coming in 2015. directed by Zack Snyder, written by David Goyer. will take inspiration from The Dark Knight Returns. going to be considered the sequel to Man of Steel. this has the potential to be either really amazing or really disappointing.
apparently he's the Lego art director whose name was the inspiration for the Order of Mata Nui member Tobduk? I always knew of him before as the vocalist of the legendary Boston metalcore band Aftershock, which he formed alongside his brother, Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz. I guess this explains the "Lego, Let's Go!" official promotional music video featuring a pretty neat original hardcore punk song credited as being written by Toby. really cool.
like whoever thought this was a good idea. for once, can't we please just continue a long-running franchise without rebooting it? Rise of the Machines and Salvation were pretty bad, but really, does it need a full-on reboot? couldn't they do what the Child's Play franchise (not the best example, I know) is doing and just disregard those movies and do a faithful sequel with a similar tone and style to the first two?
is a new band made up of members of Detroit hardcore punk band The Armed and they just released their self-titled debut album for free download (high quality with digital booklet!) and it is seriously one of the best things I have heard this year like you don't even know. so good.
it's looking like I very possibly will be able to go? and if I do, and if circumstances work out the way they look, then I'm actually pretty excited. no guarantees though. still haven't worked out the details and it's possible things might change. EDIT: officially confirmed for Brickfair! I still have to make the necessary arrangements but YEAH, so far as permission and stuff goes I'm totally set.
Machinae Supremacy! an interesting band from Sweden, Machinae Supremacy employ the use of a Commodore 64 SID chip to fuse electronics with power metal, and top it off with anime and video game-inspired imagery and lyrics. while not everything they've released is free, they do have a handful of albums available that you can download in either 192kbps MP3 or FLAC format - one full-length, Deus Ex Machinae, as well as three compilations of demos, promotional tracks, and re-recordings: Origin, A
when Nine Inch Nails announced Hesitation Marks earlier this month, my first thought was literally "the only way this year can get any better is if Katatonia releases something new, and since they just had an album last year I know that's not gonna happen". boy, am I glad to be wrong.
two albums. one day. 09/03/13. Pain Is Beauty - Chelsea Wolfe third standard studio album from the gothic alternative singer-songwriter, promises to have more electronic and industrial elements along with her trademark dark blend of folk, experimental music, and trace elements of doom metal. absolutely psyched for this release, especially considering her previous album Apokalypsis is one of my favorite albums of all time. Hesitation Marks - Nine Inch Nails speaking of all-time favorite album
so completely out of nowhere the BBC has announced that Matt Smith will not be returning for series eight and that the Doctor Who 2013 Christmas special will mark his final appearance as the eleventh Doctor. this is contrary to what had previously been stated by both the BBC and Smith himself - not too long ago, it had been stated that Smith, Coleman, and Moffat would all be returning for series eight. pretty disappointing.
these arrived today. took advantage of Fake Four's sale at the last moment and got these three CD copies of Flowers for My Father by Sadistik for just the cost of shipping. absolutely stunning, beautiful album and one that I'd recommend to anybody regardless of whether or not they like hip-hop. I'm not particularly big on the genre but this is without a doubt my favorite album of the year so far.
even having been a fan of the books and movies since before the TV series was even a thing that existed, I think I'm growing to like Mads Mikkelsen's portrayal of Dr. Hannibal Lector even more than Anthony Hopkins'
the frontman of the Christian metal band As I Lay Dying and the sideprojects Austrian Death Machine and Pyrithion was arrested earlier today after allegedly attempting to hire an undercover cop posing as a hitman to kill his estranged wife. yep.
McFarlane Toys' Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines T-850 Terminator with coffin. this thing goes for up to $80 on eBay. found it at a flea market for $15, still sealed. also, because I forgot to post this before, enjoy a picture of the NECA Team Fortress 2 RED Demoman I got last week.
proving once again that he has excellent taste in music, Tron Legacy director Joseph Kosinski recruited electronic music artist Anthony Gonzalez and his project M83 (whose release Hurry Up, We're Dreaming was my pick for 2011 album of the year) to create the soundtrack for his upcoming science fiction film Oblivion along with Joseph Trapanese (the score composer who had previously assisted Daft Punk on Tron Legacy), and the resulting album has been officially released on CD and digital download
the NECA Terminator Kyle Reese I ordered arrived today. pretty impressed with it overall, although the particular figure I got suffers from an unfortunate manufacturing error where his left foot slants upward and prevents him from standing without something wedged underneath it (such as a penny, as seen in the first terrible photo). but otherwise it's good, especially for the $9.99 price tag.
