6 h. ago ‘I want to ride out on a unicorn every night’: swords’n’sorcery heavy metal band Castle Rat

Wielding fantasy weapons and splashing fake blood, the New Yorkers have even learned how to make chainmail outfits – and they’re already aiming to conquer stadiumsWhile many a rocker has cribbed from high fantasy, few have truly walked the walk. Sure, they might bedeck their album sleeves with ghouls, goblins, manacled maidens and brawny barbarians, but did a member of Cirith Ungol ever have to retrieve a missing unicorn horn from a snowy field in the depths of winter? Has Yngwie Malmsteen spent time squinting in the back of a tour bus, repairing his own chainmail?Formed in 2019, Brooklyn’s Castle Rat have had to face both these scenarios and more as they live out their epic fantasies. From heraldic, earworm-heavy anthems to eye-popping live shows, costume design, videos and album art, they’re not so much a metal band as a full immersive experience. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Who you gonna call? Trading standards! Halloween 'Glasghost' event is branded the 'New Wonka Experience' and a 'waste of money'

Just a year after an 'immersive' Willy Wonka show in Glasgow left children sobbing when it turned out to be a tiny bouncy castle and a small lollipop, another let-down has arrived in town.

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1 week ago 'Gunman who triggered school lockdown and left pupils ‘hysterical & sobbing’ was a boy in fancy dress

Officers are in contact with the young boy and his family

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1 week ago Nurse was left 'sobbing and shaking' when transgender NHS worker repeatedly asked 'when she was getting changed' in female locker rooms at hospital

A nurse has told an employment tribunal she was left 'sobbing and shaking in a panic attack' when she was forced to share a changing room with a transgender colleague.

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1 week ago 'Firearm' suspect who saw Bognor Regis school locked down and 'left children sobbing' was a 14

Pupils at a secondary school in Bognor Regis, West Sussex, were kept inside following reports that a man had been seen with a firearm.

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1 week ago Carol Vorderman reveals agonising health battle that left her sobbing in pain after 'taking on too much TV work and suffering burnout' wreaked havoc on her body

The 64 year old appeared on the ITV programme to chat to Ben Shephard , 50, and Cat Deeley , 48, about the upcoming Pride of Britain Awards that she is hosting alongside Ashley Banjo , 37.

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1 week ago Celeb Traitors' Joe Marler left pregnant wife sobbing on floor

Joe Marler, who is currently competing on The Celebrity Traitors amongst a host of other famous faces, has recalled a moment he was the 'most ashamed' he has ever been in his life

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1 week ago Ambulance viewers left sobbing just five minutes into new BBC series as panicked man forced to deliver wife's baby at home in heart

Ambulance returned to BBC1 on Tuesday night for its latest series - and it was a tearjerker within minutes. The programme follows the ups and downs of workers in the NHS Ambulance Service.

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2 w. ago Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 review – an interestingly toothless piece of noir fiction

PlayStation 5, PC, Xbox (version tested); The Chinese Room/Paradox InteractiveArriving more than two decades after the original, this sequel was mired in development disaster – resulting in an interesting almost-failureYou are an ancient and powerful vampire, and you wake up in the basement of some decrepit Seattle building, with no recent memories and a strange sigil on your hand. The first thing you do is feed on the cop who finds you, before smacking his partner into a wall so hard that his blood spatters the brick. A violent fanged rampage ensues, where you beat up and tear apart rival undead and their ghouls while currying the favour of the local court of vampires, and trying to keep your existence hidden from the mortal populace of this sultry city.But this is also a detective story: there’s a younger night-stalker sharing your brain, a voice in your head named Fabian, who talks like a 1920s gumshoe (presumably because he once was one). Fabian isn’t violent at all; he evidentl...

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2 w. ago 'Heartbreaking' thing dogs do when left alone will leave you sobbing

Dogs do all sorts of adorable and touching things, and this is perhaps why we love them so much. However, they have one heartbreaking habit when left alone at home

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2 w. ago Michael Sheen reveals BBC Radio host left him 'sobbing in car' outside Welsh supermarket

Michael Sheen opened up about an emotional moment he was in tears in his car.

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2 w. ago Strictly fans are left 'sobbing' as Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink dedicates dance to his late mother

The former footballer, 53, took to the dancefloor on Saturday night with his couple's choice paying homage to his home country of Suriname.

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2 w. ago Netflix viewers left 'sobbing' and 'need a moment of pause' over 'heartbreaking' true

The award-winning film on the streaming service is presented through bodycam footage

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3 w. ago Blood of My Blood fans 'work out' Henry and Julia time travel cliffhanger

Viewers have weighed in on the season 1 cliffhanger

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3 w. ago Behind the scenes of Blood of My Blood season one as show left on cliffhanger

Outlander: Blood of My Blood star Jamie Roy, who plays Brian Fraser, has given fans an insight into the behind-the-scenes on filming season one of the popular drama.

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3 w. ago Schoolgirl breaks down in tears and sobs 'everything's hard for me' as she reveals heartbreaking health struggle on Educating Yorkshire

Viewers of Educating Yorkshire were left in tears during Sunday's episode when a schoolgirl sobbed 'everything is hard for me' as she opened up about the loss of her sight.

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3 w. ago Will there be an Outlander Blood of My Blood season 2? Everything we know

Outlander prequel Blood of My Blood has finally aired its season one finale, and fans are already wondering when they can expect season two

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3 w. ago Outlander fans label Blood of My Blood finale 'rage bait' after shock character death

Outlander: Blood of My Blood fans were left surprised by the season one finale and claim characters desperately need therapy

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3 w. ago Who was killed in Outlander Blood of My Blood season one finale?

Blood of My Blood fans have been left in shock

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3 w. ago Blood of My Blood fans left 'sobbing' after heartbreaking Outlander cameo

The Outlander prequel series served up a momentous finale

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