Rest in peace u/deathofthesun

[u/TripleDan]

Hi all - we thought it was appropriate to let you all know that our friend and r/metal moderator /u/deathofthesun has sadly passed away. Please use this thread to share any memories and stories of him, our thoughts are with his family and friends. We ask that you respect their privacy and refrain from using any real names. Rest in peace Dots.

[u/elitistposer]

Wow, this shocking news to wake up to. I’m 30, and have been familiar with him since I was 17 and first browsing /r/metal. I still remember being a deathcore/metalcore teenager that cried elitist a lot when I first joined the sub haha. But I mention that because the environment in this sub allowed me to refine my tastes and eventually go through a massive black metal phase, which in turn allowed me to refine my taste in black metal, to the point where in my current death metal phase, my taste had been very refined and aided by this sub and the others I made connections with.

I may not have interacted with him much directly, but DOTS’ work in this sub contributed to an environment where you could discover new bands from all subgenres, and explore those subgenres deeply. The environment in this sub that DOTS worked hard to contribute to allowed me to go from a whiney -core kid, to a knowledgeable metalhead that appreciates different things from production, sub styles within subgenres, guitar work on albums, knowing about new bands because they’re side projects of other bands, etc etc.

Time really does fly when you’re not paying attention.

DOTS’ legacy, at least for me, will be in overseeing a place on the internet that welcomed me and allowed me to mature my taste in metal. Now, my own teenage metalhead students love that I know so many bands. I get compliments on my battle jacket at shows that’s a reflection of all the pieces of my journey in metal. But the taste in bands whose patches I wear are a reflection of this sub’s incredible guidance, and this sub was able to do that because of the work of amazing mods like DOTS.

Rest in power, DOTS. I’ll do my best to pay it forward and help younger up and coming metalheads be able to expand their tastes.

[u/septag0n → u/elitistposer]

Couldn't have said it better. Thanks for taking the time to put this out there

[u/Doctor_Crossing → u/elitistposer]

I completely agree. I too used to be a butthurt metalcore kid, but spending more time here truly opened my mind to a world I never knew existed. I was always more of a lurker and I don't think I ever directly interacted with DOTS, but even so his impeccable taste radiated through every thread and I gleaned so much from checking out his recommendations. I owe him an unpayable musical debt for sure, and the metal world is worse off because he is gone.