<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:08:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@damiancraymond/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[2019 Metal Album Review - "Peace" by Demon Hunter (Part II)]]></title><description><![CDATA[And now.... for the continuation of the two-part Demon Hunter album review! As I'm sure most of you can conclude from the name of this particular album, it is not going to be quite as heavy, or "metal",]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/2019-metal-album-review-peace-by-demon-hunter-part-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/2019-metal-album-review-peace-by-demon-hunter-part-ii</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[damiancraymond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2019 15:51:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeTuUm9hjE8Zg7WSLJK1ftTLKCYFUjXekyy76yt3N3aEmiQeUETLfgPwHd7JRuoURb9oQWVzDCFQvggynq3ExShbU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2019 Metal Album Review - "War" by Demon Hunter (Part I)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been very much looking forward to doing this album review, ever since I received my copy in the mail. I'm sure most of you know by now, but for those of you who don't, Demon Hunter is my absolute]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/2019-metal-album-review-war-by-demon-hunter-part-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/2019-metal-album-review-war-by-demon-hunter-part-i</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[damiancraymond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Apr 2019 15:30:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKopgPm9WrtA3MMWzmKNi4vPhRy6FRXc8yqhkjgr9er7bCdGqmecBPNtyheRgeGrDWvsCyh9SFPY8J5XeNaJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2018 Metal Album Review, But in 2019??? - "Ritual" by Soulfly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emerging from the late 90's, Soulfly was indeed a force to be reckoned with.... depending on who you ask at least! But as far as I'm concerned, having loved Sepultura prior to Max Cavalera's departure,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/2018-metal-album-review-but-in-2019-ritual-by-soulfly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/2018-metal-album-review-but-in-2019-ritual-by-soulfly</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[damiancraymond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 02:45:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqB1dEUUWW4UdYFZWeJHpui4KEM2H8c5qpiTyNmo5SLxHV8dhVeA7z7RhzAGHTfMAWk4vSNUdxKsbDxcLvNWJ3UgVEke?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2018 Metal Album Review, But in 2019??? - "Kulkija" by Korpiklaani]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever since the days of Skyclad, folk metal has been an ever-growing movement among fans of many other different styles of metal music. 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Randall Blythe as a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/2018-metal-album-review-but-in-2019-legion-xx-by-burn-the-priest-a-k-a-lamb-of-god</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/2018-metal-album-review-but-in-2019-legion-xx-by-burn-the-priest-a-k-a-lamb-of-god</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[damiancraymond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2019 03:57:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UBYMprNq8Pg764GiDofgs4gTvqf3zJvebapUbHHZZ6XB4KsaBY4CyaNVTqEFta1Mc6hDu5G1d29F8huuy5YXP9NVsqxr9k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2018 Metal Album Review, But in 2019?? - "Catharsis" by Machine Head]]></title><description><![CDATA[I bid a good day to all you metal head Steemians out there! As promised, this is the dawning of a new age in the every day life of yours truly. I may not always be able to be on here every single day without]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/2018-metal-album-review-but-in-2019-catharsis-by-machine-head</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/2018-metal-album-review-but-in-2019-catharsis-by-machine-head</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[damiancraymond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 14:24:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBhvniUs1M3s8j4yLXQHdHdEbGjwkAXC3zusFZdVJDcGTziMwAQzdiS4gwhmTJRfWfE3pUi81HGBV2fFN5r9akGpQkqqtSjg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Return.... With a Vengeance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, Steemians. So, elephant in the room.... it has, indeed, been a while since my last appearance on here. As with a few times before, I have unfortunately disappeared for an extended period of time]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/a-return-with-a-vengeance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/a-return-with-a-vengeance</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[damiancraymond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2019 02:13:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2XmsB3ZF6jJGRS38nPs7RZqmbMGvvHG1dqZFTzCmNdafbPJ3hqJcb6NGiB77Xi6gyxJEdMv9xScUxGjEEVXkL3PNqcdhWiZvzzycanjzD8Rani4SF9fF63RjwYbcJE8ErmpHB4xAXSjFQgdgae4bZufpUwgHfW1MhgCiVmZTChdA8LWueTyrL9rJFKGS6by62MquD4ufuRC2ApMY2omERBTbzPrU77UQLu3P8wdPMKiuSDhtBzj9jmAgfsookZcLWM192LaqmDk1GNFunAF3v3KGj4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2017 Metal Album Review, but in 2018?? - "Red Before Black" by Cannibal Corpse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, I bid you all a Happy New Year everyone. A couple of days late, I know.... but life continues to showcase its struggles, and I can only say that I am happy to be back on here, even if just for a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/2017-metal-album-review-but-in-2018-red-before-black-by-cannibal-corpse</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/2017-metal-album-review-but-in-2018-red-before-black-by-cannibal-corpse</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[damiancraymond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 18:34:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7fJquT8BVNLPb6JPN9ScePYtdzUDtBxrAjZ9g2TnhjxueNTLFnWaMNSjFXucD6zd8rvi3Bqv5SAXPGT8AQPFgaJLxjox6kqHSebMeaANvhgnEqMvUFwBAcjiLHbUjXSBk9QP3XZPUJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2017 Metal Album Review, but in 2018?? - "Disomus" by Through the Eyes of the Dead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Formed in 2003, and with no general conception that they would become as successful as they have since then, Through the Eyes of the Dead have left a staple in both the deathcore and death metal genres.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/2017-metal-album-review-but-in-2018-disomus-by-through-the-eyes-of-the-dead</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/2017-metal-album-review-but-in-2018-disomus-by-through-the-eyes-of-the-dead</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[damiancraymond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2018 18:16:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEgfimp4eWrxWeJotwXv5Zm7uGQzSY7KmWuk6ibserkBv5EL1ycQcfJuBoBihMUJcSmFyEunFAL77Hjw6EToZGzhv5uQAWh15YBLS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2017 Metal Album Review - "Left Hand Pass" by Cannabis Corpse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes, you read that correctly. Not "Cannibal Corpse", but "Cannabis Corpse"! (Though the former will be releasing their new album, "Red Before Black", this month and do expect a review from that album fro]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/2017-metal-album-review-left-hand-pass-by-cannabis-corpse</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/2017-metal-album-review-left-hand-pass-by-cannabis-corpse</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[damiancraymond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 05 Nov 2017 22:05:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4qEixiWLF1V2dqevKEZpQ2aykgum9fw1NvL6gLjUp3chSQ8ozYi5xnoMc45eLsEAuL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I want to apologize....]]></title><description><![CDATA[The title speaks for itself.... I'm going to be honest with you all, I must admit I have been feeling less motivated to return here as of late, but not for the reasons you may think.... You see, I have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@damiancraymond/i-want-to-apologize</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@damiancraymond/i-want-to-apologize</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[damiancraymond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 01:59:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2Snpznz7rwiEvgs1qpSHuSbhTdkbsxhyGY3k9is1evTAWq4LfwbaUFrUQWGhhCyfXeiW3kTq2i3pq6i95JXY462ND7NaWXHA5QBvxDWcq2ttkEv4B8KhWDmrHN93an2pW9N7BuwWSuJxQszLBNWmE5bURMeFLpZ5ehTRYAnfsoxyN9sYqLbSSFCxy83PTckkVywihVuLGWHEymAQujy?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2017 Metal Album Review - "No Grave But the Sea" by Alestorm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The year 2008 was taken by storm.... by ALE-storm, more specifically.... 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You see, life]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/ah-so-we-meet-again-00</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/ah-so-we-meet-again-00</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[damiancraymond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2017 02:01:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e8hBLg5RyznmSeRSZbRjxKdLMHTBhCZKmCA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metal Head Steemians, some BIG news regarding my band, Dawn of End!!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I bid you all a good evening, folks. I have returned to the Steemit world with some big news regarding my metal band, Dawn of End. I apologize for the elongated absence from here, but I have been hard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/metal-head-steemians-some-big-news-regarding-my-band-dawn-of-end</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/metal-head-steemians-some-big-news-regarding-my-band-dawn-of-end</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[damiancraymond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2017 02:06:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5JTYhfHc4YoCeQENLeuwphkhDunp2HGt41MhFQTVwH1YcRqDYBQX2BF52cvLbsMdkk9CvdoAmDgjQBtCE5Cfzxs8grATV7bXSmuUzspcyvQLemBWagcfa9uWVzUEFNNgpTUUD4gX4v52wqwgQxjd2xbPmPARQzFp5HvxsjsD4k6tRXw16kqS5kWAVGNKe21T2RHNJ94Ny8Nc8v3r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Folk Metal A-Z, Part 7 - Ensiferum]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, well, well.... It appears as if we have come back to our long-awaited and long-anticipated continuation of covering one of my favorite forms of the everlasting Metal genre.... Folk Metal. This has]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/folk-metal-a-z-part-7-ensiferum</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@damiancraymond/folk-metal-a-z-part-7-ensiferum</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[damiancraymond]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Mar 2017 06:59:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKopgPm9jPY4YbUTh9ruUvVmTAhtZwQAbLGBawya7MtAaCGkQAaQf8BhRn8U1PDT4dL7XxxWVKdvozbpo37c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metal Music For Beginners Series - Volume XI]]></title><description><![CDATA[(There is a stillness in the warm night air. 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