Saturday, November 16, 2013

Protest The Hero- Volition Album Review

I've only been a Protest the Hero fan for a short while, probably a year or so, but I fell in love with the band. Their lyrics have a lot of value and they are fantastic musicians in their own right. When I heard that they had a new album coming out, I simply HAD to get...

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Perrix MX-2000 Gaming Mouse Review

When I got into PC gaming, I realized I needed a better mouse for gaming. I usually play Counter Strike: Global Offensive, but I also play RPG games extensively and I wanted a  mouse that would be accurate, and hold up to my abuse. I had been using a cheap IBM mouse...

Thursday, October 17, 2013

Band of the Week #13 - Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters was a band that was formed directly after the end of Nirvana, the band lead singer/guitar player David Grohl played drums for. David went into the studio for a week after hearing the news of Nirvana's lead singer Kurt Cobain's suicide. He recorded songs about how he felt, and released it as a demo tape dubbed "Foo Fighters".  Grohl...

Saturday, October 12, 2013

Band of the Week #12- A Day To Remember

History: Coming straight from Ocala is pop punk/ post hardcore band A Day to Remember. Like most bands, all the members were all in different bands until they all met up and formed ADTR. They were originally signed to Indianola records where they released their first...

Monday, October 7, 2013

Mayday Parade- Monsters in the Closet Album Review

I only found out about this album three months when I saw the band post information about it on their Facebook page. If they hadn't done that, I wouldn't have even heard about it. I checked out the lyric video for their first single and thought it was a really good song....

iOS 7 is on Android!

iOS 7 is without a doubt one of the biggest things to happen to Apple this year alongside the release of their iPhone 5C and the iPhone 5S. The new OS touts various new features as well as a new  refreshing look with bright icons and live wallpapers. But it isn't...

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Band of the Week #11- Pierce The Veil

History: Pierce the Veil is a post hardcore band from Sand Diego, California that was formed by lead singer Vic Fuentes and his brother Mike Fuentes in 2007. They left their prior band "Before Today" and they recorded their first album together under the moniker Pierce...

Saturday, September 28, 2013

LIMBO Game Review

My Purchase: I originally found this game on the Xbox 360 marketplace. It is my earliest recollection of an 'indie' game, and from the outside it looks pretty basic. I recall playing the demo and finishing it thinking ,"Wow, this game actually has something going for...

Thursday, September 26, 2013

Band of the Week #10 - Mayday Parade

History: I honestly do not remember how I got into Mayday Parade. I believe a friend of mine must have turned me onto them two years ago, and I haven't looked back since! Mayday Parade is a band from Tallahassee, Florida and they currently have three albums out, and are...

Monday, September 23, 2013

Rush Bros. Game Review

History of Purchase My roommate picked up this game on the last day of the Steam Summer Sale. He purchased the two pack and gifted me the spare copy cause I've gifted him various games over the months. We were both super excited to play this game because we are huge fans...

Thursday, September 19, 2013

Band of the Week #9- Disturbed

Band of the Week- Disturbed For this band of the week, I'm going to try something different. I don't want to just read off facts about the band which can be found anywhere; that's boring. So I'm going to try and change it up a bit. I'll mainly focus on what makes them...

Sunday, September 15, 2013

Rise Against- Long Forgotten Songs Album Review

Last Tuesday, September 10, Rise Against released their "B Side Compilation" album Long Forgotten Songs. The band essentially compiled a list of 26 songs that have appeared on the albums Rise Against has released. Certain songs were once region restricted, while others...

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Band of the Week #8- Avenged Sevenfold

History: The band formed in 1999 in Huntington Beach California by Matt Shadows, Zacky Vengeance, The Rev, and Matt Wendt, who would be later replaced by Justin Sane. Lead guitarist Synyster Gates would join the band at the end of 1999, making the metalcore band a five...

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Review

Background: I have always been a big Sonic the Hedgehog fan, and when I found out there was a Sonic Racing game, I wanted it. I waited for a while for the price to drop, and finally picked it up on Amazon from their "Late Summer Deals" sales for six dollars. I've been...