Heavy Metal Sunday is feeling its age...

Slipknot is a nu metal band out of Des Moines, Iowa. They are probably best konw for their size (nine active members) and the band's image.. each member wears an identical jumpsuit and a unique mask. In addition, band members are often numbered (0-8) on stage.

Today we present Psychosocial off their fourth and most recent release, All Hope Is Gone

And now a poll on the future of Heavy Metal Sunday. I've been doing this for a year and a half now, and currently have videos lined up for the next two weeks plus a Christmas special. I'm considering stopping the HMS posts because, frankly, I feel like I posting into a void. There is very little feedback, and while I'm not that much of an attention whore, it would be nice to know that somebody other than me is watching these things. So, a poll.

[Poll #1315078]

Top 50 SF books.

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The top fifty SF books. Bold the ones you've read, strike the ones you hated, italicize the ones you couldn't get through. Asterisks for the ones you loved - more asterisks, more love. (addition from griffen + the ones you own)
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A quick book review.

I just finished Alistair Reynolds' The Prefect, the seventh novel set in the Revelation Space universe. The setting is the Glitter Band, the ten thousand space habitats orbiting Yellowstone (which orbits Epsilon Eridani.) The story is set roughly a century before the main arc of stories for the setting.

This is possibly Reynolds' strongest novel to date. It follows the actions of several members of Panoply, the Glitter Band's police department. Their main duty is ensuring that the population is allowed to vote, along with investigating crimes that the habitats cannot handle. When an entire habitat is destroyed, with over 900 deaths, it falls to Field Prefect Tom Dreyfus to unravel the mystery.

This is a wonderful book. The story is a multi-layered onion of deceit, secrets, plots, and cover-ups. It's freaking film-noir, and I can totally see Bogart playing Dreyfus.At one point I was sure we had to be reaching the climax only to realize that I still had about half the book to go. Engaging characters, excellent pacing, and a plot that surprises you and keeps you guessing. If you like hard SF, mysteries, and good story telling, grab The Prefect. Best part is that is divorced from the other works in the series, so it can be enjoyed without knowing the other books.

Next up, I have a couple of Allen Steele novels to read.