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A decorated Iraq War veteran has pleaded not guilty to charges that he killed his wife, a suburban Milwaukee police officer.
Thirty-year-old Benjamin Sebena is charged with first-degree intentional homicide in the Christmas Eve killing of Jennifer Sebena, also 30. He was wheeled into court Thursday in a wheelchair and wearing a suicide-prevention vest. Defense attorney Michael Steinle entered the plea on his behalf.
Jennifer Sebena was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds to the head, including wounds inflicted with her own police firearm.
Prosecutors say Ben Sebena acknowledged ambushing his wife while she conducted a pre-dawn patrol alone in Wauwatosa. The criminal complaint says he told investigators he was a jealous husband. Police, however, aren't speculating on a motive.
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No offence to Egon but fuck that guy! If the gig starts at 10 and goes on to 2, Madlib's set has gotta be on at 11.15 at the earliest right?
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I have been in Shanghai for the last two years and on my last weekend here, Madlib happens to be playing, aw yeah!
No offence to Egon but fuck that guy! If the gig starts at 10 and goes on to 2, Madlib's set has gotta be on at 11.15 at the earliest right?
Naw man. Madlib always performs before his opening acts. Just another way to fuck with the audience. If it starts at 10 he will most definitely be on stage around 10:05. Best to get there early.
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Sorry for hating on Egon
Amazing set. Better than the London gig I saw Madlib at many years ago
Yup, so eh, anyone have a track list? The first couple tracks into his set, one song in particular "can you see me baby" or something along those lines?
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Aaaand this is what I took away: "Will the two of your release another Madvillain record?
I hope so, but it's not even close to bein' done yet. We're too picky. People are expecting the same thing again, but I'm sampling different stuff now, so you can't expect it to sound like it did nine years ago."
I mean I gave up hoping this would come out right away, even though Doom said this would be the first collab album to come out after JJ Doom (or something like that). I just want some more Madlib content.
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now we finally know how The Madlib is at madlibs.... not good.
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On "The Verge" – Students Concept Binge-Watching TV Experience, Premiere May 1
It's almost time to roll out the red carpet again, but this time, come in your sweatpants. On Thursday, May 1, students in Dr. Todd Sodano's Television Production class will host the premiere of their original television series, "The Verge."
At the beginning of the semester, Sodano challenged the students to develop an original sitcom intended for the newest trend in TV watching called "binge-viewing." Groups then pitched the series to a panel of professors intended to represent Netflix. Students Rob Meacham, Nick Millard, Allison McCarthy, and Mike Cunliffe pitched the winning idea, and "The Verge" was born.
According to Meacham, the show's plot centers around a character named MacAllister "Mac" McCormack (played by Meacham himself), who has recently graduated from New York University. Mac comes from a family of privilege and really hasn't had to work hard for much in his life thus far. Thanks to a connection via his overbearing mother, Mac lands a production assistant job at a low-budget news station in Vermont called, "The Verge." His journey affords him the opportunity to meet the locals who live and work in the tight-knit rural community, but he still feels he is "too good" for this small town. Then the viewers begin to see the theme of "being on the verge" — Mac on the verge of starting his first real job, and on the verge of being on his own for the first time. "The Verge" includes a variety of characters on the verge of other things, and the class is hoping that the audience will simply want to binge and watch more.
The faux production company, Busted Beak Productions, has been filming on and off campus all semester long. Each student in the class filled a specific role; from acting to producing, and editing to promoting. Millard, who was the director of last year's class' original movie "End Game," is directing the two episodes.
"This class has demonstrated again how Fisher has become a place for students to take their passion for television and filmmaking, and work collaboratively with their classmates to produce something credible, memorable, and impressive in a meaningful way that also incorporates current developments in these industries," said Sodano.
Kathryn Guglielmo, the show's production manager, is responsible for coordinating all of the schedules for the shoots and post-production – a chaotic and sometimes seemingly impossible task. But, she said the experience has been a great one.
"This class has definitely been stressful at times and we've all had disagreements, but that's production. I've learned so much in this class on how TV production works and what things need to be done in order to make it successful," she said. "I've made a lot of great friends and it was definitely worth all the time and effort that we put in because I think our finished product is going to come out great."
A binge-watcher herself, catching up on shows like House of Cards, Scandal, and Revenge, Guglielmo said the binge-watching trend has become popular thanks to Netflix, Hulu, and DVRs.
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In fact, a recent online survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Netflix among nearly 1,500 online U.S. adults who stream TV shows at least once a week found that binge watching is a widespread behavior among this group, with 61% binge watching regularly. The majority (73%) defined binge watching as watching between 2-6 episodes of the same show in one sitting.*
Meacham, one of the show's creators, also considers himself a binge-watcher, viewing shows in their entirety including: Breaking Bad, Mad Men, 24, Game of Thrones, True Blood, House of Lies, and more.
"For me, this experience has absolutely been a dream come true in every sense of that phrase. It's quite surreal to have something dreamt up on my couch come to life on screen. I'm extremely grateful to work with such a talented group of students and am very excited to see all of our hard work come together," said Meacham.
Guglielmo and Meacham say the class is preparing a fun premiere, encouraging people to dress comfortably and how they may dress if they were going to binge-watch TV at home. However, they did stress that they are not encouraging people to bring alcohol or anything inappropriate to the premiere that may fit their own personal binge-viewing experience. The class will be providing "binge-able" snacks.
"The Verge" premiere begins at 7:00 p.m. in Basil 135, and is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. For a behind-the-scenes look at "The Verge," check out the class' YouTube channel.
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Hey guys,
I was originally planning on doing all of this tonight for the 1st half of 2011, but with getting side tracked (Thanks Facebook and hot chicks) and realizing how many albums I have so far, I gotta do this in sections. So this is my first 20. This is also posted on my blog, if anyone is interested I'll put up the link.
Yes, we all survived the May 21st, 2011 Judgement Day of absolutely nothing happening. So in honor of that I complied all the albums I listened to in 2011 that have come out as of June 2011. Some are absolutely amazing, some are....bad. But either way It's worth reading.
I will be doing this the same way as I did my 2010 review, I set my itunes on random order, and review from there.
Let's begin:
1.) Legion Of The Damned- Descent Into Chaos
I just discovered Legion of The Damned earlier this year. They are a great Thrash/Death Metal band from The Netherlands. Like Hellish Crossfire last year, Legion of The Damned really caught my interest with their style of Testament mixed with Death. It makes me happy to see Thrash is still alive and well all over the world. While nothing is mindblowing on this album, it does bring back the roots of late 80's thrash and Early 90's Death Metal. Old school fans will love this for sure.
2.) Evergrey- Glorious Collision
This is the 8th album from one of the bands that helped to appreciate Metal, Evergrey. Evergrey is one of the finest Progressive Power Metal bands to ever exist as evident from albums like Recreation Day and In Search Of Truth. Many say that they lost their touch on the albums Monday Morning Apocalypse and Torn with their modern style elements being added. Since that time, 3/5 of the band left and in my eyes gave the band new life. Glorious Collision brings back some of the more classic Evergrey sounds while staying modern. They may have written their finest song, The Phantom Letters, which I hope will be a staple in their lives shows. The album, as Evergrey tends to always have is a great balance of heavy songs and emotional ballads. This is definitely their come back album, and they are stronger then ever.
3.) Vandrum- Classic Drumming
This album is clearly just drumming masturbation. It is clearly just drummer Vandrum (Most famous for doing drum versions of the Mario Bros. Themes on Youtube) playing over public domain Classical songs. It is a cool listen at first, but you easily get bored with it after a few songs.. While Vandrum is clearly a phenomenal drummer, this isn't an album you can listen to all the way through and still keep your interest. It's just to show drumming chops. Cool, but just a gimmick.
4.) Hibira- Blind Ride
One of the finest Power Metal albums I have heard in quite some time. The vocals may take a while to get into, but it's worth it if you do. It's a great mixture of Iced Earth, Edguy, Blind Guardian, and Nevermore. It's a very fun album to rock out to from start to finish, I hope these guys get huge.
5.) Samael- Lux Mundi
I just started getting into these guys after years of knowing about them. The incorporate a unique style of Industrial, Black Metal and Symphonic Metal. Lux Mindi is an album that showcases all 3 styles very well. Those that remember Shining's Blackjazz from last year, picture Shining without the Jazz elements and that would be a fair comparison. The album may take a while to really sink in, but it is very good stuff.
6.) Cynthesis- DeEvolution
Cynthesis is a side project of the member of Zero Hour. DeEvolution is a lot more simplistic then that of a Zero Hour album, but I think in that case, it helps. In Zero hour they began repeating themselves over and over again. Cynthesis brings new life in a damn good way. It's still proggy as all hell, but it's the best Zero Hour album they never put out.
7.) Explosions In The Sky- Take Care, Take Care, Take Care
As much as I LOVE Post Rock, this album really bored me a lot. While it has nearly everything you caould want in a Post Rock album, it leaves very little to the imagination. I guess the best way to put it, TOO DAMN MELLOW! There is very little dynamics shown at all. Only in a couple songs do things pick up at all. Not to say Mellow albums are not good, but they at least gotta be interesting. Explosions In The Syy used to master that. Now it's only in half of an album.
8.) Boris- New Album
One of my favorite releases last year was the EP from Boris featuring Ian Astbury of The Cult. The music was so dynamic and cool. This year Boris has released 4 ALBUMS! The first one to pop up on here is New Album. It's introducing me to a style that I'm not too entirely familiar with, but am now very intrigued by, J-Pop. Boris' take on J-Pop is to make it heavy with guitar and electronics, while making it poppy and catchy as hell, while still being a rock band. Being From Japan, this should not be a shock. I am really, REALLY digging this album a lot. For those experimental types that want something mainstream, and vice versa. Check out NEW ALBUM!
9.) Dark Castle- Surrender To All Life Beyond Form
Dark Castle creates a form of Doom Metal that matches directly with Sludge Metal. It's not nearly as slow as most Doom Metal, but not fast enough to be Sludge Metal (which is pretty slow as well). It's right in between. Dark Castle is a great kickass band if you want something heavy as FUCK! It truly is.
10.) Dredg- Chuckles & Mr. Squeezy
In the Prog world, this may go down as one of the most hated albums. I swear I'm one of the 7 Die Hard Prog fans who truly loves this album. Yes it is absolutely different then all 4 pervious albums, every electronic and Poppy. And before I heard the album in full and just the singles, I was scared as hell, but once you sit down with it late night, catching up with your thoughts, this album is perfect. It's very laid back, Mellow, but still has songs that are up tempo. Don't expect anything much Rock on this one. This is most definitely a a Pop/Electronic album that does have guitars and no rapping. But to all the haters of this album. Just go on youtube and listen to the live versions and get back to me. I will be very shocked if it doesn't change your mind.
11.) Demonlord- Only The Dead Are Safe
YEAH! BRUTAL DEATH METAL!!!...right? Actually, not at all. It's is Thrashy, but very Power Metal. It's almost as if you took the best of Metallica (Guitar and Vocals) and made it Power Metal, BAM! you got Demonlord. It is very cool stuff. For something out of the norm in both Thrash and Power Metal, check these guys out!
12.) Protest The Hero- Scurrilous
Protest The Hero has always been an either Dead On or Dead Off band to me. I love Kezia, pretty meh on Fortress, and Scurrilous....I guess I don't have a real opinion on. There are some songs I really love on it, while others sound like B-sides to Fortress or Kezia. Musically, as always it's up to par, but it's just something about them that won't let me click with them completely. I think it just might because I discovered Between The Buried And Me first, and in my eyes they are light years ahead of Protest The Hero. None the less, I think it's worth at least one listen to see how you take it. TO me it's better then Fortress, but not by much.
13,) Alestorm- Back Through Time
The greatest Pirate Metal band is back lot more Thrash then in the past but still plenty of the Pirate Metal influenced Power you've come to know and love. For the haters of the band, the song, Scrapping The Barrel is dedicated to you, haha. I love a good gimmick once in a while, Alestorm is one of the few.
14.) Boris- Attention Please
The second Boris album featured so far is a bit more subdued version of New Album. More laid back and controlled but just as poppy and catchy. Perfect night music for sure. I'm digging this one a lot as well in the same reason I like New Album.
15.) Deadlock- Bizzaro World
Again, Deadlock is a band I didn't know too much about till this year. It is great female Fronted Metal. with Male Growls. It sometimes has an electronic feel from the keyboards. But the music is Modern and badass. After a full listen, I can honestly say this is the band Lacuna Coil should have been.
16.) Born Of Osiris- The Discovery
This band finally got good. Their first EP had a lot of promise, but their first full length sucked! The Discovery is actually, pretty damn badass. It has some, but very little deathcore breakdowns. It features more on Progressive and Electronica, which is a welcomed change from the Deathcore style plaguing the world right now. If these guys keep going the way they are, they will be a damn good band, I just hope they do.
17.) Autopsy- Macabre Eternal
For fans of real, Death metal, Autopsy have returned. This is one of the best Death Metal albums I've heard in a long time. Just brutal in your face Metal. The vocals may take a while to get used to, but I think they are perfect, especially comming from the drummer. If you want classic Death metal in the Modern Age, get this now!
18.) Devin Townsend- Deconstruction
Album of the Millennium. I think that pretty much covers it.
19.) Fen- Epoch
For fans of the Post Black metal stylings on Alcest, this may be right up your alley. This is Post Black Metal to the core and I love it. Very heavy and dynamic. It feels like the perfect scary soundtrack.
Turias- Stand Up And Fight
Turias has been a great Battle Metal band over the last decade. The newest album has become a spectacular Symphonic Metal masterpiece. I hate using the term, but it is the definition of EPIC. SO many dynamic, and the full orchestra make that happen. The only thing I'm afraid of is that it doesn't live up live, because the orchestra adds so much to the music, but I'm sure they can pull it off. This may has well been the soundtrack to Thor.
And that is it for now, I will continue this either Saturday or Sunday night. Hope you guys dig it.
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So I'm back for part 2 of this musical endeavor. This is a short one, but it's worth checking out. I'll make up for it tomorrow. Let's kick it off right:
1.) Periphery- Icarus EP
Periphery was one of my favorite discoveries of last year. Their Self Titled debut Long Play album, Periphery made my top 5 of 2010. This EP is to more of less serve for the Title track (Icarus Lives), and it's 3 remixes. As a newer fan of Electronica, I really dig the remixes as they serve a cool new spin on the music. The song also features a new updated version of Jetpack's Was Yes and 4 new songs. It is a great listen and a cool interpretation for what is to come with the band in the future. For the open minded Metal fan, pick this one up!
2.) Crowbar- Sever The Wicked Hand
Who doesn't love Sludgey Hardcore? Crowbar is one of the few bands that can pull it right. Their new return album is a great return to form. The slow songs are heavy as all Hell, the fast songs have that great Hardcore sound that has a been missing in a lot of bands lately. it does bring back the hay day of 90's Hardcore.FOr older fans of the Metal scene, and for new ones who want a 2011 version of Real Hardcore and Sludge Metal. Check this out!
3.) Weedeater- Jason...The Dragon
This is a very strange band to me. It's as if Sleep got back together and wrote short songs in the style of Kyuss. Depending on the type of listener you are, that is a good thing or a bad thing. The music is the definition of Stoner Metal. It may be hard to get into if you are not already a fan of the style, btu I'd say this one is a great starter album for the genre.
4.) Amorphis- The Beginning Of Times
Amorphis is arguably one of the greatest underrated Metal bands to ever come out of Europe. Their style of Folk Metal, Progressive Metal, mixed with elements of Melodic Death Metal and Doom Metal. Amorphis does it right. I am a much bigger fan of their newer work then their earlier material (That may be sacrilege to say). 2009's Skyforger is one of my favorite albums of 2009, and The Beginning Of Times is just as good, if not better. It carries on the Tradition of Skyforger while adding in a bit of the past work as well.This will end up in my top 10 albums for sure.
5.) Thomas Giles- Pulse
Pulse is the second solo album from the singer/keyboardist of Between The Buried and Me. His first release was a very electronica style album. But Pulse on the other hand is a very Prog album. Almost every style of music is covered on this album. Electronica, Pop, Metal, Rock, Acoustic. It is a great variety album. I think there is only 1-2 songs that feature any kinds of screams, otherwise it is all great clean vocals. For a great songwriter album, check this one out, it is awesome.
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Well it is now time for part 3. Some of the best is yet to come.
1.) Blackfield- Welcome To My DNA
I do like Blackfield, the side project of Porcupine Tree frontman, Steven Wilson.. They have written some of the most beautiful music that's ever happened in music. But at the same time. They have written 3 of the exact same albums. The only real difference is the song, Go To Hell, which has really turned out to be a real love/hate song among fans. The lyrics are juvenile, but that is the point of the song. If you have heard the first 2 Blackfield albums, you are absolutely not missing anything on Welcome To My DNA. If you have yet to check out Blackfield, This would be a great introduction to the band.
2.) Long Distance Calling- Long Distance Calling
Long Distance Calling's previous album, Avoid The Light, is one of my favorite albums of all time. SO I was really excited to hear that they have released their new self titled album. To my almost dismay, it's just not the same. None of the real memorable hooks Avoid The Light had. The one song I truely do love is the song, Middleville featuyring John Bush of Anthrax/Armored Saint fame.It reminds me of what would have happened if Anthrax kept up the Alternative feel they had going with John Bush in the early-mid 90s. Not to say the other songs on the album are bad, but compared to Avoid The Light, it's just not as good. It feels like something big is missing. I still consider it among my top 20 of 2011 so far, but at the same time, I know it could have been so much higher.
3.) Havok- Time Is Up
I will love Thrash until the day I die. That will never change. Havok is a big reason why I still do. They are a big part of the Thrash Metal Revival that is still desperately needed. Time Is Up is a revival of the great 80's thrash scene, reminding me of a mix between Exodus and Death Angel. Like Most thrash metal of today, there is nothing groundbreaking, or innovative on this album, just pure ass kicking Thrash, That's all I ask for in Thrash Metal.
4.) Lazarus A.D.- Black Rivers Flow
Wisconsin based Thrashers, Lazarus took a complete left turn on their new album. Their debut album, appropriately title, The Onslaught, was exactly that., An Onslaught of Thrash. Black Rivers Flow, is about half the tempo of The Onslaught, and focusing much more on Melody and Groove. Which is a welcoming change to me. A lot of Tr00 fans will hate this album because it's not just an audio attack of Metal. It is a much more focused album that has better song writing and better overall songs. The best way I can describe it, is a much more Melodic Megadeth. I really dig this album, if you need a bit of a change from standard Thrash Metal, this is an album for you.
5.) Emmanuel And The Fear- Hands
This is an EP from a great Indie Rock band that needs to be known, Emmanuel And The Fear. These guys do something that is a welcoming change in the Indie Rock scene, write original sounding music. Musically, Hands goes everywhere. From heavy to Political, to bluesy, to the indie Rock sound. Hands appears to me a much angrier album, especially lyrically. then their debut album from last year. WHile I typically don't add EPs on my top of lists (unless I make a separate EP list) But in terms of Non Metal music, this will rank very high in my favorite releases of the year.
6.) Goes Cube- In Tides and Drifts
Goes Cube is a favorite discovery for me in 2009. A much more Hardcore version of Torche. Thier style of fast driven Hardcore Sludge Metal is something I love to listen to. It also has a Math Rock/Math Metal feel in some spots, but almost always in 4/4. Amongst all the chaos, there are odd moments of slow beauty. It's not too often on the album, but it hits you pretty damn hard. This album goes by very fast. And definitely worth giving a shot.
7.) Darkest Hour- The Human Romance
Darkest hour is one of the forefront bands in the Metalcore scene. I originally gave up on ever liking Darkest hour when I heard guitarist Kris Norris left the band, their last album left me wanting so much more, and I realize now, the band felt the same way. So what did they do about. They wrote one of the best albums of 2011. The Human Romance. Every song has what a Metal fan would want. Melodicness, Brutality, non-shitty breakdowns where needed. They finally wrote and album that I love all the way through. I gotta hand it to them, I didn't that that was ever going to happen. If this album doesn't get them the recognition they deserve, nothing will.
8.) Panzerchrist- Regiment Ragnarok
How these guys are not the biggest Death metal band in the world right now is beyond be. It has everything a lot of Death Metal bands are missing right now. Absolutely brutality, the greatest blast beats on record, excellent songwriting. They are a Death Metal band, that breaks from the stereotype and creates absolutely, listenable chaos.
9.) Boris- Klatter
This album is more of the Boris that I've remembered from years gone by. Very Doomy and experimental. But unlike the original Boris of just pure noise, there is actual structure to these songs rather then just, make noise when you feel like it. It's almost like 70's Hard Rock meets Doom, or to be more relative to the times, if The Sword made an Experimental Black Sabbath album. While it is good overall, it is a mood album. Make sure you are in the mood for something different, then this should be right up your alley.
10.) DevilDriver- Beast
DevilDriver is a band who constantly gets better and better musically and songwriting wise. I always give these guys a chance, but there is something about them that just never seems to click with me. Bands like Chimaira are the same way. Absolutely excellent, but just not for me. That said, Best is very badass and easily the best DevilDriver album to date. Technical, Melodic, and heavy as hell. It still isn't clicking with me enough to really like DevilDriver, but after a few more real listens, Beast just might change mind on these guys.
11.) Shining- VII- Fodd Forlorare
No this isn't the shining that Love more, the Norwegian Shining, but rather the Swedish Death metal Shining. The Swedish Shining is band that I discovered a couple months ago and I'm starting to get into their back catalog. But VII is a good start for me. It reminds if Opeth would have went more into a Blackened Death Metal route. I do agree with others that this album doesn't live up to their past work, but this album is still damn good, and when you need something more out of Death Metal, check these guys out.
12.) Pestilence- Doctrine
I'll keep this one short and sweet, Amazing music, shitty almost unbearable vocals.
13.) Novembers Doom- Aphotic
Simply the greatest Doom/Death Metal album of 2011. There is as much beauty as their is despair on this album. The music is top notch and the vocals are the best they have ever been. It constantly changes like Opeth from Death Metal heavy to acoustic beauty., but all in it's own way. To me, it's a Masterpiece. Novembers Doom's finest work!
14.) Amon Amarth- Sutur Rising
It's funny how all the Death metal albums are getting lumped together in this list. Amon Amarth put out an album that doesn't sound like the rest of their songs, granted there are similarities, but Sutur Rising adds something different that hasn't been there before. It's hard to describe. Also to note this marks the first time there is clean vocals on an Amon Amarth album, for the System Of Down cover of Arials. Later down the line this will be noted as one of their finest albums.
15.) Daniel Jakubovic- Elef Kirot
This will be going down in my top 5, if not higher, albums of 2011. This album has absolutely everything I want in an album...expect vocals in English. But even though the lyrics are in Hebrew, It makes me sing a long to every word. The music constantly goes from Proggy to Poppy to Rockin' to Acoustic. All instruments done by the man himself. This is what Progressive Music needs to be, just hopefully next time in English.
16.) Destruction- Day of Reckoning
Germany's finest Thrash Metal band is back. While once again pointing out it is just straight up Thrash Metal, It is so damn good. It makes you want to bang your head on every song. The musicianship is spectacular, while sometimes the lyrics can be taken as cheesy, I don't pay attention to that. When it comes to Thrash, the music comes first, and these guys pull it off.
17.) Blackguard- Firefight
I first heard these guys opening for Nevermore on Halloween night. They are the other 2 Pirate Metal bands around besides Alestorm (Swashbuckle being the other, at least in in notoriety). Blackguard is a much more Thrash orientated Metalcore band. While the album does feature a lot of great songs, live it does not come out the same, due to the lack of Synths, which is heavily featured on the album. To me, it feels a lot lacking on the album. Nothing too much sticks out to me, other then just the overall style. It's worth checking out, but I prefer Alestorm.
18.) Primordial- Redemption At The Puritan's Hands
I can't believe I didn't discover these guys until this year. This is the perfect epic Metal. Irish Folk Battle Metal with a vocal style similar to Blind Guardian, with the occasional scream. The album is perfection from start to finish musically. And the vocals, holy shit the vocals are amazing. This is one of the bands I hope to one day see, despite the lack of U.S. touring. Maybe one day.
19.) Water And Bodies- Light Year
Water and Bodies is a great band that came form the dissolution of the Progressive Rock band, Kaddisfly. The music is a bit more alternative, then Kaddisfly but in a way, it is very similar. It is very catchy and enjoyable all the way through. While I one day hope for the return of Kaddisfly, Water And Bodies will more then hold my interest. for a break from the Metal, this is an album that will sooth the soul.
20.) Red Fang- Murder The Mountains
The return of Kyuss, with entirely different members and a different name. Red Fang is single handedly going to bring back Stoner Metal to the forefront on the upcoming Mayhem Festival. Their second album is chalk full of memorable Kyuss style riffs and the Stoner Metal style that left the mainstream and went into the doom Metal vein. Once again pointing it out, if you miss Kyuss, check out Red Fang, you won't be disappointed.
That should be it for now, tomorrow will bring part 4
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Boyne Highlands will celebrate their 50th Anniversary January 31st – February 2nd with food, fresh powder and special events for the whole family. Today, guest blogger Erin Ernst from BOYNE gives us 10 reasons to celebrate 50 years of winter fun at Boyne Highlands!
1. Join Boyne Highlands Resort's Anniversary Celebration Weekend, Jan. 31 – Feb. 2, for tons of live entertainment, dinner and dancing with the Up North Big Band, fireworks over the slopes and sky lantern release, and 50th Anniversary Party featuring The Sun Messengers, Detroit's best dance band, in the Zoo Bar.
2. Ski the highest vertical terrain and most skiable acreage in Michigan's Lower Peninsula. Boyne Highlands offers 552' vertical feet and 435 skiable acres with trails that are over a mile long. From the top of the slopes, there are many spectacular views, two in particular are must-sees. From the south-west side, take in the panoramic scene of Lake Michigan's Little Traverse Bay and on the north side, the sight of the Mackinac Bridge.
3. Unique family adventures are abundant. Fly high on a Zipline Adventure, enjoy the rush of a dog sled ride, slide on a tube, saunter by horseback through a winter wonderland, climb the slopes in a groomer ride, cruise along groomed trails with fat tire bikes, traverse with snowshoes, or glide over 35 km of cross country trails.
4. Explore a part of history. On December 26, 1963 when Boyne Highlands Resort opened, guests were greeted by not one, but two of the first triple chairlifts ever built. In 1990, one of the triples was replaced and in its place now stands another first – Michigan's first high-speed quad chairlift, the Heather Express.
5. Learning a new winter sport has never been easier. Boyne Highlands SnowSports Academy has ski, snowboard, and cross country lessons for all levels and even guarantees beginner lessons or the next one is free. Even the youngest of riders can get a jump on snowboarding with the resort's Burton Riglet Park designed for ages 3-6.
6. After a day on the slopes, cozy up indoors with a treatment at The Spa at Boyne Highlands, kick back by the toasty fireplace in the Slopeside Lounge, or experience the infamous après ski scene in the Zoo Bar.
7. Sip on Boyne Highlands' 50th Anniversary cocktail featuring Courvoisier Cognac, Cointreau, sour mix, and New Holland Freshwater Huron Rum, shaken over ice and served in a martini glass with sugar coated rim.
8. Dine on top of a mountain with the Aonach Mor Moonlight Dinner. The enchanting evening begins with a groomer cat sleigh ride up the slopes to the top of Boyne Highlands' North Peak for a delicious dinner served family-style. Bubbling kettles of French onion soup, roasted garlic mashed potatoes, vegetable medley, roast beef tenderloin au poivre, and chocolate fondue, all are enjoyed while a live acoustic guitarist strums and sings favorite tunes.
9. Loads of special events pack the calendar including the annual Brew-Ski Festival, Boarding for Breast Cancer, Krazy Daze, Chocolate Cake Downhill, and Ski League Championships, all happening in March.
10. The home away from home experience. Boyne Highlands is well-known for offering a warm welcome and exceptional customer service. Generations of families have made Boyne Highlands their choice for creating memories, spending time with loved ones, and returning season after season.
Erin Ernst is the Director of Communications for BOYNE, which owns and operates Boyne Highlands Resort, Boyne Mountain Resort, The Inn at Bay Harbor – A Renaissance Golf Resort, Boyne Country Sports, and Boyne Realty. She is a Michigan native who has worked in the resort and tourism industry for over ten years. She is also a board member with the Petoskey Area Visitors Bureau and West Michigan Tourist Association.


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Second Chances Farm
On May 14, 2009 the Second Chances Farm opened their barn doors to receive its first three retired/rescued thoroughbred race horses. This unique program is possible because of a partnership between DPSCS and the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF).
The farm is the first program of its kind to be taught in the state of Maryland. Secretary Gary D. Maynard spearheaded similar programs in other states throughout his various careers within corrections. The partnership not only benefits the horses, but also the offenders who work at the site. There are infinite opportunities for program expansion to include things such as therapeutic and community outreach initiatives.
About the Program
As a Public Safety Works program, Second Chances Farm is a restorative justice tool that DPSCS hopes to utilize to give our offender population work skills while also teaching compassion through the care of a living animal. The project began in 2008 with the resurrection of a dilapidated barn and surrounding grounds near our Central Maryland Correctional Facility in Sykesville, MD by offenders in our pre-release system and Maryland Correctional Enterprises. It will eventually be home to approximately 40 horses, and will employ 15 offenders who are nearing their release from the correctional system. This project is also a natural extension of Maryland's proud tradition in horse racing.
All aspects of this program have been funded by the generosity of donations to TRF.
About the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF)
For more than 20 years it has been TRF's mission to rescue thoroughbred horses whose careers have come to an end and whose futures are frighteningly uncertain. It is rare that a horse will find himself competing at the Triple Crown level. More commonly, the majority of horses are consistently put on the track in the hope that they can provide a continuing stream of income for the owner. Once they can no longer produce income, they become a financial burden that few owners are willing or able to sustain.
Many times, these horses wind up at an auction where they are sold and ultimately end up in a slaughter house. Their meat in sent to foreign countries for human consumption. Annually, more than 100,000 horses face this horrible fate. This is where the TRF enters the picture. They work diligently to find foster farms which can care for the horses that are rescued. The ultimate goal is for the horses to be adopted out and re-trained as pleasure riding, polo, therapeutic and jumping horses.
The TRF Curriculum
TRF has partnered with correctional agencies in more than eight states throughout the country to implement an educational course called Groom Elite. The program provides the opportunity for qualified offenders to learn every aspect of equine care. The Groom Elite course consists of six months of classroom instruction as well as daily hands-on experience for each student. Upon successfully completing the course, the offenders can earn a Groom Elite certificate. Once they are released from incarceration, the students can pursue related careers in the horse industry. The program also provides assistance to graduates in finding employment at horse farms, training facilities, etc.
To learn more about the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation visit their website http://www.trfinc.org/.
"There is something about the outside of a horse that is good for the inside of a man."
~ Winston Churchill
Meet the Horses
AKA Poppa
A Kentucky bred Thoroughbred, Poppa is our herd leader. Born in 1998, Poppa was a promising yearling whose racing career spanned 10 years.
AKA Greekie
A Thoroughbred out of West Virginia, Greekie was born in 2003. He was retired after two years of racing due to a bone fragment in his knee. Greekie is the farm's media hound – he appeared on CNN and loves the spotlight!
AKA Red
The troublemaker, Red is a Thoroughbred out of Virginia who was born in 2003. Red raced for three years before retirement.
AKA Niles
A Massachusetts bred Thoroughbred, Niles had a late start to his racing career and only raced three times. Born in 2002, Niles is always ready for a good run.
AKA Luci
Bred right here in Maryland, Luci is the great granddaughter of Secretariat, by sire "Judge T.C." and Dam "Jan's Little Luci." She is the only mare at Second Chances, and gets a little nervous in new situations. But she loves attention.
AKA Dancer
Dancer is the oldest horse at Second Chances Farm, by Sire "Carnivalay" and Dam "Jet Boots." He's been with TRF since 2000 and is playful, mischievous and always hungry for more grass.


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Over the past six weeks, second-graders learned about long vowel sounds and vowel pairs. They engaged in informational texts and demonstrated their understanding of sequencing in a text. Students used manipulatives to solve multiplication and division word problems. They also used these tools to create additive and repeating patterns.
In social studies, second-graders learned about the functions of government. They can identify and explain services that the government provides. In science, the students explored the water cycle and the night sky. They know how the water cycle is carried out. They can also describe how the sun, moon, and stars work together.
Sixth-grade news
Sixth-graders are buzzing with numerous activities and affairs from baseball to 4-H.
At school, in reading and language arts classes, sixth-graders are focusing on poetry and figurative language.
Students are also handling time and temperature problems as well as they determine elapsed or projected times and temperatures using their problem solving knowledge and formula charts.
They are working with simple machines in science (especially inclined planes and pulleys). They are not only observing and making conclusions, but they are getting hands-on application activities through direct problem solving attached to these concepts.
Social studies students are still in the eastern hemisphere and they are focusing now on Southeast Asia after having just wrapped up their perusal of Japan and Korea and Russia. Students are studying the political approaches of these cultures upon their societies as well as noting their key leaders' impact on history then and now. Students are able to note the "rights" afforded the citizenry through the presence or absence of written constitutions and charters.
Following are the fourth six weeks "Wall of Fame" honorees:
Jadan Butler, Gerardo Diaz, Christiana Cuellar, Kiana Flores, Megan Fielding, Kaci Hotz, Sabrina Martin and Tony Soto.
Pre-kindergarten news
In March, students will be celebrating Dr. Seuss' birthday with many activities, including making green eggs and ham. Students will also be going to La Bahia Nursing Home for an Easter Egg hunt.
Students are reviewing all of the letters in the alphabet as well as recognizing the numbers 1-30.
Nurse news
March is National Nutrition Month. Elementary students will receive a "My Plate" flyer during March to take home to parents to use as a guide for healthy eating. Children need to eat something healthy after school, but there's no time to cook something nutritious.
Some suggestions for no-cook healthy snacks:
1. Make a frozen treat by dipping a peeled banana in yogurt, rolling in crushed cereal and then freezing.
2. Shake up a fruit smoothie by combining a half-cup each of low-fat yogurt and chilled 100 percent fruit juice in a container with a lid, and then shake.
3. Use fun-shaped cookie cutters to cut out sandwiches made with lean meat, low-fat cheese and whole-grain bread.
4. Have fresh fruit and veggies cleaned, cut and in a bowl in refrigerator ready to eat with low-fat dip.
5. Freeze green or red grapes in small ziplock bags for quick snacks.
Counselor news
During the month of February, students learned about diligence in counseling classes.
They discovered that beavers are very diligent workers and that sloths are the opposite types of workers. Students understand that sometimes they have to do things they may not like to do, but diligence in our work and attitude will help finish a task to the best of our ability.
Students were given bookmarks with the poem "Memory Work" on it to help them remember to concentrate, work with all their heart, set a goal and make the right choices.
Upcoming events
March 1-7 – PTO Bookfair
March 4-8 – Public School Week
March 6 – Report Cards; Bookfair Family Night 4 to 7 p.m.


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ALBANY, NY — The New York State Assembly held a public hearing to discuss the use of biotechnology in foods and its effects on consumers on July 30. Specifically, the committee considered the prospect of labeling foods that contain genetically modified organisms (GMO).
Michael Hansen, senior scientist with Consumers Union, testified that labeling should be done in New York State, as it is in all of the countries in the European Union and many other developed countries as a safety measure in case problems arise such as the introduction of new allergens or plant toxins into the food supply.
Jeff Williams, manager of government telations for the New York Farm Bureau, said he was opposed to the labeling of GMO foods because, among other things, it would increase the cost of food, which poor families could not afford.


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At least thats how the first outdoor Super Bowl in a cold-weather city shapes up. The NFL and its followers those frozen fans in the Meadowlands next Sunday, and more than $110 million watching on TV couldnt have asked for a juicier matchup.
Mannings Denver Broncos went 13-3 to earn the top seed in the AFC, scoring more points (606) than any team in league history, with 55 of their touchdowns coming on his passes, shattering Tom Bradys record. They used home-field advantage to beat San Diego and New England for their first appearance in the Super Bowl since John Elway had the Manning role in the 1999 game.
The Seahawks had the same record to rule the NFC before downing New Orleans and San Francisco, using a relentless defense reminiscent of the 2000 Ravens. They allowed only 231 points the Broncos scored 230 in their first five games.
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You would want that challenge, says Seahawks All-Pro cornerback Richard Sherman, who already grabbed the limelight for a postgame diatribe on national TV following the win over San Francisco. We really embrace that. As a defense, we respect the heck out of Peyton Manning, but as a true competitor, as competitive as our team is, you wouldnt want to have it any other way. You want the best of the best; otherwise you dont feel like youre getting the biggest challenge of your life.
Seattle will be challenged, make no mistake about that.
Just still trying to get to know them, but from what Ive seen so far, its certainly an excellent defense, Manning said, and that was before he saw everything the Seahawks can do to stop opponents.
Its the Super Bowl, so its going to be tough, adds Pro Bowl tight end Julius Thomas. Nothing is going to come easy. Im pretty sure youre going to see two teams playing as physical as possible. This is for all the marbles, so Im pretty sure it will be a tough game all around.
This is the sixth time the NFLs top offense in points faces the top defense in the Super Bowl. Who has had the edge?
The defense, winning four of those five games: Green Bay over Kansas City in the very first one; Pittsburgh over Dallas in 1979; San Francisco over Miami in 1985; and the New York Giants over Buffalo in 1991. The one exception came in 1990, when the Broncos had no chance against Joe Montana, Jerry Rice and company, losing 55-10 in the biggest romp in Super Bowl history.
Only once have the teams ranked first in yards gained and allowed met in the Super Bowl. That was 11 years ago when defense-minded Tampa Bay routed Oakland 48-21. The Buccaneers had five interceptions, scoring on two, and yielded 11 first downs.
But this is the first time the leader in yards gained and points scored faced the team that was most miserly in both categories.
Denver averaged 37.9 points and 457.3 yards per game, and in the postseason is gaining 435, scoring 25 points. That decline in lighting up the scoreboard hasnt mattered because the Broncos defense has played so well.
Seattle gave up 14.4 points and 273.6 yards a game in 2013. For the playoffs, the numbers are 16 points and 365 yards. Dont fret, Seahawks fans, about the yardage allowed in the last two weeks: a bunch of those came as New Orleans was playing catchup in the divisional round.
What adds so much spice to this offense-defense confrontation is Mannings brilliant adaptability.
He understands that defenses see looks and they see similarities and recognize formations and recognize personnel, says Sherman, who led the NFL in interceptions with eight and clinched the win over the 49ers by tipping a pass that teammate Malcolm Smith picked off. And he keeps it mixed up. If you have a quarterback like that, its hard to catch a break with him, catch a tendency or something that you can jump.
He finds so many different ways to attack you, so once he finds a crack in the armor, he continues to nick at it until he makes it a hole.
On the other hand, Denver hasnt faced anything close to the physicality Seattle will bring. It begins with a deep rotation up front, flows back to a somewhat overlooked linebacking group Bobby Wagner will be the best player at that position in this game, and he got no Pro Bowl love and ends with the best secondary on the planet.
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Give any band a long enough career and they're almost certain to go through several different lineup changes and configurations. From internal conflict to out-of-control drug habits and any number of other potential catalysts, at some point it's inevitable -- change is going to happen. Which is fine, of course. Sometimes change is exactly what a band needs. Case in point: Remember when Creed used to be a band and then they stopped being a band and now things are way better?
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Sooooo much better.
Change isn't something that a lot of people take to instinctively, though, and more often than not, drastic alterations to a band's lineup lead to a backlash from fans who "like the earlier stuff better," or whatever other music snob complaint you'd like to use there. While those gripes are sometimes valid, it's just as common for those angry words to be nothing more than the product of fans refusing to grow and change with the act they once loved. It's a distinction we discuss in depth on this week's Unpopular Opinion podcast ...
... where I'm joined by comic Chet Wild, musician Mike "Danger" Van Gorder of the band Countless Thousands, and Cracked columnist and senior editor Tom Reimann.
We kick things off by talking about the first entry on this list, because if you ask me, no incarnation of a famous band gets more unwarranted hate than ...
4The Phil Collins Version of Genesis
There have been a few radically different versions of your dad's favorite band, Genesis. In their early days, they were a progressive rock group fronted by Peter Gabriel. If you're curious, "progressive rock" is just a short way of saying "ridiculously long songs played in wacky time signatures and also some jazz stuff." To keep pace with the outlandishness of the band's music at the time, Peter Gabriel regularly took the stage draped in crazy costumes like the sunflower monster pictured above (on the left) and this terrifying getup:
What Clive Barker movie is this from again?
Like most others of the crazy variety, this was a train that couldn't run forever. Eventually, Gabriel grew disenchanted with the confines of working within a band, while the band got tired of competing for attention with a dude dressed like a flower, and it was amicably agreed that Gabriel would leave. Phil Collins, who was the drummer at the time, famously assumed the role of lead singer after an exhaustive search of more than 400 vocalists failed to turn up a suitable replacement for Gabriel.
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Can you guess who "coached" the potential singers during the auditions?
The prevailing historical opinion is that, after taking over frontman duties, Collins proceeded to completely ruin the Genesis legacy, turning the band into wussy music for boring adults, but it's not like Gabriel left and the band released "Invisible Touch" the next day or anything. In fact, the first Genesis album featuring Collins on lead vocals (A Trick of the Tail) is still pretty fucking strange and "progressive" compared to their more well-known work. Have a listen to "Dance on a Volcano," the first song on the album:
If you don't have time to sit through all of it (I certainly don't), just know that by the time that song ends, everything erupts into the same prog-rock guitar noodling fans had come to love and expect from Genesis up to that point. It wasn't until guitarist Steve Hackett left a couple years after Gabriel that the band gave up on the prog-rock dream and started releasing singles like "Follow You Follow Me."
With that said, three albums into his solo career Gabriel was still calling in assists from Collins to invent new drum sounds ...
... so how bad could Phil really have been as it related to the music of Genesis around the time of Gabriel's departure from the group? No matter what the Against All Odds movie soundtrack might indicate to the contrary ...
... it's likely that Collins wasn't really what turned Genesis into an embarrassment of adult-rock radio staples as their career carried on. I'd be willing to bet the more likely culprit is the guy responsible for this bullshit:
That's "All I Need Is a Miracle" by Mike + the Mechanics, and it has all of the street cred and staying power of Jefferson Starship's "We Built This City." The only sort of cool thing about this band was that they used a plus sign instead of the word "and" in their name. The "Mike" in question is Mike Rutherford, one of the founding members of Genesis.
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This must be what Michael Bay's father looks like.
For some reason, Rutherford gets zero blame for the pussification of the band, even though he was along for the entire ride and was totally up to the kind of cheesy shit on display in that video for the entirety of the time between when Collins left Genesis to pursue a solo career in 1986 and when he finally returned in 1991 to make Rutherford sound as rad as he possibly can, once again.
Look, I get that Phil Collins isn't the biggest badass in music history, but his status as some kind of talentless joke from the corniest of all decades who made nothing but disposable pop music is way unfair. If anything, by the time the '80s rolled around, Collins was the only cool and interesting thing about Genesis.
3Mid-'90s Metallica
Metallica never had a chance. From the moment they became the biggest name in metal, they were destined to disappoint a lot of people at some point. It's the nature of their genre. There is a strict set of rules and regulations to which all metal bands must adhere, and falling afoul of those rules is tantamount to treason. Even a group of outsiders gathered together to celebrate their non-conformity through the power of metal needs a strict set of guidelines by which to live. It's the only way to accurately identify all the "posers" you're supposed to hate, I reckon.
Metallica fell way out of line with those rules in 1996 when they released an album called Load.
Why yes, that is blood mixed with semen!
Well, depending on who you ask, they'd been pushing it for a long time, at the very least since the breakout success of Metallica (you probably know it as "The Black Album") and its massive hit single, "Enter Sandman."
It was Load that really marked the beginning of the end for Metallica and their "core" fans, though. For one thing, holy shit, they cut their hair!
That was a devastating blow to the pride of headbangers everywhere. Alice in Chains bassist Mike Inez hilariously mocked the decision on an episode of MTV Unplugged.
"Friends don't let friends get Friends haircuts," says the guy playing acoustic bass from a comfortable chair.
It wasn't just the hair (or the suits), though, it was the music. The thrash metal aesthetics that were already waning on their previous album were completely gone on Load. This was riff rock. Alternative music, maybe. It was bluesy, or some shit. Whatever it was, it wasn't metal ...
... and their fans revolted. Well, some fans revolted. More than 5 million others who didn't made Load one of the band's best-selling albums ever. This put Metallica fans squarely into two camps, and one of those camps was symbolically declared the loser when, just one year later, Metallica released a sequel to Load, which was called Reload, appropriately enough.
Blood and urine, this time!
Metallica was a thrash metal band no more, and everyone knew it. Sure, it was a decent album that produced at least one song that's become a staple at Metallica's still-beloved live shows ...
... but for a lot of fans, it was just one more record that didn't sound like Master of Puppets. Unfortunately for Metallica, that's been the general reaction to pretty much everything they've done since the early '90s. Even when they did attempt a slight return to the sound that first made them famous, on 2008's Death Magnetic, people still found all sorts of things to complain about, including the devil horn-worthy controversy over the album being "too loud."
Metallica didn't completely lose their talent and ability as a band in the '90s; that's just the point in time when they completely alienated that faction of their fan base that wished every song sounded like "Hit the Lights."
Hell, I wish every Metallica song sounded like "Hit the Lights," because it's my favorite Metallica song, but that's not how music is supposed to work. Metallica should be applauded for not letting their audience dictate the course of their creative output, not hated for it.
You're still fine to hate them for killing Napster, having the most pretentious drummer in the history of music, the Some Kind of Monster documentary, and any number of other crimes, though.


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I love Gorod's previous two... why can't I get into this one!? Something is missing...
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Because this was is closer to generic tech-death wankery than interesting, considered creative music like their previous two. This kind of album can be found under every rock whereas Leading Visions and Neurotripsick are far more unique.


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