http://www.democracynow.org - Lawyers for imprisoned attorney Lynne Stewart head to federal court today to seek her release from prison. Now 73 years old, Stewart is dying from cancer in a Texas prison. Last month, Stewart's treating physician in prison estimated her life expectancy is approximately 18 months. This comes after the Federal Bureau of Prisons denied Stewart's request for early release -- a denial her lawyers are appealing and hope to address today in a hearing before her original sentencing judge, Judge John Koeltl. In 2010, Stewart was sentenced to 10 years in prison for passing messages from her client, Sheik Omar Abdel Rahman, to his followers in Egypt. In a letter to Judge Koeltl, Stewart wrote: "I do not intend to go 'gently into that good night' as Dylan Thomas wrote. There is much to be done in this world. I do know that I do not want to die here in prison -- a strange and loveless place. I want to be where all is familiar -- in a word, home. ... I have no grandiose plans -- just good food, conversation, music. That is what I look forward to. And of course, my beloved husband Ralph - my hero and help, my heart, through all the last 50 years. I need him and his strength and love now to be close to me as I get ready for the nearing moments of transition and then rest. If you indeed represent the merciful hand of the law, as against, in this case, a heartless bureaucracy, do not punish me further. Grant me release and allow me to die in dignity." We speak to her husband Ralph Poynter, her daughter Zenobia Brown and her attorney Jill Shellow.

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“I Do Not Want to Die in Prison": Cancer-Stricken Lawyer Lynne Stewart Seeks Compassionate Release

Gorguts - With Their Flesh, He'll Create [Voice Cover]

"The Hunters Moon"

Under the hunters moon
the dark conceals my moves
cutting through the mire
thick as the cold night air 
The howl of the wind
a haunting chilled refrain
its a dark foreboding place
with a hatred of all things
A path of bloodied thorns
leads me deep within
using the moon as a guide
the dark can hinder the way
i seek familiar signs
things Ive known in dreams
this land it beckons me 
and i don't know why 
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yea
Chasing phantoms through the night
In the embrace of sorrow, it twists
The moonlight glimmers on my blade ,
as the hunter i seek my prey
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riddled with confusion
my thoughts are all entwined
burdened with disbelieve
coursing through my brain
every step i take 
takes me back to the start
In the dark i wander, 
will there be no relief  
to draw out this foe
i must be one with his thoughts
 he is hiding from the light
only showing himself at night
twisted deceitful whispers 
leading me astray
i must focus myself
pushing deception ... aside
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yea
Chasing phantoms through the night
In the embrace of sorrow, it twists
The moonlight glimmers on my blade ,
as the hunter i seek my prey
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( OSS vocal passage ) ( thank you brother )
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to end this wretched night
i must forsake the light
Calling forth the spirits
we are bound in pain.
summoning dark incantations
churning The wheel of fate 
these old ghosts of vengeance
reveal themselves to me
"we will have him vanquished
but you must see it though"
The specter of his treachery
the disdain to our ways
and as they show me the path
in return for my soul
Beneath the moon's cold gaze,
this story soon shall close
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yea
Chasing phantoms through the night
In the embrace of sorrow, it twists
The moonlight glimmers on my blade ,
as the hunter i seek my prey

lyric and music composition by Niurios
guest vocal - OSS 
all rights reserved Ni​ū​rios - 2025 ©

A Path Less Traveled

The Hunters Moon

Death metal album fused with other genres to make one of the weirdest albums ever!

tumour gaze

A Final Cry is a descent through anger, isolation, and emotional collapse, a metal record that moves from suffocating atmosphere to unfiltered aggression. Opening with Deftones-inspired textures and introspective weight, the album slowly tightens its grip, track by track, until it erupts into the raw, confrontational brutality of Slipknot-style heaviness.

Each song confronts a different fracture point: betrayal, loneliness, desire, blame, exhaustion, and self hatred. The early tracks linger in haze and melancholy, letting emotion breathe, while the latter half abandons restraint entirely- fuelled by rage, distortion, and relentless rhythm. By the final moments, A Final Cry no longer searches for answers; it demands to be heard.

This album isn’t about polish or comfort. It’s about release.

Step To Me

Vader "Xeper"

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Unleashed - Dead Forever

A cover of Amorphis' Into Hiding by me and a couple buddies (2012). Recorded, mixed and mastered at Saxon Sound Studios, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Produced by Brett Goodchild.

www.saxonsoundstudios.com

Amorphis - Into Hiding (cover)

Nile - Defiling the Gates of Ishtar (Demonic)

Presentación en Stones bar de la localidad de Suba el 22 de diciembre de 2018

Shadows In The Deep- Unleashed Cover (Live)

Before The Age of Chaos – Live 2015

Breath of Centuries

Metal Blade Records history by Dan Slessor:
Founded upon owner Brian Slagel's enduring drive to find great bands and get their music out to as many people as possible, since 1982 Metal Blade has brought wave after wave of powerful, innovative, and often genre-defining music to the ever-hungry metal masses. It is this ethos that has seen Metal Blade build up a stunning and diverse catalogue, weather the various storms facing any independent label, and in an age of declining record sales boast the most successful years of its existence as it strides into its fourth decade.

What perhaps makes this achievement all the more notable is the fact that Slagel never even intended to start a label. Working in an LA record store and writing for various publications, Slagel was acutely aware that many great bands in the local metal scene were being ignored, and he decided to release a compilation of tracks drawn from these ranks. "There were a lot of really good bands and I was just bummed out that nobody could hear them. It just seemed like I could help them out and have some fun at the same time, and that compilation was the first Metal Massacre," he states. Collating tracks from then unknown bands including Ratt, Bitch, Cirith Ungol, and Metallica amongst others, the compilation sold out immediately. "How important is Metal Blade to our career? They're only the reason we are enjoying the worldwide success we have today," states Metallica's James Hetfield. "Without Brian's openness to some raunchy teens with a crap sounding cassette tape we would be who knows where, and playing who knows what!" With the popularity of the tape spurring Slagel on, the first seeds of Metal Blade were sown. "After the success of those compilations I just started putting out records of bands that I was friends with, but without ever really intending it to be a label at all," he explains. "After I put out four or five releases I started to feel like something was happening, and I decided to quit the record store and quit college and see where it went."

Battling through the first few lean years, when the label consisted solely of Slagel working out of his mom's poorly ventilated garage in the San Fernando Valley, it gradually grew in both revenue and stature. Within a few years Metal Blade would go on to release the debuts of Slayer, Armored Saint, Trouble, and Corrosion Of Conformity amongst others, fanning the flames of the burgeoning metal scene and launching careers of bands that would go onto reap global success. "Without Metal Blade, there is a damn good chance we never would've made it out of L.A," says Slayer's Kerry King. "That was the one bit of luck we needed. You can be the most awesome band on the scene, and if no one notices you, you don't catch on. And Brian Slagel is still one of the biggest metalheads I know!" This genuine love and devotion to metal is central to the relationship many of the artists have with Metal Blade, and King Diamond credits much of its relevance and strength to this passion. "I refer to it as having 'boots on the ground'," the mighty Dane states. "It's not like a major label where some people might be into what you're doing but a lot of them just see it as a job – there's a genuine love for metal there. Through staying true to that and doing their own thing they've carved out a very specific niche that they control, and as an artist it's wonderful to be a part of that."over the years. Clearly without those people we couldn't do what we do, and to everyone out there who has helped us along by being a fan we are so very grateful to you."

Read more: http://www.metalblade.com/us/about-us/

Vader "Xeper"

Metal Blade Records

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