Introducing - Syranic

The name and inspiration of sound is Syranis, the demigod of cruelty and mercy. Hailing from Aachen, Germany, the band Syranic, fuses modern and technical metal with manic melodies. The result? Pure madness. Check out two of the tracks from their debut ep, The Windscale Inception, which is out now. If you like what you hear check out more and pick up the album. SUPPORT THE ARTIST!






"Nemesis"



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A couple of places to pick up the album:
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Consumed Links - November 16, 2011

Here we are with another round-up of things found around the web. 


A British politician would like to see Jimmy Page knighted.... (contactmusic)


PETA has a new target. The target? Mario. That's right. Mario. (USA)


Here's a good list by mental_floss -- 11 Classic Songs That Were Banned. 


A man in Japan throws some bikes on the train tracks and calls the police to tell them. (japantoday)


Psychopaths: Born Evil or With A Diseased Brain?  (bbc)


In Australia a study was conducted to find out how many employees have a drink while at work. (smh)


And finally, for now, a sweet but scary for parents story.  


In Germany a toddler decided to go alone to school... on a Saturday. (thelocal)

Consumed Links - March 30, 20111

Just in case we missed anything last week, here is a round-up of things found around the web.


Sammy Hagar explains an alien abduction... (yahoo)


Over in Germany a protest group calling themselves, "Bust All Major Labels", is putting up a fight against rights holders blocking music videos on YouTube. (kerascene)


Did you know that AOL streams complete albums for new releases? (aol new music)


Well, we all know that MySpace is working its way toward a slow and painful death.... is it time for the artists to abandon ship? (side-line)


Universal Music has announced a new way to promote its new talent.. (musicindustryreport)


Over at Music Think Tank the challenges with subscription music is discussed. (mtt)


And finally, for now, A group of hackers have attacked the website for BMI. (rollingstone)

Useless Fact Of The Week

It is said that the first illustrated book for children was published in Germany in 1658.

Consumed Links - October 1, 2010

September 30th marked the 50th year anniversary for one of our favorite families, The Flintstones.

From mental_floss : 'TV’s favorite stone-age family first visited our living rooms on September 30, 1960. Originally pitched as The Flagstones, television’s first prime-time animated series ran for six seasons and became so popular that companies like Welch’s paid big bucks to get their products advertised by Fred, Wilma, Betty, Barney and Pebbles.' 
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Does The DMCA require internet disconnections?  
From ars.technica : 'Torrentfreak ran an article last week about a small US Internet provider called Suddenlink, which apparently disconnects its users for six months after receiving three copyright infringement allegations. When a customer was disconnected and asked the reason, he was told that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) requires it. But does it?'  
READ MORE




Just because we all can use a distraction once in awhile, here are 10 WTF Images Of Famous People via Listverse. VIEW HERE


And finally, for now.... 
From Yahoo! 'A German student has created a computer game giving players a taste of life as an East German border guard shooting political fugitives fleeing to the West, to the outrage of victims' relatives.' READ MORE 

Consumed Links - July 26, 2010

Happy Reading! Here we go again....




What really happened to Jim Morrison? Classic Rock Magazine explores... Jim




Rolling Stone Magazine takes a look at the newly announced movie based on the early life of Jerry Garcia...RSM




At this time it looks like the death toll from this weekends German Love Parade is at 17. glp *


*Please note... the number as I have been putting this all together seems to be rising. 
As I have been following, another report shows 19 people have died. Either way this is a sad situation and my condolences go out to the families and friends of those who have died in this tragedy. 




Spinner.com has a new "Twisted Tale" posted about a man who, as an entertainer, was known for his talent of flatulence. Le Petomane




And finally.....




Has Fast-Food styling gone too far? According to the ASA in the U.K. Burger King has... slashfood

It Wasn't The Neighbors?

An elderly man in Germany called police to report his neighbors for playing the same song over and over. He felt his neighbors were intentionally trying to annoy him.



Upon investigation the police found that it was not his neighbors but merely a greeting card on his windowsill. Whenever a slight breeze went by it opened the card just enough to play a little song.



The 82-year-old man was pleased to find out it wasn't his neighbors and that the case was solved.



I bet he was a bit embarrassed as well....

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