“We are Forerunners. Guardians of all that exists. The roots of the Galaxy have grown deep under our careful tending. Where there is life, the wisdom of our countless generations has saturated the soil. Our strength is a luminous sun, towards which all intelligence blossoms… And the impervious shelter, beneath which it has prospered.”

The toughest gig in drumming

The toughest gig in drumming

When the surviving members of RUSH announced late last year that they were thinking about touring again, and had hired a new drummer to fill the shoes of the late, LEGENDARY, dearly missed Neil Peart, most of us fans – “Rushians”, as Peart himself once affectionately...
“To boldly rock where no man has rocked before”

“To boldly rock where no man has rocked before”

Of all the unexpected things to happen (thus far) in 2026 – and we are only a little over halfway through the year – the idea of the legendary William Shatner, aka Captain Kirk, fronting a heavy metal band, surely is right up near the top of the “too crazy to believe”...
A proper HALOcination

A proper HALOcination

The latest trailers and gameplay footage for HALO: Campaign Evolved have all dropped over the past few days, and I have to say… it looks – to use a highly precise technical term – SUPER DOOPER AWESOMESAUCE AMAZEBALLS!!!!!, as the kids say these days: I am not...
Happy Caesar salad day

Happy Caesar salad day

LRFotS Bardelys the Magnificent once commented, a few years ago – I think – that March is a fun month, because you get all the silly holidays packed into the space of a few days. We start with Pi Day, then the Ides of March – aka “Caesar Stabbification Day” – and then...
So this Swedish band walks into a coffee shop…

So this Swedish band walks into a coffee shop…

If you have ever listened to SABATON – and pretty much EVERY LRFotS has encountered AT LEAST one poast here that incorporates one or more of their most memorable choons – then you know how hilariously awesome they are. They also have a great sense of humour, and are...
Happy HELLOWEEN 2025

Happy HELLOWEEN 2025

Seeing as it is the very last day of October, we all know what that means: a bunch of people dressed up like Martin Luther, nailing a list of clear refutations of High Church doctrine to any and every door that they can find. Oh, wait, you didn’t know it was...
And now, everything you always hated about RUSH!

And now, everything you always hated about RUSH!

So I was bumbling around on YEWCHOOB this morning, as is my wont, checking out various videos on geopolitics, when I found something in my recommendations from Rick Beato that claimed the legendary Canadian band RUSH have a new drummer: If you have ever wanted...
When a comedian takes up music

When a comedian takes up music

Most musicians that you watch playing on stage, generally have a lot of fun doing their thing. Perhaps the major exception was the late, great, dearly missed Neil Peart – aka “the guy who taught God how to play the drums”. We RUSH fans called him...
The Crusade from Spamalot to retake the Holy Live

The Crusade from Spamalot to retake the Holy Live

For those of you who follow Christian polemics against Izzlam, you will be aware of Tha Dizzle’s recent call-to-arms, in which he stated bluntly that 2025 is going to be the greatest year for the subject in its entire history: We are no longer in the dark days of the...
Extra-crispy Turducken++

Extra-crispy Turducken++

The God-Emperor revealed yesterday that Boeing – yes, THAT Boeing, the one that cannot help but make a colossal mess out of literally everything it does nowadays – is going to be the producer of America’s future “sixth-generation” combat jet: As His Most Illustrious,...