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[zebratimw]

"All those empty rooms

We could have been anywhere, anywhere else

Instead, I made a bed with apathy

My heart knew the weight

Ten years worth of dust and neglect

We made our peace with weariness and let it be..."

(Song: The Moon will Sing by the Crane Wives)

[sleepiestoken]

i've just pulled out some interesting quotes from the metal hammer article for myself and anyone else interested. anything bolded for emphasis by me.

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George Lever [Sleep Token producer 2016-2021]: The starting point was removing this idea of the music you listen to being related to the person making it. By being anonymous, the listener is forced to relate to what they're actually hearing.

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James Monteith [Tesseract guitarist/publicist at Hold Tight PR]: I was approached by Tom Quigley, who was a scene regular and ran a few blogs at the time. He said he was working with this new band, would we maybe be interested in doing their press? We ended up talking for an hour, and he rolled out the whole concept, the imagery and everything about it... other than the music.

George: The lore/narrative was pretty loose still, but it definitely existed.

James: There was nothing specific as such, more this idea of creating an occult vibe and feeling, led by this prophet-like character who leads a religion.

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George: A lot of the first EP was actually us trying stuff out. We recorded the drums on a whim at Monnow Valley Studio in Wales. I introduced him to one of my friends, who actually still drums in them now.

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James: We always got requests [for interviews], but the band said from the start they were anonymous and wouldn't do them. It helped create more curiosity because nobody could get access to them.

Matt Benton [Metal Hammer writer]: You can't do an introductory piece without an interview. We managed to get an agreement for an email interview with Metal Hammer. Even then, the band knew they didn't want a voice.

Matt: It's one of only a few interviews they've ever done. It's something I'm glad exists, because it's like getting the Word Of God.

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George: I had freedom to offer interpretations of what I was hearing. It was a very fortunate combination of personalities and ideals. There was never any, 'We're going to take over the world' -type chat. It was more, 'Do we like this? Let's do more of that.'

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Nathan Barley Phillips [co-founder of Basick Records]: Trying to keep some sense of anonymity was a real mission. Particularly getting them to and from the stage [at Great Escape festival 2018] without anyone seeing who they were.

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George: We did Sundowning in three months - we went from demo to final master being released in just 12 weeks. We didn't have days off; we'd do seven in the morning until seven, eight or even nine at night every day for three months. We were in each other's pockets; we'd go to the gym together, swim, do the sauna... All this stuff to recover from being sat down all the time. There was a lot of time to spend holistically being friends making this record. We didn't know how to make this thing, but we had a confidence that we'd get there in the end. That's my favourite three-month period of my life.

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George: We started making [TPWBYT] and the first day was when lockdowns began. Tomb... was tough for all of us emotionally. There were lifestyle pressures as a result of the lockdown that made it not very conducive to making art that is supposed to be welcoming. A lot of those songs are, in one way or another, about love, love being lost or remorse, they are compassionate tales that are designed to bring the listener towards the artist. It's hard to do that when it feels like the world is going to end.

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Matt: I've got friends in merchandising and they say Sleep Token shift more merch than any other UK heavy band - more than even Iron Maiden.

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Nathan: Bands like Ghost and Sleep Token aren't successful because they wear masks. They're successful because they write great music. Masks don't mean anything if the music isn't any good.

Matt: I'll be interested to see, when the first official TV movie of the band gets made, the difference between the reality of what happened and the story that gets told. In a way, the myth becomes reality.

[hoppip]

man, I miss this place and making cat comics so much

[obsob]

my dreams are sweet when im with you!!!!!!!

[feelo-fick]

chilaios telepathy compilation. btw.

also these ones arent telepathy i just think its fun that they defend eachother + are on the same page about alchohol :

[luguangs]

[asmogorna]

"Please pass the pills🍷"

close ups + process thingies as a bonus :3

originally i TO MY SHAME didn't think about the "please pass the pills" line and instead normal?? will?? norman?? was passing the other guy napkins ..

[angelbitezzz]

Boy i sure hope this partnership ends well

[swampybogg]

[deerspherestudios]

— a while back i stumbled upon mushroom oasis and was absolutely dumbfounded by how good it was already (all whilst being a demo, too!!)

couple months later the recent update comes out and i kid you not youtuber after youtuber started uploading videos of their playthroughs and i genuinely felt so GIDDY??<DK!!! and !!!! incredibly excited for you ! 

so happy for the game's success because it is ABSOLUTELY deserved - and your hard work most definitely shows within that !

all that being said be sure 2 never forget to take care of your well-being! tis' important to note that you always come first :P

Aaa thank you!! ❤️ I tend to forget people talk about my games outside of tumblr; I used to be unable to watch playthroughs of my own games because I'd cringe at my own writing,,, (I still do sometimes guawgh) but I'm both happy and proud it's grown the way it has the past 2 years!

I should mention this ask was from 30th December 2023 (I scrolled all the way down my inbox!!!) and I didn't wanna let it stay there so it's out here now for me to archive❤️!!

[comfortyart]

This is a lil gift for @pinkfadespirit based of a moment from their fic Put On A Show. Their writing is filled with moments I end up rereading over and over and I wanted to try and draw one that is burned into my brain.

[positivelyadhd]

reminder that making time for your friends, even when you're tried and socialising feels overwhelming is important to do every so often. it's especially important to do this actually.

time alone can be good, for a time, but humans are social creatures and we need to talk to people, there's nothing wrong with that!!

sometimes the more time you spend alone the more your brain will tell you to stay alone. that's not true, you're allowed to (and should!!) see people that are important to you. sometimes that alone can be surprisingly healing.

[asmodeauxx]

We’ve Missed You, Baphael!

[starflungwaddledee]

did you remember to leave space for all your phantom limbs?

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[expelliarmus]

[madebysoupy]

SO.......... I've been thinking about an original Zelda story lately

The Legend of Zelda - Fractured Realm

I haven't talked about it at all yet, but these yhree have been on my mind consistently enough for me to have to draw them

More info under the cut!!

The (hypothetical) game takes place in the downfall timeline, some time after Adventure of Link. Enough time has passed for villages to have expanded and new ones to be built!

But one day the ground shakes, parts of the earth disappear, new parts taking their place - like someone mixed together three different jigsaw puzzles and is forcing them together into one picture.

Now it's up to Link to find the source of the sudden merge of worlds and realities and restore order to Hyrule - with the help of his fairy companion and Zelda's guidance.

Some more about the characters!

Link

18 years old

Has a cleft lip!

Loser from Old Saria Town - a fisher village, yet he can't fish

His boss tried to find some use for him, but all he's seemingly good for is catching crawfish - and colds

The towns people look down on him

He lives with his aunt, the only person who supports him

His parents died on sea, he's afraid of the sea because of it

He ties flies! Not to use as bait though, just for fun and for the pretty art!

Very shy, still has to find his courage

Scared of Zelda tbh

Honorary lad name is Kalimba

Zelda

In her 60s probably?? Maybe older

She knows a lot more than she's telling anyone

The whole story may or may not be all calculated by her already

Very hard to impress

Direct descendant of Zelda I! Either daughter or granddaughter, couldn't decide yet

She takes her role very seriously

Doesn't dress too fancy - people respect her so much she could probably be in her pajamas and they'd still listen to her

She's mastered the art of communication through looks and glares

Intimidating aura

Doubts Link heavily at first

Puzzle

Little fairy companion!!! What? The name sounds familiar?? Must be a coincidence...

He's been working together with Zelda for a little while before teaming up with Link

Gets half of his knowledge from Zelda

In the (hypothetical) game his sound effects would be flute or recorder notes

Cheerful little thing - thoroughly enjoys zipping around

As is tradition for fairy companions, he nests in Link's hair or hat

Not a shred of doubt in his desision to pick Link - he has full faith in him

May or may not be the spirit of a previous hero........

That's all I'll share today!! I'm open to questions if y'all have any :]

I don't have a title for this yet, so I'm open to suggestions as well 👉👈 THANK YOU FOR VOTING ON THE POLL EVERYONE!! :]]

Thanks for reading this far!! I hope you enjoyed! :]]]