An autographed copy of Volbeat’s album, Beyond Hell/Above Heaven, has finally left our hands. We were holding on tight to this happily “caught in between” CD, but one of you Shockya readers was able to pry it from our hands.

We took this contest to an emotionally distraught level. We were not concerned why you ended up on the border line of life and death, but how you felt to be in this perplexing and troublesome stage of your “life”. One of your entries chose not to solely focus on the injured person, but rather incorporate the impact the dying patient would have on his or her loved ones. Naturally, selflessness won us over.

Give us a drum roll please. The winner of an autographed copy of Volbeat’s album, Beyond Hell/Above Heaven, is Phoenixv8. You were able to distract us from the physical pain we would experience on our deathbeds. And instead, focus on the mental pain entering a “new” world alone would bring. Check out Phoenixv8’s post below. You might want to hug and kiss your family and friends a few more times a day after reading this response.

by Lonnie Nemiroff