Hyperspace Metal Festival V - april 11-13 2024 - The Rickshaw Theatre: 254 E Hastings, Vancouver
Thursday April 11th
– Skelator
– Tymo
– Syryn
– Naitaka
– Kayas
Friday April 12th
– Týr
– Trollfest
– Aether Realm
– The Dread Crew Of Oddwood
– Balrogath
Saturday April 13th
– Flotsam and Jetsam
– Iron Kingdom
– Borealis
– Osyron
– Odinfist
Hyperspace Metal Festival V
April 11-13, 2024
The Rickshaw Theatre: 254 E Hastings, Vancouver
One day passes and three-day passes available at:
http://hyperspace-v.eventbrite.ca
3 Day Pass: $90
Day 1 Pass: $30
Day 2 Pass: $40
Day 3 Pass: $40
Tickets are on sale at - http://hyperspace-v.eventbrite.ca/
Facebook Event - https://www.facebook.com/events/306416908428221
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What the hell is going on with The Iron Kingdom by Nick Kyme?
I know that 40k novels often struggle with consistency, but the sheer illogical happenings in this book are driving me crazy, so I decided to write some of this down before my head explodes.
Spoilers below this point. Also a lot of ranting.
1) How in hell did the most undiplomatic idiot get command of the battle group sent on a diplomatic mission??
- they want resupply from this world
- they want to establish a supply hub
- and all they bring in return is the dead heir to the local monarchy
- to a Knight world, which are notorious for their focus on their own sovereignty.
How the fuck do you get the idea "You know what? This is gonna go swimmingly, I'll just send some ships ahead so they can start collecting resources a few days early."
Getting there took 5 *years*, why would you care about a few days and antagonise the local governess before even establishing communications?
2) Who made this unstable, impulsive despot queen of this world??
Imperial tithe collectors trample a few fields and antagonise the locals? - doesn't do anything.
Fleet master establishes communication? - Just exchange half a dozen sentences, just hinting at all the problems, but not really talking anything through.
Find that your dead daughters skin has just *slightly stretched* after being dead for over 5 years despite statis field? - Immediately lose it and give orders to assassinate an ambassadorial delegation of several dozen imperials (itself pretty much a declaration of war) including a General, a Silent Sister and a damn Custodes??? A literal companion of the emperor, mythical being and all that?
(And her brother, who fought along these people for years, is just ok with this besides some slight protests?)
3) Speaking of the Custodes, why does such an interesting character established in a previous book (part of the diplomatic corps of Custodes, but not really that good at it, but working on it) who fits this situation perfectly, get nothing more that one scene where he is reading a bit and another where he just dies instantly to some Knights?
Where is the awe-inspriring influence of these legendary warriors on normal humans?
Where is his diplomatic skill and authority, why does he just let the undiplomaitic idiots fuck everything up?
What did Andy do to Nick, that he just slaughters his characters such as Vychellan just like that?
4) What kind of idiot selected this Kingsward, protector of the queen?
He finally finds the renegade he has been hunting for *years* by walking into a trap and turning it around, defeats him and then just... leaves? Because he got word of the war the Queen started?
He's right there, just finish this guy, you need at least an hour to get back to the Palace anyway, what does it matter? But no, gotta let him live, to he can get back later and cause problems, I guess. At least give him a miraculous escape, not "enemy turned around at the last moment, because he's an idiot."
5) Then we have some usual inconsistencies turned up the maximum with the primarchs equerry Messinius not just being completely aware of the situation just days into the conflict, but *actually there*?? During a time of exceptionally difficult warp travel??? How the hell do you justify that? Did he secretly sell his soul to the dark gods, or something?
There's more with the Iron Veil being unrealistic and the strength of the Kamidarian atomic weapons not making sense, but maybe that's just the physicist in me being pedantic (and fairly common in 40k, so whatever).
But sentences like "The Imperiums ressources are not inexhaustible" just hurt when reading because, yes, for a single world like yours they pretty much are and you should know that...
That's it, ranting over (for now).
Haven't finished the boom yet and seriously thinking about not finishing it at all, which would be a first for me.
Really enjoyed the Dawn of Fore series so far (although Wolftime was a bit weary), but this book has me pulling out hair..
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You want to know why Inigo Montoya remains such an iconic and beloved character even 35 years after the Princess Bride came out?
It's because he's one of the few characters in fiction who has a story where he has dedicated his life to revenge, his whole motivation is about getting revenge....and he gets it! and then he isn't empty or despairing! he doesn't regret it! he's totally satisfied!
because so many stories about revenge or rage are about characters "seeing the futility of their actions" or learning "their desire for revenge has only made them the monsters they hated" FUCK THAT.
Inigo Montoya kills the man who kills his father, is allowed to live in the narrative after and be happy about it and it is so satisfying. it's fantastic. it's iconic.
let more characters rage against the world, bring it down with bloodied hands, and let them be FUCKING RIGHT about it. Let them celebrate their success with sharp grins, and let them live happy, full lives where they always remain proud/fulfilled for what they've done
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IRON KINGDOM Share Pt. 2 of Behind The Scenes Making of Video For New Album "The Blood of Creation"
IRON KINGDOM Share Pt. 2 of Behind The Scenes Making of Video For New Album “The Blood of Creation”
Photo Credit – Caitlin Delaplace
Canada’s IRON KINGDOM recently unleashed its fifth studio album “The Blood of Creation” this past November. Once again it was a DIY approach by the band, self-producing the record with vocalist/guitarist Chris Osterman doing the engineering with some help from the band and some friends (Dan Yakimow, Jeff Black) along with mixing by Andy Boldt and mastering done…
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Canada’s IRON KINGDOM’s New Video “Sheathe The Sword” Is A Shreddy Tale of A Warrior’s Last Chance At Victory
Canada’s IRON KINGDOM’s New Video “Sheathe The Sword” Is A Shreddy Tale of A Warrior’s Last Chance At Victory
L-R: Chris Osterman (Lead Vocals / Lead Guitar), Leighton Holmes (Bass Guitar), Megan Merrick (Lead Guitar), Max Friesen (Drums)Photo Credit – Caitlin Delaplace
Canada’s Iron Kingdom presents its new lyric video for its latest single “Sheathe The Sword”,which draws inspiration from the fantasy series “Wheel of Time”. For years now, Iron Kingdom has been gracing the world with its traditional…
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