. Definitely the best one of the batch, and I am not only talking about conversations about the next Metal show either, as I gave them a run on my iPod and the sound is amazing.

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Sneaker Balls 8 Ball Shoe Freshener

The Eight Ball, as time and again has shown, is the most Metal ball in the game of pool. With its sleek color that is only fit for Metal fans to wear, its role in the pool table and the fact that it makes an awesome patch/button/tattoo that a Metal Legion can wear proudly, there's no doubt that this ball has served it's purpose in the world of Heavy Metal.

When you look at Metal music, one of its core components is the concert and festivals, as without these events we pretty much have nothing to celebrate or build our music on.

When going to said concerts and festivals, what is the one article of clothing that gets beat up the worst? The standard issued XL black shirts that gets torn, pulled, yanked, bloodied, beer spilled, bitten, stabbed, etc.? Nope. The jeans/cargo sorts that go through the aforementioned violent episodes? Not even. The worst part are the shoes and here's why: after a Metal show, you feel like you have gone through an Iron Man Triathlon challenge considering the amount standing, flying, stomping, kicking, running, charging, & moshing that happens in concerts and (especially) festivals, and the ensuing bad smell of a Metal fans foot comes into the picture, and it is not a pretty.

Now for those (few) that have ever done any sports in your life, what happens to the inside of your shoes after using them in a sport activity, they become a smelly mess and that's where today's article comes into the world of Channel 13's Absurd Hall of Metal Trinkets.

Introducing Sneaker Balls 8 Ball Shoe Freshener.

Aside from fighting on the shoe front to liberate the soles of the evil known as the stench goblin, the Sneaker Balls can also be deployed to other fronts, specifically the lockers and gym bags, where said stench goblin has invaded and has an occupation force of foul odor that needs to be eliminated.

We now look at how these shoe fresheners can be utilized properly. We have with us 2 pairs of shoes Metal Fans are notorious for wearing: a pair of Chuck Taylors a la Eddie Riggs, and a pair of combat boots a la the numerous Death and Black Metal bands.

Authors Side Note: These boots have endured Wacken 2009, Wacken 2011 and Brutal Assault 2011, and countless concerts and road trips in its lifetime. So you know these boots are in need of said shoe freshener.

Status, safety position.

Status, open fire.

The eyes of bad luck have now made eye contact and cursed you for the rest of your life.

Looking into the deep, dark pit of Metal stench.

Overall, an excellent item to have when you need to keep your shoes smelling good, especially during those festival runs where you walk thousands of miles. Metal miles.

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