I really really wanted to like European Sleeper, and even gave them some money. But having travelled with them 4 times now, and had major issues on 3 of them makes it really hard to like. And what's with stop announcements on a sleeper train anyway?
@janl once the heating wasn't working, was given the option of not travelling or travelling without heating with only 2 hours notice (in November). Twice downgraded from private sleeper to 6 person couchette style (no other people though). Usually no working power socket.
For anyone who's heard any of these (my current top 5 metal albums of 2024), curious to know your favorite (and if you haven't heard one or more, I highly recommend them).
@jake4480 genres on those in order are Death, Thrash, Death, Awesome, and Black? The only one I know is Witch Vomit, and I had a great time at their gig on Monday.
Some Andreesen-Horowitz Crypto-Bro bloviates on a vision of Fascist San Francisco.
I hesitate to even give oxygen to a story like this, but it's just so fucking whack-a-doodle. It sounds a parody, or an April Fools joke, or a stand-up comic doing a... https://jwz.org/b/ykOm
Strangely, I owned no death metal on vinyl until last night. I ordered the Degraved EP from last year, Whispered Morbidity. It's one of my favorite metal releases ever (and now there's only 1 left, you can grab the last one here - https://degraved.bandcamp.com/album/whispered-morbidity)
It should arrive by the end of the month. It's this beautiful blue/teal kind of vinyl. This is the stock photo from the site. 😍 Will get photos when it arrives of the whole deal, cover, etc.