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Narrative by Fire From The Gods
Narrative by Fire From The Gods
2016 | Metal, Rock
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Album Rating
Instrumentation is melodic yet heavy. (1 more)
Jonathan Davis of Korn produced the album.
The vocalist's screams feel forced and weak. (1 more)
The album adds nothing new to the genre.
Fire From The Gods Punch Back In A Dying Genre
While vocalist AJ Channer has a steady flow in his Jamaican-style rapping, his growls and screaming still need a little practice. However, guitarists Jameson Teat and Drew Walker match his vocals and the heaviness he's trying to portray. They may not be at the levels of their producer just yet, but they're not a long way from that. Lyric subjects range from racial discrimination to following an unfit society, which line up to today's current events and issues. Recommended for fans of Sevendust and Skindred who want something new.
  
Leave No Trace  (2018)
Leave No Trace (2018)
2018 | Drama
Top-class drama from the people who brought you a bunch of other good films without getting famous for it. A troubled veteran lives with his daughter in a national park; he has a pathological need for privacy and independence; she loves her dad and so goes along with this, at least until the film starts.

Excellent performances, wonderfully clear and understated storytelling, and sense of humanity and generosity define what is by any measure an extremely fine film. It's about growing up and finding your own way in the world, but also about family and responsibility and lots of other things - yet it never feels heavy or preachy. Almost certain to prove one of the best of the year.
  
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
BlacKkKlansman (2018)
2018 | Biography, Comedy, Crime
I saw this movie around two weeks ago, and haven't been really able to decide on a number rating. I went between a 10, then an 8, but now I've settled on 9.
I haven't read the book, so I'm not sure how much the story was embellished and/or changed, but it was overall, an entertaining 'true story'. I know Spike Lee was drawing heavy parallels to today, which, is fine, but I think everyone would have still gotten the point without the last 5-10 minutes of news footage.
Adam Driver and John David Washington were a good team, and their work together was kind of what made the movie. The last scene on the phone was the best part of the movie.
  
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Honour and the Sword
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Presented as a series of transcripted interviews and extracts from memoirs or diaries rather than as a straight narrated story, and set in France during the time of the 30 years war (so, roughly the same timeas 'The Three Musketeers'), I can see why this novel has been described as a mix of Alexandre Dumas and Bernard Cornwell.

An enjoyable enough read, but not really a pick-up-and-read type of book: this one, I found, could be quite heavy going at times, mainly as it does require some serious commitment instead of my usual 10 minutes here, 1/2 an hour there (which meant, that by the time I was beginning to get back into it, it was time to put it down again!) ...
  
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James Koppert (2698 KP) rated 0:12 Revolution in Just Listening by Coalesce in Music

Nov 1, 2019 (Updated Nov 1, 2019)  
0:12 Revolution in Just Listening by Coalesce
0:12 Revolution in Just Listening by Coalesce
1999 | Indie, Jazz, Metal, Punk, Rock
10
9.0 (2 Ratings)
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Those riffs. They are huge (0 more)
They didn't tour the UK with this release. (0 more)
The heaviest groove train
It's hard to choose which is the best, Botch: We are the Romans, Dillinger Escape Plan: Calculating Infinity, Converge:Jane Doe or this by Converge. Converge always were incredible from the first release to now the consistency has been superb but this, for me has been their pinicle.
So what do they sound like? Well imagine the grooviest riffs by Zeppelin but infinitely heavier, throw in some jazz timing and some of the most gravelly roars the human throat can muster and this is Coalesce. The sounds are great slabs that smash you across the head. It's just so damn heavy and so damn groovy at the same time. Incredible.
  
The Island Decides
The Island Decides
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
This book did a good job of helping me envision life on Maui during the late 60s and early 70s. The imagery was beautiful and has definitely inspired me to visit the island of Maui on my next trip to Hawaii. However, the main character, Carrie Ann, was not always likable to me. I found her extremely naive and a bit annoying at times. Also, prepare yourself for some heavy topics towards the end. All in all I enjoyed the book, but due to my dislike towards Carrie Ann during certain points and some minor grammar errors, I give it 4 stars.

*Although I did receive this book for free through Goodreads First Reads, all of my thoughts and opinions are my own.
  
    Farming Evolution

    Farming Evolution

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Britt Daniel recommended Wreck-A-Pum-Pum by Prince Buster in Music (curated)

 
Wreck-A-Pum-Pum by Prince Buster
Wreck-A-Pum-Pum by Prince Buster
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"There's a lot of personality to this album. A lot of really funny, sly lyrics. Slyly dirty lyrics. I didn't know Prince Buster whatsoever but a guy I did an interview with in Australia gave me a CDR, it was back when you shared CDRs, and this CDR had a bunch of albums on it, including the first Deerhunter record I ever heard and then this album. I kind of didn't think that any of this music would be good but I imported it anyway and I just started listening and then slowly every now and then something would reveal itself and this was one of the two that really had a huge impact. It's a fun and funny record. It's not heavy but it's very cool. "

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