Bridge: The Strategy of Angling for That Extra Trick
New York Times (Free subscription) | 22/11/2009
On Thursday I highlighted the need to bid cautiously in a match-pointed pair event; do not push aggressively for game.
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Tolkowsky, king of the diamond cut
All The Rage (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
Ask a diamond connoisseur about cut, and they’ll probably mention “Gabi,” otherwise known as Sir Gabriel Tolkowsky, master diamond cutter. So, it was no surprise that the glitterati showed up earlier this week to meet the man himself and to...
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MC Hammer turns to cyberspace
Tax cuts will go ahead: Rudd (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
HOW does an ageing hip hop artist make a comeback? Post a few thousand tweets, for a start.
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Sleepless Nights: King Diamond
Punknews.org (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Our stream today comes from Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Sleepless Nights . We've got a stream of the band's new EP, King Diamond . You can check it out on their Punknews.org Profile. If you like what you hear, you can download the EP for free on their website. King Diamond is the first of four planned free releases from the band in the next 12 months.
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Sleepless Nights: "King Diamond"
Punknews.org (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
Our stream today comes from Halifax, Nova Scotia-based Sleepless Nights . We've got a stream of the band's new full length, King Diamond . You can check it out on their Punknews.org Profile
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Jason Bay Is No Urbon Myth
SportsAgentBlog (Free subscription) | 04/11/2009
Don’t tell Creative Artists Agency (CAA) that the company is ...
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C1RCA Combat x King Diamond x Mercyful Fate
Transworld Skateboarding (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Check out C1RCA Combat's two shoe collabs with King Diamond and Mercyful Fate x C1RCA Combat.
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Sacred Steel - Carnage Victory (2009)
From the Dust Returned (Free subscription) | 02/11/2009
Though they have ever brandished a competent blade of Germanic power/speed metal, Sacred Steel has always presented a huge barrier to entry in the form of vocalist Gerrit P. Mutz. Mutz is a frustrating frontman because he clearly is capable of doing some wicked sounding vocals, yet intentionally incorporates cheesy screaming that makes the band sound like a caricature. Simply listen to the opener "Charge...
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Sabbat - The Dwelling (1996)
From the Dust Returned (Free subscription) | 31/10/2009
The Dwelling is an anomaly amidst the massive discography that is Sabbat 's career; a single, hour long composition that weaves a solitary tale of horror. It's an outstanding achievement for an already impressive band, and it remains my single favorite album from these Japanese deviants. The tale itself is not quite a masterpiece, but it manages to include just about every occult metal meme needed:...
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King Diamond - Abigail (1987)
From the Dust Returned (Free subscription) | 26/10/2009
Though his entire catalog from 1986-1990 was unstoppable, Abigail is one of two flawless masterpieces King Diamond produced in the career of his 'solo' band. Boasting a creepy tale of ghostly visitations and potential infanticide, the follow-up to Fatal Portrait is the perfect, rich grounds for King to stalk about with his shattering falsetto and wicked tales of omens and classic horror. But the true...
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Sycronomica - Sycroscope (2009)
From the Dust Returned (Free subscription) | 23/10/2009
Symphonic black metal in the vein of Dimmu Borgir or Cradle of Filth has not seen much of an upswing, while many other genres have thrived in recent years. Still, some bands hang on defiantly to the hopes that this genre can produce another conquest, and German Sycronomica are one of them. I never caught on to their previous albums Paths or Gate , and despite a strong effort here, I did not derive...
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Get ready for the Metalocalypse
I ♥ MUSIQUE (Free subscription) | 14/10/2009
If you've ever felt that there wasn't enough metal music in cartoon form, then this is just the show for you. Metalocalypse has already had a couple of series dating back to 2006, so I'm a little slow on the uptake, have just borrowed a boxset of the first series, but I'm glad I checked it out. It follows the band Dethklok, who for reasons that aren't really explained, have got so massive and popular...
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Autothrall's Best Metal Albums of 1986
From the Dust Returned (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
The Top 20 Metal Albums of 1986 01. Metallica (US) - Master of Puppets 02. Slayer (US) - Reign in Blood 03. Iron Maiden (UK) - Somewhere in Time 04. Tankard (De) - Zombie Attack debut of the year 05. Fifth Angel (US) - Fifth Angel 06. Fates' Warning (US) - Awaken the Guardian 07. Hexx (US) - Under the Spell 08. Megadeth (US) - Peace Sells...But Who's Buying 09. Cirith Ungol (US) - One Foot In Hell...
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Autothrall's Best Metal Albums of 1987
From the Dust Returned (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
The Top 20 Metal Albums of 1987 01. King Diamond (Dk) - Abigail 02. Voivod (Ca) - Killing Technology 03. Candlemass (Se) - Nightfall 04. Lizzy Borden (US) - Visual Lies 05. Celtic Frost (Ch) - Into the Pandemonium 06. Running Wild (De) - Under Jolly Roger 07. Helloween (De) - Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. I 08. Overkill (US) - Taking Over 09. Rage (De) - Execution Guaranteed 10. Kreator (De) - Terrible...
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Autothrall's Best Metal Albums of 1990
From the Dust Returned (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
The Top 20 Metal Albums of 1990 01. Artillery (Dk) - By Inheritance 02. Kreator (De) - Coma of Souls 03. Entombed (Se) - Left Hand Path debut of the year 04. King Diamond (Dk) - The Eye 05. Judas Priest (UK) - Painkiller 06. Megadeth (US) - Rust in Peace 07. Obituary (US) - Cause of Death 08. Vicious Rumors (US) - Vicious Rumors 09. Slayer (US) - Seasons in the Abyss 10. Napalm Death (UK) - Harmony...