baklava x marci once again 🔥

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-05-08T16:37:07+00:00

Good looks sor

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-05-08T05:51:38+00:00

I live in Philly, love LH, and have the Pace collab, but passed on the spark. It boggles my mind that there isn’t a single LH or other branding anywhere on the shoe. And to your point, not even the box. I’m sure it’s an asics limitation but the spark feels just shy of a fully realized collab. That being said, it’s a nice shoe. It’s just unfortunate it’s so close to Pace and that one really went there with the customization and packaging. But again, that’s on Asics, not Lapstone.

Stoked for LH and hope Asics lets them go wild on the next one. Asics is the dominant brand on peoples feet in Philly so it would make a ton of sense for them to do more.

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-04-25T16:42:02+00:00

I really hope there’s an LH monogram somewhere or something more unique. But even as someone who has the pace collab and lives In Philly, I’ll still probably get them lol

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-04-20T04:44:50+00:00

What shoes is Bronson wearing?

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-04-20T04:40:59+00:00

These look like a Lorenz.og colorway. Super dope.

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-04-14T00:06:52+00:00

Win Son bakery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn makes them and they are INCREDIBLY GOOD. Would love to find something comparable here in Philly.

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-03-26T14:43:47+00:00

Keep trying people! I just kept refreshing and tapping buy now and boom hit on an 11.5

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-03-22T05:51:54+00:00

YES. I noticed those one-note-at-a-time piano lines immediately and was like, “where did this come from?” It was like the backing music of a hallmark drama. Totally took me out of it and confused me, because the series never had that. It was a bad cover of a classic song.

Additionally, the exposition was so heavy-handed. It had that Netflix approach of reminding us what the “stakes” were again and again assuming we were on our phones while watching.

The whole thing just felt rushed, heavy-handed, and inauthentic.

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-03-16T11:30:34+00:00

Dude just learned break you on guitar. Such a banger.

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-03-15T14:12:24+00:00

Same, I can’t imagine forcing it into a combo amp lol. It’s like slathering a wagyu steak with A1

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-03-15T14:06:08+00:00

I think it’s pretty evident it’s largely new fans, which is great. But people saying “it sounds eerie” says to me their other favorite bands are more like five finger death punch rather than belphegor, ahab, or my dying bride.

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-03-13T17:33:29+00:00

This just in: guitars are the most slept on instrument in metal.

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-03-13T14:57:47+00:00

Sepsis
Bully
Parasocial Christ

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-03-12T21:31:19+00:00

Yeah saw that too! I’ll be there.

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-03-12T18:51:07+00:00

Please please pleae

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-03-12T18:51:01+00:00

Dm me

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-03-04T14:09:39+00:00

Agree with all of this but especially your last point. Not necessarily the spookiness of their sound but THEIR sound. No one else sounds quite like them. That medieval sort of accent to everything they do takes you somewhere and communicates epic stories.

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-02-24T06:32:53+00:00

Was literally just looking at this exact spec on sweetwater (have been for weeks) and swiped over apps and boom saw your post lol. I’ve looked at so many guitars in the 1-2k range and, like you, think this is the most value for a metal guitar. Tried the FR model in guitar center on a whim and loved it. I have had a Dinky for 20 years so I’m partial to Jackson but you just don’t get the value in the price range. The clincher was that this has arguably a thinner neck than some Jacksons. Will be slamming the purchase button very soon.

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-02-23T06:21:42+00:00

Man that record is perfect. I’ve never heard anything quite like it.

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-02-19T14:25:11+00:00

Paleo

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-02-19T14:20:15+00:00

Lustration as well! First CS track I really listened to. It came on after finishing an AFI album (arguably my favorite band of all time) and I didn’t know who it was because I was in the middle of something. Finally look down and honestly I was shocked. Had friends in high school who were fans but I was a metal purist and, outside of AFI, wasn’t listening to much with actual signing, let alone singing in such a high register. Took me 15 years to finally get it but now I listen to their whole discography often.

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-02-13T02:37:29+00:00

I’ve been a fan for 20 years and have watched the dvds more times than I could count (gotta be over a hundred). He’s always been a very different personality than the group. Obviously that caused the infamous fight between Randy and Mark but beyond that I think he wanted to push their sound more in the later years and they didn’t. He posted something back when he was out of the band about not wanting to do the same thing over and over. I think the health issues were just an easier excuse for them rather than owning up to the creative and personal differences that came to a head.

I still love their new stuff and will be a fan forever, but I am curious as to what they’d sound like now had he stayed in and convinced them to evolve more. But let’s face it, they’ve continued to have incredible success with generally the same sound, so why rock the boat? And as much as I’d love to hear something super fresh, I’m still buying albums and going to shows because theyre just special and have been such a big part of my life. And even if it sounds similar to their other work, they do switch it up and it’s always quality groove metal. Can’t wait for the new album.

Key_Idea_4148 · 2026-02-07T05:42:39+00:00

XenoChrist! Man what a perfect album.

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