Cameron and Hanna are still in LA. Today is an important day. Unrelated to the current #nokings protests, here is a look at #Megatronus #TheFallen, one of the #ThirteenPrimes from the Covenant of Primus, and maybe the best toy from #Transformers #AgeofthePrimes Wave 1!

https://youtu.be/Sj_RKy4RRsk?si=LSbKD8P4z_JQ5Ag7

While Cameron and Hannah are in LA, here is a prerecorded #short look at #Transformers Generations #AgeofthePrimes #Megatronus #TheFallen!

https://youtube.com/shorts/PcdrZwx6ADQ?si=vB55GbDp4K_Gf-Z5

Onslaught of Fallen photos incoming . . . . . #toyphotography #transformers #ageoftheprimes #photography #thefallen #megatronus #lightpiping #idw #primes #decepticon #toys #diorama #miniature #actionfigures

Todays #workoutpost is with #theFALLEN. He is on fire just like by back. My god it hurts. PSA take it easy #toyphotography #transformers #ageoftheprimes #photography #megatronus #lightpiping #idw #primes #decepticon #toys #diorama #actionfigures #weightlossjourney #weightlifting #fitness #weightloss

Hello, Sister... #solusprime #megatronusprime #thefallen #transformers

we are no longer #theFallen

...we are #theRising.

*welcome 2the #ne0renaissance*

#Happybirthday @davidalanmack #davidalanmack #writer #startrek #deepspacenine #starshipdown #itsonlyapapermoon #DominionWars #TheFallen #thenextgeneration #StarshipCreator #coldequations #collateralimage #startrekdiscovery #desperatehours #Invincible #Wolverine #RoadofBones #ds930 #startrek58 @trekcore

..we are #theFallen because by mere chance of birth we were pushed...out of the womb and directly over the cliff.

we werent even "dared to survive" cos no one but us cares if we do...

#feedPalestine 🇵🇸 #freePalestine 🇵🇸
#armsembargoFOREVER

#magicthegathering #mtg #TheFallen #JesperMyrfors

#remembering #TonyTodd #Actor #thefallen #transfomers #revengeofthefallen #dreadwing #transformersprime #actionfigures #hasbro

[nma] ruins...
> the world is doomed now after the merciless supernatural event.. but 71? she's here?? she can save us, right? if we can fix her...
> by @/finch (https://x.com/udenpah)
#marubahrt #scalieart #furryart #scalie #furry #artforme #apocalyptic #postapocalyptic #fallenhero #thefallen

#remembering #TonyTodd #Actor #thefallen #transfomers #revengeofthefallen #dreadwing #transformersprime #actionfigures @hasbropulse @takaratomytoys @transformersmovie

Check out the lyrics for the song “The Fallen” by Franz Ferdinand
#FranzFerdinand #TheFallen
https://daletra.com/franz-ferdinand/lyrics/the-fallen.html

Check out the lyrics for the song “The Fallen” by Franz Ferdinand
#FranzFerdinand #TheFallen
https://daletra.com/franz-ferdinand/lyrics/the-fallen.html

#otd #transformers #revengeofthefallen #15thanniversary #autobot #optimusprime #humanalliance #bumblebee #jetfire #statrosphere #ironhide #decepticon #megatron #starscream #soundwave #thefallen #mixmaster #demilishor #devastator #actionfigures #hasbro #takaratomy

Ruthless – The Fallen Review

By Steel Druhm

Ruthless have ancient roots in the metal scene but haven’t been active enough to gain much notoriety. Their Discipline of Steel debut was released way back in 1986 when a young undisciplined Steel was living for exactly the kind of US power they deliver, but tragically, our paths never crossed. Turns out they didn’t release a follow-up until 2015 and The Fallen is their fourth full-length. Led by larger-than-life frontman, Sammy DeJohn, Ruthless have polished and streamlined their original sound and approach and the listener can expect very 80s-centric classic metal fare with elements of speed and trve metal comingling with the 80s power sounds of Helstar and Jag Panzer. That puts this so deep in the wheelhouse of Steel that it goes right through the floor into the sub-basement of Steel, but there must be a reason I never heard of these cats, right? Let us proceed with all due caution to avoid a nasty fall.

While Ruthless aren’t doing anything anyone could call innovative or original, they’re quite competent at reproducing the sound of 80s metal and making it stick. Their sound will feel immediate and familiar to anyone who metaled in the golden era, and comparisons to early Jag Panzer are especially apt. The speed metal urgency of the title track is a great table setter and Sammy DeJohn’s burly, leather-lunged delivery pairs well with the beefy riffs and punchy pace. Tracks like “Betrayal” show the band has chops, balls, and bombast and it’s impossible to hear this one without thinking of Nasty Savage, as DeJohn adopts a very Nasty Ronnie-esque lilt to his voice. This is fine by me and one should always strive to be more Nasty Ronnie than Unnasty Ronald. This one moved directly to the Grand Liifting List ov Steel before it was half over. Joining it is “No Mercy” which also punches above its weight with a sword-ready epic sound that delivers a machismo sandwich packed with protein and extra curly back hair. This stuff is surprisingly good and has been getting heavy replays in the heavy room.

Other fine moments arrive with “Thulsa Doom” where the epic trve metal vibe is amplified with thicc doom riffage for a large-scale assault on your back Gondor. This one really gets under my brain skin and I love the extra heavy vibe it imparts. “Order of the Dragon” is the best Saxon song in the last few years except it runs a bit too close to “The Power and the Glory” for its own good. I still dig it muchly though. There isn’t much filler here to complain about, though “Dark Passenger” is somewhat weak compared to its brethren, and the simmering power ballad “End Times” is decent with some surprisingly Dio-esque vocals from DeJohn, but it could be a bit tighter. At 41-plus minutes, The Fallen is a crisp little throwback album with more hits than misses and it keeps things fairly intense the entire time. Anthemic, aggressive, and lively, this is what the 80s sound was and is all about.

Sammy DeJohn is the brains behind Ruthless and he’s resurrected the band to fulfill his metal dreams of supremacy. He’s a solid vocalist with an old school slant to his delivery, and at various times I was reminded of the aforementioned metal heroes and also Jag Panzer’s Harry “The Tyrant” Conklin and Paragon’s Andreas Babuschkin. That’s a well-round gentleman and his performance is a big part of the charm here. Aiding DeJohn in his ruthless endeavors, Glen Paul delivers a solid collection of road-grading, meat-tenderizing 80s riffs of various weights and masses. The beefy chugs and crisp speed riffs are there, and he does the trve metal thing really well too. Sandy K. Vasquez plays a competent bass and gets to shine in Steve Harris-like ways at times. The band is tight and the writing is solid and mostly convincing though definitely stuck in the mid 80s.

I didn’t expect all that much from The Fallen, but I’m happily impressed by what I got and it has me going back into the past to acquire their earlier works. If you love the 80s metal sound, this will likely entertain you and earn some repeat spins. It isn’t going to change the world or draw much attention, but Ruthless can execute this select style pretty well and some of this stuff is playlist-worthy for sure. Give it a road test for old times’ sake. Stay ruthless, Sammy!

Rating: 3.0/5.0
DR: 8 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Fireflash Records
Websites: facebook.com/ruthlessmetal | ruthlessband.bandcamp.com
Releases Worldwide: January 12th, 2024

#2024 #30 #FireflashRecords #HeavyMetal #Helstar #JagPanzer #Jan24 #NastySavage #Paragon #Review #Reviews #Ruthless #SpeedMetal #TheFallen

2. The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields. #rememberanceday #history #thefallen

“In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago,
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw. #rememberanceday #history #thefallen

I’m listening to #TheFallen by #AdaHoffmann and I’m enjoying it even more than the first book in the trilogy. It is so lovely to be immersed in a world full of #neurodivergent and #queer characters who are loved and supported by their communities. I also appreciate the way the book engages with the many different ways to resist oppression - violent and non-violent resistance, community building and mutual aid. And the conflict between people who disagree about how to resist. #amreading #scifi