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Name: John Benter
Birthday: 11/9/84
Born: Chicago
Location: Chicago
Marital Status: Taken by a deity
Occupation/School: Sports Authority. Before you ask, no, I
cannot get you a deal on guns.
Family: 2 parents, 1 sister, 1 dog named dog.
Size Of Your Member: 44 inches

Instrument(s): Guitar
Experience: 6 years
Equipment: Dean Explorer, Marshall Amps and a stolen cord.

Favorite Genre(s): Metal, experimental, psychadelic, post-rock, indie, classical and movie
scores to a name a few.
Favorite Bands: Explosions In The Sky, Kayo Dot, Mono, Agalloch, Opeth
Favorite CID Song: Nepenthe
Least Favorite CID Song: Crimson Patterns

Favorite Food: Pizza, greasy fast food, pierogi
Favorite Drink: Grape/cranberry juice, chocolate milk, rum & coke (goddamn Coy), Lori's
spiked punch ::thumbs-up::
Hobbies: Writing, reading, socializing occasionally, going to shows
Favorite Movie(s): LOTR trilogy, Braveheart, Gladiator, The Goonies, Hero, House of Flying
Daggers, anything by Hayao Miyazaki, many others....
Favorite Actor/Actress: Johnny Depp. Angelina Jolie for pure aesthetic reasons
Favorite TV Show(s): Digging for the Truth, Mythbusters, Family Guy, Travels In Europe
(with Rick Steves!!)
Favorite Game: Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy VII and V, Manhunt, Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater
series, Fable
Favorite Book: Tolkien, Rowling, David Eddings, Terry Brooks… General Fantasy Fiction

Last Bought Record: Forest Of Shadows - Departure.
First Bought Record: Back when I was a wee lad… in 1998…  Goo Goo Dolls – Dizzy Up
The Girl
Best Album: Opeth's Still Life and Kayo Dot's Choirs of the Eye are tied.
Best Song: Kayo Dot - The Manifold Curiosity
Influences/Favorite Musicians/Songwriters: Toby Driver, John Haughm, Mikael Akerfeldt

Where do you see Clad In Darkness in 5 years? The same line-up, a great vocalist and at least
one full-length under our belt. Hopefully signed to some small, underground black metal label
and touring.

Playlist: (April 2006)
Explosions In The Sky
- The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place
Novembre - Materia
Riverside - Second Life Syndrome
TE' - If That Is What Is Being Thought, Liberated Sound Talks The Depth Of "Musical"
World.
Tool - 10,000 Days
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