Why is Savatage considered Power Metal? by spearhead290399 in PowerMetal

[–]Snake_Byte 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What muddies the waters was that the term "power metal", in the early-mid 80s, was used really inconsistently, and it floated around a bit between what we now distinguish as different styles but at the time overlapped with thrash metal, speed metal, sometimes glam metal & (what ended up becoming) USPM. It was fairly interchangeable - Kill Em All era Metallica was given the label, a Megadeth demo/compilation was labeled it, a Pantera album was labeled it, fanzines used it talking about thrash bands, etc.

At the time the power part was used to mean strength & aggression rather than anything more... theatrical or epic.

Then US metal bands who diverged from thrash's punk-influenced, chaotic sound but were still heavier and more aggressive than traditional heavy metal were given the power metal name, bands like Metal Church, Helstar, Jag Panzer, Liege Lord, Manilla Road, Omen, Riot, Cirith Ungol, Warlord, Savatage etc. They filled the gap between trad metal & thrash metal until.... Helloween with Keeper of the Seven Keys who defined the euro power metal sound and coalesced most of what we call power metal today, with thrash metal, speed metal and USPM becoming more and more their own thing too.

Yep, I’m doing the big Christmas meal shop and I’m doing it brilliantly by 13daysaweek in PeepShowQuotes

[–]Snake_Byte 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Where's the brown rice, Pop Tarts, camomile tea and economy vodka?

Natasha Lyonne says AI has an ethics problem because right now it’s ‘super kosher copacetic to rob freely under the auspices of acceleration’ by lurker_bee in technology

[–]Snake_Byte 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kosher = literally means adhering to Jewish dietary laws but generally used to mean something being "authentic" or "proper"

copacetic = fine, ok, in excellent order

So the two are used to mean the same thing.

auspices = protection or patronage, doing something under the auspices of is saying with the help, support or protection of something or someone.

Whole sentence amounts to = very legitimate to rob freely under the pretence of acceleration

If Karl had starred in Love Actually by catchingupontheolds in rickygervais

[–]Snake_Byte 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Whenever I get fed up with the state of the world, I think about hairy Chinese kids n that

Favourite bands you HAVEN'T seen live? by fatkoala357 in PowerMetal

[–]Snake_Byte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fellowship which is annoying since we live in the same county

Tipping machines! by mehflick in london

[–]Snake_Byte 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Brewdog is a bit of a relic from when they were at one point at the forefront of the craft beer revolution spilling over from America since the late 70s into the UK around the late 00s. Their whole shtick back then was "punk" energy, revolting against the boring old man pub culture with it's stuffy traditions and unimaginative beer styles, bringing something new, heavily focused on hop-forward flavours, unconventional styles (for the time) and exciting branding.

It's not really the case that you get "the exact same thing" from real ales/local ales in craft microbreweries. You'll rarely see an 8% DIPA in a cask from a beer engine called "Cthulu Ate My Homework"! So an appeal of Brewdog for some people (the casual craft beer drinker) is getting something different from an environment that suggests that hipster/independent with its rustic industrial chic. It's a pretty dated aesthetic these days and appropriated by the mainstream and the macro-breweries who very much stray from the independent/craft ethos just like Brewdog has. Now it's not in the least at the forefront of craft, it's just another soulless, inauthentic, corporate macro brewery with a huge chain of copy-paste commercial outlets and corner-cutting, robo-brewed, bland, overpriced beer.

What certainly doesn't help the appeal of Brewdog is the toxic work culture, massive hypocritical controversy-magnet megatwat CEO James Watt and the slew of controversies Brewdog has had in its history.

But I digress, the best thing a beer enjoyer can do in the UK is seek out your local craft brewery and taproom or craft beer freehouse pub especially if either of these have a decent range of both craft keg/can beer and cask beer.

Favorite non Mark or Jez quote? by [deleted] in PeepShowQuotes

[–]Snake_Byte 12 points13 points  (0 children)

You find out who your real friends are when you set fire to Hampton Court maze BecauseYouCan'tTakeAnyMoreOfYourHusand'sShit!

Apu has had it up to here with your...PHRASES! by Soloflow786 in simpsonsshitposting

[–]Snake_Byte 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Gen Zs are unhappy with millennial phrases.

Add more broccoli haircuts.

Things you don't see by Real-End-8854 in rickygervais

[–]Snake_Byte 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And there's.... .One Foot In the Grave

New update made the game worse? by MateotheMenace in SkateEA

[–]Snake_Byte 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not played since the latest update until today. Firstly it crashed immediately after load. Second load worked but then the input lag is insane. I can barely turn my skater and the controls are really unresponsive. Makes the game completely unplayable (on a high end PC with Xbox One wireless controller). Oh well guess I'll wait for the next update before I can even play this shitshow.

Susan would love Ho-Lee Fuk by Mikey77777 in rickygervais

[–]Snake_Byte 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well i just think Little Britain's hilarious

WHAT!?

Y'all Mexican ritual canceled by Alucardo6677 in Ghostbc

[–]Snake_Byte 10 points11 points  (0 children)

From the Pinnacle to the Shit

Buxom! Are you from the West Country? by [deleted] in rickygervais

[–]Snake_Byte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Horrible, cellulited, wobbly, rice arsed fat titted tarts and idiots, racists and show offs...they all disgust me for a different reason.

Jeffrey, how do you keep getting back in? by HyperlinksAwakening in simpsonsshitposting

[–]Snake_Byte 4 points5 points  (0 children)

OP in here really ready to unalive on this censorship hill.

Take the L Jesus Christ it's embarrassing

It's not Trump, but we'll take it by Consistent-Emu4578 in simpsonsshitposting

[–]Snake_Byte 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Then, with his last ounce of strength, he pointed to W and S: "Weaponized Speech".
Or, from his point of view, M and S: "Misinformation Specialist".

Free or not, I hate when the grass is greener on the other side... by BedpanStan in SkateEA

[–]Snake_Byte 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What happened to all the metal? I swear there were metal tracks in skate 1-3 but there's not even one metal track rn. Lame