Posts made by Bridger

Is this signalling to Toto or a shot over the Redbull bow?

Manchester hardcore.

I have only just come across these guys.

Been around since 2015 and playing a mid-afternoon slot at Hellfest last year.

Good sign for a band on the up.

Have you seen this @Tago-Mago?

There is no picture of Mario in the dictionary next to the definition of "sloppy". Clean AF.

@Giles said in Giles and Alex hit Japan - May 2026:

Someone has been testing the arc machine…..

This is your man.

(No animals were used in testing)

@Tago-Mago I agree with your comment re Pantera.

Personally, I consider Gojira the best metal band on earth at the moment. I have seen them a bunch since Magma and as you say, they put on an intense live show.

They headlined Bloodstock in 2018 and cemented their importance for me. Decapitated were also on the bill and they're another tech death metal act not to be fucked with.

@Tago-Mago I saw Slayer at Finsbury Park just after the last Sabbath gig at Villa Park. They were great, but I would love to see them with Dave. As per the poster, Slayer continue to play - despite their last tour a few years ago.

I have tix for Metallica for July and Gojira (along with Pantera) are one of the day's supports. Looking forward to it and bonus that I can walk home from the stadium.

@Tago-Mago said in Music:

Slayer was the most intense live concert I have ever been to.

With or without DL?

I enjoyed these places in Tokyo

https://www.33-1-3rpm.com/english-page/

https://casadesarasa.thebase.in/ (worth booking)

Both movies consist of scenes that can be watched independently of the rest of the film. There's a hotel in Berlin that has TBL on a dedicated channel on repeat 24 hours. You can turn it on and watch a few scenes at any point, and it makes sense. I think Bueller would work the same way.

@louisbosco said in London (UK):

@ARNC said in London (UK):

4 May

may the fourth be with you

@louisbosco, this has more relavance to the exhibition than you realise. @ARNC can report back on the fourth.

@RobeOfTheMagi said in Iron Heart Germany- Hamburg:

it looks tiny but it swells like crazy

Perfect line for a dating profile

@RobeOfTheMagi said in Iron Heart Germany- Hamburg:

17cm when it’s not too warm.

Stay warm, she said

@endo said in London (UK):

I wish I could.

It's not far from city airport...

Make a day trip of it.

Nice one @ARNC - a good outing for big red.

Check out the Samurai exhibition catalogue book in the gift shop. I didn't get one (kind of regretting it), one the value seems remarkable in this day and age.

Very cool as always @Steve.

The lion-dog scroll at the British Museum Samurai exhibition made me think of your recent tiger work.

The scroll shows a mother lion-dog casts its cub off a cliff to test its strength and endurance. If the cub can clamber back to the cliff-top, it is destined for a long life.

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1881-1210-0-1353

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_1881-1210-0-1353?selectedImageId=1287115001

If you are interested in Japan, come to London.

The Samurai exhibition at the British Museum is excellent. It has great artwork and has something for anime and manga fans.

It finishes on the 4 May.

If you're hungry - grab a feed at Okan after (bookings recommended - it is popular for a reason). I understand their Okonomiyaki is pretty legit Hiroshima style.

@Freeman said in Music: Metal/Punk Rock:

Nice one @Freeman - but do be careful burning churches wearing Crocs - they're flammable

@Giles said in Watches - another OCD problem:

But love the "standard" version....

I saw this in Japan recently. It's definitely a step towards the real deal despite the twitter logo.

My prediction (with no knowledge) is that within one, at worst two years, they will remove the prospex logo. They are currently cutting their nose to spite their face and at some point management will stop this. This watch is an icon and having some numpty marketing on the face is a travesty.

Mind the price is now 35 to 40% more than the original, which is getting into Grand Seiko territory.

However, I would take this any day over a submawanker.

@JoshC, the rest of the crew are clearly not exploiting the airport drinking opportunity, where time is relative.

Sake please.

@AdamJ said in IH-684S-16-GER - Iron Heart Germany 16oz Selvedge Denim Relaxed Straight Cut Jeans - Indigo:

Some of the IHUK en route!

@JoshC - nothing like a brekkie neck oil to keep the beard in check.