Monthly Archives: June 2013

In Darkness We Stand, Divided We Fall – A Review of Corax: Soulforge

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I’ve had a sabbatical from the Heresy series for the past six months or so due to Black Library changing the publishing formats of the books, and the tragic collector in me wanting to keep everything on my shelf the same size. Rather than spend my time crying about it on the Internet though (if the size of a book’s initial print run format has “killed your love for the series” you need to get a grip), I just caught up with other things like the Wheel of Time (which I didn’t get on with, but I digress) and WWII novels about the Nazis.

The Horus Heresy series for me has on the whole been a great success. I’ve loved how they’ve used it to explore some of the more obscure areas of the background, such as the Mechanicum, Sisters of Silence, Custodes, Thunder Warriors and so on that have been teased about for years, and to be honest they can take as long as they like to get to the Siege of Terra.

Heresy Novella Collection

Heresy Novella Collection

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The Prodigal Son Brings Death

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30k is so hot right now, and with the second Betrayal book likely to be released at Games Day, I thought it would be good to show my journey into Horus Heresy-era models. Having recently attended the Horus Heresy weekender, which was a showcase of what Black Library and Forge World have planned for the series, with seminars with the authors and modellers, I will say now that this was an amazing event and I will do a summary of it in another post. I picked up loads of tips from Mark Bedford who does sculpts and paints for Forge World. He showed us one standard troop from each Legion that he had created using resin and plastic parts , as well as some he had sculpted himself, which inspired me to think about how I could make the most out of the bits I currently own and the FW resin kits. Continue reading →

Unholy Majesty

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'The wicked are known from the womb'

‘The wicked are known from the womb’

Here is part one of a two part interview with Unholy Majesty frontman and Corehammer alumni Daniel Duggan. Just to give the unfamiliar a little context, I’ve known Duggan better part of thirteen years after sharing a ride home from some grotty hardcore show in Margate in 2000. Back then he was a spotty little toerag with a shit haircut who smoked and made poor decisions when it came to trousers, but despite his massive flaws in style and habit, we still managed to find common ground in a mutual appreciation for all things nerdy that has formed the bedrock of our friendship.

These days Duggan fronts the mighty Unholy Majesty who hail from Margate town centre and peddle a filthy blend of punk and metal in the grim traditions of Ringworm, 100 Demons and Integrity. Preeminent Baltmore hardcore label A389 recently pressed Unholy Majesty’s much sought after demo tape onto vinyl. Now, with a much anticipated album release looming on the horizon and a decent haircut at last, things are looking very promising indeed. Here’s what the kid had to say…

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The Punk Roots Of Games Workshop.

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White Dwarf through the ages…

A lot of people don’t understand how dudes who are into hardcore punk can possibly have it in them to be such massive fucking losers with an obsession for Space Marines. I mean, lets look at the facts. Hardcore and punk (at least in the format that the Corehammer writers know & give a shit about) is Do-It-Yourself. It’s a bunch of lads and a bunch of girls who did, and continue to do their own bands, their own labels, their own press, their own sites, their own gigs. And while I know there’s plenty of you little fuckers out there who’ll happily try and squeeze a few quid from your shitty mosh parts, the overarching theme is that as soon as money gets involved, things start to dilute.

Lets contrast this with Games Workshop. A company worth millions. That employs over 2000 people, that is floated on the stock market, that frequently increases its prices while decreasing its contents, much to the fury of many of its neck-bearded patrons, who still flock to their local shop anyway, and in droves on the day of a new books release.

Seems like the two things are worlds apart right? But if we stretch it back a few years, you’ll see that the beginnings of Games Workshop aren’t that much different from the beginnings of plenty of DIY record labels that are now household names to dorky straight edge and hardcore kids.  Continue reading →

Sunday Lifestyle Tips

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Heading to Games Workshop today lads? If the thought has even crossed your mind, then the chances are you fucking stink. I know it’s just after mid-day and you’re probably only on your fourth can of Mountain Dew, but trust me lad, the grease on that neckbeard is gonna be getting funky in about two hours time.

Don’t worry though. The Corehammer Crew are strong advocates of the Functional Gamer lifestyle. You can roll some dice AND smell like a normal human being, and here’s how. Continue reading →