"Horror punk quartet, RATTUS RATTUS made waves in the underground music scene with the recent self-release of their new LP, "King of the Rat King," a twenty-seven minute train wreck of drug-laced ultra noise served up with the subtly of a rusty chainsaw.
The band's become synonymous with pure chaos in the local NC music scene, often setting fire to the stage, fist fighting their own fans, and welcoming "blood sacrifices" mid-show. On one occasion, charismatic frontman "Dagger" finished a set with fresh wounds after stabbing himself several times and encouraging the crowd to follow his example.
You won't find the album in record stores, but copies can be purchased from your local XBD vendor."
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last night I had a dream of a painting I don't think I can make yet. Featuring a line from Ethel Cain's Bleached Flies "God loves you, but not enough to save you."
and it's sidestep. back in the Farm again after heartbreak on the cold operation table. Tubes shoved down their throat. more wires surrounding them. their insides out. looking up bleary eyed at the silhouette of Ortega, who is looking away with her hand softly touching sidestep's shaved head. blurry silhouettes of surgeons in the background and foreground give it a surreal feeling.
the color palette uses a lot of clinical greens (like the color of medical scrubs) and deep desaturated blues.
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Ok, hear me out. Obviously, I'm excited about Hangman reuniting with the Elite, but that doesn't deter me from my original agenda, and that's Kota Ibushi in aew.
So what if Kota Ibushi comes in and Don's whole recruitment of Konosuke Takeshita was just his way of replacing the Bucks with versions of people he deems deserving of Kenny? It is very obvious that the story going forward is going to be the core four Elite vs Blackpool Combat Club. Will there be blood and guts or anarchy in the arena? Either way, they're going to need about 5 guys each, BCC has Mox, Claudio, Yuta, and Bryan, as of right now, the Elite is Matt, Nick, Kenny, and Hangman.
However, if they need a fifth guy, Ibushi is a free agent, and it is a very high possibility that he will go to aew before he goes anywhere else. He has confirmed that Kenny is already actively trying to get him into the company. So if he does come, that gives them their fifth guy, but what about the Blackpool Combat Club? Mox could call in Shota Umino to be their fifth guy, or they could recruit a new member. The Elite feud with BCC, they're all getting along together, a perfect little family, the Golden Elite, and that should be enough for Kenny, right?
Wrong, he still has Don in his ear, who is also now in Takeshita's ear, but we'll touch on that later. Let's say they win the BCC feud and proceed together as a faction. Lets say at Forbidden Door, Kenny and Ospreay have a rematch, with Ospreay finally coming out victorious. Kenny starts spiraling, is he still the best in the world? Is he even the best in this company? No, the best is the world champion, and with Don in his ear, he goes for the world title. At the same time, Adam Cole is also going for the world title.
Adam is furious because this is his time, he earned this moment, and he brings up the fact that Hangman earned his moment because of the Bucks. Kenny has no idea what he's talking about, so Don takes it upon himself to show him video footage. Full Gear 2021 the night the Bucks gave Hangman the okay to win the belt. For the first time since that night, Kenny sees things from a different perspective, a perspective he never thought he would see. The Bucks have always been in his corner, so why now would they choose against him?
Kenny has his match, he takes the pin again, a champion stands tall, and it once again is not him. So he goes back to the only person he can trust, Kota Ibushi. Ibushi is there for him he's the only reason he is in aew, he chose to be with him, and he'll continue to choose him. Don seizes his moment and takes advantage of the opportunity, the opportunity being for Kenny to finally abandon the Bucks and Hangman, his dead weight.
Entering Takeshita, Don has worked months to recruit him, this was always the plan he pulled every last string to get to this moment. He's been pulling strings like a puppet master to get Kenny with a faction deserving of him in Don's eyes. Don's never seen the worth of the Bucks to Kenny because, to him, they're nowhere on his level. He views Kenny as a god. Kota Ibushi and Konosuke Takeshita with Kenny Omega would be gods among men. That's exactly what Don wants Kenny to be, no matter what he's doing. He'll push the Bucks away just to achieve this goal, not caring about the damage.
Where would this leave the Bucks? Well, they've never been without Kenny, at least not in aew. There is someone they can be with, someone to protect them from Kenny, someone they chose over Kenny before. Someone like them who has been victim to Kenny's ambition and greed. Hangman is all they have, and they won't let him go, not with Kenny and Don being unstable and longing for some form of revenge.
Now you may be thinking Ibushi wouldn't allow this, right? If Kenny is too blinded by betrayal and hurt from the Bucks, who's to say he'll listen to Ibushi at all? With Don feeding Kenny the dramatics of everything that happened while he was injured, he'll have fallen right into Don's web. Forcing himself to do what he and Don view is right, and Ibushi has to go along reluctantly so. Entering the final story of the downfall and restoration of the Elite. Golden Lovers + Konosuke Takeshita vs Hungbucks.
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