[biggfoot]

So Larry Wall is a black metal artist in his spare time?

    kill them, dump qualms, shift moralities,
    values aside, each one;
    die sheep! die to reverse the system
    you accept (reject, respect);

[ewzimm]

Immortal's black metal classic "Call of the Wintermoon" makes much more sense translated to INTERCAL.

[smartician]

I wonder if that's the reason he initially didn't claim authorship, because it conflicts with him being a devout Christian?

Here's the original USENET post:

https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en#!original/news.groups...

[berntb]

As a hard core atheist, it is good for me to see really religious guys like Larry Wall which are so laid back that they can make fun of their own opinions.

For the record, I have met a few.

A little bit like when, as an Emacs user, I see a post on a really informative blog about their Vi configuration. Or at a conference when the speaker connects the computer -- "wtf, he use Windows!?" :-)

(And as a metal fan I mostly avoid the lyrics, it might destroy the music if they are too stupid. But I'm a wimp which listen mostly to technical death.)

[epsylon]

Completely offtopic, but there are some black(ish) metal bands with great lyrics.

Being a nerd, I am for example very partial to Vintersorg's album Cosmic Genesis (check out the song Algol ! [1]). (The singer, Andreas Hedlund, is actually a primary school teacher)

See (and hear) also the Irish band Primordial, who have great songs about Ireland. I've got goosebumps everytime I hear the chorus of "The Coffin Ships" [2] or the ending poem of "Death of the Gods" [3].

I could go on forever, but I'll mention three more bands, Vulture Industries for their very theatrical lyrics [4] and Solefald for the crazy and philosophical stuff [5]. And finally, a personal favorite of mine, Behemoth's "The Youth Manifesto" [6]. (Nergal, the lead singer and guitarist, is a fantastic lyricist and an incredible person)

[1] http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/vintersorg/cosmicgenesis.ht...

[2] http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/primordial/thegatheringwild...

[3] http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/primordial/redemptionatthep...

[4] http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/vultureindustries/thedystop...

[5] http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/solefald/neonism.html#3

[6] http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/behemoth/thelema666.html#11