NYCC 2017: The Best of Sunday's Cosplay and More!

Before I start, I know some of you are wondering where the Punisher cosplay pics I promised are, They are coming, please be patient. That being said, I figure we could jump ahead to Sunday and post those long overdue pics (and, sorry for the delay on these, I have been backlogged forever, remodeling my house and whatnot). Anywho, let us not waste anymore time trek on forward!

Here are some of my favorite cosplays from the Sunday of NYCC 2017!

Oh shit! The Vulture is whooping Spidey's ass!

 

It is worth mentioning that Sunday was packed as hell! Some even said it looked more packed that Sat! I don't know if this is a fact, but I certainly didn't and wouldn't argue this statement. At the very least, it was as packed as that big day!

Anyway, back to more cosplay pics!

Best. Data. Cosplay. Ever!

 Excellent Lara Croft cosplay by this lovely, young lady.

Then all of a sudden, Cobra Commander and Snake-Eyes began to fight!

Cause, throwing the devil horns up and getting a pic with Pikachu is one of my favorite things to do at cons!

 They're Mary Poppins, y'all!

 Badass Spawn group cosplay!

 Beautiful and most excellent Dark Phoenix cosplayer!

 BMO and Marceline! Two of my all time favorite "Adventure Time" characters!

 Excellent "Hostel" cosplay FTW!

I am not gonna lie. Getting a pic taken with Spongebob and Patrick at the Nickelodeon booth was one of the highlights for me at last year's NYCC. I waited on a line, that moved pretty fast actually, and then when I met them and got the pic taken with them, I was happy as hell! 

Let me end Sunday with who I think might be the most beautiful Chun-Li cosplayer that I have ever seen!

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Ela Darling and Cam4 at Exxxotica NJ 2017

Ela Darling has discussed her VR site with us on the past on a few occasions. But, at last year's Exxxotica NJ was the first time I got to try it out for myself. Serving as the VR section of CAM4, CAM4VR, this live VR sex site is one of the coolest and hottest advancements in a porn cam siting that yours truly has ever seen.

It felt and looked very real. The cam girl was absolutely breathtaking. Her performance was sexy and hot as fuck. While, I knew she wasn't actually there in front of me, my brain kept thinking she was. It is that realistic. And, sexy, of course, as I was extremely turned out. One can interact, though, at this event that option was turned off. But, if this is that damn fucking good without the interaction, then with it, you will surely need a shit load of tissues to have on-hand.

You will need the Google Oculus to be able enjoy this, but it will be worth owning it, even if just for this. I have seen a lot of advancements made in porn, but this is without question one of the most scorching. I give CAM4VR my highest possible recommendation.

Ela was on-hand to meet fans and explain it all to them. As always, she looked beautiful and was a sweetheart. She is truly one of the smartest and most awesome ladies in the industry.

Have any of you tried out CAM4VR? If so what are your thoughts? Let me know in the comments section below.

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Exxxotica NJ 2017

Exxxotica NJ 2017, which took place on Nov. 3-5 2017, was another kick ass and sexy event. In fact, this was one of the best Exxxoticas ever which, believe me, is saying a whole fuck of a lot! As always it was filled to the brim with beautiful porn stars, who were eager to meet their adoring fans.

The beautiful Whitney Westgate was on-hand in a NY Rangers hokey jersey, surely making fans of the local team happy as fucking hell. I know my camera-man and Masters Minion, Pat Keenan, who was assisting me on this day, was feeling this way!

One of my favorite newer girls that I met that day was the cute as fucking hell Lily Adams. Not only is Lily naturally beautiful, but she had a sweet and awesome personality to go with her beauty. Might I also add that she has hell of a hot ass and nice boobs?

Lily loves meet to her fans and talked to us quite a bit. She was all smiles and laughs, as well as having a very sexy manner to her. Which led to to the hot pics I got to snap of her. She also liked my Super7 doggy skull tee and likes dogs, in general, which only endeared her more to my heart. She is definitely a new favorite of mine!

We next got to catch up with Kleio Valentien. As always, she is so sweet and down to earth that she brightens up any place where ever she is present. Of course, it does not hurt that she is gorgeous as fucking hell!

Another awesome, fresh, newer face was the sexy and gorgeous Natalia Grey. Covered in ink this stunning beauty was a breathtaking sight. I soon noticed that she had a pentagram on her outfit, which I thought was pretty fucking cool! Not soon after, we began to talk death metal, bands like Morbid Angel, Cannibal Corpse, and Diecide, as we learned she is big into that style of music. This, of course, only made her hotter in our eyes!

I had not seen Tera Patrick since Exxxotica AC in 2014. As such, it was wonderful to see her and catch up. As always, Tera looked absolutely stunning and was a sweetheart. She was signing at the Bad Dragon booth, who specialize in fantasy style sex toys and have some real wild designs, like the tentacle one she holds up in the pic directly below. Of course, she had a long line as many fans waited to meet this legendary  and heart-stopping beauty.

And, speaking of legends, Jenna Haze was on hand for one of her final convention appearances. The gorgeous porn legend had many fans waiting to meet her on her line, which was also set up at Bad Dragon.

I had not seen Zoey Monroe since the AVN Expo in 2015, when she was doing a Princess Bubblegum, from Adventure Time, cosplay. So, it was awesome to see her at this show, her first Exxxotica NJ, in a lady Thor cosplay! She looked great, needless to say and fails to make my geeky heart stop!

We end this report with the super cute Piper Perri, who is a total babe in person! Tiny and naturally beautiful, one might not imagine such a naughty and nasty performer lies behind it all. She is also very friendly and sweet, which simply adds to her charm.

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The 20 Best Hard Rock & Metal Albums of 2017, Pt. 2: 10-1

10. Morbid Angel- Kingdoms Disdained- Morbid Angel are back, motherfucker with the best album they have made in years and the best album from an old school death metal band in 2017. My full review: http://themastergio.blogspot.com/2017/11/morbid-angel-kingdoms-denied-album.html

9. Myrkur- Mareridt- This might piss of some of the more hardcore cvlt readers out there, but, for these ears, Myrkur- Mareridt is the very best black metal album of 2017. She simply drips with so much talent. The album is bold and complex, with various influences that make sound fresh in a world a of bands trying to be like other bands. She was a wonderful voice that ranges from beautiful and haunting to ethereal to menacing. As much as I adored her last full length, studio album M, this album actually tops it.  Not only is this my most played black metal album of last year, but one of my most played, period! Also, the video to "Ulvinde" is one of the coolest of 2017, beautiful, haunting, and horrific, much like her music is. 

8. Thy Art Is Murder- Dear Desolation- Without a shadow of a doubt, Dear Desolation is THE deathcore album of the year. It is heavy, has a great groove to it, and is awesomely aggressive and seething with unadulterated anger. The unrelenting music adds up to the finest album the band, has put out to date. Dear Desolation is a pummeling aural experience with some the most memorable songs of 2017, like "Slaves Beyond Death", "Puppet Master", and the title track They will make you wanna break some fucking shit!

8. Chelsea Wolfe- Hiss Spun- I fucking LOVE Chelsea Wolfe! There is little else of a way to describe how I feel about her and her amazing music. What is truly amazing is how she gets better and better with each following album. She is continuously putting out classics. Hiss Spun is incredible beyond mere words, an album that is more and more rewarding each time you listen to it. Heavy, in both emotion and sound, there is no way in hell that this is not metal. Her voice is majestic and cannot be compared to anyone else. It is one of the best the rock world has seen in the last couple of years. The excellent production brings every thing to life perfectly. I should also mention that the dark and soul crushing "16 Psyche" is one of my favorite, if not, in fact, favorite, single of the year.

6. Body Count- Bloodlust- From the moment I heard this album, I immediately became obsessed with it. While, the preceding album from them, Manslaughter was a very solid release, this is their first truly great work since their classic debut. Angry, timely, and ass kicking to 100th degree this IS the metal soundtrack for the world we live currently. The violent and pissed off lyrics fit perfectly with the strong musicianship on-hand. Songs such as "No Lives Matter", "The Ski Mask Way", and "This Is Why We Ride" will have you signing along and jumping into that motherfucking pit!

5. Power Trip- Nightmare Logic- This is THE album for those of us who reminisce of the old days of 80's thrash metal. Made to make you want to mosh and kick some fucking ass, this will get you thrashing around like a fucking maniac. Recalling bands like Anthrax and Nuclear Assault, at their peak, it incorporates both Bay Area influences and crossover thrash that has resulted in rave reviews from fans and critics. As the word of mouth swelled over, one might have been worried that this one got overrated. I am here to tell you fuck no, it did not! Songs like "Executioner's Tax (Swing of the Axe)", "Soul Sacrifice", and the title track, are ones that you will to not spot listening and banging your head to! On a side note, the video to the aforementioned "Executioner's Tax" is the most wonderfully 80s metal video of 2017!

4. Goatwhore- Vengeful Ascension- A monster of thundering and wholly memorable blackened death and thrash metal, with Vengeful Ascension, Goatwhore have made the definitive classic of their career. My full review: http://themastergio.blogspot.com/2017/06/goatwhore-vengeful-ascension-album.html

3. Warbringer- Woe to the Vanquished- Warbringer NEVER fail to make my best of list when they put out an album, and that is with good fucking reason. They are one of the best thrash metal band currently making music. And, Woe to the Vanquished is their best album, yet, and one of the best thrash metal records of the last couple of years. Unrelenting, fast, and crushing this fucker will make you move. In my humble, "Remain Violent" is easily one of the very best singles of 2017.

2. Trivium- The Sin and the Sentence- I am a huge fan of Trivium, and while I like all their albums, to one degree or another, anything after Shogun, just has not felt up to snuff. That is until this album. The Sin and the Sentence is not just their best sine that masterpiece, but ranks among their best work, period. I liked this album from my first listen, but its real power lies in each listen after that. It simply gets better and better after every time you hear it. It is GREAT to hear Matt Heafy scream again, and, of course, the musicianship on display her, from the entire band, is utterly mind blowing. Perfect to sing along and headbang to this is not just the second best album of last year, but the finest mainstream metal album, as well. 

1. The Black Dahlia Murder- Nightbringers- For two albums in a row, a band has topped this list. I maybe mistaken, but I do believe that is a first for a band on this site to accommplish. But, when the band is as great as TBDM, there should be no surprise. Abysmal was a magnificent record, but somehow they topped it with Nightbringers. In many ways, it feels like the real follow up to the perfection that is Nocturnal. From the artwork, to the album title referencing the night, to the very music itself, this is the album for anyone who said that they peaked with that aforementioned disc. Dark, technically strong, and utterly battering this is a masterwork of mello-death. Songs like the absolutely KILLER opener "Widowmaker", the merciless "Of God and Serpent, of Spectre and Snake", the rollicking title track, the awesome "Matriarch", the wait... EVERY fucking song rules on this album, every single one is a fucking 5 out of 5. As such, there is no other choice but to declare Nightrbingers the best album of 2017!

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