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  • December 12, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0
    Rhapsody in Review: Prelude (1994-1995)
    There really isn’t any reason why I should be doing this but...
    Featured Metal Reviews 
  • December 9, 2018 Henrik Thøgersen 0
    Top 10 EPs of 2018
    Sorting through my Bandcamp collection in preparation for my best of year...
    Featured Metal Reviews 
  • November 29, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0
    GARGOYLIUM – Chroniques de la Citadelle
    The title for this review comes from the last of the Gargoylium...
    Dungeon Synth Featured 
  • November 28, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0
    RHAPSODY OF FIRE – “The Legend Goes On”
    Does it? Does it really? I feel it is time I sit...
    Featured Metal Reviews 
  • November 27, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0
    Watchtower VII
    This months image comes from an artist called jjcanvas whoese painting I...
    Featured Metal Reviews 
Life After Brawl and the Birth of Rogue Formats

Life After Brawl and the Birth of Rogue Formats

November 25, 2018 0
Dungeons and Dragons – Art and Arcana: A Visual History

Dungeons and Dragons – Art and Arcana: A Visual History

November 22, 2018 0

Metal Reviews

  • December 12, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Rhapsody in Review: Prelude (1994-1995)

    There really isn’t any reason why I should be doing this but here I am. The Italian symphonic power metal band Rhapsody was one of my “first” metal bands. Rhapsody, along with Manowar was my introduction the world of heavy metal which, at the time, lay somewhere between...
    Featured Metal Reviews 
  • December 9, 2018 Henrik Thøgersen 0

    Top 10 EPs of 2018

    Sorting through my Bandcamp collection in preparation for my best of year list, I found it...
    Featured Metal Reviews 
  • November 28, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    RHAPSODY OF FIRE – “The Legend Goes On”

    Does it? Does it really? I feel it is time I sit down with Rhapsody of...
    Featured Metal Reviews 
  • November 27, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Watchtower VII

    This months image comes from an artist called jjcanvas whoese painting I found on Youtube just...
    Featured Metal Reviews 

Gameplay Videos

  • Thronebreaker
    December 6, 2018 Luke Maudsley 0

    Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales

    Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales Developer: CD Projekt Red Released: November 9th, 2018 Thronebreaker is a cardgame RPG that see you hung by a gibbet before it’ll admit to all the Yu-Gi-Oh in it’s ancestry.
    Episodes Game Reviews 
  • For Honor
    November 21, 2018 Luke Maudsley 0

    FOR HONOR (Updated)

    For Honor Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Released: February 14th 2017 Website: Official
    Featured Game Reviews 
  • sinner
    November 4, 2018 Luke Maudsley 0

    Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption

    Sinner: Sacrifice for Redemption Developer: Dark Star Released: October 22nd, 2018 Sinner is a dark soul’s...
    Featured Game Reviews 
  • Assassin's Creed Odyssey
    October 21, 2018 Luke Maudsley 0

    Assassin’s Creed – Odyssey

    Assassin’s Creed – Odyssey Developer: Ubisoft Quebec Released: October 5th, 2018 Website: Official Site Assassin’s Creed...
    Featured Game Reviews 

Dungeon Synth

  • Gargoylium
    November 29, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    GARGOYLIUM – Chroniques de la Citadelle

    The title for this review comes from the last of the Gargoylium releases but in reality is about everything released in 2018. Dungeon synth comes as a trickle or flood and the release cycle for artists can be at the whim of its creator. In the absence of...
    Dungeon Synth Featured 
  • The Obsolescent Arborist
    November 26, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    The Obsolescent Arborist – Tree, Timber and Forest

    One of my favorite aspects about dungeon synth was the sense of quiet escapism the genre...
    Dungeon Synth Featured 
  • November 25, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    OLD TOWER – The Rise Of The Spectral Horizons

    “Old Tower is perhaps dungeon synth’s biggest contemporary success story. From playing along aside of Mortiis...
    Dungeon Synth Featured 
  • October 31, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    CHAUCERIAN MYTH – The Faerie Queene

    This is the first article I haven’t written after a brief hiatus from the dungeon synth....
    Dungeon Synth Featured 

Tabletop & RPG

  • Ravnica Island
    November 25, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Life After Brawl and the Birth of Rogue Formats

    I have written a lot about Magic the Gathering and spent a big part of summer focusing on the format known as Brawl. Previous articles followed this new format from rocky beginnings to more rocky endings with the actual state of the format still unknown to the community....
    Featured Tabletop RPG 
  • November 22, 2018 Henrik Thøgersen 0

    Dungeons and Dragons – Art and Arcana: A Visual History

    ”If you thought that was cool, wait till you try the real thing.” A friend told...
    Art Featured Tabletop RPG 
  • October 22, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    D&D and MTG: Ravnica Incoming

    I never really thought this whole D&D/MTG thing would go past the level of novelty but...
    Featured Tabletop RPG 
  • October 7, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    A Brawl in Ravnica (Part 2)

    If you remember my previous article in regards to a Brawl In Ravnica, I was discussing...
    Featured Tabletop RPG 

Post Archive

  • Television Review: BLACK SAILS [S1 E2-E5]Television Review: BLACK SAILS [S1 E2-E5]
    BLACK SAILS [S1 E2-E5] Aired: February, 2014 Produced By: Michael Bay Directed By: Neil Marshall Starring: Toby Stephens, Hannah New, Luke Arnold Website: IMDB Score: 6/9 Hammers I feel I was a little harsh on the first episode of Starz new original series Black Sails. Most of my judgement was hinged on the difference of pulp versus reality and that Black Sails couldn’t decide on which shore to land. The rest of the series, however, may change as 55 minutes of television series is vastly different than 55 minutes of...

Post Archive

  • MANOWAR – Kings of Metal MMXIVMANOWAR – Kings of Metal MMXIV
    Manowar is awesome. I have traveled cross country multiple times to see them. I consider the two Manowar concerts in 2011 at the Agora in Cleveland the best shows I have ever been to. Now the year is 2014, sorry MMXIV, and Manowar have re recorded another one of their classic albums, “Kings of Metal.” I thoroughly enjoyed the re recording of “Battle Hymns,” so I had reasonably high expectations for “Kings of Metal MMXIV” even after the so-so “The Lord of Steel.” So let us revisit the past with...

Post Archive

  • KAMELOT – The Shadow TheoryKAMELOT – The Shadow Theory
    We are going to be completely honest and say that this is probably my first experience with Kamelot outside of cursory acknowledgement of their name as a power metal band. Checking my mental library, it seems that yes, this is the first album from Kamelot I have listened to. I wish I could say otherwise but I am not going to sit here and pretend to recount facts about their past when I am just pulling them off the internet. What follows is an honest account from someone sort of...

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  • DUNGEON SYNTH DIGEST XXXDUNGEON SYNTH DIGEST XXX
    This entry will be my 30th entry into the Dungeon Synth Digest, or if you would like more flavor, the 30th volume stored away in some arcane library hidden away from the troubles of mortal men. Since writing this series monthly, I have encountered and immersed myself to many albums and became aquatinted with many different artists. The push to search through new releases each month allowed me to see the growth of a scene played in real time just on a smaller scale. Around the same time as the...

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  • WARCRAFT (2016)WARCRAFT (2016)
    It is hard to think of anyone who hasn’t at least heard of World of Warcraft. The fourth installment of the video game franchise produced by Blizzard became a cultural phenomenon following its release in 2004. World of Warcraft and the idea of Massive Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPG) …

Comic Review

  • CAMELOT 3000 (1982)CAMELOT 3000 (1982)
    I mean, why wouldn't you read a comic called Camelot 3000? Just by the title, one already has the tone, style, and pretty much all of the plot beaming like a beacon before even stepping foot into the story. Projecting a past legend into the future comes with many expectations, …

Game Review

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Dungeon Synth

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Art & History

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History

  • June 14, 2015 Kaptain Carbon 0

    THE VARANGIANS

    History is filled with tons of drama, blood, gore, and probably more blood. It is no...
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  • April 30, 2015 Kaptain Carbon 0

    BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG

    History is filled with tons of drama, blood, gore, and probably more blood. It is no...
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    CHARLES XII OF SWEDEN

    History is filled with tons of drama, blood, gore, and probably more blood. It is no...
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Comic Reviews

  • Spelljammer Comics
    September 30, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Spelljammer

    For as unrecognized and obscured as Spelljammer has become, it is a wonderful scale at which...
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  • June 19, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    The Tomb of Dracula

    Alight, before we begin let our get our bearings of what Dracula comic we are talking...
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  • Sword of Sorcery
    March 16, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Sword of Sorcery (1973)

    Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser is the name of two characters created by Fritz Leiber as...
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Art

  • November 22, 2018 Henrik Thøgersen 0

    Dungeons and Dragons – Art and Arcana: A Visual History

    ”If you thought that was cool, wait till you try the real thing.” A friend told...
    Art Featured Tabletop RPG 
  • October 30, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Quiet Dreams: The Work of Arnold Böcklin

    This article continues my exploration into the use of the supernatural and fantastic within the world...
    Art Featured 
  • September 27, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    The Wonder of Real: The Work of Donato Giancola

    It is strange talking about realism when it comes to fantasy art. Realism means many different...
    Art Featured 

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