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Meatloaf Map Maker Lets Users Build 8-Bit MMORPG Screens
#Meatloaf #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroComputing #8Bit #MMORPG #PETSCII
https://theoasisbbs.com/meatloaf-map-maker-lets-users-build-8-bit-mmorpg-screens/?fsp_sid=7097

Meatloaf Map Maker Lets Users Build 8-Bit MMORPG Screens
#Meatloaf #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroComputing #8Bit #MMORPG #PETSCII
https://theoasisbbs.com/meatloaf-map-maker-lets-users-build-8-bit-mmorpg-screens/?fsp_sid=7097

Meatloaf Map Maker Lets Users Build 8-Bit MMORPG Screens
#Meatloaf #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroComputing #8Bit #MMORPG #PETSCII
https://theoasisbbs.com/meatloaf-map-maker-lets-users-build-8-bit-mmorpg-screens/?fsp_sid=7097

Meatloaf Map Maker Lets Users Build 8-Bit MMORPG Screens
#Meatloaf #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroComputing #8Bit #MMORPG #PETSCII
https://theoasisbbs.com/meatloaf-map-maker-lets-users-build-8-bit-mmorpg-screens/?fsp_sid=7097

Meatloaf Map Maker Lets Users Build 8-Bit MMORPG Screens
#Meatloaf #Commodore64 #C64 #RetroComputing #8Bit #MMORPG #PETSCII
https://theoasisbbs.com/meatloaf-map-maker-lets-users-build-8-bit-mmorpg-screens/?fsp_sid=7097

Depression-era ingenuity meets modern technique in this family dinner champion that proves humble ingredients can create pure satisfaction.

https://beestrot.com/recipe/meatloaf/

#meatloaf #recipe #food #americanclassic

Depression-era ingenuity meets modern technique in this family dinner champion that proves humble ingredients can create pure satisfaction.

https://beestrot.com/recipe/meatloaf/

#meatloaf #recipe #food #americanclassic

Depression-era ingenuity meets modern technique in this family dinner champion that proves humble ingredients can create pure satisfaction.

https://beestrot.com/recipe/meatloaf/

#meatloaf #recipe #food #americanclassic

Depression-era ingenuity meets modern technique in this family dinner champion that proves humble ingredients can create pure satisfaction.

https://beestrot.com/recipe/meatloaf/

#meatloaf #recipe #food #americanclassic

Depression-era ingenuity meets modern technique in this family dinner champion that proves humble ingredients can create pure satisfaction.

https://beestrot.com/recipe/meatloaf/

#meatloaf #recipe #food #americanclassic

Depression-era ingenuity meets modern technique in this family dinner champion that proves humble ingredients can create pure satisfaction. https://beestrot.com/recipe/meatloaf/ #meatloaf #recipe #food #americanclassic

Depression-era ingenuity meets modern technique in this family dinner champion that proves humble ingredients can create pure satisfaction. https://beestrot.com/recipe/meatloaf/ #meatloaf #recipe #food #americanclassic

Depression-era ingenuity meets modern technique in this family dinner champion that proves humble ingredients can create pure satisfaction. https://beestrot.com/recipe/meatloaf/ #meatloaf #recipe #food #americanclassic

Depression-era ingenuity meets modern technique in this family dinner champion that proves humble ingredients can create pure satisfaction. #meatloaf #recipe #food #americanclassic

https://beestrot.com/recipe/meatloaf/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Depression-era ingenuity meets modern technique in this family dinner champion that proves humble ingredients can create pure satisfaction. #meatloaf #recipe #food #americanclassic

https://beestrot.com/recipe/meatloaf/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Depression-era ingenuity meets modern technique in this family dinner champion that proves humble ingredients can create pure satisfaction. #meatloaf #recipe #food #americanclassic

https://beestrot.com/recipe/meatloaf/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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Rolled Oats Market in the European Union | Report – IndexBox

European Union Rolled Oats Market 2026 Analysis and Forecast to 2035 Executive Summary Key Findings The European Union…
#Europe #EU #Baking(cookies #bars #consumergoodsmarketreport #crumbles) #EuropeanUnion #Flakingmilltechnology #forecast #Hotbreakfastcereal #marketanalysis #Meatloaf/burgerbinder #Portion-controlpackaging #rolledoats #Smoothiebowltopping #Steamtreatmentforstabilization
https://www.europesays.com/europe/38659/

One Chef Reveals: “The Family Recipe I Never Appreciated Until I Grew Up”

Growing up in an Italian-American household in New Jersey, there was no question where you’d find Dina Deleasa-Gonsar on a Sunday evening. She’s seated at mom Angela’s table, with …
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanOliveOil #OliveOil #caramelizedonion #DinaDeleasaGonsar #meatloaf #Mediterranean #Olive
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2630950/one-chef-reveals-the-family-recipe-i-never-appreciated-until-i-grew-up/

One Chef Reveals: “The Family Recipe I Never Appreciated Until I Grew Up” https://www.diningandcooking.com/2630950/one-chef-reveals-the-family-recipe-i-never-appreciated-until-i-grew-up/ #CaramelizedOnion #DinaDeleasaGonsar #MeatLoaf #Mediterranean #MediterraneanOliveOil #Olive #OliveOil

"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" is a song written by #JimSteinman and performed by American rock singer #MeatLoaf with additional vocals by #LorraineCrosby. The song was released in August 1993 as the first single from the singer's sixth album, #BatOutOfHellIIBackIntoHell (1993). The last six verses feature Crosby, who was credited only as "Mrs. Loud" in the album notes. She does not appear in the accompanying music video, directed by #MichaelBay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X_ViIPA-Gc

Ted Tocks Covers

The Top Three Posts for April and much more.

Enjoy some quality music from Dave Mason, Joe Cocker, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Jackson Browne, the Allman Brothers Band, Prince, Meat Loaf, John Prine and The Ramones plus a whole lot more.

Have a grateful day!

#davemason #joecocker #jimihendrix #therollingstones #georgeharrison #jacksonbrowne #allmanbrothersband #Prince #meatloaf #johnprine #theramones

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2026/05/01/top-three-posts-for-april-and-a-whole-lot-more-musicislife-tedtockscovers/

Ted Tocks Covers

The Top Three Posts for April and much more.

Enjoy some quality music from Dave Mason, Joe Cocker, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Jackson Browne, the Allman Brothers Band, Prince, Meat Loaf, John Prine and The Ramones plus a whole lot more.

Have a grateful day!

#davemason #joecocker #jimihendrix #therollingstones #georgeharrison #jacksonbrowne #allmanbrothersband #Prince #meatloaf #johnprine #theramones

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2026/05/01/top-three-posts-for-april-and-a-whole-lot-more-musicislife-tedtockscovers/

Ted Tocks Covers

The Top Three Posts for April and much more.

Enjoy some quality music from Dave Mason, Joe Cocker, Jimi Hendrix, The Rolling Stones, George Harrison, Jackson Browne, the Allman Brothers Band, Prince, Meat Loaf, John Prine and The Ramones plus a whole lot more.

Have a grateful day!

#davemason #joecocker #jimihendrix #therollingstones #georgeharrison #jacksonbrowne #allmanbrothersband #Prince #meatloaf #johnprine #theramones

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2026/05/01/top-three-posts-for-april-and-a-whole-lot-more-musicislife-tedtockscovers/

So, #MirrorsAndReflections, eh?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7WVi-7me4I

I tend to toot live versions, but this one is, well. I like the album version better here, it's a cleaner performance than the live thing from 2007. And we don't talk about the music video, which has been "shortened" 🙄
Anyway, this is one of those songs I absolutely love. It's so quiet, yet intense. I love the storytelling, which feels clear and straightforward, unpretentious.

#TuneTuesday #MeatLoaf

Ted Tocks Covers - Year 9 - Day 32

Bat Out of Hell

Remembering #JimSteinman through this classic track by #MeatLoaf

“There’s a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye
And a blade shining, oh, so bright.
There’s evil in the air and there’s thunder in sky,
And a killer’s on the bloodshot streets.”

#ToddRundgren #KasimSulton #RoyBittan #MaxWeinberg #EllenFoley #RoryDodd #TheShangrilas #BetteMidler #BruceSpringsteen #BonnieTyler #TheClassicRockShow #Epic #GinoPaini

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2026/04/19/bat-out-of-hell-praying-to-the-god-of-sex-and-drugs-and-rock-and-roll-musicislife-tedtockscovers-meatloaf-jimsteinman/

Ted Tocks Covers - Year 9 - Day 32

Bat Out of Hell

Remembering #JimSteinman through this classic track by #MeatLoaf

“There’s a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye
And a blade shining, oh, so bright.
There’s evil in the air and there’s thunder in sky,
And a killer’s on the bloodshot streets.”

#ToddRundgren #KasimSulton #RoyBittan #MaxWeinberg #EllenFoley #RoryDodd #TheShangrilas #BetteMidler #BruceSpringsteen #BonnieTyler #TheClassicRockShow #Epic #GinoPaini

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2026/04/19/bat-out-of-hell-praying-to-the-god-of-sex-and-drugs-and-rock-and-roll-musicislife-tedtockscovers-meatloaf-jimsteinman/

Ted Tocks Covers - Year 9 - Day 32

Bat Out of Hell

Remembering #JimSteinman through this classic track by #MeatLoaf

“There’s a man in the shadows with a gun in his eye
And a blade shining, oh, so bright.
There’s evil in the air and there’s thunder in sky,
And a killer’s on the bloodshot streets.”

#ToddRundgren #KasimSulton #RoyBittan #MaxWeinberg #EllenFoley #RoryDodd #TheShangrilas #BetteMidler #BruceSpringsteen #BonnieTyler #TheClassicRockShow #Epic #GinoPaini

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2026/04/19/bat-out-of-hell-praying-to-the-god-of-sex-and-drugs-and-rock-and-roll-musicislife-tedtockscovers-meatloaf-jimsteinman/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/896460/ Vanderlust – The Human Farm Review #25 #2026 #Apr26 #BlindGuardian #DreamTheater #Entertainment #ItalianMetal #MassExcess #MeatLoaf #Megadeth #music #Ophelion #PowerMetal #ProgressiveMetal #Review #Reviews #RockshotsRecords #S91 #TheHumanFarm #UK #UnitedKingdom #Vanderlust #Vektor

Aliens offer to take you away and give you a perfect—albeit short—life: do you say yes? According to Italian cosmic prog metal band Vanderlust, many of you would. “So, a bunch of people everywhere on Earth gave themselves” to the Coelacanths for that same offer, so opens The Human Farm. Several generations later, a human uprising leads to an escape from slavery and the discovery that the Coelacanths were all along harvesting Humans for their emotions. This isn’t meant to be funny. Vanderlust were deadset on telling a compelling sci-fi adventure in The Human Farm, enlisting guest keyboardist Francesco Londino (S91) and vocalist Martina Barreca (Mass Excess) to play the role of the Coelacanths. But did Vanderlust give us a sci-fi adventure for the ages with The Human Farm?

The gooey earnestness with which Vanderlust spill their adventure on The Human Farm is often matched by skill and musical vision. Vanderlust tear through speed-demonic numbers like “Viral Escape” or “Golden Shackles” with acerbically hooky, Vektor-gone-power-metal riffage while creating respite between the narrative beats with moody clean guitars and skittering drums on “The Turning Point” and “Connection Failed.” Guitarist Francesco Romeggini solos like mad on The Human Farm, shredding Megadethly over Blind Guardian riffs on the almost-instrumental “From the Cave – Fuga” and imbuing “Drive” with a gravitas and refinement. Bassist David Cantina and drummer Giacomo Mezzetti hold down Vanderlust’s rhythms, both driving (“Reborn…Again”) and groovy (“Humanity 3.0 – The New Canaan”) and shine on the “Battlefield”‘s bass solo and underlying fills. Ricca Morello’s vocals can get a bit mush-mouthed in the softer moments, but his power metal-inclined range and delivery crush the big moments, and Barreca’s death growls hit consistently, recalling Ophelion’s vocal duo on 2025’s The Jaunt. The Human Farm isn’t groundbreaking conceptually, but Vanderlust have the chops to tell their tale.

The Human Farm thrives in its biggest moments. Morello sounds his best when he goes all in, like on the Blind Guardian-coded power bonanza “Battlefield”1 and emotionally charged bookends “Humanity 2.0 – The Human Farm” and “Humanity 3.0 – The New Canaan.” Barreca’s growls add tons of punch to Vanderlust’s sound. When she trades lines with the choir on “Connection Failed” or clean sings on “Reborn…Again” and brings Meat Loaf melodrama to Dream Theater balladry, it feels so right. However, The Human Farm lulls when Vanderlust take the pedal off the metal. Momentum from “Golden Shackles” dissipates in the slow-burning of “The Turning Point” and doesn’t return until halfway through “Connection Failed,” and the barn-burning energy of “Viral Escape” is utterly deflated by the narrative interlude “…Find Them!”. However, Vanderlust are at any given time never too far off from another soaring crescendo, making The Human Farm an exciting listen, if not consistently so.

Vanderlust’s conceptual ambitions ultimately hinder The Human Farm, I feel. Vanderlust frequently dumb down musical ideas to allow narration more sonic space. This issue is exacerbated by the uniformly bad acting performances across The Human Farm, which resembles those 90s PC games where they just threw some interns into the booth. But even if the line reads were good, interjected into songs like “From the Cave – Fuga” and “Connection Failed,” they come off as a tacked-on concession to the story rather than an integral part of the music, coming off as distracting or even detrimental to the music. Vanderlust can do interesting things musically to tell their story, like having Barreca clean sing in “Reborn…Again” after the Coelacanths are defeated, reflecting them at their most vulnerable, or reworking the “Humanity 2.0…” motif into the end of “Humanity 3.0…,” where humankind has escaped captivity but find new challenges in freedom and lead some to question their revolution altogether.2 But for the most part, the way Vanderlust tell the story of The Human Farm detracts from what they do well: thrashy prog-power anthems.

If Vanderlust could hone their storytelling as well as their songwriting on The Human Farm, we’d have a great record on our hands. As is, there are too many conflicting elements in The Human Farm for more than a lukewarm recommendation, though there are fantastic songs throughout. Fans of prog-power will find things to like here, and Vanderlust is a band to keep an eye on, and I certainly will try to catch their third album should they make one. I’m not sure if Vanderlust have a Terminal Redux or Access All Worlds in them, but I wouldn’t put it past them either.



Rating: Mixed
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: V0 VBR mp3
Label: Rockshots Records
Websites: facebook.com/vanderlustofficial | soundcloud.com/vanderlust-music
Releases Worldwide: April 17th, 2026

Aliens offer to take you away and give you a perfect—albeit short—life: do you say yes? According to Italian cosmic prog metal band Vanderlust, many of you would. “So, a bunch of people everywhere on Earth gave themselves” to the Coelacanths for that same offer, so opens The Human Farm. Several generations later, a human uprising leads to an escape from slavery and the discovery that the Coelacanths were all along harvesting Humans for their emotions. This isn’t meant to be funny. Vanderlust were deadset on telling a compelling sci-fi adventure in The Human Farm, enlisting guest keyboardist Francesco Londino (S91) and vocalist Martina Barreca (Mass Excess) to play the role of the Coelacanths. But did Vanderlust give us a sci-fi adventure for the ages with The Human Farm?

The gooey earnestness with which Vanderlust spill their adventure on The Human Farm is often matched by skill and musical vision. Vanderlust tear through speed-demonic numbers like “Viral Escape” or “Golden Shackles” with acerbically hooky, Vektor-gone-power-metal riffage while creating respite between the narrative beats with moody clean guitars and skittering drums on “The Turning Point” and “Connection Failed.” Guitarist Francesco Romeggini solos like mad on The Human Farm, shredding Megadethly over Blind Guardian riffs on the almost-instrumental “From the Cave – Fuga” and imbuing “Drive” with a gravitas and refinement. Bassist David Cantina and drummer Giacomo Mezzetti hold down Vanderlust’s rhythms, both driving (“Reborn…Again”) and groovy (“Humanity 3.0 – The New Canaan”) and shine on the “Battlefield”‘s bass solo and underlying fills. Ricca Morello’s vocals can get a bit mush-mouthed in the softer moments, but his power metal-inclined range and delivery crush the big moments, and Barreca’s death growls hit consistently, recalling Ophelion’s vocal duo on 2025’s The Jaunt. The Human Farm isn’t groundbreaking conceptually, but Vanderlust have the chops to tell their tale.

The Human Farm thrives in its biggest moments. Morello sounds his best when he goes all in, like on the Blind Guardian-coded power bonanza “Battlefield”1 and emotionally charged bookends “Humanity 2.0 – The Human Farm” and “Humanity 3.0 – The New Canaan.” Barreca’s growls add tons of punch to Vanderlust’s sound. When she trades lines with the choir on “Connection Failed” or clean sings on “Reborn…Again” and brings Meat Loaf melodrama to Dream Theater balladry, it feels so right. However, The Human Farm lulls when Vanderlust take the pedal off the metal. Momentum from “Golden Shackles” dissipates in the slow-burning of “The Turning Point” and doesn’t return until halfway through “Connection Failed,” and the barn-burning energy of “Viral Escape” is utterly deflated by the narrative interlude “…Find Them!”. However, Vanderlust are at any given time never too far off from another soaring crescendo, making The Human Farm an exciting listen, if not consistently so.

Vanderlust’s conceptual ambitions ultimately hinder The Human Farm, I feel. Vanderlust frequently dumb down musical ideas to allow narration more sonic space. This issue is exacerbated by the uniformly bad acting performances across The Human Farm, which resembles those 90s PC games where they just threw some interns into the booth. But even if the line reads were good, interjected into songs like “From the Cave – Fuga” and “Connection Failed,” they come off as a tacked-on concession to the story rather than an integral part of the music, coming off as distracting or even detrimental to the music. Vanderlust can do interesting things musically to tell their story, like having Barreca clean sing in “Reborn…Again” after the Coelacanths are defeated, reflecting them at their most vulnerable, or reworking the “Humanity 2.0…” motif into the end of “Humanity 3.0…,” where humankind has escaped captivity but find new challenges in freedom and lead some to question their revolution altogether.2 But for the most part, the way Vanderlust tell the story of The Human Farm detracts from what they do well: thrashy prog-power anthems.

If Vanderlust could hone their storytelling as well as their songwriting on The Human Farm, we’d have a great record on our hands. As is, there are too many conflicting elements in The Human Farm for more than a lukewarm recommendation, though there are fantastic songs throughout. Fans of prog-power will find things to like here, and Vanderlust is a band to keep an eye on, and I certainly will try to catch their third album should they make one. I’m not sure if Vanderlust have a Terminal Redux or Access All Worlds in them, but I wouldn’t put it past them either.



Rating: Mixed
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: V0 VBR mp3
Label: Rockshots Records
Websites: facebook.com/vanderlustofficial | soundcloud.com/vanderlust-music
Releases Worldwide: April 17th, 2026

Aliens offer to take you away and give you a perfect—albeit short—life: do you say yes? According to Italian cosmic prog metal band Vanderlust, many of you would. “So, a bunch of people everywhere on Earth gave themselves” to the Coelacanths for that same offer, so opens The Human Farm. Several generations later, a human uprising leads to an escape from slavery and the discovery that the Coelacanths were all along harvesting Humans for their emotions. This isn’t meant to be funny. Vanderlust were deadset on telling a compelling sci-fi adventure in The Human Farm, enlisting guest keyboardist Francesco Londino (S91) and vocalist Martina Barreca (Mass Excess) to play the role of the Coelacanths. But did Vanderlust give us a sci-fi adventure for the ages with The Human Farm?

The gooey earnestness with which Vanderlust spill their adventure on The Human Farm is often matched by skill and musical vision. Vanderlust tear through speed-demonic numbers like “Viral Escape” or “Golden Shackles” with acerbically hooky, Vektor-gone-power-metal riffage while creating respite between the narrative beats with moody clean guitars and skittering drums on “The Turning Point” and “Connection Failed.” Guitarist Francesco Romeggini solos like mad on The Human Farm, shredding Megadethly over Blind Guardian riffs on the almost-instrumental “From the Cave – Fuga” and imbuing “Drive” with a gravitas and refinement. Bassist David Cantina and drummer Giacomo Mezzetti hold down Vanderlust’s rhythms, both driving (“Reborn…Again”) and groovy (“Humanity 3.0 – The New Canaan”) and shine on the “Battlefield”‘s bass solo and underlying fills. Ricca Morello’s vocals can get a bit mush-mouthed in the softer moments, but his power metal-inclined range and delivery crush the big moments, and Barreca’s death growls hit consistently, recalling Ophelion’s vocal duo on 2025’s The Jaunt. The Human Farm isn’t groundbreaking conceptually, but Vanderlust have the chops to tell their tale.

The Human Farm thrives in its biggest moments. Morello sounds his best when he goes all in, like on the Blind Guardian-coded power bonanza “Battlefield”1 and emotionally charged bookends “Humanity 2.0 – The Human Farm” and “Humanity 3.0 – The New Canaan.” Barreca’s growls add tons of punch to Vanderlust’s sound. When she trades lines with the choir on “Connection Failed” or clean sings on “Reborn…Again” and brings Meat Loaf melodrama to Dream Theater balladry, it feels so right. However, The Human Farm lulls when Vanderlust take the pedal off the metal. Momentum from “Golden Shackles” dissipates in the slow-burning of “The Turning Point” and doesn’t return until halfway through “Connection Failed,” and the barn-burning energy of “Viral Escape” is utterly deflated by the narrative interlude “…Find Them!”. However, Vanderlust are at any given time never too far off from another soaring crescendo, making The Human Farm an exciting listen, if not consistently so.

Vanderlust’s conceptual ambitions ultimately hinder The Human Farm, I feel. Vanderlust frequently dumb down musical ideas to allow narration more sonic space. This issue is exacerbated by the uniformly bad acting performances across The Human Farm, which resembles those 90s PC games where they just threw some interns into the booth. But even if the line reads were good, interjected into songs like “From the Cave – Fuga” and “Connection Failed,” they come off as a tacked-on concession to the story rather than an integral part of the music, coming off as distracting or even detrimental to the music. Vanderlust can do interesting things musically to tell their story, like having Barreca clean sing in “Reborn…Again” after the Coelacanths are defeated, reflecting them at their most vulnerable, or reworking the “Humanity 2.0…” motif into the end of “Humanity 3.0…,” where humankind has escaped captivity but find new challenges in freedom and lead some to question their revolution altogether.2 But for the most part, the way Vanderlust tell the story of The Human Farm detracts from what they do well: thrashy prog-power anthems.

If Vanderlust could hone their storytelling as well as their songwriting on The Human Farm, we’d have a great record on our hands. As is, there are too many conflicting elements in The Human Farm for more than a lukewarm recommendation, though there are fantastic songs throughout. Fans of prog-power will find things to like here, and Vanderlust is a band to keep an eye on, and I certainly will try to catch their third album should they make one. I’m not sure if Vanderlust have a Terminal Redux or Access All Worlds in them, but I wouldn’t put it past them either.



Rating: Mixed
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: V0 VBR mp3
Label: Rockshots Records
Websites: facebook.com/vanderlustofficial | soundcloud.com/vanderlust-music
Releases Worldwide: April 17th, 2026

Aliens offer to take you away and give you a perfect—albeit short—life: do you say yes? According to Italian cosmic prog metal band Vanderlust, many of you would. “So, a bunch of people everywhere on Earth gave themselves” to the Coelacanths for that same offer, so opens The Human Farm. Several generations later, a human uprising leads to an escape from slavery and the discovery that the Coelacanths were all along harvesting Humans for their emotions. This isn’t meant to be funny. Vanderlust were deadset on telling a compelling sci-fi adventure in The Human Farm, enlisting guest keyboardist Francesco Londino (S91) and vocalist Martina Barreca (Mass Excess) to play the role of the Coelacanths. But did Vanderlust give us a sci-fi adventure for the ages with The Human Farm?

The gooey earnestness with which Vanderlust spill their adventure on The Human Farm is often matched by skill and musical vision. Vanderlust tear through speed-demonic numbers like “Viral Escape” or “Golden Shackles” with acerbically hooky, Vektor-gone-power-metal riffage while creating respite between the narrative beats with moody clean guitars and skittering drums on “The Turning Point” and “Connection Failed.” Guitarist Francesco Romeggini solos like mad on The Human Farm, shredding Megadethly over Blind Guardian riffs on the almost-instrumental “From the Cave – Fuga” and imbuing “Drive” with a gravitas and refinement. Bassist David Cantina and drummer Giacomo Mezzetti hold down Vanderlust’s rhythms, both driving (“Reborn…Again”) and groovy (“Humanity 3.0 – The New Canaan”) and shine on the “Battlefield”‘s bass solo and underlying fills. Ricca Morello’s vocals can get a bit mush-mouthed in the softer moments, but his power metal-inclined range and delivery crush the big moments, and Barreca’s death growls hit consistently, recalling Ophelion’s vocal duo on 2025’s The Jaunt. The Human Farm isn’t groundbreaking conceptually, but Vanderlust have the chops to tell their tale.

The Human Farm thrives in its biggest moments. Morello sounds his best when he goes all in, like on the Blind Guardian-coded power bonanza “Battlefield”1 and emotionally charged bookends “Humanity 2.0 – The Human Farm” and “Humanity 3.0 – The New Canaan.” Barreca’s growls add tons of punch to Vanderlust’s sound. When she trades lines with the choir on “Connection Failed” or clean sings on “Reborn…Again” and brings Meat Loaf melodrama to Dream Theater balladry, it feels so right. However, The Human Farm lulls when Vanderlust take the pedal off the metal. Momentum from “Golden Shackles” dissipates in the slow-burning of “The Turning Point” and doesn’t return until halfway through “Connection Failed,” and the barn-burning energy of “Viral Escape” is utterly deflated by the narrative interlude “…Find Them!”. However, Vanderlust are at any given time never too far off from another soaring crescendo, making The Human Farm an exciting listen, if not consistently so.

Vanderlust’s conceptual ambitions ultimately hinder The Human Farm, I feel. Vanderlust frequently dumb down musical ideas to allow narration more sonic space. This issue is exacerbated by the uniformly bad acting performances across The Human Farm, which resembles those 90s PC games where they just threw some interns into the booth. But even if the line reads were good, interjected into songs like “From the Cave – Fuga” and “Connection Failed,” they come off as a tacked-on concession to the story rather than an integral part of the music, coming off as distracting or even detrimental to the music. Vanderlust can do interesting things musically to tell their story, like having Barreca clean sing in “Reborn…Again” after the Coelacanths are defeated, reflecting them at their most vulnerable, or reworking the “Humanity 2.0…” motif into the end of “Humanity 3.0…,” where humankind has escaped captivity but find new challenges in freedom and lead some to question their revolution altogether.2 But for the most part, the way Vanderlust tell the story of The Human Farm detracts from what they do well: thrashy prog-power anthems.

If Vanderlust could hone their storytelling as well as their songwriting on The Human Farm, we’d have a great record on our hands. As is, there are too many conflicting elements in The Human Farm for more than a lukewarm recommendation, though there are fantastic songs throughout. Fans of prog-power will find things to like here, and Vanderlust is a band to keep an eye on, and I certainly will try to catch their third album should they make one. I’m not sure if Vanderlust have a Terminal Redux or Access All Worlds in them, but I wouldn’t put it past them either.



Rating: Mixed
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: V0 VBR mp3
Label: Rockshots Records
Websites: facebook.com/vanderlustofficial | soundcloud.com/vanderlust-music
Releases Worldwide: April 17th, 2026

Aliens offer to take you away and give you a perfect—albeit short—life: do you say yes? According to Italian cosmic prog metal band Vanderlust, many of you would. “So, a bunch of people everywhere on Earth gave themselves” to the Coelacanths for that same offer, so opens The Human Farm. Several generations later, a human uprising leads to an escape from slavery and the discovery that the Coelacanths were all along harvesting Humans for their emotions. This isn’t meant to be funny. Vanderlust were deadset on telling a compelling sci-fi adventure in The Human Farm, enlisting guest keyboardist Francesco Londino (S91) and vocalist Martina Barreca (Mass Excess) to play the role of the Coelacanths. But did Vanderlust give us a sci-fi adventure for the ages with The Human Farm?

The gooey earnestness with which Vanderlust spill their adventure on The Human Farm is often matched by skill and musical vision. Vanderlust tear through speed-demonic numbers like “Viral Escape” or “Golden Shackles” with acerbically hooky, Vektor-gone-power-metal riffage while creating respite between the narrative beats with moody clean guitars and skittering drums on “The Turning Point” and “Connection Failed.” Guitarist Francesco Romeggini solos like mad on The Human Farm, shredding Megadethly over Blind Guardian riffs on the almost-instrumental “From the Cave – Fuga” and imbuing “Drive” with a gravitas and refinement. Bassist David Cantina and drummer Giacomo Mezzetti hold down Vanderlust’s rhythms, both driving (“Reborn…Again”) and groovy (“Humanity 3.0 – The New Canaan”) and shine on the “Battlefield”‘s bass solo and underlying fills. Ricca Morello’s vocals can get a bit mush-mouthed in the softer moments, but his power metal-inclined range and delivery crush the big moments, and Barreca’s death growls hit consistently, recalling Ophelion’s vocal duo on 2025’s The Jaunt. The Human Farm isn’t groundbreaking conceptually, but Vanderlust have the chops to tell their tale.

The Human Farm thrives in its biggest moments. Morello sounds his best when he goes all in, like on the Blind Guardian-coded power bonanza “Battlefield”1 and emotionally charged bookends “Humanity 2.0 – The Human Farm” and “Humanity 3.0 – The New Canaan.” Barreca’s growls add tons of punch to Vanderlust’s sound. When she trades lines with the choir on “Connection Failed” or clean sings on “Reborn…Again” and brings Meat Loaf melodrama to Dream Theater balladry, it feels so right. However, The Human Farm lulls when Vanderlust take the pedal off the metal. Momentum from “Golden Shackles” dissipates in the slow-burning of “The Turning Point” and doesn’t return until halfway through “Connection Failed,” and the barn-burning energy of “Viral Escape” is utterly deflated by the narrative interlude “…Find Them!”. However, Vanderlust are at any given time never too far off from another soaring crescendo, making The Human Farm an exciting listen, if not consistently so.

Vanderlust’s conceptual ambitions ultimately hinder The Human Farm, I feel. Vanderlust frequently dumb down musical ideas to allow narration more sonic space. This issue is exacerbated by the uniformly bad acting performances across The Human Farm, which resembles those 90s PC games where they just threw some interns into the booth. But even if the line reads were good, interjected into songs like “From the Cave – Fuga” and “Connection Failed,” they come off as a tacked-on concession to the story rather than an integral part of the music, coming off as distracting or even detrimental to the music. Vanderlust can do interesting things musically to tell their story, like having Barreca clean sing in “Reborn…Again” after the Coelacanths are defeated, reflecting them at their most vulnerable, or reworking the “Humanity 2.0…” motif into the end of “Humanity 3.0…,” where humankind has escaped captivity but find new challenges in freedom and lead some to question their revolution altogether.2 But for the most part, the way Vanderlust tell the story of The Human Farm detracts from what they do well: thrashy prog-power anthems.

If Vanderlust could hone their storytelling as well as their songwriting on The Human Farm, we’d have a great record on our hands. As is, there are too many conflicting elements in The Human Farm for more than a lukewarm recommendation, though there are fantastic songs throughout. Fans of prog-power will find things to like here, and Vanderlust is a band to keep an eye on, and I certainly will try to catch their third album should they make one. I’m not sure if Vanderlust have a Terminal Redux or Access All Worlds in them, but I wouldn’t put it past them either.



Rating: Mixed
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: V0 VBR mp3
Label: Rockshots Records
Websites: facebook.com/vanderlustofficial | soundcloud.com/vanderlust-music
Releases Worldwide: April 17th, 2026

#nowplaying während der #abendrunde mit #django
#meatloaf - #heavencanwait
WAS für eine wunderschöne #ballade
Hammer

#playlistofmylife

#nowplaying während der #abendrunde mit #django
#meatloaf - #heavencanwait
WAS für eine wunderschöne #ballade
Hammer

#playlistofmylife

Sea turtle Meatloaf fights to keep flipper at Aquarium of the Pacific

Visitors to Aquarium of the Pacific can now get an up-close look at Meatloaf, a rescued green sea…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #aquarium #flipper #injury #LosAngelesTimes #Meatloaf #natejaros #Pacific #publicviewing #sangabrielriver #Science #seaturtlemeatloaf #seaturtlerehabilitationarea #southerncaliforniacoast #veterinarian #visitor #year
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/577924/

Sea turtle Meatloaf fights to keep flipper at Aquarium of the Pacific

Visitors to Aquarium of the Pacific can now get an up-close look at Meatloaf, a rescued green sea…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #Environment #aquarium #flipper #injury #LosAngelesTimes #Meatloaf #natejaros #Pacific #publicviewing #sangabrielriver #Science #seaturtlemeatloaf #seaturtlerehabilitationarea #southerncaliforniacoast #veterinarian #visitor #year
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/577924/

I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) 🆔
#MeatLoaf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mDWI84FlEg

I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) 🆔
#MeatLoaf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRK4KuNJFew

Nuevo chiche para mis Commodore 64: el Meatloaf tiene conexión wifi integrada y permite descargar y ejecutar juegos y programas desde su propio server o webs como LoadRun64 😎😃 #meatloaf #c64 #commodore64 #commodore #homecomputer #loadrun64

Using CaTer and SSH on an #atari800xl and #commodore64 via #FujiNet / #meatloaf. Fujinet-cater is a vt100 terminal for C64, Apple ][ and Atari 8-bit computers.

Two Out of Three Ain't Bad 🖱️
#MeatLoaf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVvXWUAKtus

#music #meatloaf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWVmRvq50kQ

@santi I recently built a #MeatLoaf and it worked with regards to remote loading. No luck with the FujiNet functionality though ... (using an ESP32 NodeMCU)

The #C64Ultimate overlaps some of the features you get from #MeatLoaf and #FujiNet (load stuff from SD card or network). This probably explains why I kinda forgot having gotten one before my C64U. Tried it today for the first time, with the FujiNet firmware.

Still in beta on Commodore devices, the image isn’t an option in the flasher app but you can get it from the releases.

I am mostly interested in the apps that talk to each other over various platforms. A bit lost right now :-)

"There is genuinely no reason not to do this other than the mass institutional inertia of a million product managers copy-pasting the same address form template from 2009"

#ux #meatloaf

https://zipcodefirst.com/

Dilophosaurus gets stuck with the burned leftovers.

#DailyDilophosaurus #Dilophosaurus #Meatloaf #Scraps #Dinosaurs

#nowplaying während der #abendrunde mit #django
#meatloaf - #moderngirl
Er hat natürlich damals das ALLES nach der #batoutofhell wie ein schlechter Abklatsch wirkte
Aber es gab auch gures

#playlistofmylife

I already have a good mushroom-#tempeh #meatloaf recipe, and they go in all my stews, soups, ragu and curries - anyone have any other innovative culinary uses for #mushrooms that we might not have heard of?

Ted Tocks Covers

Mercury Blues

Originally posted on March 3, 2024

Remembering David Lindley!

“If I had money tell you what I’d do
I would go downtown and buy a Mercury or two
‘Cause I’m crazy ’bout a Mercury
Yes I’m crazy ’bout a Mercury
I’m gonna buy a Mercury and cruise up and down the road”

#DavidLindley #KCDouglas #SteveMillerBand #CannedHeat #MeatLoaf #AlanJackson #DwightYoakam #JacksonBrowne

https://tedtockscovers.wordpress.com/2024/03/03/mercury-blues-words-have-never-been-enough-to-describe-what-david-lindley-brought-to-a-song-musicislife-tedtockscovers-davidlindley-kcdouglas/