Were six guys attending Phillips Academy, a prep school in Andover, MA, between 1964 and 1967. Like lots of high school kids of the era, they figured playing in a rock & roll band would be good fun (and help them meet girls), so they started rocking school dances and mixers, and near the end of their run (which coincided with graduation), they decided to document their musical career by making an album. The resulting LP, became a sacred text among New England garage rock collectors years later, and it's not hard to see why. The Rising Storm often sound like a bunch of high school kids on this album (especially lead singer, whose vocal range sometimes suggests puberty was still taking hold), but they're also clearly stronger than the average teen garage band of the era. Sound tight and confident throughout which still boasting a potent stock of youthful energy, and while they play their share of covers, the band's originals are the real high points here. 'Frozen Laughter,' 'Mr.
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Tripwire Interactive is an American video game developer and publisher whose celebrated titles include both the Red Orchestra and Killing Floor series. The Rising Storm. Profile: Garage and folk rock group that was active at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts, USA, between 1965 and 1967. The original members of the group were Bob Cohan (guitar), Todd Cohen (bass), Charlie Rockwell (keyboards), Tom Scheft (drums), Tony Thompson (guitar, lead vocal), and Rich Weinberg (guitar, vocals).
Wind,' 'The Rain Falls Down,' and 'To L.N./Who Doesn't Know' are moody, atmospheric numbers that walk a graceful line between folk-rock and psychedelia, while rockers like 'She Loved Me' and 'I'm Coming Home' stomp hard while displaying a creative ambition well beyond the usual fuzztone sneer of would-be. Even the covers here are interesting - along with standard garage rock fare like 'Big Boss Man' and 'In the Midnight Hour,' the Rising Storm tackle 's 'A Message to Pretty' and ' 'Don't Look Back,' and they lay into the relative obscurities with passion and imagination. Not many teen groups who financed and pressed their own records had the imagination or the chops of the Rising Storm, and if the results are a few notches down from amazing, in a genre where the best bands rarely cranked out more than four or five good tracks, the Rising Storm made an LP with a dozen worthwhile songs, and it certainly deserves its cult following.
The gnolls are too quiet - and when they're quiet, it usually means they're up to no good. But their raids have always been poorly organized before. Have they found a new leader capable of using their abilities and ferocity to advantage? And if so, can they be stopped before lives are lost?Like many other towns, Evenfall has just begun to heal from the war that ravaged the countryside for so many years. But although peace now reigns with the country's erstwhile enemies, the folk of Evenfall suspect that a major offensive is brewing in the camps of the evil humanoids who live nearby. If they're right, it will take more than the impoverished town can muster to save its people.To Quell the Rising Storm is suitable for 10th-level characters.Adventure PreviewIn the year since the war that ravaged this country ended, the land has been slow to heal.
No crops grow in the burned fields around the town of Evenfall, and the locals will be hard pressed to survive the winter, let alone defend themselves from any new incursions. But the evidence suggests that some evil force stands ready to take advantage of the poorly defended villages in the frontier.
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Gnolls are the most likely candidates, but the fact that these evil humanoids have ceased their usual unorganized raids is an ominous sign. Has someone organized them into a true fighting force? If so, who - and more importantly, why?The folk of Evenfall have begun to fortify their town and outposts against the unknown threat as best they can. The town has fielded a few guard patrols to check the area for humanoids, and its citizens have been keeping to themselves.
The streets practically roll up at dusk, since no one wants to be out at night. What they need, however, are heroes - heores who are willing to brave the unknown in search of answers. Are the PCs up to the task?
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