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  Also, I don't know if I'll ever be a good Texan because I just don't like Budweiser :( : dognose
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    you can drink Bud Light, Miller Lite, Coors Light, Lone Star or Shinerbock instead you know. All of those... : Degenerate
    • All of those except shiner are piss water tho : Blackdawgg
• Ah yes, the completely unnecessary boss fight. What a pace-breaker he was! Took me at least 10 retrys. go... : silentzero
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  dognose how have you been playing this game for the last four days... doesn't it only have like six hours... : mikecyb
  • He's savoring every sip like a fine wine, or a fine budweiser. : thaperfectdrug
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    I only play a couple hours a night and I explore a lot : dognose
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      I think I may get this now it was only $10 at Best Buy the other day and I figure since you love Total Ov... : mikecyb
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        It is awesome and I only paid $9 AND it comes with Original SiN which is also awesome even if the graphic... : dognose
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          last time I jerked soy I was in the hospital for a week :( : mikecyb
          • o_O slow down! : shavenewok
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          So this means you've never played HL2? : Schnapple
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            That's next! : dognose
            • Be sure not to uninstall Steam yet then... :) : Schnapple
• haha if you're just now at the big monster you'll start to hate the game for sure real soon. As I recall ... : lord cecil
• Which Episode is this? OH WAIT... D: : notd665
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  Hahaha, you're in for a rollercoaster ride from there on out, though- can't wait for your next few Sin Ep... : mn3m0n1c
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    What the hell, it's been a rollycoaster ride, I figured that bigass monster was the end boss? :( : dognose
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      Assuming your in the middle of a lumber yard or some such then no, that is not the end. I'd say thats rou... : lord cecil
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        The insane difficulty of that was, supposedly, fixed in a patch. : CrazyPants
        • Yeah, it's not nearly as bad after the patch- still hard, tho! : mn3m0n1c
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      Oh, no! :) Also, use the 'slow-mo' mutagen barrels (just shoot 'em and run through the cloud)- (you can e : mn3m0n1c
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        OK thanks for that, and I don't know what a chaingunner is :( : dognose
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          You will! They're not that bad, plus you'll be running into your red-headed hottie gal-pal again! : mn3m0n1c
          • She has a really cute butt! I bet I'm not the only one who got all up close to the window to watch her c... : dognose
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  If you're scared of Episodes, do yourself a favour and never, ever play Undying. It was even co-produced... : Lone Swordsman
  • I own that, tried to play it twice but didn't like the outside part :( : dognose
• Wait until you play HL2. : jonin
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  I'll say it again. I don't understand why people hate this game. They all go on about the chain gunners, ... : marmite
  • I thought the game was simple, it just wasn't fun.. not much variety, not much story, etc. : lakren
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    There was a difficulty bug but despite that most of the total dipshits who bagged the game were never fa... : abrasion
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      oh yeah, digital tits is what makes a game fun.. : razlebol
      • godddamn right. : NeoMoose
      • excellent work at mis-reading. : abrasion
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    The game is extremely gimmicky, characters that don't make you feel anything for them, awful bugs that ra... : pancake humper
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      Also I loved the first one, even with it's 10 minute load save games! : pancake humper
      • It has some of the best weapons ever. The pistol is just SEXSEXSEX : marmite
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  Did you find Duke Nukem yet? : Wolfanoz
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    What? : dognose
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      Highrise 2. You aren't there yet. : RomSteady
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        but I'm at what I think is a end boss, outside. I figure that's the end. I been playing it for hours I ... : dognose
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          You're about 3/4 of the way through the game. Pro-Tip: Circle-Strafe is your friend. : RomSteady
          • So far my strategy has been to get backed into a corner and soil my pants. I figure if I keep at it even... : dognose
• I don't get it either, such a great game in my opinion. I played it pre patch (a complete bitch in some ... : FirmButtstone
• What games did you play to like Sin? Deer hunter 5: Revenge of the deers? : razlebol
• So you are enjoying "the most interactive game ever" according to the box? Did you locate the secret leve... : avatar_58

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  Man, I really do not understand it when people say this. It's like getting excited about earning frequent... : Nick Breckon
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    E-Penis waving, duh. : nyranger66
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      Yeah, but there are only so many decent Xbox 360 titles. The people with the highest scores can only brag... : Nick Breckon
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        Very true, I only purchase good games however. Its fun going back to a game that I bought months ago and... : manlyman
        • I actually haven't played DR since getting the genocide achievement, I think we needed some time apart. A : TroughLollie
      • It's not really e-penis, I think it's fun because it gives you a bunch of goals to strive for. Like in C... : JINKY
  • I like the achievements part of it due to having additional goals whilst playing the game. As for the sco... : Drewus
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    I feel the same way. My Gamerscore is really low, and I just don't give a shit. With Crackdown I actual... : Chris Remo
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      Exactly, when done right achievements are awesome and really add to a game. Crackdown and Dead Rising ar... : manlyman
      • Oblivion needed more of them. They should have added in achievements for exploration and the like. : Drewus
      • fuck you "ATTAIN THE RANK OF #1 IN THE WORLD ONLINE" in GRAW : JINKY
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        So far the worst execution of gamerpoints I've seen has been in Fight Night 3. Not only were there only 8 : DrZettl
        • At least they were just the tournaments you did in singleplayer. : mancide
  • Do you own a 360? : red2lucas
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    Yep. I seriously cannot comprehend why people bother. It's a totally artificial method to squeeze more ou... : aeg1x
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      To play devil's advocate, a WoW character is essentially as arbitrary as your gamer profile on Xbox Live. : cam3lt0sis
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        I don't think your argument holds when you take in to account the fact that grinding in WoW actually adva... : aeg1x
        • Actually I said that in part of my post. Read it next time =p : cam3lt0sis
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      why is getting more out of a game bad? Unless you think games are boring. : paravis
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        Well if finding COGs in GoW is stimulating gameplay for you, go right ahead. Personally I'd rather have g... : aeg1x
        • thats 3 achievements in GoW. The rest are great. But seriously, in old school games like mario, you nev... : paravis
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    I don't get it either, but I still enjoy getting the achievments. : Mansmells
    • Developers just need to implement them properly into games. We are seeing this a lot more now. Crackdow... : manlyman
  • pretty simple actually: People (like me) like the achievements give you more of a sense of accomplishing ... : paravis
  • I dunno, I like having extra goals for games, it keeps me playing when I might otherwise shelve a game...... : Vincent Grayson
  • It's fun and addicting. Motivates me to do extra cool stuff in a game and I get the sense of accomplishm... : bagelcc
  • I don't get the achievement hate, except in one case: have any of you seen the fucking achievements for F... : Zibro
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  I kinda wish there was a payoff in getting achievements. : mr.sleepy
  • They should make it like the ticket games at arcades. For 4000 points you can buy yourself a candy whistl... : Drewus
  • I agree, even if it was tight, like 5000 points of games = 1000 points of "ms money" or something - after... : abrasion
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  I don't understand why people don't understand how cool the achievements are. Read up. : paravis
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    Let me explain myself. Occasionally, when I'm playing an Xbox 360 game, messages pop up on screen tel... : Nick Breckon
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      Enchanted Arms is a good example of this. I get an achievement every time I defeat a boss. The normal b... : DinK
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        Even Crackdown has that problem. A bunch of the achievements are related to defeating the gangs, and som... : riptyde
        • That's the other game I'm playing, heh. It's probably not so bad if just some of the achievements are bu... : DinK
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      This post seems crazy to me. For a start half of it based on the achievements telling you about secret th... : marmite
      • SHOW ME YOUR POKEMONS! : ChibiJosh
      • I caughted all the pokemons one time in the yellow version. They gave me a shitty printable certificate. ... : avatar_58
    • I agree with you as does tomservo. http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13975899 Similar sentiments - ... : abrasion
    • I think one of the fun things with achievements is that I can look at my friends profiles and see how far... : SilverSnake
    • Who really cares, I mean if people like it and are having fun with it so what ? That's the point of playi... : qwpeoriu
    • There are four types of achievements. Progress achievements are ones you get for just playing the game... : RomSteady
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      TL;DR: Waaah waah wah, wah waaaah, wah wah. Seriously. All it is is a light, fun metric by which t... : Ebu
      • On further reading in this subthread, I think you are missing the point of the system. It's not just ... : Ebu
    • I think developers were a bit clueless to how the achievment system should work in the first run of title... : sasowa
    • I agree, if the "achievements" are things that you pretty much automatically get while completing the gam... : dkrulz
• Have fun catching me. : sigpro

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• I'm an Xbox Live lurker =( : DinK
• i'm always in ranked games due to stupid achievements. :( : metalremains
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  I never get invited by my friends :( : marmite
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    I never get invited by any of the shack T.T : .ka`boom.zZz.
    • I don't play as regularly anymore, but i bombard my shack list everytime i do, make sure i have you, tag ... : fletch_
• i nominate myself : Drewus
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  In my defense, my wife and kids use the media center stuff a lot, so it may seem I'm online when I'm not.... : Fyunch Click
  • Ditto with the GF playing Hexic. : alphane
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  Man I'm terrible for that. Usually when I get invites from shackers it's when I've been playing for a few... : nomaad
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    yah I'm horrid at GOW MP, I'll play Co-Op online.. but i don't care for the MP at all. I really need to... : Shadowdane
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      GoW multi is awesome :S : OrkO
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        well it sucks when you can't get a single kill.. :( : Shadowdane
        • keep on practicing. I got GoW about a month after it came out and got my ass kicke soundly for about 2 we... : Fyunch Click
• i just got the xbox live up and rolling and i'm addicted as all hell. pwning terrorist is fuggin great! : changejar419
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  I'd like to use this thread to state that I DO NOT HAVE GEARS OF WAR YOU FUCKERS : Degenerate
  • Note to self: invite Degen to Gears of Wars games more often. : Portax
  • Awwww, is it too scawy for you, wittle baby? ;) : Fyunch Click
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  I would play if people would add me : bRAINsick
  • added. : bagelcc
• I try to answer my invites, but I'm just not a big multi-player in the first place :/ So yeah, one vote f... : Damodred
• I got your invite last night to play worms but I was in the middle of challenge 19 which I still havn't b... : c_man_tmt
• I try to answer whenever I can, but sometimes I'm in the middle of some single-player game and I get invi... : qwpeoriu
• I'm sure she gets like 80 invitations everytime she logs on from you homos so if I were her, I'd ignore e... : Super Sparker
• I vote myself actually. I'm bad like that when I am playing the SP parts of games. : sigpro
• on SNAP bagel, that hurts. 1. i play with people i LIKE (hahaha) 2. i am trying to get through all th... : dahanese
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  when I am busy playing Crackdown I'm not going to accept an invite for Worms, especially when I haven't b : mikecyb
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    that is not true it's me too you bastard. i just like my mbp and you hog the damned xbox. : dahanese
    • You should rig a contest so I can win a copy of MLB 2k7. : sigpro
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      You two should just get a room. Seriously. : mancide
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        I think they already have a room actually : qwpeoriu
        • I know they have a room... : mancide
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        ...we have one... it's our house. : dahanese
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          it's like you're totally married : felicia
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            yeah except he thinks it's funny when i fight with him and he rarely bitches about sex! :D : dahanese
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              Is this like some sort of embedded genetic thing with girls? My girl gets a hair up her ass from time to ... : mancide
              • i'm not sure. i know i was bitching about something concerning work and he offered a solution and i went ... : dahanese
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                voice gets really squeaky and it makes me laugh : mikecyb
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                  Tell me about it. I usually get hit once per month for laughing at the wife's period proccing. Ah, it : [7]kami
                  • :-O : sasowa
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                    I can't believe that you called it "proccing" :( : Ebu
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                      Yes, i play WoW too much. Busted! : [7]kami
                      • WoW stole it from EQ >:( : Ebu
  • Get your own Live account then Mr. Cheapass! : Fred Garvin
• i might be guilty of this. i turned off notifications so i don't know when people are inviting me. but ... : Korban
• Would some people who enjoy R6:V add me? I can only get 2 or 3 shackers to ever want to play. I'm on cons... : zyklonbee
• I might be on the list after this thread. ;) : Sylvanus
• I think I win. I get invited all the time to play games I don't own. :P Also, I'm on live all the time... : jason bergman
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  You realize I'm adding all of you guys. That's a ton of people to tick off. ;) Not that I'm going to t... : Sylvanus
  • Cancelled many of the requests, so don't be offended. Add me if you'd like. :) Generally, I'm mainly go... : Sylvanus
• I bought TMNT last night and was sure that I'd find a bunch of people online playing, and alas, the 2 peo... : Entity

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  tribal is so 2001 : GloriousCow
  • 2001 is so 1968 : drucifer
• you bleed to know your alive : nyranger66
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  when you do decide to do it, wait a year and then if you still want to do it, go ahead. : kramweil
  • What, will I grow tired of my anime-inspired rose tattoo? : woddemandred
  • you could get it done in henna first too : GloriousCow
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    Ye, that's what i've been doing for 10 years now. I feel it is time to stop waiting and starting getting ... : [7]kami
    • you're a girl right? : fletch_
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  Im thinking of getting cowboy spurs on my ankles what say you shack?! its also my last name ;) : oldschoolbob-o
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    anyones? : oldschoolbob-o
    • Hey if it makes you happy bud, I wouldn't do such a thing, but its not mine : fletch_
• http://bwwd.org/Images/BWINGS1.jpg : Poor Yurik
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  they wont make you fly : bagelcc
  • cynic : fletch_
  • they might if the ink is laced with lsd... : AbortedFetusChristi
  • Only Red Bull give you wings. : Super Sparker
  • but they might let you sing. : silent prophet
• Do not do it. I so regret my tat. : topkatz
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  Sounds about as awesome as this girl I know getting two bear paw prints on either side of her lower back.... : Vantage
  • [lol] : stgulik
  • haha it'll look like a bear fucked her from behind : Zibro
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  Like this? http://ecks.shackspace.com/tattoo.jpg : Ecks
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    Nah. Just the back of my shoulders. Also: i r male. : [7]kami
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      Regarding the latter: Are you sure? : Ebu
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        Somehow i'm getting the idea that "wing style" is getting interpretted the wrong way. :/ I didn't mea... : [7]kami
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          I'm pretty sure you meant wings like maxi-pad wings. : Ecks
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            No, that's what you want me to do. I totally respect your pref, but won't budge (in any way). : [7]kami
            • One of my buddies has a suit of armor with angle wings on his back.... that is pretty sick :) : oldschoolbob-o

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  saw them last november here in Ottawa.... fantastic show, they more than delivered.... fucking had a blas... : ghost hacker
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    I would loooove to see them live. : Vantage
    • small club, very intimate, http://www.clubheaven.ca/calendar.htm ... fucking site is slooooooowwwwwwww...... : ghost hacker
  • They're in London in may. I am so booking tickets. : node
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  Add this to the list of things I wish I could get over iTunes so I didn't have to deal with people giving... : Majuju
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    You should wear pants when you go out in public. : Afterglow
    • You sound just like the cop who hauled me in last time. also: research indicates the single is availab... : Majuju
  • lol oh god dude, gimme a break. i buy all kinds of bizarre fucking music and nobody gives me a weird loo... : cam3lt0sis
  • I don't really like this stuff but I honestly can't imagine what kind of crazy ass record stores you go t... : Chris Remo
  • they might have it on emusic , check them out : PlanetPerfecto
• my friend is going to see them at SKILLS on march 31... deep voices is pretty cool too : SMBYourFather
• Infected Mushroom is cool : gyokuro
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  I remember 1st hearing them in the late 90's or early 2000's. I remember this cool internet radio station... : PlanetPerfecto
  • Shpongle is outstanding. : Pacalon
  • I actually got into goa/psytrance from some indy game trailer that was going to use that kind of music. N... : node
• Wow I always thought I was cool, but how could I have possibly been anything but a faggity feg when I hav... : SpaecKow
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  I've tried listening to this band so many times. I just don't get it. It seems so... overdone. "Shit guys... : nomaad
  • I'm sure they're not trying to convey anything, I also have a strong feeling the dude is not actually Spa... : SpaecKow
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    It's dark and complex trance. Not to everyone's taste but I love it. :) : node
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      I wouldn't say complex. : paravis
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        I'm not sure I'd call this dark or trance either tbh but what do I know : tigeN
        • I'd say its dark for the most part, and trance because.. thats the genre it belongs to, psytrance. But a... : paravis
• They are astonishingly good. I'd rate Astral Projection after them but they're still not exactly close. B... : node
• you can preorder tomorrow(16th): http://shop.bne.co.il/product_info.php?products_id=879&language=en aw... : smax
• how do you dance to this stuff? : Break
• That single is meh. I like IM and I sure hope the whole album isn't like that. : paravis
• could it be any more corny? : Mansmells
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  oh i've got it... bleep bloob plib bleep blop! you kids today! : GloriousCow
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    or like rock: twang, twang, tadadadadadadaadad, TWANG, twang, TWUNG. YeeeEEEEEAAAAAHHHH! : paravis
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      srsly, i can't believe all those metal heads or rock guys always criticize electronic music. what they d... : vassili_zaitsev
      • I love trance music is because it doesn't have lyrics. If you ever listen to the lyrics to any pop cultur... : spiffymc
• I met them once in Montreal, my buddy had booked them for a rave party thing. Nice guys. : melt_core
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  I wasn't crazy about the new single, but there's always been a track or two on each album that didn't do ... : Vincent Grayson
  • Other tracks on the album are better, imo. This is the only one publically available at the moment thoug... : Vantage
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  And for more goa/psytrance: http://www.di.fm/mp3/goapsy.pls : Ride-My-Rocket
  • ^^ Best internet radio station right here. The trance music channel is fantastic! : spiffymc
• i've seen them twice in montreal. srsly, if you think they're good through your stereo, they're 5x bette... : vassili_zaitsev
• Thanks for the link, <3 infected mushroom. : illwill18