u/TheLordOfMiddleEarth

I feel like they've turned YouTube into a discount Reddit. I'll scroll through my front page, and half the recommendations are posts. And, 75% are from channels I've never heard of. And, they're not even good! There always the dumbest, most lukewarm memes ever. And, I know there almost all reposts from Reddit and Discord.

And don't get started on the "FIX ANTI MOJANG, BEDROCK ANTISPIRAL WASHING MACHINE VIRAL WALLSPIN!" crap.

I wish I had gotten a screen recording of it, but there was one time I was looking for something to watch, and I scrolled for like 3 minutes of nothing but community posts, shorts, and ads.

Metal Crüe

Take some Venom and Accept
That you won't see Nazareth
The Rainbow leads you home

Warrior sent to Milky Way
UFO shooting Gamma Ray
A Riot of Destruction

Watch the Rockbitch go Down, Vixen spread

When the Priest killed the Maiden in the Metal Church
Armored Saints and Warlocks watched the Slaughter
Rage of the Slayer forced the Pretty Maids
To Kiss the Queen in Crimson Glory

You were born a Motörhead
Bike's In Flames you race ahead
Udo the Kansas Rush

Racing with the Mötley Crüe
Annihilator chasing you
With Guns and burning Roses

Status Quo has been reached, Wasp's Unleashed

When the Priest killed the Maiden in the Metal Church
Armored Saints and Warlocks watched the Slaughter
Rage of the Slayer forced the Pretty Maids
To Kiss the Queen in Crimson Glory

Take a Skyride with me, then you'll see

When the Priest killed the Maiden in the Metal Church
Armored Saints and Warlocks watched the Slaughter
Rage of the Slayer forced the Pretty Maids
To Kiss the Queen in Crimson Glory

Metal Machine

I have a phobia, a fear of the dark
Afraid to shoot strangers, the animal talks
Guns scare me shitless but love gun's my friend
The sentinel's coming but is this the end?

Riding on this crazy train I'm going paranoid
Watch me lose my mind and break the law
(Breaking the law, breaking the law)
I'm a metal machine

It's close to midnight and he's barking at the moon
I'm a metal machine
The rainbow in the dark is shining
I'm only metal machine
It's close to midnight and he's barking at the moon
I'm a metal machine
The kings of metal ride the sky

Is this st. anger, the ultimate sin?
Or have I really a black knight within?
The gates of Babylon are open and wide
Shout at the devil, there's nowhere to hide

Fighting for the world to keep the wild child in its cage
Broke my metal heart against the wall
(Balls to the wall, balls to the wall)
I'm a metal machine

It's close to midnight and he's barking at the moon
I'm a metal machine
The rainbow in the dark is shining
I'm only metal machine
It's close to midnight and he's barking at the moon
I'm a metal machine
The kings of metal ride the sky

Come touch my metal machine
It's close to midnight and he's barking at the moon
I'm a metal machine
The rainbow in the dark is shining
Come suck my metal machine
It's close to midnight and he's barking at the moon
I'm a metal machine
The kings of metal ride the sky
I know my metal machine
It's close to midnight and he's barking at the moon
I'm a metal machine
The rainbow in the dark is shining
Come touch my metal machine
No, we will never fall, we're masters of the world
Come suck my metal machine
No, we will never fall, we're masters of the...

Metal Ripper

You're in for surprise, you're in for a shock
In London town streets where there's darkness and fog
I'm going down, all the way down
I'm on the highway to hell from here

Blessed by the night, holy and bright
Called by the toll of the bell
Oh Mr. Crowley, did you talk to the dead
Sleep with the devil and then you must pay

In an abandoned land
Come on in child take my hand
I Hear a rising force
Watch the devils, the damned
They're gonna break their chains
Through the night you can hear them

Twisting your mind and smashing your dreams
Blinded by me you can't see a thing
Torches blazed and sacred chants were praised
Blood on your face you big disgrace

A strand of silver hanging through the sky
Touching more than you can see
Appears like a wonder without any move
Gonna get close, closer to you

In an abandoned land
Come on in child take my hand
I Hear a rising force
Watch the devils, the damned
They're gonna break their chains
Through the night you can hear them

All aboard!

In an abandoned land
Come on in child take my hand
I Hear a rising force
Watch the devils, the damned
They're gonna break their chains
Through the night

In an abandoned land
Come on in child take my hand
I Hear a rising force
Watch the devils, the damned
They're gonna break their chains
Through the night you can hear them

These are my favorite Christian metal bands, but I realize I'm lacking Christian music in one of my favorite genres, Melodeath. (Also Thrash, but I check out the sidebar for that, Melodeath doesn't have a dedicated section, and I do not like straight up Death Metal).

Hopefully, Reddit doesn't butcher the quality.

I just listened to the entire Jugulator album for the first time, and I'm a huge fan. There are only a half dozen or so of Priest's albums I'd rate higher than it.

First of, that album art, just awesome.

The album itself is definitely one the heaviest Priest albums (arguably more-so than Painkiller). I think "evil" is a great way to describe it's sound. If you like Thrash Metal, it's very Thrash-Metally. I can definitely see the Pantera influences.

Sure, it has some forgettable tracks, but Cathedral Spires, Bullet Train, Decapitate, and Burn in Hell are some of my new favorite Judas Priest Songs.

It's main criticism is the lyrics, which is probably why I don't dislike it nearly as much as some people do, because I don't really care about lyrics all the much.

It doesn't have Halford and it kind lacks that Judas Priest sound, but I think from an objective standpoint, it's quite good.

This map is a combination of real M&B canon, head-canon, and various lore theories. The geography is entirely canonical (except for the big sea out east), as this is the full world map in the Bannerlord files. This is essentially what how I imagine the world or Bannerlord/what I'd add if I could. I tried to make all the new cultures/kingdoms both distinct and plausible lore-wise. If I had the skill and 2 years to kill, I'd turn this into a mod.

Darshi Shahdom: Fully Canonical: Inspired by the Persians/Sassanids. I'd be surprised if TW doesn't already have plans to implement them in the future.

Rhodoks: Canonical, but not Lore Accurate: I was inspired by the Rise of the Rhodoks mod, I feel like they would be a cool addition, even though they actually don't show up for another couple centuries.

Republics of Geroia: Partially Canonical: Mentioned in the Warband lore, but the location is not specified, and their are a lot of contradictions. Some say it's along the Perassic Sea, which is what I went with. Could be another Imperial faction, or have it's own culture, possibly Spanish or Greek inspired.

The Vakken and Vanni Tribes: Canonical but not Lore Accurate: Their location is fairly accurate, but in Bannerlord they are not independent, they are part of Sturgia. They could be independent. They would both have the Vakken culture and start off as allies.

Jumne: Mostly Canonical: The original homeland of the Nords. A barren land inhabited by wild and barbaric people. Inspired by the stereotypical fantasy barbarian culture, or perhaps the Sami. A castle or two with ports would be added to the Northern Coast of Nordvyg.

Balion: Mostly Canonical: The ancient relatives of the Vlandians. The spot I put it might no be accurate, but it's the only lace that makes sense. A somewhat isolated place, with not much contact with the mainland, besides with Vlandia and the Nords (and Lotki, I suppose). Possibly a pseudo-viking type faction inspired by Anglo-Saxons/Jutes.

The Great Horde: Mostly Canonical: The group that pushed the Khuzaits westward. Inspired by the Mongols. Their country would be huge, but sparsely inhabited. The Khuzaits would need to be tweaked to be more Turkish to make them more distinct.

Jawwal: Mostly Canonical: Inhabitants of the Far Southern Nahasa. Inspired by Aksum/Nubians. Could perhaps be dual cultured kingdom, with the West being a Tuareg type culture and the East being an Aksumite type culture, with the center being largely uninhabited.

Nachagan: Partially Canonical: The lore isn't clear what has become of the Nachagan, but we know they are out east. I don't have a lot of ideas for them, besides being enemies of Great Liang. Possibly inspired by the Gokturks or the Hephthalites, that would be pretty cool.

Great Liang: Not Canonical: Someone else's headcanon that I liked. Inspired by China. Perhaps, could be a culture split into multiple kingdoms, like the Empire (Left to Right: Huaxia, Central Liang, Former Liang, and Zhian).

Tyzan: Not Canonical: Inspired by Japan. Perhaps, could have each clan be its own kingdom, but start as allies, kinda like Feudal Japan. Almost all their settlements would be along the southern coast.

Lotki: Barely Canonical: We know it exist. Beyond that, we know nothing. Theories about it being out east, but I put it where it is, because SOMETHING definitely needs to be there. Inspired by the Barbary Pirates/Southern Corsairs.

Zendar: Barely Canonical: Similar situation as Lotki. I don't really have any ideas for this one.

Ghytia: Not Canonical?: Honestly, I have no idea where this name originates from, but I've seen multiple people include it (all in different places). Inspired by West African empires like Mali.

Terra Incognita: Essentially no information about these areas. Little to no plausible theories/theories I thought fit. These areas would be empty, but still have rivers and terrain and stuff, and could still be traveled to (though there isn't much reason to).

Starting Wars:

Vlandia - Rhodoks

Vlandia - Sturgia

Western Empire - Southern Empire

Western Empire - Northern Empire

Southern Empire - Northern Empire

Khuzait - Great Horde

Nords - Vanni

Nords - Vakken

Aserai - Darshi

Balion - Lotki

Balion - Zendar

Lotki - Zendar

Ghytia - Jawwal

Great Liang (or All Great Liang factions) - Tyzan

Great Liang (or All Great Liang factions) - Nachagan

All Great Liang factions - All Great Liang factions

Battania, Geroia, and Jumne would start off at peace.

Let me know if I'm missing anything, or if you have any cool theories or ideas.

I mainly like Power Metal, Trad Metal, Thrash Metal, Melodeath, and Blackened Power Metal, as well as all the bands shown above, though I haven't heard much from any of them.

This is on my most downloaded mod. At first it followed the standard pattern of getting a bunch of downloads and then dropping off after a couple days. Then there is a major spike, and a bunch of downloads for 3 months straight, then 5 months after the first release (with no updates), it gets an insane spike in downloads that continues for 3 weeks, before dropping to more normal levels. All that with no significant increase in page views (there is an odd spike, but it doesn't really line up with the download spikes).

Does anyone know what is happening here? No other mod of mine has ever had this pattern. I'm genuinely perplexed, some might even say I'm baffled.

Edit: Also, it has a much lower endorsement to download ratio than most of my mods (1/217 vs 1/~60).