Welcome to another Metal Monday. For today I have a song that links to my review of The History of Rum. Alestorm is a band out there that try not take themselves too seriously. They have some good songs but today’s share is one of my favorites. Ever heard of the term Pirate Metal? Well, […]
Read more "Metal Monday – Alestorm – Rum"Published: 19 May 2020Publisher: AudiblePages: N/AFormat Read: AudibleDuration: 5h 21 m Blurp: Piña coladas. Mojitos. Hurricanes. Daiquiris. Mai tais. Nothing makes a vacation like one of these delightful rum drinks, right? But whether blended with ice and fruit or sipped neatly from a glass tumbler, this sweet and fiery spirit brings with it a fascinating, […]
Read more "The History of Rum – John Donoghue"It has been four yearssince I bent the knee.Body shaking, vocal cords straining as I tried holding back tears.No one within miles to see.In the middle of nowhere a tokenin the middle of a bookoverlooking the sea near a fence that was broken.You took a look. “Yes”The affirmation washing over methe balm to ease my […]
Read more "WeWo – Three Years"Welcome to another Metal Monday. Today’s song is a little personal to me and I do not expect everyone to like it. What I do want to encourage to the people that take the time to listen to this song, if you can ignore the vocals, the drummer is something special. Mgla is a band […]
Read more "Metal Monday-Mgla-Exercises in Futility V"Published: 12 March 1976 (Originally)Publisher: Luitingh-Sijthoff Pages: 168Series: N/AFormat Read: Physical Owned Blurp: It is 922 A.D. The refined Arab courtier Ibn Fadlan is accompanying a party of Viking warriors back to their home. He is appalled by their customs—the gratuitous sexuality of their women, their disregard for cleanliness, and their cold-blooded sacrifices. As they enter […]
Read more "13th Warrior – Micheal Crichton"Published: Set for 11 May 2021Publisher: Valiant/ Diamond Book DistributorsPages: 114Series: X-O Manowar Book 1 Format Read: Net Galley Shelf App Blurp: Save the day, destroy the world… Torn from the past and bonded with a living alien armor, will X-O Manowar become the hero the world needs now? As a futuristic force arises to destroy […]
Read more "X-O Manowar #1 – Denis Hopeless"Welcome to Metal Monday. For today I thought I would share a song as we have been playing of in my head since Friday that Milou and I had had some car trouble. We will probably be just returning home from another reparation when this post goes up. Nothing big to worry about at least… […]
Read more "Metal Monday – Fear Factory – Cars"Published: 4 March 2021Publisher: Penguin Random House UK AudioPages: N/ASeries: Stand Alone?Format Read: Net Galley Shelf AppDuration: 2 h 46 mins 5 seconds Blurp: For too long the people of Tír na nÓg have suffered under the dominion of the drunes; strange druids who have poisoned the land with their magic. Sláine has had enough […]
Read more "Sláine: The Horned God – Pat Mills"Published: 16 November 2015Publisher: OrbitPages: 704Series: The Lightbringer #4Format Read: AudibleDuration: 20 h 30 m Blurp: Stripped of both magical and political power, the people he once ruled told he’s dead, and now imprisoned in his own magical dungeon, former Emperor Gavin Guile has no prospect of escape. But the world faces a calamity greater […]
Read more "Blood Mirror – Brent Weeks"Seeing as we are still locked down till 15 March I have set myself a small challenge for the coming two weeks and the rest of the month as I am sure we will probably not being going back to work before maybe mid April if we are lucky. I am not putting too much […]
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