#one of the coolest album covers!!!

[stranger-detective]

AAAAAAAAAAA

THIS IS SO COOL!!!!!

[fagforfrank]

Pretty Hate Machine (1989) by Nine Inch Nails

Once again,my shitty little printer/scanner isn't big enough to scan the whole fold out but I tried my best :]

[godsworstson]

kosick is such an underrated crew member I love that man sm

[lilidawnonthemoon]

[sophiaphile]

We made love last night Wasn't good wasn't bad Intimate strangers made me kinda sad Now when I woke up this morning Coffee wasn't on It slowly dawned on me that my baby is gone My baby's gone

[shootingstarsandsilvermoons]

Video Game Related Asks for Gaymers!

Platform of choice when gaming?

Top 5 games of all time.

Favorite boss?

Best game soundtrack (full album or single track)?

Most memorable gaming moment?

First game you ever played?

Most recent game you played?

Most anticipated upcoming game?

Most hours you’ve put into a single game?

Game you’ve replayed the most?

Favorite game genre?

Favorite game character?

Coolest enemy/boss design?

Worst game you’ve ever played?

Hardest game you’ve ever played?

Single player, multiplayer, or both?

Do you play mobile games?

A game you started, but never finished.

A game that you wish you could play for the first time again.

A game that made you cry.

A game you thought you wouldn’t like, but ended up loving?

Do you watch any other gamers?

Do you typically choose to play a male or female character (when asked to pick)?

If you could live in one of the games you’ve played, which one would it be?

Favorite environment in a game?

Least favorite environmental hazard (e.g. poison swamp, fire/lava, etc.)

A popular game that you just can’t get into.

Do you still buy physical games?

Favorite childhood game?

Favorite aspect of a game (e.g. exploration, combat, fashion/customization, environments, graphics, bosses, roleplaying, etc.)

If you could only play one game for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Have you ever rage quit a game? If so, what game and what caused the rage quit?

Most embarrassing gaming moment.

Funniest gaming moment.

Do you own any gaming themed memorabilia? (e.g. collector’s editions, posters, prop replicas, statues, clothing, etc.)

Hottest video game character?

Kill, Fuck, Marry (choose three characters)

An unpopular gaming opinion you have.

What’s something you want to see in the future of gaming?

Best game cover art.

[x-on-the-calendar-business]

exploring panic!'s a fever you can't sweat out/live in denver boxset

a couple of years ago, i managed to snag this for $150, which is still crazy to me, and it's definitely my favorite thing i've ever owned. i feel like i haven't seen many people detailing the contents of it, and since it's such a cool relic, i wanted to share this beauty with everyone.

it comes with the live in denver dvd (left) and a fever you can't sweat out cd (right). the cover art and discs are SO fucking pretty and cool i'm so obsessed with them. i love how it really feeds into that 20s/30s theme they had going on this era.

then it has these 4 photo cards which are all such beautiful photos. the first one especially is one of my all time favorite panic photos. the b&w filter also fits this era so well.

this is a phenakistiscope. you stand in front of a mirror and spin it around while looking through the cracks so it looks like the girl is dancing (instructions are included on the back).

this is a tour program for the live in denver tour. it includes all the tour dates, as well as a guide to their discography. including pictures of the inside would exceed my image limit, so if anyone wants a post detailing this item, i'd be more than happy to post that!

self explanatory but it's a mask reminiscent of the but it's better if you do music video.

there's this SUPER cool poster that i'd love to hang up on my wall but i'm too scared to in case it ruins it. i'm actually so obsessed with this thing.

this is something else i can't include detailed pictures of due to the image limit, but honestly there isn't a lot of lore or super interesting stuff inside of it. however, i'd still be happy to detail it more in another post.

there's this GORGEOUS notebook that i'm also too scared to actually do anything with. it is actually quite a thick notebook. i looove the detail of the "PANIC!" barely visible in the middle of the pages.

now onto my absolute favorite part of this thing:

these cards for each song on fever are SO fucking cool and i love them so much. they're printed on really nice material too; they don't feel cheap and have this grainy feel to them too (idk how else to describe it) and it works so well. luckily i'm able to post individual pictures of each one.

so the back of all of them have the lyrics printed like that but i won't be able to post pictures of that for each one.

they just all encapsulate the theme of each song perfectly while also fitting so well with the aesthetic that they had this era. like my jaw dropped when i saw these for the first time. (side note: i'm not sure why they numbered intermission as number 12 when it should be 8 based on the album. i also don't know why they skipped introduction since they included intermission).

all in all, this is the coolest piece of merch a band has ever put out imo. like no one is doing it like this anymore. i'd been yearning for it since i was 14 so i'm so glad i was able to find it as such a steal of a price. i'll never shut up about owning it and if you're able to get your hands on it i cannot recommend it enough.

[allthedoorsareopennow]

mechs enjoyer ask game, courtesy of THE mechs enjoyer ask guy

thought it might be fun to make a mechs ask game since I pretty much always ask the same questions so here are More questions to ask each other

1. who’s your favourite non-mechanism character?

2. what’s your favourite album in terms of music?

3. what’s your favourite story (album or smaller narrative e.g. GPTvTMK or alice)

4. whats your favourite album cover art?

5. do you have any mechs merch (official or otherwise)?

6. what’s your favourite song that doesn’t have a studio recording?

7. what’s your favourite setting (e.g. the city, fort galfridian, etc)

8. do you have a favourite piece of fanart (tag the artist and link the original post if possible)?

9. do you have a favourite piece of official fiction?

10. do you have a favourite fanfiction (again, tag the writer if they’re on tumblr and link the fic)?

11. if you were a mechanism, what do you think your mechanism would be? (credit to @dropitdoeeyes for that one)

12. do you have a favourite ship/a favourite character dynamic?

13. favourite non-singing album character? (credit to @x-ca1iber)

14. coolest adaptation of myth?

15. coolest adaptation of another song?

16. what’s your favourite instrument played by a mechanism? (credit to @submarine-prince)

17. how did you first find out about the mechanisms? (credit to @submarine-prince)

18. which mechanisms’ voice is your favourite?

19. which mechanism gives you the most gender envy?

20. have you ever cosplayed as a mechanism? if not, would you? who would you be?

21. what’s your favourite mechanisms headcanon? (maybe some big worldbuilding thing or can just be I think this mech is asexual for example)

so like the concept I guess. maybe send a couple to who you reblogged it from send a couple to people you see with this on their blog and have fun being not normal about this thing we all like :)

[maniculum]

Bestiaryposting Results: Dolthruk

More physical description than usual on this one, some of which I worry makes the creature a bit obvious, but we'll see how that plays out.

If you're not sure what any of this is about, please refer to https://maniculum.tumblr.com/bestiaryposting.

To see the entry the artists are working from, click here:

To see the one we're doing for next week, and possibly contribute your own work, click here:

Art below the cut.

@silverhart-makes-art (link to post here) started with a platypus, then added some other influences to make the described size work. I think it came out quite well -- that is a solid depiction of what a platypus relative might look like if it were huge and terrifying.

@cheapsweets (link to post here) has also given us something quite frightening -- I don't think I'd want to get near this one. Or see it in person. The inspirations for this design are pretty interesting -- I'd recommend checking them out in the linked post. And, if that distinctively-patterned hide looks familiar to you, that is addressed in the linked post as well. (Also thank you for providing alt text.)

@citrvsdrake (link to post here) also has a quite fearsome rendition, this one almost draconic -- in their post, they mention that they originally thought of some sort of river snake, but with armor and legs this becomes more of a dragon. I think it's a good dragon, too.

@pomrania (link to post here) also started with the idea of making a large, dangerous platypus, but went in a different direction, emphasizing scales and spikes. I like the serrated bill here; that's a nice touch.

@wendievergreen (link to post here) has instead drawn something adorable, noting that they decided to go in the opposite direction of what they suspected the animal was. I think it's delightful. For explanation of the inspirations for this design, and a close-up of the image, see the linked post. (Also, thank you for providing alt text -- and I think the banana thing is still funny too.)

@coolest-capybara (link to post here) brings the Beast Vibe back to "frightening" with this creation. Some fantastic work with the faces on both the Dolthruk and the fish, and of course I love the Stylized Plants... listen. Does anyone else think this looks like the cover of a really wild album? (Also, thank you for providing alt text.)

Anyway.

Aberdeen Bestiary says...

... no picture for you. It's not been cut out this time, they just didn't draw one. This section is more or less without illustrations, in fact. Maybe they considered it less important -- according to the bestiary's categorization system, this is a fish, actually. Sure, it has legs, but it lives in the water, what else do you want?

The Ashmole Bestiary, my backup illustration source, makes the same decision, but Bodley MS 764, my backup text source, does provide an illustration (and doesn't call it a fish).

Okay, so that's not a hugely realistic depiction, but it's probably not completely shocking to say that this is the crocodile.

I was surprised not to see any reference to tears in the Aberdeen entry -- the concept of "crocodile tears" is popular in the bestiaries.

The bit about color that I redacted from the entry claims that the crocodile's name comes from crocus due to its saffron-colored hide (not in evidence in the above image). I don't think this is true -- both English words can be traced back through Latin to Greek, and they certainly sound similar, but it seems crocus is probably a loanword into Greek from somewhere in the Semitic language family (hard to say which language specifically), and thus unrelated to crocodile despite their shared elements.

[7grandmel]

SiIvaGunner Blog MOJO!

The Ripper's Guide To That SiIvaGunner Tumblr Blog!

Hello there! You, yes you, reading this! Are you a high quality ripper contributing to the SiIvaGunner YouTube channel? Perhaps you've stumbled onto this blog before, through a link sent on Discord or through hearsay someplace else? Or, hell, this might be your first time on here, in which case: Welcome!

This is the uncreatively-titled That SiIvaGunner Tumblr Blog, where I've written over 350 posts analyzing, retelling the history behind and ultimately celebrating a selection of high quality rips found on SiIvaGunner. My rationale in posting has been to cast as wide of a net as possible in the kinds of rips I feature, and chances are, dear ripper, that a rip YOU've contributed to has already been covered on here, or is well on the way to be! But, that begs the question: How do you find the posts you're looking for?

With this post, I want to give some pointers of navigation for the people following this blog who aren't Tumblr users, or simply people who haven't kept tabs on this blog all too actively. This includes a quick overview of how my tagging system works, how it can help you find what you're looking for, and how to move around the Tumblr platform's infrastructure in general. So, let's begin!

1. What's up with the tags?

At the bottom of just about every Tumblr post, you'll find these grey footnotes called "tags". They serve a lot of functions: Like hashtags on Twitter, you can use them to help other people find what you've posted by "categorizing it". Compared to Twitter's hashtags, however, Tumblr's tags are far more normalized due to the lack of a character limit and their specifically allocated space at the bottom of posts. The image above is of the tags for this week's post on The Legend of Cage: Staff Roll.

The tags not highlighted in the red square are ones placed there to make the post discoverable to average Tumblr user. With the tag "tloz" ("The Legend of Zelda) in place, for instance, it means that the post will show up alongside other Zelda posts for users following the tag. But there's more uses to tags than just for discoverability, which is where the red-square tags become relevant: These are the tags placed for the sake of categorization!

You can probably imagine that a lot of Tumblr users will be keeping track of fandom tags like "Zelda" or "Majora's Mask" - but who is looking for "Season 6" or "rip visuals"? These are tags applied specifically to help one find posts within this blog. Every one of my written-analysis posts is tagged with the following template:

#todays siivagunner (Every written analysis post)

#season [x] (Filtering by Season)

#siivagunner and #siiva (Discoverability)

#[name(s) of ripper(s)] (Filtering by ripper in order of credits on Wiki)

#rip visuals (Added if a rip has visuals, eg. animation)

#[more rippers] (If the rip has visuals, these are the rippers who worked on those)

#tentative rip name (The rip lacks an album release)

Now you know why all these tags are here and what they all mean - but with the red-square rips in particular, there's ways you can use them to make reading the blog easier!

2. Okay, so how do I use these tags?

Here's a step-by-step guide with visuals to show how to go from a post to other posts like it. First, make sure you're viewing the post on the blog itself and not through a reblog - the easiest way to do this is to click "View original post", or just click the header of the original post itself (around where it says "April 16, 2024). Then, scroll down to the tags we just discussed, and click the one you want to filter by - say, for instance, you just want to see Season 2 rips I've talked about? You'll get taken to a view of the blog that only shows you posts I've tagged as being about Season 2 rips! How cool is that!

Finally, however, is the coolest use of tag categorizing and searching on Tumblr - The Archive.

3. What is the archive, how do I use it?

The archive is the page featured on the main image of this post! A blog's archive is a file explorer-esque view of every post ever made and reblogged onto a Tumblr blog, which also lets you filter posts by a tag (not multiple) used in them. If you know how Tumblr's links are formatted, it's very easy to find - this blog's archive, for instance, can be found at https://7grandmel.tumblr.com/archive, my personal account's archive can be found at https://melblur.tumblr.com/archive - you see the pattern yourself. The archive is very annoying to navigate on mobile and I would recommend doing all of this step on desktop.

Like I covered in the previous points, all of the blog's posts are tagged according to the Season they were released in, the people contributing, whether the rip features visuals, and more. Given the immense scope of SiIvaGunner's contributors, there's no concise list with links I could give you of all the ones that have been featured on here - thus, its up to you to edit the archive's URL link to make it show what you want to see. In the above image, for instance, we've added "/tagged" followed by "/dante" - which, then, displays all of the posts I've made that were tagged as being made by ripper dante. Click on one of the posts displayed, and you'll be sent to exactly that post!

There are some additional caveats to keep in mind here. Rippers like dante, toonlink and more go under multiple names online, and in those cases I've tried to always tag all of their aliases: all posts tagged with "dante" are of course also tagged with "soundcirclet". (This rule of thumb is excluding deadnames, of course). Additionally, April Fools 2024 saw me do a very stupid event wherein I covered every single Raft Ride rip uploaded on the channel - to keep the archive clean, I decided to forego my typical tagging system for these posts and give them their own dedicated sorting. You can find all of these posts under the tag #raftmageddon, and you can filter by rippers by writing a ripper's name in the URL with the prefix "raft :" For instance, a Raft Ride rip made by SonicHeroesFan1 would be tagged as #raft : SonicHeroesFan1.

Note also that Tumblr's URLs are magic and support spaces - if a ripper's name has a space in it, like Retro Gaming, the space also goes in the URL.

4. Now I know how to find things! But how do I submit rip suggestions for you to cover?

The easiest method if you're an active Tumblr user, is to use the Ask Box, which is accessed under a big blue "REQUEST A RIP!" button on the blog's main page. If you're not a Tumblr user, don't fret! In the regularly-updated pinned post, you can find links to a lot of the tags and such I've talked about just beforehand, but also to the Google Forms Request Form. There's no formalities needed to request a rip: Just your name (if you wish to be credited with one), the name of the rip or YouTube upload, and (ideally!) a quick description of why you think the rip warrants being written about.

Finally, if you're ever talking to me on Discord in DMs or the SiIvaGunner server itself, feel free to just request things off the cuff! I jot down all the requests sent my way in the same spreadsheet as all other requests. Note that requesting a rip does not guarantee that I will cover it, nor will I send any sort of message accepting or declining your request.

5. Conclusion

Last week, I announced a bit of a shift in the blog's structure, as I have a lot more stuff to juggle than I did back when this all started to where I've had to slow down the rate of postings. (You can read more in the Update post I made last week). Really, this is the first post I've made to branch out of my typical postings of rip analysis, reblogs and blog updates, barring some one-off anecdotes made once or twice. Hopefully you've found it a worthwhile (and helpful!) read - and if you know of any rippers that would be curious to see written analysis and coverage of their work on here, send them this post to get them started with the basic ropes of navigating this weird website.

Tumblr is vast and intimidating, and definitely not a site for everyone. But hopefully with this, even more of you readers will be able to find the posts that you're looking for!

See you on Monday!

[duffsmckagan]

If Kirk played for...Guns N' Roses things

When thinking of an album name and cover

Duff: Alright guys, what should we name our first album, and what should the cover art be?

Axl, Izzy, Steven, Duff, and Kirk started to brain storm. Kirk then all of the sudden got a huge smile on his face showing his cute crooked teeth.

Kirk: I got an idea that'll blow your minds. Izzy: Alright, lets hear it. Kirk: The album cover should be pigs blood, piss, and cum mixed together under a microscope. Then we should call the album load.

Steven bursts out laughing. Everybody just has blank faces because of what they just heard.

Axl: (Forces out a laugh) Ah, Kirk. You're funny. Always trying to make us all laugh. Am I right Duff? Duff: (Forces out a laugh) Yeah. That's funny Kirk. There is no way we are going to do that. Kirk: I'm dead serious.

Duff and Axl stop their fake laughing.

Duff: Oh... Axl: How about we call the album appetite for Destruction and we use (holds up the controversial 1987 cover) this? Steven: Yeah! Izzy: Yep! lets use it! Duff: Agree. Kirk: (frowns) alright.

Meanwhile with the new Metallica...

Slash: Um, so what happened to your other guitarist? The one that was going to try out for you guys? Cliff: Well, you see, these 3 guys came into out house and-

Lars gets up from his seat very quickly.

Lars: HE FOCKING LEFT THE BAND! James:...He didn't quit. 3 jerks took him away from us, literally. Lars: That was MY guitarist! How could they just take him away?! He, like had the cutest hair, the cutest ass, the coolest looking guitar, and shoes that don't look like James. James: What's wrong with my shoes???? Slash: Ok, good to know.

Yeah, um that's all I got for now.

[wlw-song-scuffle]

IT'S THE WLW SONG SCUFFLE!!!!

I have decided to make another bracket, and this time its for WLW Songs!

Mod uses She/Her, refer to me as Purple! Mod of @the-coolest-demon-bracket and @the-battle-of-babyls

Songs that depict WLW behaviour will be accepted! However, a song that mainly depicts WLW will be accepted, but a song that is mainly MLW or MLM and only has a little or no WLW will not be accepted.

Enjoy!

Tagging for exposure :

@disabilityshowdown @battleofthepurplebitches @badass-bitch-polls @botswithgreatnamesfight @best-sharks-bracket @words-for-cat-bracket @prettiestcolours @bestofnames @worstinsultsever @died-but-not-dead-tournament @namemycat @the-ultimate-hunger-games @randompolls @super-shapeshifter-showdown @triangletripetition @dumbass-duels @bestgirlsnametournament @prideflagcontest @the-ultimate-tournament @album-cover-battle

[toxinoire]

Post Season 5 episode 2 (Destruction)

~~~~~~

Marinette: Oh, Alya. Remember how Monarch broke your phone?

Alya: Yeah. Still pissed about that.

Marinette: No worries! I got you a new one. And I know you're a *whatever phone brand you all prefer I don't wanna start a war* user so I got you the latest and coolest one. And I made you a personalized Ladybug and Rena Rouge charm too!

Alya:

Alya: You what?

Alya: How did you buy that-

Marinette: The store, Alya.

Alya: Yeah but, that's expensive!

Marinette:

Marinette: Alya.

Marinette: My parents own the best and most popular bakery in Paris, we make large sales every single day. We bake goods for big events, do you think we don't get paid for that? I'm Jagged Stone's album cover artist! Do you actually think he doesn't pay me? My family has done a lot of work in Paris, we get paid a fair amount. People commission my designs, Alya. I get paid.

Marinette: No, we're not as rich as Adrien, Kagami or Chloe. But we are rich. We just don't flaunt it or spend money recklessly.

Alya: I-

[superfallingstars]

Ok last one: Bellatrix grwm playlist

send me playlist prompts!

Plot twist I'm doing this one first because I adore this prompt. Bellatrix has the coolest vibes and I think I came up with something pretty unique – tho admittedly it was a lot harder than I thought it was going to be! I ended up with a riot grrl-ish playlist with a bluesy, witchy, off-kilter vibe. Lots of women screaming and growling and howling but like, in a fun (and violent) way. Killing people is ok when women do it. Um who said that anyway let’s partyyyy

Track list: 

Diamanda Galas - Do You Take This Man?: The ULTIMATE Bellatrix song. Tbh nearly every song on this album is perfect for her, they're all bluesy and screechy and about killing/maiming/torturing men. Also I listened to this while getting ready when I cosplayed as her lol

Sloppy Jane - Bark Like a God: truly have never heard anything quite like this song/album before and that’s the highest compliment I could give. Growly and dark and twangy but in a weirdly tongue-in-cheek and unsettling way

Babes in Toyland - He's My Thing: will forever be in awe of Kat Bjelland's growling abilities. This song is fun and rowdy and possessive and could totally soundtrack a torture scene and I think Bellatrix would love it <3

Coughs - Fright Makes Right: this song is so noisy and abrasive, but it always makes me giggle. Everybody wants to take me shopping that’s what everybody wants :3

Daisy Chainsaw - I Feel Insane: fun fact, the lead singer of this band would always perform in ripped up dresses and covered in mud. Very much Bellatrix’s vibe

Sonic Youth - Addicted to Love: everything about this song is just slightly off. It’s giving Bellatrix drunkenly singing at Death Eater karaoke night

Sloppy Jane - King Mitis: so far I think this playlist is giving “Bellatrix pregamed too hard and is attempting to do her eyeliner and failing miserably” and this song is only furthering that vibe. Business in the front we’re gonna party forever!!!!!!!

Hole - Good Sister - Bad Sister: maybe a bit too much for a grwm playlist but this is a quintessential Bellatrix song imo. Also on that note I'm plugging my actual Bellatrix playlist here LOL

Sonic Youth & Lydia Lunch - Death Valley ‘69: tbh don’t have much to say on this one other than it’s another dark noisy messy song. You see the vibe

PJ Harvey - Ecstasy: I knew I wanted to include something from this album but I was so torn over which song… even tho there’s so many on here about hating/injuring/killing men I ultimately went with this one. It's just pure pleasure and joy.

I'm legit SO pleased with how this playlist came out lol, thank you for the prompt and I hope you enjoy it too. Can I get a hell yeah for women screaming

[vintagerocker69]

Happy 80th Birthday too the original (Jumpin Jack Flash) Keith Richards, while others of your age are possibly in Care homes , thinking about a new hip operation. You have just released a new album that's No 1 all over the World. And next year with the Rolling Stones are performing live in the USA covering 20 + Gigs. You are one of the last remaining stepping stones of the Afro American Bluesman that travelled to Chicago from the Delta. The epitome of cool style and dress , one of the coolest Cats on this planet. 🎸🎙🎵✌️

[theneighborhoodwatch]

If you don’t mind me asking, have you or plan to make a playlist of songs you associate with Welcome Home as a whole or specific WH characters?

part of me feels like this ask has to be sarcasm bc every few months i go through a phase where i'm like "PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE ASK ME ABOUT MY WH PLAYLISTS ASK ME ABOUT SPECIFIC SONG CHOICES I LOVE TALKING ABOUT THEMES AND WORDPLAY AND INSTRUMENTALS AND SUCH PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE." and then nobody does bc that's not what this blog is for lol.

but in the event that this is a serious ask: i have several! most of them are unlisted bc i am shy. i link a few of them on my desktop theme, but in the event that you're on mobile or just didn't see them, here's the full list so far:

songs that remind me of welcome home (some i put in here bc they remind me of specific characters and others i put in here bc they remind me of general Themes. oftentimes it's both.)

soundtracks that remind me of welcome home (press shuffle and go ham)

untitled wally&home playlist (never before seen! has a lot of overlap with songs that remind me of welcome home)

untitled franklydear playlist (i put tear you apart in here before i realized what it was actually about and by the time i did i had become too attached to it thematically so. well. tear you apart by she wants revenge remains on the puppet yaoi playlist.)

videos that remind me of welcome home (not a music playlist, just a funny haha meme one. also meant to be played on shuffle.)

in the future, i'd love to have enough songs to make a proper 8tracks-style list for each individual character and/or my fave relationships, complete with album covers and commentary for each song and such ... a fic writer in one of my very first fandoms did something like that and i thought it was the coolest shit ever lol. but of course that's a long way away, and who knows how any of these playlists will look by then.