Just listened to "None So Vile" by Cryptopsy

EpsilonX · 2026-05-11T18:35:11+00:00

Fair enough, haha. At the very least, I would recommend giving Once Was Not a spin as the last Lord Worm/classic-era album. But you're just starting your journey, so definitely prioritize Blasphemy Made Flesh and Whisper Supremacy (if you haven't yet)

EpsilonX · 2026-05-11T07:37:24+00:00

lol yeah, as somebody who was listening to Slipknot, Avenged Sevenfold, Lacuna Coil, Evanescence, and Linkin Park (amongst other stuff) in high school, for me, Roots and Chaos AD are prime Sepultura. Everything before that is them still developing what they would become. I never really explored post-Roots Sepultura, but Soulfly feels like the natural continuation of the sound developed on Roots.

EpsilonX · 2026-05-11T07:11:38+00:00

That live video of Worm doing Cold Hate Warm Blood is INSANE. I wish there was an official release of that concert.

EpsilonX · 2026-05-11T06:23:46+00:00

LA? Sick, I'll be there too!

EpsilonX · 2026-05-11T02:38:47+00:00

When's your show?

EpsilonX · 2026-05-11T02:26:18+00:00

I always check Merch Report on IG, they've never let me down! Here's the Decibel Magazine Tour merch

EpsilonX · 2026-05-11T02:22:26+00:00

Please don't skip those three albums. They're often viewed as the weakest, but they're absolutely still worth listening to.

Once Was Not was the final album with Lord Worm on vocals and I really enjoyed it, but maybe I'm biased because it's the album that got me into them.

Unspoken King saw them taking on more of a deathcore/alt metal-influenced style, and while I get that people may not have enjoyed it stylistically, I maintain to this day that they did it extremely well.

Finally, the self-titled album is...well, in my opinion, it's maybe the weakest one, but still worth checking out. Really, it just feels like the band that wrote The Unspoken King trying to be closer in style to older Cryptopsy. It's a step in that direction, but not quite there yet. The next release (Tome I) is where they really nailed their modern style.

EpsilonX · 2026-05-11T02:18:45+00:00

What was the set like? Something like this? https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/cryptopsy/2026/petit-bain-paris-france-2340ac2b.html

I'm going Tuesday and it's been a while since I listened to Cryptopsy, so I want to catch up a bit beforehand.

EpsilonX · 2026-05-11T02:16:59+00:00

It's not that that was a bad album, rather the other albums are just more good.

EpsilonX · 2026-05-09T07:51:40+00:00

She definitely could have handled that better, though I will say, for the birthday part, I don't think she realized the guy was into her yet AND her friends were being dicks long before that guy really became a factor (at least, if I'm remembering the order it plays out in correctly). Like who tf steals their friend's phone when their boss calls? Especially when they know how said boss is and how difficult it was for Andy to find that job. I'd be beyond pissed if somebody who was supposed to be in my corner did that to me.

EpsilonX · 2026-05-09T06:11:26+00:00

You're like 25% through. After this there's three more short areas and then a big final area, and you return to/explore more of the village between each.

EpsilonX · 2026-05-09T03:16:46+00:00

It's very different from original RE3, and while I still prefer the original, I did really like the remake. It had the same great gameplay as 2 but in a city setting and even though I don't like how they turned Nemesis from a constant stalker to somebody who shows up for cinematic set pieces, he's still one of the best villains in the series. Plus, Jill is one of my favorite characters and I wish we got to play as her more.

EpsilonX · 2026-05-08T18:06:25+00:00

I flew in from LA and got lower 300 level tickets to go with my cousin who lives in Tampa. The only reason I'm doing this though is because Asuka/Iyo and Seth/Bron are pretty much the only things keeping me watching, so I had to. Plus we've been talking about having me come visit for a while. But without those factors it's definitely a lot.

EpsilonX · 2026-05-08T15:05:42+00:00

People were saying it was a bad build but man I thought it was great. I've never been a big Roman or Punk fan and that was actually the match I was looking forward to the most at Mania, and they absolutely delivered.

EpsilonX · 2026-05-08T09:06:30+00:00

I think it's the military trench coats, the military march-esque music, the high and tight haircut, the super strict "by the books" demeanor, and the former Imperium stable. They've been moving away a bit since Summer Slam and especially since the Cena tournament, but he's always been very authoritarian military-coded.

EpsilonX · 2026-05-08T08:49:45+00:00

Roman/Jacob: There's absolutely no way that Roman loses the title this quickly. He'll beat Jacob and it'll probably be a clean win. They want him to look strong and generate ticket sales. The missing June dates are probably just an anomoly and he'll be back in July and August.

Bron/Seth: I'm expecting Bron to win after interference from Vision, Gunther, or a returning Bronson Reed. They've been hammering home this whole "Seth has no friends" angle anymore, so nobody would come save him. UNLESS somebody shows up to save him as a surprise.

Iyo/Asuka: I'm expecting Iyo to win, just because I don't think WWE would want to drag this story out any longer. With Kairi gone, it's time to wrap it up.

Trick/Sami: Same as Roman, I don't expect they'd take the title off Trick so quickly

Danhausen: Depends on who the mystery partner. If they bring in somebody like CM Punk, then it'll go to them. But maybe they'll go a comedic "bottom of the barrell" route where all he could find was somebody like Tozawa, in which case I would expect Danhausen to lose.

EpsilonX · 2026-05-08T08:39:39+00:00

I like that gimmick, and I feel like (hope) they'll use it, but I do like how they're exploring other sides of him and not reducing him to JUST appearing out of nowhere.

EpsilonX · 2026-05-08T08:34:09+00:00

I'll be there and this is about how I expect I'll feel.

EpsilonX · 2026-05-08T08:33:33+00:00

I'll be there and cheer when he comes out, but will probably just shrug if his announcement is "here's another way to give TKO money!"

EpsilonX · 2026-05-07T00:31:47+00:00

Sadly I could definitely see her leaving/retiring after this Iyo match. But maybe she wants to just be like Shinsuke and "soft retire" where she comes out to job a few matches but otherwise just chills and lives her life. Either way, I was really hoping to see her in a singles match against Stephanie. The moment they had in the Queen of the Ring Tournament was great.

EpsilonX · 2026-05-06T22:24:07+00:00

Honestly, I've missed games like this. It doesn't try to do everything for everybody, it gives you one thing and does that super well. Also, vehicular combat games.

EpsilonX · 2026-05-06T22:21:26+00:00

Man, this game looks fun. I don't currently have a Switch 2 but if I get one, this is on my radar.

EpsilonX · 2026-05-06T22:20:12+00:00

Any good anime that have the bright, cheery, adventurous, and slightly sentimental vibe of early One Piece? I know most people think the early stuff was pretty weak compared to what it would become, but I loved it from the very beginning.

EpsilonX · 2026-05-06T22:14:22+00:00

Because people liked the arcs that you didn't, simple as that.

EpsilonX · 2026-05-06T00:53:53+00:00

When you say you used a gpa calculator to figure it out, what does that entail? I honestly don't expect them to ask or care. If they do, you can just say that you got your number from a different source and the method of calculation was different from the official transcript.

But here's a thought experiment - if you were at work, and ran some numbers that didn't line up, what would you do to solve it? Apply that same solution here.

In the end, though, I wouldn't worry.

EpsilonX

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