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  • April 25, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0
    Kamelot – The Shadow Theory (2018)
    We are going to be completely honest and say that this is...
    Featured Metal Reviews 
  • April 24, 2018 Luke Maudsley 0
    For the King [Updated]
    For the king is a Party based Rogelike where you herd a...
    Featured Game Reviews 
  • April 20, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0
    DUNGEON SYNTH DIGEST XXXV
    BASIC DS. Life on the Frontier I have been trying to come...
    Dungeon Synth Featured 
  • April 18, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0
    Worlds Apart: 1d4 Con
    I believe the final numbers, in terms of attendance for 1d4 Con...
    Featured Tabletop RPG 
  • April 16, 2018 Luke Maudsley 0
    XOTH – Invasion of the Tentacube
    This is melodic death, as serious as last time, but now with...
    Featured Metal Reviews 
Arion: Lord of Atlantis (1981)

Arion: Lord of Atlantis (1981)

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Regions of Ruin

Regions of Ruin

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Metal Reviews

  • April 25, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Kamelot – The Shadow Theory (2018)

    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...
    Featured Metal Reviews 
  • XOTH - Invasion of the Tentacube
    April 16, 2018 Luke Maudsley 0

    XOTH – Invasion of the Tentacube

    This is melodic death, as serious as last time, but now with a nice line in...
    Featured Metal Reviews 
  • March 29, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Big Metal Month (March)

    Amorphis is a band who I totally know and respect for their early contributions to a...
    Featured Metal Reviews 
  • February 28, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Big Metal Month (February)

    This is the third single from Judas Priest's 18th album Firepower. The previous singles, "Firepower" and...
    Featured Metal Reviews 

Gameplay Videos

  • April 24, 2018 Luke Maudsley 0

    For the King [Updated]

    For the king is a Party based Rogelike where you herd a party of unqualified dumbasses into almost certain doom because all the professional heroes are dead.
    Featured Game Reviews 
  • Sea of Thieves
    April 8, 2018 Luke Maudsley 0

    Sea of Thieves

    Sea of Thieves Developer: Rare Released: March 20th 2018 Mode/type: multiplayer, action adventure Website: Official
    Featured Game Reviews 
  • Warhammer: Vermintide 2
    March 9, 2018 Luke Maudsley 0

    Warhammer: Vermintide II

    Warhammer: Vermintide II Developer: Fatshark Released: March 8th 2018 Mode/type: multiplayer, first-person action video game Website:...
    Featured Game Reviews 
  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance
    February 18, 2018 Luke Maudsley 0

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance

    Kingdom Come: Deliverance Developer: Warhorse Studios Released: Feb 13th 2018 Mode/type: Single-player, action role-playing Website: Official
    Featured Game Reviews 

Dungeon Synth

  • April 20, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    DUNGEON SYNTH DIGEST XXXV

    BASIC DS. Life on the Frontier I have been trying to come up with a name for this type of dungeon synth. Over the past couple of months and year I have seen a style of DS that leans towards the raw, lo-fi unrefined, and potentially crude. This...
    Dungeon Synth Featured 
  • Dungeon Synth Digest XXXIV
    March 15, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    DUNGEON SYNTH DIGEST XXXIV

    For weeks, you’ve been looking for adventure in this forsaken wilderness, with nothing much to show...
    Dungeon Synth Featured 
  • Dungeon Synth Digest XXXIII
    February 21, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    DUNGEON SYNTH DIGEST XXXIII

    You have arrived at the town of Stallanford, on the Duke’s Road. The town is bustling...
    Dungeon Synth Featured 
  • Dungeons Synth Digest XXXII
    January 24, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    DUNGEON SYNTH DIGEST XXXII

    The beautiful elven forest sleeps peacefully about you. Leafy green trees with trunks of silver and...
    Dungeon Synth Featured 

Tabletop & RPG

  • 1d4 Con
    April 18, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Worlds Apart: 1d4 Con

    I believe the final numbers, in terms of attendance for 1d4 Con was 297. This tabletop convention held at a Holiday Inn in Martinsburg West Virginia broke their previous attendance by about 20 or so people and the organizers were ecstatic at the numbers. This sort of enthusiasm...
    Featured Tabletop RPG 
  • Temple of Urgathoa
    March 31, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Pathfinder Log (5th Entry): Temple of Disease

    Godslayers Okay, so the temple isn’t called The Temple of Disease. It is actually the Temple...
    Featured Tabletop RPG 
  • March 31, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Casual Magic: Dominaria

    Thoughts and Reflections on Magic: The Gathering From Die Hard Casuals
    Featured Tabletop RPG 
  • March 22, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    MTG D&D: Army of the Damned

    If by chance you caught my previous article on adventuring in the planes of Magic: The...
    Featured Tabletop RPG 

Post Archive

  • POWERWOLF – Blessed & PossessedPOWERWOLF – Blessed & Possessed
    Your reaction to the name Powerwolf will tell you more than enough about whether the band is for you. If you hear “Powerwolf” and think “stupid tacky nonsense” then that’s more than likely going to be your response to the music. However, if you’re the sort of person whose response is more along the lines of “Shit yeah! Fucking wolves with power and shit!” then that’s a good sign. Basically, Powerwolf as a band has lived and dies on their audience’s ability to just fucking roll with whatever awesome nonsense...

Post Archive

  • MTG D&D: Army of the DamnedMTG D&D: Army of the Damned
    If by chance you caught my previous article on adventuring in the planes of Magic: The Gathering you will know that my Commander group plunged into the world of Innistrad with Dungeon and Dragons 5th Edition. Some of the highlights of these sessions was the knowledge of the plane as well as the flexibility of the 5e into making things fun and enjoyable. This was our 5th time working through Army of the Damned and by the conclusion I atleast found the whole experience invigorating.

Post Archive

  • LANCER – Second StormLANCER – Second Storm
    Lancer was actually somewhat of a surprise as their second album, Second Storm, came on a streaming queue while I was doing other things. It was not until halfway through the album that I realized what was playing. Holy shit, what is this sound. Holy shit, look at that cover. Holy shit, is this a Swedish band flying at the speed of light, below any known radar detection, all of this time? It is true, Lancer has existed for a couple of years and has been making decent records to...

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  • REVIEW: BORKNAGARREVIEW: BORKNAGAR
    To anyone who has been following Borknagar at all during their almost two-decade-long career, the sound of their newest album should come as no surprise. It picks up where 2010’s “Universal” left off: marking another step on their journey away from “kvlt” Black Metal toward a more measured, sophisticated sound. The path from alienating to accessible is one that many Metal bands have taken, but few have weathered it as well as this band. Though their sound has changed dramatically – this album sounds nothing like their savage 1996 debut...

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  • HIGHLANDER 3: The Final DimensionHIGHLANDER 3: The Final Dimension
    Highlander 3: The Final Dimension, also known as Highlander 3: The Sorcerer, Highlander III: The Final Conflict, and Highlander 3: The Magician is a lot like Beastmaster 3. Aside from viewing the third installment to both series within a weeks time, both franchises have striking similarities. Highlander, much like Beastmaster, …

Comic Review

  • MOUSE GUARD – The Black AxeMOUSE GUARD – The Black Axe
    This is a review of the third volume in David Petersen’s Mouse Guard. It also may be a possible summary and introduction for others not familiar with one of the more interesting fantasy comics in recent years. If one hasn’t read this story, stop here and go out and read …

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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...
    History 
  • 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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  • March 13, 2015 Kaptain Carbon 1

    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

  • 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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  • arion lord of atlantis
    February 28, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Arion: Lord of Atlantis (1981)

    I know what you are thinking. Yes, Arion is from Atlantis. Yes Aquaman is also from...
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  • Dungeons and Dragons
    November 23, 2016 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Dungeons and Dragons (2010)

    When you write a comic for the Dungeons and Dragons game, there are a few things...
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Art

  • February 26, 2018 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Weird Stories: The Life and Work of Hannes Bok

    Stumbling on Hannes Bok was much like anyone other random run in with a fantasy artist....
    Art Featured 
  • September 4, 2017 Kaptain Carbon 0

    Diminished by Nightmare: The Phantasmal Architectures of Monsù Desiderio

    Throughout my writing tenure at Hollywood Metal, I have always been into art — specifically fantasy...
    Art Featured 
  • May 31, 2017 Kaptain Carbon 0

    A Life Dreaming: The Fantasies of Richard Dadd

    I enjoy fantasy – a lot. Part of my dedications into the idea of fantasy have...
    Art Featured 

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