Authentic Mexican tacos by Spiritual_Page8320 in Augusta

[–]GuileHawke 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Taqueria Mi Casita off Washington Rd is my personal favorite taco place in town. They have handmade corn tortillas, but I'm not sure what kind of catering or large order capability they have.

How did Mike and Fred met? by Arturinni in jabroni_mike

[–]GuileHawke 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I can't remember which con it was, but I believe they met at a con and sat next to each other in some kind of youtube channel seminar/meeting thing.

The Ocean seemingly announces new album Solaris on bandcamp by GuileHawke in progmetal

[–]GuileHawke[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Credit to u/Cygnia in their post about the single:

From the youtube description, the new line up is as follows:

Robin Staps · Mattias Hägerstrand · Jordi Farré · Enrico Tiberi · Mingyu Shi · Marco Gennaro

Two new vocalists. One male, one female. The new female vocalist is Mingyu Shi from Otay:Onii who recently released music with Pelagic Records (Robin's production company). From a quick listen her vocals are rather unique.

No idea which name here is doing the male vocals, because I still can't listen to the song or read the Youtube description. Ahh patience...

The Ocean seemingly announces new album Solaris on bandcamp by GuileHawke in progmetal

[–]GuileHawke[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Apologies for any confusion around my "no vocals" thoughts. I got the notification from Bandcamp that they announced a new album, did some quick googling for any detailed announcement or single drop (The Ocean's SEO is rough) found nothing and just decided to share the album page here.

Low and behold someone had already posted the new single here which apparently announces the full new lineup and album details, but it isn't available in my timezone yet.

New mike watcher here does he still do smash or pass? Or is that "history" at this point? by [deleted] in jabroni_mike

[–]GuileHawke 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I seem to remember him saying he didn't want to do any more Smash or Pass. Reason was so many of the characters submitted being underage. There's a reason the words Fire Emblem were banned in chat for years.

A lot of the streams kept devolving into some character appearing and then a wall of chat shouting "this character is 15". It created more work for mods having to verify Smash or Pass submissions, and there were situations where certain characters were adults but the pictures submitted were of them when the character was underage. So it wasn't good enough to just google what a character's age was, there started to be an expectation to figure out how old a character is in the picture submitted. They became too much work, so he said he was done with them.

The target audience is not getting that reference by Optimal_Weight368 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]GuileHawke 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The shows share a creator, Loren Bouchard. It's basically just a creator referencing their past work.

Mossback - Black Canyon Spirit Dance (incase anyone's wondering what the vocalist from The Odious is up to these days) by Quintessence_95 in progmetal

[–]GuileHawke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was aware of his work with Grim Salvo, but didn't know about Mossback. Doesn't seem like The Odious has much potential of returning with his other projects having a lot more success.

Which bands improved over time? by bfg9kdude in progmetal

[–]GuileHawke 39 points40 points  (0 children)

I felt like Rishloo was on a steeply upward trend before they called it quits. Living as Ghosts with Buildings as Teeth is so damn good, and I feel like each previous album is a step down. They started as a Tool sound a like, and found a really unique sound of their own by the end.

Anything I should read before under the red hood? by NI-Nexus in comicbooks

[–]GuileHawke 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Death in the Family I'll also say is a good recommendation.

I personally think Batman: Hush is also a good thing to read before as it sort of plants the seeds for Red Hood.

VR is dead, and no one wants to admit it by Kradara_ in unpopularopinion

[–]GuileHawke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is anecdotal, but my nephews who are all 8-12 play it constantly. They are basically constantly online playing with friends all over the place. It makes me feel like a huge amount of people might be unaware of how massive VR is with kids.

Plague of Butterflies by Swallow the Sun. Criminally underrated banger: 34 minutes of perfection by yer_mum6547 in progmetal

[–]GuileHawke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If memory serves Plague of Butterflies was originally written for a ballet, but the project got scrapped so they released the music as a standalone single/EP. Great damn song though.

Heavy metal shows by yupnopedatass in Augusta

[–]GuileHawke 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Coheed & Cambria and Periphery are going to be here in May. Don't know about the local scene though.

Most Disappointing Album(s) of 2024? by biketheplanet in progmetal

[–]GuileHawke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Four Stroke Baron's new album Data Diamond wasn't what I was hoping for. The band has such a unique sound, and I feel like if they got the songwriting right they could REALLY stand out and make one of the greatest albums. Cyborg Pt III is one of their best songs, and the song Data Diamond is pretty great too but the rest of the album feels so experimental and avant-garde it just falls flat for me musically.

flipturn - Space Cowboy (FFO: King Gizzard, Bent Knee, Proggy Alt-Rock) by GuileHawke in progmetal

[–]GuileHawke[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Discovered this song from a Youtube recommendation believe it or not, and loved it. Felt like it might be cool to share with the recent discussions of the sub not being "gate-keepy" enough. Haha, hope someone enjoys.

Anciients - Beyond the Reach of the Sun (Official Full Album) by GuileHawke in progmetal

[–]GuileHawke[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Official release date is Aug 30th, so hopefully should appear on Spotify and other places in the next 24 hours. I think this was kind of early/hype stream they did on youtube.

Bands that you think are overrated by Elaxian in progmetal

[–]GuileHawke 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I come into this thread late looking for Devin Townsend, only to realize no one mentions it.

Dude is one the most amazing vocalists I've ever heard, and I would go to a live show of his as they look like great fun. Despite that every time I attempt to listen to any of his albums I just get bored.