#stage antics

[tyforthevnm]

clown-to-clown communication (bonn, innoahcuous)

[June 23, 2022]

[yridenergyridenergy]

Kyo, rocker

Tour23 Phalaris vol.II

[notafraidofredyellowandblue]

look at Luis insta you can see Paul looking back at Schneider during mein tiel intro what is up with these three?

Schneider is the one who starts the beat for that one, and the guitarists have to join in at the right count. Sometimes Schneider plays it just a tiny bit different than they expect and you see them turning to him.

i remember from last year, the guitarists first looking at eachother in a 'huh, did we do something wrong' way, and then turning to the back 'no, it was him' 😊

i love these little interactions 🥰

[locusfandomtime]

see the fandom has this thing where the hermits are different species and when they’re part animal/mob they’re a hybrid but nobody talks about the even funnier canon lore that they’re all the exact same species. Their species is hermit.

[long post - lots of worldbuilding and speculative biology below]

Jevin looks like a slime, Doc looks like that, most of them look human, but in actuality they’re all just hermits. The only information we have about this is that hermits are shorter than the average player, some references to hobbits, some references to hermits being hardworking, the fact that gem isn’t a hermit and had to wear antlers to pretend to be one, and that’s it.

I love biology and worldbuilding and this is fascinating to me. When you take into account previous seasons and events and throw-away lines this gets even more insane. Grian and Hypno are acknowledged to not have mouths (and even more hermits don’t have them on their skin). Mumbo turned into a potato. Cleo had snake hair at one point. There are a million other weird things I’m forgetting. You could handwave some of this with an explanation like “hermits are shapeshifters” or “hermits are gods” and that is a very valid and fun take but I think it is SO much funnier if these are just normal things that happen in the hermit species, which aren’t fantastical at all and are adaptations with elaborate mechanics and explanations.

Perhaps hermits, similar to bugs, regularly shed their skin (or a process similar to it) and change their appearance. Some insects change colours/appearance due to their environment rather than genetics, ie macleays spectre stick insects can turn lichen colours when raised around lichen. Maybe the hermits shed their skins on a regular basis, including during their adult life, and this allows them to better match their environment- causing physical changes related to what they have been exposed to. This causes potato Mumbo and medusa Cleo and DM Tango and any other example of a specific skin change. For more constant differences in appearance - maybe life cycles could be considered?

this may be the weirdest thing I’ve ever made. For those that don’t know, “n” is the number of chromosomes, where n is the haploid number, so 2n is diploid. Diploid cells are necessary for sexual reproduction. Of course, a lot of these life cycles are centered around reproduction, as is the nature of a life cycle, but in reality the hermits are in no rush and are happy to stay at whatever point of the life cycle they’re at, this is just an outline of the species’ mechanics.

I mean, most of this diagram is conjecture… but I think it is interesting to consider! Jevin especially reminded me a lot of slime mould life cycles so this is heavily inspired off that, but also inspired by bug life cycles as well.

If you want to get even more indepth we can consider the gender roles of hermit society (remember that clip where Grian implied builders were housewives and redstoners were breadwinning husbands?). Perhaps we can get meta and consider respawn an aspect of being a hermit as well - are they able to regenerate after death? What is Cleo’s place in all this, being undead? Is arm thickness, where your arm can either be 3px or 4px wide, an example of sexual dimorphism?

but. well. tldr: the hermits being one species is a very fun idea we should be doing more with, i think

[derwahnsinn]

2023 Europe Stadium Tour Photos

A few of my photos from the 2023 Europe Stadium Tour. For this installment, I chose the theme "interaction".

Odense 07.06.2023: Till expressing his feelings about Richard's so-called Mosquito Dance.

Munich 08.06.2023: Paul and Schneider sharing a moment.

Munich 10.06.2023: A pile of six middle-aged German men.

Munich 11.06.2023: Paul and Oliver greeting fans from their boat.

Groningen 06.07.2023: Paul laughing at Schneider's antics.

Budapest 11.07.2023: Schneider touching Oliver while taking a bow.

Berlin 16.07.2023: Richard actually not deep-throating Till's camera.

Berlin 18.07.2023: Flake holding up a mirror so Till could do a Puppe cam inception.

Paris 22.07.2023: Paul literally stirring Flake's pot.

Chorzów 30.07.2023: Oliver reacting to Paul.

Chorzów 31.07.2023: Richard and Oliver laughing in the elevator.

Brussels 03.08.2023: Till and Paul singing together.

Brussels 04.08.2023: Till and Richard after Sonne.

Brussels 05.08.2023: Wet guitarists kissing.

[add1ctedt0you]

What a plot twist you were. [x]

[tyforthevnm]

My Chemical Romance at Mean Fiddler, London, England on September 14, 2004 | Hayley Madden

[steinwayandhissons]

lately ive been obsessed with the fact that when alex sings on stage, he can never keep his eyes open for more than a few seconds at a time, and even then they’re half-lidded

[saintofanything]

"final waltz: the disc war finale" (x)

getty image sources: [first] [second] [third]

[notafraidofredyellowandblue]

Till sneaking away with drumsticks

Vienna 2023-07-26, video by ig account rip_sync

During the drsg freeze, Till sneaks up on Schneider and sneaks away with a set of drumsticks 😊

love Schneider chuckling at that 😊

[corpusdiem-seizethedead]

Jack: Race and SPOT? I don’t see it.

Davey:

Jack: Oh God, now I see it.

Davey:

Jack: Davey, I can’t stop seeing it

[sleepanonymous]

Hi!! I'm kind of new here and I was wondering if you could help me with a question I've been trying to find the answer to! When did IV 1 leave? Was it after This Place Will Become Your Tomb? Thank you and I hope you have a good week!

Hello Anon 🖤 Welcome to the fandom. I’m glad you’re here. As for your question, I took it too seriously 😅 I also feel guilty for lazily lumping the previous two IVs together in the OG IV tag I use, which may be adding to the confusion I’ve seen cropping up here on Tumblr about Sleep Token’s Touring members.

TLDR Answer: The first IV stopped touring with Sleep Token in late 2018, several months before Sundowning was released.

Much longer and convoluted answer: The source I originally had gave an obligatory 2020 date for the first IV and the Keyboardist leaving Sleep Token as touring musicians. I always took that year at face value, but I’m glad I did a deep dive into this for you because I’ve found something interesting (or maybe I’m just weird, idk). The last show I know for certain that the first IV played with Sleep Token was at St Pancras Old Church in October 2018 (YouTube link). I could have sworn Sleep Token played more shows in 2018 after October, but I’m not finding much online to support that. The first show I can find that Sleep Token played following the one in 2018 was when they opened for Baby Metal in July 2019 (YouTube link). This show has the guitarist who replaced the first IV (whom I’ve confusingly dubbed OG IV) Interestingly, he also plays the keys instead of Vessel, which I’ve never seen before. This is also the first performance with the Vesselettes as far as I can tell. I did some more digging, even though this technically wasn’t your question, but the first show I found that has our current IV was, surprisingly, the Download 2021 show I just posted about (Tumblr link) where the poor guy was so shy and standing off to the side and didn’t move.

Since I'm on a rant, I also want to mention that I had someone tell me recently that III was also replaced as a touring member at some point? As far back as I could go with live videos (there's nothing readily accessible before 2018) he looks like the same guy? It's the same Warwick bass guitar at least. If anyone has some more concrete information on that, I'd very much appreciate it 🖤

[yellowloid]

girls when it's been a year since the car tour started and it's all gonna be over in a couple of months

[derwahnsinn]

2023 Europe Stadium Tour Photos 2

Some more photos from the 2023 Europe Stadium Tour. This time I have gone with single shots of band members.

20.05.2023 LIFAD Rehearsal, Vilnius: Oliver Riedel on the Puppe Cam.

22.05.2023 Vilnius: One of few times Till Lindemann got to ride the penis cannon.

27.05.2023 Helsinki 1: Christoph Schneider with very limited facial hair.

28.05.2023 Helsinki 2: Paul Landers from behind.

02.06.2023 Odense 1: Flake Lorenz in the pot.

03.06.2023 Odense 2: Richard Z. Kruspe, the rock star.

07.06.2023 Munich 1: Paul Landers making a "phone call" during Mein Teil.

08.06.2023 Munich 2: Oliver Riedel just being himself.

10.06.2023 Munich 3: Richard Z. Kruspe during the DRSG freeze.

11.06.2023 Munich 4: Serious Schneider with a lot more facial hair.

06.07.2023 Groningen 1: Till Lindemann checking his Flake stew.

07.07.2023 Groningen 2: Flake Lorenz in a penis hat he picked up during the boat ride.

11.07.2023 Budapest 1: Richard Z. Kruspe blowing a kiss to the camera after the show.

12.07.2023 Budapest 2: Paul Landers just before eating confetti.

15.07.2023 Berlin 1: A wet Christoph Schneider with less facial hair.

16.07.2023 Berlin 2: Flake Lorenz in a shark hat he picked up during the boat ride.

18.07.2023 Berlin 3: Oliver Riedel works really hard to blend in with the stage.

22.07.2023 Paris: Till Lindemann after his initial mohawk had fallen down.

30.07.2023 Chorzów 1: Richard Z. Kruspe sweating? Crying? Let the speculations begin.

31.07.2023 Chorzów 2: Till's heart burns.

03.08.2023 Brussels 1: Flake Lorenz in the lotus position.

04.08.2023 Brussels 2: Oliver Riedel in his quite spectacular outfit.

05.08.2023 Brussels 3: Paul Landers's make-up lost the battle against the rain.

And finally a bonus photo so that each band member gets the same amount of photos:

03.08.2023 Brussels 1: Christoph Schneider showing the new trick he learned during the tour.

All photos by me. Please don't repost without credit.

[bybdolan]

mhhh the fact that the person is described as a "hologram" in cososom makes me wonder if it is a reference to the narrator witnessing this kissing on a screen instead of real life.