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Fluidity: Spin Cycle
by Neal Ronaghan - January 2, 2013, 1:23 pm PST
Total comments: 10
Spin Cycle doesn't quite hit the highs of the original, but it is still a great game.
The original Fluidity (or Hydroventure, as it is called in Europe), which came out in late 2010, was the cream of the crop on WiiWare. Controlling water through an open, storybook world with Metroid-like progression was fascinating, fun, and fantastic. The game's 3DS eShop sequel eschews some of that exploration for a portable-friendly, level-based progression. For the most part, the charm and quality of the original shines through even in Spin Cycle's abbreviated levels, but in some ways, the game falls short, specifically in the many 360-degree rotation stages.
The controls in most levels are fine, showing off how the 3DS gyroscope can work well with small, precise movements. Wielding your water effectively is easy, and using a combination of large touch screen buttons and the shoulder buttons to interact with your mass of water is easy and intuitive. It's occasionally frustrating to keep your water together, as it splashes around freely in liquid form, but once you get the hang of the way the game works, the issue lessens.
One issue that doesn't is the concept of spinning the 3DS in a circle. Some levels, which are marked accordingly, require you to spin the 3DS around in a 360-degree rotation to progress. Not only is it disorienting to play a 3DS game like this, but because of the placement of the volume slider and the Start/Select/Home buttons, mistaken button presses are plentiful. To boot, sometimes you need to turn the system upside down and press a touch screen button to do something, so you either need to stretch across the top screen to press the button, or hold the system at the top and look at the action in a weird, low position. If you have an original 3DS, these issues likely won't be as big of an issue, but if you have a 3DS XL, with easier-to-press Start/Select/Home buttons and a bigger frame, moving the system around can get dicey. You can circumvent the accidental button press issues by holding the system parallel to the floor and tilting it in different directions to do the spin cycle levels, but that is still a difficult experience on the 3DS. You certainly can get used to it, but despite some interesting and novel level design, the 360 degree rotation levels are too frequent and too frustrating.
The levels that don't feature the full rotation are excellent, fortunately, especially as you near the end of the game's 60 levels. While the individual goals in each level are fun and reminiscent of some of the objectives in the original, the lack of overworld exploration is sorely missed. Instead of an expansive open world like in the original, Spin Cycle is linear. Levels feature some minor secrets, and exploring those nooks and crannies can reward you with a puzzle piece, used for unlocking bonus sandbox levels, and excess water, used to increase your end-of-level rating. You gain new abilities that can open up puzzle piece hiding places in earlier levels, but for the most part, what was a once unique Metroid-like exploration game is now just a linear platformer. It's a bit of a bummer.
Fluidity's return features of a hell of a lot of whimsy, though. The game has a story now, putting you in control of a heroic water droplet named Eddy who strives to save a bunch of cute, female Rainbow Spirits from the villainous Goop. The worlds are a lot more outlandish, too; for example, the first world features a whole lot of dinosaurs, and one level features a spaceship taking off.
The game includes four worlds containing 15 levels each. In addition, the puzzle pieces and five-star rating system provide a bit of opportunity for replay value. The experience is still fun and definitely worthwhile, but it's disappointing after the strike of lightning that was the first Fluidity. Check it out if you want some straightforward water-platforming action, but if you were expecting layered, explorable worlds, Fluidity: Spin Cycle isn't that.
Adorable, fanciful aesthetic
Nice amount of content
Well-designed water-based puzzles
Clumsy 360 degree rotation
Less exploration
Pixelated PixiesJanuary 02, 2013
I'm pretty much in agreement. It's good fun while it lasts, but it lacks the sense of exploration that made the original so great.
StrawHatChopperJanuary 02, 2013
I'm actually enjoying Spin Cycle a lot more than the WiiWare original (and I really liked that game). The style is better, and I like the more linear levels. The 360 degree rotation levels are definitely the weak point, but I'm still having fun with them.
ShyGuyJanuary 02, 2013
Anyone ever take one of those Spin Cycling classes? I hear it's good for cardio.
Mop it upJanuary 02, 2013
The first game is about the only WiiWare game I liked, however since this is published by Nintendo then I'll wait and see if it's offered as a Club Nintendo award.
acccJanuary 02, 2013
Disagree 100% on the full rotation levels. I had no issues controlling them whatsoever and I found that the puzzles they contained were far more unique and inventive than the partial rotation levels, which felt like they were rehashed from the first game.
LittleIrvesJanuary 03, 2013
I agree with StrawHatChopper and accc. I loved Fluidity on WiiWare but, as neat as the exploration was, I found it frustrating at times and got tired of progressing over the same early landscapes over and over. I really like the tighter design here, and it allows a kind of score-attack that wasn't in the WiiWare game. And the visuals are more detailed and interesting, with more moving parts and cute nods to classic fairytales and other familiar themes. Really hooked into this one right now.
I have to say, I'm very surprised that so many people prefer Spin Cycle to the original. Maybe it's just because I absolutely love games which are inspired by Metroid and it's particular brand of exploration, but Spin Cycle just doesn't scratch that same itch that the first one did. I never got tired or frustrated exploring in the original primarily because I was always unlocking new areas and upgrades everwhere I went. Spin Cycle, in my opinion, also asks the player to replay through areas, but it does so in a far less interesting fashion (Score & Time attack are features that I would have liked to see added as modes, but for them to become the focus at the expense of the explorative nature of the original is a little dissappointing).
One last thing. The art style in Spin Cycle is largely comprobable to the original's (in other words it's great looking), but I do feel that the original was more consistent in applying that look. The original went for a look which was inspired by school science books and safety pamphlet diagrams, and it's scenery and settings play into that. The thing that seems kind of odd to me, however, is that Spin Cycle tries to apply that same instructional imagery to more fantastical settings.
Both games looks great, so I guess ultimately it doesn't matter, but I do wonder if Spin Cycle might have benefitted from having a different art style, one which reflected it's more fantastical nature. As LittleIrves mentions, the areas in Spin Cycle seem more inspired by fairytales and children's story books than scholastic textbooks; it would have been cool to see them apply a fairlytale-inspired art style to the sequel. That might also have meant making more changes to the engine which would have meant more time and money, so maybe that just wasn't feasible with a game like this. Still, it would have been cool to see.
I'm looking forward to getting back to Spin Cycle after I've completed Paper Mario. Regardless of my preferences for how I would have liked the series to develop, I'm delighted to have a sequel.
With Sticker Star out of the way I've spent the last two days really digging into Spin Cycle.
I simply can't not go for the 5 stars. On most levels I seem to get a 4 star on my first or second playthrough, but the temptation to replay it to get that coveted 5 stars is simply too strong. I do still miss the open world, but this game is just as much fun as the original.
This would definitely be in my top games of 2012.
So, I've been playing some more of this game today.
It's really starting to get pretty difficult to get 5 stars now. That's fine. I'm enjoying the challenge.
What's driving me crazy though is the constant chatter by characters and the fact that the game keeps pausing the action to allow the camera to pan to something in the level so that an explanation can be given. I understand why it might be useful to have these things the first time you make your way through a level, but when you're playing it for a 5th or 6th time (trying to improve your speed or attempting different approaches to collecting more water) the last thing you want is for the game to spit out the same redundant text and for it to keep pausing to highlight things that you're already well aware of. I really hate that kind of thing. It drives me mad.
I'm a huge proponent of making games more transparent and easy to comprehend, but game designers really need to stop baking tutorials into the gameplay itself (particularly when the game is focused on time trails or score attack modes, as this requires playing through levels multiple times). The minute Spin Cycle takes away control or interrupts me to tell me something I already know, it makes me want to throw my 3DS out the nearest window. It's Skyward Sword x100.
Just let me play the game! :@
azekeJanuary 14, 2013
I think i already posted about it, but 360 levels are to be played while holding 3ds as a plate. It's much better this way. Also these levels have some really cool ideas.
But even with that and on regular tilting levels i find myself a little bit seasick, i just sat on my lunch break and played for 20 minutes or so and my head spins a bit.
Still great game! Great style, great gameplay, nice and soothing music.
I miss metroidvania of the first game though.
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Developer Curve Digital
Release Dec 27, 2012
Rating Everyone
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Hydroventure: Spin Cycle
Fluidity: Spin Cycle [3DS]


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Q: Force Tomcat a JSON response of BadRequest error: Invalid character found in the request target I have this spring boot (v2.2.8) app for REST-full service, and I want all responses and errors to be only in JSON.
Almost every error works with @ExceptionHandler and @RestControllerAdvice, except from exception that seems to be directly from tomcat:
java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Invalid character found in the request target [/some/url/with/"invalid/char]. The valid characters are defined in RFC 7230 and RFC 3986
at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11InputBuffer.parseRequestLine(Http11InputBuffer.java:499) ~[tomcat-embed-core-9.0.36.jar:9.0.36]
    at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.service(Http11Processor.java:260) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.36.jar:9.0.36]
    at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:65) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.36.jar:9.0.36]
    at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:868) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.36.jar:9.0.36]
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1590) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.36.jar:9.0.36]
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:49) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.36.jar:9.0.36]
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1128) [?:?]
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    at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.36.jar:9.0.36]
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I know about many answers here on this topic, but I do not want to allow special characters. All I want is to return error response in JSON, instead of this HTML page.
<!doctype html><title>HTTP Status 400 – Bad Request</title>
HTTP Status 400 – Bad Request
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I can't find any solution on how to customise tomcat error page to return JSON format. Also basic spring boot error handling is ignored with this specific error, I suppose because it is thrown much sooner in process on tomcat level and spring doesn't even know about it?
Is there a way that tomcat will default all responses to JSON?

A: There is an issue with spring boot that is about customizing the white label HTML page: issue with example
The solution is to add a custom error valve to your spring context:
public class ApiConfiguration implements WebServerFactoryCustomizer<ConfigurableTomcatWebServerFactory> {

    @Override
    public void customize(ConfigurableTomcatWebServerFactory factory) {

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Then you can do the following in the error valve:
public class CustomTomcatErrorValve extends ErrorReportValve {

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    @Override
    protected void report(Request request, Response response, Throwable throwable) {

        if (!response.setErrorReported())
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I'm too busy to add anything today but I do have three general questions for the concept phase.
1: Plot Kurzgesagt: Type Green screwing around with an aquarium, from the viewpoint of a victim.
2: Audio-log format, yeah or nay.
3: If nay, can I afford more descriptive language (without cutting existing trends, if not specific things) or is fast-shot short story more the style of tales around here. I haven't read as many of those as SCPs, and I haven't noticed anything remotely resembling a stylistic trend in what I have read — except that ones linked to in SCPs tend to be some kind of log or interview. If shortest route is the best, I can work towards it in revision, tho the drafts will be in similar style to what is present until I think the bulk of the work is down to cutting and shifting to cover the seams. If I can expand, I'll move more towards my usual style.
Actually, come to think of that, the above is basically "Am I shooting for 4-6000 words, or can I get greedy and go for 8-10?" I'm not sure I could do it in less than 3500, but I might try if I have to. What's there would have to be scrapped wholesale, but that's almost a given anyway :P.
If the audio-log is a better bet… any tips on why it's so damned bad? Never written one before. A telephone conversation sure, but a one-sided commentary over over a week? No… . Is there a way I'm not thinking of to handle those long, long silences?
As always, any justified mud you wanna throw on me, or point out I decided to roll myself in, do it now — I'm a big boy, and would like to start cleaning up for dinner. Which, if the metaphor is too weird, is to say that I'm looking for totally honest criticism, especially if you have a tip to go with it. Doubly so since this is a community with a reasonably cohesive style, and it doesn't at all resemble my natural one so far as I can tell.
EDIT: I'm a dolt! This is for a tale, just by the by — I don't excpect to marry an SCP to it either, but might write up a super-short (800-1500 words, say) of the Green getting killed. Since that, barring a couple notable exceptions that already exist on the wiki, seems the most likely fate for a run-of-the-mill type green.
Moved to Drafts and Critiques, since you've got a rather substantial draft here and Ideas/Brainstorming is for hashing out concepts before the draft stage.
the above is basically "Am I shooting for 4-6000 words, or can I get greedy and go for 8-10?" I'm not sure I could do it in less than 3500, but I might try if I have to.
I don't think anyone really cares about wordcount so long as the stuff's interesting. Look at Patrick Rothfuss, etc.
To quote vezaz, "tales live and die by the first and last lines and that even if you have more to say, if you can't say it better than a particular line then that's where you stop." I don't think anyone here treats wordcount as some sort of magical number that will make or break a tale. Content, character development/attachment, buildup, plot, those things are the focus and you use as many words as you need to make them interesting for the reader.
That said, I took a look at the first tab (is that what I should be looking at?) and my main concern was "I have no clue who this speaker is, and as I continue reading, I don't feel invested enough in the character to care to continue reading their kinda-meandering dialogue." Who is this character, and why should the reader care?
It's still in Ideas and Brainstorming.


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Founded in Notodden, Norway in 2001
LEPROUS are a Tech/Extreme band founded by Einar SOLBERG (synth,vocals) and Tor ODDMUND SUHRKE (guitar,vocals), the group went through numerous line-up shuffles before settling on the current members Halvor STRAND (bass), Øystein LANDSVERK (guitar,backing vocals)and Tobias ØRNES ANDERSEN (drums).
The members of LEPROUS are young, but despite their youth this group packs some impressive musical pedigrees. SOLBERG played live for EMPEROR and SUHRKE and STRAND were members of IHSAHN'S touring band.
In 2004 LEPROUS self-released their 3 song EP "Silent Waters" and in 2006 self-released their full-length demo album "Aeolia". The band signed to Sensory Records and released their sophomore effort "Tall Poppy Syndrome" in 2009. The band later were signed by Inside Out Music and released "Bilateral" in 2011 and "Coal" in 2013.
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While both Bilateral and Tall Poppy Syndrome displayed the core sound of Leprous, an eclectic core sound taking elements from various facets of prog rock and metal, exploring both more symphonic and extreme sounds, all with a strong focus on rhythmic interplay between the guitar and percussion, Coal is where I find that the band had finally developed a true identity, making a far more cohesive album in the process. The focus on the vocals of Einar Solberg is far more prominent here, the entire album having a darker, yet more melodic approach, while maintaining the disciplined, sparse tone that was strongly present on parts of Bilateral, evolving their sound in a way that makes them strongly stand out from mosst bands. To further exemplify the evolution of the band, the songs here are far more fleshed out and detailed than before, while simultaneously being far more noticeable in the experimentation that the album is full of, bringing everything together extremely nicely to create a highly memorable, relatively unique album.
The core identity of the album is immediately established on the opening track, Foe, with the first half based primarily around the soaring vocals of Einar and an extremely repetitive guitar section, the single, slow, repeated chord working excellently with the similarly minimalistic drumming. The gradually increasing complexity of the drums comprises a large part of why the song works as well as it does, but it's ultimately the second half that makes this such a great song, as everything for the last 2 minutes is heavily stripped back as more layers of vocals begin weaving between each other, creating a haunting, yet beautiful and almost gothic atmosphere. Chronic is a far more active, conventional song in many regards, with more standard application of each element of the band, but definitely doesn't suffer at all for this due to how great each role has in creating such an anxious tone through the instruments, the repetitive, urgent guitar and piano work especially contributing to the sense of unease that pervades the song. I love how the song gradually fills out more as it progresses through the changing guitar tone throughout, starting off sounding as if it's merely another element of the band before gradually becoming the main attraction of the song, all without having any sort of significant solo and maintaining the same riffs, another excellent song all around. While the title track initially feels somewhat less immediately striking as previous songs, the wall of sound production that phases in and out is excellent at creating establishing the song as being epic, making the buildup and subsequent climax at the back half of this song to be all the more powerful because of it, as the final couple of minutes are some of the most intense on the album without a doubt. The Cloak is definitely the track that one is most likely to remember first time through, being a very conventional track with a dramatic chorus, furthermore, it manages to maintain the darker tone of previous tracks, making it a simple, yet great song.
The turning point of this album is this second half however, as while the songs up to this point have definitely been highly competant and full of great ideas, it's the next few tracks that really shine, especially The Valley. I adore the guitar work here, nothing too out there or even melodic, but just like with Foe, extremely rhythm focused, playing perfectly off the off kilter vocal melody of the chorus. I find this to be building off the core concept of Foe in other ways as well, most notably the soaring vocalisations being the primary focus, endlessly repeating as the other band members create an expansive atmosphere with the main focus being on supporting this vocal performance, rather than attempting to overpower any particular element. The result of this is the creation of one of Leprous' greatest tracks by a wide margin. Bother Salt and Echo serve very similar purposes here, but both manage to perpetuate the trajectory from The Valley, both songs being focused on being extremely melancholic in tone, which it accomplishes absolutely perfectly, Salt being fairly inconsequential on its own, but bridging the gap perfectly in a way that heightens the overall quality of both itself and the pieces it's being used to enhance. Echo on the other hand is just straight up great, once again utilising the approach of the other 2 incredible songs so far, letting wordless vocals carry the atmosphere perfectly, although there isn't really much more to say about it that hasn't already been said, it's another extremely good song. I believe that the most surprising thing about this album is how effectively the closing track works despite the stark difference between it and the rest of the album, not to mention that despite this, it's also my favourite on the album. Rather than ending the album on a melancholic, soft note, Leprous belt out their heaviest song, Contaminate Me, with a fast paced riff bringing out an immediate feeling of intensity that is then further displayed with guest appearance of Ihsahn. This song is jjust so full sounding, the underling keyboard somehow adding a whole other layer of chaos to it all despite not even being all that fast paced, yet doing almost as much as the breakneck drumming annd guitar work. Altogether, this song, despite being extremely different in approach to the rest of the album, manages to conclude everything absolutely perfectly in my eyes, with the 4 minutes of screams over sparse, chaotic instrumentation being extremely impactful.
I definitely feel that while this album can feel a tad long in places, that it's by far Leprous' best album, taking the interesting song structures and soaring vocals of previous albums, and then creating an album that focuses primarily on atmosphere and tone instead, refining their core sound to create a dark, beautiful album that remains one of my favourite prog metal albums. I did find that this one took a few listens for me to properly warm up to, and I'm leaving a lot of that up to the fact that it's the second half of the album that really shines, but it's definitely a worthwhile time investment.
Best tracks: Foe, The Valley, Contaminate Me
Weakest tracks: Coal (if I had to pick)
Verdict: A stunning album that builds itself around a powerful atmosphere and equally powerful vocals, songs seeming difficult to grasp at first eventually revealing the true beauty that lies beneath. Definitely recommended for fans of prog metal in general, especially those who find particular satisfaction in a strong focus of the rhythmic elements of a song or album.
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Review by Deadwing
Pitfalls is indeed the lighest and most accessible album from Leprous, where the use of heavy guitars are very ocasional and the priority is textures, catchy choruses and Trip Hop influences, which was teased by their 'Angel" cover. It still retains that Leprous essence which is recognizable since Bilateral release, which traduces into that oppresive and dark moody allied with a schizophrenic groove
The band continues to explore new territories, always with very high level of musicianship, with a special mention to the drummer 'Baard Kolstad', which elevates the whole record into a higher level, always with complex and beautiful patterns, sometimes very subtle, sometimes as crazy as you can get.
The shorter songs are more accessible and lighter, where two of them were chosen to be the singles of this release. But don't be fooled, all of them features really high level of musicianship. The longer are full progressive suits, with the 11 minutes finale 'The Sky is Red' which is Leprous at their best: epic, dark, heavy and subtle.
One of my favorites records of this year. 5/5
Posted Wednesday, October 30, 2019 | Review this album | Report (Review #2276170)
Review by javajeff
This is Leprous' lightest, most accessible album to date, and progressive rock fans will find a lot of good music here. The last track, The Sky is Red, sounds the most like classic Leprous with 11+ minutes of rhythmic guitar, unique vocal phrasing, and superb drumming... But somehow changes direction at the end to a more ethereal experience with chants. Distant Bells is another fantastic track with lush orchestration and piano. The songwriting is superb, and the vocals are fantastic as usual. This is more of an ear candy release with layers of voices and sounds providing ambiance at various times. Anyone that loves the raw power of Leprous will not find it here. Pitfalls has subtle beauty, and practices a more compositional approach. It is a change of direction for a band that was on a very formulaic path, and now has an opportunity to expand and grow. This is going to take many repeated listens to fully move beyond expectations. However, like past Leprous releases, I would not want to be without it.
Posted Friday, October 25, 2019 | Review this album | Report (Review #2273189)
Leprous' second album saw the band take their cold, yet theatrical prog metal style established on Tall Poppy Syndrome to new heights, becoming far more experimental and eclectic while maintaining an extremely distinct style, this time around incorporating a lot more modern techniques into the mix, such as a lightly implemented djent element, which actually works quite nicely here. There are also more modern keyboard sounds being used throughout, immediately distinguishing its identity from Tall Poppy Syndrome, being considerably more technical and experimental in approach, with shorter bursts of music that form a collection of excellently formed ideas that are each of perfect length, barely entering overlong territory, but being able to sufficiently explore what it's going for.
The album begins sounding fairly similar to previous work, albeit a bit more modern in style, making heavy use of subtle, underlying distortion to create a futuristic atmosphere, but the music itself is very similar to previous work, theatrical, passionate and triumphant sounding, a series of excellent instrumental sections being thrown in, fairly standard prog metal all things considered, but executed in an absolutely excellent way. Just like the majority of people who give their opinions on this album, I also have to say that Forced Entry is definitely one of the best songs here, although there are a couple that I personally prefer. After an amazing, surprisingly heavy intro making good use of the light djent influence present at a couple of other points, the song opens up to become 10 minutes of incredible riffs upon a great balance between melody and energy. I love how the song manages to be perfectly balanced between this heavy, metal riffing and power with a multitude of softer sections that highlight the incredible production of the album, subtly throwing minor elements into the background to provide so much more depth to the music, not to mention the fact that on top of all this careful balance, there's still room for an amazing guitar solo that manages to stay fairly tasteful and not go off the rails into the territory of boredom. The couple of songs that I'm least keen on this album are those which display impressive technical abilities and feature lovely interwoven instrumentals, but simply don't do all too much of interest, especially Acquired Taste, although Restless doesn't do an amazing amount for me either, altohugh the chorus completely saves it from mediocrity.
This album is at its best when it's being more experimental for sure, making the tracks Thorn, Mb. Indifferentia and Mediocrity Wins the absolute standouts here. Thorn establishes a more out there element almost immediately with its horn-led intro, before breaking down into what at first sounds almost like an acoustic alternative rock track, simply with a nice, driving beat, but an overall mellow approach. Einar's vocals are particularly notable here, conveying a lot of emotion without the need for theatrics... adn tehn the song goes into theatrics. This is where I find it to become particularly incredible, as I just love the back and forth between the lead and backing vocals and the way the song manages to so gracefully shift between this drama and the more subdued verses. Emperor's Ihsahn also makes an appearance on this track, which is cool, but doesn't really contribute too much to the track, he definitely works better in the context of his own band or on Leprous' Contaminate Me, but in any case, it's still definitely neat to have an appearance by him here. There's considerably less to say about Mb. Indifferentia, it may be a beautifully crafted, fragile sounding ballad encompassing feelings of isolation even before the lyrics come in. The amount of emotion conveyed in the sparse soundscape the song builds is nothing short of breathtaking. Mediocrity Wins is not only my favourite song on this album, but one of my favourites by the band as a whole, starting off with some amazingly spacey guitar distortion before breaking into a chilling spoken word section that is absolutely perfect from an atmospheric standpoint. I love the slow build of the song that culminates in an amazingly smooth, groovy slap bass riff that brings the song to a whole new level. The way the song is structured around repeating these elements cyclically, each time adding something slightly new, such as a short guitar solo, but constantly becoming more intense is what makes this song as great as it is however, especially when what was once spoken becomes screamed, while the chorus is just a constant rise in power as it goes on, all of which contribute to the pure incredible nature of the song. While also a very different song to everything else on the album, Waste of Air is pretty much true to its title, just overall being by far the weakest song on the album. While incredibly agressive, I find the harsh vocals of Einar to be far more preferable in small doses, rather than making a lot of the song blastbeats and screams.
Overall, this is definitely a better album than Tall Poppy Syndrome in my opinion, taking on a more experimental, eclectic approach with more futuristic sounding songs. While not as cohesive as their debut, this is nonetheless an extremely engaging set of tracks that display excellent songwriting and technicality, being able to execute these ideas almost flawlessly in many cases. While it doesn't often reach incredible heights, I would still consider this to be an extremely worthwhile album to check out from an extremely worthwhile band, easily one of the best progressive metal bands on the scene.
Best songs: Forced Entry, Thorn, Mb. Indifferentia, Mediocrity Wins
Weakest songs: Waste of Air, Acquired Taste
Verdict: An eclectic album that while having a couple of weak spots, is mostly filled to the brim with creativity and the skills to back this up. A great album by one of my favourite progressive metal bands.
Posted Friday, August 9, 2019 | Review this album | Report (Review #2242636)
Review by SoundsofSeasons
In this album we see Leprous fully embrace their new digitized soundscapes, complete with an even greater emphasis on vocals driving each song - including literally being featured as the forefront sound through the audio mixing. Influences of Radiohead, and Porcupine Tree are seen more here than any album to date of this review. For my tastes in music, in this time, it doesn't get much better than Leprous and the mix of styles they've incorporated into this album. The subtleties this band is able to produce just impresses me to no end. The classical, jazz, and chamber influences found here are more ever-present than any past releases. We have keys, drums, guitars all playing off one another with not minimalist but minimal trickles of sound layered on incredibly intricate patterns and structures, layered underneath the ever present vocals driving it all. The sound may be more accessible than ever because of this layered approach. Its' designed in such a way that a casual listener would pick up the insanely catchy vocals, maybe a guitar riff here or there, and be perfectly satisfied with that - but then dig deeper with a musical ear and you'll catch the hi-hat para-diddle 16th note patterns of the drums matching the bass guitar down to the syncopation and accented notes, all the while the vocals freely flowing around this, for example. It is in this layering of sounds Leprous has grabbed me as a fan. They didn't even bother with this in 'Tall Poppy', didn't try hard enough in 'Bi-Lateral', and only began to truly believe in themselves as a band to make the transition to such compositions in 'Coal'. Although i may actually like the next album after this one a bit more, this one is still a masterpiece as well, at least for my tastes in music.
An incredible album to say the least, that for me, due to my love of this bands' particular brand of music is a masterpiece. Whether you agree or not is completely up to your tastes and preferences - but everyone's opinion is valid, and if someone else happens to match my tastes, they'll come to find that this album and the future of Leprous can seemingly do no wrong.
Posted Saturday, July 27, 2019 | Review this album | Report (Review #2240411)
Full disclosure, I'm a massive fan of this band. They are my favorite fully active band in this exact moment in time. They have consistently topped themselves in an ever evolving sound they've developed all their own and improved with each and every release (for the most part). To my great pleasure, it seems likely they have a contract that requires them to release a new album every two years because their release schedule is like clockwork.
Now, as for this album, i'm reviewing this one after the release of 'The Congregation' and 'Malina' albums, and in those reviews you would see that i had praised them as near perfection, and literal perfection in the case of 'Malina'. This one is damn good, but it sees the band in a transition period. This album is broken up into two versions of the band, the older Leprous that found itself a thinking mans death metal band; see 'Tall Poppy Syndrome', and the Leprous of today utilizing more atmosphere, subtlety, clean vocals, dynamic range, and breathing room in song structure rather than all out go go go found in much metal they took inspiration from originally.
Phase 1 (the original Leprous sound): The album starts just like the previous one. Foe, Chronic, Coal - These songs could have been ripped straight from 'Bi-Lateral', in fact either they actually were bleed overs from previous ideas or they may be there in the beginning of the this album because they are what the fans were expecting... more of the previous and more of the same. I like to think that Leprous was actually told that they needed some more 'Bi- Lateral' esque songs at least in the beginning of their album if they wanted to then experiment with a new sound and direction later in the album. And they do.
Phase 2 (cue the new Leprous): In comes The Cloak and we see the band as a whole take a back seat to Einar Solbergs' vocals. Gorgeous. Who knew? Well we've seen glimpses of this before, but really Leprous never allowed the vocals to take center stage in such a way. This is the turning point. There's no going back now, the band has revealed the big surprise, they are clearly reaching toward a different style of music entirely and here we go with the rest of the album
Phase 2 continued: The Valley, Salt, Echo - This is Leprous experimenting with the new sound that they would later expand upon for the future. Subtle keyboard textures, vocals take the lead melodically with a quite clean sound, electronic sounds that people like to now say sound 'Radiohead-esque' and swells of dynamics that flow throughout the length of each song.
You know what i've noticed though? The drums and bass take a backseat in these songs. As a drummer myself, i clearly see that Tobias hits his heads significantly less in these songs than in any of the previous songs and any previous albums. In fact, i would say that he has almost nothing to do on these songs. Why? Because he's not that kind of drummer. I would know, i play quite a bit like him. I trained myself on Dream Theater style metal. There isn't much dynamic range there. No ghost notes to be had. Subtlety on a drumset is an incredibly difficult thing to perfect, especially if you still want to be technically impressive. This is something jazz drummers do so well. Think Gavin Harrison of Porcupine Tree, or Bill Bruford. Tobias was out of his element playing in these songs - he faded into the background. He is no longer the driving force, Leprous isn't playing death metal anymore, how fast you can hit that double bass pedal isn't going to cut it. I do believe this may have been a deciding factor as to why either Tobias left the band, or was removed, i don't follow music drama i don't know how that all occurred but i can tell you with certainty that the drummer that replaced him is not only just technically better but also much more suited toward the sound a mature Leprous wanted to reach. I'm not bass player, but i do know from playing in many jazz bands that the bassist and drummer are really one unit so i wouldn't be surprised if the axing of the drummer required a new bassist as well - every ying needs a yang and the new addition of a drummer to propel this band into the future would require a counterpart equally matched and perfect symbiosis.
Phase 3 (The blackness rises from the depths one last time): In the last moments of the song Echo, the song fades out to nothing so gradually it is obvious that the album should end there? No. Leprous has one last hurrah for their fans of their previous sound and that is the final track
Contaminate Me - This song is probably the only true black metal song Leprous has ever done at the time of writing this review. The drums of Tobias go all out one last time, he blasts the heads and kicks his feet as fast as his limbs can take him. The vocalist screams with a wail so sinister this song could be mistaken for a song from something off of Enslaved 'Isa" album, or any from that of Acturus. This is Leprous saying goodbye to their heritage. It is time for Leprous to clip their demon wings and go forth into a sound all their own.
This is an excellent piece of music, even if it gets the honor of being a collection of songs that clearly do not match in terms of overall band philosophy. For better or worse. For me, it is for the better that Leprous break the shackles that bound them to a purely death metal sound.
And greatness was just on the misty clouded horizon, out of the depths we crawl.
Leprous is one of those bands that you will find is much loved on this site. When i first found my way to Prog Archives it would have been around 2005, i was 15 at that time (i didn't create a profile myself for a couple years into using the site). For years i didn't stray too far from the big names that i had seen praised highly on this site. I was obsessed with Opeth, had to have everything Opeth i could get my hands on, and other bands like. After a few years, when Opeth started moving in another direct with that sound that i didn't particularly like i was ready to stop obsessing over my one true love and expand my musical horizons as any boy does when it is time to venture out into the world with eyes wide open. And so i was looking for bands that were similar or at least could supplement my love for the extreme metal genre in the way Opeth did. I had heard a song from the Tall Poppy album through the free song stream that was offered at the time, and loved it, so naturally i got that album. Loved the entire album, truly loved it. I was not, however, obsessed with Leprous but since they were pretty much a brand new band at the time i was really looking forward to see them grow. I felt they were one of 'my' bands, you know, like i was a teenager the perfect age this was my time and i would get to grow up with this band. There were other bands within the progressive metal genre i like more though as a whole, but Leprous only really had one album (2 but i never got their first) so it wasn't really a fair comparison. Porcupine Tree, Anathema, and Riverside, and Pain of Salvation were huge for me - and then Opeth was at the top. So, with only one Leprous album to listen to they fell into my pile of other albums for bands i liked but weren't constantly in my CD player rotation.
Then one day i caught wind of a new album Bi-Lateral coming out for Leprous and i pre-ordered it, and at the time i had never pre-ordered a music album before (or anything at all before) so it was a big deal for me. When it came from amazon on the day of release i was so happy and ready to be one of the first people who listen to it and maybe even review it! It was good. Not as good as Tall Poppy but it was good! Bad sign, upon first few listens. Eventually after many more listens over the next months i realized i didn't like it as much, and so Leprous fell off my radar almost completely out of sheer disappointment. I was immature in my musical journey, and everything was either all or nothing, so really i shouldn't have had my expectations so high and i should not have let my love for the band drop so far away just because those unrealistic expectations hadn't been met. But, alas, Leprous was no longer a 'love' of mine.
Since that time Leprous has shown that they will release a new album every 2 years, and the proceeding albums (which sadly i skipped on release, as i Leprous was not in my 'radar' anymore) had seen the band experimenting with a different sound. A sound that i would come to find was much much better than Bi-Lateral, a sound i didn't know i wanted, a sound that would become the essence of Leprous as a band.
Now, as i'm reviewing this album, a new Leprous debut i on the horizon, and I have been spinning Malina some 50 + times. I'm obsessed. I'm more obsessed with this album that any other this year or the last. The direction Leprous took after Bi-Lateral saw the band maturing, evolving, and finding themselves and with this album they have come to make a masterpiece. The dynamic range of every instrument including and not least the drums, the subtle textures of the keys, the vocal swooning striking that perfect fal-setto. I am not only floored by the musicianship (and i never was during the first few albums, even as a young drummer myself), but i am more floored by the musicality. Take a band that could shred like no tomorrow in Tall Poppy Syndrome, and spend years pushing forward mechanically in their craft, and then learn the discipline to incorporate dynamic range, patience, subtlety, and self-control to allow all units of the band express their sound without any one group over powering or out shining another. In Malina, the band is one mind, and you see that the vision is not clouded it is pure.
I do think that Malina will be known as a landmark of progressive rock in this decade, at least within progressive metal but because of the nature of the music it really transcends any one genre or sub-genre.
Of all the the bands i've mentioned in this review, of those that hold the torch most brightly for progressive rock in the 2000s onward, i see great things for Leprous and i am most looking forward to what they bring to us next.
Absolute masterpiece, no doubt in my mind.
Posted Monday, July 22, 2019 | Review this album | Report (Review #2239724)
This is quite an interesting album, clearly taking influence from a range of sources, sounding like a somewhat more symphonic Opeth with more focus on interesting song structures, overlaid vocals, and more eclecticism, with an overall greater amount of bombast. Furthermore, I feel like there is slightly more of a black metal tinge compared to death metal, mostly for its very particular atmosphere it creates, along with the more raw, instrumentation that can take place during the heavier moments. That said, it is certainly on the much lighter side of this subgenre, since there are heavy overtones of symphonic elements along with more classic metal.
Passing starts off more or less hitting every box in which the album attempts to tick, with heavy guitar tones and powerful riffs juxtaposed by the soft vocals sounding somewhat similar to Ross Jennings of Haken. The song mostly centres itself around the classic loud soft dynamic, but makes this the focus of the track, with the soft vocal verses building up to the heavier riffs and screaming, before dying back down once again, with beautiful soft passages filled with classically inspired piano melodies, before Einar Solberg belts out his voice screaming "Tonight I'm passing away", which is then followed by someone who sound quite similar to Emperor's Ihsahn, bringing the song to an excellent close. Phantom Pain is a most fun, casually entertaining song, starting off softly before a sudden flurry of hit piano keys and blast beats kicks in and the song becomes far more bombastic, as the screams and catchy chorus are both backed by blast beats, making the song incredibly fun to listen to, due to how much wilder it is while still maintaining a degree of accessibility, despite the all around very heavy instrumental work, and rougher vocals. Dare You is a less immediately enjoyable song and doesn't quite stand out compared to some others, but is structurally interesting, merely having a chorus that appears twice, and is sandwiched between long stretches of instrumental work. The bookends of this track are quite djent oriented in approach, being extremely rhythmic, with a constant stop-start motion to it. It's the middle section that I find to be the most interesting aspect of the song however, breaking into some really pleasant, smooth, jazzy basslines. Fate is definitely the weakest song on the album by quite a wide margin, being a very bland ballad that has a major lack of any sort of impact at all, just boredom spanning the 5 minutes it goes for.
The second half of the album is where I feel things really pick up and become much more interesting, with He Will Kill Again being an excellent example of this. All in all, this is one of my absolute favourite songs by the band as a whole, being much more in vein with standard prog metal, while also going off on some interesting tangents, for one, the extremely theatrical nature of the chorus is nothing short of majestic, and the way it breaks down into a groovy, piano led melody. The latter is particularly great once the bass is introduced to it, going absolutely all over the place and really driving the song forward. The guitar solo near the end is also nothing short of amazing, and is definitely a large part of the reason why this song is a blast to listen all the way through. Not Even A Name sounds more like what I'd expect a softer song by this band to sound like, simply being more restrained in nature, rather than completely devoid of anything of interest, as this has a nice balance between some of the most melodious and most instense aspectsof the band's sound, with the slower moments being of note, all in all being very competent. While most people state that Tall Poppy Syndrome is the weakest track on this album, I personally find it to be a great instrumental with use of spoken word that I really like, and a really cool three chord motif that runs throughout. The best track of this album is easily its final one, White, being the most climactic, epic song the band has made, with minimal use of lyrics, almost solely repeating the same phrases and melody throughout, but becoming more desperate and intense each time through, unti lit ends up being sung in a higher key and considerably faster, which I find to be really well implemented here and definitely a big reason why I think this song is so great.
While this album is not perfect by any means, I do love the variation and experimentation present here, taking clear inspiration from other bands, yet twisting it into a different sound, complete with some interesting song structures and unforgettable melodies. This is definitely a great debut record from a band that would go on to further develop and refine their sound many times over, showcasing the ambition they clearly had while still definitely caring about the enjoyability factor while doing so, leading to an album equal parts challenging and fun.
Best songs: Passing, He Will Kill Again, White
Weakest songs: Fate
Verdict: Definitely one of the more accessible albums featured in this subgenre of prog metal, but definitely still filled with tasteful intensity throughout, combined with prominent symphonic elements, providing a highly entertaining album all around.
Posted Thursday, March 28, 2019 | Review this album | Report (Review #2169176)
Review by The Crow
Sadly, after having heard this album thoroughly, my impressions are very similar to the feelings I had when I saw them live together with Devin Townsend in Madrid a few years ago!
I get tired of their music after a pair of songs... And I don't know why! Because they practice a style of prog metal that I usually love. An stimulating mix between dark riffs, strong drums and an adventurous (although not always good accomplished) songwriting very influenced by bands like Tool, Opeth, Devin Townsend and even more conventional acts like Dream Theater.
Maybe are the annoying operatic vocals the fact that makes me tired of their music? Maybe the monotonous and repetitive instrumental parts which lacks true progressive charm in songs like Foe or Echo?
So despite Coal has a pair of truly great moments, it's not catchy enough for me and I don't see me coming back to this album too often. And that's a pity, because I see some greatness in this band that sadly can't not be completely heard in this record.
Best Tracks: Chronic (the most varied and best instrumental section of the album), The Cloak (a very welcomed break in the repetitiveness of the album in the form of a more mellow track) and The Valley (very good melodies and a fine chorus)
Conclusion: Coal is a good prog metal album, but it lacks something truly brilliant to be considered an excellent addition to any prog music collection. I get tired of the repetitive operatic vocals, the songwriting is not always catchy and compelling (Coal, Saturate Me) and the instrumental parts lack true magic and progressive power to be considered great.
Nevertheless, I will hear more Leprous albums because I see a truly great potential in this band that sadly in Coal is not fully materialized.
My rating: ***
Posted Wednesday, December 5, 2018 | Review this album | Report (Review #2082952)
Review by praj912
I knew they'd do it. Masterpiece. It took time, but this is finally the pinnacle. Leprous are the new prog-metal benchmark. After seeing them live I can say they match up performance-wise also. This album tests your ears and mind. Dramatic, soaring, soul- moving, guttural....and there's still the 80s sugar pop thing that I hear. There aren't many bands at this level doing things that are new, properly new. I love a syncopated polyrhythm like the rest, and the album is full of great percussion. But, without the 'song', this is all a waste, and Leprous have hit the mark with the SONGS on this album. I hope they can repeat it! I want more!
Thanks to TheProgtologist for the artist addition. and to Quinino for the last updates


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A Closer Look at the Top 3 Korean Gaming Teams Right Now
Holley Ziemba
Image from Riot Games
As 2021 continues to pass by, more and more eSports tournaments occur. And with it, South Korea gains recognition for their strong teams and amazing players. But have you noticed that the same few Korean teams are the ones winning? These teams are some of the biggest teams in the eSports industry for South Korea, so it makes sense that they'd be at the top of the leaderboard consistently. If you're just getting into eSports in South Korea, feel free to check out our post about the Gaming and eSports industry in South Korea! So, let's take a closer look at the top three Korean gaming teams currently staking claim of the top spots in tournaments.
Top 3 Korean Gaming Teams #1: SK Telecom T1 (also known as: SKT T1 or T1)
T1's Star Players
Faker (LoL – Mid Lane)
Surrender (Hearthstone)
Success in 2021?
Top 3 Korean Gaming Teams #2: DAMWON Gaming (DWG KIA)
DWG KIA's Star Players
Canyon (LoL – Jungler)
ShowMaker (LoL – Mid Lane)
Top 3 Korean Gaming Teams #3: Gen.G
Gen.G's Star Players
Pio (PUBG)
Ruler (LoL – Bot Laner)
Which of these Korean gaming teams have you been paying attention to?
If you've dabbled even slightly into the world of Korean eSports, then you've definitely heard of this first team. SK Telecom T1 (or T1) is one of the first few teams established in the South Korean gaming world, first appearing in 2003. Like many of the other South Korean gaming teams, T1 began as a StarCraft team.
StarCraft was the game that started it all for eSports in South Korea. It was first released in 1998 and quickly swept through the entire world. With its capability to be an individual or team game, it attracted the attention of those playing eSports. Thus, some of the top Korean gaming teams like T1 were born.
After StarCraft lost its initial fame, T1 transformed its team to fit the next movement of popular games. They started adding on players to form other teams under the T1 name. This includes: League of Legends (LoL), Fortnite, Dota 2, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Super Smash Bros., Hearthstone, and Apex Legends. Recently, they've also formed a team for Valorant.
Since their formation, T1 has kept a consistent winning pattern. Granted, they haven't won everything. They've won quite a bit, though—enough to be one of the bigger teams in South Korea. In this year's LKC Summer 2021 Tournament (which is still going on; T1 is still in the playoffs in fourth place), T1 won eleven out of eighteen of their series (that's a total of twenty-five games won and nineteen lost).
If you'd like to learn more about T1, you can visit their website here.
What makes a team great isn't necessarily the games they play or the amount of money they have supporting them. No, what makes a team great are the players within it. Lucky for T1, they've got some of the best players in eSports today.
We talked about Faker in our "Gaming and eSports Industry in Korea" blog, but we'll need to talk about him in this one as well. Faker, Lee Sang-Hyeok, is the biggest eSports player in South Korea. There's no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Faker is in the number one spot no matter how you look at it.
Image from Inven
Faker made his gaming debut in 2013, when he was sixteen/seventeen years old. He was revealed on T1's first LoL team, a time when they were considered the underdogs of the games at the time. Despite being in the "underdog" team, Faker and the rest of his team ended up in third place for that first ever tournament he participated in.
Today, Faker is not only the most well-known player in the eSports industry, he's also the highest earned player from South Korea. At twenty-five years old, Faker has earned over $1.2 million playing LoL. And for good reason, too. He's one of two players that has won the LoL World Championship three times—a quite difficult feat with the ever changing world of gaming.
Faker is actually one of the players from T1 that livestreams on Twitch regularly, playing LoL and interacting with fans. If you want to check out more from Faker, you can find his Twitch channel here.
As one of the strongest Hearthstone players, Surrender is a player to watch out for. He began his professional career in 2014 after the release of Hearthstone, quickly taking his spot as one of the top players of the game.
Surrender, Kim Jung-soo, joined T1 in 2018. Since his addition to the team, they've stayed consistently within the top ten in tournaments. And, at just twenty-five years old, he's one of the highest earner from Hearthstone—winning just over $335 thousand so far.
Like Faker, Surrender streams regularly on Twitch. In fact, Surrender has recently been moved to the streaming team for T1. Just the other day he streamed Hearthstone for nearly nine-and-a-half hours. So he has plenty of content for you to sift through while you get familiar with his playing style. You can check out his Twitch channel here.
Since the start of 2021, T1 has participated in a few tournaments here and there. Mainly, they've taken part of the LCK Spring and Summer 2021 Tournaments. LCK is the League of Legends Champions Korea; it's one of the biggest LoL competitions in South Korea. This means that a lot of big name Korean gaming teams show up here (including those on our list).
Like I mentioned earlier, T1 is still in the LCK Summer 2021 Tournament. They're currently in fourth place with eleven series wins under them. But there's still three more games to go, so they can't settle yet.
For the LCK Spring 2021 Tournament, T1 came in fourth place with eleven series wins and seven losses. But they also had one player win the "All Pro Team" award and another player win "2nd All Pro Team" award. So they didn't only do pretty well in the tournament, but they also won some awards from the season.
You can read up more on the results from the LCK Spring 2021 Tournament here on the Leaguepedia page. You can also check out the results of the LCK Summer 2021 Tournament here.
Compared to T1, DAMWON Gaming is a young team. They were only established in 2017 when the computer manufacturing company Damwon acquired the gaming team Mirage Gaming. They officially rebranded to DWG KIA in January 2021 after gaining a sponsorship from KIA. Though they didn't start off as the powerhouse team they are today, they fought tough battles from the very beginning and made their name known in the Korean gaming industry.
Like the other teams on this list, DWG KIA plays a variety of games with different teams. However, they don't play nearly as many games as the other teams. Their primary game is LoL, but they also play PUBG, Valorant, and Rainbow Six Siege.
In recent years, DWG KIA has been racking in #1s in major tournaments. This solidified their spot in our KOrean gaming teams list. In the 2019, they won first place in the 2019 LCK Regional Finals. And in 2020, they took first place in the LCK Summer Tournament, the LCK Summer Playoffs, and the Worlds Championship. DWG KIA completely swept the tournaments in 2020 and are expected to do the same in 2021.
You can read through their website for more information about the teams.
All of DWG KIA's first places wouldn't be possible without their amazing players. With a few roster changes at the beginning of their formation, DWG KIA finally found a good group of players to succeed. Of course, their LoL team is one of their best, so here are a couple players to keep an eye on.
Beginning his gaming career with DWG KIA during their 2018 LoL KeSPA Cup appearance, Canyon has had enough time to perfect his skills and adhere to the needs of the teams. He's been with the team through multiple number ones and helped the team take the top position for Korean gaming teams today.
At only twenty years old, Canyon has earned nearly $350,000 in rewards and been nominated for the MVP position in a handful of tournaments. This includes the LCK Summer 2019, the 2020 Worlds Championship, and the LCK Spring 2021 Tournament.
Another powerful player on DWG KIA's LoL team is ShowMaker. He's also been with the team since the start of his career, being brought in as a rookie for the 2017 LoL KeSPA Cup. He showed his skills right away for the team, having a promising future.
ShowMaker has also won a variety of MVP awards at various LoL tournaments much like Canyon. This includes the MVP award at the 2020 LCK Summer Tournament and the 2021 LCK Summer Tournament. Throughout 2021, ShowMaker has been a consistent player steering his team to success throughout each major match.
As predicted from their success in 2020, DWG KIA has already held an impressive track record in 2021. Though their PUBG team started off slow at the beginning of 2021, they accelerated to the top ten spots in multiple different tournaments and even took first and second place in a few of them! Their Valorant team has held a similar success rate, placing in the top ten position in every tournament. They also placed first in a few tournaments of their own.
DWG KIA's LoL team is playing fantastically in the tournaments so far. As mentioned earlier, they took first place in the 2020 KeSPA Cup (which took place in January of 2021). They also took first place for the 2021 LCK Spring Tournament and Spring Playoffs. They're currently holding first place for the 2021 LCK Summer Tournament with an estimation of winning from LoL watchers. They're set up for success in the rest of 2021, so keep your eye on them!
The third and final team we'll be talking about in this top Korean gaming teams list is Gen.G. Gen.G is another young team like DWG KIA. However, despite their young status, they've made their way to the top of the Korean gaming teams list with ease.
Since their establishment in 2017, Gen.G has become the leading eSports organization that connects both the U.S. and Asia. With eight total teams under this organization, Gen.G has seven global championship wins so far.
They're the only organization that owns and operates top esports teams around the world. This includes teams in South Korea, China, and the United States. They've become the talk of many eSports related things because of their strong teams, driving mission, and exceptional achievements. One of which includes being ranked the number sixth team on the Forbes "Most Valuable eSports Companies 2020."
Like the two other Korean gaming teams, Gen.G plays a wide range of games. And doing well in each of them, to be honest. To look more into Gen.G, you can look through their website here.
Though things have been altering slightly, Gen.G is still filled to the brim with amazing players. From their top-of-the-league PUBG team, their acquired Overwatch team Seoul Dynasty, and their leading female team Bumble. There's not a game that Gen.G hasn't had some sort of player come out on top.
As the leading PUBG player in the eSports industry today, Gen.G has been able to hold onto player Pio—Cha Seung-hoon—since they first signed him in 2019. Though many PUBG players tend to change teams often, he's found comfort in the team he's gotten used to. He talks about this and similar things in an interview with Inven Global. You can read through the interview here.
At twenty-five years old, Pio is one of the leading players on Gen.G, having earned over $830 thousand in his four year career. With the team, he's won first place in PUBG global championships and various MVP awards. At this year's 2021 PUBG Global Invitation, Pio and the rest of his team won third place.
Starting his career back in 2016, Ruler has truly become one of the leading LoL players in the sport. He began playing on the Stardust team back in 2016, eventually moving to another strong team called Samsung Galaxy. In May of 2018, Ruler, Park Jae-hyuk, lands in Gen.G. And he's been there ever since.
With his impressive track record—and one of the highest earnings on Gen.G's LoL team at nearly $540 thousand—Ruler has been a constant player on the roster for tournaments. In the past couple years, Ruler and the rest of the LoL team have stayed consistently in the top five for the LCK tournaments (mostly in the top three, actually). They even beat out T1 in the LCK 2020 Regional Finals.
With just over three years on the team, Ruler has perfected to art of LoL with Gen.G, bringing the team win after win. With his help, the Gen.G team has grown to become one of the top three Korean gaming teams in the eSports industry.
Gen.G has been doing amazing this year so far for Korean gaming teams. In PUBG, they've recently come in third place for the PUBG Global Invitation.S 2021. Their Overwatch team, Seoul Dynasty, won second place in the NetEase Esports x Tournament 2021. Their Valorant team has consistently placed in the top five for the three tournaments in 2021 so far.
And their LoL team not only came in second for the Spring LCK 2021 Tournament, but they're also currently holding second place for the ongoing Summer LCK 2021 Tournament. They've advanced to the semi-finals without having to go through extra stage seed matches! With more games to come, who's to say Gen.G won't win it all? Keep an eye out on them, they might surprise you!
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"Night Of The Living Deadpool" - Review
July 13, 2017 Never Dead
Since the 2016 release of "Deadpool" (you know, the one where they got it right?), every fan new and old has been continuously urinating themselves in excitement in anticipation of a sequel. And with the "Deadpool 2" teaser trailer presented right before "Logan", the hype has only continued to conjure over time, leaving eager fans to tread amongst all of the Deadpool content they can find as a way of passing the time until then. And who can blame them? Deadpool is awesome!
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I mean, I'm one of them, so off I went to Atomic City comics in Philadelphia and picked up this novel I'm about to review.
If there's one thing people should know about me, it's that I ADORE Deadpool. He's without a doubt my favorite character in the Marvel universe, bringing a refreshing spin in the realm of superhero comics that I never get tired of. The self-consciousness of each issue, infinite 4th-wall breaks, dark humor, and overall darker themes are just some of the many aspects I like about this figure and his features. That's why I was delighted to pick up the "Night of the Living Deadpool" book, a 4-issue run originally released in 2014.
The premise of this book begins very simply: Deadpool ate himself into a deep chimichanga coma, and wakes up to a zombie apocalypse. Probably what I like best about this is the implications for Deadpool. If you really think about it, the only thing he has out there to fear is nobody getting to hear him talk, and no more chimichangas or flapjacks (unless he can find ingredients in the post-apocalyptic world to make those himself)!
It's Deadpool, so you know there'll be quirkiness to the apocalypse, and definitely some funny gags. However, I don't think that humor like this from Deadpool breaks the horror of the zombies at all. It's still a desolate apocalyptic theme, but it is cool to have Deadpool there to calm us all down a bit when things get to be a little too much.
This series has a cool "Dead Rising" vibe to it. Since it is Deadpool, the introduction of the zombies doesn't really come off as a shocking moment that takes up too much of the story. Instead, Deadpool makes references to video games, movies, television (basically anything with zombies in it), and starts dismantling the undead. And like the video game "Dead Rising", the zombies are still gruesome and gory with the contrast of Deadpool's general disregard towards every corpse and enemy that comes his way. Overall, it just makes for a fun read.
Now, I don't want to give it all away, so without spoiling anything, the ending gives a great Marvel-esque horror twist that I really enjoyed. It is a bit bleak, but it's also comical in a dark way. In all, the end to me reflects the rest of the book as being this fun ride that has me so ready to go back to the shop to pickup and read the 2015 sequel "Return of the Living Deadpool". I highly recommend this to any fan of either Marvel or the zombie genre. It's well-thought, and while it may seem like another zombie-spinoff, I feel like this one is much more than that.
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Women vow to refile sexual assault suit against UMBC and Baltimore County
U.S. District Judge Deborah Chasanow dismisses the complaint, calling it an "overambitious pleading"
Above: UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski, one of the defendants in a suit alleging that the school and Baltimore County mishandled rape allegations. (Fern Shen)
A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit filed last year by five women who alleged that UMBC and Baltimore County mishandled their reports of sexual assault.
Calling the suit an "overambitous pleading," U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow gave the plaintiffs three weeks to file a more narrowly defined complaint.
Their attorney, Rignal W. Baldwin V, said he plans to do so, guided by Chasanow's written opinion issued yesterday.
"This is just a step in the process. We intend to return with a narrower complaint and remain committed to getting justice and bringing these important issues to light," Baldwin said.
The suit, filed in September 2018, charges that county and university officials have routinely failed to take sexual assault reports seriously and that they "conspired" in some cases to cover them up.
Authorities humiliated, intimidated and deceived women as part of an intentional effort to "cover up justifiable complaints of sexual assault," the complaint alleges.
The suit includes some startling allegations, including that the three UMBC baseball team members alleged to have drugged and assaulted two women were interviewed by detectives at a Chick-fil-A.
It also charges that Baltimore County State's Attorney Scott Shellenberger dispatched police to a rape victim's home to threaten her.
Shellenberger has declined to comment, saying the litigation is still pending.
In February, Baltimore County Executive Johnny Olszewski created the Sexual Assault Investigations Task Force "to examine current investigation and prosecution policies, practices and training related to sexual assault complaints, including the review of past case files."
UMBC has not commented on the specific allegations. A spokeswoman has not yet returned The Brew's request for comment on Chasanow's ruling.
[UPDATE: UMBC has released this following statement: "We believe that the judge's decision about the legal case is accurate and fair. Our campus remains committed to acting on our conviction that sexual- and gender-based violence will not be tolerated in our community."]
News of the suit roiled the UMBC campus last September, prompting protests and drawing about 1,000 students to a campus theater and overflow space for a "listening session" organized by the administration.


Join us in this episode where we discuss body image for moms with body image coach Summer Innanen.
Find out why moms are under such pressure to look a certain way and how to surround yourself with more positive messaging, how to find internal validation for your worthiness, how to stop comparing yourself, whether you should get rid of your scale and how to make time for self-care in your life for the betterment of yourself and your whole family.
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His response to the recession and a tumultuous time personally generated the anticipated return of Van Hunt to the music scene. His new project, What Were You Hoping For?, is set for release Sept. 27. After more than three years, the Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter/producer releases his response to society, the economy and his personal life.
Actor Laz Alonso is proof that good things come to those who wait. After taking a brief hiatus to focus on obtaining roles that better suited his talents, he landed two that put him on the fast track to leading-man status. The rising A-list actor talked to GlossMagazineOnline (GMO) about how he feels about the state of the black film industry today, making a move from Wall Street to Tinseltown and his perspective on love, relationships and faith.
With the release of her new project, Pieces of Me, Ledisi reveals a deeper understanding of herself as an artist, but more importantly, as a woman. Since the last time we spoke with Ledisi two years ago, the Grammy nominated soulful songstress spent time at the White House where she worked in a mentoring program with First Lady Michelle Obama, who regards Ledisi as one of her favorite artists. She also appeared on BET's Black Girls Rock! and completed her sixth album.
Growing up without one parent is sometimes traumatic for any child. For Pastor Melva Henderson, living her life without either of her parents was a reality. Thanks to her grandmother who raised her, she was able to face adversity, answer her calling and push through, despite not being raised within a "normal" family structure.
These days, if an artist wants to be successful, he or she has to be a jack (or Jill) of all trades. And if wearing many hats is the key to fame and fortune, then singer/songwriter Demi Lobo is ready to unlock every door along her journey.
We're living in a world where more children are striving to be entertainers. Some want to sing, rap, dance, model or act, while others strive to be superstar athletes. The response to, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" is slowly changing. The usual answers of doctor, nurse, lawyer or firefighter are no longer as common, but this can be attributed to the amount of attention, respect and praise society gives the entertainment industry, which heavily influences the very children that are our future.
You've seen his face in Tyler Perry's Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Madea's Class Reunion and Meet the Browns. You've heard his voice along side some of your favorite artists, like Patti Labelle and Christina Aguilera. You've maybe even seen his––let's just say "pleasing" physique in a few magazines.


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Suspect wanted for eluding, child endangerment arrested after chase through Kansas City
A woman and child were in that car before the chase started
Updated: 9:20 PM CDT Mar 23, 2017
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A man has been taken into custody following a police chase through Kansas City.Jackson County Sheriff's Deputies were involved in the chase which started around 8:50 p.m. Thursday near Truman Road and Benton Boulevard. That suspect was wanted by authorities for felony eluding and child endangerment.A woman and a child were in the vehicle before that chase started. They were able to bail out of the car. Authorities said that woman will be pressing child endangerment charges against the suspect.That chase wound through Kansas City and ended 20 minutes later near Montgall and Prospect after authorities used stop sticks on all four of the suspect vehicle's tires.The suspect was taken into custody. This story is developing. Refresh this page for updates.
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A woman and a child were in the vehicle before that chase started. They were able to bail out of the car. Authorities said that woman will be pressing child endangerment charges against the suspect.
That chase wound through Kansas City and ended 20 minutes later near Montgall and Prospect after authorities used stop sticks on all four of the suspect vehicle's tires.
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"Sweet Love" is a song by American recording artist Chris Brown, taken from his fifth studio album, Fortune (2012). It was written by Brown, Cory Marks, Greg Curtis, Jamal "Polow da Don" Jones, Jason "JP" Perry and Tommy Doyle Jr., while the production was handled by Polow da Don and Perry. The song was sent to urban contemporary radio in the United States on April 10, 2012, as the second single from the album. "Sweet Love" is a slow jam R&B ballad which incorporates elements of electronic music. The lyrics of the song revolve around Brown asking his lover to take off her clothes so that they can have sex. Show Sweet Love piano sheet
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Christopher Maurice "Chris" Brown is an American recording artist, dancer, and actor. Born in Tappahannock, Virginia, Brown taught himself to sing and dance at a young age and was involved in his church choir and several local talent shows. In 2004, he signed with Jive Records, and released his self-titled debut album the following year. The album peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, and featured the hit single "Run It!", which topped the Billboard Hot 100, making Brown the first male artist as a lead to have his debut single top the chart since Diddy in 1997. Chris Brown was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
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class Ship
  attr_reader :bombard_only_capable,
              :defend_only_capable,
              :attack_rating,
              :defense_rating,
              :bombard_rating,
              :speed,
              :hitpoints,
              :health,
              :active

  attr_accessor :bombard_only,
                :defend_only,
                :never_retreat

  def initialize(options={})
    @bombard_only_capable = false
    @defend_only_capable  = false
    @never_retreat        = false
    @bombard_only         = false
    @defend_only          = false
    @active               = true

    flag_checks(options)

    if block_given?
      yield
    else
      @attack_rating  = 1
      @defense_rating = 1
      @bombard_rating = 0
      @speed          = 1
      @hitpoints      = 3
    end

    # Set health, make sure its not greater than maximium
    # TODO refator/reconsider
    @health = if options[:health] > @hitpoints || !option[:health]
                @hitpoints
              else
                options[:health]
              end
  end

  def take_damage
    if @health > 1
      @health -= 1
    else
      @health = 0
      @active = false
    end
  end

  def withdraw
    @active = false
  end

  def destroyed?
    @health == 0
  end

  def inactive
    !@active
  end

  def flag_checks(options ={})
    if options[:bombard_only] && @bombard_only_capable == false
      raise ArgumentError, "This unit does not have bombard only capabilities."
    end

    if options[:defend_only] && @defend_only_capable == false
      raise ArgumentError, "This unit does not have defend only capabilities."
    end

    if options[:bombard_only] && options[:defend_only]
      raise ArgumentError, "A unit cannot be set to both defend only and bombard only."
    end
  end
end


Local entertainer Zodwa Wabantu quashed death hoax rumours, making it clear people like her just won't die.
In a video posted on her Instagram page, Zodwa set the record straight in true Zodwa fashion.
"Guys I'm not dead. What could possibly kill me? People like me just don't die. I'm not dead. How many times must you call me to say Zodwa is dead? People like me, they don't die, they don't just die."
Speaking to TsishaLive, Zodwa stated that she had been receiving calls from people asking her about the death hoax rumours.
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"Look, I have no time for people who want to kill me because I am working hard for my cash. I have confirmed bookings till September, that have been paid for already. Why would I just die?"