Heavy metal music video shows one nerd’s rise to LARPing greatness
A music video from the heavy metal band Mastadon shows one nerd's coming of age through simulated medieval fantasy combat. Good stuff.
View ArticleNew captcha uses metal band logos to filter out bots
CAPTCHAs scattered around the web help to lessen the influence of bots, but they also serve to enrage many of the humans who are forced to use them. Now there’s an extremely metal alternative, […]
View ArticleThe coolest geeky metal bands
Heavy metal has always reveled in a certain reputation. For many people, heavy metal is synonymous with music that is as dumb and violent as it is hard and fast. While that certainly […]
View ArticleA taxonomy of heavy metal to get your foot in the spiky leather door
While many people are content to see the musical genre of heavy metal as one big homogenous whole, full of black leather, spikes, growled lyrics, and varying degrees of satanism or occultism, that […]
View ArticleThe best music to throw on during your Dungeons & Dragons sessions
If your Dungeons & Dragons group is anything like ours, music plays a massively important role, even outside of your bard's Song of Rest.
View ArticleThe original Doom’s soundtrack was inspired by Metallica, Slayer, and Pantera
If you’re a fan of the original two Doom games, then you know that they’re some of the most heavy metal-inspired titles ever to be released. After all, a game where you play […]
View ArticleTalking With Pat Mills, The Creator Of 2000 AD
I was lucky to, earlier this week, screen the new documentary Future Shock! The Story of 2000 AD. Releasing on DVD and VOD May 30th, the film (directed by Paul Goodwin) assembles a […] The post Talking...
View ArticleThis is What Happens When a Neural Network Names Metal Bands
You’ve seen artificial intelligence, and neural networks pull off some pretty impressive feats, like beating world champion Go players and helping self-driving cars navigate city streets and highways....
View ArticleThe History Of Computer Art In Comics
The digital revolution has changed every aspect of our lives, from how we shop to how we create. And comic books are no exception. You’ll have a tough time finding a single four-color […] The post The...
View ArticleThe Best Adult Animation Anthologies
This week sees the premiere of Love, Death & Robots on Netflix, a collection of 18 R-rated animated shorts produced by David Fincher and Tim Miller. You don’t need us to tell you […] The post The...
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