FK Fanzine: December 2008 in retrospect

With December and in fact all of 2008 now at it's end, I think that's time again to provide another month in retrospect, to let everyone know what we have been up to, and my thoughts on it all. 

As some of you may not know, December has been a very difficult month for myself due to computer problems, and illness, along with some other personal issues. By speaking with my fellow Fanzine staff, I can tell you that December was a pretty tough time for all of us, and I think that's part of why we didn't have more content this time around. On the bright side, I honestly believe that this coming month should go a bit more smoothly, or so we would hope anyway. Thank you again for continuing to read and support Fallen Knights Refuge, and you can look forward to a lot more content through the coming year!

Sincerely, LoC(Fanzine Editor& Chief) 

Happy New Years From Fallen Knights Fanzine!

Happy New Years  2009, from all of us at Fallen Knights Fanzine and Fallen Knights Refuge!

I had planned to have more content up in time for New Years Eve, to try and turn this into a little mini issue, but we still got a few new things here to tide you over, and we should have some more things ready for you later on New Years Day! In The mean time, check out our 2 new reviews, and check back in a few hours, when we should have more for you!

Wishing you all a wonderful 2009, 

- LoC

Happy Halloween From Fallen Knights Fanzine!

Hello everyone, this is LoC again, just stopping by to wish you all a Happy Halloween from all of us at Fallen Knights Refuge. Originally I was hoping to have a lot more Halloween related content ready to go for tonight, but all is not lost. As you will soon see, we have a few things ready for your viewing pleasure anyway. Thanks and enjoy!

Arkas Interview, by The Liztress

It's time for another Liztress interview! This month's subject is none other than Arkas. Like before, it's broken down and picked through of all things fluffy. And even with all things trimmed up nicely, we still have a huge interview for all to read.

General Information-
Liz: So, are you up for an interview?
Arkas: yeah
Liz: Alrighty. So, for the people out there, can you tell me your name and what you go by on FKR?
Arkas: no. I'll never reveal my sekrets
Arkas: ....anyways....
Liz: Fine, what do you like people to call you?
Arkas: my standard (online and off, actually) name is AK
Arkas: like, srsly, A.K.
Arkas: like the assault rifle used by insurgents, cause it has a high rate of fire and requires almost no maintenance
Arkas: evar
Arkas: on FKR, it looks a lil like "Arkas"
Liz: Cool name. I always liked it.
Arkas: it was given to me by a friend writing a novel
Arkas: that..
Arkas: I really doubt will ever get published
Arkas: assuming he finishes it
Arkas: bastard
Liz: Sounds like Grave?
Arkas: he's about as lazy as Grave
Arkas: but not Grave
Arkas: Grave has no artistic ability

Entertainment-
Liz: What kind of music, games, and movies do you like?
Arkas: muzak:
Arkas: some classic rock (a lil bit), hard rock, and most types of metal
Arkas: you want specific band names?
Liz: You can list a couple if you want
Arkas: (no particular order)
Arkas: DethKlok (winnars), Disturbed, Cradle of Filth, Shinedown, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Black Sabbath
Liz: Ok, how about games?
Arkas: RPGs (MMO and otherwise), action/stealth, some platforming, and the occasional FPS
Arkas: shooters not in first person tend to rank higher w/ me because I find almost all FPS to play nearly exactly the same
Liz: What's the game you're currently playing?
Arkas: on GC, when I actually turn it on:
Arkas: Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem
Arkas: horror
Arkas: PC:
Arkas: Battle for Wesnoth, or Combat Arms if someone wants to shoot me
Arkas: 360 (which I don't own):
Arkas: Rock Band 2; Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

The Banhammer-
Liz: Cool. So, could you tell everyone about banhammers and your love for them?
Arkas: well, the Banhammar
Arkas: it's, in essence, THE most powerful weapon available on the interwebz
Arkas: as much as I hate to admit it, you can technically beat someone using a lightsaber w/ it
Arkas: you have to get the first strike in, mind you
Arkas: but it will, in no uncertain terms, completely eliminate the opposition
Arkas: you don't really understand how powerful it is until you swing that bitch and kill someone w/ it
Liz: Have you ever used it?
Arkas: ...that's a bad question
Arkas: absolutely
Arkas: but you know me better than that
Liz: Ok.
Arkas: spambots don't stand a chance
Arkas: the only reason WF has problems is because the owner has me on a leash
Liz: Is it a short leash?
Arkas: ...it's a very tight one
Arkas: fucking huge battery on it too
Liz: O.o Battery? Just what does this leash do?
Arkas: think about it
Arkas: batteries store electricity
Arkas: and
Arkas: the voltage being what it is
Liz: Oh
Liz: Ok
Arkas: put 2 and 2 together
Liz: Sounds painful
Arkas: if you get somewhere between 3.95 and 4.05, you're in the ballpark

Fallen Knights Refuge and the Fanzine-
Liz: Do you think he, and the rest of the staff, are doing a good job on FKR?
Arkas: well, yeah
Arkas: douchebags (outside of Grave, myself, Pansy, and Seraph) don't post there
Arkas: they're not allowed, last I heard
Liz: What is your thought about the FK Fanzine?
Arkas: ...I should probably do something useful for it
Arkas: considering I was added to put up content at some point to it
Liz: Yeah, you were.
Arkas: aside from personal opinion
Arkas: (which, BTW, if we ignored, would negate this whole discussion)
Arkas: I think it's a great idea
Arkas: anyone who does find it will eventually be intrigued enough to at least look @ the boards
Liz: Any advice you have for it or the forum?
Arkas: I don't get paid to advise anything
Arkas: you assume the advice I don't have is worth something
Arkas: that in itself is funny
Liz: Fine fine.
Liz: How did you find FKR?
Arkas: Grave
Arkas: bastard was all "bitch, register nao!!!"
Arkas: so I'm all "no u"
Arkas: ...it was at that point I realized he had to in order to create the place
Arkas: we settled the dispute w/ a Force Choke match
Arkas: I won
Liz: And how did that match go down?
Arkas: ...I won
Arkas: I, literally, choked a bitch
Liz: I mean, was it an intense fight?
Arkas: it would have been
Liz: Or did he not struggle?
Arkas: but he was too busy laughing at the concept to offer much resistance
Arkas: I'd still have kicked his ass
Liz: I believe that.
Arkas: as resident Sith Lord, it's not really an even match
Liz: Ok, who do you think is the best poster on FKR?
Arkas: ...caught me off guard
Arkas: I'm not really sure
Arkas: Kiwi is funny
Arkas: your posts make sense
Arkas: Seraph, like me, doesn't post THAT much
Arkas: Grave can't win because he runs the place
Arkas: I sit around and scream at ppl
Liz: Do you poke them with a cane as well?
Arkas: Wiki's not allowed to win any awards
Arkas: ...poke?
Arkas: w/ a cane?
Arkas: christ, woman!!!
Arkas: who do you think I am?
Arkas: Yoda?
Arkas: plz
Arkas: I don't train younglings
Arkas: I pwn n00bs
Arkas: srsly
Liz: But canes make good weapons at times
Arkas: I don't do wizardry
Arkas: I smash
Arkas: or slice in half
Arkas: now, poke w/ a lightsaber, yes, I'll do that
Liz: Ok, what's the worst thing about FKR?
Arkas: it feels like an unbastardized WF
Liz: What do you say that?
Arkas: no fucktards here to piss me off every 2.3 minutes
Arkas: but I know many of the members
Liz: So you want someone to piss you off?
Arkas: no
Arkas: I don't
Liz: Is there anyone you wish was on FKR that isn't?
Arkas: Kat, probably
Arkas: other than that
Arkas: not really
Arkas: Lithium would be nice too
Arkas: I know her IRL
Liz: I agree
Arkas: but she doesn't hardly even get on MSN much
Liz: I wish she would post on FKR
Arkas: stuck doing other stuff
Arkas: LOTR Online
Arkas: Rock Band 2
Arkas: the Happy Tree Friends game, DLable off Xbox Live
Arkas: maybe some other things
Arkas: dunno

The FKR Game Story-
Liz: So, do you enjoy reading the FKR Game story?
Arkas: yes
Liz: Favorite part so far?
Arkas: it typically makes a bad day get much better
Arkas: 2:
Arkas: Grave killing Wiki (and the rest of his teammates)
Arkas: and Grave and Wiki fighting, drunkenly, over the barstool and shot glass
Liz: Both invovling Grave and Wiki
Arkas: well, you've got to understand that Grave fails
Arkas: to an unhealthily epic lvl
Arkas: Wiki just happened to be the victim or other drunken bastard at the time
Liz: But, what about Amber?
Liz: He must not fail too badly.
Arkas: ...excuse me while I go reread that part
Liz: Ok
Arkas: ...you said he
Arkas: did I not read far enough?
Arkas: Wiki called Amber a chick
Arkas: *reads moar*
Liz: Yeah, she is a chick
Arkas: ...but you said "he"
Arkas: I thought there've only been 3 gay guys
Arkas: Oda Yami and the other 2 fag/pricks
Liz: There was a few
Liz: They came over while the two took me away
Arkas: that clearly thinks it's ok to reach for other mens' butts in a bar
Arkas: so 5 then
Arkas: still
Arkas: ...oh
Arkas: when you said he
Arkas: you meant Grave
Arkas: ok
Liz: Yes
Arkas: you switched ppl too quickly on me
Arkas: so, anyways
Arkas: I'm not sure what to think about Grave getting a woman
Liz: Shocked?
Liz: Happy?
Arkas: it could be a cover, but.............
Arkas: eh, I dunno
Liz: He did marry her
Arkas: Amber seems like quite the bitch
Arkas: so I mean.....
Arkas: when you think about it, that's the only type of woman I can think of that would go for Grave
Arkas: he needs someone to whip him into shape
Liz: Do you think they will last?
Arkas: or at least get him off the couch to go do yardwork
Arkas: eh, long enough
Arkas: probably 3 or so chapters
Arkas: then he'll end up drunk at a bar again, find another barstool and shotglass to take home
Liz: And repeat the process?
Arkas: she'll come and find him "making out" w/ the less than alive objects
Arkas: and Spartan kick him through the closest brick wall
Arkas: he'll be out for days
Liz: Do you think Grave really killed Wiki?
Arkas: no
Arkas: his aim isn't that good
Arkas: he has no concept of "auto targetting'
Arkas: ...besides, w/ our luck, one of the docs shoved a Phoenix Down up his nose
Liz: Yeah. Do you think the gang will make it out of the game alive? Or did Grave screw us all royally?
Arkas: him and Venom will end up stuck outside the game
Arkas: in the real world
Arkas: and have to barrel roll back in to get us out
Arkas: except that time
Arkas: we'll leave them
Arkas: and just game w/ 'em on Fridays or something
Liz: Do you think Grave knows how to do a barrel roll?
Arkas: he never bothered to learn the skill
Arkas: but, in the real world, he could go get some lessons from the original barrel roll master, Fox McCloud
Arkas: StarFox 64, gentlemenz

His Thoughts on Grave-
Liz: How did you and Grave meet?
Arkas: ...I really don't remember
Arkas: it's been a lil while
Arkas: I think he was already an admin when I came back to WF
Arkas: been too long for that shit to be important
Liz: What is your honest opinion of him?
Arkas: he's a good guy
Arkas: he really is
Arkas: he means the best most of the time


Thank Arkas for this great interview! Remember guys, if you want to be interviewed, let Grave and me know. Until next time!

Solitary Seraph Interview, by The Liztress

The first ever interview for the FK Fanzine! I, Liz, interviewed one of our members. Here's how it went. I broke the interview up into parts, and did omit a little bit of fluff.

General Information-
Liz: First off, could you please tell me your name and who you are on FKR?
Sean: I'm Sean, Solitary Seraph on FKR.
Liz: So, can you tell us more about yourself?
Sean: I'm 22, I'm 6'3, I get dressed in a certain order, I wash my hands more times than is probably healthy, and I enjoy posting with friends.
Liz: Well, would you like to tell everyone what kind of music, games, and movies you like?
Sean: I'm mostly an RPG whore, I listen to metal of all types and 80s/90s pop rock, and I love horror movies.
Liz: Any favorites you have?
Sean: My favorite series are the Suikoden, Earthbound, and Breath of Fire series, my favorite horror movie is Halloween for it's spectacular use of suspense, and my favorite band at the moment is...um...too hard to decide at the moment!
Liz: You like The Jonas Brothers, don't you?
Sean: Who's that?
Liz: Umm, they are the Jonas brothers.
Liz: They are from Disney.
Sean: no idea.
Liz: Ah, well... Forget about them then.

Fallen Knights Refuge and the Fallen Knights Fanzine-
Liz: How did you find FKR?
Sean: I got bullied into joining by Gra-I made a deal with him. He posts on Anfiniti and I post on FKR.
Liz: How are you enjoying your time on FKR?
Sean: It's been pretty fun, especially talking to people. It's much more relaxing than Grave makes it out to be, and some of the people I already knew and some of them are friendly. Then there's kiwi...
Liz: Kiwi? You have a problem with the fruit?
Sean: Not at all, it was for dramatic groundhog effect.
Liz: Ah, do you think FKR is destined to be the next hippest place to post?
Sean: It will be second only to anfiniti in terms of hip, flip, and radicalness.
Liz: Do you feel like the staff at FKR does a good job? Or they need room for improvement?
Sean: I think they do a great job moderating, especially since they are the bulk of the posts. probably they should start inviting friends, but that's the only thing I can think of.
Liz: What do you feel about the Fanzine?
Sean: I think that a lot of the articles need to be longer, but that it's a great start.
Liz: What is your favotire thing about FKR? Is it a thread, forum, game, or member?
Sean: There's too much to enjoy about FKR to sit there and go "Well, X is my favorite thing."
Liz: Could name a couple things you like on FKR?
Sean: I like the FKR game, the Indie Gaming Thread, and how interested it seems in how everyone is, with threads ilke "What made you happy" "What pissed you off" "post here before going offline"
Liz: Are there things that you don't like on FKR?
Sean: KIIIIWIIIII
Sean: No, not really, there isn't anything I could say I didnt like.

The FKR Game story-
Liz: Do you think the gang will ever make it out of the game in the FKR game?
Sean: Sure, once they starve
Liz: Do you think Amber will stay with Grave? Or will he scare her off?
Sean: She's still with him?
Liz: Last we heard, yeah.
Sean: its a new record!
Liz: Does Grave have a record?
Sean: a record of suck
Liz: What did you think of Oda Yami?
Sean: Oda Yami scares me
Liz: Do you think Wiki is dead? Or did Grave mess up his attack on him?
Sean: Wiki cant die
Liz: Is he immortal?
Sean: no, Grave just screwed up and gave him reraise!
Liz: Ah.

His thoughts about Grave-
Liz: How did you meet Grave, or LoC on FKR?
Sean: he was brought to Anfiniti by a mutual friend, Kyuuketsuki. Then he disappeared after spam whoring, then returned after I accidently deleted his account (along with 300 others ;-; ) to bitch, and has stayed since
Liz: Spam whoring? Are we talking about the same person?
Sean: Post whoring*
Liz: What do you have to say about your induction into the FKR staff? Do you think it will be temporary or do you hope it's permanent?
Sean: I think for now it'll be temporary, because FKR doesnt really need any more staff, but once it grows I hope it will be temporary.
Liz: So, no matter what, you hope it was only temporary?
Sean: I think for now it'll be temporary, because FKR doesnt really need any more staff, but once it grows I hope it will be temporary permanent.
Liz: Oh, ok.
Liz: Have you ever seen a picture of Grave? And did you know he's considered a mythical creature because no one has seen him?
Sean: I have. There was a picture of him in the mall that was posted.
Liz: Was it on a milk carton?
Sean: Nope. Would you like to see it?
Liz: Yes please
Sean: http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/7848/gravenw4.jpg
Liz: No way...
Sean: srs
Liz: He looks pretty in pink
Liz: How did you get that picture?
Sean: google
Sean: >_>
Liz: lmao
Liz: Well, I guess this is all I can think of asking, besides how does it make you feel that Grave loves your typing?
Liz: That it is a guilty pleasure of his.
Sean: whatever floats his boat, as long as he doesnt try to slow ride me
Liz: But a fast ride is ok?
Sean: only with you baby :*
Liz: You do know that will be included in the interview posted.
Sean: *coughs*
Liz: Well, thanks for answering my questions.
Sean: No problem. :p

This has been an interview by The Liztress. Hope you all enjoyed it and please comment! And if you want to be interviewed, let me or Grave know and we will set up an interview with you.

Fanzine Update Report 9-10-08

Although I only opened this Fanzine blog a mere 3 days ago, it seems to be moving along fairly briskly so far. We already have a number of reviews,articles, and stories up for your reading pleasure, and quite a few more coming your way soon. You may also have noticed that we now have six contributers on staff including myself, and there should be a few others joining us shortly. While I haven't been able to figure out exactly how big our reader base is yet, the feedback we have received so far has been largely positive. We would like to take this time to thank everyone who has been reading the Fanzine, and to those whom have offered us feedback or suggestions. We hope that you continue checking back here, and be sure to tell your friends about us! We are only just getting warmed up, and the best is yet to come!

LoC, - Editor and Chief Fallen Knights Fanzine

Notrium review by Kiwi

Greetings from the alien hell hole called Notrium! Notrium is a freeware game created by Ville Monkkonen. You view things from a top down perspective and the best description is a survival adventure game. You try to maintain your body temperature, such as not running around the desert in the middle of the day, keeping yourself fed, and, of course, fighting off the various things trying to kill you. You do this by picking up whatever you can find and combining it with other random things and using whatever comes out of it to assist you in your fight to survive and eventually get off the planet.

You can play as 4 different races: Human, Android, Alien, or Psionic. Each one is played differently; well the Human and Android have play similar in some ways but different enough. The Human and Android rely the most on finding random bits and combination. The Alien hunts and evolves by being well-fed and killing. The Psionic can carry nothing but the psionic tokens he has but can combine them to create various abilities. Towards the end of the game the Human and Android come out with big guns and armor and such, the Alien is leading an army of aliens, that it gave birth to, and the Psionic is creating duplicates of itself and other fun things. A good amount of fun comes from experimentation with the random things you find. Make no mistake though, this game will not be that easy your first play though, unless you play on easy which eliminates body temperature. The game is very replayable, with the areas and items being randomly placed.

One of the things that Kiwi loves about this game is how easy it is to mod this game. The data files are quite easy to understand, at least compared to other games. It comes with an easy to use map editor as well. With a few minutes in the data files you can create a brand new item or weapon. There are also a couple good mods floating around for this game if you enjoyed it. Though you should try to complete the game at least once before you go into that.

Story is not a huge focus of the game. The basic story is that you are on an explorer ship (your role depends on what your race is), and you come across a planet that appears to have a lost civilization! However, soon after your ship is ripped apart by missiles and your escape pod heads and crashes on the planet, Notrium. You can find out more about the character your playing by reading journal entries as they come up. Journal entries will also give you details about items you pick up and will give you some possible combination and other useful hints. The game doesn't really have anything in the way of the an instruction manual so journal entries and experimentation are your best bet. The game has multiple endings so you'll have to play through a few times to see all of them, or at least, load a saved game a couple times.

The graphics are not really amazing, but it's a freeware game, what do you want? Next-gen graphics? The sounds are decent, background sounds in particular are noteworthy, but the music is lacking.

Overall, Kiwi would definitely recommend this game to anyone, unless you have something against the setting or type of game it is. Kiwi first picked this game up 4 or 5 years ago, and he still comes back to it.

Here's the link to the game's web page:
Notrium Site

Pros:
-Great game play
-multiple characters
-Easily modified
-Legally free
-The game's files are small and it has low system requirements (the install file is 10 MB if Kiwi remembers right)

Cons:
-It does have some bugs
-Poor music
-Can be a bit unfriendly to new players
-Some important items can be nearly impossible to find

NOTE: These screenshots are from a modified version of the game, as Kiwi has nothing else on hand.



Crash survivors are very popular among the robot crowds.



Anybody interested in some fried alien? Kiwi's got plenty.


You're always welcome at Kiwi's house. Unless you're a bad guy or a commie.

Persona 3 Review(by The Liztress)

Persona 3 Review
by The Liztress

Quick Review-

Sound- A-
Graphics- B
Enjoyment Factor- A
Replay Factor- B
Battle System- B+
Overall- B+


Full Review-

Sound- Sure the music isn't as grand as you find in most RPGs like the Final Fantasy series or Zelda series but the music doesn't take away from this game. In fact, I feel like it adds to it. When something good is happening in the game, the music is upbeat. When you have a gloomy experience, the music has a soft sound and you can hear the sadness in it. Not many people are a fan of the JPOP genre, and this game has a few songs that are classified as such. But I think the songs fit it nicely.

Graphics- It's not very high end graphics and Altus doesn't try to make the people or anything look real. Instead, they try to stay faithful with the anime cutscenes that are in the game. And while I am fine with this choice, the anime isn't the best I have seen and the characters and enemies aren't as detailed as I might like. But I give credit to the Persona Compendium as it has the most detailed images. I'm not complaining about the lack of detail as I'm more for storylines and a decent battle system but I do feel that on some cases the anime cutscenes could have been done better.

Enjoyment Factor- As a fan of the Persona series and RPGs in general, I really enjoyed playing this game. There were times when I didn't want to put the controller down and turn the game off just so I could sleep. I think for anyone who enjoys a good RPG that isn't done like most out there, this one is worth trying. I've had my moments where I wanted to throw the controller down, mainly trying to get all the heart items from Messiah, but more often than not it continued to hold my interest. The characters weren't so outlandish and I admit a few I neglected using due to my inability to like them. But I did really get into the storyline and key moments made me sad. The social links add to mix with a sort of "dating sim" minigame. Your reward for choosing the right responses and spending time with your friends is a special item. One that allows you to create the highest level Persona of the Arcana.

Replay Factor- The only reasons, outside of just playing it for the fun of it, to replay this game would be to complete the Compendium, max out all of the social links, and of course... The Optional boss only available for the second playthrough. But, besides the optional boss, the rest can be done in the first playthrough. Granted if you do decide to complete all available requests and max out the social links your first time through, you might still want to pick this game back up and play it again. On your second cycle, you do keep your levels, max social link items, Yen, all the Personas you have registered in the Compendium, and equipment. But you lose all consumable items and your teammates start back on level one. But that don't mean you should fret. With the level you beat the game at, you'll have no problems with the shadows.

Battle System- Ok, this part, for me, makes or breaks if I truly want to play a game. Controls are simple and if you know the enemies weakness, you can exploit it so they never get the chance to attack. When you "knock down" an enemy, It means you either found the weakness or you did a critical hit. Also, if you knock down the whole enemy party, you can perform an "All Out Attack". Basically, you and your party members all gang up on the downed enemies and do a good deal of damage. But knocking down an enemy also grants you the ability to use another turn. Mind you, the "1 more turn" applies to the enemies as well. And if you meet special conditions during a fight, you are rewarded with the option to choose a card. You only know what kind of card you can get if you pay good attention to how they are shuffled. You get anyting from weapons to Persona, with bonus experience and getting healed as well. As for controlling your party, you are limited in that. You can command them to heal or go all out. Or you can have them conserve SP depending on your style.

Overall- Alright, here's my final opinion on Persona 3. I do feel like it was deserving of being in the running for 2007's Game of the Year. But since Atlus released Persona 3: FES at a cheaper price, I do advise buying it over this as you are getting the same gaming experience with a few bonuses. I do think some things could have been tweaked. And the different blocks were designed nicely, but one was too dark for to really noticed the monsters to do a surprise attack. But yeah, I think it was worth the 90+ hours I spent on the game.

Metallica - My Apocalypse Review

Metallica - My Apocalypse
by LoC

So if you haven't heard, Metallica put up the complete song "My Apocalypse" for streamed listening, and I listened to the song twice yesterday and will share my thoughts on it. The first thing I would like to state is that it was surprisingly kinda okay. The song was definitely more metal oriented than anything Metallica has done in a long time, although it still can't touch any of the 80's albums. James Hetfield's vocals are better than on St. Anger, but they are still pretty terrible. He seems to be TRYING to sound like he used to, but he ruined his vocals on the black album tour as you may have heard, and well...he still hasn't recovered and it's painfully obvious. The song is fairly fast paced and almost thrashy, but only in a shallow surface kind of way. This song is no classic, but it's also completely listenable which is more than I could say for St. Anger. Any Metallica fans should give this song a listen and see what you think, but don't expect any kind of new classic here. Regardless of flaws, this song is better than anything Metallica has done in well over a decade. Stream it from Metallica's site and see what you think, but it looks like Metallica's newest album may not be entirely terrible after all.

Ulver - Shadows Of The Sun Review, by LoC

Ulver - Shadows Of The Sun
Review By LoC

Ulver has never been a band to repeat themselves, even back in their Black Metal phase. This of course continued into their Electronic/Avant-garde phase, with no 2 albums sounding alike, and quite often sounding very different from eachother. Ulver's Shadows Of The Sun continues this trend, and offers listeners an intimate and intensely dark piece of art and music.

This album is quite possibly the darkest one Ulver has done since their Black Metal days, and maybe even darker in some ways. To get a picture of this album, you should imagine yourself in a dark candle-lit room during a rainy night. For even better effect, play this record in said conditions, and you will be blown away. Shadows Of The Sun is as depressing as any Doom Metal album you are likely to hear, but also oddly uplifting in parts.

The music is much more minimal and focused than the often schizophrenic pieces found on 2005's Blood Inside, and the entire album works together to form a cohesive whole.

Picking a standout song or 2 is difficult, as they all are excellent in their own right. Special mention must be made of their cover of Black Sabbath's Solitude which actually outdoes the Sabbath original, while also fitting in seamlessly with the overall mood of this album.

Garm's vocals are as strong and passionate as ever, and Shadows contains some of his strongest performances to date.

Do not go into this album expecting anything like Blood Inside or even anything else by Ulver. To understand the beauty of Shadows Of The Sun, you may need to give this album a number of listens before you can fully appreciate it. This is one of Ulver's best albums ever, and just a beautiful piece of work in general.

Welcome to the new Fallen Knights Fanzine!

This is only our 20th host or something, and only our 5th different format, but let's give this baby another go! This is LoC yet again, and I hope we can now finally begin to get this blog back off the ground. While it may take a few days to get everything completely set up, I am hoping to get the groundwork, and most of our content for the first issue up by tonight. Helping me out with this project will be The Liztress, and a number of others who will be contributing as writers or in other ways. So check us out, keep visiting, and look forward to our September 2008 issue soon to come!

Liz here, I wanted to add to this post a couple of things. First off, if you get have anything you want feel free to let us know! Oh, and let us know what you think of the FKFanzine.

Loooooooooooooooooong time, no see!

Yes, it has been months since I last updated this thing. Despite that, work has not ceased on this blog, even if much of it has not been published yet. My Castlevania review was just published tonight, and you can expect more updates to follow in the near future. Until then, keep reading and more updates will follow!

I will edit this more tomorrow, to fill you in on recent happenings.

Want to request an Article or Review?

If you have any specific Game,Music,Book, Website, or otherwise that you would like to see me write about, you are free to make requests. While I cannot promise to fill all requests, I will at least give you an answer. To request something, just reply to this post for now. Once the forum is up, I will have an area for requests in there. Thanks, and I look forward to hearing from you!

Fanzine: Now Hiring

If you missed where I said it elsewhere, the Fallen Knights Fanzine is currently looking for a few good writers to help flesh out the staff here. Any and all fans of Games,Music,Movies,and Books should look into it. The position is non-pay of course, and the only real requirement is that you must post at least one review,preview,Article,or other content per month. Also we allow occasional contributers as well, if that is more to your liking. All content submitted should be written by yourself, unless you make it clear who the original author was. If you are interested in writing for us, simply leave a comment to this post. Also if you have any questions you would like answered, you can leave a comment for that as well.

Hoping to hear from you soon!

Welcome To The Fallen Knight’s Fanzine!( 2007)

Hello everyone, and welcome to my new home for The Fallen Knights Fanzine. Some of you may know me from my other blog, or another website or forum. The purpose of the Fallen Knights Fanzine will be different from TheLoneKnight in that the primary focus here will be on reviews,articles,interviews,news, and more. While I have done a few reviews and articles at my other blog, they will have a greater chance to take center stage here. Also unlike my other blog, I am planning to make this a collaborative effort at some point with other writers and contributers. For now though, I am just glad to get this thing started.

Once again, I would like to extend a huge thank you to Chris and Marsha at Blogging4Life for graciously hosting me.

Within the near future, I am planning to open a new forum dedicated to Fanzine discussions for greater community interaction with us. Once it is up, you can expect to find a link here.

Thank you for reading, and I hope you continue to visit and maybe offer some comments or feedack! Till next time, I will see ya around.