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E3 2013 Picture Dump!

2013-06-16T23:14:00.000-04:00

Once again, not much to say, as I'll be going over everything from the previous week on Monday. In the meantime, enjoy the pics!

8-bit Metal Mondays: Baroness Before Orion

2013-06-10T12:13:00.000-04:00

Quick note: I won't be live blogging any of the press conferences today because I'll be airport bound here in just a few. Before then, I wanted to touch on the pre-Orion show Baroness performed. First off, the Metallica boys themselves went on stage to introduce the guys. then the band themselves became extra pumped and put on an incredible performance. Hell, i'd be ready to do anything if

Orion 2013 Second Pic Drop

2013-06-10T00:45:00.000-04:00

More pics, many, so tired, type more later.

Orion Music And More Day One Pic Drop

2013-06-09T00:12:00.002-04:00

First day of Orion is over, and I am sore as shit. Eh, fat guy tax, I suppose. So, as I get some rest, check out this huge collection of pics from the show. Expect another batch late tomorrow night as well.

Konami's E3 Press Show: In And Out Like A One Night Stand

2013-06-06T21:40:00.001-04:00

Konami hosted their heavily hyped pre-E3 pre taped presser today, and it was frightfully SHORT!! I was expecting at least an hour of info, but we only got a measly 30 minutes. Actually, we got less than that if you decide not to include all the jabber about mobile gaming and soccer/futbol. Nothing against you soccer fans out there. I know that Konami make make a crap ton of cash off their PES

8-bit Metal Mondays: Meet The New Slayer Drummer, Same As The Old Slayer Drummer

2013-06-03T22:10:00.001-04:00

No, not Lombardo, the OTHER Slayer drummer. It's no secret ow that Dave Lombardo has been bounced from the Slayer lineup, allegedly over his concerns of how his payouts were being handled. Whether it was not enough or too infrequent is anybody's guess, but Dave's insistence in finding out got him turfed. Terrible timing too, since it happened right before the untimely passing of Jeff

Behind The Scenes Of The Black Dahlia Murder Video Shoot

2013-06-02T23:26:00.000-04:00

Like the title says, the BDM held a video shoot today for the song Goat of Departure, which is off their soon-to-be released cd Everblack. They taped it in their home town of Detroit at a bar beneath The Magic Bag, a venue the band has played a million times over. The bar itself was a pretty tiny space, and today it was a party ground for over 300 metalheads, myself included. I took my

BEHEMOTH RETURNS!!!

2013-05-31T13:41:00.002-04:00

And about damn time too! It's been too long since the world experienced some proper Polish damnation. Their new album is ready to go, and it is called THE SATANIST!!!! Knowing the band and their lyrics, the title seems a little too obvious. That's like if the Beatles ever got back together and titled their reunion album, "Two Of Us Are Dead." You know, just slightly too on the nose. So, if

8-bit Metal Mondays: Happy Memorial Day!!!

2013-05-27T12:00:00.000-04:00

Enjoy the day off, and give a thought to the troops out there. As for those outside the U.S., enjoy your morning coffee or tea before you go to work as you read this. The end of next week starts a pretty big double header for the site. First, on Friday, June 7th, will be the return of Baroness to Detroit after their awful bus crash last year. They've replaced their entire rhythm section and are

Xbox One: The Hard Reality

2013-05-23T01:03:00.000-04:00

I was really excited about Tuesday. The debut of a new system is a big day for any gamer, and I was prepared to enjoy Microsoft's press conference for their new moneygrabber. I made sure I had nothing to do, and I warmed up some fancy ramen noodles. You know, cheapo gamer food. Then, I settled into my comfy chair and waited to hear the awesome news. An hour later, I was wondering if the

8-Bit Metal Mondays: THE RETURN!!!!!

2013-05-20T23:46:00.001-04:00

Hello gang. It's been a few months since the site was active, thanks to a few things in my personal life going haywire. Instead of doing a long, drawn out thesis, we'll just hit some quick points. First off, I just fell into a pretty bad funk for quite a while. Employment has been shaky, as I've done a few odd jobs here and there to raise a few bucks. Once again, fret not as I'm not starving.

8-Bit Metal Mondays: Orion Is A Go

2013-02-25T18:59:00.002-05:00

Metallica announced all the details for their Orion Music and More festival today, and it's a landslide of info. The fest, happening on June 8th and 9th in my own back yard of Belle Isle, Michigan, is a mix of metal and non-metal acts spanning across five stages. It's gonna also have a ton of side show attractions, like a Metallica museum, a film fest with flicks picked by Lars himself, a car

8-Bit Metal Mondays: Slice That Bitch Up!

2013-02-19T01:08:00.000-05:00

After having two stinkers for games in a row, I'm starting to get very pessimistic. It takes a lot to get me upset, or even angry. And yet, here it is, happening twice in as many weeks. Now tomorrow, I'm supposed to pick up the new Metal Gear game, Rising: Revengeance. Now, I've played several demos of the game already, and I like what I've played. Of course, I also played demos of Dead Space 3

Two Bad Games, One Winner

2013-02-18T14:50:00.001-05:00

These past couple weeks, I've had the misfortune of buying two high profile video games that turned out to be total clunkers: Dead Space 3 and Aliens: Colonial Marines. Both were high profile, both got tons of advertising, and both ended up tanking. DS3 was considered bland compared to it's horror-specific previous entries, while A: CO was flat out considered to be released too early in

8-bit Metal Mondays: A Wii U We Will Have

2013-02-12T01:12:00.001-05:00

Aw fuckbuckets. Been having a week of stressful job hunting, and I forgot my usual Monday duties. I personally blame the economy. Hell, I blame EVERYTHING on the economy. Of course, it can't fight back, and thus I feel superior. Speaking of which, I need a crown. Superiority requires shiny headgear! As the title would suggest, I am now the the owner of Nintendo's console du jour, the Wii U.

8-Bit Metal Mondays: Cannibal Corpse Admit They're Old, Decide To Keep Being Awesome Anyways

2013-02-04T18:37:00.002-05:00

See that up there? Beautiful, isn't it. Just makes you want to plant tulips, and use the blood of the forsaken for fertilizer. Cannibal Corpse is putting put this glorious career-spanning box set next month on March 19th to celebrate their 25th anniversary. Fuck man, one of the founding death metal bands is a quarter of a century old. Not only does that make them old, it makes me feel like

Sony Teases Us Like a Cheap Hooker With Crabs

2013-01-31T23:15:00.000-05:00

Like, really big crabs. The kind you can see. Get it? Okay, I'm saying Sony's being obvious about what they're hiding. Next time I'll pick a better euphemism. So, the big S posted this on their Facebook earlier today. Best guess scenario? Sony just let the world know when they will finally acknowledge the existence of the Playstation 4. We'll here how powerful the system is and how it'll

8-Bit Metal Mondays on Tuesdays-Soundgarden!!!!

2013-01-29T21:47:00.000-05:00

Oopsies, forgot about this little nugget yesterday, but I was tied up in a bunch of things. The biggie was figuring out my tax return. My yearly motto is,"If the government owes you money, then don't just sit on it, GET THAT SHIT!!!" Plus, I itemize the hell out of everything. If it's deductible, it's going on a schedule somewhere. This year's moolah is going straight to a Wii U, a 3DS XL, plane

Nintendo Can Still Make Me Feel Happy

2013-01-24T16:06:00.000-05:00

Nintendo was really scaring me. With my impending purchase of a Wii U looming ever closer, I was beginning to already question what lay in store for the future. Then early yesterday morning, my fears were put at ease thanks to the above video. Mr. Iwata delivers the majority of a shit ton of new Wii U info, in the best nervously spoken English this side of Tokyo. One of the real big points

8-Bit Metal Mondays-Skyrim DLC For All!!!!

2013-01-21T17:32:00.001-05:00

When Skyrim first came out over a year ago, for some reason beyond my understanding, I picked up the PS3 version. I don't know what part of my brain decided to go all rogue retard on me, but the PS3 version had a gazillion bugs running around in it. One particular nasty bug left me with a blocked questline. Oh well, that town can just live with it's fucking curse! Even worse, all the DLC

DMC: Devil May Cry: The Riff Review

2013-01-20T17:50:00.001-05:00

Welcome to 2013's first polarizing game. You'd think that someone was going around killing gamer's mothers the way people were crying about the changes made in this reboot of the super stylish series. Well, I'm here to give it to you straight. All the whiners can go stick it, as DMC is one of the best reboots out there, as it improves upon a lot of the old series's shortcomings. In

8-Bit Metal Mondays-Devil May Cry Be Rollin', They Hatin'

2013-01-14T23:55:00.002-05:00

Tomorrow morning, I 'll be visiting the store that goes through the process of the stoppage of games and picking me up my first game of the new year. That new piece of software is the Devil May Cry reboot, the game that left the strongest impression after trying it at PAX Prime. I've been hyping myself up for the release by buying the HD release of the older games as well as replaying the

Now Presenting..... The Game Chasers

2013-01-11T00:22:00.000-05:00

Back when I had a job and not having to rely on unemployment, my work had a bunch of tv's set up in the lunch area. When it was my shift, I was generally watching Storage Wars. Never mind the fact that the show's about as fake as Snooki's intelligence. I was just hooked on what hokey shit these people wound up finding inside these aging lockers. Then I wondered if there was a way to adapt

8-bit Metal Monday: Hatebreed and Hella Heat

2013-01-07T21:39:00.002-05:00

Awesome. Middle of winter, and we have no heat. We're not ice cubes yet, but trying to sleep tonight is gonna be an adventure. So, Hatebreed have finally gotten around to writing new tunes, and one of those songs just popped up in video form. The new tune is called "Put It To The Torch", and it sure does love fire. Lots of fire. Plus, hot flame dancers. Good combination says I. Extra points to

Holy Shit! Rob Caggiano Leaves Anthrax!

2013-01-04T23:12:00.001-05:00

Well, this is pretty fucking sudden. Rob Caggiano, Anthrax's lead guitarist for many years (sans one reunion tour), has left the band. Now, there's no bad blood here. Both sides have already issued statements declaring so, and I'd say it's pretty legit. Rob did give his reason for leaving, and it's that he wants to return to the producer's chair. As well as being a damn fine guitarist, Rob is