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'American Idol' Recap: Top Three Revealed
The remaining artists sang three selections tonight.
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Top 4 contestants Nick Fradiani, Jax, Rayvon Owen and Clark Beckham backstage at FOX's "American Idol XIV" Top 4 Revealed on April 22, 2015 in Hollywood, California. Michael Becker/FOX via Getty Images
The top four returned to their hometowns tonight, and the contestants sang three selections.
Season mentor Scott Borchetta chose their first songs of the evening, the judges picked their second songs and the artists chose their own third songs, intended to be musical tributes to their hometowns. The results of last week's voting were saved for the end of the episode, so all four artists still had to sing tonight.
Richmond, Va.'s Rayvon Owen sang "Want to Want Me" by Jason Derulo for Borchetta's pick, and it was one of his more exciting performances to date.
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Borchetta's choice suited Owen's voice and energy. For his song dedicated to Richmond, Owen sang Stevie Wonder's "As," and his smooth vocals made it a charismatic performance. Keith Urban thought Owen won the second round of performances. The judges chose "You Are So Beautiful" for Owen's third song, and his voice sounded beautiful.
Borchetta's pick for Clark Beckham was "Beautiful Day" by U2. Jennifer Lopez thought it was another perfect song choice from Borchetta, and even though she thought he brought a rock-star quality to the performance, there must have been a disconnect between what she and the other judges saw and what was captured by the camera. Beckham seemed to get swallowed up by the band, and he never looked totally comfortable.
For his hometown tribute, Beckham returned to the piano and sang "The Dock Of The Bay" by Otis Redding. Harry Connick Jr. said he felt like he was getting the first real glimpse of who Beckham is with this second performance. For Beckham, the judges chose "Earned It" by The Weeknd, hoping to hear how he could handle something a little more modern. It was undoubtedly his personal best of the season.
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Nick Fradiani sang "Because the Night" by Bruce Springsteen, and it raised the bar for the evening as one of his best performances. In honor of his home of Guilford, Connecticut, he sang "Back Home by Andy Grammer for his second song. It wasn't as strong as his first performance, but Fradiani continues to be on an upward trajectory. The judges had Fradiani sing "I'll Be" for his final performance, and all three thought it was perfect. Connick thought Fradiani won the third round.
For Jax, Borchetta picked "My Generation" by The Who, rounding out a solid night of picks from season 14's mentor, who really knows these artists and their strengths. Cole rose to the occasion of singing such a huge rock song, working the stage masterfully. It was Connick's favorite performance of hers to date. Lopez said the first round belonged to Cole.
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In honor of East Brunswick, New Jersey, she sang "My Immortal" by Evanescence, and it was a stark contrast in tone to her first song. But it was yet another stellar performance from Cole, who is really proving she has what it takes to win it all. The judges gave Cole "Misery Business" by Paramore and acknowledged that it's a very difficult song to sing. They didn't love her arrangement, but all agreed that her vocals sounded strong. It was her weakest performance of the night, but the other two were so solid that she remained the evening's standout.
After the 12 performances, it was then time for Ryan Seacrest to announce who will advance to the first part of next week's two-part Idol finale. Owen was voted off, with Fradiani, Cole, and Beckham still hanging onto a shot at becoming the next American Idol. Of the three, who are you hoping to see win?
This article originally appeared in THR.com.
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Home›Martial Arts Sponsor›Anthony Joshua to fight Oleksandr Usyk, in hopes of retaining his titles
Anthony Joshua to fight Oleksandr Usyk, in hopes of retaining his titles
Two days before he was scheduled to attempt to defend his heavyweight titles against undefeated Oleksandr Usyk, Anthony Joshua attended a press conference in London on Thursday, wearing his hat, headphones and even bottles of water positioned to make sponsor logos visible to cameras.
A long list of companies has invested in Joshua, the 31-year-old British boxing star: Under Armor, his clothing supplier; Beats by Dre, the headphone maker; Matchroom Boxing, the promoter Joshua signed for life this week. And Joshua, who is 24-1 with 22 KOs, spoke as if Saturday's fight against Usyk, an undefeated 34-year-old Ukrainian, was not just a contest but also an economic stimulus package. He told reporters he felt responsible for providing a platform and a salary to fighters on the undercard of an event which is expected to draw nearly 70,000 spectators to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
"I'm going to work hard, try to bring attention to boxing so that it benefits everyone, not just me," Joshua said. "I don't promote boxing because I want to be famous. I promote it because I want everyone to benefit from it.
Saturday's card comes at the end of two tumultuous weeks in the boxing industry. On September 11, retired mixed martial arts fighter Vitor Belfort overwhelmed 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield in a pay-per-view fight which, according to the viewpoint, featured either the top, be the background of the recent trend of novelty fights.
But over the past week serious, competitive and meaningful fights have made headlines. On Wednesday afternoon, Deontay Wilder held a media conference call to tout his rematch against Tyson Fury for the WBC heavyweight title, scheduled for October 9 in Las Vegas. The day before, Saúl Álvarez and Caleb Plant exchanged insults and blows at a press conference ahead of their super middleweight title fight on November 6.
This brawl was not organized for publicity purposes – Plant appeared with a prominent cut on his right cheek – but it garnered attention that could lead to pay-per-view sales. As of Thursday afternoon, a video of the skirmish posted on Showtime Boxing's Twitter page had been viewed 4.7 million times.
But Joshua's main event sold without a pre-fight speech or press conference rumble.
Matchroom Boxing chairman Eddie Hearn said the Joshua-Usyk bout will fill Tottenham Hotspur stadium in part because of pent-up demand. The title fight tops the biggest fight card in England since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, and the boxing event is the first for the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a $ 1.33 billion venue which opened in 2019.
But, said Hearn, the crowd projection was also a function of Joshua's popularity. Winning gold at the London Olympics in 2012 ensured Joshua turned professional with an integrated following in Britain. In April 2017, 90,000 spectators saw him beat Wladimir Klitschko at Wembley Stadium in London for the WBA, WBO and IBF titles.
"He is by far the biggest star in British boxing, and arguably the biggest star in world boxing," Hearn said.
Joshua's next test is Usyk, an opponent ordered by the World Boxing Organization, and fights between renowned champions and obligatory challengers often make stakeholders think long-term. A victory on Saturday should position Joshua to fight the winner of next month's bout between Fury and Wilder.
But Usyk's resume suggests he's not an afterthought. Like Joshua, he won Olympic gold in 2012. He turned professional as a cruiserweight and won the title from all the major sanctioning bodies in that division. In his last cruiserweight fight, he crushed England star Tony Bellew, and he's won both of his fights since moving to heavyweight in 2019.
"Every fight makes history," Usyk said through a translator at Thursday's press conference. "Me and Anthony are going to take another step in history. Something people will talk about. Something people will remember.
The match became possible after a few fights between Wilder, Fury and Joshua.
In May, Hearn said Fury and Joshua signed for a title unification fight in mid-August. It was planned to take place in Saudi Arabia and each fighter could potentially have won nine miniatures. But Wilder went on to stop the fight, arguing that after losing to Fury in February 2020, he exercised the rematch clause in his contract and was granted the legal right to fight Fury afterwards. A judge agreed and ordered a Wilder-Fury fight, forcing Joshua to regroup and face Usyk.
The resulting fight pits Johsua, a powerful puncher whose sometimes porous defense makes him vulnerable, against Usyk, a calculating southpaw who counteracts with authority.
"If styles make fights, we're going to have a very, very special night," said Ed Breeze, executive vice president of DAZN, who will be releasing the fight card, at the press conference.
Similar circumstances preceded Joshua's first professional loss in June 2019. A planned title defense against Jarrell Miller failed when Miller failed a doping test, and Joshua opted to continue with a new opponent on the same date for his US debut at Madison Square Garden. Andy Ruiz replaced Miller and scored a seventh round victory by technical knockout.
Joshua regained his titles in a rematch six months later, but said Ruiz's loss taught him the value of a reset and a full training camp.
So after an unexpected change this time around, instead of putting Usyk in the August date, Joshua moved the fight to September to give him and his undefeated challenger the attention they deserve.
"It's not complicated. If you tell me I'm fighting King Kong, I'll try," Joshua said Thursday. "It's an opportunity for me to work. He's going to work, I'm going to work.
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Touch guides you in three ways as you make this bread: Knead the dough until it feels smooth and elastic; press it to see if it has risen enough; and then tap the baked loaf to determine if it has finished baking. Serve toasted with preserves, or use for sandwiches.
Dissolve sugar and yeast in warm milk in a large bowl; let stand 5 minutes. Stir in 1 tablespoon butter. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Add 3 cups flour and salt to yeast mixture; stir until a soft dough forms. Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic (about 8 minutes); add enough of remaining 1/4 cup flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent dough from sticking to hands (dough will feel tacky).
Place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 1 hour or until doubled in size. (Gently press two fingers into dough. If indentation remains, the dough has risen enough.) Punch dough down; cover and let rest 5 minutes.
Roll dough into a 14 x 7-inch rectangle on a lightly floured surface. Roll up rectangle tightly, starting with a short edge, pressing firmly to eliminate air pockets; pinch seam and ends to seal. Place roll, seam side down, in an 8 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Lightly coat surface of dough with cooking spray, and cover; let rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, 30 minutes or until doubled in size.
Uncover loaf; drizzle surface of loaf with remaining 1 tablespoon butter, gently spreading with a pastry brush. Cut a (1/4-inch-deep) slit lengthwise down center of loaf using a sharp knife.
Bake at 400° for 30 minutes or until the bread is browned on bottom and sounds hollow when tapped. Cool on wire rack.
I know 4 stars is supposed to mean "worthy of a special occasion," but this bread is more "worthy of anytime you want some white bread." There's nothing that really stands out about it, but it's still a delicious bread! I made it exactly to the recipe except that I baked it on a cookie sheet. It came out looking just as dense as it does in the picture. I totally see what the other reviewers meant about it approximating brick weight and density, though I don't think that takes away from how good it is. I will say that the crust was surprisingly good. I think I'll coat all my loaves with butter from now on. It was crunchy and flavorful without being so hard that it cuts the roof of your mouth like french bread does!
This bread is extremely dense - it came out something like a brick. I make bread almost every week, so I have some confidence in my abilities and it seems this is just not a great recipe. Too bad - it smelled great while it was baking.
I consider myself a pretty experienced baker, but I either totally failed at this or the recipe is a little off. The bread came out somewhat dense like biscuit consistency...and I didn't even add the full 3 1/2 cups...I stopped short of 3. The taste is also just mediocre....I may try it again, but I am more tempted to just try a different recipe.
this bread was excellent. i followed the recipe precisely, including spooning the flour into the measuring cups. the only thing i did differently was that i added sesame seeds to the top before i put it in the oven. it produced an amazingly light buttery loaf, absolutely delicious. this is my first experience with myrecipes.com and i am excited about my next discovery!


Recently I finished quite a few knitting projects, so get ready for some new knits !
When I was working on this project a lot of people told me that they love the design, but they're really scared of it because it isn't made in one piece and they're not sure about the seaming in the end. I decided to give it a try and believe me - there's nothing to be scared of ! Everything is very clearly explained at the end of the book and I didn't have a single problem with the whole pattern and seaming process :) It fits exactly as it should and it looks great !
Luxusní svetřík. Moc se mi líbí. Ten se povedl.


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NEWS: Seattle metallers Blood of Kings announce tour with Hessian
Blood of Kings announce tour with Hessian
Seattle speed metal band Blood of Kings are pleased to announce a US tour with Hessian!
Starting in Seattle and ending in Brooklyn, the tour consists of a whirlwind 25 shows in 29 days.
The band's drummer Eric Jelsing had the following to say:
"We're very stoked to hit the road with our good friends in Hessian! Looking forward to sharing the stage with such a great band!"
The following are the confirmed dates for the tour:
1/9/14-Seattle,WA-The Kraken
2/9/14-Portland,OR-TBA
3/9/14-Medford,OR-Musichead
4/9/14-Sacramento,CA-TBA
5/9/14-Oakland,CA-Eli's Mile High Club
6/9/14-San Francisco,CA-TBA
7/9/14-Los Angeles,CA-Black Flame Collective
8/9/14-San Diego,CA-The Bancroft
9/9/14-Phoenix,AZ-Yucca Tap Room
10/9/14-Albuquerque,NM-Sister Bar
12/9/14-Denver,CO-Mutiny Information Cafe
13/9/14-Salt Lake City, UT-Buirts Tiki Lounge
17/9/14-Portland,ME-Geno's Rock Club
18/9/14-Worcester,MA-Ralph's Rock Diner
19/9/14-Newport,RI-Jimmy's Saloon
20/9/14-Philadelphia-Kung Fu Necktie
21/9/14-Richmond,VA-TBA
22/9/14-Charlotte,NC-TBA
23/9/14-Atlanta,GA-TBA
24/9/14-Nashville,TN-Springwater Supper Club
25/9/14-St. Louis-Fubar Saint Louis
26/9/14-Chicago, IL-Red Line Tap
27/9/14-Detroit-Corktown Tavern
28/9/14-Cleveland-TBA
29/9/14-Brooklyn-Saint Vitus Bar
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www.bloodofkings1.bandcamp.com
Kobra And The Lotus - Soldier
new Eden Weint Im Grab "Die Jenseitsflugmaschine" (Album out: 29.08.2014)
new video WOLF - Shark Attack (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
metal from Seattle: Skelator live
Eyeconoclast - Hexadecimate Live @ Stonehenge Fest
epic melodic metal from Italy: ASTRAL DOMINE - 'Holy Knights' Official Video
metal from Texas, U.S.: Warbeast - Destroy [Full Album]
black metal Mysteriarch live shows coming up
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black metal from North Carolina, U.S.
Mysteriarch @Mysteriarch 3 killer shows in August!
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black metal from North Carolina, U.S.: Mysteriarch - LIVE @ Churchill's Pub (Miami, FL) 8/13/2013
Metal4Africa FREE SAMPLER
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FREE thrash EP from Russia: MADRAX + Madrax -- Pyromaniac (Live 27.12.13)
FREE thrash EP from Russia: MADRAX
Madrax plays thrash and have free/name your price music for you.
www.madraxthrash.bandcamp.com/album/pyromaniac
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read and download Metal Bulletin Zine, issue number 44
at Fuglymaniacs you can read and download pdf of Metal Bulletin Zine, issue number 44.
Last Bastion (U.S.)
The Drip (U.S.)
Wan (Sweden)
Sinaya (Brazil)
BattleroaR(Greece/Germany)
Lie in Ruins (Finland)
Gravehill (U.S.)
Hour of Penance (Italy)
Insain (France)
UnKured (U.S.)
Schammasch (Switzerland)
Bifröst (Austria)
Nux Vomica (U.S.)
Cultfinder (U.K.)
go here: www.fuglymaniacs.com
thrash from Israel: Black Sachbak - Marx Was Right
thrash from Israel: Black Sachbak - Haircut I Never got (official videoclip)
death metal from Iran: Tension Prophecy - live in Russia [2012]
black metal Zorakarer - Through Hyperion Wastelands (2014) (from Portland, Oregon, U.S.)
Omnihility "Disseminate" Lyric video
Unaussprechlichen Kulten - The Hooded Baphomet [New Song]
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King of Asgard "The Runes of Hel" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
black metal from Indonesia: Sakrality
According to Metal Archives, this is the discography of the band. Below is a link where you can hear the black metal of Sakrality.
Rehearsal Demo 2004 Demo 2004
Reincarnation in Hell Full-length 2008
Bisikan Energi Mimpi EP 2012
Bisikan Energi Mimpi Full-length 2013
Imajinasi Hitam Full-length 2014
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NEW: Iron Man (U.S.): The Passage (1994); Generation Void (1999) (Shadow Kingdom Records) (reissues)
Iron Man (U.S.): The Passage (1994); Generation Void (1999) (Shadow Kingdom Records) (reissues)
For those for whom doom is a passion and obsession, these two albums are classics of the genre, or at least for some people, "rare jewels," as I have seen them called. Iron Man disguises nothing about its fanaticism: these songs sound like they were written specifically in the style of, say, "Master of Reality" and "Volume 4." They are very much siblings to 70s Sabbath albums. Now, thanks to Shadow Kingdom Records, you have a chance to hear Iron Man, if you never have (Note that this band is very much alive today and in 2013 had an album called "South of the Earth.").
Iron Man - Unjust reform
Iron Man - Winds of Change
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NEW: the total doom of The Wounded Kings (U.K.): Consolamentum (Candlelight Records)
The Wounded Kings (U.K.): Consolamentum (Candlelight Records)
The Wounded Kings specializes in slow, depressing funeral doom, the kind that makes Tony Iommi seem like a speed metal blazing shredder. Sit down and relax because this will take a while and it is going to be slow, all day, every day. Depression, melancholy, funerals, cemeteries, loneliness and mourning; crawling riffs topped off with the (clear) singing of despair. I have been listening to this album a lot and I am ready for the end of the universe and it's no problem because The Wounded Kings says everything is meaningless anyway. The Wounded Kings is cult doom metal strictly for fanatics of the genre, I think. It's an accomplished album. Believe.
The Wounded Kings - Lost Bride
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the cult is looking for you: Cultfinder (U.K.): Hell's Teeth (Eldritch Lunar Miasma Records)
Cultfinder (U.K.): Hell's Teeth (Eldritch Lunar Miasma Records)
Given that Cultfinder now has two EPs: "Black Thrashing Terror" (2012) and "Hell's Teeth" (2014), it's an appropriate time to think about the cult.
Genealogically, the lines might be traced as follows: Venom.
Hellhammer and early Bathory, of course.
early Sodom and early Destruction.
early Sarcófago.
Blasphemy.
and especially Nifelheim.
Cultfinder features "black thrashing" songs of the devil and hell. Cultfinder has mastered the art of "black thrash": this "thrash" is caustic and this "black metal" is no hipster haberdash, either. If the genealogy listed appeals to you, know that the band wants you as a listener. If you happen not to know, that's no problem, either, as long as thrash and black metal are two genres that you support, and want to see converge in an alliance of fire and brimstone. Once you go this path, you might not ever come back. Nor would you want to. Grab your bulletbelt and pentagrams, and let's go.
www.unholycultfinder.bandcamp.com www.facebook.com/unholycultfinder
Did you get around to Nux Vomica yet?:Nux Vomica: Nux Vomica (Relapse Records)
Nux Vomica: Nux Vomica (Relapse Records)
I kept hearing that Nux Vomica is hardcore or post-hardcore (whatever that means), or that they are something like experimental sludge, or that they sound like Neurosis or Today Is the Day and other such bands.
For a simpleton like me, all of the above descriptions basically tell me, "That's what the hipster tree-hugging 'post-rock' people are into."; and I am not skilled to talk about such superduper latest hip music of the flannel-wearing smarrte kolege rich kids with dreadlocks and those rainbow-colored beanies. (If you don't wear Immolation, Marduk and Saxon shirts, and pentagrams, spikes, inverted crosses and bullletbelts, how is this grandma supposed to figure out who are you, kids?)
I guess all the 'post' talk is kind of correct about Nux Vomica, but I don't know. I'm not really qualified to talk about "post-hardcore" or "post-metal."
Instead, I'll tell you what I hear. This album is three songs: two last about 12 minutes, give or take a minute, and another is some 20 minutes. The moods and moments are many: rage; tree-hugging melancholy; doom; shoegaze; headbanging; angry-yet-melodic segments that you have to hear to feel; quiet moments of bass; bass rumblings; minimalistic ambient-like landscapes, to name some ideas that come to mind. When I was first listening to this album, I found myself double checking that it was the same band and that it wasn't that somehow I had been listening to this band and moved on to a different band and forgot to check. So, yes, it is pretty eclectic, with the bass-rumbly melodic, crusty doom framework; more melodic than you would expect.
No set style per se: it's all in here: gremlin-like shrieking that is just as much crust punk screaming; double-bass drumming speed, thrashing speeds, vibes that could be called avantgarde incursions or could be experimental crust projections of doom or post-punk ruminations, if you will. I would assume that this band could not care less, just could not even give a shrug of the shoulders if you call the music this or that genre. They might just say, "Ok, whatever you say. If you like it, great!" (Or, they might just give you a smirk, depending on whether they are nice or super arrogant elitist wealthy artists too busy to talk with the little people, like you and me.)
More and more, bands based in Portland, Oregon seem to be getting their names out there. I have enjoyed the sounds of funeral doomsters Ephemeros and the grind of Honduran, for instance. I wonder which of the crop of bands from Portland will start to experience national and international success. It could be that some Europeans will go absolutely bonkers when they hear Nux Vomica. I would think that Nux Vomica should be in the mix of the "Portland scene" or "Portland sound" or "Portland" this or that, that soon might take over.
One more thing: the band will not like what I am about to do, but I'll do it just the same. Perception is personal. The album's track list could be divided up differently just as easily. For example, the almost-20-minute song "Choked at the Roots" could be:
00:00-03:23 (mellow spacey, bassy part);
03:24-10:42 (faster, uptempo);
10:43-14:38 (ambient-ish, space rock-ish);
14:39-19:48 (melodic, crust)
See what I did there? I just mutilated the band's epic song. Shhhhhh! Don't tell them that I did this. Hate mail might be on the way. Anyway, give this album a chance. I did it and found out that Nux Vomica rocks. Something is going on in Portland. Keep Portland weird.
PS: FYI, according to the interweb: nux vomica is a plant and is an important source of extremely poisonous strychnine used to kill certain animals, like rodents. (Wait. What? Did they just now insult their listeners by calling them rats? Is that what happened just now, right now? These Portland people are too smarrte for their own good.)
www.facebook.com/nuxvomicaband
one more time, just in case you missed it: Bifröst: Tor in eine neue Welt (Einheit Produktionen)
Bifröst: Tor in eine neue Welt (Einheit Produktionen)
This "pagan folk" metal works well as Oktoberfest music, in October or whenever. These Austrian beer-drinking machines play the tunes good and loud, through melodic, catchy pirate festivities. According to Bifröst, every day is Oktoberfest, so reach for your favorite O'Douls or Warsteiner Fresh or Clausthaler Premium and party it up correct. Bifröst is upbeat rocking fun party folk metal with shrieked vocals and it's one of most drinking-and-dancing albums that you will hear all year from a metal band. Whether it's the Texas two-step or the polka or just get down with your folk self in Lederhosen. If you are a grouch, then stay miles away. All the merriment will infuriate you. You can't hang with this folk metal fun, which runs for a total time of 1 hour and 10 minutes, more or less. The shrieking/growling is in German, and it's awesome to learn some fancy lines in German, such as, "Friend, will you do the folk metal Texas two-step with me?" Or, "Bartender, I will have a rum and coke, hold the rum." Bifröst has lots of melodies, fast drumming, shrieking/growling vocals, catchy tunes, fun vibes and sing-along bar tunes. Look into it if you want some fun, "fast and grim" melodies.
www.facebook.com/bifroestaustria
in case this passed you by: Schammasch (Switzerland): Contradiction (Prosthetic Records)
Schammasch (Switzerland): Contradiction (Prosthetic Records)
A high-density monolith by an ambitious cast—sums up the album "Contradiction" by Schammasch, a group characterized by a grand-narrative approach to aesthetics. The vision found on the recording returns time and again to the execution: maximize the band's strengths. The question then becomes: what are the band's strongest points? Schammasch rejects the hobby mentality of a group getting together, having some drinks, and jamming out some tunes just for fun and giggles, to have something to do when they are bored on the weekends.
Epic greatness is their objective. If forced to reduce the sound to a sentence: Schammasch is midtempo, chugging, "cold," post-black metal with slow passages and some bursts of speed here and there. I have listened to the album many times and it is a time-consuming two-part project. Part 1 is five songs, for a total time of 38 minutes; part 2 is four songs, for a total time of 46 minutes. Undoubtedly, they want to create music that stands above normal, by-the-numbers metal. Therefore, look into this album if chugging, cold, semi-industrial-like, groove-oriented "black metal" appeals to you, or if you tend to investigate bands that make long albums that require attentive listeners and much time.
www.schammasch.bandcamp.com www.schammasch.com www.facebook.com/SCHAMMASCH
young, fun and playing metal on the run: these Brazilians live for traditional heavy metal: FIREFROST
They are just getting started and have a demo for you to hear. Listen to the songs at the link below.
www.reverbnation.com/firefrost
www.facebook.com/firefrostband
Contact: firefrostband@gmail.com
a reminder about UNISONIC
Unisonic: For the Kingdom (Armoury Records)
Things seem to be going well for Unisonic, known to the metal audience for featuring two former Helloween alumni, guitarist Kai Hansen and singer Michael Kiske. In fact, the band's sophomore outing, "Light of Dawn," will be available in August. So, to get the public in shape, here is the EP. Two new songs:
1."For The Kingdom" - 4:58
2."You Come Undone" (EP exclusive song) - 3:48
Plus: four live recordings from Masters of Rock Festival in the Czech Republic 2012.
3."Unisonic" (live) - 6:00
4."Never Too Late" (live) - 4:36
5."Star Rider" (live) - 4:07
6."Souls Alive" (live) - 5:53
The two new songs are upbeat rockers, well in line with the Unisonic narrative established so far: quality and talent on all fronts, and very memorable. In terms of the live songs, the material sounds as the listener would expect, and it appears that the band is having fun. It's always nice to hear Mr. Kiske rocking again, and if Kai Hansen is involved, then lots of heavy/power metal supporters will naturally be interested. Here's hoping we all hear the new studio album soon. www.unisonic.org www.facebook.com/unisonicofficial
a reminder about a "baby Origin": INSAIN
Insain: Enlightening the Unknown (Kaotoxin Records)
It's not entirely clear whether the band is now broken up or not, but if so, as a parting statement, they leave behind this 2013-recorded EP. Hyperfrenzied blasting in the crazed-cyborg way, Insain (France) functions as a death metal bulldozer of "brutality" and "blasting" in the way that Origin is a death metal wrecking ball of intensity. Insain might as well be a "baby Origin," but that's not a bad thing, if you are into the style. Insain overwhelms the ears with nonstop low guttural growling, some shouting, blasting and a sharknado of heavy riffing to make you dizzy. Did they break up just when things were starting to get good?! www.facebook.com/insaindeath
a reminder about UnKured
UnKured (U.S.): As Reality Melts
There's something about UnKured that makes the music very likable. It could be just my own imagination, but UnKured sounds like a critique of "modern metal" so infested with chugga-chugga, hardcore-diseased, lazy-guitar low-string knuckledragging plucking that passes for "riffs" and that stupid "macho man" angry-guy-down-street yelling-style vocals, not to mention the hipster or shopping-mall radio aggro/angry-rock posturing.
So, how is UnKured a critique? The shredding, for one thing. This band has worked on creating real riffs in the thrashing way, worked up with some blasting and old-style thrash/death Terrible-Certainty-era-Kreator-like vocals, within a bass-and-guitar friendly context. UnKured is into doing these cool guitar solos that show that they have spent time practicing the guitar. Hey, I notice these things! Into shredding thrash/death? Do you have an interest in a band from Cincinnati, Ohio that's been at it stubbornly for several years?
www.facebook.com/pages/UnKured-Band/127769993918598
Have you heard the new Hour of Penance yet?
Hour of Penance (Italy): "Regicide" (Prosthetic Rec.)
I sometimes get the impression that whenever a metal band is the object of praise, some attitudes often react with cynicism because some listeners really do perceive themselves as standing apart from what they reject ("mainstream" music culture, including metal, for example), as a means to express a self-assigned mark of so-called uniqueness, oftentimes displaying an unnecessarily excessive pessimism, just to go against the grain.
A case in point is Hour of Penance. Dismissive views have labeled the band a blasting one-trick pony or a Behemoth clone. Sometimes, more favorable reviews highlight the speed, saying that it is fast, intense, so on and so forth, which can also be a polite way of saying that it is a mediocre band with somewhat repetitive songs. In other words, a person says that the band is fast or heavy, as if that really means something in technical death metal; however, fast and heavy, in a "techdeath" context, is like saying that ice is cold.
My own experience listening to this album was interesting from the beginning: the blasting "technical/brutal death metal" of Hour of Penance made sense on the first listen.
The drumming caught my attention, in part, because it's easy for a listener to connect with a beat. Hour of Penance is not the "fastest" ever, although it is assuredly a blasting album. As I already knew what to expect in terms of speed, what caught my attention was not the blasting. What caught my attention is something else that the drummer is doing: in between the blasting, there are patterns that sneak into the brief spaces at this warp-speed drumming; in the interstices of the frenzy, there are lots of small details that somehow add up to give the album a creative, a distinctive face from other "technical/brutal" blasting albums.
Second, the guitar work is a balance between tendonitis-inducing wizardry and memorable hooks, done at a blasting pace, of course. I like the fact that I can hear the riffs and that it is not simply chugging away with play-on chords. The guitar work is an attractive proposition for the listener wanting to hear the guitar, while still hoping for technical/fast playing. It does not go totally over your head, but it is undoubtedly on the shredding side of death metal; the equilibrium between speed, chaos, absurdity and a bit of melody works well for the band.
The elements—the drumming, guitars and the growling—make up complete songs, compositions that the willing listener can consolidate in her or his mind with the feeling that the music may be talented, fast or extreme, but at bottom, it's a fun listen. It seems to me that these compositions have the key components that the listener partial to "modern/extreme death metal" will approve in a big way, as there is here much to enjoy. www.hourofpenance.net www.facebook.com/hourofpenance
the music of the devil in Saudi Arabia: WASTED LAND
Wasted Land (Saudi Arabia)
Ahmed Khojah, the guitarist from Wasted Land—who call themselves "melodic death metal"—recently responded to questions about the band and metal music in Saudi Arabia. Wasted Land released its debut "Wasted Land" in 2013, but the band has been around for years, persevering. It's challenging to keep a metal band together anywhere, and Saudi Arabia presents a set of concrete and special circumstances, as Ahmed explains here. At the end there is a link where you can hear the complete album. Thanks to the band for making its music available this way on Soundcloud!
Wasted Land was formed in 2005, so you must feel very proud to finally have the album for everybody to hear!
Well, it was a relief! We waited too long to finish this record and went through a lot, but thanks god finally we did it. Actually, after all what we went through yes we are proud of this record indeed. After we finished or actually during recording most of band members got busy with things kept them away from music, some members got married, some started new business, you know life always keeps us busy from things we like! That's why we need music its always takes us away from all life commitments and routine.
You live in Jeddah, an important city in Saudi Arabia. Are you one of the oldest metal bands in Jeddah or are there metal bands from the 90s, too?
Actually, yeah, there were metal scene before in the 90s, there were like few bands, but since the beginning of the 2000s actually these bands increased and reached a good number here and in the whole country in general.
What was happening in 2005 that you decided to form a band? Was it easy to buy instruments in Jeddah? I suppose that your neighbors were not pleased with loud drumming and loud guitars, ha ha!
Actually, we all started to gather and jam together before 2005, let's say in beginning of 2002, we used to jam only and play covers, no bands no scene yet here in Jeddah, and we were a huge group of metalheads and musicians after that smaller groups formed, then it turned to be bands and Wasted Land formed this way in a small jam session!
We were doing a folk/melodic death project, the feedback were awesome so we decided to start a band. Regarding instruments and stores in Jeddah, there are actually, but its very limited and few, you don't have many options, so most of metal musicians here buy their stuff online. Speaking of neighbors, yeah its a headache! It's always hard to find a place to jam or rehearsal, but in our case we used to jam in an isolated room in one of our member's house backyard so we didn't have a problem.
Are there many opportunities to play live for metal bands in Jeddah or in Saudi Arabia in general?
Unfortunately, it's banned to play live here, specially metal or rock music, as you know, it's considered the devil music. You will have to bring a license or permission from the government and I guess it's no way to get that approval for such a thing. So we used to make private gigs and concerts in Jeddah, Dammam and Riyadh and still it was very risky and led us to several problems, so basically that's why the live metal scene here is kind of dead now.
Are Saudi women becoming involved in metal music?
Yeah, I remember one female rock band from Jeddah and you can find a good number of female musicians and metalheads around Facebook and social media unveiled everything.
Do you have plans for a second album? What do you think will happen with Wasted Land in 2014/15?
Yes, indeed, we have an idea we are working on lately or you can say a new theme. There are many riffs, melodies, materials in general on the shelf! But things are going slowly again with us so let's hope we can make it up soon. We haven't planned yet, but we are coming back! As I said we have materials and ideas so why not! Let's do it!!
FYI: Hear the complete album at Soundcloud. www.soundcloud.com/wastedland www.facebook.com/wasted.land.official THE END.
Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult - Das All Eine (Extremefest 2012)
Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult - The Dead Hate The Living
ABNORMALITY - Fabrication of the Enemy - OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
ABNORMALITY - Monarch Omega - OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO
Kill Division "Mechanic Domination" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
26-minute FREE EP of thrash: Warbound Order (Greece)
If you are thrash-obsessed person, then this will help with your obsession:
www.warboundorder.bandcamp.com/releases
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did you miss the boat on Gravehill?
Gravehill: Death Curse (Dark Descent Records)
The way that I like to think of crud death metallers Gravehill is a bunch of old California thrashers who grew up on Metallica, Exodus and Slayer and all those bands, but with the heaviness and vocals of death metal. I hear a whole lot of psychopath Paul Baloff-era Exodus in the music of Gravehill. It is also possible that I am a wingnut, but my ears are telling me that the album "Bonded by Blood" is in the DNA of this band, or at least, in the fundamentals of this new album "Death Curse."
First of all, the vocalist Mike "I'm not ok" Abominator channels the spirit of dirtnapper Paul Baloff in several ways: screwloose and a bit too much like a real-life deviant-psycho. He sounds as if he has eaten the microphone and is gurgling the mic in his throat. What does this man have in his throat, a frog, broken glass? He growls from the belly and it sounds like it.
There is a lot of old heavy metal and thrash in those guitar solos. The tone is death metal, the first impression is death metal, the vibe is death metal, but the result is a death metal that is very ear-friendly, thrashy, classic-style. Gravehill sounds like those old slimeball bands that sounded like death, thrash and black all rolled into one in the 80s. Mainly, if you wreck your neck to old, classic metal in the death/thrash/black continuum, whether Bay Area/California thrash, German and Brazilian chaotic thrash/death, this should appeal to you in the low-life Gravehill style. This is too loud for the crowd, and I almost can't stand it myself, but all my snakes in the kitchen like it so much, oh, well, let Gravehill show you the metal they got. www.facebook.com/gravehill
in case you missed LIE IN RUINS (Finland)
Lie in Ruins (Finland): "Towards Divine Death" (Dark Descend Records).
Whether your allegiances are with Incantation or your compass rides for TexasDM like Blaspherian and Imprecation or perhaps you have in the horizon Lantern, Vorum and Krypts (all three from Finland, too), the witching hour has arrived again with Lie in Ruins. All these bands share an affinity for what they call "dark" or "evil" or "blasphemous" death metal. Therefore, if you tilt your pentagrams in this direction, and you have not heard Lie in Ruins, this album will lash well with those other bands.
The overall atmosphere is blasphemous death metal heaviness of doom. The guitar work, while thick as a brick, appeals for its direct, forward motion. Like Blaspherian or Incantation, Lie in Ruins can play as fast and last as any gravedigger, but they do more: they also work on the atmosphere, on the doom. As is customary with this style, the ugly production is often the reason why these bands undead for the "sinister" sounds. Don't skip on this band, or you'll be the one to sing the blues for missing out. Horns up, way up.
www.facebook.com/lieinruins
it's worth to do a reminder: Battleroar
Battleroar: Blood of Legends (Cruz del Sur Music)
Battleroar (Greece/Germany) manages a balance between traditional heavy metal and traditional epic doom metal, which is to say, to rock with a melancholic edge. It would not be so far off to call it "epic heavy metal of doom" with expertise in the department of songwriting; much care to guitar playing, to the singing and to the melodies. Consequently, the quality of the music is very impressive.
The guitar work shows an effort to deliver shredding, hard-hitting riffs, melodic hooks and energies that the metal audience easily recognizes. The band speaks fluently the language of metal and communicates the tradition of metal, from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, the melancholy of traditional doom, the crunch of current traditional heavy metal, with a nod to more intense forms of metal, like thrash. One interesting detail: Battleroar has a substantial use of the violin. The results are effective: "Valkyries above Us," for instance, reaches for symphonic doom and melody. The violin contribution to this album is essential, given the features, moods and layers added through said instrument.
The singing of Mr. Gerrit Mutz, he of Sacred Steel renown, seamlessly weaves in and out of various moods, coherently bringing to bear the wherewithal at his disposal: the metal-headbanging singing, the voices of the melancholic soul and intensity of a semi-death metal growl, the grit and the melody, the glory and doom. Musically, Battleroar sounds very, very different from the leather-and-spikes metal of Sacred Steel; this is more atmospheric and melodic. The singing is also substantially distinct, less aggressive and more multidimensional, more expressive, which is a big credit to Mr. Mutz for putting so much care and personality into Battleroar.
To end: highly recommended for those into traditional heavy metal looking for shredding, melody and quality, as well as a bit of a unique take on epic metal with power and doom elements.
www.facebook.com/BattleroaR
in cased you missed it: Sinaya (Brazil)
Sinaya (Brazil): Obscure Raids
I just found out about Sinaya very recently. Fortunately, the EP's four songs can be heard at the link below. Sinaya's upfront thrash/death shows a solid level of energy, the attitude/intention is great, and the sound is solid. Sinaya wants you to mosh, pure and simple. Whether you prefer thrash or death metal, Sinaya brings a bit of both. The most, most, most important point: Sinaya's excitement for metal gets across to the listener very well.
Reportedly, this is the debut EP, and they've been around only a few years. Here's hoping we hear more soon from Sinaya. Email: sinaya@gmail.com www.reverbnation.com/sinayametal
Sinaya - Obscure Raids
SCUM - Becoming Heavier
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Steel Prophet "Bohemian Rhapsody" (Queen cover)
Dead Vertical feat. Atenxblast 'Panic Disorder' - Benteng Terakhir (Offi...
Wan, the filth from Sweden
in case you missed it: the filth of Wan, from Sweden
Wan (Sweden): Enjoy the Filth (Carnal Records)
In 2010 Wan had a grim black metal album called "Wolves of the North," a headbanging, metal-on-metal-to-the-bone primal recording. Now they have a second title out to reaffirm their loyalty as defenders of the old metal standard. If anything, one thing is even clearer now: Wan is more in-your-face and the songs are better in the old school way. Whereas before Wan gave the impression of early 90s black metal totalitarians, now Wan is slimier, dirtier.
These roughnecks seek metalheads into classic Motorhead and Venom, Hellhammer and 80s Bathory, the punk of The Exploited and Discharge, the gutter metal of Autopsy, and of course, early 90s black metal from Norway and Sweden. Whether it's 80s thrash or old death metal or ugly black metal, Wan searches for the audience with certain curmudgeon qualities, not necessarily the easy-going, not the go-the-flow, not the I-find-something-positive-in-every-genre attitude. Wan does not play nice. Wan does not get along with "everybody." I am confident that if the jukebox at the bar plays In Flames or Killswitch Engage, these curmudgeons will pick up the jukebox and throw it out the window. When they walk the streets they make angry faces when they see people wearing Trivium shirts. They are cantankerous petulants. They'll show you when you meet them.
Enjoy the filth. It's an album title and an announcement for those that like their metal this way, rough around the edges, upfront, direct; roughneck metal, or "pentagram rockers," as the band says. Wan's music is incapable of leaving the gutter; it cannot, must not come to the light of respectability. Let it be mocked and dismissed. Let it be called garbage. Wan relishes all that. Wan resides in the places where the stink is so bad as to keep away those without the desire for this type of metal. Wan rumbles between slime-covered crust punk, cave black metal and obnoxious dumpster thrash, with a purposeful dirty 80s sound that is not far from early Venom, but definitely not as garage as the homemade Hellhammer and Death demos. This album is no accident, this music is not the result of "youthful ignorance," and they are not ashamed or embarrassed of their music. This is not going to get more "sophisticated" in the future, either. They want it like this. Maybe you do, too?
www.facebook.com/TheUnholyWAN www.reverbnation.com/theunholywan
The Drip, grind from the state of Washington
in case you missed it: THE DRIP, grind from the state of Washington
The Drip: A Presentation of Gruesome Poetics (Relapse)
There's more to the state of Washington than certain bands that are famous for spitting on each other on stage, in far, far away places like Brazil. The Drip deserves more coverage because in addition to not being famous for assaulting each other, The Drip is also not famous for committing suicide. In fact, of the four people in The Drip, not one of them has ever committed suicide successfully.
The EP is 6 songs. If you are mad, mad, mad lunatically into Nasum, Insect Warfare and the local grind band in your town, and you want more grind, then The Drip is for you.
It's time for me to learn more about the other two EPs that this band has. This is their third, actually, so I've got some work to do.
www.thedrip.bandcamp.com www.facebook.com/thedripgrind
Last Bastion, power metal from Seattle
in case you missed it earlier, here it is again, about:
Last Bastion a power metal band from Seattle
(lyric video is below)
Last Bastion: The Road to Redemption
The state of Washington has power metal, too. The power metal audience should be on the lookout for Last Bastion, who recently, back in April, released the album called "The Road to Redemption." I've heard only one song and some samples of the other tracks. Sounds like good stuff.
Here's a bit more about the album:
1. I Know When I'm Home 04:45
2. Ancient Lands 07:46
3. Plataea 06:45
4. Northern Kingdom 04:23
5. Angel's Tyranny 06:40
6. Road to Redemption 08:03
7. The Way of Kings Pt I: Cursed by Fate 03:58
8. The Way of Kings Pt II: Stormblessed 03:24
9. Liberation 04:15
10. Forevermore 06:35 TOTAL: 56:34
www.facebook.com/lastbastionpowermetal
www.lastbastionofficial.com
Darkest Era (U.K.): Severance (Cruz del Sur)
Every person has their individual way of hearing music, certainly, but the case of Darkest Era (Northern Ireland) seems a bit more perplexing than usual because the terms "Celtic metal" and "folk metal" have been utilized in relation to the band. Yet, I have no idea whatsoever as to why anyone would call this music "folk metal." All I hear is traditional, melodic heavy metal, featuring a strong quality of melodic doom, contrasted with segments of uptempo energy. The category "folk metal," to me, means old Skyclad, Cruachan, In Extremo, Korpiklaani, Eluveitie and other such entities with violins, bagpipes, accordions and other traditional instruments that underline the music with melodies of a particular tradition, time, culture or region.
Perhaps for the Irish listener, or an expert, the lyrics seem very Irish, but to the non-specialist, the lyrics simply are heavy metal storytelling; lyrics alone do not constitute a genre. Again: Darkest Era is a traditional heavy metal band, through and through: at least on this album, there is nothing—nothing at all—having to do with beer-drinking happy polka, Oktoberfest, humppa party tunes, or musicians dressed in furry boots.
Specifically, the sound of Darkest Era is characterized by a sense of traditional, melodic doom; sometimes the songs go at a midpace; frequently, the melancholy in the vocals is impossible to disassociate from doom. Still, that is not all there is: in part, it's solemn music, but it's also headbanging metal. The melody comes from two primary places: the singing and the guitar work. It is commendable, in my view, that Darkest Era avoids clichéd melodies. The melodies can sound somber, even though, overall, Darkest Era is most definitely not slow music. It could be that the melodies originate, consciously or subconsciously, from a combination of Thin Lizzy and traditional doom (Candlemass? 80s Sabbath?), if you can imagine those classic guitar melodies of Thin Lizzy and melodic doom tinged with melancholy. In addition, Darkest Era's use of sad, midpaced tremolo works wonders for the vibe of the songs. Of course, if the band has, in fact, borrowed traditional Irish melodies, I am not qualified to identify them; if so, then, my point is that those melodies do not sound "folky," happy or sweet, but rather somber and/or melancholic.
By the way, the singing is so good that I am curious about Dwayne "Krum" Maguire's live performance. Can Krum really sing this well live? People who have seen this band live can answer that question. I hope that one day I get to find out for myself. At any rate, the album is highly recommended for supporters of traditional metal, talent and good songwriting.
www.darkestera.net
www.facebook.com/darkestera
Darkest Era - Beyond The Grey Veil (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
Tankcrimes Records has something for free for you
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Killfloor has an announcement
"@killfloormetal: Hey guys just released the final track off of our 4 song EP called "Cabal" hit us up and listen at www.reverbnation.com/killfloor
ELUVEITIE - The Call Of The Mountains (OFFICIAL MULTILINGUAL TRACK)
Eluveitie will be touring North America and an announcement
First meet & greet for the North American tour: See you at Scrape records in Vancouver on Oct 8! www.facebook.com/events/672858946125681
first single off new album Pathology - Harvest
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NEW VIDEO: Unisonic 'Exceptional' Official Music Video - New album 'Light Of Dawn' ...
a link to "DIY goregrinding"
D.I.Y. GOREGRINDING A CONVERSATION WITH MIGUEL MEDINA www.lastrit.es/articles/849/d-i-y--goregrinding
a link to a good interview with death metallers Hail of Bullets
www.insidethecoffin.com/EdWarby
traditional heavy metal Chastain - Bleed Through Me
if you are on Twitter: Metal Bulletin Zine is on Twitter
if you are in Houston, Texas, here are some metal shows coming up
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Flotsam and Jetsam; and Exmortus on tour, starts tomorrow, Wednesday
www.flotsam-and-jetsam.com/index.php/tour-dates
National Rock Review Interview with Michael Wilton of Queensryche
traditional heavy metal from Peru: BLIZZARD
The EP is named "Conqueror of Destiny" and it is Blizzard's statement of heavy metal.
1. I'm on My Way 04:40
2. Ghost Rider 03:18
3. The Joke 03:30
www.soundcloud.com/blizzardbandperu
www.facebook.com/blizzardperu
FREE name-your-price 8-song album of thrash from Finland: AURA OF PESTILENCE
If you enjoy hearing new bands in the thrash genre, Aura of Pestilence's is one to hear. If you like it, you can download it, as easy as free.
1. Rapid Harmagedon 02:29
2. My Smoky Winchester 04:44
3. Unholy Nerve Gas 03:18
4. The Antidote 05:57
5. Steel Sun 03:29
6. The Chair of 1000 Volts 02:33
7. Machined Perfection 04:10
8. The Henchman of Death 04:26
www.auraofpestilence.bandcamp.com/album/maximal-death-rate
www.sicktwins.com/aura-of-pestilence.html
the "grind-blasted death": Invidiosus: Malignant Universe (Tridroid Records Release: 29 July 2014)
Invidiosus Malignant Universe Tridroid Records Release: 29 July 2014
There is a healthy diversity to their generally grind-blasted death. Malignant Universe exhumes the past and yet doesn't reside there. It takes restrained guidance from modern, more technical deathly forms, and yet doesn't wholly reside there either.-No Clean Singing
Invidiosus is a grindcore/death metal hybrid hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota. After hundreds of shows and several tours throughout the central United States over the last 5 years, the band has put forth their debut full-length album, "Malignant Universe." This album features drummer DUANE TIMLIN (ex-Dying Fetus, ex-Hank III, ex-Sacrificial Slaughter) and guitarist Nicholas Kulczycki (ex-Teratism, Anal Blast) and was recorded in the basement-studio of the Minneapolis grind trio, Ambassador Gun. In a fresh take on the status quo for metal recordings in the modern age, Invidiosus used no quantizing, click tracks, or digital instrument replacements on the record.
Invidiosus has shared the stage with bands such as Suffocation, Hellwitch, Putrid Pile, Vital Remains, Into Eternity, Hull, Brutal Truth, Hirax, Deceased, and many more, and is set to tour the U.S. in July of 2014 with Mexican grindcore band ROTTENNESS. They will be performing at this year's New York Deathfest 2 (alongside bands such as Defeated Sanity, Devourment, Malignancy) as well as Northern Wisconsin Metalfest.
Invidiosus is:
Matthias Joyce - Vocals
Duane Timlin - Session Drums
Kevin Alter - Lead Guitars
Nicholas Kulczycki - Session Guitars
Todd Farnham - Bass
Colin Lewis - Live Drums
www.facebook.com/invidiosusMN?fref=ts www.twitter.com/InvidiosusMN
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What is "angry stoner hardcore"?: CONNOISSEUR: Stoner Justice (Tankcrimes Release: 8 July 2014)
Stoner Justice
Tankcrimes
Release: 8 July 2014
Tankcrimes is beyond baked to break out their latest stash of riff-smokers, CONNOISSEUR, with the release of Oakland stoner violence trio's debut EP, Stoner Justice.
Likening themselves to Earth Crisis if they "smoked weed and listened to Spazz," bongclobbering Smokeland, California-based CONNOISSEUR burns through hemp field sized riffage with each of the six-pack of jacked-up tracks on Stoner Justice. Raging upbeat/d-beat surges of West Bay powerviolence packed with resin-coated sludgedowns and disgustingly brutal cheeba-charged vocal exhalations consume the listener in a violently stoned, inescapable haze, recorded by Greg Wilkinson at Earhammer Studios, Oakland (Annihilation Time, Iron Lung, Vhöl, Brainoil). Those who burn down society's morals and its weed to gutter-crusted pillagers Plutocracy, Spazz, Crossed Out, Dystopia, and of course, Earth Crisis, don't pass a chance to blaze up with this Smokeland ganja squad.
An earlier version of EP-closer "I Am The Weed," was previously released on Tankcrimes' Have You Seen My Mind? Brainsqueeze 2 compilation. The band leveled Eli's Mile High Club on day three of Brainsqueeze (not-so-coincidentally, April 20th) consequently leading to a handshake deal with the Tankcrimes.
The Stoner Justice EP will be available on cassette from your local dealer and via free download, from Tankcrimes on July 8th, 2014.
For more information and tour information: www.facebook.com/pages/Connoisseur/192545677457907
www.tankcrimes.com
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technical jazz metal Inanimate Existence - The Rune of Destruction (Official Music Video)
prog metal MINDCAGE - "The Human Race" (Official Video)
"epic power metal" CLAYMOREAN (Serbia): free raw demo of upcoming 3rd album
www.claymore1.bandcamp.com
www.facebook.com/claymorean
black metal from Indonesia: HELLGODS
Hellgods started in 1995 and below you can hear what the music sounds like. It's only one song to hear, but if you are interested, it's a starting point.
www.reverbnation.com/hellgodsofficial
www.facebook.com/hellgods.official
a bit on the strange side: for those into instrumental-bass-and-drum duos: FOSSILS
from the PRESS RELEASE
A kickass combo rarely seen these days, with simply a bass and a drum kit, the FOSSILS twosome use their stripped-down setup to bring forward a storm of energetic, punk-infused and unpredictable metallic rock. The duo has stirred up a strong reputation as a powerful live band, ready to kick the audience in their head with a firm musical boot of metal and punk infused rock music.
www.meatrush.com
FOSSILS recording session - Critical Mass - extended version
FOSSILS recording session - Crack Horse
Fossils live at Spot Festival 2013, Aarhus (DK)
Italian Progressive Black Metal CHIRAL release debut EP "ABISSO"
On June 21st Italian One Man Progressive Black Metal band released their debut EP entitled "ABISSO" in digital format and is now available on the band's bandcamp page: www.chiral27.bandcamp.com www.facebook.com/ChiralItaly
Morthus - The Abyss [FULL EP]
METAL SCRAP RECORDS announces the pre-order of the new release MORTIS DEI "Salvation Never Comes" /CD
METAL SCRAP RECORDS announces the pre-order of the new release MORTIS DEI "Salvation Never Comes" /CD/ The fourth full-length (and first officially released) album by the Polish Death Metal band. Lasting 30 minutes eighth tracks + intro of fast forward going Death Metal music with a dose of melody. Modern, but raw sound, low, yet understandable vocal parts and some melodic guitar solos are perfectly combined in this promising release. After twenty years of playing Death Metal Mortis Dei shows its new incarnation. "Salvation Never Comes" is a concept album, so get ready and beware of horrible Death story! Check it out or your salvation will never come!! Metal Scrap Records, 2014 (MSR076/CD) Made in Ukraine. Samples: www.metalscraprecords.bandcamp.com
death metal, the new KEITZER - This Is The Only Solution (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
the new video Overkill - Armorist
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package com.koudai.net.toolbox;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;

/**
 * Created by zhaoyu on 15/11/2.
 * 网络请求
 */
public final class NetworkFetcher {

    private AtomicBoolean isInit = new AtomicBoolean(false);

    // Singleton.
    private static class NetworkFetcherHolder {
        public static final NetworkFetcher instance = new NetworkFetcher();
    }

    private NetworkFetcher() {
    }

    public static NetworkFetcher getInstance() {
        return NetworkFetcherHolder.instance;
    }

    /**
     * 初始化网络库
     */
    public void initNetwork(NetworkFetcherConfiguration configuration) {

        if (configuration.getContext() == null)
            throw new IllegalArgumentException("please supply android application context!");

        if (ProcessUtils.isMainProcess(configuration.getContext())) {
            NetworkLog.getInstance().setLogger(configuration.isLogger());
            NetworkFetcherGlobalParams.getInstance().setContext(configuration.getContext().getApplicationContext());

            NetworkFetcherGlobalParams.getInstance().setRequestParamsInterceptor(configuration.getRequestParamsInterceptor());
            NetworkFetcherGlobalParams.getInstance().setRequestHeaderInterceptor(configuration.getRequestHeaderInterceptor());
            NetworkFetcherGlobalParams.getInstance().setResponseProcessor(configuration.getResponseProcessor());

            NetworkFetcherGlobalParams.getInstance().setDefaultReadTimeout(configuration.getReadTimeOut());
            NetworkFetcherGlobalParams.getInstance().setDefaultConnectionTimeout(configuration.getConnectTimeOut());
            NetworkFetcherGlobalParams.getInstance().setDefaultWriteTimeout(configuration.getWriteTimeOut());

            NetworkFetcherGlobalParams.getInstance().setMaxRetryTimesAfterFailed(
                    configuration.getMaxRetryTimesAfterFailed());

            AutoControlNetworkTime.getInstance().registerBandwidthListener();
            isInit.compareAndSet(false, true);
            RequestQueue.getInstance().start();
            CancelQueue.getInstance().start();
        }
    }

    public void stopNetwork() {
        if (ProcessUtils.isMainProcess(NetworkFetcherGlobalParams.getInstance().getContext())) {
            AutoControlNetworkTime.getInstance().unRegisterBandwidthListener();
            RequestQueue.getInstance().stop();
            CancelQueue.getInstance().stop();
        }
    }

    /**
     * 发起请求
     */
    public RequestControl execute(HttpRequest<?> httpRequest) {
        if (isInit.get()) {
            HttpRequestRunnable requestRunnable = RequestQueue.getInstance().enqueue(httpRequest);
            return new RequestControl(requestRunnable);
        }
        throw new RuntimeException("network fetcher does not be inited");
    }

    /**
     * 执行一系列网络请求,可以通过level区分优先级,低优先级的会等待高优先级的完成,好处是减少并发
     * 网络IO、带宽,线程等资源的抢占,同时高优先级请求将使用keep-alive,以加快网络请求
     *
     * @return
     */
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        if (isInit.get() && httpRequests != null) {

            List<RequestControl> controls = new ArrayList<RequestControl>();

            List<HttpRequestRunnable> requestRunnables = RequestQueue.getInstance().enqueueAll(httpRequests);

            if (requestRunnables != null) {
                for (HttpRequestRunnable requestRunnable : requestRunnables) {
                    controls.add(new RequestControl(requestRunnable));
                }
            }

            return new MultiRequestControl(controls);
        }

        if (!isInit.get())
            throw new RuntimeException("network fetcher does not be inited");
        else
            throw new RuntimeException("execute error");
    }
}

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Reynolds-Calder Cost Of Power Response(WEB EXTRA)
Retired control systems engineer, John Reynolds has a few thoughts on marine power stemming from a close read of Nigel Calder's COST OF POWER from our July/August 2014 issue.
JOHN REYNOLDS & NIGEL CALDER
Reynolds' Comments On Calder's "Cost of Power" Article:
The author presents a lot of technical data using assumptions and operating scenarios to support his conclusion. Based on my own experience, the real world does not operate as per his assumptions.
In the second section, charging while at anchor is discussed, using the main engine to charge the batteries. A set of unrealistic assumptions is made which result in highly skewed data. The data is taken with the engine at 1,200 RPM, well below the RPM at which the alternators develop their rated output. While the data might be valid for the 1,200 RPM condition, the prudent mariner would not operate his main engine at that RPM. Rather, the engine would be operated such that the alternators would make close to rated output, probably around 2,200 engine RPM.
The assumed life of the engine is 5,000 hours, which is unrealistically low. The installation cost is assumed to be $20,000, equating to an assumed fixed cost of $4 per hour. This assumption is not valid, as not all the engine hours are allocated to power generation only. The purpose of the main engine is to push the boat around. Most of the operate hours are consumed while underway, mostly propulsion with some added load due to power generation. An hour driving the boat at hull speed produces substantially more wear and tear on the engine than an hour of lightly loaded operation while charging the batteries. At most, the main engine is probably used no more than 10% of the time to charge batteries. Thus, the allocated fixed cost should be $.40 per hour, which obviously negate the conclusions of the author.
In Figure 1, the dominate cost is the fixed cost of the engine divided by the assumed life, i.e. $4 per hour. However, on a day-to-day basis, the only thing the boat captain sees is fuel cost. The total amount of fuel consumed for this charge curve, improbable as it is, seems to be about three gallons. Thus, the cost of electricity is down in the noise for most boat captains, unless the boat is anchored forever.
Although the author states that Figure 1 was derived from real world testing, he does not state how the fuel consumption was measured. If he used the engine manufacturer's data for fuel consumption, specifically the fuel consumption per hour vs. crankshaft speed, then the data could be severely skewed, since this data assumes that a propeller is connected to the engine, i.e. the load on the engine follows a propeller power curve. If the engine is more lightly loaded, i.e. a lower load is applied than assumed for the fuel curve, then the fuel consumption is also less, again negating the conclusion of the author.
The author states that the area of the graph within the dotted lines represents the typical region in which battery charging at anchor takes place. Based on my experience, this statement is incorrect. When anchored, I don't charge the batteries until they have
discharged to at least 60%, in which case the entire curve is utilized. It takes about four hours to charge my 1,380 Amp-Hr. battery bank to 100% using the 8 kW generator set. I suspect other mariners follow the same practice.
In Figure 1, the author uses the acronym SFC, with the SFC units being g/kWh, with the g being grams of fuel burned per kWh of energy output is used. Nobody burns or buys diesel fuel by the gram. We buy it, and burn it, by the liter or gallon. The author should use conventional units.
Figure 2, while interesting to a point, is non-relevant to flooded cell, AGM, or Gel batteries, as no one would intentionally discharge them to 80%. At a SOC of 20%, the available output power would essentially be useless, incapable of powering a VHF radio or an inverter. Although not stated here, the expected life of lithium-ion batteries is more than 2,000 cycles when discharged to 80%. Thus, he appears to be laying the ground work for the "Lithium-Ion Batteries Are the Answer" argument in his next article.
In the section titled "Generating Underway", the author discusses the effects of imposing a 10 kW load on the propulsion engine, while acknowledging that a 10kW alternator is not a practical reality at the present time, and is not likely to be available anytime in the near future, thus begging the question: Why make this assumption? In Figure 3 he presents the effects of 2 kW and 10 kW alternator loads added to the propeller load at various speeds. Aside from this being impractical, as previously acknowledged, these curves are incorrect since the alternator output varies as a function of engine speed, as the author previously stated. The alternator output curve vs. RPM should be taken into account when plotting these curves. When this is done, the author's conclusions stated in Figure 3 are not valid.
In the section on batteries, the author states that the higher purchase price and reduction in life cycle associated with AGM batteries will pale in comparison to the reduced overall cost of energy. If one is to take advantage of the AGM battery higher CAR, there are additional costs such as upgrading alternators and battery chargers. Based on the errors and omissions previously mentioned, this statement is not supported by the data.
If the only objective is to minimize the total through cost, and a charge curve of Figure 1 is assumed, then the lowest cost approach would be to purchase a Honda 2 kW portable generator and Charles 50 amp battery charger for $2,000.00, and be done with it.
A Response From Nigel Calder
I appreciate the detailed comments. There are a number of overlapping issues here which I will address in the order they are raised.
'The battery charging at anchor data is based on an unrealistic engine rpm'. This depends on how the alternators are wound internally and the pulley ratios used. In the case of my example, the two alternators start out at 2.5 kW which, if this were a 12-volt system bulk charging at ~14.0 volts would be ~180 amps which is already higher than the output of the alternator(s) on most boats. I could increase the rpm as suggested but the alternator output in most applications would be no higher and the fuel consumption and amortization rates would hardly change so the result would be pretty much the same.
'Engine life and amortization costs are incorrect'. Engine life is extremely variable in marine use depending on such things as the application, load profiles and maintenance. In some 'industrial' applications (e.g. commercial use) it can exceed 25,000 hours while in many sailboats it is often less than 5,000 hours. The 5,000 hours I used is based on the manufacturer's rated life of the engine in pleasure boat applications. The assumed installation cost of $20,000 is on the low side.
'An hour driving at hull speed produces substantially more wear and tear on the engine than an hour of lightly loaded operation while charging batteries, and as such the amortization cost when lightly loaded is overstated'. This is not the case. In fact, one of the reasons why engines in 'industrial' applications have longer lives is because they are run well loaded much of the time. Most of us still have mechanically injected engines on which the fuel injection process is not well managed at low loads and speeds, resulting in accelerated engine degradation (it is not so much wear as carbon fouling of the engine). This is one of the reasons why sailboat engines, and many marine generators, have relatively short life expectancies. If anything, the amortization cost goes up and not down at light loads. This will change in the future as ever tightening emissions legislation forces high pressure common rail injection systems onto smaller engines. Common rail maintains very tight fuel injection control down to very low loads and engine speeds, eliminating much of the carbon fouling issue (and also substantially improving fuel economy at these speeds and loads).
'The author does not state how fuel consumption was measured'. It was measured using a very expensive, absolute fuel flow meter (as opposed to the more common differential meters, which are not that accurate) with a level of accuracy (which was checked down to very low flow rates using calibrated laboratory flasks) of 0.1%. The fuel temperature and fuel grade (the fuel was analyzed in a laboratory) were consistent throughout numerous tests (fuel temperature and 'weight' are two other significant factors in this kind of testing).
'The area of the graph within the dotted line is not the typical region of battery charging at anchor'. I would argue it is. Only what I would call hard-core cruising boats have battery banks of over 1,000 Ah (at any voltage) or alternators rated at over 100 amps. With a smaller battery bank, the charge acceptance rate of batteries rapidly drops into the dotted region on the graph.
'The author should use conventional units such as liters or gallons rather than specific fuel consumption (SFC) and grams per kilowatt hour (g/kWh)'. Specific fuel consumption and fuel measured by weight and not volume are the conventional units used in this kind of testing. The reason for using weight and not volume is because fuel weight per volume varies widely. This is also one of the reasons why we had our fuel analyzed in a laboratory. The typical assumption is 840 grams per liter whereas our fuel was 817 grams per liter. For SFC, in the USA you might see 'lbs per hp-hour' as opposed to g/kWh, but it is still weight that is being used.
'Using an 80% battery discharge level is irrelevant to lead-acid batteries as no one would intentionally discharge them to this level'. The reason for selecting the 80% level of discharge is because there is a lot of cycling data from battery manufacturers based on this level of discharge.
'10 kW alternator loads should not be used as an example and the 2kW and 10kW loads need to be adjusted for engine speeds'. First, it needs to be remembered that conventional alternators typically have a peak mechanical-to-electrical efficiency that is not much above 50% so a 2kW engine load translates to a 1kW electrical output and a 10kW load to a 5kW electrical output. One kW at 14.0 volts (bulk charging a battery) is 70 amps, so this level of output is readily available with today's technology. Five kW is 360 amps at a nominal 12 volts, and 180 amps at a nominal 24 volts. These power levels are available but rarely seen on boats (you can buy off-the-shelf 12-volt and 24-volt alternators rated to as high as 400 amps; I have a Balmar 24-volt alternator on my boat that is rated at 195 amps – i.e. 5kW). However, the principal reason for introducing the notion of 10kW alternator loads is because I believe within a year or two this kind of equipment will be readily available. It is correct that I should have adjusted the alternator curves for engine speed. However, this only applies to the bottom end of the curves. These higher output alternators tend to be wound such that they reach their rated output at considerably lower speeds than most other alternators; the devices under development will carry this further.
'The lowest cost approach is to buy a portable 2kW Honda generator'. For many cruisers battery charging at anchor, or currently using a conventional inboard generator to charge batteries, this is definitely true, and in fact the system will be optimized if charging is done two times a day rather than once a day because this gives the batteries a chance to equalize internally between charges and increases the average charge acceptance rate of the batteries (and therefore the load on the generator) for a given amount of total generator run time. However, there are safety issues associated with using a portable generator, both on the electrical side and also in terms of potential carbon monoxide poisoning from the exhaust, that need to be thought through.
In conclusion, once again, thanks for the detailed comments. My purpose with this article was not to generate cost-of-energy numbers that can be blindly applied to any application, but to (1) illustrate a methodology for determining these things; (2) highlight the extraordinary high cost of generating onboard energy when battery charging at anchor or using a generator to charge batteries; and (3) illustrate mechanisms to reduce this cost. The assumptions and cost numbers will need to be adjusted for any given application, but one thing I can guarantee is that using conventional approaches to generate onboard energy the cost will typically still be shockingly high.
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How The Vagus Nerve Can Relax You
Sandip Roy
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Your vagus nerve, also called the "wandering nerve", can help you relax in ways you may have never imagined. It's a fascinating story about a nerve that wanders on, from the head down to the womb, while relaxing all the body organs it visits on its way.
But first, look at that picture above; it's of the 2016 Supermoon. If you spend a few uninterrupted seconds gazing at it, you'll most likely feel more relaxed.
While looking at the soft, red moon, the tree, and the flying birds against a blue grey sky, you might have unconsciously taken a slow, deep breath. If you've not, and if you're not feeling too self-conscious, do take a slow, deep breath. Try now, just one deep breath.
And once you do, you"ll notice it relaxes you almost on cue. Because slow, deep breathing has always done so. We are born with this ability. It's by a body process called vagus nerve stimulation.
Why Vagus Nerve The Wandering Nerve
The vagus, or the "wandering nerve," is the longest autonomic nerve in the human body. It travels a long way, as if wandering on through the body. It starts out at the base of our brain, travels into the neck, then further through the chest and down to large gut in the abdomen. In women, it reaches as low in the abdomen as the cervix of the uterus.
The credit of that deep breathing induced relaxation goes to our body's "wandering nerve." Scientists call it the vagus nerve , and they call its activation vagus nerve stimulation. Actually, there is one vagus nerve on each side of our body.
The vagus, as a part of your autonomic nervous system, controls those functions of the body that are not under your voluntary control, such as the heart rate. Other than heart beat, it also controls our gut movements and sweating. It commands the release of tears, saliva, and stomach acid, too. It causes us to gag when something touches the back of our throat, and to cough when a cotton bud tries to clear out a plug of ear wax. Women who have had complete spinal cord injury are known to experience orgasms via the vagus nerve.
Be Still My Beating Heart: Our hearts have a built-in pacemaker, the natural pacemaker of the heart, called the sinoatrial node (SAN). It regulates our heart beats. In turn, the vagus controls this pacemaker of our heart. The wandering nerve asks the SAN to instruct the heart to maintain its beat at a certain rate.
How important is the vagus nerve to our hearts? Suppose the vagus were cut, then our hearts would start racing at around 100 beats every minute, even if we were just catching a breeze on a hammock. And any heart that is always beating that fast can wear out our organs, and ourselves, rather too soon. So, having an intact vagus that is always alert keeps our resting heart rate controlled, between 60 to 80 per minute.
When we actively stimulate the vagus, as we did by letting in a deep breath watching that Supermoon above, our hearts go into relaxation.
What Is Vagus Nerve Stimulation
Vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) is a surgical therapy for uncontrolled seizures, given by transmitting mild electrical pulses to the brain via the vagus nerve.
In surgical VNS, surgeons implant a device called vagus nerve stimulator under the chest skin to bring about vagus nerve stimulation, which involves sending a mild electric pulse through the vagus nerve. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has already approved this device as a treatment option for use in those who have:
medically uncontrollable seizures, and
hard-to-treat depression.
Certain drugs can also stimulate the vagus. This is chemical VNS.
How important is the vagus nerve?
Christopher Bergland, a world-class endurance athlete and author of The Athlete's Way: Sweat and the Biology of Bliss , once wrote, "The vagus nerve is the commander-in-chief when it comes to having grace under pressure."
The stimulated vagus releases an bunch of anti-stress chemicals in our body — acetylcholine, prolactin, vasopressin, and oxytocin. Of these, the neurochemical acetylcholine brings down our heart rate.
We learned this back in 1921, when the German-born psychobiologist Otto Loewi showed that stimulating the vagus nerve can make frog hearts beat slower. For this, he received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, albeit a little late, in 1934.
In his interesting midnight experiment, of which he had a dream, Loewi removed two beating frog hearts and soaked them in separate saline solutions. He stimulated the vagus nerve in one of these hearts. It slowed that heart down.
He then took away the saline from that slow-beating heart and put it to the second heart. This caused the second heart to slow down too. This proved that a stimulated vagus releases a chemical was released that slowed heart rates.
A recent research hints that vagus nerve stimulation could help in strengthening of our memories. This could open up a world of possibility in Alzheimer's patients.
The role of vagus in keeping down the inflammation in our body is also a promising direction of research. Further, those with stronger vagal response, that is those who get more affected by vagus nerve stimulation, might recover better after a stressful event.
A January 2017 study shows that vagus nerve stimulation therapy can help people overcome drug addiction by helping them learn new behaviors to replace those associated with seeking drugs.
10 Ways The Vagus Nerve Can Relax You
When you're stressed and anxious, you could stimulate your vagus nerve to relax yourself.
Without drugs or device.
Indeed, there are a few indirect maneuvers that can stimulate the vagus, but are not a drastic as implantation surgery, or what Loewi did in his original experiment — cutting out the beating hearts of the frogs.
Here are 10 simple ways you can stimulate your "wandering nerve" to bring down your heart rates and initiate your body's relaxation response:
10 Ways To Relax Via Your Vagus Nerve
Deep and slow breathing — the belly breathing
Holding breath for a few seconds
Splashing your face with chilled water
Coughing and gargling
Tensing the tummy muscles as if bearing down to evacuate the bowel
Massaging the sides of your necks — the carotid sinus massage
Pressing the eyeballs
A hearty, 'mirthful' bout of laughter
Meditation, especially the loving-kindness meditation
Exercise and yoga
Watch the video to better understand the carotid sinus massage.
Vagus nerve stimulation via belly breathing is a very practical method of relaxing yourself on short notice. To do this, try to get your breathing rate down to 5 to 7 per minute. Doing this deep, diaphragmatic breathing for at least 10 minutes a day on a regular basis can bring about a sea change in your anxiety levels.
Now that you know, why not start this good thing today?
An earlier version of this post originally appeared on Medium, written by the same yours truly.
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Well, by type we could categorize them right into three different groups. The memory foam mattress begins the top as they are one of the most prominent ones. These bed mattress provide a long lifespan, they are available at a competitive rate, as well as their longevity ratings are way much better than their counterparts. best mattress in bangalore The 2nd type of cushions we want to mention below is called Latex Foam. They are likewise incredibly popular in offline as well as on-line markets. You could find latex foam's natural and synthetic versions. In the majority of situations, they come comprising on a poly foam base whereas their core includes numerous latex layers to offer sleepers with even more convenience. Below comes the 3rd and the last primary sort of mattresses. You can call it either innerspring bed mattress or springtime mattress straight. These were typical in the USA and also Europe. The innerspring cushions come furnished with mechanical springs to offer the consumer with type of a lift. Today's generation has actually begun disliking innerspring bed mattress. Most of us know, our routines are changing with the passage of time. Being constituents of an internet-based culture, we now have new issues to address, as well as our way of life is bringing changes in our rest habits too.
Currently that you know acquiring a mattress online will not make you regret at the end, allow's see the important things you can do it make your choice as far better as possible. To begin with, it is exceptionally essential that you are plainly knowledgeable about the sort of product you are seeking. Everyone has their own style of resting. There are mattresses which are much better for back sleepers than side sleepers. After that there are some which would deal with a person with a rigid back better. Know specifically what you are opting for, as well as after that begin searching for the cushion that would match all your requirements. Or else, you are likely to obtain sidetracked by all the choices you will see as well as end up getting something that clearly does not fit you, your requirements or your way of life.
As stated above too, among the biggest advantages of online purchasing is the access to thousands of individual testimonials. If the individuals are verified, the chances are that they would review a lot more the weaknesses of a product that its great factors– this is all-natural for us people and it great for you as a brand-new purchaser to remove the items that do not match you. Check out at the very least 20 testimonials by previous individuals before you make the final choice. The more evaluations you can read the better. There are rare opportunities that an item is a great deal much better than what it has been defined by the customers, yet the majority of the moment if the testimonials are legitimate, it would certainly offer you a fantastic understanding into the experience of utilizing the bed mattress that you could not obtain from anywhere else.