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A Shot in the Dark

admin — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 01:08:17 +0000

Every Tuesday morning I check the iTunes storefront to see what new music released. This year I have been relatively unimpressed by the offerings in place and had only bought one album since the year turned over. Imagine my surprise when I woke up to check the store and I found not only one album that I wanted but two.

If you followed my blog on the old Club IGN then you know that I have a soft spot for female vocalists that sing “symphonic metal”, ala Lacuna Coil and Evanescence. One band a friend of mine turned me on to a few years ago was the Dutch group, Within Temptation. I went with him to see them live in downtown Philly and quickly fell in love with lead singer Sharon den Adel’s voice and have since collected all their releases (US and European). Being as they are not a big band here in the US, getting news on them is always kind of sketchy in regards to US releases of their material. So this morning was quite a surprise when I saw that their new album, a concept album based on a short series of comic books, was available. I quickly bought it and I am very much enjoying it. If you fashion yourself a fan of Evanescence or other female fronted symphonic metal bands then you owe it to yourself to give “The Unforgiving” a shot.

Another thing longtime followers know about me is that I have a deep seeded love for 80s rock, specifically hair metal. While bands like Guns N’ Roses, Bon Jovi, and Def Leppard were my main go to bands, groups like Europe and Whitesnake were also mainstays. Unlike most of those groups though (excluding Axl’s version of GNR from discussion) , Whitesnake is still releasing music with some edge to it and their new album, “Forevermore” is straight out of 1984. Most people remember Whitesnake for their famous single (and video) “Here I Go Again” but the band was pretty successful even before them with their hard rock take on blues riffs. “Forevermore” has a classic rock feel to it and I’m really enjoying the vibe I am getting from it at this point. David Coverdale still has it and I am glad that he keeps bringing Whitesnake back and fans 80s hard rock should get on board with the new album.

Anyway enough rambling about bands you don’t care about, I have to go watch Animal Kingdom for the next episode of Movie Dudes.

-Chris

The Perfectly Sane Show – Vol. 2 Ep. 17: Magic Missle

admin — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 21:14:49 +0000

While Jeff goes on a hot date, the rest of the crew kidnaps Walter Lopez(aka snakpack), the Worldwide Community Manager for Direct 2 Drive, and force him to talk about games including what may be the biggest release of the year World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. They also talk some more Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Fable III, Singularity, Metro 2033 and Amnesia: The Dark Descent before Walter schools us on the ways of the MMO and why they are cool and we should play them. We also discuss some news, like the death of handhelds, the Uncharted movie going on hold, and XBOX Live annoyances not bothering real soldiers, as well as answering listener mail and making some football picks (put after the close on account of a whiny little leprechaun ).

First person to tell Chris via Twitter what game the opening for this week was from gets a DCUO beta code courtesy of Direct 2 Drive.

Music in this episode:

Strike of the Devil’s Axes OC ReMix by CarboHydroM & LuIzA
Troubled Minds by Anton Cosmo*
Storm by Anton Cosmo*
Say Goodbye by Anton Cosmo*

*licensed from Magnatune.com.

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The Perfectly Sane Show – Vol. 2 Ep. 16: Super Sweet 16

admin — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 23:01:09 +0000

Technical issues continue to plague the crew but they continue to soldier on. This week they get together to talk Epic Mickey, Donkey Kong Country, The Sly Cooper Collection, Dead Nation, Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time HD, the Noble Map Pack for Halo: Reach, Sons of Anarchy, Tangled, dark Disney, more Pac-Man Championship Edition DX this time on the PS3 and that is all in the first segment. They also cover some news, including Tiger Woods, Uncharted: The Movie, Halo: CE remake, the latest NCAA scandal, XBOX Rewards and close it out with some technical difficulties and a third cut of listener mail.

Music in this episode:

Strike of the Devil’s Axes OC ReMix by CarboHydroM & LuIzA
So Far by xxx Car Ride*
Prelude by Ghosts of Maine*
Wasted by Leda Atomica*

*licensed from Magnatune.com.

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Chris – kariyanine

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The Perfectly Sane Show – Vol. 2 Ep. 11: Candy Corn. Bitch!

admin — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:56:38 +0000

This week we have some major issues, like the first segment going to the Phantom Zone, but we still manage to pull it together enough to give you our NFL picks for the week, go into our favorite Halloween things and answer some listener mail, giving out a copy of Deadly Premonition on the XBOX 360 to one lucky listener.

Music in this episode:
Strike of the Devil’s Axes OC ReMix by CarboHydroM & LuIzA
Halloween Theme by John Carpenter

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The Perfectly Sane Show – Episode 8

admin — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:29:41 +0000

The power of the Internet brings this first episode of the new year…. only 22 days late….

In this episode I have special guests and we talk about a slew of games that we’ve been playing, look back on what we really liked about 2009 and what really disappointed us and we attempt to do a “quick” news segment.

Music in this episode:

Given Up – Linkin Park
Remember the Name – Fort Minor
Don’t Stay – Linkin Park
Believe Me – Fort Minor

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