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Entry 6: Mike Stringer's New Signature Guitar Collection

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 Hello Dark Passengers,      We see celebrities collaborate with their favorite brands all the time. Guitarists are no exception to this. With countless artist signature models out there, it's not very often that a guitarist gets a while collection of their own. Mike Stringer, lead guitarist of popular metal band Spiritbox, has just announced his signature guitar collection with Aristides Guitars. And this thing is definitely one metal guitarist won't want to miss!      Image source     What really is the difference between an artist model guitar and an artist guitar  collection? Aa artist or signature model guitar is one guitar, built to an artists liking, then made on bulk and sold as is. Current popular example of this would be Tim Henson of Polyphia with his signature model with Ibanez, the TOD10; Nita Strauss' signature model with Ibanez, the JIVA10; and Jared Dines signature model with Sterling by Music Man. An artist collection is...

Entry 5: Mayhem with Allstate

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 Hello Dark Passengers,      Have you ever seen a commercial that's just so ridiculous, but still gets their point across? Of course you have! They're everywhere! The Mayhem Allstate commercials are a great example of this. They use humor to entertain the viewer while also giving a real example of something that might happen to you, further enticing you to want to partner with them for your car insurance.       Image source     The advertisement opens with our main character announcing that he is a bear. Now, we obviously know he isn't actually a bear, this gives us the insight that he will be acting like a bear. Which is further proven by the fact that he is holding a fish, as we know those are a regular in a bear's diet. He then walks up to a car in the woods, presumably owned by a family who's camping, and slams his arms against the car and after a few seconds of looking in the car, he pulls the door off with ease. We are all aware th...

Entry 4: What's Next for Motionless In White?

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 Hello Dark Passengers,      Motionless In White (MIW) has had remarkable success on their last album cycle. The album Scoring the End of the World set records for themselves, like with their song Masterpiece , which was not only the bands first song to reach the top 10, but was also their first song to reach number now of the rock radio charts as well. This album also allowed them to headline their tour, cleverly named Touring the End of the World , not just in the United States, but in Europe and the United Kingdom as well. With this album cycle coming to an end, fans are left to wonder, what's next for the band? Image Source     Although the album cycle has come to an end, the band still has many shows planned for the year. They'll be at festivals such as the Sonic Temple festival, Rockville festival, Hellfest, Louder than Life festival, Aftershock festival, and When We Were Young  festival. They'll also be opening for Bring Me the Horizon on their...

Entry 3: The Herb We All Know Well

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 Hello Dark Passengers,  Image source     There's one specific herb we all know well. The one we find in countless different places, but the same feeling we get from it is all the same. We as humans can't seem to get enough of it. One thing we use it in specifically is arguably when people recognize it the most.     Imagine: in a small metal tin, these small, pill-sized tablets are stored in, with a thin sheet of paper separating the small objects from the tin itself. As soon as you open the tin, the aroma hits you. It's such a potent scent. It almost feels like the scent opened up your nostrils a bit more. It feels cool.  Then, you pick one of the hard little tablets out of the tin. They're dry, even having a small powder-like substance of the outside of them. Then, as you put the tablet in your mouth, that cool feeling you felt in your nose before, instantly floods throughout your month and throat, sometimes even making your breathing feel a bit cold...