The Aubrey/Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian - yes, I know there's been a movie (Master & Commander with Russel Crowe and Paul Bettany) but the series is much richer and deeper than any single movie could be.
Also, Robin Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings series. Concentrate on the Fitz storyline, maybe give the Liveship series a miss.
As it absolutely should be. Everyone knows its nothing to do with talking to their god and everything to do with intimidating people.
And if the christians object ask them why they're suddenly concerned that prayers only work within 150m of the person they're praying 'for'.
Not yet, but they're certainly in our thinking for next year :)
This is great news :) but without wanting to be spammy the org I am a member of !globalorderofsatan@lemmy.blahaj.zone have been running a very similar campaign but for non-mainstream music e.g. metal/punk/indie/alt/industrial/goth that we call "Satan Not Hatin'"
It currently has over 140 opt-in participants of bands, individual artists, venues, festivals, record labels and other orgs from all over the world, including the UK and has been so successful that a well known (within metal circles) documentarian and music video director is currently making a Documentary about the campaign. You can visit the campaign website where we list all the participants and provide more detail - there's also a link to a YouTube playlist of all the participating bands which also works fine in Invidious!
I have contacted the Graun about Satan Not Hatin' but mainstream news has little love for alternative music so we'll carry on with our DIY approach!
Could be yeah. Very weird how it just started happening though. As far as I'm aware nothing on the websites has changed and I haven't updated LW in the last week or so.
The same type of right-winger as JKR and EM now are used to accuse the Williams sisters of being men. The same type of right-winger JKR and EM now are used to accuse Michelle Obama of being a man.
Strange how its mostly always women of colour who have these utterly baseless accusations leveled at them by right-wingers like JKR and EM. And when I say 'strange' I mean its not strange at all and is deliberate.
The most annoying thing about the YT situation is that both the initial flag and the appeal we submitted weren't actually dealt with by a human. If they had been, they would've understood instantly we were describing what antivaxxers believe, not advocating for them!
The vast majority of the participants are not (as far as I'm aware) Satanists. Most of them didn't mention it at all, a couple said they were and a few explicitly said they weren't. We've had a lot of artists we approached not reply at all - which is fair, its hard work after all - and I suspect a lot of contacts didn't make it past their PR and/or management but out of all the approaches we've made, we've only had three explicitly say no. And that was because they weren't comfortable being associated with Satanism, which is again fair - its not for everyone.
Oh I'm sure the 'core bands are much better live than recorded - I haven't had chance to see LS yet but I will if they head over here.
Yeah, your comment about standing in a silent crowd watching a great party from a distance is exactly how I feel about stadium shows.
I think (and this is just my personal opinion) - the 'core stuff sounds too overproduced if that makes sense? I like to hear a bit of feedback or fingers on the fretboard or just some example that shows me its being played by humans lol.
Its not terrible music by any means, despite what some of the more gatekeepy tyes say, and Will Ramos of Lorna Shore has a truly awesome vocal talent but it just all feels a bit...I dunno...lifeless and flat. I do like Worm Shepherd though of that subgenre, they're not afraid to slow it down a bit and put equal emphasis on the guitars as the drums and vocals.
Did you not get to see Accept then? Shame, they're awesome live.
All those names I mentioned can still draw a massive crowd. Trouble is, they know it and set ticket prices accordingly. I also personally am not a fan of seeing bands in stadium sized arenas. If a venue is so big they need to erect huge TV screens you've kind of missed the point of seeing a live act IMO.
A lot of younger people (younger than me anyway, which is most people these days) seem to be getting into metal via deathcore. I know deathcore is not popular amongst metalheads but I don't really mind it. Its not exactly my thing but its OK. I see younger people going to see bands like Lorna Shore, Spiritbox, Slaughter to Prevail etc. There also seems to be a lot of post-black bands getting bigger here in the UK - Hundred Year Old Man, Ba'al, Hidden Mothers are all on the verge of something.
Should've opted for the Stewart timeline.
An announcement from our UK Order:
"Whilst we never usually share details of our membership, we will make an exception in this case. Please welcome our two newest members, Fleur (left) and Flo (right)."
West Kennet Long Barrow is a Neolithic barrow over 5,500 years old. It's part of the numerous neolithic structures in Wiltshire, UK (which includes the frankly far less impressive but more famous Stonehenge).
Going inside it is a very odd feeling. You can see and touch ancient work marks put there by people who are so remote to us we know very little about them. I've visited numerous ancient world heritage sites and its unique (to me) in how close you feel to those people.