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There's no way this Ride The Lightning cover will be anything other than a total catastrophe. I simply cannot fucking wait to hear it 

And possibly ends up being the best thing about the album which would be a hilarious way to end it all for Dave 

Ah the riff reminds me of this song off System. Similar starting notes anyway - albeit now a faster, more thrashier version!

Yeah the urge started rumbling....to fold over with the cringe from those lyrics holy moly 

Yeah there's something about the guitar maybe it's the tone that reminds me of the system has failed. The solos are great no doubt about the playing but the lyrics are a hard pass for me.

That minute of the solo for Nothin' is the very slight glimmer of old but apart from that - meandering shite at best. Would be outrageous if they combine all these woeful b/c-sides and released it claiming that it's an actual proper album. They don't seem interested in quality control whatsoever - just something to let people know they are still touring for those big bucks.

I reckon a good shout for them would be to go through all their own solo output since the 90s, pick the best 12 songs, rework with Axl and release. Better than this scutter.

Chinese Democracy had slight hints of brilliance - as we all know would have been given a bit more cred if Axl released it as a solo album. Really highlights that Appetite was right place right time.

Missed on October 31st ->
Microtonal - Baptism Of Fire (EP)
https://microtonal.bandcamp.com/album/baptism-of-fire1


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November

The Boat Sank - Concerto Of The Deep (EP)
https://open.spotify.com/album/1NV39PzZh6IbQ92l1HVnzq?si=-rN1m6IESj63DDANiTe_5g

Arddruí - Upon Midnights Howl (Album)
https://whispersonthewind.bandcamp.com/album/upon-midnights-howl

T R Y S T E - To Rise You Seek The End (Album)
https://tryste.bandcamp.com/album/to-rise-you-seek-the-end

LadyAxe - Running the Gauntlet (Album)
https://ladyaxe.bandcamp.com/album/running-the-gauntlet

Strangers With Guns - Operation Success Was A Failure (EP)
https://strangerswithguns.bandcamp.com/album/operation-success-was-a-failure

Deserted - Brothers Betrayal (Album)
https://desertedofficial.bandcamp.com/album/brothers-betrayal

Lost To Life - No Peace For Me (EP)
https://losttolifedhc.bandcamp.com/album/no-peace-for-me

Two Tales Of Woe - Two Tales (EP)
https://open.spotify.com/album/4FNXrbjayWD6CbHHZEcmum?si=tfmeHKhPTZCc-M1oE0m-QA

Piano Black - The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn (Album)
https://blackpiano.bandcamp.com/album/the-piper-at-the-gates-of-dawn

Baiste - liofa (Demo)
https://baiste.bandcamp.com/track/liofa-demo

"unauthorized commercial use of the plaintiffs' likenesses"

Ah but your Honor, sure they all look the same 

There's no way I'd pay that ticket price to hear Axl wail like a dolphin for 90 minutes 🐬 last time he sounded half decent was 20 years ago.

It's just a shame when we qualified for the Euros in 2012 that A we got a dreadful group with two of the eventual finalists and B He went with the same tactics.

Yes that draw was indeed disastrous but yes 100% what was frustrating was his selections/repeating same tactics post qualification. Could never warm to O'Neill, he would get so tetchy with interviews, over the most inane questions too 

Our counter attacking ain't bad the past few games - the mixing it up more suits us better, just we lack leadership (obviously the skill/quality) in midfield and players having more of an instinct to try take a shot themselves. Draw is on tomorrow. I dunno if this is because of the past 2 games but I don't think I'd be too upset at getting any 1 of those 4 from pot 2.

What I've liked about us in the past few games is the slight change in how we play - we are mixing it up more - yes still some of the dreaded playing from the back is going on but we are also going route 1 - long ball to try make it a 50/50 run on a counter. What I hated with the Trap/Kenny era was being so rigid to one style and teams could tactically rip us apart knowing what we were going to do. Now at least we can compete with average enough players but Troy obviously has to be mentioned as one to literally drag us to where we are now. As Richard Dunne said, if we qualify that's icing on the cake, least we have playoffs to look forward to. I think Poland are the ones to get from that pot and perhaps Wales next.

Looking at matches since 2022 you get a win rate of ->

Wales   35.7% (they had a very poor 2022 - if you exclude it they go up to 43%)
Poland   45.5%
Slovakia 47.6%
Czechia   51.6%

Absolute madness! When all seemed lost...Parrott has been sensational. Can't remember the last time someone got 5 goals in 2 games for Ireland. Actually most likely Robbie Keane

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October

Unmaker - Status Zero (Album)
https://unmaker1.bandcamp.com/album/status-zero

Durrachan - Durrachan (Album)
https://durrachan.bandcamp.com/album/durrachan

Salach - Bile of the Earth (Album)
https://jkscavdyslucsic.bandcamp.com/album/salach-bile-of-the-earth

Galar - Seasick (EP)
https://galarmetal.bandcamp.com/album/seasick

MySoulDivine - Our Ashes Shall Remain Namless (EP)
https://mysouldivine.bandcamp.com/album/our-ashes-shall-remain-namless

Black Despair - Black Metal From the Grave (Album)
https://open.spotify.com/album/2lykQNVlEDXmLyOaojSJzO?si=Lje60CzKTpK6C0dhnruswg

Cuilliaéan - Uafáis (Album)
https://cuilliaan.bandcamp.com/album/uaf-is

The government, justice minister and Gardai need to be very careful because they cannot play this game - they do not have the manpower as seen with that link above.

Mad times we are livin' in - when AI Metallica is more Metallica than Metallica themselves  have to say, that intro is something straight off Justice ->

Not saying it's particularly good or anything but just shows how far this tech has progressed in a short period of time. Chap recorded his own vocals but used an AI voice model trained to sound like Hetfield from that 91 era.

Humphreys is a pure nothing between the head candidate. I can see only her polling numbers go down as we get closer to polling day but half won't bother to vote while Connolly voters seem more enthused by her. Bertie also going mad things didn't go his way so there's been some positives to be taken from the whole thing - the whole Gavin landlord shambles is pure FF and should push forward Martins demise as leader...but looks like FF are in a complete vacuum - no ideas, no leaders, no quality. FF and FG since 2016 are now attached to the hip for survival.

The fact that spoiled votes are polling above Gavin is something that will embarrass the government further, if it gets to 10% or so, I reckon that's international headlines - 6% I saw someone say is around 90,000 votes if we get a similar turnout like last election 43%, but I think it will hover around 40% (lowest turnout).