Welcome to the "Dawn Of Battle"

“In a society that hates me deeply and scars my soul daily, in countries that have branded me as an outcast and deprived me of any sense of belonging, in a world the foundations and rules of which I deny, being likeable would mean that I am starting to look like it.”

12/21/11

Sunlight – Rockin’ All Around [EP, 2011]


Sunlight – Rockin’ All Around [EP, 2011]


 
Sunlight is a Greek hard rock/AOR band and they have released their first EP called “Rockin’ all around”. The bands style is classic 80s hard rock and they’re based in Athens, Greece. The area in which they live in, is called Ilioupoli, and it literally gave birth to the bands name (Ilioupoli means Sun City).

The band has 3 songs in their EP, 2 classic hard rock songs, “Follow your heart” and “Rockin’ All Around” and a ballad called “When I See You”. You can clearly spot that the band has worked a lot on their songs, but their influences seem a little bit mixed, and that results to very good songs like “Rockin’ All Around” sounding a bit weird in some parts.

The overall result in this EP is very satisfying, however, I believe that the band has much more to give. Their debut album is coming up soon, and if they improve their sound a little bit, I believe it is going to surprise many 80s hard rock fans.

Band Line-up:

Panos Anastopoulos - Keyboards, synthesizer
Sakis Kotsiras – Drums
Dimitris Giannakopoulos - Lead Vocals
Makis Kaponis - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Nikolas Argyridis - Bass, Backing Vocals

Tracklist:

Follow Your Heart

Rockin’ All Around 
When I See You

Contact Info:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/219724086730/

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12/11/11

Black Hat Bones - Black Hat Bones [Promo CD, 2011]


Black Hat Bones - Black Hat Bones [Promo CD, 2011]




Black Hat Bones are a very fresh rock band but with a very vintage sound. They formed in Sparta, back in 2009, and after a few changes in their line-up, they are now based in Athens. They are currently focused on writing their own songs for their first full-length album, but until then they’re giving us a small taste through their promo.


All the songs in the promo are classic “old-school” rock, with a lot of boogie elements and some stoner riffs. Some songs like “Razzroll” also have a few heavier elements, without losing the musical identity of the band and certainly, without losing the boogie rock riffs. Their style will satisfy every lover of 90s American rock as well as fans of bands like Creed, Nickelback,  3 Doors Down etc, without the punk elements and with a lot of heavier riffing in some places.


Band Line-up:

Bob - Vocals
Mikko - Guitar
Panokas - Bass
Jason - Drums

Tracklist:

01. Old Charlie
02. Bleed In Face
03. Razzroll
04. Prophet King

Contact Info:




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12/9/11

JunkYard 69 - On A Wing And A Prayer [Demo, 2011]





JunkYard 69 - On A Wing And A Prayer [Demo, 2011]



"On A Wing And A Prayer" is the name, rock 'n' roll is the game. The first demo from Junkyard 69 is out and it delivers nearly 17 minutes of pure rock to your ears. The band gets straight to the point from the first song entitled "We Want War", preparing you for what's coming up next. "Web Of Seduction" is another classic hard rock blow, reminding a lot of the 80s L.A. glam days, with a small touch of very, very early Bon Jovi. The next song is called "Jane", and this might come as a little surprise, because not many bands choose to record a ballad for their very first demo. A very nice blend of all the self-destructing musical and lyrical elements of such legends as L.A. Guns, Guns 'n' Roses and Skid Row, this is probably one of the best ballads of it's kind, and it won't go unnoticed, even if the 80s hard rock genre isn’t your style. Another very good song is the last of the demo called "Jailbreak", where the band simply reminds everyone once more, that it's all about rock 'n' roll no matter what.

A very nice blend of all the good elements of good old L.A. glam, sleaze and hard rock, with a very small, nearly non-existent reference to more modern genres like N.W.O.S.S.M., like so many other bands do nowadays. All the songs are pure rock played straight from the heart, the production and vocals are good, and it's definitely a must for everyone who enjoys a fresh breeze of 80s influenced Greek hard rock.

Band Lineup:

Jimmy Junk - Rhythm Guitar
Nikko Lust - Bass
Vaine Ved - Lead Vox
Spades - Drums
Jersey - Lead Guitar

Tracklist:

1. We Want War
2. Web Of Seduction
3. Jane (Needle In Your Dreams)
4. Jailbreak

Contact Info:

http://www.youtube.com/user/JunkYard69Official

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12/8/11

Strikelight, Crimson Fire, Demolition Train - 18.12.2011 @ KYTTARO Live Club


Strikelight, Crimson Fire,  Demolition Train - 18.12.2011 @ KYTTARO Live Club



TITLE :  Strikelight, Crimson Fire,  Demolition Train
WHEN : 18.12.2011 – 20.00 (Starting Time)
WHERE : KYTTARO Live Club / ΚΥΤΤΑΡΟ (Ipeirou 48, Athens, Greece)
MONTH : December
PRICE : 5€










EAT METAL RECORDS PRESENTS:
STRIKELIGHT / CRIMSON FIRE / DEMOLITION TRAIN 

Gig starts : 20.00

“Eat Metal Records” (http://www.facebook.com/pages/EAT-METAL-RECORDS/192301724138260), the best name when it comes to Greek underground heavy metal, is once more presenting some of the best names in the scene with the lowest price possible. “Kyttaro Live Club” is one of the best (…or maybe THE best?) live stages for this gig that noone should miss!

Strikelight

After their first strike of pure NWOBHM, Strikelight are back with a new even more killer record, which will definitely interest every old school heavy metal fan. Having supported such legends in the past as ANVIL, Blitzkrieg, Angelwitch and many more, in this show they will present their new album in it’s entirety along with their old classics and some covers, always in the spirit of a true, pure heavy metal underground concert.

Crimson Fire

Another Greek heavy metal band, which has also been one of the favorite bands of the underground audience, they released their first full-length album last year and the reviews are great. Having played alongside some monsters like Tokyo Blade, Brocas Helm, Anvil, Demon and Heir Apparent, the band really knows how to deliver some heavy metal into the eyes and ears of the fans. Metal is back!

Demolition Train

Demolition Train are one of the most prominent names right now in the Greek underground heavy metal scene. Speed riffing, aggressive songs and excellent live performances are all that’s known for this band which still, has only one demo. In this show they’ll present the songs from this demo and some from their upcoming full-length album, which is currently being recorded. The future looks bright ahead!

Also on Burst.gr - http://burst.gr/live/upcoming/details/42-strikelight-crimson-fire-demolition-train

Karma Violens - Dormancy [Full-length, 2011]





Karma Violens - Dormancy  [Full-length, 2011]




After 9 years of existence, 1 demo and 1 EP, finally the first full-length album of Karma Violens is released. After seeing them supporting the almighty Judas Priest on their final tour this summer, I was pretty sure that the aggressive feeling they had on stage would be depicted on the record as well.


Dormancy is the name, extreme riffing is the game. This record really grabs you by the nuts from the beginning till the end. After being “dormant” for many years, the band has finally decided to strike. The first song “Animal” gets you in the mood for what’s coming up next. A sense of dark thrash/black riffs combined with drum blastbeats and brutal vocals is more than enough to do the trick. The second song “Full Dose Of Hate” is picking up where “Animal” left off and “Death Is Symbolic” is introduced by the great late Chuck Schuldiner, who speaks against categories in metal music, and naturally it contains many Death elements.

The band’s lyrics are mostly about politics and reaction to everything which disturbs us in the society we live in. The next song “Christian Lovers (Made Me Do It)” needs no explanation as it is already a strong statement (and a personal favorite of mine). “Returning From Oslo” is also very good and in “Headstrong Vs. Progress” one can spot a lot of experimenting. The band easily blends all genres of extreme metal and the outcome is indeed way better than many others who tried doing the same. “Molotov Syrup” is a proof of that and one of the best songs on the album. The last songs on the album are “Storm Before Calm” where the aggressive riffing and drumming are at their best once more and “Dormancy” which is, as far as I’m concerned, an instant classic, combining the best elements of Karma Violens and satisfying even those who might not be so interested in the extreme genre of metal. The lack of guitar solos is a little obvious in some parts, but most of the songs are more than fine without them.

This is definitely one of the best works from a Greek extreme metal band, a real mixture of pure roughness and excellent riffology with a very good production by Fotis Bernardo (Septic Flesh) and George Emmanuel (Valet Parn), which really leaves you wondering how their next album will sound like. Definitely a must for every Pantera, Machine Head and Slayer fan out there.

Band Lineup:

Marios - Vocals
George - Guitars
Costas - Guitars
Steven - Bass
Nikk - Drums


Tracklist:

01 – Animal
02 – Full Dose Of Hate
03 – Death Is Symbolic
04 – Christian Lovers (Made Me Do It)
05 – Returning From Oslo
06 – Headstrong Vs. Progress
07 – Molotov Syrup
08 – Storm Before Calm
09 – Dormancy

Contact info:

E-mail : info@karmaviolens.com

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12/7/11

YELLOW BIRD


ANGRY BIRDS - YELLOW BIRD







I haven’t written anything for a while, and that’s because so much has happened during 2011 in Greece, that I really don’t know where to begin! I’ve made some decisions though during the last months and that is NOT to refer in some subjects which might be considered as “serious matters” by most people.


I’ll sum it all up in one article but until then I really needed something to get me going, get me writing again (yeah, you guessed right, THIS is it). I stopped playing PC-games over 5 years ago (with the exception of GTA3 and GTA4), but lately I found out that my browser (Google Chrome) has this game installed which is called “Angry Birds”. I started playing, just for fun, and I really became addicted. I finished it up in a matter of hours and it really felt very good to ease your mind after so long. Most gamers might think it’s silly but well, maybe if I had a blog in the 90s this game would be “Lemmings” or “Worms” instead of “Angry Birds”.

     This is my small humble photo tribute to my favorite bird from the game, the yellow one. Enjoy. (All photos are from Google, I don’t have the copyrights for anything.)
























Some related stuff here also...












     

And some real yellow birds!!!



















The End...



11/18/11

Manowar @ O2 Academy Brixton, London, (UK), November 5th, 2011


Manowar @ O2 Academy Brixton, London, (UK), November 5th, 2011


Being at a Manowar concert does not mean that you’re there out of curiosity, but rather that you’re a diehard fan of the band. There always are a few exceptions but that’s the case most of the time.

Having already seen 2 out of 3 Greek Manowar shows in Thessaloniki this year, I was getting ready for another live blast of epic proportions from the Kings. The Greek shows were by far some of the best I’ve seen in my life and certainly among the best performances a metal band can give.

Arriving at the venue I had this feeling of warmth inside of me, because I knew I was going to see something more than just “a band”, something way more important for me. The fans were already gathering up and I met a lot of crazy people who came from all around the world there. Poland, Spain, Italy, Greece, etc.

My disappointment started as soon as I entered the venue. The doors opened at 19:00 and the band didn’t get on stage until 21:00. So we had a 2 hour wait in front of us which easily kills part of your joy for being there. Then I heard that the band was going to do… a 20 minute break? I didn’t believe it until I saw it happen. The venue clearly stated that the band was going to play from 21:00 until 23:00 so the total duration was well below 2 hours (Nothing like the 2 ½ hour Greek shows). The ticket price was much higher as well.

Finally it was time for the gig to begin and I tried to forget every bad moment until that time. Manowar was on stage and the glory of the “Battle Hymns” record unfolded in front of us almost in its entirety. I’m saying almost because “William’s Tale” was not included for some reason and I didn’t like that "small neglection". Karl’s solo followed and then “Brothers Of Metal” and an amazing “Hail To England” ended the first part of the show. The venue was really good, and the acoustics were good also, but the drums were horrible. That’s because Donnie is using a drum trigger which combined with the new Manowar audio system, makes the sound from deafening (in a bad way) to unbearable. I hope that he reconsiders this choice because it ruins some parts of the songs. Eric is something over awesome for another time. He’s pushing 60 and his vocals are still extreme! After the 20 minute break it was time for  and “Hand Of Doom”, “Call To Arms” and “Thunder In The Sky” were starting to warm us up again. Generally the crowd didn’t react much, except certain groups of people, but it was “Hail And Kill” time and everybody got crazy again. A bass solo by Joey followed which was a mixture of 3 Manowar bass solos and many notes were missing. I’d rather hear some more old hymns instead to be honest. The first notes of “Warriors Of The World” were heard and everyone started singing passionately. It’s already a Manowar classic by now. “Kings Of Metal” followed and the show ended with “Black Wind, Fire & Steel”. The band left in a hurry and a roadie got up with a very long speech, telling us that we should buy official Manowar merchandise, and scream “FUCK YOU!” at the merchant outside the venue selling false merchandise and to harass him in general. And sadly there were people who did it.

After the gig I visited the official merchandise bench just to be surprised at the prices. I guess the people there must think that a Manowar t-shirt is the most important thing given to man after the discovery of fire.

So, although I didn’t like the big lack of classics like “Sign Of The Hammer”, “Thor”, “Heart Of Steel” which were played on the first leg of the tour, the wait before the show and during (the 20 minute break), the overall duration which was much less than 2 hours, the drum trigger and the lecture from the roadie at the end, overally this concert would satisfy the average Manowar fan, even if it wasn’t one of their best performances, and personally I’d see them again anytime. It was nothing like the Greek shows but it was more than satisfactory.


MANOWAR setlist:
01. Manowar
02. Death Tone
03. Metal Daze
04. Fast Taker
05. Shell Shock
06. Dark Avenger
07. Sun Of Death (Guitar Solo)
08. Battle Hymn
09. Brothers Of Metal Pt.1
10. Hail To England
-20minute break-
11. Hand Of Doom
12. Call To Arms
13. Thunder In The Sky
14. Hail And Kill
15. Bass Solo
16. Warriors Of The World United
17. Kings Of Metal
18. Black Wind, Fire & Steel
19. Army Of The Dead (outro)

8/24/11

Sleeping Village


Mani rocks… (and rolls!)





It’s the place where my fathers’ part of the family comes from and a place where I lived for a just little time when I was a kid. I can’t say though that I was all that attached to it myself. I’m a “big city boy” most of the time however, I had the chance to make some friends down there and get emotionally attached to the place over the years. Still, I never felt like “home” or something similar. That is until now.

            After my father passed away, I never visited the place again for almost 7 or 8 years. I was very young though and I couldn’t drive, but I also didn’t have the urge to visit which was far more important. I can’t say that I get along perfectly with all of my relatives, the generation gap seems way bigger down there, but that’s another story. The fact is that we finally managed to finish a half-built home we had there, a house my father started building over 20 years ago so, during the last 4-5 years I started visiting the place more often than ever.


            I can clearly describe the place as “awesome”! It has everything I ever wanted in a ‘second home’. Mountains, sea, breathtaking scenery, roads leading to unexplored and hidden places, delicious local cuisine, countless ancient Greek monuments and archeological sites and very few people (for me that’s a plus, because it means solitude and peace of mind).


            The truth is that I could never imagine myself living in a small village for ever, away from the city, simply because I’m sort of a “music-junkie”, I go where the music is and everything music-related is in the city. I’ve come to terms with my choice, but I definitely couldn’t leave this unique and wild beauty of Mani unnoticed and unmentioned.

Easy times at hard places. Mani is a place where not even roaches survive, every animal hear is hungry. (No really I’ve never seen any roaches around…)

P.S. – Having a second home near the sea is a super plus for me and especially nowadays. I can say that I feel extremely lucky about that.

6/2/11

NOAM CHOMSKY - TOP 10 MEDIA MANIPULATION STRATEGIES - ΤΕΧΝΙΚΕΣ ΧΕΙΡΑΓΩΓΗΣΗΣ ΤΩΝ ΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ


NOAM CHOMSKY - TOP 10 MEDIA MANIPULATION STRATEGIES - ΤΕΧΝΙΚΕΣ ΧΕΙΡΑΓΩΓΗΣΗΣ ΤΩΝ ΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ



Το περίφημο άρθρο του Noam Chomsky περί της στρατηγικής της πολιτικής χειραγώγησης των πολιτών από τα ΜΜΕ, θεωρώντας πως φωτογραφίζει, χρόνια πριν, αυτό που σήμερα εν πολλοίς συμβαίνει (και) στη χώρα μας. Ως γνωστόν, ο Αμερικανός διανοούμενος είχε συντάξει μια λίστα με τις 10 βασικές στρατηγικές πολιτικής χειραγώγησης από τα ΜΜΕ

1. Η ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΙΚΗ ΤΗΣ ΑΠΟΣΠΑΣΗΣ ΤΗΣ ΠΡΟΣΟΧΗΣ 
Το θεμελιώδες στοιχείο τού κοινωνικού ελέγχου είναι η στρατηγική τής απόσπασης τής προσοχής που έγκειται στην εκτροπή τής προσοχής τού κοινού από τα σημαντικά προβλήματα και τις αποφασισμένες από τις οικονομικές και πολιτικές ελίτ αλλαγές μέσω τής τεχνικής τού κατακλυσμού συνεχόμενων αντιπερισπασμών και ασήμαντων πληροφοριών. Η στρατηγική τής απόσπασης τής προσοχής είναι επίσης απαραίτητη για να μην επιτρέψει στο κοινό να ενδιαφερθεί για απαραίτητες γνώσεις στους τομείς τής επιστήμης, τής οικονομίας, τής ψυχολογίας, τής νευροβιολογίας και τής κυβερνητικής. «Διατηρήστε την προσοχή τού κοινού αποσπασμένη, μακριά από τα αληθινά κοινωνικά προβλήματα, αιχμάλωτη θεμάτων που δεν έχουν καμία σημασία. Διατηρήστε το κοινό απασχολημένο, τόσο πολύ ώστε να μην έχει καθόλου χρόνο για να σκεφτεί - πίσω στο αγρόκτημα, όπως τα υπόλοιπα ζώα» (απόσπασμα από το κείμενο: "Αθόρυβα όπλα για ήρεμους πολέμους").

2. ΔΗΜΙΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΠΡΟΒΛΗΜΑΤΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΜΕΤΑ ΠΡΟΣΦΟΡΑ ΛΥΣΕΩΝ 
Αυτή η μέθοδος καλείται επίσης «πρόβλημα-αντίδραση-λύση». Δημιουργείται ένα πρόβλημα, μια προβλεφθείσα «κατάσταση» για να υπάρξει μια κάποια αντίδραση από τον κόσμο, με σκοπό αυτός ο ίδιος να ορίσει τα μέτρα που η εξουσία θέλει να τον κάνει να δεχτεί. Για παράδειγμα: Αφήνεται να ξεδιπλωθεί και να ενταθεί η αστική βία ή οργανώνονται αιματηρές επιθέσεις που αποσκοπούν στο να απαιτήσει ο κόσμος νόμους ασφαλείας και πολιτικές εις βάρος τής ελευθερίας. Ή ακόμα: Δημιουργούν μία οικονομική κρίση ώστε να γίνει αποδεκτή ως αναγκαίο κακό η υποχώρηση τών κοινωνικών δικαιωμάτων και η διάλυση τών δημόσιων υπηρεσιών.

3. Η ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΙΚΗ ΤΗΣ ΣΤΑΔΙΑΚΗΣ ΕΦΑΡΜΟΓΗΣ Για να γίνουν αποδεκτά τα διάφορα απαράδεκτα μέτρα, αρκεί η σταδιακή εφαρμογή τους, λίγο λίγο, επί συναπτά έτη. Κατά αυτόν τον τρόπο επιβλήθηκαν τις δεκαετίες του ΄80 και ΄90 οι δραστικά νέες κοινωνικοοικονομικές συνθήκες (νεοφιλελευθερισμός): ανύπαρκτο κράτος, ιδιωτικοποιήσεις, ανασφάλεια, ελαστικότητα, μαζική ανεργία, μισθοί που δεν εξασφαλίζουν ένα αξιοπρεπές εισόδημα, τόσες αλλαγές που θα είχαν προκαλέσει επανάσταση αν είχαν εφαρμοστεί μονομιάς.

4. Η ΣΤΡΑΤΗΓΙΚΗ ΤΗΣ ΑΝΑΜΟΝΗΣ 
Ένας άλλος τρόπος για να γίνει αποδεκτή μια αντιλαϊκή απόφαση είναι να την παρουσιάσουν ως «επώδυνη και αναγκαία», εξασφαλίζοντας τη συγκατάβαση του λαού τη δεδομένη χρονική στιγμή και εφαρμόζοντάς τη στο μέλλον. Είναι πιο εύκολο να γίνει αποδεκτή μια μελλοντική θυσία απ' ό,τι μία άμεση. Κατά πρώτον επειδή η προσπάθεια δεν καταβάλλεται ά μεσα και κατά δεύτερον επειδή το κοινό, η μάζα, πάντα έχει την τάση να ελπίζει αφελώς ότι «τα πράγματα θα φτιάξουν στο μέλλον» και ότι οι απαιτούμενες θυσίες θα αποφευχθούν. Αυτό δίνει περισσότερο χρόνο στο κοινό να συνηθίσει στην ιδέα των αλλαγών και να τις αποδεχτεί με παραίτηση όταν φτάσει το πλήρωμα του χρόνου.

5. ΑΠΕΥΘΥΝΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΛΟΓΟΥ ΣΤΟ ΚΟΙΝΟ ΣΑΝ ΑΥΤΟ ΝΑ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΑΙΔΙΚΗ ΗΛΙΚΙΑ Η πλειονότητα τών διαφημίσεων που απευθύνονται στο ευρύ κοινό χρησιμοποιούν λόγο, επιχειρήματα, προσωπικότητες και τόνο τής φωνής, όλα ιδιαίτερα παιδικά, πολλές φορές στα όρια τής αδυναμίας, σαν ο θεατής να ήταν μικρό παιδάκι ή διανοητικά καθυστερημένος. Όσο περισσότερο θέλουν να εξαπατήσουν το θεατή τόσο πιο πολύ υιοθετούν έναν παιδικό τόνο. Γιατί; «Αν κάποιος απευθύνεται σε ένα άτομο σαν αυτό να ήταν 12 χρονών ή και μικρότερο, αυτό λόγω τής υποβολής είναι πολύ πιθανό να τείνει σε μια απάντηση ή αντίδραση απογυμνωμένη από κάθε κριτική σκέψη, όπως αυτή ενός μικρού παιδιού» (βλ. "Αθόρυβα όπλα για ήρεμους πολέμους").

6. ΠΟΛΥ ΠΕΡΙΣΣΟΤΕΡΗ ΧΡΗΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΣΥΝAΙΣΘΗΜΑΤΟΣ, ΠΑΡΑ ΤΗΣ ΛΟΓΙΚΗΣ Η χρήση του συναισθήματος είναι μια κλασική τεχνική προκειμένου να επιτευχθεί βραχυκύκλωμα στη λογική ανάλυση και στην κριτική σκέψη τών ατόμων. Από την άλλη, η χρήση τών συναισθημάτων ανοίγει την πόρτα για την πρόσβαση στο ασυνείδητο και την εμφύτευση ιδεών, επιθυμιών, φόβων, καταναγκασμών ή την προτροπή για ορισμένες συμπεριφορές.

7. Η ΔΙΑΤΗΡΗΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΙΝΟΥ ΣΤΗΝ ΑΓΝΟΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΣΤΗ ΜΕΤΡΙΟΤΗΤΑ Κάντε το κοινό να είναι ανήμπορο να κατανοήσει τις μεθόδους και τις τεχνολογίες που χρησιμοποιούνται για τον έλεγχο και τη σκλαβιά του. «Η ποιότητα της εκπαίδευσης που δίνεται στις κατώτερες κοινωνικές τάξεις πρέπει να είναι η φτωχότερη και μετριότερη δυνατή, έτσι ώστε το χάσμα της άγνοιας μεταξύ τών κατώτερων και τών ανώτερων κοινωνικών τάξεων να είναι και να παραμένει αδύνατον να γεφυρωθεί» (βλ. "Αθόρυβα όπλα για ήρεμους πολέμους").

8. ΕΝΘΑΡΡΥΝΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΚΟΙΝΟΥ ΝΑ ΕΙΝΑΙ ΙΚΑΝΟΠΟΙΗΜΕΝΟ ΜΕ ΤΗ ΜΕΤΡΙΟΤΗΤΑ Προωθήστε στο κοινό την ιδέα ότι είναι της μόδας να είσαι ηλίθιος, χυδαίος και αμόρφωτος. 

9. ΕΝΙΣΧΥΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΑΥΤΟΕΝΟΧΗΣ Κάντε τα άτομα να πιστέψουν ότι αυτά και μόνον αυτά είναι ένοχα για την κακοτυχία τους, εξαιτίας τής ανεπάρκειας τής νοημοσύνης τους, τών ικανοτήτων ή τών προσπαθειών τους. Έτσι, τα άτομα αντί να εξεγείρονται ενάντια στο οικονομικό σύστημα, υποτιμούν τους εαυτούς τους και νιώθουν ενοχές, κάτι που δημιουργεί μια γενικευμένη κατάσταση κατάθλιψης, τής οποίας απόρροια είναι η αναστολή τής δράσης. Και όπως γνωρίζουμε χωρίς δράση, δεν υπάρχει επανάσταση.

10. ΤΟ ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑ ΓΝΩΡΙΖΕΙ ΤΑ ΑΤΟΜΑ ΚΑΛΥΤΕΡΑ ΑΠ' ΟΤΙ ΑΥΤΑ ΤΟΥΣ ΕΑΥΤΟΥΣ ΤΟΥΣ Κατά τα τελευταία 50 χρόνια, η ταχεία πρόοδος τής επιστήμης έχει δημιουργήσει ένα αυξανόμενο κενό μεταξύ τών γνώσεων τού κοινού και εκείνων που κατέχουν και χρησιμοποιούν οι κυρίαρχες ελίτ. Χάρη στη βιολογία, στη νευροβιολ ογία και στην εφαρμοσμένη ψυχολογία, το σύστημα έχει επιτύχει μια εξελιγμένη κατανόηση τών ανθρώπων, τόσο σωματικά όσο και ψυχολογικά. Το σύστημα έχει καταφέρει να γνωρίζει καλύτερα τον «μέσο άνθρωπο» απ' ό,τι αυτός γνωρίζει τον εαυτό του. Αυτό σημαίνει ότι στις περισσότερες περιπτώσεις το σύστημα ασκεί μεγαλύτερο έλεγχο και μεγάλη εξουσία πάνω στα άτομα, μεγαλύτερη από αυτήν που τα ίδια ασκούν στους εαυτούς τους
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1 - THE STRATEGY OF DISTRACTION

The key element of social control is the strategy of distraction that is to divert public attention from important issues and changes decided by political and economic elites, through the technique of flood or flooding continuous distractions and insignificant information. The strategy of distraction is also essential to keep the public interested in the essential knowledge in science, economics, psychology, neurobiology, and cybernetics. "Keep the public's attention distracted away from the real social problems, captivated by issues of no importance. Keep the public busy, busy, busy, no time to think, back to the farm and other animals.
Excerpt from "Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars"


2 - CREATE PROBLEMS, THEN OFFER SOLUTIONS

This method is also called "problem-reaction-solution." This creates a problem, a "situation" due to cause some reaction in public, so that it is the principal measures that want to accept. For example: let develops or intensifies the urban violence, or arrange for bloody attacks, so that the public is the principal of safety laws and policies to the detriment of freedom. Or also: create an economic crisis to accept as a necessary evil recession of social rights and the dismantling of public services.

3 - THE GRADUAL STRATEGY

To make it accept an unacceptable extent, simply apply it gradually, a dropper, for consecutive years. This is how radically new socioeconomic conditions (neoliberalism) were imposed during the 1980s and 1990s: the minimal state, privatization, precariousness, flexibility, mass unemployment, which is insufficient to pay decent tickets, so many changes that caused a revolution would be had been implemented at once.

4 - THE STRATEGY OF DEFERRING

Another way to make an unpopular decision to accept is to present it as "painful and necessary" in obtaining public acceptance for the moment for a future application. It is easier to accept that a future sacrifice of an immediate sacrifice. First, because the effort is not used immediately. Then, because the public, the mass, always has the tendency to expect naively that "everything will improve tomorrow," and that the sacrifice required may be avoided. This gives the public more time to get used to the idea of change and accept it with resignation when the time comes.

5 - GO TO THE PUBLIC AS A LITTLE CHILD

Most of the advertising directed at the general public uses discourse, arguments, characters, and particularly children's intonation, often close to the weakness, as if the viewer were a very young child or a mentally impaired. The more you get bringing mislead the viewer, the more it tends to adopt an infantile tone. Why? "If you address a person as if she had the age of 12 years or less, then, due to suggestibility, it will tend, with some probability, a response or reaction also lacks a critical sense as of a person 12 years or younger.
Excerpt from "Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars"

6 - USE THE EMOTIONAL SIDE MORE THAN THE REFLECTION

Make use of the emotional aspect is a classic technique to cause a short circuit on rational analysis, and finally to the critical sense of individuals. Moreover, the use of emotional register allows you to open the door to the unconscious to deploy graft or ideas, desires, fears and fears, compulsions, or induce behaviors ...

7 - KEEP THE PUBLIC IN IGNORANCE AND MEDIOCRITY

Making the public is incapable of understanding the technologies and methods for their control and their bondage. "The quality of education given the lower social classes should be as poor and mediocre as possible so that the gap of ignorance that lies between the lower classes to upper social classes is and remains impossible to reach the lower classes.
Excerpt from "Silent Weapons for Quiet Wars"

8 - TO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO BE COMPLACENT WITH MEDIOCRITY

Promoting the public to think that fashion is the fact of being stupid, vulgar and uneducated...

9 - SELF-BLAME STRENGTHEN

Make the individual believe that he alone is to blame for their own misfortune, because of the failure of their intelligence, their abilities, or their efforts. Thus, instead of rebelling against the economic system, the individual themselves helpless and blame themselves, which leads to a depressive state which one of its effects is to inhibit its action. And without action, there's revolution!

10 - GETTING TO KNOW THE INDIVIDUALS BETTER THAN THEY KNOW THEMSELVES

In the course of the last 50 years, advances in science have led to accelerated growing knowledge gap between the public and those owned and used by the ruling elites. Thanks to biology, neurobiology and psychology applied, the "system" has enjoyed an advanced knowledge of the human being, either physically or psychologically. The system has been able to better understand the average person than he knows himself. This means that in most cases, the system has more control and great power over individuals than the individuals themselves.

5/30/11

A Metal Heart is hard to tear apart...










It was 20 years ago this very same day... 30th May 1991.

30th May 1991 : 

A really sad day and a turning point in my life. It was my father who gave me the news of my grandfathers death that very same morning.
I was devastated. I loved my grandfather and I hadn't totally accepted the death factor, it was actually the first time in my life that I had to deal with such a thing.
My grandfather? Gone? Forever? I mean... he's not coming back like... ever again? No... that was too much for me at that moment...
I didn't know what to do and I was a bit angry. I thought that staying home wouldn't improve the whole situation, so it was time for a walk around the neighbourhood.

After a few strolls, I saw a neighbor, Nick, heading for his home in a rush. He was holding something very big. I went closer and asked "What is that?"
He stopped, looked at me and replied "Well that's a record!". A record. "And what is a record?" I asked. "A record is a thing that contains music from a band."
Suddenly I remembered that my father had a few records and I felt a bit stupid asking about it... "What kind of music?". "It's rock music." he said.
"I only have a few cassettes with rock music." I replied almost instantly. The truth was that at that time I only had like, 4 or 5 cassettes nothing more.
"So which rock bands have you heard?" he asked. "Scorpions, Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Guns 'n  Roses and a few more..." I replied.
"Nah those are very soft... this is much harder!". "What's the name of the band?" I asked. "Accept!". Accept. The name sounded extremely good in my ears.
"So, you wanna listen to them?"... "Definitely!" I said. Almost instantly, I had forgotten all about my grandfathers death, my father being sad, my mother trying to calm him down and generally, the whole werid situation at home at that time.

That was it. That particular record defined the course of my life at that moment. The next day I had a cassette with Accept on it, which I still have, stuffed somewhere. That was also my first lesson in a very nice saying that I use all the time, which says that "Nothing is totally bad, or totally good, everything comes with a smaller or bigger dose of both."

A Metal Heart was born. I wish I could say that this made my life excellent and all, but it didn't. Antisocial at school almost until my twenties, not the best of grades, not caring about people, life, habits, future, anything...

My main concern was how to listen to more music, to talk about music, to learn more about music, to buy a guitar and play music, to take music lessons, music... music... music...

Your choices define your life, I regret nothing, some people and friends left, some stayed, the important thing is... I NEVER CHANGED! I never sacrificed any part of myself for becoming something that I despised, something I hated, something fake.

Truth guides my path in life, I never tell lies I hate them, and truth costs. But I'm willing to pay that price, a price which I'm paying for 20 years now... not an easy thing to do, but for me it was simply necessary in order to survive.

And it still is, it will always be...

5/24/11

Αντίο Θανάση...




Ο μεγαλύτερος Έλληνας ηθοποιός και ένας από τους 4 αγαπημένους μου. Τα λόγια ωχριούν μπροστά στην προσφορά του. Παρέμεινε ο πιο σοβαρός και συγκρατημένος σε όλη του τη ζωή γιατί ήξερε πολύ καλά τις παγίδες που έχει ο χώρος του και η δημοσιότητα γενικότερα.

Ήταν και θα παραμείνει μοναδικός παγκοσμίως και κυρίως μέσα στη καρδιά, που είναι και το πιο σημαντικό, γιατί η πραγματική αξία ξεπερνάει κάθε βράβευση. Έθεσε τα υψηλότερα κριτήρια, χωρίς να το γνωρίζει, και ιδίως στην εποχή μας που ο κινηματογράφος αναζητά άλλα πράγματα και άλλες "αξίες", η αξία του θα παραμείνει αξεπέραστη για πάντα.

Αντίο Θανάση... αντίο καλέ μου άνθρωπε... ευχαριστώ.........
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