The Birthday Massacre Hide and Seek October 9th, 2012 Metropolis Records Since this release isn’t slated to drop for almost seven weeks, I’m going to approach this review with a new angle. Every few days I’ll be writing about one of the albums ten tracks. We’ll round out the last
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Bloodshot #3
Bloodshot #3 Part 3: Blast From The Past Valiant Comics September 5th, 2012 Valiant Entertainment Duane Swierczynski, Manuel Garcia, Arturo Lozzi Holy $H1T! Bloodshot is quickly becoming my favorite title of the Valiant relaunch. Swierczynski continues to craft a brilliant story of revenge, betrayal, and redemption, while Garcia and Lozzi’s
Archer & Armstrong #2
Archer & Armstrong #2 Valiant Comics September 5th, 2012 Valiant Entertainment Fred Van Lente, Clayton Henry, Matt Milla The new Valiant Entertainment has done it again. Fred Van Lente and Clayton Henry are creating an untold tale of subterfuge and manipulation that’s been shaping the Valiant Universe since before The
X-O Manowar #4
X-O Manowar #4 Then & Now Valiant Entertainment August 29th, 2012 Robert Venditti, Cary Nord, Stefano Gaudiano, Moose Baumann Aric of Dacia never lost hope. Not after the death of his father. Not after his beloved wife was kidnapped by the Roman pigs. Not even when he was taken by
Harbinger #2
Harbinger #2 July 11th, 2012 Valiant Comics Story; Joshua Dysart Art; Khari Evans, Ian Hannin 1:20 cover 1:50 cover I’m not a fan of authors who hand us, the readers, answers we’re looking for without making us work for results. Where’s the fun in that? I want to be made
Harbinger #3
Harbinger #3 Valiant Comics Valiant Entertainment Joshua Dysart, Khari Evans, Lewis Larosa, Han Hannin Dysart continues to introduce us to a world ruled by the possibly corrupt 1%, a world hiding extraordinarily gifted men and women, most of which hide their motives behind a handshake, a promise and kind
Bloodshot #1
Bloodshot #1 July 11th, 2012 Valiant Comics Writer; Duane Sweirczynski Art; Manuel Garcia, Arturo Lozzi, Stefano Gaudiano I admit that I wasn’t a huge fan of Bloodshot during the original Valiant Era and I’d passed on the Acclaim reboot of the early 2000’s but I still respected the character and
In This Moment; Blood
In This Moment Blood August 2012 Century Media As a whole, BLOOD is as emotional rollercoaster. Brink grabs us by the hand leads us through an often apocalyptic aural landscape full of despair, rage, desolation and regret. While on the journey I’m torn between the tracks that make me want
An Evening With Corey Taylor 11-21-2011
An Evening With Corey Taylor The Waiting Room Lounge November 21st, 2011 SOLD OUT What a truly amazing concert. Corey “mothering fucking” Taylor had warned us early on in the evening that this wasn’t “going to be like an a evening with Charlie Sheen.” He elaborated by adding, “That was
Uproar Festival 08-20-2010
Uproar Festival August 20th, 2010 Council Bluffs, Iowa Westfair Amphitheater Parking was a breeze. Entry was a snap. This festival was running like a finely tuned machine. The vendors were set up at perfect locations and many of the 2nd stage bands were running their own merch booths. Even the
Chevelle, 30 Seconds to Mars, Pulse Ultra 03-04-2003
March 4th, 2003 Toad Holler Des Moines, Iowa Pulse Ultra 30 Seconds to Mars Chevelle Doors opened over an hour earlier then normal, presumably due to the fact it was 10 degrees outside and there was 7 new inches of snow on the ground. The weather seems to have cut
Slipknot 11-12-2005
The Subliminal Versus Tour: The Final Volume Rockford, Illinois Rockford Metro Arena November 12, 2005 Setlist: People = Shit Eyeless The Blister Exists Before I Forget Disasterpiece Left Behind Drum Solo Pulse of the Maggots The Heretic Anthem Duality Spit It Out Wait and Bleed (sic) Surfacing The time had