This Finnish, melodic death metal band just gets better and better. I was a huge fan of their last album, One For Sorrow. This one is definitely a progression of their music, and expertly balanced beautiful and brutal.
I’d list the standout tracks, but there are too many to mention. The music is soaring and epic. The singing wavers between growling, screaming, and singing, but it never overpowers the music.
These guys are HUGE in Finland, and their albums shoot to the top of the charts every time.
If you want more from your metal, check out Insomnium!
The Awesome Challenge Themes feature begins at the A to Z Blog today. Kicking it off is David Powers King, who had an awesome music theme.
The A to Z Road Trip has begun! If you didn’t get time to visit everyone on the list (yeah, did anyone?) then this is your chance to explore at your leisure. Visit the A to Z Blog for details and to sign up.
I found out that the Goodreads Community Space Opera Fans selected CassaFire for their book of the month in May! My thanks to the group and hope you enjoy it.
And Tara Tyler gave me a special award – thanks, Tara!
Come Back by Melissa Maygrove
Western Historical Romance
Sometimes a single choice alters the course of a person’s life forever.
Buy it at Amazon, Amazon Kindle, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo
Mamas Write: 29 Tales of Truth, Wit, and Grit
Twenty-four moms (and one dad) explore how parenting shapes them as writers, how they make time to write, how they record memorable parenting moments, and more. (Including Claire Hennessy!)
Visit Write On Mamas for more information about the book and the group!
Prom Impossible
By Laura Pauling
Buy it at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo
Shadow Warrior
Book II in the steampunk series, The Mechanica Wars
By Jay Noel
Release date – August 4, 2014
The agony of a failed quest haunts Kanze Zenjiro, but the betrayal by those he once trusted has turned his world upside down…
Champion in Flight
By Tyrean Martinson
Release date – June 2, 2014
Induction Day
By PK Hrezo
The Butterman Travel sequel
Invasion of the B Movies!
MsMariah posted a link to this blogfest, and it looked like fun. Hosted by Girl Meets Cinema, we are to choose a super cheesy blockbuster B-rated movie, post why we love it, and include pictures.
My choice – Deep Rising!
What’s not to dig about this over-the-top horror-monster thriller? A group of hijackers have chartered a boat and intend on robbing a stranded cruise ship, but giant, deep-sea creatures have got there first…
There are so many great one-liners and funny dialogue. Treat Williams and Kevin O’Connor are both hysterical.
In a scene where O’Conner and Wes Studi are being chased by the giant creatures:
Studi: The only way to slow ‘em down is to feed ‘em!
O’Conner: FEED ‘EM? The only thing I got is a wet stick of gum and a breath mint!
Famke Janssen is sexy (of course) as Trillion the thief.
The film is also unbelievably gory.
Directed by Stephen Sommers, Deep Rising is a fun, cheesy popcorn flick!
Have you listened to Insomnium? Participating in the A to Z Road Trip? Excited about new books? And what cheesy B film do you really dig…?
I am back to my Monday only (with IWSG Wednesday) schedule now. I will also be taking some time off during the week from blogging while I complete and edit my current manuscript. If I miss anything awesome, please send me an email! And yes, I did enjoy a few days off this past weekend.
And I just found out this morning from Nancy Thompson that CassaStorm was nominated in Science Fiction for the eFestival of Words 2014 Best of the Independent eBook Awards!!!!
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