Recent content by The Grayfox

Yeah, it's pretty much since Mello and Near were introduced that I feel like the quality dipped. It could just be that I found L's character very interesting and quirky and without him, the series feels like it lost a step. I'm almost done with it, so I'm going to go ahead and finish it up, but...

Thanks for the suggestions. I've got a pretty decent list going now and I'm sure it'll take me a while to work through it. I'll post some thoughts and reviews as I go through them. I'm almost finished with Death Note which at this point, I find to be just ok. The first 12-15 episodes I thought...

Growing up, I had friends who were really into anime. I just never got into it as a kid for some reason. I remember my friends going crazy over Vampire Hunter D, Ghost in the Shell, Cowboy Bebop and stuff like that. I'm a very big mystery fan in general -- novels, movies, tv shows, games, etc...

They used to make the excuse that because of the amount of guitar tracks on TJR, they couldn't play those songs live. And then when that stopped holding water, they went with the "well, it's really the crowds..." It absolutely was a self-fulfilling prophecy though. I think even now, a song like...

I guess they just don't play songs from it because the crowd reactions are shit, which is a serious shame.

I'm not surprised that Anders picks the setlists since he's been the most vocal over the years about crowd reaction to songs they play live, which is why at least 60-70% of their setlists are singles/videos. It also explains why Anders' favorite IF songs are constantly in the set. As a drummer...

Oh :D. I saw your location and assumed you weren't from the States. Cool to see IF pull out Coerced Coexistence, it's been a long time for that one. At first I was like "is Anders wearing a Creeping Death shirt?" and then I remembered that they're opening for IF, so that's probably why...

Yeah, In Darkness is great. I'm really looking forward to the album.

TIL somebody out there actually likes Paralyzed. :D Where did you fly into Maine from? Glad you enjoyed the show, man. If there had to be only one 90's song, I'm just happy it wasn't Graveland or The Hive. Also always nice to see Bullet Ride in the set.

I think there's many problems to be honest. It could also be that the music industry is vastly different in 2024. The way bands have to do things now. I think the issues with different members saying different things at different times is a PR issue though. It sounds like they aren't at all on...

Honestly the way they do things has kind of put me off. Obviously I'll check out a new album when that time comes, in what could be 2 weeks, 2 months or 2 years, but I stopped paying attention to what they're doing. They need a better PR team and somebody running their socials who is a bit more...

Yeah, I know exactly what you mean by the emotional connection. I've known people who like animals and they have pets but that's really all there is to that relationship. Every animal I've ever had is a part of my family and they are treated as such. When I was a teenager, my family and I went...

Sorry about your dog, man. I lost mine last year. It's a truly awful fucking experience. In my case, I knew it was coming. He had laryngeal paralysis, which basically means that there was a loss of function of his larynx. He lived with it with a few years. I knew what it would eventually mean...

Pretty big few days for wrestling I'd say. I thought Mania overall was a success. I wasn't convinced after Night 1. After the first night, I was like "man, I don't know. That didn't feel like WrestleMania at all." By the end of the second night, that feeling disappeared. The spectacle was there...

Speaking of Wintersun, I have to admit Time II sounds pretty fucking amazing from the samples. I wasn't even sure it existed. Anyway... I don't know that Jesper will ever be a live fixture of a band again. That's pure speculation, but it seems like any time he's on the road he gets very...