Link-O-Rama

New Links Added
March 11th, 2004
**NOTE: I try to visit each of these sites periodically to keep the URL's
up-to-date but with so many, a few tend to slip through.
If you find one that is inoperative, please let me know.

Audio Goodies

The Assman's Lair--loads of Seinfeld goodies
Dave's Chris Farley Page--a nice tribute to one of the kings of slapstick
John Candy Sound Gallery
The Movie Sounds Page
Sound America--tens of thousands of WAV's
Sup's Monty Python Bits--a nice resource of those choice Monty Python sound files
Wav Central
WIN MX--an excellent Napster alternative with a similar interface

Band Pages

AC/DC: Electric Shock--this is a great fan site
Aerosmith--official
Akercocke--official
Alice Cooper--official
Alice Cooper: Omega's Page--great fan page
Alice In Chains: Down In A Hole--tribute to one of the best bands of the '90's
Amon Amarth--official
Annihilator--official
Anthrax--official
Anvil--official
Arch Enemy--official
Armored Saint--official
Bal-Sagoth--official
Bathory--official
Behemoth--official
Bif Naked--official
Bif Naked: Satan's Girlfriend--nice fan page
Billy Idol--official
Black Label Society--official
Black Sabbath--official
Blind Guardian--official
Borknagar--official
Breach of Trust--official page of this upcoming Canadian hard rock band
Bret Michaels--Poison singer's official page
Bruce Kulick--official
Cage--official
Cannibal Corpse--official
Carnal Forge--official
Celtic Frost--official
Cheap Trick--official
Children of Bodom--official
Children of Bodom: Led By The Reaper--GREAT fan page
Chimaira--official
Cinderella--official
Conqueror--Vancouver-based grindcore/death metal band; I used to work with Ryan
Cradle Of Filth--official
Cradle of Filth: Arsi's Dungeon--nice fan page
The Crown--official
Cryptopsy--official
Damageplan--official
Danzig--official
Danzig: The 7th House--excellent site
Dark Angel--official
Dark Funeral--official
Dark Tranquillity--official
Dave Matthews Band: Nancies.org--the best DMB page
David Bowie--official
David Lee Roth Army--cool site devoted to Diamond Dave
Death: Empty Words--great fanpage...R.I.P. Chuck
Death Angel--official
Deep Purple: The Highway Star--really nice page with LOTS of info
Dee Snider--ex-Twisted Sister frontman's official page
Def Leppard: Becky's Lep Spot--get it...Leppard...spot
Deftones--official
Deftones.com--not official but looks like its pretty tight with the band
Deicide--official
Demons & Wizards--collaboration between Blind Guardian's vocalist and Iced Earth's guitarist
Depeche Mode--official
Depeche Mode: Halo's Page--great page
Destroyer 666--official
Destruction--official
Devin Townsend--official page of the mind behind Strapping Young Lad
Dew-Scented--official
Dimmu Borgir--official
Dio.net--unofficial page on one of the godfathers of hard rock
Dio--official
Disturbed--official
Dokken--official
Down--official page of Phil from Pantera's side project
Dream Evil--official
Dream Theater--official
Edguy--official
Elvis Presley--official
Emperor--official
Enforsaken--official
Entombed--official
Evergrey--official
Exodus--official
Eyes of Fire--official
Faster Pussycat--official
Fear Factory--official
Fear Factory: Self-Bias Resisted--a ton of info on the best industrial rockers out there
Foo Fighters--official
The Gathering--official
Gene Simmons--official
God Forbid--official
Godsmack--official
Gorgoroth--official
Gorgoroth: Gorgoroth.tk--great fan site
Grave--official
Great Big Sea--official
Great White--official
GWAR--official
Hammerfall--official
Hatebreed--official
Hate Eternal--official
The Haunted--official
Headstones--official
Heavils--official
Honeymoon Suite--official
Hyprocrisy--official
Iced Earth--official
Iced Earth: Iced Realm--spiffy fan site
Immortal--official
Impaled Nazarene--official
Infernal Majesty--official
In Flames--official
Into Eternity--official
Iron Maiden--official
Jacksons: Karen D's Jackson Family Music Page--Janet, Michael, Jermaine, Jackson 5...it's all here!!!
Jag Panzer--official
Judas Priest--official
Judas Priest: Shrine--a spiffy site with up-to-date info
Kalmah--official
Killswitch Engage--official
King Diamond: Coven Worldwide--official M.F/King Diamond fan club
King Diamond: Darkness Coven--cool Shockwave design
King Diamond: Greek Coven--tons of stuff on King Diamond & Mercyful Fate
King Diamond: Justin's Home--combines King & Mercyful Fate into one GREAT page..I LOVE the front page!!
King Diamond: Lair--nice page on King Diamond's band
King Diamond: Mercyful King--another great page on King Diamond & Mercyful Fate
King Diamond: Norwegian Coven--loads of info on the King/Mercyful Fate here
King Diamond: Temple of The King--another excellent King fan page
KISS: The KISS Asylum--the ultimate source for KISS info
KISS: FAQ--EVERYTHING you can imagine on KISS
KISS Online--official
KISS: Today In KISStory--plan your year by seeing what KISS did on any particular day
Kittie--official
Korn--official
Kreator--official
Krisiun--official
Kyuss--great page from Stoner Rock
Labyrinth--official
Lacuna Coil--official
Lacuna Coil: In A Reverie--great fanpage with tons of pics and a band bio
Lamb of God--official
Led Zeppelin: Achilles' Last Stand--the best Zep page
Luca Turilli--official page of the Rhapsody guitarist
Machine Head--official
Machine Head: Devil's Disciple's Tribute--the best MH page
Madonna--official
Madonna: Madonnaweb--HUGE site
Manowar--official
Marduk--official
Marilyn Manson--official
Marilyn Manson.com--not Marilyn's official site but it sure looks like it could be!
Mayhem--official
Megadeth.com--official
Melechesh--official
Meliah Rage--official
Meshuggah--official
Metal Church--official
Metallica--Encyclopedia Metallica--HUGE fan site!!
Metallica--official
Michael Jackson--official
Misfits--official
Moonspell--official
Morbid Angel--official
Morbid Angel: Angemorbide--nice fan page
Mortician--official
Motley Crue: Chronological Crue--everything you ever wanted to know about The Crue
Motley Crue--official
Motorhead--official
Motorhead: Forever--good multimedia section
My Dying Bride--official
My Dying Bride: Your Shameful Heaven--great fansite
My Ruin--official
Naglfar--official
Nashville Pussy--official
Neil Young: Hyperrust Never Sleeps--extensive discography, news, and info
Nevermore--official
Nightrage--official
Nightwish--official
Nile--official
Nine Inch Nails.net--official
Nine Inch Nails: nin.com--another official page
Nine Inch Nails: Painful Convictions--nice looking page with heaps of info
Nine Inch Nails: The Unofficial Nine Inch Nails Homepage--it will be hard to beat this site for quality, quantity, and design
Oberon--official
Old Man's Child--official
Opeth--official
Ozzy Osbourne: Ozzyhead--this page is loaded with stuff!!
Ozzy Osbourne: Ozzynet--official
Otep--official
Overkill--official
Pain--official
Pantera--official
Perfect Circle--official
Perfect Circle.org--this is one of the best fan pages I have ever seen...5 stars!!
Peter Criss--official
Phil Anselmo--official page of the Pantera frontman
Pink Floyd: The Most Complete Page--the title says it all...this is one comprehensive site!!
P.O.D.--official
Poison--official
Primal Fear--official
Primus: Primus Sucks--official
Prince--official
Queen--official
Queen: Alex's Queen Page--the best Queen fan site
Queen: Andy's Queen Page--great archive and trivia section
Queens Of The Stone Age--official
Queensryche--official
Rage Against The Machine--official
RATT--official
Razor--official
Red Hot Chili Peppers--official
Rhapsody--official
Robert Fleischman--official page of the ex-Journey & Vinnie Vincent Invasion vocalist
Rob Halford--official page of Judas Priest's frontman
Rob Zombie--official
Rolling Stones--official
Rush--official
Rush: The Digital Rush--Rush-themed wallpapers
Rush: Rushweb--one of the pioneers of Canadian music
Samael--nice fan site
Satyricon--official
Savatage--official
Scorpions--official
Sebastian Bach--official
Sepultura--official
Sepultura: Sepultribe--this is a great website...tons of pics, video, setlists, etc.
Sepultura: Straighthate--combines Sepultura and Max Cavalera's new band, Soulfly, into one great page
Sevendust--official
Seven Witches--official
Shadows Fall--official
Sittin' Idol--official
Six Feet Under--official
Skid Row--official
Slaughter--official
Slayer--official
Slayer: The Slayer Abyss--prepare to be frightened, kiddies!!
Slayer: Slayerized--scary stuff
Slipknot--official
Social Distortion--official
Sodom--great fan site
Soilwork--official
Soilwork: Soilworkers--great fan site
Sonica--official
Soulfly--official
Staind--official
Static-X--official
Stephen Pearcy--official page of the former singer of RATT
Steve Vai--official
Strapping Young Lad--official
Stratovarius--official
Stryper--official
System of a Down--official
Tesla--official
Testament--official
Theatre of Tragedy--official
Three Inches of Blood--official page of this Vancouver power metal band
Tiamat--official
Tobias Sammet--official
Today Is The Day--official
Tool--official
Tool: The Tool Page--an excellent site (great FAQ!!)
Tragically Hip: Tales From The Hip--official
Trouble--official
Twisted Sister--official
Twisted Tower Dire--official
2 Ton Predator--official
Type O Negative--official
Usurper--official
U2--official
U2: All That U2 Left Behind--great history section on the band
U2: @U2--the best U2 page
Vader--official
Van Halen--official
Van Halen: VH News Desk--up-to-the-minute reports from the VH camp
Venom--official
Vince Neil--official
Vinnie Vincent: Pyro Messiah--great page on the former KISS guitarist
Voivod--official
Vomitory--official
W.A.S.P.: Morgue--cool multimedia section
W.A.S.P.--official
W.A.S.P.: Warriors--decent W.A.S.P. page
White Stripes--official
White Zombie: Psychoholic World of White Zombie--the best Zombie page with tons of stuff
Yngwie Malmsteen--official
Zakk Wylde--official
Zimmer's Hole--official

Computer Goodies

Cookie Central--everything you want to know about those privacy-invading "cookies" with links to software that can remove them
Dell Canada--I vowed that I would purchase my next computer from Dell...I did!!
Desktop Themes All--more themes for your desktop
Dotto's Data Cafe--the homepage for the handy computer info TV show
Extra Themes--tons of desktop themes for your Windows-based PC
Hotmail--the best free e-mail service
Internet Gurus--makers of the "Dummies" computer books
Microsoft--get XP, IE5, patches, and lots of handy stuff
Mike Bonnell's Wallpapers--hundreds of wallpapers to dress up your drab desktop
Netscape--upgrade to Communicator 6
1001 WinAmp Skins--dress up that drab multimedia player with 1001 choices
Shareware.com--essentially a search engine for shareware
SuperFiles.com--great site that offers all the popular downloads, reviews, utilities, shareware, vendor links, etc.
System Optimization-PC Hardware and Performance Guide
Tucows--The Ultimate Collection Of Windows Software...TUCOWS!
24Hour Support.com--a huge FAQ with on-line support that covers all aspects of computers from Windows to browser problems
Winfiles.com--TONS of downloads, patches, drivers, freeware, shareware, and other stuff to make Windows run smoother
YAHOO People Search--find almost anyone's address here
ZdNet--heaps of free stuff and shareware

Cooking & Food

Epicurious--useful site for the food conoisseur or glutton
The Food Network's Cyber Kitchen--get all of your favorite recipes here
Spice Advice--the A to Z guide of spices, including spice history, recipes and how to distinguish between rosemary and thyme
Vancouver Restaurants--guide to local restaurants

DVD Pages

C&L Internet Club
Criterion Collection
The Digital Bits
Digital Home Canada
DVD Angle
DVD Authority
DVD File
DVD Review
DVD Town
Films On Disc: The Ultimate Review Site
Thunder DVD

Fun Stuff

The AFU & Urban Legends Archive--lots of humorous topics to keep you shaking your head at what people can come up with
Andrew Dice Clay: The King of Comedy--nice page on the Diceman
Bored.com--links to all sorts of things that you can waste your doing while you're supposed to be working
Canadiana--resources to all things Canadian
Candystand--a cool site that has tons of Shockwave games you can play online
Classmates.com--find all of your old high school friends
E-Bay Canada--the online auction site; I've found some great KISS stuff and CD's, but anything you can imagine is available here
The 80's Server--relive the glory days of big hair and great music
Eric's Spiderman Homepage--a super Spidey site
Gradfinder--find all of your long-lost high school buddies
GRRL.com--interesting site
Guinness World Records--official site for world records in everything
Guy Rules--what it takes to be a man
Hot Or Not--cast your vote on whether or not someone is hot
International Brotherhood of Seans--yes, I am a member
KissMyAss.com--lots of funny jokes, contests and news
Memepool--a links page with some strange stuff on it
Mensa--take their online test to see if you're smart enough to be considered a genius
Morbid Fact Du Jour--basically gives you a daily dose of some sick, twisted trivia
Mullets Galore--the original site; FEAR THE MULLET!!
Mullet Lovers--another fun mullet page
Mullet Madness--yet another great page to herald the fabled hairstyle
Office Pranks--bored at work? Go here to pass your time while terrorizing your co-workers
The Official Rock Paper Scissors Strategy Guide--the guide to mastering the ONLY fair way to settle any dispute
Oh Canada--everything you'll need to know about Canada and Canadian culture
Pop-Up Video--the home page of Spin The Bottle, the production company of VH1's Pop-Up Video show; check out the videos that VH1 wouldn't let them air and the Oprah fiasco.
Shockwave--there are so many cool things here
The Smoking Gun--incriminating evidence and documents from famous legal and court battles
The Spark--interesting "scientific experiments" such as a weight gain contest and athlete's foot growth
Spawn--great site for Todd McFarlane's creation
Spiderman--my favorite superhero is immortalized on this great page
Spiderman: The Movie--Sony's official site for the Spiderman movie
Trivia Cafe--your home for the best trivia on the web
Yesterdayland--a fun look back to our childhood and what was popular at the time

Handy Web Page Stuff

Canada Rocks The World--great selection of icons, banners, wallpapers, etc. to highlight your Canadian-themed web page. Loads of other Canadian stuff as well.
Free Promote--similar to Submit It!; has its own search engine and offers tips on getting your site recognized
Icon Bazaar--loads of free gifs for your site
NCSA's Beginners Guide To HTML--a helpful tool to help you learn how to format your own webpages
Scream Design--free goodies for designing your web page
Submit It! The Web Site Promotion Tool--use this handy site to register your page on about 100 different search engines and internet malls
Webring.com--the highly-touted source of all of those webrings that sites (including some of mine) belong to
Web Site Garage--AUTOMATICALLY & FREE OF CHARGE checks your site for dead links, load time, popularity, HTML design, and spelling. Indispensable to anyone with a web page.

Literary Stuff

Amazon Books--"the Earth's biggest bookstore"
Barnes and Noble--closest competitor to Amazon
Bartleby--a collection of great books and reference materials available online
Bookfinder.com--searches dozens of bookshops to find rare, signed, and out-of-print books
Canadian Literature Archive--a listing of all known (and yet unknown) Canadian writers and links to pertinent information
A Celebration of Women Writers--search engine allows the surfer to search by century, name, or country; essential study guide with bibliographies
Chapters--Canada's largest online book seller
Classic Notes--if you're a fan of the "Cliff's Notes", this is the online version
Common Errors In English--separates the "there/their/they're" conundrum, as well as many other handy things
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Dante's Inferno--a great site with Dante links, a timeline, and other stuff. Not the actual text but more of a Cliff's/Coles Notes summation of all 34 Cantos of Inferno
Douglas Coupland Homepage--progenitor of the term Generation X; a great Canadian writer
Harry Potter Times--a great page for the young wizard
Inkspot--a writer's resource page
Lemony Snicket--official page of this series of spooky kids books
Malaspina Great Books Homepage--local folks at the Malaspina College in Nanaimo, BC publish this page with great links and info
Mr. William Shakespeare and the Internet--basically a Shakespeare search engine
Online Books Page--links to thousands of books, esays, etc. from famous authors
Oxford English Dictionary
Project Gutenberg--this site wants everyone to be able to enjoy EVERY book ever printed...to be read online
Rocketpack.org--fun page where your literary submissions are accepted and posted
Unfortunate Events--another great Lemony Snicket site
Women of the Romantic Period--devoted strictly to the (underappreciated) Romantic female writers

Magazines & Newspapers

Billboard
Blender--great new music magazine from the publishers of Maxim
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles--Canadian metal magazine published by "Metal Tim" Henderson
Buy & Sell--a free listing for whatever you think you can get $$$ for
Entertainment Weekly
FHM--more from the publishers of Stuff and Maxim
Gene Simmons Tongue--new magazine published by the bassist from KISS
Georgia Straight--local weekly paper
Kerrang--UK metal magazine
Lethbridge Herald
Maxim
Men's Health
The New York Times
Playboy
Refdesk.com--a directory of national and international newspapers and information sources
Revolver--cool new metal magazine
Rolling Stone
Sports Illustrated
Stuff--from the makers of Maxim
Urban Male Magazine--Canada's answer to Maxim
The Vancouver Province
The Vancouver Sun

Movie Goodies

Adam Sandler.com--the official Adam Sandler web page
Adventures of Ford Fairlaine--great fan site devoted to the Diceman's first starring role
Alfred Hitchcock: The Master of Suspense--one of the best Hitchcock pages
Ain't-It-Cool News--Harry Knowles often has "the dirt" before a lot of the "official" entertainment sites do
Apocalypse Now Tribute Page--this is the site to find sounds, stills, trivia, scripts, and info about Coppola's Vietnam war masterpiece
Bloody Disgusting--excellent horror news and reference page
Box Office Guru--search what your favorite movie made in ticket sales at the theatres
The Brat Pack--dedicated to the 80's icons including Ally Sheedy, Molly Ringwald and Judd Nelson
Clint Eastwood Page--the man with no name
Corona Coming Attractions--reviews, news, and scoops on upcoming movies
Dark Horizons--similar to Ain't It Cool News but a little easier on the eyes and more in-depth
Roger Ebert--his Chicago Sun-Times page where Ebert reviews the newest releases, a page devoted to his "greatest movies", and some of his academic essays and interviews
E! Online--a great up-to-date source for entertainment news
Force.net--the best Star Wars fansite
Hollywood Online--the inside scoop on what's happening in Tinseltown
H.R. Giger--official page of the artist who created the monsters in the Alien movies
The Godfather Trilogy Page--check this one out; it's REAL good!!
Gods Among Directors--this page chronicles some of the finest directors working today: Scorsese, Tarantino, Woo, Smith and Rodriguez
Hollywood Stock Exchange--bid with funny money on your portfolio of movie stars
House of Horrors--great tributes to the horror film genre
Internet Movie Database--invaluable selection movies & star bios
James Bond.com--MGM's offical site
The Jim Carrey Area--the best Jim Carrey page on the Net
Joblo's Movie Page--all the latest movie reviews, wallpapers, news, etc.
Kubrick: Master Film-Maker--great page for Stanley Kubrick info
Kubrick Multimedia Film Guide--pictures, sounds, etc. from all of Stanley Kubrick's films
Lord of The Rings--official page of the upcoming movie trilogy
Movie Mistakes--people with too much time on their hands have watched movies and noticed that a glass is full then empty then full again (?); interesting to try and spot them next time you watch one of the flicks on the list
Movie Quotes--try to guess user-submitted quotes from movies
Oh The Humanity! The Worst Movies on Earth--amusing site chronicles the dredges of filmdom
Pete's Movie Page--a great reference page for films
The Robert DeNiro & Martin Scorsese Tribute Site--quite the title...great page though
Rock Star--new movie based on the life of Judas Priest's Ripper Owens
The Shining--fan page devoted to one of my favorite movies
Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon--the original site that CANNOT be stumped
The Smashing Austin Powers Webpage--fun page devoted to the Int'l Man of Mystery
Spiderman: The Movie--Sony's official site for the Spiderman movie coming in May 2002
Stanley Kubrick--official Warner site
Starbuzz--a links page to all who are famous
Star Wars--the official site of a small family of films directed by George Lucas
Superhero Hype--all the latest news & rumors surrounding superhero movies
The Three Stooges Archive--Larry, Moe & Curly, the pioneers of slapstick
The Three Stooges: A Starting Point--another great Stooges page
Tom Green--official page
The Ultimate Pulp Fiction Page--cool page on one of the greatest movies of all time!
Universal Exports--nice James Bond fansite
The Vertigo Webpages--interesting page devoted to deconstructing Hitchcock's masterpiece; has links to other Vertigo-related sites
Worldwide Box Office--a constantly updated listing of the highest-grossing films of all-time

Music Pages

96.9 JACK FM--Vancouver's newest radio senastion
99.3 The Fox--Vancouver, BC's BEST rock station
99.9 KISW FM Seattle--a great hard rock station out of Seattle, Washington
100.3 The Q--FM rock station from Victoria, BC
101.1 FM CFMI--Vancouver's classic rock mix
107.3 WAAF--great hard rock station out of Boston, Massachusetts
The All-Music Guide--an excellent resource; an encyclopedia of music and musicians
AntiMTV--heavy music site with reviews, videos, links, interviews, and more
Banned Music in the U.S.--interesting site traces the legacy of 2 Live Crew and Body Count among others
Beginner Guitar Lessons Archive--free site with everything you need to teach yourself to play guitar
Billboard Magazine--the essential source for music industry news
Blabbermouth--great source for metal/hard rock news
Blender--great new music magazine from the publishers of Maxim
Blistering.com--an excellent resource for metal news, reviews, tour dates, photos and more
BNR Metal Pages--overview of thousands of metal bands
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles--Canadian metal magazine published by "Metal Tim" Henderson
Canadian Bands--a great site with links and info to all your favorite Canadian bands
CD Now--claims to be the biggest music store in the world!!
Century Media Records--label of Strapping Young Lad, Blind Guardian, Iced Earth, Dream Evil, Arch Enemy, Lacuna Coil, Old Man's Child, Nightwish, Krisiun, Nevermore, Jag Panzer, Carnal Forge, Kalmah, Labyrinth, Naglfar, Dark Tranquillity and other metal bands
Chart Attack--Canadian site focused on Canadian music scene
Chipster PR--artist representation
Chronicles of Chaos--excellent review & interview page
Earache Records--label page of Deicide, Morbid Angel, Hate Eternal, The Haunted, Bolt Thrower, Carcass and Entombed
The End Records--great metal mailorder site
The Gauntlet--metal/hard rock resource page
Glam Slam--dedicated to that forgotten art form: 80's heavy metal
Great Canadians: The Canadian Music Database--a listing with links of what looks like every Canadian musician/group that has ever released a song!
Grimoire of Exalted Deeds--interesting reviews & interviews
Hard Radio--Real Audio broadcasts of hard rock/heavy metal, news, CD previews, and more
The History of Heavy Metal--settle down for a good read about the makings of metal
Impulse Music--great selection of KISS imports and hard-to-find stuff
Into Obscurity--great review & interview page
Kerrang--UK metal magazine
KNAC--the ORIGINAL metal station now broadcasting live on the Internet from Long Beach, California! Look out HardRadio!
Launch.com--EASILY the BEST programmable online radio site; Look for my station as "kissincanada" under "members"
Megaforce Records--one of the early metal labels where Ace Frehley, Anthrax, Testament and others called home
Melodic Rock--news, reviews, polls, etc.
Metal Archives--another great page with metal info
Metal Blade Records--label who features Manowar, Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, The Crown, Lamb of God, Amon Amarth, Armored Saint, Labyrinth and Six Feet Under
Metal Exiles--great review and interview page
Metal Gospel--lots of reviews, news and links
Metal Index--an excellent source for news, reviews, lyrics, links on all things METAL!!
Metal Judgment--cool idea for a review site with a "panel" of judges who weigh in on a release
Metal Observer--great resource page with tons of CD reviews
Metal Quiz--test your metal mettle
Metal Reference--a who's who reference guide to all things metal
Metal Reviews--lots of very detailed album reviews & interviews
Metal Rules--interviews, reviews, news, etc....and I'M A WRITER for them ("Lord of the Wasteland")

Metal Sludge--fan page that keeps you up-to-date on all the hard rock happenings
Metal Update--excellent news page
MTV
Much Music--up-to-the-minute news, events, contests and more from Canada's answer to MTV
Much More Music--the Canadian VH1
Nardwuar, The Human Serviette--an interesting local celebrity who always seems to ask the questions other interviewers are reluctant to
Nuclear Blast Records--underground metal label featuring Soilwork, Dimmu Borgir, Hammerfall, Meshuggah, Immortal, In Flames, Sinergy, Stratovarius and Theatre of Tragedy
1001 WinAmp Skins--dress up that drab multimedia player with 1001 choices
Pollstar--find out who is coming to your town, where and when
Portrait Records--another label which features your favorite fledgling metal bands such as RATT, Cinderella, etc.
PRP--an excellent resource for metal news, reviews, tour dates, photos and more
Psycommunity--cool site with updates on all my favorite 80's metal bands
R.A.M. Music--order hard-to-find hard rock and metal CD's online
Real Player--in case you don't already have the indispensible Real Player
Roadrunner Records--label page of bands like Fear Factory, Slipknot, Jerry Cantrell, Machine Head, Soulfly, Sepultura, Killswitch Engage, Chimaira and Type O Negative
Rock Detector--rock database
Sanctuary Records--home of W.A.S.P., Motorhead, Halford, Superjoint Ritual, Dokken and Queensryche
Satan Stole My Teddybear--metal album and live reviews
Scrape Records--Vancouver metal shop with online catalogue, news and concert info
Spitfire Records--label site of Black Label Society, Overkill, Danzig, Testament, Alice Cooper and Dio
Ticketmaster Canada--avoid the line-ups and get the tickets for that hot show online!
The Tour Bus--a show dedicated to the fun, party rock of the late 80's & early 90's...plus we fill you in on what these bands are doing now
Uber Metal--great interview & review site
The Ultimate Band List--if you like to listen to them, UBL will link you to their page
Ultimate Metal Reviews--detailed reviews of 1000's of metal albums from Lee Aaron to Zebra
VH1
Voices From The Darkside--great interview site!

Search Engines

Canada.com--the all-Canadian search engine
Canada411
CANOE--The Canadian Online Explorer
Four11
Google--my favorite search engine
YAHOO!--my second favorite search engine
YAHOO! Canada

Shopping On-Line

A & B Sound Online--Western Canada's largest collection of CD's available online at great prices
Amazon.ca--the new Canadian-based site of the U.S. CD/DVD/book giant
Chapters--the MONSTER Canadian bookseller sells their stuff online
Dragonfly Clothing--cool bowling-style shirts with lots of great designs
Eddie Bauer--sharp-looking clothes with a lot of stuff (and sizes) you can't get in the stores
Future Shop--Canadian store similar to Best Buy in the US
Mark's Work Wearhouse--Canadian retailer similar to Eddie Bauer
R.A.M. Music--order hard-to-find hard rock and metal CD's online
Second Spin--buy/sell your CD's and videos online for surprisingly fair & reasonable prices

Sports Stuff

Baseball Archive--records, stats, player info, and lots more
Baseball Links--a HUGE resource that covers the daily scores to baseball history
Baseball Primer--baseball for the thinking fan
Baseball Reference--the ultimate reference guide for baseball history and team/player stats
CNNSi--sports updates from CNN and Sports Illustrated
EA Sports--local makers of great sports games for your PC
Hockey Over Time: Hockey's Greatest Heroes--a great site that chronicles the NHL's greatest figures; don't miss the trivia section!
Internet Hockey Database--stats on EVERYTHING involving hockey
MLB--Major League Baseball's official website
New York Yankees Home Page
NHL.com--the official website
The Science of Hockey--detailed explanations of such fascinating topics as what makes ice slippery, the mechanics of skating, and the correct angle for a 100 MPH slap shot
TSN--The Sports Network; Canada's answer to ESPN
World Hockey Association--remember the glory days of the Houston Aeros, Calgary Cowboys and Birmingham Bulls

Tattoos & Piercing

Adam Sky--a great artist who did an amazing "sacred heart" for Stacey
BME--Body Modification E-zine covers all sorts of topics and has a bulletin board, FAQ, a gallery and heaps of other stuff too
Prick Magazine--tattoo/piercing e-zine
Punk Rocker 66--tattoos, pinups and hotrods...GREAT page!!
Tattoodles--"oodles" of flash art broken down by category
Tattoos.com--a comprehensive e-zine showcasing artists and their work
Tattoo, Piercing & Body Art--a comprehensive guide to any question
Tattoo Zoo--Stacey & I both got work done here
Vanishing Tattoo--the travels and adventures of local tattoo artist, Tom Lockhart

Travel

Citysearch--a collection of mostly U.S. cities with helpful guides on restaurants, sports, lodging, etc. if you're thinking of visiting
Expedia.ca--Microsoft's travel planner; book flights, hotels and cars all online. Great prices, too!!
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority--sort of a "what to see, where to go" if you're heading to Sin City
Travelocity.ca--find the best price and book your hotel, flight, etc. online
Viarail--take a train across Canada

TV Pages

ABC
CBS
Fox
NBC
A&E Biography--lots of interesting facts and information
Big Brother--Season 4 begins July 8th!!
Blind Date--official page of this hilarious TV show
Bundyology--a great Married With Children website
Jump The Shark: When Good Shows Go Bad--fun site that discusses the pitfalls of the "very special episode", the introduction of a baby, and other things that seal a TV series' fate
Maximum Exposure--video clips of people getting hurt
Saturday Night Live--excellent fan page with up-to-date news and guests
The Simpsons--official page
Sopranoland--the best Sopranos page online
Sopranos--official HBO page featuring cast, episode guide and a Mafia glossary to understand what they're saying
Survivor--CBS' official page for the Survivor TV series
TV Party--praises the tube

Useful Stuff

Air Miles--collect points for free airfare
America's Library--online resource for historical, trivial and other useful information
Ask Jeeves--useful resource to steer you in the right direction of your search
Audio Review--consumer reviews of TVs, stereos, cameras, appliances, and TONS of other stuff
Autoshop--online page that helps diagnose what's wrong with your car and how to do some simple maintenance
BabyNamer--research your name and how it has changed over the years
Canada Post--a VERY useful site
Dictionary.com--online disctionary
Edmund's Automobile Buyer's Guide--check out the used car section to see what your old beater is worth
Exploratorium--all sorts of things and how they work
FedEx Canada--ship & trace packages online
Free Translation--type in your english word or phrase and get the translation into any of 7 seven languages
Homebase--a new website that gives you information about everything to do with your home
Home Depot--helpful hints on how to fix up your house from the building superstore
How Stuff Works--interesting site; ever wonder how a smoke detector, sunburn, modem, or diesel engine works? It's all here.
Internet Public Library--links to TONS of articles, periodicals, etc. in just about any category imaginable
Kelley Blue Book--find out what your car is worth
MapQuest--find anywhere and how to get there
Math.com--great resource for all things mathematical
Mayo Health Clinic--informative site with answers to almost any malaise or ache you may have
The Monster Board--post your resume online, or look for a job
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration--useful site that allows car owners to post problems that their particular make and model may have to alert fellow owners
Paypal--online payment for all of your auctions
The Pictorial Periodic Table--if chemistry gets you fired up, then check out this site which breaks down each element into its atomic weight, atomic number, etc.; it also has a chemical search engine, trivia, and 4 different styles to choose from in which to view Mendeleev's crowning achievement
Quintessential Careers--a helpful tutorial to get that job search over and done with painlessly
RateItAll--this page allows you to rate and read reviews of everything from CD's, to appliances, to cars
Rx List--the online directory of prescription drugs, their side effects, uses, etc.
SoYouWanna.com--interesting page that covers everything from decorating your apartment to throwing a bachelor party
Thesaurus.com
Time Zone Converter
Universal Currency Converter--real-time currency converter
USNO Master Clock Time--if you need to know EXACTLY what time it is, the U.S. Navy has this valuable resource (what would we do without those Americans?!)
The Weather Network--forecasts and updates of local, national, and international weather
World Time Server
Worst Case Scenarios--get yourself out of any jam just by visiting this site!!

CAUTION

The websites listed in the following section of this site contain mature content, nekkidness, and/or some rather salty language and are not intended for the faint of heart, young children or the easily offended.
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