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The Dark Throne 2014 – A Warhammer 40K Tournament
Corehammer presents: The Dark Throne, our first Warhammer 40K Tournament
on Saturday 26th April 2014, at the North West Gaming Centre, Stockport.
Tickets are £10 for 3 games of 1000pt Warhammer 40K, and includes a hot meal.
Prizes for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place, best looking army and wooden spoon
This is a primarily a social day, for hanging out, meeting new people and having a laugh.
There will be a bring and buy from the people at Warmart, and anyone taking part
can have a table to sell stuff that Andy and the guys will run for them.
There will also be people on hand to run demo games of X Wing, Warhammer Fantasy,
Dust Tactics, Hordes/Warmachine and Bolt Action. Details here
Tickets available from our store
Please add a note in PayPal with your army choice
Event pack and details here
Email us at corehammercrew@gmail.com with any queries
EDIT: PLAYER TICKETS FOR THIS EVENT HAVE NOW SOLD OUT. Drop us a line if you want to jump on the reserves list. The Warmart and demo games are open to all though so come and hang.
Apocalypse 91…The Golden Age Of Hip-Hop
Warhammer, heavy metal, computer games, skateboarding and hip-hop were the things I loved as a young teenager. Niche hobbies, unpopular stuff, and things you had to go off the beaten track to indulge. It was hard work, but hey, that’s punk rock for you. Around about the same time I discovered Warhammer in the 4th year (that’s year 10 in new money) I was handed a tape of the latest Public Enemy album ‘Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black’. I had to prise the Guns N Roses tape out of the Alba hi-fi, and what I heard blew my tiny ignorant mind. This went in hard, was political, had boatloads of swearing, and even had the cover of ‘Bring The Noise’ by Anthrax. Considerer me converted!
Band Of The Week – NIBIRU
“Nibiru play hardcore bone-crunching mayhem psychedelic sex-funk from heaven, and we’re here to perpetrate the funk into your anal cavity. So pay attention.”
Not my words, the words of Nibiru themselves, when they were interviewed by SWNK, at the back end of 2011. Strong words from a band featuring members of some of Ireland’s finest hardcore mobs (Frustration, Bang Bros and Famine) who play some equally strong music
This is a witch’s brew of epic proportions. Take the attitude of NYHC, the swagger of early grunge and crunch of 90s metal, and you’re someway to embracing the majesty of Nibiru. If you can’t process that, and need it be pigeon-holed, then think Life Of Agony or Twitching Tongues. You know, big fuck off RIFFS™, a massive chorus, thumping rhythms, breakdowns, there’s something for everyone to get their teeth into. Moshers and headbangers unite!
Nostalgia is selling well at the moment, with bands like the aforementioned Twitching Tongues, Daylight, Title Fight and the sorely-missed Basement tapping into that golden era of music, that’s causing dudes in their mid-30s to lose their shit when they hear it. People reminisce about their carefree younger days and how great it was, but I think it misses the point. It’s not about the times, it’s more about that feeling you had when you first heard these seminal bands. Remember the first time you listened to the Revelation Records: In-Flight Program sampler, hearing bands like Quicksand making the leap and crossing over, the sheer joy of those staccato riffs and emotional vocals? Well, that’s what I get with Nibiru. It doesn’t make me think about being at school (which was shit), it connects in a way like when I first heard Tool or Helmet.
Don’t think Nibiru are a worship and tribute act though, not at all, they’ve got a strong game, and enough hooks in their locker to keep it fresh and exciting. They pay respect to the Allfathers, but forge ahead with their own chapter. So, do yourself a favour and pick up their new 7″ on Carry The Weight from our man Pat, or the demo 7″ on Holy Roar
Planet earth is a dying whore. Embrace Nibiru.
http://planetnibiru.bandcamp.com/
http://www.ctwrecords.com/
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Oldhammer – Bring Out Your Lead! 2013
As I delve back into the hobby, I’ve noticed loads of cool blogs, such as Oldhammer, Realm Of Chaos 80s, The Citadel Collector and Warhammer For Adults amongst others, that are dedicated to the early editions of Warhammer and the hobby in general. So when I noticed Oldhammer were having a weekender, amusingly called Bring Out Your Lead, here in Nottingham at Foundry Miniatures, I thought it would be rude not to pop in for an hour or so, check out some Spirit Of The 80s action, take a few photos, and have a mooch about.
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VULKAN LIVES – BY NICK KYME
I’ve been eagerly awaiting this novel, since Vulkan literally vanished under a mushroom cloud on the black sands of Isstvan V, courtesy of an epic barrage from the Iron Warriors, as they cruelly betrayed the warriors of Nocturne. We’ve been teased with a couple of hints that he may have survived, and as the synopsis confirms, he’s become a plaything of Konrad Curze, and as the story pans out, we’re treated to a fascinating insight into both Primarch’s minds. With any book review, it’s difficult to get into details without spoiling the plot twists, but as a general view the book is split intotwo main stories, each with its own flashbacks and points of view from various characters.
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Feels Good To Be A Punk Loser
Back in the day, whatever I was into was a niche hobby or interest, be it computer games, heavy metal, skateboarding or Warhammer. When I say niche hobby, I mean you and the other few social pariahs into it took pelters at school for being squares and were left feeling like a piece of shit for not toeing the party line. Fast forward 20 years and the landscape has changed. Pretty much every household has a console, computer and tablet, and grown men are bickering over the upcoming XBox One v PS4 showdown. Heavy music has never been more popular. Admittedly, most of this popular stuff is utter gash, but it raises an eyebrow when people you went to school with, who looked down at you for trying to put Pantera or Sepultura on the 6th form common room stereo, are now gushing over the latest Queens Of The Stone Age and Alice In Chains albums, or this year’s Reading festival line-up. Continue reading