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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-soadfan1 Recent reviews written by member soadfan1 en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_190771924612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - SYSTEM OF A DOWN: MEZMERIZE Although I have not yet written any reviews on SYSTEM OF A DOWN on Ciao, they are actually by far my most favourite band ever, by a hell of a long way, and the reason I never wrote a review is because I would have too much... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~190771924612 Sat, 23 Jul 2005 08:34:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_190771924612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_163809627780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - HALF LIFE-2 Theres a damp smell about the air, a chilling wind howls through dark caves, the distant rumble of a Jet fighter plane can be heard far off in the distance, and then all is quiet. What is this...Half life two? he whispered to me in a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~163809627780 Thu, 2 Dec 2004 11:28:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_163809627780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_155407191684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - INTRO: So we come to Doom-3. the very mention of this title over the past 4 years has been enough to make any gamer worth his salt want to mainline the hyperbolehyde, knock back 50 mls of metaphorazine and start ranting about the possibilities of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~155407191684 Thu, 16 Sep 2004 08:24:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_155407191684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_143434878596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - When I first heard there was to be a follow-up third album to Slipknots terrible mess of an album ‘IOWA’, I thought ‘Oh no not another review where I end up writing ‘pretentious’ ‘rubbish’ and ‘an insult to metal’ over and over again. But in my... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~143434878596 Sun, 13 Jun 2004 10:49:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_143434878596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_139344776836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - No fancy titles here, just one statement thats straight to the point, you see I purchased the XFX 5600 with an understanding that it was a decent mid range performer that would replace my ti 4200, but what I found after was it was really more like the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~139344776836 Fri, 7 May 2004 11:33:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_139344776836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_138902539908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - INTRO: Guten tag! Vait who are you? Intruder, Achtung! Achtung! Halt or I fire, Guards, Schnell! Schnell! French may be the language of love, and English for providing sports commentary, but there’s no doubt that for sheer dramatics, the German... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~138902539908 Wed, 5 May 2004 11:41:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_138902539908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_138418949764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - INTRO: Hitman III: Contracts makes little effort to disguise its name, but why should it? It&#146s bloody brutal and cunning and mostly straightforward, like the title. For those of you who don&#146t know this is the next in the line of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~138418949764 Fri, 30 Apr 2004 06:19:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_138418949764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_138200321668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - INTRO: Marilyn Manson, the self proclaimed 'antichrist superstar' has had his share of hits in his day. From the dark gothic feel of the cover 'Sweet Dreams', The grindy rock stylings of 'Beautiful people', to the loud and energetic... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~138200321668 Wed, 28 Apr 2004 07:25:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_138200321668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_138143108740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - INTRO: Ah yes the raging Incubus argument, Are this band any good? Or just a whiney bunch of nobodies? Well after &#145S.C.I.E.N.C.E&#146 and 'MORNING VIEW' came out I would have picked the first one, they are good. They are capable of some great... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~138143108740 Tue, 27 Apr 2004 16:37:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_138143108740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_138096447108?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - INTRO: I’lld like to assume that everyone knows who Metallica are surely, but for those cave dwellers I will explain. Metallica are a four piece heavy metal/hard rock band that were big in the 80's and 90's, and are most famous for hits such as... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~138096447108 Tue, 27 Apr 2004 08:27:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_138096447108?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_138008301188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - INTRO: Its an old Nu metal cliché now, Whenever a bands new album is being written its always going to be 'our heaviest album yet', or 'Totally raw and non commercial'. Of course 9 times out of 10 this is rubbish, the album ends up being softer, more... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~138008301188 Mon, 26 Apr 2004 12:10:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_138008301188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_137993424516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - INTRO: Brit rockers Muse have generally always been about two things. The operatic whiny, but tuned vocals of lead singer Matt Bellamy, and the chunky intelligent riffs of guitarist....Matt Bellamy(he does both, clever man) Muse came... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~137993424516 Mon, 26 Apr 2004 09:02:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_137993424516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_137730887300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - No-one can deny that the Deftones have had a big impact on the nu metal scene. Ever since 1997 their blend of grinding riffs, hard drum beats, and mellow choruses have enjoyed plently of time in our cd players, walkmans, and pcs. Songs like... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~137730887300 Fri, 23 Apr 2004 11:48:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_137730887300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_137525366404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - INTRO: This review is a bit late, very late in fact but its because its taken me THIS long to get over the fact that this title was such a disapointment. for those who dont know, Unreal 2 is the sequel to the 1998 blockbuster Unreal. Whilst lacking... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~137525366404 Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:16:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_137525366404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_137520909956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - INTRO: Whatever each year is remembered for in terms of pc gaming there is no doubt that 2004 will be the year of the First person shooter. No other year in the history of pc games have so many huge name shooters appeared. Weve seen Battlefield... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~137520909956 Wed, 21 Apr 2004 10:11:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_137520909956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_137109802628?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - INTRO: Theres an old saying in the gaming world, thats its game play that counts not graphics, and for the most part its been true. Whats been more fun over the years then Tetris, or pong or Arkanoids? The question was 'could a game have both?'... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~137109802628 Sat, 17 Apr 2004 16:35:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_137109802628?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_136865156740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - INTRO : Lets go back in time 9 or 10 years, to when doom and Quake ruled the world. You dismember the first time? So do we all, but since then FPS games like thatm, with the straight blood guts and shoot everything that moves have become a thing... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~136865156740 Thu, 15 Apr 2004 13:55:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_136865156740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_136836189828?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - 'Well I guess this is growing up'. It seems an age since we first heard the chirpy pop punk vocals of Mark and Tom utter these famous words, but its taken them this long to finally do it upon the release of their newest album, the effortlessly titled... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~136836189828 Thu, 15 Apr 2004 07:56:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_136836189828?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_136530005636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - 15 years ago In 1989 a minutely small amount of the population knew of a band named the offspring, maybe from a friend who lived in their town or a demo passed around or maybe off their debut album. 10 years ago in 1994 about half of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~136530005636 Mon, 12 Apr 2004 16:57:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_136530005636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_136307969668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - In 2002 a little known band of developers released a game which changed the multiplayer online community. It mixed Fast paced FPS action with strategy and team based combat. It made bloodied, shrapnel kissed combat situations come to life in the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~136307969668 Sat, 10 Apr 2004 13:14:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_136307969668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_122023808644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - Lets imagine for the momment that the 9 members of Slipknot werent childish idiots, lets imagine they were fine, decent people with sensible ideas and nice personalities. Now lets look at theyre 'breakthrough' self titled album. I say look... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~122023808644 Tue, 16 Dec 2003 09:15:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_122023808644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_121863704196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - There have been two side projects from the festering rubbish heap that is Slipknot lately, One of them was able to rise above theyre main band and become something decent and worthy, the other wasnt. Murderdolls is the one that wasnt. Murderdolls... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~121863704196 Sun, 14 Dec 2003 17:56:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_121863704196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_121828642436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - To repeat what my title states, Stone sour is led by Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor, and we all know how terrible Slipknot are, so you would expect this album to be equally as terrible, however its not as bad as you would think. It does suffer from... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~121828642436 Sun, 14 Dec 2003 10:16:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_121828642436?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_121773526660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - The thing with Results may vary is not thats its a particuarly BAD record, its just that its not a particuarly GOOD one either,It doesnt seem to lead anywhere throughout. The first thing you will hear upon entry on the cd is the intro, with snoop... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~121773526660 Sat, 13 Dec 2003 19:40:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_121773526660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_121638850180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author soadfan1 - Ahh yes the electronic Football arguement, almost as old as the game itself. Thing is football games have always got off in the press as rubbish, quite simply because the vast majority are. Its seems very hard to find one that doesnt involve... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~121638850180 Fri, 12 Dec 2003 10:44:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_121638850180?linkin_id=8003929