Devo Vom Schattenreich, goodbye...

From the The Hooded XCMer Devo :I decided to post this up a day early since I am leaving for a show to Texas tommorow.... Due to personal reasons I am leaving the United States and going back to live permanently in Germany. I have also decided to shut down my store and Handlordz website on 1 July 2005. My forums will remain open for the members, however I will not be present. My email addresses will also be obsolete. I will be here on my forums only until 1 July. The XB DVD is my final offering to the public XCM community. I will finish De’Ring since I am under contract to do so, however that will be the last public/commercial project. I am going to concentrate on the Ulmen Trials and training, as well as creative development with several of the underground German/European XCM groups, projects,...

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Cradle of Fear.

Guess what?!Joseph (or Dave Adeth of JackassX) and me has bought Cradle of Fear!!!I guess it's the only copy in Singapore, that makes it cool. =)Well, I have not finish watching it due to my sister's untimely arrival... But I have watched 1 hour and 30 mintues of pure madness. 30 more minutes to go. =)To warn you, the DVD cover caption's warning is to be heeded. NOT FOR THE FAINT-HEARTED.There's naked nymphs, extreme madness, insanity-ridden cold-bloodied murders (or slaughter, as it's more suitable for this case.), occasional Dani Filth heinous appearances, plus much more madness for everyone.I can assure you that by the 2nd or 3rd story, you will be terminally immunised to the gore, or even that you will be enjoying the butcherings and the mere violence. The hunger within you grows... Like...

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Cruelty Brought thee Orchids...

The next babble comes from yet from anotehr strangely enough albums. This is Cruelty brought thee Orchids!!!! Some decent jokes... Hear me nowAll crimes should be treasuredIf they bring thee pleasure somehowMaleficent in dusky roseGathered satin lapped her breastsLike blood upon the snowA tourniquet of TopazGlistened at her throatAwakening, pulled from the tombHer spirit freed, eclipsed the moonThat she outshone as a fallen starA regal ornament from a far flung nebularHer likeness hung in the black galleryCommanding uneaseDemanding of death to breathe...Midst the whirl and daylight faunaOf society at courtElizabeth bedazzled, her presence sought applauseThough her torchlit shadowThrown upon damp cellar wallsGreeted nothing but despair from slaves her nights enthralledThirteen Winter...

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A little Abomination for your cowerign pleasures. The History of Cradle of Filth.

These are dark days. We live our lives cowering in the shadow of a future black and bleak, snatching all too brief glimpses of romance, hope and humanity, burdened by monochrome drudgery and the stupidity of mankind. The shit keeps hitting the fan and we're all getting splashed. That's why those of us who live for the moment need a soundtrack that provides both unhindered escapism and a heightened, tangible sense of reality's sensual power. That's why we need Cradle Of Filth more than ever. This is a band that caters to the filthy little secrets inside all of us, eliciting those exhilarating erotic and animal charges that make our time on this...

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Pure luxury

Just came back from a haircut.Let me tell you, it's pure luxury. =)When that lass was washing and messaging my head and hair, I fell asleep. Arrr... So comfortable! And the music they played are nice too. Just listen to the water gurgle into the basin hole and let the warm water embrace your much over-used head, and there's someone messaging your head too! It was totally revitalising.Pure luxury.Then the hair drying part was good too.I was shutting my eyes when they dried my hair.Good experience, especially when you are so so busy and had neglected your body.Speaking of neglecting and negative stuff, that school has once again pissed me off.They are having lessons from 8am to 3.30PM. Mind you, 3.30 PM, almost to 4pm. That's so so so unreasonable. We had a FUCKING life besides studies and...

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yet another lyrical savoury for your pleasure.

This next babble is from Cradle of Filth's Green period, as it were. This is DUSK AND HER EMBRACE!!!!!! When the sun has wept upon the waveless lakeAnd the mists steal in with easeCovened wolves arc their eerie dissonantIn adoration of the moon and theeThey call to me as I to thee...And I will come, as if in dreamMy languid, dark and lustrous Malaresian QueenOf vengeful, ancient breedGilded with the pelts of many enemiesErishkigal, raven-hairedThy seduction haunts the castle in erotic despairI can taste thy scent by candlelightLegs of porcelain traced and laced to their lairAppease the beast on spattered sheetsDyed unearthly red as sobriety weepsNocternity...She shall come for meA black velvet painting sprung to elegant lifeLike a poignant Madonna perverted to nightAnd I have ridden from...

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Lovecraft and Witchhearts - Cradle of Filth.

Hey, I've finally bought Lovecraft and Witchhearts by the almighty Cradle of Filth.So here's my review for it.Disc one, notoriously known as Lovecraft, is a compilation of so-called hits ranging from their ''green" period Dusk and Her Embrace to their 2000 AD epic album Midian.As usual, they have reigned the throne by their highly theatrical dramatic tunes and some much sonic-ridden insanity riffs, making it absolutely impossible for others to even stir up an notion to usper their blackened thrones. For they have been hailed as Kings of Extreme Metal. Heed this well, or find yourself highly addicted and dependent on their daily doses of erotica and sensual tunes. Surrender, my fiends. Scummb to Cradle of Filth.I've reached my highest peak of adrenaline pumping within my blood vessels when...

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Babble babble the Thirdteenth...

Since both yesterday and today are great days, I shall babble about both days.Fri - 13/5.EXAMS are frigging over finally! Hooray!!!!!Went to watch House of Wax with Xin Mei, Calesta, and the others I can't recall right now. Pretty cool movie, with lots of gore and psycho-ness. I liked it. I give it a 8.5 stars for the raw brutality.Then, I went to meet up with Edwin and Mac and all to wait for Ning to come.Edwin passed me my Golden Nuggets Germaco! They looked pretty neat, felt okay, just a little stiff and all. It's worth the money. At least I have one member of the Nugget Family. =)Then we sat around Spinelli jamming blah blah blah...Then we went to Cathy Cineleisure to have dinner. Wen Yi barely touched the food... Me too, cause the char siew is like crap.Oh yeah, Street Magic is having...

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The Flourish Bug has infected me...

Hey readers,Guess what? I have created 11 new flourishes in like 2 weeks? Wow! I'm amazed myself. I was merely fiddling around and I got something out that's decent. Wow again!Okay, to give you dear readers a little sneak peek. Here's the list and creditd for inspirations;1- Nemesis (Bottom pile to top One Hand Revolution. Credit - My imagination.)2- False Nemesis (False Nemesis cut, duh.)3- Nemesisybil (A normal sybil with Nemesis replacing One Hand Revolutions. Plus a little something more... Credit- Brian Tudor)4- Crucifix Disarray (A 6 packet display that looks like a Cross. Credit-Finger Bondage.)5- Whirlpool (Originally a Vortex challenger. Now evolved version looked a little more slicker. Credit-Monotonous Life.)6- Question Mark Spread (Mutated Whirlpool that look like a Question Mark?...

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Endure....

Just 2 more days.Endure. At least, endure for the love for glory of Dani Filth and his minions....

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Babble babble the Twelveth...

Let's babble about yesterday - 6/5/05.Exams in the morning. Chemistry and Add. Maths.Could manage Chem okay.Could most probably fail Add Maths.Whatever, I don't give a shit...Then, I went to Kovan to meet up with Edwin, Mac, Justin, Kelvin, his sis, SiYang etc. SMC Major Stress Relief Session.Had loads of fun jamming there.Then they suggested to go to Orchard for meet up with ZiLin, Wen Yi and Ren Hui. Wah, more people, more fun!We then went to Scotts for a very very late lunch. 4pm that is. I'm starving like crazy -- 10 hours of nothing! What the... Food tasted SO good then. =)Played Truth or Dare... Everyone chosen Truth, because Mac is there... Except Clement, the heady guy, he then got on top of the table and turned one round. What the hell, in that damn food court...Then, Kelvin -- that...

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Metal Music - The Only thing that has touched my Heart.

Comparing Metal Music and Magic or Flourishes, I would much prefer Metal Music. For Metal Music touched my soul and heart for real and they left an engraved impression on my memory.Metal Music, it's not just heavy beats and crazy shoutings. It's beautifully crafted sounds that could transmit such heavy and intricate emotions across so efficiently that you would get influenced so easily, you wouldn't know it.Metal Music, normally presumed as angry music, is utterly wrong. Wrong. They carry such melcanholy and eternal sadness that you couldn't believe it. An sub-genre, Love Metal, those songs would just force you to tears and pure sadness. They would sear the malevolent juices out of your heart and make believe that you are in the person's shoes in the song. The poetic lyrics would just be...

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Exams...

Woah! Today is a first time in like 1 whole year that I did not bring any cards to school! What a record!But in the middle of the day, my hands started to itch for some flourishing action... Dang. Mind over body, I must. =)Okay, I must create a new world record, not to touch cards for like at least 3 days. :p Yes, I can do it. :pToday's chinese. During Paper 1, I blanked out for the composition part, stared at the paper blankly for like 15 mintues. What the ...And the hall's air con is bloody cold! My hands got so stiff, the words written were like crap. Then, I psycho-ed myself that this is the re-enactment of David Blaine's Frozen In Time. Hehe. =)Tomorrow is English! Hope things will go better then. I'll spurge out my prowess and let them feel my lyrical wrath. Beware me... Muahahaha!...

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Endure a little...

Okay, the exams are here now.Have to endure a little... Reduce time with cards...Must be optimistic. =)After exams, I'm gonna learn most of Generation X's stuff. =)Adios for now!Off mugging n...

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Babble babble the Eleventh...

Wow! I felt so energised today, never felt so good in days already. Maybe because I slept till 1 in the noon today.Ok, yesterday (which is 1st May) was a long, exhaustive yet fun day. As today is just another crazy mugging day, I shant babble about today, I shall babble about yesterday.So, yesterday was SMC last open outing, it was held at Kovan (finally, an outing near my house), in one cafe called Coconut Grove. So, I met Edwin, Mac, Justin and Ashraf first at the bus stop. It was so freaking hot, and Justin is wearing a damn jacket...Ok, so the outing proceeded as usual, with people filling into the cafe. Lots of new faces...As usual, there's performances. Aloy went first, he did a card to wallet effect on Wei Ping. (yeah, he came. Cool!) And, I was called on to be a volunteer for two...

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