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0 MetalSucks Video Premiere: Montreal's GROWLER CHOIR Performs "The Dayking"
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· Growler Choir · Music News
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Montreal, QC – October 30, 2019
MetalSucks Video Premiere: Montreal's GROWLER CHOIR Performs "The Dayking"
Montreal's Growler Choir (Le Choeur Des Growlers in French) was dreamt up by composer Pierre-Luc Senécal in 2016. What may have been a wild fantasy for many metalheads was finally brought to fruition in May 2019 in co-production with Le Vivier et Codes d'Accès when the eighteen member choir took the stage for their first public performance.
Comprised solely of metal growlers, the choir blends metal and contemporary music in a way that is groundbreaking. In their debut performance conducted by Senécal, the Growler Choir performed the dramatic words from the poem "The Dayking" by Fortner Anderson backed with a reinforced sound arsenal. The Growler Choir does more than emphasize vocal techniques specific to the genre of extreme metal, they explore the sonic potential of the voice to demonstrate its extraordinary properties, both sensual and monstrous.
They thoroughly delighted the audience, many of whom sat on opposite ends of the musical spectrum. The one of a kind performance was recorded so that music lovers everywhere can witness this very unique event.
The Growler Choir innovates on several levels. On one hand, it materializes an almost mythical idea of metal music; on the other hand, it renews the archetypes of a genre by approaching them in an experimental spirit. In short, they are making contemporary and metal music more approachable for new audiences.
To watch this incredible spectacle, please visit the following link via MetalSucks.net HERE.
"The Dayking" featured:
Samuel Arseneau-Roy (Basalte)
Laurent Bellemare (Basalte, Sutrah)
Roxana Bouchard (Your Last Wish)
David Caron-Proulx (Entheos)
Corinne Cardinal (Valfreya)
Sébastien Croteau (Necrotic Mutation)
Étienne Dufresne (ex-Deathbringer)
Jessica Dupré (Fall of Stasis)
Pascal Germain-Berardi (ex-Archetype)
Marie-Claude Gosselin (ex-Illicit)
Patrick Goyette (Hymnosis)
Marie-Hélène Landry (Obsolete Mankind)
Philippe Langelier (Bookakee)
Jeffrey Mac Dermott (Hands of Despair)
Yann Pouliot (Reign the Sky)
Étienne Roy-Bourque (ex-Nephilim)
Mikaïl Standjofski-Figols (ex-Sanguine Glacialis)
François Toutée (ex-Hybrid Chaos)
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0 Doomed & Stoned Video Premiere: Get Ready To Be Rocked With Doom 'An Blue's New Video "Two-Bit Son of A Bitch"
· Doom 'An Blue · Music News
Doomed & Stoned Video Premiere: Get Ready To Be Rocked With Doom 'An Blue's New Video "Two-Bit Son of A Bitch"
L-R – Jimmy Antle – Drums, Lee Whiskey – Guitars
Photo Credit – Mihaela Petrescu Photography
Doom 'An Blue from Montréal, QC have brand new spanking video for their single "Two Bit Son of a Bitch". Self-described as "earth-shaking sounds with no goddamn bounds!", Doom 'An Blue is the warm rock 'n roll hug you need as winter encroaches.
The single is a fan favourite at live gigs so it was only natural for it to become the first video for this intrepid duo of Jimmy Antle and Lee Whiskey who say that, "This track is a great representation of the core of Doom 'An Blue. This is the tip of the iceberg that sank the Titanic, get your life jacket ready!"
Since 2018, Antle and Whiskey have, in their words, "conspired that the sounds, shapes, and possibilities of the project were to be left as limitless as the music which we would spawn; therefore inviting as many or as few collaborators from all ends of the musical universe as we feel are just right for each composition."
This mindset and drive mean a Doom 'An Blue performance can include as many as 30 guests who throw their talent together to create passionate and lively rock 'n roll.
Get your feet ready for stomping and your beers ready for drinking because Doom 'An Blue is bringing catchy rock straight to your ears!
The video is being premiered via DoomedAndStoned.com at the following link HERE.
Show Dates:
Dec 6 – Montreal, QC – Piranha Bar
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0 DIZASTRA's Music Video 'Vae Victus' Will Make You Saddle Up Your Dragon & Ride Through Hell
· Dizastra · Music News
Montreal, QC – July 22, 2019
For fans of Skeletonwitch, Dissection, Watain, Celtic Frost, Sepultura
DIZASTRA's Music Video 'Vae Victus' Will Make You Saddle Up Your Dragon & Ride Through Hell
From the bowels of Satan's lair, DIZASTRA has come. After a long wait for their first full-length album, fans can expect to be massacred with "Elder Sun" coming later in 2019.
Following up the 2015 EP 'Hell' s Gate', Montreal based DIZASTRA summons unholy ferocity in their music merging the sounds of black, thrash and melodic heavy metal to coagulate is a distinct sound.
'Vae Victus' is the first single from the upcoming album "Elder Sun". The anthem to riding a dragon through Hades, this track combines all the elements of what makes heavy metal what it is. Bringing together shrieking vocals, pummeling drums, cosmic-threatening bass, and electrifying (literally) solos, 'Vae Victus' rides triumph through listeners ears.
The video for 'Vae Victus' demonstrates their meager budget and Tolkien level storytelling in a compelling tale of time travel and high adventure. Wizards, warriors, battle, and friendship all come together to dazzle viewers across the globe.
Your steed awaits for a blasphemous sojourn into the abyss.
Watch 'Vae Victus' here.
The single is available for stream and download on Spotify, Apple Music, and all other major online retailers.
Song Credits:
Written and Performed by: Dizastra
Mixed, Mastered and Recorded by: Carl Roberge
Produced by: Carl Roberge and Dizastra
From the bowels of Satan's lair, Dizastra has come. Their story begins with veteran performer of Quebec's Heavy Montreal music festival and Wacken Metal Battle Canada finalist Matt Conti. He joined forces with Denis Stoisin. Together they mixed melody with ferocity, merging the sounds of Black, Thrash, and Melodic Heavy Metal. Within a year of forming, Dizastra released their first EP titled "Hell's Gate" in 2015. The release brought them recognition as a rising force within the Quebec Heavy Metal scene and national acclaim.
Dizastra's line-up was solidified in the summer of 2017 with the addition of Nathan Afilalo of Dissension on bass and Petey Giampa of Venomenon on drums. The contributions of these new members summoned new speed and malice to the group's sound. With the band firmly established, they dug their heels in the trenches and began writing material for their first full-length album.
At long last, the wait is finally over. "Elder Sun" is the next chapter in Dizastra's legacy that will guarantee them a place amongst Heavy Metal's elite. Set for release in the fall of 2019, the "Elder Sun" rises.
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0 MOUNTAIN DUST Premiere Music Video For Southern Doom Banger 'Stop Screaming' via Metal Injection
· Mountain Dust · Music News
Montreal, QC – June 12, 2019
MOUNTAIN DUST Premiere Music Video For Southern Doom Banger 'Stop Screaming' via Metal Injection
Set To Play Heavy Montreal July 28th
Scheduled to perform at the world-renowned Heavy Montreal on July 28th, Montreal's MOUNTAIN DUST has a new music video streaming on Metal Injection for their track 'Stop Screaming' in support of the band's latest album "Seven Storms", which was released last year. The audio for the video was actually recorded live off the floor and is not a lip-synced visual.
The band adds:
"We wanted to make sure that the video captured the heaviness and epic drama of the song and decided that making a truly live video shot from multiple angles in an impressive location like the Corona Theatre was the right approach. The theatre is like the 5th member of the band. It contributes so much vibe and even adds to the sound. We are very happy with the results."
As regulars on the international festival circuit, they have toured extensively through Europe and made their place on several international charts. The grimey video is packed full of doomy southern rock vibes that is both melodic and heavy, with enough punch to keep listeners moving.
"Five out of five Satan salutes for Mountain Dust…the music breathed, but it breathed like Godzilla…Imagine Zeppelin on their first American tour, pre-superstardom; that's the impression Mountain Dust left in their wake." – CultMTL
Watch the video over on Metal Injection: https://metalinjection.net/video/mountain-dust-will-blow-you-away-with-their-live-performance-of-stop-screaming
"Seven Storms" is available on the band's online store (CD, Vinyl) here, Spotify, Bandcamp, and all other major online retailers.
1. Seven Storms (3:46)
2. White Bluffs (3:35)
3. Turn You In (5:11)
4. Inside The Rift (3:10)
5. You Could (4:11)
6. Into The Depths (3:46)
7. Witness Marks (5:44)
8. Old Chills (4:18)
9. Stop Screaming (7:06)
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Montreal's Mountain Dust returned in 2018 with a powerful sophomore album entitled "Seven Storms". The band is on track to further differentiate themselves from the modern rock herd with even more diverse instrumentation and songwriting prowess than their first effort, 2016's "Nine Years", which was well received the world over and secured them a deal with German boutique stoner rock imprint Kozmik Artifactz.
"Seven Storms" remains rooted in the heavy rock styles that emerged in the late 1960s/early '70s but uniquely includes references to emotive soundscapes and cinematic "Spaghetti Western" scores. Vocalist Brendan Mainville continues to use descriptive imagery and clever storytelling to paint vivid pictures of both pain and triumph.
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0 BLACKGUARD Announce New Album "STORM" Coming In 2019 + First Show In Four Years In Toronto March 22nd
· BLACKGUARD · Music News
Montreal, QC – January 21, 2019
BLACKGUARD Announce New Album "STORM" Coming In 2019 + First Show In Four Years In Toronto
March 22 – Coalition – Toronto, ON w/ Crimson Shadows
Seminal Canadian melodic death/folk metal band BLACKGUARD announces their first show in over four years as well as their plans to independently release their long-awaited fourth studio album "STORM" in 2019 to follow their 2011 full length "Firefight" on Victory Records and 2009's "Profugus Mortis" released on Sumerian and Nuclear Blast.
The band made the following announcement via their facebook page.
"It is with great pleasure that we can finally start sharing with you our plans for this year! We will be playing our first show in four years at Coalition in Toronto on March 22nd with CRIMSON SHADOWS (Napalm Records) and BOREALIS (AFM Records)! This will be one hell of a fun show with some of our oldest friends so come out and make this a night no one will forget.
Details / pre-order info for our new album "STORM" will be revealed in the coming weeks and of course, some new music for everyone to sink their teeth into. It's been a long time coming, but we're finally here so stay tuned!
We would like to take this time to thank all of you from the bottom of our black hearts for your continuing support for this musical entity that has been such a huge part of our lives for so long. This next chapter in our history is a return to our roots, we're going at this alone again without the shackles of business obligations that brought us to the brink in the past. This is a labor of love beyond the typical metrics of "success" or "failure" and sharing this piece of us with you is our apotheosis.
And finally, for those who don't know how this all began….
Our out of print first record "So It Begins…" under our original name "Profugus Mortis" is now available for download on our Bandcamp page (https://blackguardmtl.bandcamp.com/album/so-it-begins-5) for 5$. It's a trip to hear the band's evolution to what we are now and we hope you will enjoy this glimpse into our history.
March 22 – Toronto, ON – Coalition
Music video – Firefight (off "Firefight" on Victory Records (2011) – https://youtu.be/JEuPbDOFxow
Album Streams "Profugus Mortis" and "Firefight":
– https://open.spotify.com/artist/6babBcPlEkSZCsXKf7wFnD
Blackguard broke into the international scene with their 2009 sophomore album Profugus Mortis(Sumerian/Nuclear Blast records) and their 2011 follow up Firefight (Victory Records). They quickly gained a reputation as a dominating live act and relentless touring machine, participating in 18 national tours in 5 years playing with Epica, Sabaton, Deicide, Finntroll, The Summer Slaughter tour, Pagan Fest, Kamelot and many more.
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0 Band Submissions Now Open For Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2019; One Unsigned Canadian Band To Play Wacken Open Air 2019
· Music News · Wacken Metal Battle Canada
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Band Submissions Now Open For Wacken Metal Battle Canada 2019
One Unsigned Canadian Band To Play Wacken Open Air 2019
Free Download – Vol 5. Compilation featuring over 3 Hours of Canadian Metal – here.
Wacken Metal Battle Canada Promo Video here.
Video of 2018 Champion Centuries of Decay at Wacken Open Air here.
One band to rule them all! Going on its sixth year, Wacken Metal Battle Canada returns to present one unsigned Canadian band to conquer hundreds and perform at the world's largest metal festival, Wacken Open Air. The 2019 line up includes Sabaton, Parkway Drive, Demons & Wizards, Powerwolf, Airbourne, Rose Tattoo, Within Temptation, Meshuggah and many more. Full details here.
Year six of these battles is a very exciting one because for the first time, Wacken Metal Battle Canada will be expanding to St. John's, NL and Halifax, NS to make the competition officially coast to coast. Full list of participating regions listed below.
ON – Toronto
ON – Hamilton
ON – Ottawa
QC – Montreal
QC – Quebec City
SK – Saskatoon
AB – Calgary
AB – Edmonton
BC – Vancouver/Lower Mainland
BC – Island
BC – Interior
NL – St. John's
NS – Halifax
In addition to the expansion to the East coast, Wacken Metal Battle Canada will be hosting the 2019 national final for the first time in Western Canada. The host city will be Calgary, AB, moving it from Toronto, ON, where the national final has been held for the last 5 years.
Wacken Metal Battle Canada organizer JJ Tartaglia comments:
"I think these new changes for 2019 will be a big help in keeping the Metal Battle Canada exciting for both the bands and the audience. The idea of moving around the national final has been tossed around for a while now, so holding the finals in Calgary this year will be a refreshing twist on the structure. And the East Coast! As a Maritimer myself, I couldn't be happier with the addition of Halifax and St. John's, now making these events truly coast to coast."
Winner of this year's Wacken Metal Battle Canada national final will receive $2,000 CAD towards airfare to travel and perform at the 30th edition of Wacken Open Air taking place from August 1st – 3rd, 2019 in Wacken, Germany. The Canadian champion will also have the opportunity to win monetary and gear prizes from the international Wacken Metal Battle. International prizes listed below plus more info can be found here.
Winners of the International Wacken Metal Battle will receive cash and other prizes (2019 prizes still to be announced)
2018 Prizes were the following:
– Slot to play at the Full Metal Holiday Festival in Mallorca including flight and accommodation
– 5000€ from the Wacken Foundation and more!
– 3000€ from the company Pohl-Boskamp and more!
Bands interested in participating in 2019 battles can apply at http://www.metalbattle.ca
Deadline to submit is Dec 21st.
List of previous Canadian winners:
Centuries of Decay (2018)
Profaner (2016)
Vesperia (2015)
Mutank (2014)
Crimson Shadows (2013)
Wacken Metal Battle Canada is part of an international competition that sees bands from across the country battle each other for the chance of winning their spot among 29 other countries' champions, and representing the Canada in an international battle of the bands at the world's largest outdoor metal festival: Wacken Open Air, which has been taking place in Wacken , Germany for the last 29 years. The winner of Wacken Metal Battle Canada will perform at the 2019 festival taking place from August 1st – 3rd.
Official Website: http://www.metalbattle.ca
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Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/WackenMetalBattleCAN
For more info on Wacken Open Air, please visit http://www.wacken.com
2018 Battles Sponsors:
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0 Fractal Cypher – Prelude To An Impending Outcome (EP) (2018)
· EPKs · Fractal Cypher
Fractal Cypher – Prelude To An Impending Outcome (EP) (2018)
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For fans of Symphony X, Dream Theater, Scar Symmetry, Sonata Arctica, Kamelot
#5 on VOIR (Montreal weekly) Top 2016 Quebec Artists for debut album "The Human Paradox"
"an enormously talented band" – Progressive Music Planet
"Montreal has another very hot iron in the fire of metal" – Metal Observer
"their style is tailor made to resonate with fans of Dream Theater and Symphony X, but without the thick layer of pretentiousness that follows the former around." – Sorrow Eternal
"If you've ever wanted a hearty progressive mix of old and new, then look no further. Imagine Dream Theater and Pagan's Mind thrown into a melting pot and then given a modern makeover. Do you like the sound of that? I do, which is why I like Fractal Cypher." – Wonderbox Metal
"La production se veut impeccable, les compositions sont copieuses au niveau des arrangements et Fractal Cypher possède cette qualité qui se veut bien importante pour le genre : allier la complexité musicale avec des mouvements sonores accrocheurs." – Voir
"Montréal Quintet Fractal Cypher aren't one of those bands you can easily categorise. Mixing a blend of Power Metal in the vein of Sonata Arctica and Avantasia, but with an aggressive, progressive and technical edge that would sit comfortably along-side the likes of Devin Townsend or Scar Symmetry. Much like the title of their album 'The Human Paradox', the mixing of these styles would seem somewhat paradoxical, however they are successfully and seamlessly blended to work cohesively with one another… they're definitely one to keep an eye on, that's for sure." – Loud Stuff
Line Up From L to R : Steven Cope (Drums), Tommy Fradette (Bass), Simon Lavoie (Vocals), Ludovick Daoust (Keyboards), Vincent Bruneau (Guitars)
Photo Credits : Eric Sanchez Photography
Fractal Cypher exists to captivate audiences with progressive instrumentals that cut through the mesmerizing vocals and provide a new perspective on each listen. Straight out of the heart of Canada's metal scene, these Montreal metallers constantly shift their compositions with seamless transitions and theatrical interludes to keep audiences on their toes.
Since 2014, Simon Lavoie (vocals), Ludovick Daoust (keyboard), Vincent Bruneau (guitar), Tommy Fradette (bass) and Steven Cope (drums) have been committed to a constant evolution; the powerful quintet is just as versatile in their music as they are in their musical interests, darting between djent and classic rock whilst anchoring on a power and death metalcore.
Their debut album 'The Human Paradox' was released in September of 2016, with the follow-up EP 'Prelude To An Impending Outcome' slated to be revealed in November of 2018. If reception to the previous album is any indication of the talents of Fractal Cypher, this next release is sure to be a masterwork.
LONG BIO:
Since 2014, ex-Far From Reality members Simon Lavoie (vocals), Ludovick Daoust (keyboard), and Vincent Bruneau (guitar) have dedicated themselves to Fractal Cypher and with the addition of Tommy Fradette on bass and Steven Cope on drums, they are set to bring their message to the metal world.
Quoted as calling their music puzzling, the band follows a theme that starts with their band name, Bruneau elaborates: "Fractal is a term employed most of the time to describe a geometric shape or a design. It's a geometric form or object that constantly evolves from its initial shape. Cypher means a secret method of writing to transmit a message or a code. We thought it would be cool to put the two concepts together, which means a repeating secret code that constantly evolves on itself, so it's finally a message that can never be found."
Committed to a constant evolution, the powerful quintet is just as versatile in their music as they are in their musical interests, darting between djent and classic rock whilst anchoring on a power and death metalcore. Each song acts of its own volition almost taking control of the members and shaping a personality and energy, not unlike a living entity. Ludovick is at the helm of songwriting; calculating and unlocking each melody before Lavoie becomes the voice for each piece.
Their debut album 'The Human Paradox' produced by Chris Donaldson (Cryptopsy, The Agonist, Beyond Creation, Neuraxis) was released in September of 2016, with the follow up EP 'Prelude To An Impending Outcome' (also produced by Donaldson) slated to be revealed in November of 2018. If reception to the previous album is any indication of the talents of Fractal Cypher, this next release is sure to be a masterwork.
1. Coming Back To Life
2. The Grandeur Of It All
3. From The Above And To The Stars
4. Red Lady
All songs performed by: Fractal Cypher
All songs were written by: Music By Ludovick Daoust, Lyrics by Simon Lavoie and Ludovick Daoust
Produced by: Ludovick Daoust and Christian Donaldson
Mixed and mastered by: Christian Donaldson
Album Artwork by: Silent Q Desing
Album Line Up:
Vincent Bruneau (Guitars)
Ludovick Daoust (Keyboards)
Simon Lavoie (Vocal)
Tommy Fradette (Bass)
Steven Cope (Drums)
Live Line Up:
Yoan Marier-Proulx (live session guitarist)
Shared stage with: Hammerfall, The Agonist, Heaven's Cry, Gone In April, Angra, The Last Scattering, Bookakee, Decadawn, Pyramid Theorem, Cydemind, Universe Effects.
Festivals and Tours
March 2018 , Québec mini tour with Gone In April (members of Quo Vadis and Beyond Creation)
FME fest Rouyn Noranda – March 2018
Prelude To An Impending Outcome (EP) (2018)
The Human Paradox– Full length (LP) (2016)
0 EPK – The Great Sabatini – Goodbye Audio (2018)
· EPKs · The Great Sabatini
The Great Sabatini – Goodbye Audio (2018)
For fans of Melvins, Unsane, Neurosis, Metz, KEN mode, and Today Is The Day
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Sales links: Bandcamp | Big Cartel
Record Label(s): No List Records, Ancient Temple Records, No Why Records, Pink Lemonade
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"The other half is a wall of incredibly weighty, borderline-doom metal wailing, contingent upon instrumental tones that constrict like pythons and don't let go." – Stereogum
"…hails from further out in left-field with more peaks and valleys than the heads-down-tits-up sludgy rock they fire at you from the stage…these dudes have a 90s alt-rock edge grinding against their love affair with riffs that crash bolts of lightning into stacks of Orange amps in delivering a rumbling calling card of hellacious noise." – Decibel Magazine
"In 2012, the unpredictability and wickedness of Matterhorn and the gritty violence of the companion release The Royal We established the group as one to watch closely; Dog Years confirms that attention was well worth it." – Exclaim! Magazine
"The Great Sabatini are not just playing by-the-numbers sludge, but rather mixing things up, and transposing their punk attitude into new forms of musical expression beyond what you might be expecting." – The Sleeping Shaman
LABEL: No List Records, Ancient Temple Records, Pink Lemonade, No Why Records
DISTRIBUTION: Independent
1. Still Life With Maggots (2:06)
2. Dog Years (4:21)
3. Strip Mall or, The Pursuit Of Crappiness Parts 1-4 (3:11)
4. You're Gonna Die (Unsatisfied) (3:28)
5. Tax Season In Dreamland (4:06)
6. Brute Cortege (3:16)
7. Hand Of Unmaking (14:06)
Album Length: 34:37
Sales link: Bandcamp | Big Cartel | Spotify
• All songs were written and performed by The Great Sabatini
• Produced by: Sean Pearson (Cursed, Shallow North Dakota)
• Mixed by: Scott Evans (Kowloon Walled City)
• Mastered by: Carl Saff (Kowloon Walled City, Big Business, KEN mode)
• Album Artwork by: Sean Arsenian/Marisa Parisella
Available on Spotify, ITunes, and Bandcamp
Album and live Band Line-Up:
Sean Sabatini (guitar/vocals)
Joey Sabatini (bass/vocals)
Rob Sabatini (guitar/vocals)
Steve Sabatini (drums/vocals)
L-R – Rob Sabatini (guitar/vocals), Joey Sabatini (bass/vocals), Steve Sabatini (drums/vocals), and Sean Sabatini (guitar/vocals)
Photo credit: Dave Levitt Photography
Since forming in Montreal, Canada in late 2007, The Great Sabatini has released four EPs and four full length albums, and logged seemingly endless tour dates around North America and Europe. The music is an aggressive mixture of noise rock, doom, hardcore, and metal wrapped up in a burly sludge aesthetic.
The intrepid Sabatini's; Sean (guitar/vocals), Joey (bass/vocals), Rob (guitar/vocals), and Steve (drums/vocals) got together with the intention of pursuing their musical dreams with similar goals: slow it down, tune it down, turn it up and keep screaming. With all four of them belting out the lyrics, they play loud, and with conviction.
The raw sound compliments the persistent theme of mortality that the new album centers on, with Sean concocted most of the lyrics for, but with heavy input from his band mates. Going forward, The Great Sabatini is less focused on complicating their parts and set on being direct along with working together and highlighting each other's strengths.
The years of hard work have paid off and to date The Great Sabatini has released an extensive catalogue of recorded works: 'Burning Wilderness' EP (2008); 'Sad Parade Of Yesterdays' (2009); 'Napoleon Sodomite' EP (2011); 'The Royal We' EP (2011); 'Matterhorn' (2012); 'Dog Years' (2014); a split with Anthesis (2015); a split with Godstopper (2016); and 'Goodbye Audio' (2018). To amplify on this impressive discography they have also toured extensively across North America and Europe.
After working together for 11 years, the band has refined their heartfelt noisy sludge to perfection. Overcoming situations that prohibit them from getting together often, demos and samples are passed around amongst themselves until a final cohesive body of work is completed. Their upcoming album "Goodbye Audio" due out November 16th, 2018 is a prime example of the harmony and aptitude that can only come from over a decade of being together; it's a more robust and evolved sound, but still maintaining the caustic energy they had when they started.
When asked about "Goodbye Audio", they responded: '
"We're trying to give people a raw-ass document of abrasive sludge and noise rock in the most hi-fi package possible. We're not interested in polish or smoothing over any rough edges… just achieving something of high sonic quality that presents the band that we are today…"
The raw sound only compliments the persistent theme of mortality that the new album centers on, with Sean concocted most of the lyrics for, but with heavy input from his band mates. Going forward, The Great Sabatini is less focused on complicating their parts and set on being direct along with working together and highlighting each other's strengths.
"Goodbye Audio" will be available on vinyl from No List Records, Ancient Temple Records and No Why Records. Cassette version will be available from Pink Lemonade and feature an exclusive bonus track "Drain The Swamp" only available on that format. Digital download available on TGS' Bandcamp here.
Goodbye Audio (Full Length) (2018)
Split Tape with Godstopper (2016)
Split mini CD with Anthesis (2015)
Dog Years (Full Length) (2014)
Matterhorn (Full Length) (2012)
The Royal We (EP) (2012)
Napoleon Sodomite (EP) (2011)
Sad Parade Of Yesterdays (Full Length) (2009)
Burning Wilderness (EP) (2008)
Shared the stage with:
Yautja, Pyrrhon, KEN mode, Kvelertak, Today Is The Day, Coliseum, Metz, Valient Thor, CKY, Godstopper, Indian, Dopethrone, Fuck The Facts, and Hivesmasher.
Tour Dates & Festivals:
4 date stretch of Canadian cities on the Yautja/Pyrrhon tour November 2017
European tour November 2015
Fall North American Tour September 17-October 6, 2014
Western Canada/USA tour May 22-June 13, 2014
Calgary Metal Fest (2014)
Eastern Canada tour August 28-September 4, 2013
European tour April 2-April 27, 2013
Western USA/Canada Tour September 28 -October 19, 2012
Midwestern USA/Canada Tour August 2-August 13, 2012
Arsonfest (2012)
North American Tour March 1-March 24 2012
Eastern Canada Tour with KEN Mode August 4-August 14, 2011
North American Tour March 9-April 3rd, 2011
Full North American tour Sept 29-Oct 31, 2010
Eastern USA tour May 13-May 22, 2010
Eastern Canada tour February 11-February 20, 2010
East coast Canada tour September 19-September 28, 2008
Coast to coast Canadian tour February 29-April 5, 2008
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0 Montreal's FRACTAL CYPHER Unveil Track Listing & Artwork For "Prelude To An Impending Outcome"
· Fractal Cypher · Music News
Montreal, QC – September 25, 2018
Montreal's FRACTAL CYPHER Unveil Track Listing & Artwork For "Prelude To An Impending Outcome"
New Mini-Album Promises A "Roller Coaster of Genres"
Montreal prog quartet FRACTAL CYPHER are getting ready to release their mini-album "Prelude To An Impending Outcome" in November and have just unveiled the artwork and the track listing. This 4 song mini-album promises to be a roller coaster of genres across completely different sounding songs with intimate lyrics influenced by personal experiences.
"Prelude To An Impending Outcome is a mini album of 4 songs that are completely different from one to another to create a maximum roller coaster effect and make it non linear and interesting to listen to. The clash of style is more important and more obvious than our previous album, but the songs have gained in maturity in term of songwriting and sound. The vibe of this album is really more intimate, due to the lyrics and the overall ambiance/universe of the songs. The melodic side of the band is still really present, offering catchy vocal lines and outstanding solos all over the songs." – FRACTAL CYPHER
Each track has a different prominent genre influence from power ballad, blues, djent and jazz with the band's heavy and melodic base as an anchor. The album artwork was done by Silent Q Design out of Montreal and foreshadows the moody and existential prog metal that lies within. Although this album is more intimate with different textures and influences, the reception to its predecessor should be a prime indication of the talents of FRACTAL CYPHER; this next release is sure to be a masterwork.
1. Coming Back To Life (10:13)
2. The Grandeur Of It All (6:52)
3. From The Above And To The Stars (8:04)
4. Red Lady (9:30)
Mini-Album Length: 34:30
"Prelude To An Impending Outcome" will be self released on November 8th 2018.
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Since 2014, Simon Lavoie (vocals), Ludovick Daoust (keyboard), Vincent Bruneau (guitar), Tommy Fradette (bass) and Steven Cope (drums) have been committed to a constant evolution; the powerful quintet is just as versatile in their music as they are in their musical interests, darting between djent and classic rock whilst anchoring on a power and death metal core.
Their debut album 'The Human Paradox' was released in September of 2016, with the follow up mini-album 'Prelude To An Impending Outcome' slated to be revealed in November of 2018.
0 EPK – Atria – New World Nightmare (DEBUT EP) (2018)
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Atria – New World Nightmare (EP)
For fans of In Flames, Soilwork, Arch Enemy, Trivium
Distribution: CDN Records
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L-R – Tim Ross (guitar), Brent Westmoreland (bass), Tom Emmans (vocals), Matt McGuire (drums), and Travis McGinnis (guitar)
Atria is a anthemic metal band from Ontario, Canada that plays heavy, yet catchy music with prime influences including Lamb of God, Soilwork, Tool and Slipknot. Founded by Tom Emmans (vocals) and Tim Ross (guitar) in August of 2017, they recruited Matt McGuire (drummer), Brent Westmoreland (bass) and Travis McGinnis (guitar) to fill out the lineup and have played a handful of shows and festivals with a great response and are hungry for more.
The debut release for the band, New World Nightmare EP, is due November 16th, 2018 and is just a teaser of what is to be expected from the band. Not just sticking with the usual heavy formula of the genre, they also add plenty of synth and orchestral parts and experiment with varying degrees of technicality. Even as a relatively new band, Atria is finding their place in the Canadian underground scene and making their name known amongst a wide variety of metal fans.
Atria is a anthemic metal band from Ontario, Canada that plays heavy, yet catchy music with prime influences including Lamb of God, Soilwork, Tool and Slipknot.
Founded by Tom Emmans (vocals) and Tim Ross (guitar) in August of 2017, the band takes its name from a music venue in a nearby city at which Emmans and Ross played their first gig at with a different band. The experiences had at that place resonated enough to be cemented as the band's moniker. Eventually they recruited Matt McGuire (drummer), Brent Westmoreland (bass) and Travis McGinnis (guitar) to fill out the lineup and have played a handful of shows and festivals with a great response and are hungry for more.
The debut release for the band, New World Nightmare EP, is due November 16th, 2018 and is just a teaser of what is to be expected from the band. Not just sticking with the usual heavy formula of the genre, they also add plenty of synth and orchestral parts and experiment with varying degrees of technicality. Emmans expands on his vision for the band's direction: "I've always been a fan of catchy choruses. I like when bands can bring something dark and heavy but also give me something to sing along to. We've tried to do that with our new single and I think we've accomplished that. Also the lyrics have a great deal of depth and personal meaning to them. The rest of the album is much heavier but there are still plenty of good hooks worked in there."
Even as a relatively new band, Atria is finding their place in the Canadian underground scene and making their name known amongst a wide variety of metal fans.
Atria – New World Nightmare (2018)
Release date: Nov 16, 2018
1. New World Nightmare
2. Someone With Me
3. Less Than Equal
4. Follow You Home
EP Length: 24:24
Distribution: CDN Records | Distrokid
Sales link: Bandcamp
All songs were written and performed by Atria
Produced and mixed by Jon Howard
Mastered by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound
Album Artwork: Mikio Murakami at Silent Q Design
Available on Spotify, ITunes, Amazon, Google Play, iHeartRadio
Album Line up and Live Line Up :
Tom Emmans – Vocals
Tim Ross – Guitar
Travis McGinnis– Guitar
Brent Westmoreland – Bass
Matt McGuire – Drums
2018 – New World Nightmare (DEBUT)
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Sand volleyball court open at Washington Park
By Brendan LaChance on July 22, 2019
(Courtesy of the City of Casper)
CASPER, Wyo. — Casperites can now get their toes in the sand and play volleyball together at Washington Park.
Renovations of the sand volleyball court there are complete, according to a July 19 news release from the City of Casper Parks and Recreation Department.
"'Parks staff excavated the old court, added new sand and formal borders, and installed a new net,' stated Parks Manager Randy Norvelle."
The court can be reserved for $2 per hour, but people can also use it for free on a first-come basis if it has not been reserved.
Pole pads and adjustable boundary lines can be borrowed from the Casper Recreation Center with a $200 deposit.
The sand volleyball court is located east of the tennis courts at Washington Park.
"Reservations are available through the Casper Recreation Center and can be made by calling (307) 235-8403," the release says. "More information can be found at www.casperwy.gov."


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The term "pay to slay" refers to a PA law which assigns payments to terrorists and their families for acts of terror. In the case of his father, Avni said, the terrorists who killed him and their families will receive some $3 million for their crime from the PA.
Israel is the only nation in the world that is the subject of a permanent agenda item by the UN Humans Rights Council. It is expected that the council will consider seven reports against Israel in its upcoming session. The number of reports and resolutions targeting Israel by the UNHRC is more than that of any other country, including Iran and Syria.


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The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Пробую руками удалить его из файловой системы, пишет, что файл используется процессом IIS Worker Process и не может быть изменён. Как только я приостанавливаю IIS, файл становится доступен для удаления.
Пробовала дать все права на доступ к файлу, но это не помогло.
Подскажите пожалуйста, в чём может быть проблема, и как её решить?

A: Ваш файл удерживается процессом, т.к. в коде есть окрытый handle на этот файл.
Вы можете переписать код так что бы все открываемые файлы были в операторе using или корректно вызывать метод Dispose у открываемых файлов (например в секции try finally)
Так же вы можете переименовать файл через PInvoke используя специальную функцию  - MoveFileEx указав на входе флаг MOVEFILE_DELAY_UNTIL_REBOOT и задав имя в NULL и тогда ваш файл будет удален после перезагрузки системы.

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Want to add variety to your dog's diet? Well, look no further than Cooking with Canines: 30 Fun Recipes for Man's Best Friend! by Michelle Day. The author uses fresh ingredients like fruits, vegetables, oatmeal, and peanut butter to create lip smacking goodies to feed your precious pooches.
Obesity can occur in dogs from overconsumption. You can prevent this from happening by cooking your own homemade treats and handing them out sparingly. If you're training your dog and want to reward his or her efforts, create smaller servings that way you can award your pup without increasing his or her calorie intake. I've fallen in love with The Honest Kitchen's "Pecks" treats for Opal and Dixie. With only .6 calories per treat, Pecks are made using 100% Human Grade Barley Flour, Filtered Water, Molasses, Buffalo, Eggs, Organic Virgin Coconut Oil and Blueberries and contain no artificial preservatives, flavors or colors.
Cost effective and healthy, homemade treats make use of many of the ingredients you have in your pantry. For example, did you know that cinnamon can act as an anti-inflammatory which is perfect for older pets or ones with arthritis and joint issues? Well, it is. It also has been thought to lower blood pressure and cholesterol and has an anti-fungal effect that can fight yeast infections. Speak to your pet's nutritionist about an appropriate amount to feed.
The best part of creating homemade treats is that you get to control what goes into the snacks. You don't have to worry about artificial colors and flavors when you're the chef. Create savory treats like Homemade Beef Jerky and Bacon Bites or something to satisfy your dog's sweet tooth like Pawesome PB Cookies or Apple Snax. The 69-page book is available for sale on Amazon for $9.99. It's available for Kindle devices like the Kindle, the Kindle Paperwhite, the Kindle Fire, and the Kindle HD.


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Rochester finalizes 2017 tax levy at 9.2 percent
Andrew Setterholm, asetterholm@postbulletin.com
The city of Rochester's local property tax levy will grow by about 9.2 percent next year — more than the Rochester City Council wanted to raise local taxes, but resulting in a budget that council members said still fails to meet some significant community needs.
The council at its Monday regular meeting approved a 2017 city budget of $237 million with a property tax levy of $62.5 million. The local levy is about 9.2 percent higher than the $57.2 million collected this year.
Council member Mark Bilderback said the council members struggled to make a workable budget that addressed needs without hurting taxpayers too much.
"We need to be concerned about where we're going and how much of that money is coming out of your pockets," he said. "I represent a lot of people on fixed incomes and there's nothing harder than having to sit there and listen to people talk about how difficult it is to make ends meet."
The council did find room in the budget to add positions to the police and fire departments, to begin chipping away at a large street maintenance deficit and to address a growing infestation of emerald ash borer in the community.
The budget did not go as far as the council had hoped, though. Council member Nick Campion said his biggest regret in the budget was not directing more funding to the emerald ash borer mitigation plan, as it had agreed earlier in the year to do.
The council's approved budget also left out a new staff position that many members in the community had asked the council to include: a sustainability coordinator to work on environmental issues and to seek additional grant funding. Several residents renewed that request at Monday's meeting.
The council was able to reach a small compromise on that front. Late in the meeting, the council voted to fund one-fifth of the cost for a similar staff position at the Destination Medical Center Economic Development Agency. The DMC agency had agreed to share the position with the city, and the employee would work one day a week on citywide issues, said Assistant City Administrator Gary Neumann.
The roughly $25,000 in salary and benefit costs the city will contribute next year will be paid from this year's contingency account. It did not add to the city's 2017 budget or tax levy.
Rochester tax levy history
Year Levy % change
2017 $62.5M 9.2%
2016 $57.2M 6.96%
2014 $50.0M 0%
Source: City of Rochester
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Top Volunteers of 2016 Honored for Helping Pets at OHS
March 13, 2017 March 14, 2017 - Posted in Events, News
We're Wild About Our Volunteers
The theme of this year's celebration: We're Wild About Our Volunteers!
An Oregon City woman who volunteered more than 400 hours of her time in 2016 to help animals rescued from neglect has been named the OHS Volunteer of the Year. René Pizzo received the honor on March 12 at a special awards ceremony that recognized outstanding OHS volunteers.
OHS volunteers walk dogs, find homes for cats, assist shelter veterinarians, rescue stranded dogs, and more. Last year, more than 4,000 people contributed their time and talents to helping animals at OHS.
"We would need 118 additional full-time employees to equal the amount of time contributed by our volunteers last year," said Sharon Harmon, OHS Executive Director. "The compassion and the commitment of OHS volunteers is truly something to bark about."
During an awards ceremony held at the Red Lion on the River in Portland, OHS awarded special recognition to volunteers and one staff member (chosen by the volunteers) in 23 categories.
Harmon presented the Volunteer of the Year Award to René Pizzo of Oregon City; the Lifetime Achievement Award to Teresa Leap of SE Portland; the Volunteer's Choice Award to Denise Kinstetter of Gresham; and the End Petlessness Award to Carol Christensen of Milwaukie.
Top Honors
Rene Pizzo, OHS Volunteer of the Year
Volunteer of the Year Award
René Pizzo (Oregon City), winner of the Volunteer of the Year Award, began volunteering for OHS more than 25 years ago. Over those years, she has amassed an impressive record of accomplishments.
Most recently, she played a key role in the rescue of 245 exotic birds housed in unsanitary and overcrowded conditions. She assisted with transporting the birds during the rescue, constructing an emergency shelter for the birds and working one-on-one with potential adopters to make sure the birds went to the best homes. In total, René volunteered 410 hours to help with the rescue and the subsequent care and adoption of the animals.
René has previously won the OHS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award and the OHS Technical Animal Rescue Team (OHSTAR) Volunteer Award. As part of her past OHSTAR work, Pizzo participated in several large-scale deployments, including animal rescue and recovery in in New Orleans after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. She is now the volunteer leader of OHSTAR.
Teresa Leap, Lifetime Achievement Award Winner
Teresa Leap (SE Portland), winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award, began volunteering for OHS in May of 2000. She is a quiet force in the volunteer program who has come in almost every single Saturday morning for 17 years to take shelter dogs for walks.
She seems happiest when she is befriending the smaller dogs she takes for walks. She loves all the dogs, but has a special place in her heart for seniors and petite pooches.
Denise Kinstetter, Volunteer's Choice Award Winner
Volunteer's Choice Award
Denise Kinstetter (Gresham), winner of the Volunteer's Choice Award, was selected by a vote of her volunteer peers. Kinstetter created a mentoring program to train volunteers interested in showing cats to potential adopters. She also created a process to pair new volunteers with a mentor. Kinstetter herself became the first Showing a Cat mentor.
She has also been a tremendous help to the Spay and Save program, where she has worked countless hours staffing the phones, put in long shifts during each of the major spay/neuter events at OHS, and canvassed neighborhoods to distribute flyers and discuss the program with neighborhood residents.
Carol Christensen, End Petlessness Award Winner
End Petlessness Award
Carol Christensen (Milwaukie), winner of the End Petlessness Award, was honored for contributing the most overall volunteer hours to OHS in 2016. Christensen donated 805 in-shelter hours last year and more than 2,500 hours as a volunteer foster parent.
Last year, Carol worked long hours at the OHS emergency bird shelter, going above and beyond by deep-cleaning and scrubbing cages, pre-cutting liners to save time and staying well beyond her shift hours to ensure everything was done properly. She has also been active transporting pets for the OHS Outreach program and helping with Spay & Save program.
More Award Winners
Administrative Ace: Lynn Esser (Happy Valley). This award is for the volunteers who do behind-the-scenes work to keep the shelter running smoothly.
Behavior and Training: Margaret Spear (NE Portland). This award honors a volunteer's contribution to the reward-based Pet Pals and Kennel Buddies training programs for shelter dogs.
Best in the West: Helen Goodwin (SW Portland). This award honors a volunteer who has contributed to the success of the OHS Westside Adoption Center.
Cat's Meow: Sharon Slayton (SE Portland). This award is for the volunteer who does outstanding work helping cats at the shelter.
Client Companion: Barbra Bader (SW Portland). This award recognizes the volunteer who has helped the most in the Customer Care Department.
Faithful Companion: Debbie Chin (SE Portland). This award recognizes a volunteer who has consistently helped the animals of OHS over an extended period of time.
Education Extraordinaire: Bobbi Waggoner (NE Portland). This award honors the volunteer who has helped the humane educators of OHS in their presentations to and events for youth, helping to inspire the next generation to be kind to animals.
New Best Friend: Paul DuCommun (SE Portland). This award honors a volunteer who is new to OHS but who has helped the animals in a significant way.
OHS Technical Animal Rescue Team (OHSTAR): Jeff Nastoff (SW Portland). This award honors OHSTAR volunteers, who help rescue animals who are stranded and in need of human assistance to survive. These volunteers climb trees, rappel down cliffs and search the wilderness when called to help pets in need.
Outta this World: Elaine Schimek (N Portland). This award recognizes adoption outreach volunteers who showcase OHS animals at locations outside the shelter almost every week of the year. Outreach venues include everything from shopping malls to Blazers games to OHS red carpet events.
Party Animal: Kallie Thomas (SW Portland). This award honors the volunteer who helps get the word out to the public by helping with OHS special events and outreach campaigns.
Pick of the Litter: Mitchell Rogers (N Portland) Voted on by the volunteers themselves, this award honors the OHS employee who they think goes the extra mile when it comes to working with volunteers.
Second Chance: Eveline Fontenelle (SE Portland). This award honors a volunteer who has been a major help with the OHS Second Chance program. This program transfers pets to OHS from other shelters that are faced with too many pets and too few resources.
Small and Mighty: Caitlin McCall (NE Portland). This award recognizes the volunteer who works with small animals, such as rabbits, mice, guinea pigs, chinchillas, birds and the occasional degu.
Spay & Save Client Whisperer: Tracy Cozine (NE Portland). The Spay and Save program reaches out to low-income residents to alter their cats and some dogs for little to no cost. This award honors volunteers who help with the program through data entry, phone calls, outreach and promotion.
Surgical Sweet: Sandra Hudspeth (NE Portland). This award honors a volunteer who has made a big difference by helping the OHS veterinary medicine team. The OHS Holman Medical Center is a major asset to shelter pets, and volunteers contribute significantly to its success.
Tony Platt Foster Care Award: Mary Doak (Canby). This award honors volunteers who work from home, taking care of animals who aren't yet ready for the shelter. The award is named in honor of dedicated foster volunteer Tony Platt, who passed away in 2012.
Top Dog: Patty Doyle (NE Portland). This award recognizes a dog walking volunteer who has made a major impact on the dog walking program.
Trainer of the Year: Lynn Flory (N Portland). Some of the most valuable volunteers are those who mentor new volunteers. This award honors those who train others.
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The Obama debt reduction plan is a re-election con-job, not a real long-term solution. The President implies taxing the rich making more than $200,000, a (Buffet) tax on millionaires, and eliminating corporate tax "now" and cuts in spending "later" will solve our problems and reduce our debt by $4.4T. Facts show the weaknesses of his arguments.
The two "now" "rich taxes" average less than $100B per year. Closing corporate loopholes might produce $50B per year. Combined these tax increases per year only reduce about 10% of our annual $1.5T deficit— not enough to significantly reduce the deficit or lower the debt.
"Later" spending cuts are to make up the remaining funds, but statements are misleading. There is no certainty that several trillion dollars will be cut from existing budgets anytime soon, and our debt will continue to rise even if the proposals made by the President came true. The so-called $4.4T "debt reduction" proposal does not reduce our present $15T debt. It is a reduction in our future debt based on what the debt would be if nothing were done!
It is time the President and both political parties start telling the whole truth rather than re-election rhetoric. Divisive fiery speeches may tell us what we want to hear, but will not unite our nation.


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Top 3 Worst Live-Action Movies
We'll look at the top three worst live-action movies in this list. It's grown increasingly fashionable in recent years to make live-action versions of all those animated films that were box office hits at the time. But, in contrast to Maleficent's excellent reviews and The Beauty and the Beast's popularity since its release this year, we'll look at the films that didn't make it.
3). Speed Racer (2008)
The Wachowski Brothers directed this live-action sports film in 2008. It's based on the well-known Japanese anime and manga series Speed Racer or Mach GoGoGo from the 1960s. The film was supposed to have everything it needed to succeed: a hero driving a fast car that had been popular since the 1980s. But that didn't happen; instead, the film received mostly negative reviews from critics. tt was also dubbed "rotten" and "overloaded with headache-inducing spectacular effects, with a lack of a comprehensible storyline."
2). Jem and the Holograms (2015)
Jem and the Holograms was a popular American animated television series from the 1980s that was based on the Hasbro toy line. It was about Jerrica Benton, the owner of a record label, her singing alter-ego Jem, and her band "The Holograms." Following that, in 2015, Jon M. Chu directed a live-action adaptation of the series with the same title. Fans of the original series, on the other hand, found this adaptation to be a major disappointment, with numerous negative reviews. Even critics dubbed it "one of the strangest big-screen adaptations of a cheap TV cartoon they've ever seen."
1). Dragonball Evolution (2009)
Even before it was published, a live-action version of a popular Japanese manga, such as Dragon Ball, was deemed a disaster. So, in 2009, the first live-action Dragonball film, titled Dragonball Evolution, was released, although it was based on a tale that was completely different from the saga's original setting. As expected, this adaptation was a dismal failure, receiving only negative reviews from critics and fans alike, who stated that "Dragonball Evolution lacks the magic that made the books upon which it was based a cult sensation."
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Thorough, systematic introduction to serious cryptography, especially strong in modern forms of cipher solution used by experts. Nihilist, grille, U. S. Army, key-phrase, multiple-alphabet, Gronsfeld, Porta, Beaufort, periodic ciphers and more. Simple and advanced methods. 166 specimens to solve—with solutions.
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Whisk in the peanut butter, followed by 1 large egg. Make sure that everything is incorporated before adding the dry ingredients. If using, add vanilla extract into the mixture.
I listed vanilla extract as optional as I don't think it is necessary to add that to the cookie mixture, considering that the peanut butter flavor is quite prominent. However, vanilla extract has always been a part of any baking recipes, so if using it, this is the step to add that in.
Into the bowl, add the rolled oats, roughly chopped chocolate or chocolate chips, flour, baking soda, and baking powder. If using salt, add it to the mixture as well. If the peanut butter being used is not all-natural without preservatives, I recommend not to add salt, as the salt content in some peanut butter jars are pretty high. There are some peanut butter with really low sodium content, so that's when I recommend adding 1/4 tsp of salt into the cookie batter.
Uisng a teaspoon or a cookie scoop, roll the cookie dough balls using the palm of your hands and place them on a baking pan line with parchment paper or greased with butter.
Bake them in a preheated oven of 375 degrees for about 10-12 minutes, or until they're medium golden brown.
Let them sit in the baking pan for about 5 minutes before transferring them to cool completely.


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Hockey dad mars playoff game
Use of laser pointer riles Winthrop foe, but result is upheld
By Peter Schworm Globe Staff,March 3, 2012, 12:00 a.m.
Hockey dads, at least in stereotype, are a beleaguered lot. An incident this week is not likely to help their cause.
In a head-shaking display of parental misconduct, the father of a Winthrop High School hockey player shined a laser pointer on the ice at a girls playoff game Wednesday night, in a bizarre attempt to distract players on the opposing team, state hockey officials and fans say.
Fans, coaches, and players noticed the green light bouncing around Larsen Rink in Winthrop, and officials halted play. The unidentified man, who had caused disruptions at previous Winthrop games and was sitting alone in the stands, was promptly kicked out of the rink and has been banned from all school events.
While the antics of overbearing sports parents are by now all too predictable, the ill-conceived attempt to intervene in the game itself seemed to cross a new threshold.
"No one's heard of this one,'' said Paul Wetzel, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Interscholastic Athletic Association, which oversees high school sports in the state. "It's bizarre.''
Yesterday, the MIAA upheld the result of the game - a 3-1 Winthrop win - over protests of Medway-Ashland, the losing side. Wetzel said the parent pointed the laser at the opposing players only for a brief time when the game was tied and that the stunt appeared to have no impact.
"He was removed right away,'' he said. "It didn't affect the play on the ice.''
But the Medway-Ashland coach and fans at the game disputed the MIAA's conclusions, and say they believe the laser clearly distracted their players.
Kurt Carter, Medway-Ashland's coach, said the light bothered his goaltender in the minutes before Winthrop scored the tying goal.
"After they scored, our defensemen came over to tell me that our goaltender was complaining that bright lights were flashing in her eyes,'' Carter said. "The whole thing is absolutely crazy.''
He said his players began noticing the light immediately after they took a 1-0 lead, with about 13 minutes to go in the game. Carter said that while he did not notice the light, several of his players mentioned it when they returned to the bench after a shift.
Fans noticed it, too, and were yelling to get the officials' attention, he said. Some fans even texted his phone in hope of alerting him to the distraction, Carter said.
Pam O'Sullivan, the mother of a Medway-Ashland player who attended the game, said the quarter-sized beam of light bounced quickly around the goal area and often came to rest right on the goalie's mask.
"You could see the green flickering off the metal of her mask,'' she said. "After we scored that first goal it really intensified. It was moving all over.''
For a while, fans said they could not tell where the light was coming from, but eventually they noticed a man hiding behind a girder above where most of the fans were sitting. At one point, O'Sullivan said, the father of the Medway-Ashland goaltender yelled at the parent to stop, but was met with a smirk and a profanity.
She denounced the MIAA for effectively rewarding the actions of the Winthrop parent.
"It's so fundamentally unfair,'' she said. "I don't know why we can't play the game again or at least the third period.''
Shortly after the tying goal, Carter called the officials over for an explanation and was told the person with the laser had been removed. Winthrop later scored to take the lead and then added an empty-net goal.
The loss ended the season for Carter's team, which included five seniors.
"I'm disappointed that people had a chance to send the right message and failed to do so,'' he said. "And I feel bad for all the girls involved, on both teams.''
Winthrop school officials could not be reached for comment yesterday.
Wetzel said the MIAA based its decision on officials' determination that the light had not influenced the game.
"There were no complaints raised during the game,'' he said. "And once the game is over, we cannot and will not overturn an official's decision.''
Winthrop will play Braintree tonight at 6:30 in a Division 1 game at Larsen Rink.
Carter said he would have liked a chance to replay at least a portion of the game and said he likes to think he would not have accepted a win under such circumstances. He said he remains baffled by the acts of the parent, and feels terrible for his daughter.
He said he remains stunned that an adult would try to sway the outcome of a high school game.
"I guess I'm disappointed in human nature,'' he said.
Peter Schworm can be reached at schworm@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @globepete.


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HomeStartupEnhancing Lifestyle with Health Tech by Dr. Sohaib Imtiaz
Technology is helping advance all areas that were once dominated by conventional methods. Medicine is no exception. Startup Guide Pakistan talked to Sohaib Imtiaz who is working on Owaves: an app that helps optimize general health while focusing on circadian biology.
Tell us about yourself and your background.
I was born in Cork, Ireland and have lived in the UK, but have very close ties to Islamabad. I graduated from medical school in 2017, having spent 5 years doing medicine and taking a year out to do a Masters in public health and a further year out to study at Imperial College Business School. I have also been fortunate to take part in Harvard Business School's first live MBA classroom experience. Having a passion for health I chose to apply for medicine instead of computer science. I went against the grain and declined my offer to study medicine at the University of Cambridge and chose to study in Manchester where I live, as the course was more flexible.
I am very interested in technology and healthcare and I am currently part of the first cohort of UK doctors to be selected as an NHS Clinical Entrepreneur fellow, where I am being trained in Innovation, future technologies and digital health. I am also obsessed with health and wellness and recently became part of the first cohort of doctors in the UK to be board certified in Lifestyle Medicine. I am working for a start-up called Owaves in San Diego as the VP of Innovation. Owaves is an app, which helps you optimize your health and focuses on circadian biology.
Your area of work is quite unique, what made you decide to opt for it?
I have always considered myself health obsessed and a biohacker as well as someone who loves statistics statistics, tech and self-quantification. Therefore, it was a natural fit for me to be a part of the two new movements in healthcare of digital health and lifestyle medicine. My interests are quite broad in neuroscience, behavioural economics, exercise/nutrition/ sleep, data, artificial intelligence, virtual reality etc. My passion made me opt for this. I'm always reading about the latest wellness trends coupled with strengths in statistical and technological subjects allowed me to envision this.
I hoped the convergence of technology and health would occur, as I am someone who is very data centric. I have always been quite innovative and a bit of a risk taker. I wanted to learn a broad range of subjects to be a multi hyphenate and I guess it's paying off. I think Harvard Professor Clayton Christensen is someone who inspires me and his work motivated me to become a 'disruptor'.
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Diana Ross' Daughter with Motown Founder Berry Gordy Rhonda Shares Photo of Her Handsome Son'
By Maria Varela
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Diana Ross' eldest daughter, Rhonda Ross Kendrick expresses her love for her only son, Raif in a photo that epitomizes her joy in being a mother. She had him after three miscarriages.
A flurry of big hair is what you will first recognize in the photo Rhonda shares on her Instagram, a lovely one featuring her and her 10-year-old son, Raif. It also reminds us so much of Rhonda's mother who shared the same voluminous hair.
Soon, Rhonda's smile takes over, a smile that comes from deep within, one that carries with it the joy of sharing her only child to the world, a child she thought she would never have after three miscarriages.
THE JOY THAT CAME WITH HAVING RAIF
Rhonda was nearing 40 when she had Raif in August 2009. He was her fourth pregnancy after suffering three miscarriages. She was so traumatized by those failed pregnancies that she admitted feeling terrified the whole time she was carrying Raif.
"That's not the right place to be—that kind of fear is not cool to be carrying around," she told Bronzeville Life last year.
But Raif was born healthy, giving Rhonda a renewed sense of hope. She delivered him a week before her birthday and confessed, "I felt a download from the Spirit" that time.
"I heard a Spirit say, 'you know everything you need to know for this child, and you need to trust yourself,'" she added.
Raif turned out to be a breath of fresh air for Rhonda and her family. In fact, at his young age, he already drew attention on stage when he presented his grandmother with the lifetime achievement award at last year's Grammys.
ON RAISING RAIF RIGHT
Rhonda knew then that every decision she made moving forward carried with it a significant amount of responsibility.
"You realize you have to make the final decision for this child—everything from education to health to his psyche to how you're going to relate to him," she explained. "In those early days, it matters."
Looking back, the 48-year-old reflects that if she made different choices then, her son would be a totally different child today.
He also delighted the audience at the American Music Awards when he showed off his impressive dance moves while his grandmother, who was honored a lifetime achievement award, performed.
RHONDA'S COMPLICATED CHILDHOOD
Raif is the product of Rhonda's marriage to pianist Rodney Kendrick. They've been married since 1996. And while Raif is growing up with his parents, Rhonda didn't have that same fate. She was raised by her stepfather, Robert Ellis Silberstein along with Diana who was pregnant with Rhonda during her marriage to Robert. Rhonda's father was really Diana's record producer and former lover, Berry Gordy.
"I'd meet fans on the street who'd say, 'Oh child, we knew you were Berry Gordy's daughter — you look just like him!' "
On learning about her biological father, Rhonda said,
"The bottom line was, I looked just like [Gordy], and my sisters looked just like their father, a 6-foot-tall Jewish American man."
Though it took her a while to learn the truth, she later learned that the public knew all along.
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Regardless, Rhonda held Robert in high regard because he treated her like his own even when he knew she wasn't his biological child when Diana was pregnant with her.
These experiences must have taught Rhonda to be even more appreciative of her son she refers to as "my young prince." Raif is lucky to have her as his mother.


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Viorel Manole () este un voleibalist român, care a făcut parte din lotul echipei naționale de volei a României, medaliată cu bronz olimpic la Moscova 1980.

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"A Different View" | I am often looking up and all around because I know that we tend to miss the most wonderful things as we focus on where we are going and what we need to do. However, often sit down on sidewalks and then look up, but in this case, I did. And I was greatly rewarded with this lovely shot. The serene blue of the sky and the weather fence are such delightful foils to the delicate, yet strong floral branches.
While much of the island's flora was stripped bare, these are resilient plants that will grow again. Those that don't will be replanted by the fervent gardeners that passionately keep these air exchangers in good health.


New for this year's Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party will be Club Villain, a dance party with your favorite Disney baddies and it will take place at The Diamond Horseshoe in Liberty Square. For more information on Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, visit our page all about the event.
Currently work is being done on The Yankee Trader shop to turn it into a Haunted Mansion gift shop. It would appear that the work will be much more intensive than we thought, as the shop will now not reopen until January 1, 2015. (The previous reopen date was October 1.) In addition, The Haunted Mansion will see a closure from December 1-19, furthering speculation that this new gift shop will house a place to also purchase an on-ride photo.
A new "test" is taking place right now at the Magic Kingdom's Be Our Guest Restaurant. During this test, which is only taking place during the counter service lunch option, guests are given a paper FastPass, with a return time, indicating when you will be able to come back, order your meal, and dine at the restaurant. Keep in mind that there is a very limited availability of standby tickets. There has been no word on how long this test will take place. Dinner will remain as a table service location.
The Frozen Summer Fun event at Disney's Hollywood Studios has been extended. It will now last until September 28, however beginning September 5, fireworks will only take place on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. The Premium Packages have gone back on sale as well for the weekend dates.
The Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights will take place at Disney's Hollywood Studios from November 7 through January 4, 2015.
It's Tough To Be A Bug at Disney's Animal Kingdom was supposed to reopen today from its refurbishment, however, it has been extended now to last until September 27.
Two characters from the upcoming Big Hero 6 movie will be meeting with guests beginning sometime this Fall at Walt Disney World. No other information is known at this time.


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PSG opens office in New York
After Doha and Singapore, Paris Saint-Germain have opened an office in the United States, in New York as just announced the club in a statement.
Paris Saint-Germain strengthens its international momentum by opening a third New York-based office abroad, following the first opening of an office in Doha and a second in Singapore.
"With this permanent presence in the United States, Paris Saint-Germain hopes to increase the visibility of its brand, develop new partnerships and feed its fan base, which has grown in recent years as a result of the success of the three summer tour in North America: New York, Los Angeles and Miami as part of the International Champions Cup [preseason tournament], and the signing of global superstars Neymar Jr, Mbappé and Dani Alves".
"In 2011, our president and chief executive assigned to all club members the task of turning Paris Saint-Germain into an international sports brand. The club now embodies the values of elegance, excellence and respect that are associated with the city of Paris, whose name it so proudly bears. Since then, the brand has become one of the fastest growing projects in the world, especially in the digital environment. Opening offices in strategic territories is an important part of its development."
The office will be managed by Jérôme de Chaunac, the new general manager for the Americas.
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