RBN Community Spotlight : October 2012

[ThatAuthoringGroup]

Have we been doing this for a YEAR already?

Where does the time go?

Like last month I'm going to rapid fire the announcements this morning and then get out of the way for other authors to have the rest of the day to themselves

Since I Like Swords debuted yesterday it's been exploding all over Toby's Facebook page, and our Youtube page so I think it's only fitting that we start this month with a preview of a song in the same vein as I Can Swing My Sword.

From the same artist that gave us I Like Trains, this is Lil Deuce Deuce and Mine Turtle!

http://youtu.be/Y3Bz2dk6NgQ

[Cipher_Peon]

Hmmmmm....
I remember people telling me to listen to Mine Turtle before...

I should get on that.

[ThatAuthoringGroup]

We know there's a lot of Halcyon Way fans so here's the fifth (and final) track from the Indoctrination album.

The good news is there will be a LOT more Halcyon in 2013, but that's an announcement for another day

This is The Wages of War!
http://youtu.be/h9SCzY8i5Bs

[ThatAuthoringGroup]

Here's the next song from female fronted metal band My Ruin!

This is Highly Explosive!
http://youtu.be/GCB_2m7qegs

[ThatAuthoringGroup]

More progressive metal you say?


Then check out Anhedonia from Teramaze!
http://youtu.be/M3ozH2hXpyw

[Cipher_Peon]

Never liked Halcyon Way or My Ruin and never heard of the other 2. Better get on them.

[M_Robbins5]

Never liked Halcyon Way or My Ruin and never heard of the other 2. Better get on them.

What? Halcyon Way is one of the better Metal bands on RBN.

[Cipher_Peon]

What? Halcyon Way is one of the better Metal bands on RBN.

They're so bland and uninspiring. Their music is pretty much a representation of "generic Prog" in my book.

[Witticus]

They're so bland and uninspiring. Their music is pretty much a representation of "generic Prog" in my book.

Please don't call anything uninspiring. You really shouldn't be talking.

[FairwoodStudios]

Well, here's hoping those tracks do come to fruition, I think we all know how abruptly nasty things can get. (Said as I pine over our folder of unreleasable tracks....)

Anywho. Four bits of stuff, some good, some bad, some new, some old.

First: New and nothing to show. I've rebuilt the website! ...And it's not done! But my stock and trade is currently web programming, and I've long needed to redesign the thing into something simpler and more modern. So I'm in the midst of doing that, using a very handy jQuery plugin that'll end up with a much more interesting site than the fairly boring one-column thing I've got going now.

Second: New and something to show. And something you might actually care about. On top of our partnerships with Redfield Records, Turkey Vulture Records, and Despotz Records, we can add: Goomba Music! These guys have nothing to do with Mario and everything to do with our latest old-new band:

Scum of the Earth

From 2012's "The Devil Made Me Do It", we're bringing out "Via Dela Rosa" and "Born Again Masochist". And yes, that's a video link for Via Dela Rosa. Riggs is really excited to be our first Nu-Metal artist (by his own selection), and the guys at Goomba are eager to offer up even more of their roster. And you will recognize some of their names. (Not you Cipher.) (Okay, maybe Cipher will. I dunno.)

Third: Old and something to show. The next Goin' Places track, "You're Gonna Be My Girl". A short and upbeat track containing what I'm quite sure are veiled threats. Or maybe that's just how Staten Island is. Either way, that's going into Playtest today.

Lastly: Old and nothing to show. And a bit of a sad necessity, due to myriad personal and logistical issues there will not be any further Indie Allstars bundles. I appreciate the support you guys have shown, and I suggest anyone who really enjoyed the concept follow the MusicRage team. I will not be speaking publicly on this any further.