Jul 26Sacrilege — The Fifth Season (1997)Had they survived, I think Sacrilege had a chance to be one of the genuine names of Gothenburg metal, with emphasis on “chance.” As it goes though, drummer Daniel Svensson, who was really the heart of the band as we’ll come to discuss, left Sacrilege to join In Flames as…Mdm9 min read
Jun 12KoFXV and “Minimum Interactions”Before we start, I want to point out that if you’re a fighting game player, especially a good one, most of this will be functionally useless to you. The information I present here and the consequences of that information are something that most experienced players will more or less have…King Of Fighters Xv8 min read
Mar 6Ravens QB History: Joe Flacco, 2009Whether or not winning was or is caused by quarterback play specifically, pro football teams tend to stick with quarterbacks they win with, or really even just that they’ve won with in the past, a loop the Ravens would end up stuck in a few years down the road. If…NFL17 min read
Feb 20The Rams’ 4th down Call Won A Ring.If you want to see just how deeply pervasive the oldheaded, jock-centric view of football is in the NFL and the media that covers it, look no further than the panel of players covering the Super Bowl on the season finale of Inside The NFL. You can find it on…NFL7 min read
Feb 11Eric Bieniemy Should Be A Head Coach: A PolemicLet’s get to it. The fact that Eric Bieniemy has an expiring contract with the Kansas City Chiefs and has not been hired as a head coach in a span of over three years is pretty direct evidence of the racism that is systemic within the NFL, in fact I…NFL13 min read
Jul 8, 2021Dark Tranquillity — The Mind’s I (1997)So you’re just gonna skip Enter Suicidal Angels huh? I mean it’s not like I get paid to do this. (Buy my book by the way, I got bills to pay.) But really: I just couldn’t find it to listen to online so I didn’t bother. One of the tracks…Melodic Death Metal6 min read
Apr 25, 2021Amorphis — Elegy (1996)Musically, a Free-Wheeling, Don’t-Give-A-Fuck Record . . . What is this? I previously said in my “MDM Before Slaughter” article that I went ahead and skipped Amorphis’ famous Tales From The Thousand Lakes record for two big reasons: 1) I didn’t like it very much and I hate writing negative…Folk Metal11 min read
Apr 7, 2021Ravens QB History: Joe Flacco, 2008The overriding question of Joe Flacco’s career has been repeated again and again: is Joe Flacco elite? During his prime, was he among the best quarterbacks in the NFL? Aside from a glorious four-game run in 2012, the answer is pretty clearly no. Ravens fans seem to feel obligated to…Baltimore Ravens17 min read
Apr 4, 2021The History of Baltimore Ravens Quarterbacks, Pt. 1: The Early Days, Brian Billick, and The Kyle Boller Experiment (1996–2007)What originally started as a retrospective on Joe Flacco became much more. The idea is that we want to look at the career of Joe Flacco not just relative to his own era, but also relative to the history of his franchise. To that effect, what follows is a history…Baltimore Ravens22 min read
Feb 20, 2021Lamar Jackson vs. Joe Flacco . . . It’s Lamar.For some god-forsaken reason, there is a pocket of Ravens fans that are upset that the team moved on from long-time franchise QB Joe Flacco in favor of Lamar Jackson. On the surface, this makes some amount of sense, as Flacco had made a reputation of being extremely good in…Baltimore Ravens8 min read