My Top 5 Highest Viewed Posts (At This Time) No. 3

Happy 3rd anniversary, fellow Otaku & Metalheads!

To think that the Heavy Metal Otaku blog is now 3 years old....that’s saying something. I admit I’m surprised I’m still going as strong as I am, despite how chaotic the world is. Despite the chaos & destruction, the worlds of Anime & Heavy Metal are still at my fingertips, and I’m sure as hell gonna take advantage of it! To start off this celebration of all things geeky & brutal, it’s time for the annual tradition of highest view posts on the blog. This year is certainly a unique & surprising one, especially my number 1. In any case, here are my top 5 highest viewed posts at this time, version 3. Enjoy.

5) Diablo: 20th Birthday & Retrospective (Currently at 70 views)

Let’s start off an anniversary celebration.....with an anniversary. December last year was pretty big in the world of gaming, as the original Diablo turned an impressive 20 years old. Not that you would hear anything from Blizzard, as they seem to conveniently forget about it until absolutely necessary. Despite the indifference from the company, plenty of people online celebrated the game’s existence. Myself included. I took the time to talk about it’s history, and included the other entries in the franchise for good measure & their contributions. I highly recommend you check it out, whether you’re a longtime fan & you might not know some things, or a new player who wants to learn about it.

4) Convention Review - Connecticon 2016 (Currently at 74 views)

I should make the point that this actually won’t be the first time you’ll see Connecticon on this list (Hint Hint). I remember being really conflicted about that convention, and those emotions carried over to the review. I really didn’t hate the convention by any stretch, but it was obvious that it had some serious issues with it. Many of said issues carried over to this year, but that’s not the point. The point was that Connecticon 2016 was the first time where my opinion about the con started to waiver, but none the less you can see my love for it as well. If you’re curious about it, find it on my blog & give it a look.

3) Metal Overview - Turmion Kätilöt (Currently at 154 views)

If you recall from my post last year about the top 5 highest views posts at that time, you’ll recall that my 3rd overview was at the number 1 spot of that one. I didn’t realize how many people actually liked the band. With their latest album released earlier this year, I updated it to include the new record, and just like that it seemed that more people got attracted to it. I’m surprised, but at the same time the metal world is capable of stranger things. If you want an Industrial Metal band that’s a little off the beat path & not quite as popular, then these fellows from Finland might be what you’re looking for.

2) Album Review - Type-O Negative’s Dead Again (Currently at 207 views)

10 years ago back in March of 2007, iconic Goth legends Type-O Negative released what would ultimately become their final album. In early/mid March of this year, it was my duty to put out a review for the album as a tribute to the band’s final years. Dead Again is a damn good album, as it showed a beleaguered Pete Steele finally regaining clarity & happiness in his life, but still had something serious to say in his music. Filled with religious elements due to his re-discovered Catholic faith, he still fills the record with plenty of Gothic components, and the end result is nothing less than special. Whether you’re a Type-O Negative fan or a Gothic Metal fan, Dead Again is worth your time.

1) Convention Review - Connecticon 2017 (Currently at 537 views)

Here was the other Connecticon review I mentioned earlier. When I put it out a few days after, and shared it on the con’s webiste, I thought it would get a few views & a Facebook comment or two. I had no idea it would get so many views in a matter of weeks, not to mention so many Facebook comments. In many ways I felt more relieved at this year’s Connecticon, as a part of me expected the issues from the year before to come back. They did, yet I wasn’t quite so frustrated for some reason. Connecticon, if you happen to see this list, then be proud that you got on here twice!

So that was my 3rd incarnation of my top 5 highest viewed posts (At This Time) list. I hope you like the selection this time around, as I was somewhat surprised by the results I found. See you all next week, when a long overdue top 10 list will reveal itself!