added album images, started for bitter moon

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-Reviews are **JUST MY OPINION**
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-I'm no Fantano, only a fan
+I'm no Fantano, only a fan.

content/reviews/bitter.md

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+date = '2026-08-05T21:33:41-04:00'
+title = 'Bitter Drink, Bitter Moon - Murder by Death'
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+{{< image src="/images/covers/bitter.jpg" class="shadow-lg" width="300" >}}
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+## Context
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+My partner and I have a pretty solid burgeoning CD collection. Among this collection sat this hidden gem. I'd never heard of this crew before, but the artwork was interesting - plus upon asking Love the source, I trusted said source - it was time to give it a whirl.
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+Starting off was a hauntingly interesting "My Hill". Deep and dark, unsettling, getting playful with stereo vocals. The only thing notably dislikable was the rumble toward the back half that I couldn't quite place.

content/reviews/statica.md

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 date = '2026-08-01T20:06:17Z'
 title = 'Statica EP - Avenged Sevenfold'
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 tags = ["music", "review"]
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+{{< image src="/images/covers/statica.jpg" class="shadow-lg" width="300" >}}
 
 ## Context
 
@@ -14,7 +13,9 @@ There was one kid I ended up jiving with. His music taste was as weird as mine,
 
 They wore the makeup and had the aesthetic same as those bands, but I saw something… different about them. They didn’t sound like the others. I had to know why. That kid gave me his copy of the self titled record to borrow - I copied it in class that day, gave him the CD back, and proceeded to have my mind blown for the next hour.
 
-Since then I’ve been there through the ups and downs, the ins and outs. The Call of Duty collabs (which were actually GREAT tunes), the non-actionable Guns & Roses/Metallica ripoffs when they wouldn’t let the new drummer show off at all, what we thought was gonna be one instance of a Daft Punk impression… I was there. I liked them and continue to. And now I get to be there for more Daft Punk impressions.
+Since then I’ve been there through the ups and downs, the ins and outs. The Call of Duty collabs (which were actually GREAT tunes), the non-actionable Guns & Roses/Metallica ripoffs when they wouldn’t let the new drummer show off, what we thought was gonna be ONE instance of a Daft Punk impression… I was there. I liked them and continue to. 
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+And now, more Daft Punk impressions.
 
 ## Contents
 
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 ## Conclusion
 
-Okay. Overall, yeah it’s weird. It’s a bold choice to do a bunch of acid and switch your rock band to a pseudo-techo-RnB project. It’s a bold choice to smother your new project in so much vocoder that we need a protocol droid to translate it. I can see that from the fan’s side. 
+It's weird. It's not a *good* listen, but I'd be lying if I said some parts of it didn't stick with me.
 
-At the same time, I’m all for a group doing new things. LIBAD wasn’t for everybody, this one won’t be either. If the production wasn't so all over the place these songs could be stellar. The drums weren’t punching the same way, and the synth proficiency could use a little work if they’re gonna continue to put it on record.
+What I keep coming back to is that all of these components on their own aren't inherently bad. Vocoder can be used well, synths can be used well. Just maybe not by these people. And that's subjective, because a part that stuck with me was the synth on LIGHTS. The performances weren't the best but damn was that synth catchy.
 
-AND LESS FKN VOCODER
+And tbh I have gone back to REJOICE. Goes kinda hard.
 
-This is all coming from a fan with nothing but love. I like what they're going for, but the execution could use a spit-polish... 
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-...and marginally less psychedelics.
+I'm all for a statement, but I know these guys are capable of objectively better. With love, it's a concept I hope they got out of their system - or going forward, hope it can at least better integrate into the sound of Avenged Sevenfold. If they keep doing the techno babble, do it under a different name. Keep it separate.