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1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
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Author:  hells_unicorn [ Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Seems like I'm averaging about 5 reviews a day, not too bad considering I'm getting pummeled by a massive head cold and still working my usual hours. I may shift over to reviewing EPs and demos for a bit in the coming days to try and push that average up a little bit, but I'll probably struggle to beat the 50 review count I hit a year ago.
Author:  Derigin [ Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Daily Tally for June 12 2018
Total Reviews: 58 / 134
Total Virgin Reviews: 46 / 110
Percentage (VIRGINS/TOTAL): 79.3% / 82.1%

Participant List for June 12 2018
Total Participants: 19 / 31
Today's Totals per Individual:
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Abominatrix = 1
Chris Jennings = 1
DHJN = 1
DMhead777 = 1
dystopia4 = 2
gasmask_colostomy = 9
GOOFAM = 1
GrizzlyButts = 8
hells_unicorn = 5
kluseba = 5
Liquid_Braino = 1
NausikaDalazBlindaz = 1
PowerEagle = 2
Spatupon = 1
SweetLeaf95 = 1
Tanuki = 2
TheStormIRide = 1
tomcat_ha = 2
Twisted_Psychology = 1


Did not participate this day:
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BastardHead
BeholdtheNicktopus
EzraBlumenfeld
Mailman__
metalhead22burks
mocata9
MostlyYelling
notagenius
raspberrysoda
SlayerDeath666
splntrdgrss
ThornOfCrimsonDeath
Author:  MDL [ Wed Jun 13, 2018 2:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Hello I would like to participate in the review challenge, but out of Secret Satan, I already have some virgins to review in mind, it's that okay?
Author:  Derigin [ Wed Jun 13, 2018 3:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Sure. Just submit reviews like you would normally do, and you'll be counted in the daily tally. :D
Author:  tomcat_ha [ Wed Jun 13, 2018 3:30 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
my secret santana is up now, hope to do 1 more review tonight as i likely wont have time for the rest of the challenge. My goal before the challenge was 7 so i'll be content if i do make it.
Author:  gasmask_colostomy [ Wed Jun 13, 2018 7:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
tomcat_ha wrote:
my secret santana is up now, hope to do 1 more review tonight as i likely wont have time for the rest of the challenge. My goal before the challenge was 7 so i'll be content if i do make it.


Didn't realise that Santana was on the Archives to be honest.
Author:  GOOFAM [ Wed Jun 13, 2018 8:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Us metalheads, we're all Santana-worshippers. But just the classic stuff. None of this Michelle Branch bullshit.
Author:  gasmask_colostomy [ Thu Jun 14, 2018 11:07 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Thanks must go to TheStormIRide for reviewing not only my Secret Satan recommendation, but also the album before it too! I would have said almost exactly the same thing about Kyterion, so I don't need to bother now.
Author:  TheStormIRide [ Thu Jun 14, 2018 12:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
gasmask_colostomy wrote:
Thanks must go to TheStormIRide for reviewing not only my Secret Satan recommendation, but also the album before it too! I would have said almost exactly the same thing about Kyterion, so I don't need to bother now.


I felt like covering both allowed me to show why Inferno II is so much stronger than the debut (which was never slouch by the way). I really can’t wait to hear conclusion. Somehow I slept on those guys, so thanks for the great recommendation. I’m hoping to cover at least one of the other choices, time allowing. I got hosed last night by getting called into work for six extra hours.
Author:  Derigin [ Thu Jun 14, 2018 2:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Daily Tally for June 13 2018
Total Reviews: 40 / 174
Total Virgin Reviews: 40 / 150
Percentage (VIRGINS/TOTAL): 100.0% / 86.2%

Participant List for June 13 2018
Total Participants: 21 / 39
Today's Totals per Individual:
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Abominatrix = 3
Acrobat = 1
Andreas_Hansen = 1
BastardHead = 1
Cat III = 1
dismember_marcin = 1
gasmask_colostomy = 10
Goatfangs = 4
GOOFAM = 2
hells_unicorn = 1
kluseba = 2
Liquid_Braino = 1
MDL = 1
ohfuck = 1
Orbitball = 1
raspberrysoda = 1
Spatupon = 1
SweetLeaf95 = 1
Tanuki = 2
TheStormIRide = 2
tomcat_ha = 2


Did not participate this day:
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BeholdtheNicktopus
Chris Jennings
DHJN
DMhead777
dystopia4
EzraBlumenfeld
GrizzlyButts
Mailman__
metalhead22burks
mocata9
MostlyYelling
NausikaDalazBlindaz
notagenius
PowerEagle
SlayerDeath666
splntrdgrss
ThornOfCrimsonDeath
Twisted_Psychology


This is the first time I've ever seen all reviews added to the site for the day be for virgin albums!
Author:  Andreas_Hansen [ Thu Jun 14, 2018 3:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Nice. I'm really proud to have contributed to this challenge. I have several ideas left, but I don't know if I'll be able to put them down in due time.
Author:  gasmask_colostomy [ Thu Jun 14, 2018 7:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
TheStormIRide wrote:
I felt like covering both allowed me to show why Inferno II is so much stronger than the debut (which was never slouch by the way). I really can’t wait to hear conclusion. Somehow I slept on those guys, so thanks for the great recommendation. I’m hoping to cover at least one of the other choices, time allowing. I got hosed last night by getting called into work for six extra hours.


I had listened to both albums I think twice each before the challenge, but still wasn't getting close to penetrating them. They seemed to me singularly unvaried, yet skilful. So I'm kind of glad that was the angle you came from!
Author:  Sweetie [ Thu Jun 14, 2018 10:57 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Couldn't do one today, Municipal Waste concert took precedence. I'm gonna try and squeeze in at least one more virgin either tomorrow during lunch or Saturday before the Paul Simon show! :)
Author:  hells_unicorn [ Thu Jun 14, 2018 11:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Whelp, after getting my ass handed to me by this cold last evening (hence the reason I only fielded one review yesterday), I managed to polish off 5 more today, including one of Mystic Twilight that I realized GOOFAM had already hit while I was literally halfway through writing it. :lol:
Author:  GOOFAM [ Fri Jun 15, 2018 12:09 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
I just did a double take when seeing that, as the scores were all of one percent apart. Glad we brought slightly different approaches to the table while largely agreeing.
Author:  PaganiusI [ Fri Jun 15, 2018 12:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Well, my review is up, see you in the next challenge! :-)
Author:  Derigin [ Fri Jun 15, 2018 12:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Daily Tally for June 14 2018
Total Reviews: 72 / 246
Total Virgin Reviews: 65 / 215
Percentage (VIRGINS/TOTAL): 90.2% / 87.4%

Participant List for June 14 2018
Total Participants: 26 / 48
Today's Totals per Individual:
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Abominatrix = 2
Acrobat = 1
Cadaver Garden = 1
CHAIRTHROWER = 1
DMhead777 = 1
Edmund Sackbauer = 1
FishTailedGoat = 2
gasmask_colostomy = 9
Goatfangs = 10
GOOFAM = 2
hells_unicorn = 6
kluseba = 5
Liquid_Braino = 1
Mailman__ = 4
MDL = 1
MrMetalpants = 1
no_return_br = 1
ohfuck = 1
PorcupineOfDoom = 1
Spatupon = 4
Tanuki = 2
televiper11 = 3
TheStormIRide = 2
tomcat_ha = 1
Twisted_Psychology = 1
Vinterd = 1


Did not participate this day:
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Andreas_Hansen
BastardHead
BeholdtheNicktopus
Cat III
Chris Jennings
DHJN
dismember_marcin
dystopia4
EzraBlumenfeld
GrizzlyButts
metalhead22burks
mocata9
MostlyYelling
NausikaDalazBlindaz
notagenius
Orbitball
PowerEagle
raspberrysoda
SlayerDeath666
splntrdgrss
SweetLeaf95
ThornOfCrimsonDeath
Author:  Abominatrix [ Fri Jun 15, 2018 1:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Looking great, everyone. All these ex-virgins parading around on the page! :D:

I might not be contributing anything today, but will be back at it tomorrow.
Author:  Sweetie [ Fri Jun 15, 2018 2:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Got one more in. This would now be 3 total for the challenge, my highest amount yet, haha.
Author:  Liquid_Braino [ Fri Jun 15, 2018 11:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
I was hoping to contribute more this week, but my trip to Iceland tomorrow got in the way. Oh well, at least I can finally check out the Dimmu Borgir that doesn't suck.
Author:  mjollnir [ Sat Jun 16, 2018 12:15 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Yeah...I'm majorly bummed that I have not been able to contribute at all. Between work and preparing to move, I'm swamped!
Author:  BastardHead [ Sat Jun 16, 2018 6:33 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Yeah I wound up being crazy busy this week too. I got two down, and hopefully I'll be able to hammer out a few others on my list this weekend but who knows at this point. Timing wasn't quite right this time, oh well, I got Secret Satan finished this time at least.
Author:  Derigin [ Sat Jun 16, 2018 9:24 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Daily Tally for June 15 2018
Total Reviews: 57 / 303
Total Virgin Reviews: 54 / 269
Percentage (VIRGINS/TOTAL): 94.7% / 88.8%

Participant List for June 15 2018
Total Participants: 23 / 51
Today's Totals per Individual:
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Abominatrix = 1
Cat III = 1
CHAIRTHROWER = 1
dismember_marcin = 1
Edmund Sackbauer = 3
Felix 1666 = 1
gasmask_colostomy = 10
GOOFAM = 1
GrizzlyButts = 6
hells_unicorn = 4
JackOfAllBlades = 1
kluseba = 3
MDL = 1
MrMetalpants = 2
PaganiusI = 1
SlayerDeath666 = 1
Spatupon = 3
splntrdgrss = 1
SweetLeaf95 = 1
Tanuki = 3
televiper11 = 1
TheStormIRide = 4
Twisted_Psychology = 3


Did not participate this day:
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Acrobat
Andreas_Hansen
BastardHead
BeholdtheNicktopus
Cadaver Garden
Chris Jennings
DHJN
DMhead777
dystopia4
EzraBlumenfeld
FishTailedGoat
Goatfangs
Liquid_Braino
Mailman__
metalhead22burks
mocata9
MostlyYelling
NausikaDalazBlindaz
notagenius
no_return_br
ohfuck
Orbitball
PorcupineOfDoom
PowerEagle
raspberrysoda
ThornOfCrimsonDeath
tomcat_ha
Vinterd
Author:  raspberrysoda [ Sat Jun 16, 2018 12:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
I managed to send only two reviews so far. I need to do the Secret Satan as well but I'm afraid my creative fuel is running short. I hope I'd write more this time
Author:  Sweetie [ Sat Jun 16, 2018 1:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/T ... ncy/349340

If anyone is looking for a last minute virgin, blackened death band from my area. I'd do it myself but I'm not really into that style.
Author:  hells_unicorn [ Sat Jun 16, 2018 4:02 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
SweetLeaf95 wrote:
https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Torture_Ascendancy_1307/Torture_Ascendancy/349340

If anyone is looking for a last minute virgin, blackened death band from my area. I'd do it myself but I'm not really into that style.


Hmm, might give it a whirl, I'm always up for supporting Pennsylvania based metal, didn't realize how close by you were to my neck of the woods. :thumbsup:
Author:  GOOFAM [ Sat Jun 16, 2018 5:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
I just moved to PA as well, albeit the western part.
Author:  hells_unicorn [ Sat Jun 16, 2018 5:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
GOOFAM wrote:
I just moved to PA as well, albeit the western part.


It's cool man, apart from our sports fans having a dumb rivalry it's all coal and steel country to me. I'm stuck right near the New Jersey border a bit north of Philadelphia, but still somehow managing to be surrounded by clean air, trees and wildlife. We've got terrible roads, but plenty of space. :wink:
Author:  Goatfangs [ Sat Jun 16, 2018 6:03 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
SweetLeaf95 wrote:
https://www.metal-archives.com/albums/Torture_Ascendancy_1307/Torture_Ascendancy/349340

If anyone is looking for a last minute virgin, blackened death band from my area. I'd do it myself but I'm not really into that style.


Oh hey, that's my area too.

In fact I added that band. xD
Author:  hells_unicorn [ Sat Jun 16, 2018 8:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Whelp, it looks like I'll end up hitting a couple more albums that were already hit by other reviewers just prior to me. Wasn't going to let the new Tad Morose slip by even though Empyreal got to it earlier today, and I'm still probably going to review the new Gruesome album. After that, everything else on my list will hopefully not be hit by anyone else. lol
Author:  Lolpah [ Sat Jun 16, 2018 9:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
hells_unicorn wrote:
Whelp, it looks like I'll end up hitting a couple more albums that were already hit by other reviewers just prior to me. Wasn't going to let the new Tad Morose slip by even though Empyreal got to it earlier today, and I'm still probably going to review the new Gruesome album. After that, everything else on my list will hopefully not be hit by anyone else. lol

You are aware that all albums that were virgins at the beginning of the challenge count, right?
Author:  hells_unicorn [ Sat Jun 16, 2018 9:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Lolpah wrote:
hells_unicorn wrote:
Whelp, it looks like I'll end up hitting a couple more albums that were already hit by other reviewers just prior to me. Wasn't going to let the new Tad Morose slip by even though Empyreal got to it earlier today, and I'm still probably going to review the new Gruesome album. After that, everything else on my list will hopefully not be hit by anyone else. lol

You are aware that all albums that were virgins at the beginning of the challenge count, right?


Yeah, hence why I did them anyway, I'm just trying not to duplicate too many virgins as one of the goals of the challenge to hit as many non-reviewed albums as possible.
Author:  Empyreal [ Sun Jun 17, 2018 12:31 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
That was the only one I plan on doing. I just had to get at least one in.
Author:  TheStormIRide [ Sun Jun 17, 2018 8:00 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
That completes this year's challenge for me. I'm I was able to participate a bit, even with this being one of the craziest weeks I've had in ages. Good work everyone! The numbers are looking fairly decent.
Author:  Derigin [ Sun Jun 17, 2018 8:55 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Daily Tally for June 16 2018
Total Reviews: 45 / 348
Total Virgin Reviews: 41 / 310
Percentage (VIRGINS/TOTAL): 91.1% / 89.1%

Participant List for June 16 2018
Total Participants: 22 / 59
Today's Totals per Individual:
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autothrall = 1
Cat III = 1
DMhead777 = 1
Edmund Sackbauer = 2
Empyreal = 1
gasmask_colostomy = 7
Goatfangs = 1
Gothic_Metalhead = 1
hells_unicorn = 2
kluseba = 4
MDL = 1
Napero = 1
PaganiusI = 1
PorcupineOfDoom = 1
psychoticnicholai = 1
RapeTheDead = 5
ReleaseTheBears = 1
Spatupon = 2
splntrdgrss = 1
tahu157 = 1
Tanuki = 2
TheStormIRide = 3


Did not participate this day:
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Abominatrix
Acrobat
Andreas_Hansen
BastardHead
BeholdtheNicktopus
Cadaver Garden
CHAIRTHROWER
Chris Jennings
DHJN
dismember_marcin
dystopia4
EzraBlumenfeld
Felix 1666
FishTailedGoat
GOOFAM
GrizzlyButts
JackOfAllBlades
Liquid_Braino
Mailman__
metalhead22burks
mocata9
MostlyYelling
MrMetalpants
NausikaDalazBlindaz
notagenius
no_return_br
ohfuck
Orbitball
PowerEagle
raspberrysoda
SlayerDeath666
SweetLeaf95
televiper11
ThornOfCrimsonDeath
tomcat_ha
Twisted_Psychology
Vinterd
Author:  Sweetie [ Sun Jun 17, 2018 9:28 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Dammit! Someone beat me to the Dreadful Fate album and that was gonna be my last one! Oh well, I'll attack it later as well probably.

Re: Pennsylvania discussion.

I was actually in Philly last night, didn't realize that there were this many PA metallers on here either, haha. The climate can be annoying (especially in the winter) but I like how everything (big cities, beaches, mountains, etc.) are 3 hours or less away.
Author:  TheStormIRide [ Sun Jun 17, 2018 9:53 am ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Also from PA. Good to have more in the club.
Author:  Thumbman [ Sun Jun 17, 2018 1:53 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Heh, wanted to contribute more to the challenge but it ended up being a crazy week. Started a new full time job and had some other stuff come up, but I'll try to knock a few back today.
Author:  Zodijackyl [ Sun Jun 17, 2018 4:15 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
It meant something to get one done for this challenge, so I did Diamhea would have done - I clicked the "random band" button and checked a page over for errors. I gave the band a few listens over the last week, and wrote a review that nobody will ever read. Fitting.
Author:  Abominatrix [ Sun Jun 17, 2018 10:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: The 1st Diamhea Memorial Review Challenge: 11th - 17th Jun 2018
Zodijackyl wrote:
It meant something to get one done for this challenge, so I did Diamhea would have done - I clicked the "random band" button and checked a page over for errors. I gave the band a few listens over the last week, and wrote a review that nobody will ever read. Fitting.


I read it. Thought it was kind of a fun conincidence that you reviewed a demo from 1986 and mentioned Journey, and around the same time i submitted a review for an old band's 2014 album, mentioned Journey as well and said that it sounded like they hadn't updated their synths since 1986. :P
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