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Eufobia Will Play On Wacken Warm Up Party 2026

https://metalphotos.org/2026/04/15/eufobia-will-play-on-wacken-warm-up-party-2026/

He Compared a Black Child to a Dog and Withheld #Evidence in #DeathRow Cases. Now He’s Running for #Judge.

#HugoHolland ’s aggressive legal tactics made him one of Louisiana’s most renowned prosecutors and helped turn #CaddoParish , a majority Black community in the northwest corner of the state, into one of the nation’s leaders in #deathpenalty convictions.

His nearly 40-year career, though, has been marked by controversies.

#politics #louisiana

https://www.propublica.org/article/hugo-holland-louisiana-judge-race-controversies

#Biden stopped the #executions of 37 men. Trump's #DOJ wants to punish them

A year after President Joe Biden spared 37 prisoners on federal #DeathRow from execution by reducing their sentences to life in prison, the #Trump admin is making good on its promise to treat them as harshly as possible anyway.

#law #DeathPenalty #TheCrueltyIsThePoint
https://www.npr.org/2025/12/23/nx-s1-5269702/death-row-executions-transfer-commuted

You’ve heard me rant about the horrors that lurk in the promo sump come December, and how it’s mostly sub-basement black metal made by those who live on gas station pizza rolls. That kind of low-target high-risk environment is why I noticed the offering from German trve metal act Olymp and took action upon it rashly. Before we go any further, I need to point out that Olymp (I assume short of Olympus) is a truly godawful name. It also sounds like an erectile dysfunction medication. The fact that their sophomore album is titled Rising makes the comparison all the more… turgid, while also suggesting an entire marketing campaign for gas station dick pills. Also, that album art is next-level BAD. On the plus side, it’s probably not AI-generated. Poor moniker and dubious art choices aside, Olymp play a burly, beefy, 80s-centric variant of trve heavy metal with elements of Cirith Ungol and Manilla Road in the DNA. They also hit the same ground as their fellow countrymen, the long-running cheeseball power warriors, Wizard. That means Olymp teeter on that razor edge between serious and trve and over-the-top, cheddar-infected cornballery, which is a tough place to make a glorious last stand. But all hope is not lost, Olympi-Won!

After a table-setting instrumental, the Olymp ethos is unveiled on “Olive Wreath.” It involves hammering you relentlessly with beefy riffage as Sebastian Tölle delivers a rough, raw bellow that’s more shout than sing. He sits somewhere between the legendary Tim Baker of Cirith Ungol and Matias Nastolin of Desolate Realm, and his gruff style generally fits the sound and adds an extra layer of toughness. At times, “Olive Wreath” reminds me of long-forgotten German speed metal fiends Iron Angel and Deathrow, and the guitar phrasing often veers heavily into Cirith Ungol territory. These are all big pluses in my book, and if they gave me a whole album of this meaty broth, I’d happily overlook the issues discussed in the intro. “Thread of Life” is another iron fist to the cranium with burly, simplistic riffs pounding your brain nonstop, and it’s not far removed from what classic Gravedigger did/still do.

Olymp’s style is exceptionally simple, direct, and old school, and when it works, you get cuts like the slam-banging “Orpheus,” which riffs hard enough to shake teeth loose and addle your brain gelatin. The same goes for album closer “White Rose” which is laden with harmonies and flourishes that strongly recall Cirith Ungol. It’s an effective metal chestnut with a nice touch of melancholy. Not every cut pulls off the ancient alchemy, though. “Fire and Brimstone” comes off as really old Saxon and off-brand Manowar sutured together badly, and it’s dumb as hell. “Titan War” is aggressive and punchy, with Tölle sounding more like Tim Baker than usual, but things run too long, and the last few minutes feel tedious. “Olymp” also suffers from a late-song lag. While several songs extend too far considering the number of ideas presented, most tracks manage to avoid the bloat contagion. At 40 minutes, Rising feels like a quick enough spin, and the aggression levels keep it humming.

The biggest snag for Olymp is Sebastian Tölle’s vocals, which are too limited and one-note. As a poor man’s Tim Baker, his raw, ragged shouting works best on the most aggressive numbers, but as the album drags on, his delivery becomes more and more irritating. He isn’t able to elevate the material consistently, and you find yourself wishing he had another gear. The guitar work by Tölle and Armin Amboss reeks of the 80s trve metal era, and they do borrow a lot from Cirith Ungol and Manilla Road while beefing up the tones for maximum impact. Their playing is a highlight and routinely drops nostalgia glitter on those who grew up in the 80s.

Olymp play a style I’m predisposed to enjoy, and I do appreciate most of what they offer on Rising. If they could smooth out some of the rough spots in their songsmithing and improve the vocals, Olymp could become a worthy opponent for the likes of Eternal Champion and Dragon Skull. As things stand, they’re more a rowdy street thug than a noble barbarian. Here’s to rising on command!



Rating: 2.5/5.0
DR: 8 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Metalizer
Websites: olymp-band.com | olympmetal.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/olympmetal
Releases Worldwide: December 19th, 2025

Steep rise in Florida executions

Darkness seems to reign in the Sunshine state

November 2025

There has been a big increase in executions in Florida – 15 so far this year and another one due to take place today (20 November) of Richard Randolph. This compares with 1 last year and a downward trend in the US as a whole. The reason for this surge is hard to determine but much of the US media and opinion seems to point to the Governor Ron DeSantis. It is alleged that this sudden surge is part of his campaign to run for president in 2028 at the end (?) of the Trump era.

There are many troubling aspects about the executions. Florida is almost unique in allowing the governor

to have the final decision. Other states now leave this to the judiciary. But there is also disquiet about the secrecy of the decision making process. ‘Florida’s gov­er­nor has no cri­te­ria, pro­ce­dure, or guide­lines in place for select­ing who lives and who dies…Granting the gov­er­nor unfet­tered dis­cre­tion has, in prac­tice, led to a com­plete­ly arbi­trary process for deter­min­ing who lives and who dies‘ [attorney for Thomas Gudinas]. De Santis has offered no explanation for this sudden increase in executions.

High level of mistakes

Anyone who has read Clive Stafford-Smith’s book Injustice will know the inefficient court process in the US particularly for poor people. The level of mistakes in the state is high. Since 1989 there have been no less than 93 individuals wrongfully convicted and exonerated. Needless to say, if someone has already been executed it’s a mistake that cannot be rectified.

The judicial process seems to offer little confidence with 6 or the seven justices on the Florida Supreme Court appointed by the governor. The jury system has been altered so that only 8 out of the 12 jurors is needed for a guilty verdict. The results are clear to see with 35% of those on death row are Black whereas they represent only 17% of the population.

There is no evidence that the death penalty is a deterrence. As we have noted, mistakes cannot be afterwards rectified. It would appear that this sudden rise is due to the Governor’s desire to raise his credibility with a view to the presidential election in 2028. As the Palm Beach Post notes, ‘the system is riddled with issues ..’ (18 November).

Sources: Palm Beach Post, WUSF, The Conversation, Guardian, FADP

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#deSantis #deathPenalty #deathRow #florida #us

@OklaBot @tremanewoodfoundation and @acluok did excellent advocacy for him! #deathrow #deathpenalty #deathpenaltyismurder #deathpenaltyabolition

@OklaBot @tremanewoodfoundation and @acluok did excellent advocacy for him! #deathrow #deathpenalty #deathpenaltyismurder #deathpenaltyabolition

@OklaBot @tremanewoodfoundation and @acluok did excellent advocacy for him!
#deathrow #deathpenalty #deathpenaltyismurder #deathpenaltyabolition

#Trump has been forthright about his intention to bring about a #DeathPenalty renaissance, & now his efforts are coming to fruition. This yr has been a particularly lethal one for the #US’ #DeathRow prisoners. Together, #Alabama, #Arizona, #Florida, #Indiana, #Louisiana, #Mississippi, #Missouri, #Oklahoma, #SouthCarolina, #Tennessee, & #Texas have executed a total of 40 people in the past 10 months by injection, nitrogen hypoxia, & firing squad, surpassing 2024’s total of 25—a significant spike…

Update: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Anthony Boyd's execution can go forward today. Justices Sotomayor, Kagan and Jackson dissented from the denial of the application for a stay and certiorari (review). Here's more from @AlcomNews. At the second link, find Lauren Gill's reporting for @bolts.

https://flip.it/_YMEoB
https://flip.it/X5cDP6

#USNews #USLaw #Alabama #DeathPenalty #DeathRow #CriminalJustice #JusticeSystem #AnthonyBoyd

In a three-day trial in 1995, Anthony Boyd was convicted of murder and sentenced to death, based solely on the word of a co-defendant who testified under the threat of capital punishment. No physical evidence connected him to the murder of Gregory "New York" Huguley. Boyd has been on death row ever since, and is due to be executed by the state of Alabama on Oct. 23. @bolts examines the reasons to doubt the conviction: Inadequate legal representation, conflicting witness reports, and a system that disproportionately sends Black people to death row.

https://flip.it/SknOyl

#USLaw #USNews #Alabama #DeathPenalty #DeathRow #JusticeSystem #Racism

Death row inmates' horror botched executions from blood spurting to catching fire

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/death-row-inmates-horror-botched-35972534

https://innocenceproject.org/news/what-to-know-about-robert-roberson-on-texas-death-row-for-a-crime-that-never-occurred/

What to Know About Robert Roberson Facing Execution on Oct. 16 for a Crime That Never Occurred
Mr. Roberson faces execution in Texas, despite new evidence that he is an innocent man wrongly convicted under the now-debunked shaken baby syndrome hypothesis.

#Innocent #InnocenceProject #DeathRow #deathpenalty #robertroberson #boost #SaveALife

This is a travesty of justice.

Please BOOST.

From 1976 to 2015, 80% of Louisiana death sentences were overturned, and 12 people were exonerated. A political scientist notes the state isn’t alone in facing wrongful convictions, and a system that doesn’t put justice first. https://buff.ly/oTK7PFl #DNA #DeathRow
Austin Sarat, Amherst College

Confessions Of A #DeathRow #CorrectionalOfficer

https://cavemancircus.com/2025/04/10/confessions-of-a-death-row-correctional-officer/

"Both groups were surprised that they had so much in common. The condemned women were astonished that the nuns had chosen to live a life nearly as confined as their own, in rooms that they, too, called 'cells.'"

Lawrence Wright for The New Yorker: https://longreads.com/2025/03/13/the-nuns-trying-to-save-the-women-on-texass-death-row

#Longreads #Nuns #DeathRow #Faith #Redemption #CapitalPunishment #Jail #Prison #Women #Incarceration #Texas

#DemocracyNow listening to #KeithLamar telling his story of #InjusticeOfJustice directly from
#DeathRow.

#AbolishTheDeathPenalty #press #BreakingNews #BlackMastodon

https://youtu.be/DEZnJlKPSXw?si=aPvDkYUsDZDVUNXf

#DemocracyNow listening to #KeithLamar telling his story of #InjusticeOfJustice directly from
#DeathRow.

#AbolishTheDeathPenalty #press #BreakingNews #BlackMastodon

https://youtu.be/DEZnJlKPSXw?si=aPvDkYUsDZDVUNXf

#SCOTUS ordered a new trial for #Oklahoma #DeathRow inmate Richard Glossip, whose long-running appeal attracted support from a broad coalition after investigations revealed prosecutorial misconduct.

Glossip’s request was backed by OK’s top #law enforcement ofcl, who agreed… he did not receive a #fair trial for a 1997 killing. Both sides say prosecutors suppressed #evidence & elicited #false #testimony from a key witness also implicated in the murder.

#law #DeathPenalty
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/02/25/richard-glossip-death-penalty-supreme-court-new-trial/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEZnJlKPSXw

#DemocracyNow 🚨 #Alert 🚨

The injustice of justice: #KeithLaMar Speaks from #Ohio #DeathRow as Movement Grows to save His Life

#OH #USAFascistShitShow #EndTheDeathPenaltyNOW

Acabo de firmar esta importante petición para ayudar a parar la ejecución de Pakhshan en Irán. ¿Te gustaría sumarte? https://secure.avaaz.org/campaign/es/azizi_death_row_loc/?
#Irán #Ejecución #PakhshanAzizi #DeathRow

He’s on #DeathRow for Killing a #Pastor. #Christians Are Divided Over Whether He Should Die.

https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/steven-nelson-texas-death-row-murder-forgiveness/

Snoop & Nelly Go MAGA
https://youtube.com/watch?v=SVdOFtjDOck&si=o3MY5IZzf-XLDTU7

> Snoop. Then Nelly. And Rick Ross?! Snoop Dogg has upset a wide portion of his fan base
#ReeseWaters #Nelly #Snoop #SnoopDogg #DonaldTrump #CrypoBall #MAGA #AppleBottom #DoggyStyle #DeathRow #BlackMastodon #blacktwitter #BlackFediverse #BlackThreads #Politics

RT by @EUintheUS: Good news heading into this new year: I appreciate former Gov. @RoyCooperNC’s decision to commute the sentences of 15 people on #DeathRow in #NorthCarolina before he left office. Use of the #DeathPenalty is never the answer.
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