Artist Profile Soilwork Part 1 Country of origin: Sweden Genres: Melodic death metal, metalcore, alternative metal Years active: 1995-current Current members: Bjotn Strid (vocals), Sven Karlsson (keyboards), Sylvain Coudret (lead guitar), David Andersson (lead guitar), Markus Wiborn (bass guitar) Number of albums: 10 Number of concerts attended: 3 Notable cameos […]
A Taste of History Ever since I was small, I’ve loved stories. The source has never really mattered, I just loved hearing about lives beyond my own. Gifted storytellers, family members, books and even TV and movies have all provided me with lovely ones. I think the greatest appeal of […]
My Last Show of 2016 (Probably) Imagine a concert featuring Dark Tranquillity, Swallow the Sun, Enforcer, and Starkill. That’s a pretty badass lineup. Anyone would be a fool to pass up a show like this. UNLESS Epica, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Arkona, and The Agonist are playing THE VERY SAME NIGHT. […]
As we hurtle from post-election ennui/consternation/rage/gloating/inebriation into the inebriation/gloating/rage/consternation/ennui of the holiday season and the host of traditions that come with it. This seems like a good time to talk about Traditions. Of course, we have the traditional meals with all the gathering and family and arguments, etc., but we have […]
In The Wake of War There is a lot of sadness in the wake of the passing of Conquest. The lack of ability for Games Workshop to get their heads out of their butts and making generally bad business decisions will hopefully takes its toll soon enough. But let’s set aside […]
Monstress While I’ve never done much writing myself, the techniques that go into the craft have always fascinated me. In the realm of speculative fiction, two things can make or break a story: worldbuilding and pacing. While there are plenty of other important elements, these are the two that I […]
Steven Wilson With Bruce Soord On 12 November 2016, I saw Steven Wilson perform with Bruce Soord (of The Pineapple Thief). This was my fourth time seeing Steven Wilson, the most recent being last year, and the third time seeing him as a solo act. This was also the first […]
The Apex of Competition Welcome back everyone. I would like to start off by saying once again that the FFG World Championships is awesome and everyone should do it once in their life if they love living card games! This article is going to review my experience playing Apex in […]
When Worlds Collide Arkham Horror The Card Game was released last week. This new Lovecraftian LCG from Fantasy Flight Games sets out to combine the best parts of an RPG and LCG into one glorious package. It is set in FFG’s Arkham Files universe and it is really exciting! The […]
Five Ghosts The horror genre is always a tricky thing for me. While I do admittedly love over the top violence and silliness like in the brilliant TV show, Ash vs the Evil Dead, it seems like much of the genre relies on torture porn to convey its thrills and chills. […]
