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"Black Fast is an American thrash metal band from St. Louis, Missouri. The band's original members are Aaron Akin on vocals and rhythm guitar, Ryan Thompson on bass, Trevor Johanson on lead guitar, and Ross Burnett on drums."Black Fast." Facebook. Facebook, n.d. Web. 09 June 2014. https://www.facebook.com/BlackFast/info They have released one EP, Black Fast EP, and one independently released and produced album, Starving Out The Light. They signed with eOne Music in 2014 and released their second studio album, Terms of Surrender, the following year. History Guitarists Aaron Akin and Trevor Johanson first met at a gas station in Edwardsville, Illinois. Shortly after, Akin's friend, Ross Burnett, and Johanson's college classmate, Ryan Thompson, started playing together, and the band was formed in 2010. Both Johanson and Thompson graduated with music degrees in jazz guitar from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville. In April 2011, they released their extended play, Black Fast EP 2011. Two years later, their second release and their first full-length, 7-track album, Starving Out The Light, was independently released to Bandcamp, Google Play, iTunes, Spotify, and Amazon on August 16, 2013. The artwork on the album was done by Coby Ellison. The music was mixed and produced by Justin L. Fisher from SmithLee Productions and was mastered by Rob Schlette."Starving Out the Light, by Black Fast." Black Fast. Black Fast, n.d. Web. 09 June 2014. http://blackfast.bandcamp.com/"Black Fast." - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives. Encyclopaedia Metallum, 27 Aug. 2013. Web. 09 June 2014. http://www.metal- archives.com/bands/Black_Fast/3540368826 It was announced in November 2014 that Black Fast had signed with the independent label eOne Music.Hill, Daniel. "Black Fast Signs With eOne Music, Home of High On Fire, Overkill, Crowbar." RFTmusic. Riverfront Times, 6 Nov. 2014. Web. 24 Dec. 2014. . Black Fast announced that its debut studio album with eOne Music produced by Erik Rutan would be released in the summer of 2015."BLACK FAST Enters The Studio With Producer Erik Rutan; Their Debut Album Due in Summer 2015." Bravewords.com. Brave Words, 20 Jan. 2015. Web. 25 Jan. 2015. . That album, Terms of Surrender, was released on August 7, 2015. Live performances On June 28, 2014, Black Fast performed with the bands Shadows Fall, Dead by Wednesday, Hallow Point, and Gray's Divide. Their live performance received a positive review from the website National Rock Review.O'Neil, Colleen. "Shadows Fall with Dead by Wednesday and Others at Fubar in St Louis, MO on 28-Jun-2014." National Rock Review. National Rock Review, 18 July 2014. Web. 19 July 2014. Black Fast announced via their Facebook page that they would be performing in the Winter Warriors Tour starting on November 30, 2014, alongside Battlecross, War of Ages, and Wretched. Their live performance was once again reviewed positively.O'Neil, Colleen. "Battlecross at Firebird in St. Louis, MO on 30-Nov-2014." National Rock Review. National Rock Review, 22 Dec. 2014. Web. 24 Dec. 2014. . Since 2015, Black Fast has toured with such bands as Rivers of Nihil, Hatchet, Lord Dying, Black Crown Initiate, Havok, Revocation, Goatwhore, Battlecross, Hate Eternal, and Vektor. In 2016, they toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Canada having booked seven month-long tours and numerous one and two-nighters in between. Reception Their first full-length album, Starving Out The Light, was well received according to the ratings submitted on Metal Storm, averaging an 8/10. Their second full-length album and first studio album Terms of Surrender received positive reviews from Metal Injection Chuck Marshall of the National Rock Review also praised the album saying: "The production and playing on Terms of Surrender are outstanding. The mix is balanced and breathes with the music. A key element of each tune is the razor precision playing of Aaron Akin and Trevor Johanson. From feverish rhythm playing in 'The Keep' to the exquisitely twisting runs in “Tongues of Silver,” these guys make it sound easy to create catchy headbanging anthems." However, MetalSucks gave Terms of Surrender a more lukewarm review, stating: "...but frankly this breakneck locomotion seems to come at a price, with the music coming off slightly sterile and repetitive at times. That's not to say that there isn't pure fire for thrash-heads on Terms of Surrender; there most definitely is, and it sounds legit." The review gave the album 3 stars out of 5. Musical style The band have been described by music journalists and critics as thrash metalhttps://www.riverfronttimes.com/musicblog/2018/08/16/black-fasts-latest- spectre-of-ruin-is-a-terrifyingly-good-slab-of-thrash- metalhttps://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-thrash-upstarts-black-fast-break- out-slide-guitar-new-ripper-huskhttps://www.loudersound.com/features/new-band- of-the-week-black-fast and blackened thrash metal.http://www.deadpress.co.uk/album-review-black-fast-spectre-of-ruin/ Key aspects of their sound come from their highly technical and complex song structures and black metal influences. Discography *Black Fast EP (April 2011) *Starving Out The Light (August 16, 2013) *Terms of Surrender (August 7, 2015) *Spectre of Ruin (July 13, 2018) References External links * http://www.blackfastmusic.com/ Category:American thrash metal musical groups Category:Musical groups established in 2010 Category:Musical groups from Missouri Category:Musical groups from St. Louis Category:Musical quartets "
"Fenix Rage is a platform video game developed by the Costa Rican developer Green Lava Studios. The gameplay has been compared to a cross between Super Meat Boy and Flappy Bird. Its developers were inspired by Sonic the Hedgehog and the 90s cartoon SWAT Kats. The game was released in September 24, 2014 on Microsoft Windows and it will be released in 2017 on OS X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox One platforms. Gameplay The player-character, Fenix, pursues an evil creature after it freezes and destroys his town. Fenix can jump infinitely as well as dash. There are 200 levels, and the game has no tutorial. The player jumps around each level to reach a blue door. Each level has an optional cookie hidden in a difficult to access area. Players who collect them receive out-of-game recipes for new cookies. Players must restart the entire level upon dying, though respawns are fast. Development Fenix Rage was made by Green Lava Studios, a three-person team from Costa Rica: CEO and programmer Eduardo Ramirez, Diego Vasquez, and Jose Mora. The gameplay is inspired by Sonic the Hedgehog and its art direction is influenced by 90s cartoon SWAT Kats and the Hellboy comics by Mike Mignola. Ramirez has said that they want players "to recapture the feeling of discovery". They debuted a "simple" prototype of the game on Google Play "a couple of years" before its late May 2014 announcement for the PlayStation 4. The game made its first public demo at PAX East 2014, where the team received positive feedback about the controls. Fenix Rage was released in September 24, 2014 on Microsoft Windows and it will be released in 2016 on OS X, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox One. Reception Video game journalists compared the game to a cross between Super Meat Boy and Flappy Bird. IGN wrote that dying often was what made the game fun. Hardcore Gamer said the game is "a worthy entry into an unfortunately short line of hardcore and enjoyable platformers, with great aesthetics and music backed by solid mechanics." References Category:2014 video games Category:Video games developed in Costa Rica Category:Windows games Category:MacOS games Category:PlayStation 4 games Category:PlayStation Vita games Category:Xbox One games Category:Platform games Category:Indie video games "
"White Night is a 2015 survival horror puzzle video game developed by French indie studio OSome Studio, and published by Activision. On 3 March 2015, it was released on Linux, OS X and Windows, and was later released on Xbox One on 6 March 2015. Development White Night started in 2010, when its lead developer was working on a remake of Alone in the Dark. During this time, he became interested with the idea of putting black and white into a survival horror game. The team built the engine from scratch and found it gratifying to see it play out on various consoles. They enjoyed working with Activision, and appreciated the resources that partnership came with, for instance them showing the game off to the media. They had free rein in their creative decision, and while Activision offered tips on where to improve; money was no issue. Design and gameplay The game has a monochromatic graphical style. Its slow jazz piano soundscape is reminiscent of classic noir thrillers. The narrative is told to the player via "voice-over, on-screen text, and journal entries". Plot The game takes place within Vesper Mansion, where the player aims to solve a mystery. After having a car crash, the 30-something- year-old protagonist finds himself stumbling into what appears at first glance to be an abandoned mansion. Reception IGN praised the title's atmospheric and eerie atmosphere, though felt the aesthetic design compromised the title's exploration and puzzle-solving. Destructoid felt that the game falsely advertises itself as a "traditional survival experience of limited resources against considerable odds", whereas it just takes some gameplay elements of survival titles while centering on exploration mechanics. GameSpot made comparisons to Resident Evil due to its fixed camera angles. References External links * * (Activision) * (Playdigious) * https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2014/01/15/white-heat-white-night-is- beautifully-unnerving/ Category:2015 video games Category:Android (operating system) games Category:Horror video games Category:IOS games Category:Linux games Category:MacOS games Category:Nintendo Switch games Category:PlayStation 4 games Category:Puzzle video games Category:Survival video games Category:Video games developed in France Category:Windows games Category:Xbox One games "