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Music
Follow-ups/Corrections
New Music/VideoAs I Lay Dying - We Are the Dead feat. Alex terrible and Tom Barber https://youtu.be/Z0SA-1rXdw0?si=VkIlMkz_rOV_o1gt Barber formerly of Lorna Shore, currently of Chelsea Grin. THIS is new AILD!! I don’t know if they stepped it up for the guest spots, but whatever they did KEEP IT UP.Whitechapel - A Visceral Retch https://youtu.be/UzsX5pjZggo?si=kgdw9YVhePBRgVfM I once heard someone say that new Whitechapel material “isn’t as heavy” as it used to be… well, this proves them to be silly people.Mastodon V Lamb of God - Floods of Triton https://youtu.be/9glOHT7V2d0?si=C101lgbfQGlHVgZA 2 Heavy hitters in the metal world come together to give us a fairly mid new track. Still good, but is it really up to the standards of EITHER band? Cool vocal stuff too.Dead Icarus - Bearing Burdens and Saving Skin https://youtu.be/hGJbi0nMcRc?si=OSGvIM4cclmu0oJp Summed up by the top comment “Dead Icarus is PEAK Alex…” I couldn’t agree more. The mix on this one is a little muddy. But the actual music is KILLER.A Killer's Confession - Voices ( Featuring Aaron Nordstrom) https://youtu.be/m6FR4Ioggmg Finally listening to new Waylon stuff… Not really a MRH sound to it, but that isn’t a bad thing. A little butt-rocky though. DEF showing his Nu-Metal roots.Silly Goose - Bad Behavior https://youtu.be/fIlKlsFLDuU to start i dig the punk DIY style. NU METAL??? Not bad, but unexpected.Neon Nightmare - She’s Drowning https://youtu.be/teE_1veQ8-0 MORE! I NEED MORE! That bassline is fantastic!Nytt Land - The Lame Rogue https://youtu.be/sW7w_Ri1JEU More story telling than previously assumed. Still has an essence of “If not for Heilung…”LL COOL J - Murdergram Deux ft. Eminem https://youtu.be/50Tl8E0Vvms THIS is a jam. Been a long time since i have dug an LL song.Bleeding Through - Dead But So Alive https://youtu.be/JgR2W_ps1Wc Brandon Schieppati crawled so that Alex Terrible could run. And now it seems that is coming full circle. Really cool to see Marta’s vocals shine.Poppy - They’re All Around You https://youtu.be/EiG82CSq948 WTF even is this? Is Poppy becoming a metal act?August Burns Red - Exhumed https://youtu.be/iqfh8n24qT4 meh…
Tours/FestivalsJane’s Addiction - Canceling the remainder of their current tour because Perry Ferrell picked a fight with Dave Novarro over sound issues?Deftones - with the Mars Volta and Fleshwater. Starts Feb 25 in Portland OR, runs through Apr 8 in Boston MA.https://www.deftones.com Bullet for my Valentine / Trivium - Poisoned Ascendancy Tour. NA dates start Mar 30 2025 in Vancouver BC and runs through May 18 in Raleigh NC. Support from August Burns Red, Sylosis, and Bleed From Within. 20th anniversary for both “The Poison” form BFMV and “Ascendancy” from Trivium.https://www.trivium.org/tour Primus - Sessanta V2.0 Puscifer and A Perfect Circle. What was once a celebration of Maynard’s 60th birthday is returning to bring this weird line-up back together. Starts Apr 24 in Palm Springs CA, and runs through June 7 Auburn WA.www.tour.puscifer.com
Reg ‘ol NewsIce Nine Kills - To provide the next Terrifier movie with its opening song in “A Work Of Art.” Oct 11 in theaters. https://youtu.be/NNLO2gjHBL0 Dead Icarus - FINALLY announces debut album “Zealot.” Out Oct 31 via MNRK Heavy.Elon VS RATM - Sign of the times. Elon asks “Why are so many people raging FOR the machine?” and Tom Morello’s only response is to mock Elon for looking oddly like the cover image from Evil Empire. “Funny cuz Elon was the kid on the cover of Evil Empire”**honorable mention**Dave GrohlThe Sword to release live album “Live at Levitation Live” after the show on Nov 3.
SuggestsSmashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - Billy Corgan’s “The Wall” is a perfect soundtrack to spooky season. Produced by Alan Moulder and Flood with Billy Corgan. STAND OUT TRACKS: Tonight, Tonight - 1979 - Zero - An Ode To No One
Gaming/Tech
Follow-ups/CorrectionsMarvel VS Capcom Fighting Collection - Physical release in NA on Switch will be a proper game cartridge, and not a download code in a box. The EU release will be different for some reason.https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/marvel-vs-capcom-fighting-collection-physical-release-good-news-nintendo-switch/ Nintendo Switch - Holiday bundles will be Mario Kart 8 again… Gamestop - Closing ANOTHER chunk of stores. 650? Due to a 30% fall in sales from last year. https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/13/in-response-to-falling-sales-gamestop-announces-plan-to-close-a-larger-number-of-stores-than-we-have-closed-in-the-past-few-years/
TrailersSteam Families - https://youtu.be/b248W74jcFc?si=euWBrHJPsLrEQzAd Seems like a good update for PC gamersStarfield: Shattered Space - To take place only on 1 planet for the expansion, which will make the experience a bit more detailed and handcrafted. https://youtu.be/Br8_YASkfb8?si=Efv9yKt4QOOYkAZY
Reg ‘ol NewsThe Crew 2 - Ubisoft announced offline modes for The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest following the EU’s "Stop Killing Games" petition, which protests publishers rendering games unplayable by disabling servers. Ubisoft made the announcement during The Crew showcase, likely in response to this petition, which aims to preserve long-term access to games. This move ensures both titles will remain functional even if servers are taken offline, addressing concerns about game accessibility. The petition seeks to gather a million signatures by 2025.https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/12/in-apparent-response-to-eu-stop-killing-games-petition-ubisoft-announces-offline-modes-for-the-crew-2-the-crew-motorfest/ Microsoft - 650 more jobs lost. This time it appears to be upper management types dealing with the Activision merger.https://www.theverge.com/2024/9/12/24242695/microsoft-xbox-layoffs-650-employees Tony Hawk - In talks with Activision again. To what end remains to be seen. https://youtu.be/CIEpU0EF0XI?si=2I3hmhGjek1NzCDN PS6 - Development has begun for the next generation of Sony consoles. Though it is still likely a few years out, signs are pointing to a focus on Backward Compatibility.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/how-intel-lost-sony-playstation-business-2024-09-16/
Suggests
Comic Books/Books
TrailersThe Horseman - https://youtu.be/yNp5yC6GioE?si=5xdnEq8IXKoPXArS Technically a trailer for the animated series that will be behind the Rippaverse paywall. Written by Chuck Dixon and art by Joe Bennett. Based on the comic by the same team.
Reg ‘ol NewsThe Horseman - The Rippaverse has launched a new series, The Horseman, written by Chuck Dixon with art by Joe Bennett. The story follows Hector Caballero, a former military operative turned vigilante, who returns to his hometown to combat its criminal underworld. The series promises intense, mature storytelling, focusing on street-level justice similar to Batman or The Punisher. It features collaborations from Rippaverse veterans and offers several variant covers for the first issue.https://boundingintocomics.com/2024/09/12/rippaverse-takes-on-the-criminal-underworld-in-new-series-the-horseman-from-writer-chuck-dixon-and-artist-joe-bennett-first-issue-now-available/ Walk of Fame - Batman is getting a square on Grauman’s walk of fame, right next to Adam West and Bob Kane.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/batman-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-2024-dc-jim-lee-signing-funko/ Civil War - The upcoming X-Men crossover event, Raid on Graymalkin, will unfold across several issues, beginning in December 2024. Written by Jed MacKay and Gail Simone, the story features two distinct X-Men teams—one led by Cyclops in Alaska and the other by Rogue in Louisiana. Both groups launch a mission to raid Graymalkin Prison, formerly Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, to rescue a captive Professor X. The prison, now run by a new villain, Dr. Corina Ellis, specializes in capturing and reprogramming mutants.
The event will explore deep ideological conflicts between Cyclops and Rogue's teams, leading to confrontations that question the legacy of Charles Xavier and the future of the X-Men. The storyline promises to have lasting repercussions on the mutant community, with emotionally charged battles and complex character dynamics. The event will span four issues: X-Men #8 and #9, and Uncanny X-Men #7 and #8https://www.firstcomicsnews.com/its-x-man-vs-x-man-for-the-future-of-professor-xs-dream-in-new-raid-on-graymalkin-crossover/ Grant Morrison - The famed comic writer is returning to the artform in an Image project. No specific details as to which new Image project.https://comicbook.com/comics/news/image-teases-grant-morrisons-return-to-comics/ Hellhunters - a new comic miniseries that teams up Ghost Rider and Wolverine in a World War II setting. It features Sergeant Sal Romero, who transforms into Ghost Rider '44 after encountering a young Nazi officer, Felix Bruckner, possessed by a demonic force. The series, penned by Phillip Kennedy Johnson and drawn by Adam Gorham, brings together a brutal team of soldiers, the "Hellhunters," tasked with fighting Nazis and supernatural threats. The comic blends horror, action, and superhero elements in a gritty WWII narrative.This five-issue miniseries begins on December 15, 2024https://www.comicsbeat.com/ghost-rider-44-hellhunters-miniseries-announced/
SuggestsThe Invisibles - This is Morrison's magnum opus of counterculture, conspiracy theories, and magic. Spanning several volumes, The Invisibles explores rebellion, anarchy, and the metaphysical. It's a dense, psychedelic narrative often seen as a precursor to the modern "mind-bending" comic book genre.
TV Shows
Follow-ups/CorrectionsDead Boy Detectives - Canceled by Netflix. This is also due to the Neil Gaiman situation.
TrailersThe Penguin - https://twitter.com/TheBatmanFilm_/status/1834613568177684690 so far the critics are liking it. The audience score will be released once the series is released on Thursday the 19th.Dexter: Original Sin - https://youtu.be/f_Q936R8Hwk prequel series on Paramount+ and Showtime. Michael C Hall returns, this time as the inner monologue for the younger version of himself. Patrick Gibson, Christian Slater, Patrick Dempsey, Molly…