Tag: Metal

Black metal. The name alone conjures images of corpse-painted guitarists shredding away in a blizzard of minor key riffs, guttural vocals rasping unholy lyrics, blast beats raging at chaotic speeds. This is music designed to evoke the frozen darkness of the soul, channeling rage, sorrow, and existen...

So, today, I’m talking about Sony again, and how its ignorance is once again costing its loyal PS5 owners. I’m talking about Twisted Metal. The series initially got its start back on the PlayStation and became a sure-fire hit, with multiple sequels following as a result. The seri...

It is 13th of October. And it is about the right time to write about Twisted Metal. Let’s go! For those of you who are into video games, especially old ones, Twisted Metal should be a well-known title. For those of you who are not, well, let’s say Twisted Metal is a series of games wh...

What does a metal flower, a cemetery, and Dante’s Inferno all have in common? The answer: Buenos Aires. A blooming 105-foot stainless steel flower comes to life every morning at sunrise; a spectacular cemetery of Greek pillars, grandiose mausoleums and Roman monoliths takes you back in time; a...

When I joined a big American company, on the first day on the job I was handed a thick set of documents, the most important of which was the employee handbook. The handbook included 50 pages of rules and procedures. At the very top was the rule that if I was caught with drugs or alcohol on compan...

In214 BCE, a fleet of Roman quinqueremes approached the Sicilian city of Syracuse for a raid. The military actions were a part of the Second Punic War. Rome wanted to sneak a fleet up to the city walls in hopes of getting men inside under the cover of darkness. Unfortunately, when the Roman vessels ...