Straightline is apparently a “Melodic Skatepunk Thrash” outfit from Munich, Bavaria, Germany. The group had formed back in 1998, but after two demos everyone but vocalist and guitarist Bart apparently changed (though I’m not sure in what respect that means, did they grow out of something or apart from one another, did they leave the group, were they possessed by Zuul and viewed Bart as the keymaster thus making things rather uncomfortable from that point on?) so the decision was made to change the name and style they perform to what was mentioned earlier. More demos, line-up changes and various small offers like splits and songs for samplers later the band once known as Softcore finally released their debut full-length, Final Redemption, in 2013. Now the “1998 founding formation” has come together to issue a brand new seven-inch EP titled Alteration of the Rules.
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First Impression - Wolves in the Throne Room: Celestite
Apparently Wolves in the Throne Room have a new album due out on July 8th through their own Artemisia Records that, once again, finds the act redefining itself once more. Much like Burzum and Darkthrone‘s Fenriz electronic recording, this duo has shed their Black Metal roots in favor or releasing something Ambient. In preparation, they have unleashed “Initiation at Neudeg Alm” as the effort’s lead single, and given the reaction on my Facebook wall, I felt obligated to spend some time with the song and see if the praise was well deserved. I was ready for another round of electronic experimentation in the blackened community, even though I didn’t know what I was getting myself into this time.
First Impression - Asian School Girls
I’m in no way going to lie that when I happened on the film Asian Schoolgirls on Netflix, I was immediately sold. As a soon to be twenty-nine year old male, well, they certainly hit this target demographic here. I decided to head over to Youtube and check out the trailer before giving into my primal instincts of “must watch film with sexy asian ladies” and, well, I’m glad I did.
First Impression - Blood of the Werewolf
Blood of the Werewolf was originally a PC title, finding its audience through the Steam network. Since its computer debut it found it’s way onto the Xbox Live Marketplace at a modest price tag of just seven dollars (US currency). With this title earning plenty of praise, I figured it would be a suitable game to just relax and play some old-school platforming action with between my time with Dark Souls II and Murdered: Soul Suspect (both I will be reviewing soon). At first, I greatly enjoyed what time I put in so far. But that was only the first stage. Everything changed by the time I reached the next level…
Outside the Box - Consider Me Dead: Young at Heart
It’s very rare I get a promo I am kinda expected to review that goes way out of the site format. For the most part it’s just a close format I’m not too familiar with, which is what I started the Outside the Box column for. But this… My god, if anything ever screamed wretched Emo Pop Electronica, Consider Me Dead is the perfect example.
Break the Hold - Analyzing the Betrayal Within The SHIELD
Behold, new column to discuss and analyze the World Wrestling Federation and Total Nonstop Action! This has been something the fanboy in me has wanted to do for quite a while, but never really knew how to go about it. But with the recent betrayal within the ranks of the SHIELD, well, my Facebook wall blew up, and ideas flooded in my mind as to what this will lead to. I believed in them, and they honestly are one of the few reasons I still even follow the WWE. What started as a one paragraph post became a full-length article and a drive to make it public. But, for this post, we must beware, for the new Evolution has arrived! The King of Kings HHH! The Viper, Randy Orten! And… Seth Rollins.
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