Adamantium

Adamantium is a fictional chemical substance and metal alloy in a number of fictional settings, notably the Marvel Universe. The name is derived from adamantine, the metal of the Greek gods. Hercules himself used an enchanted golden mace made of adamantine, which was indestructible. In the modern fiction universe, the virtually-indestructible Adamantium was created when Dr. Myron MacLain reverse-engineered Captain America's vibranium-alloy shield. Henceforth, the vibranium alloy is the only man-made substance known to be more durable ...

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Captain America's shield: The process that created this shield was never duplicated and is not understood. It is made of an alloy that includes Wakandan vibranium. It was somehow molecularly altered to reach its current state. It is essentially indestructible, and is even stronger than any known form of adamantium. A mistake often made by readers is that Captain America's shield is made entirely of adamantium, or of vibranium. Since adamantium was not developed until after Captain America was revived from suspended animation, this wou ...

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Adamantium, Adamantium - Types of Adamantium

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Adamant and similar words are used to refer to any especially hard substance, whether composed of diamond, some other gemstone, or some type of metal. Both adamant and diamond derive from the Greek word αδαμας (adamas), meaning "untameable". The word adamant is comparable to the word brimstone, an archaic word for sulphur. Since diamond is now used exclusively for the hardest gemstone, the increasingly archaic adamant–and its adjectival form adamantine–has a mostly poet ...

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Captain America's shield: The process that created this shield was never duplicated and is not understood. It is made of an alloy that includes Wakandan vibranium. It was somehow molecularly altered to reach its current state. It is essentially indestructible, and is even stronger than any known form of adamantium. A mistake often made by readers is that Captain America's shield is made entirely of adamantium, or of vibranium. Since adamantium was not developed until after Captain America was revived from suspended animation, this wou ...

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Nuclear Assault was amongst the first to call their music a Heavy Metal-Hardcore Punk Hybrid. Although not thought of as a metalcore band today, Judge was arguably one of the earliest bands to start fusing heavy metal-influenced riffing with more traditional hardcore sound without being a thrash metal band. This idea obviously spread outwards, and although their first real release ("Those Who Fear Tomorrow") wasn't until 1991, "Integrity" was formed in 1989. Most songwriting by metalcore bands at this time was similar to New York hardcore ba ...

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Uru is highly durable and retains enchantments very well. Its luster has been described as "badly wrought iron". Its ductility is unknown. Uru is very resistant to damage, but there is no known instance of Uru being drawn into wire. Uru is non-sparking and is a highly immalleable metal, often requiring extreme methods to forge it (for example, the heart of a star, an enchanted forge, etc.). Uru, while highly durable, is considerably less durable than Adamantium. The Asgardian God of Thunder, Thor, once carved a hammer similar t ...

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The band was formed by Ian Fowles, Jarrod Alexander, Efrem Schulz, Paul Miner and Jim Miner out of were the remnants of Clint, CleanX and the D-Cons (Their former bands). They practiced in Jarrod's garage for a few months and then decided to record a demo. They recorded five songs at For The Record Studios, where Paul worked. Out of the five songs, four of them went on to be included on the album If Looks Could Kill, I'd Watch You Die. On March 5, 1998, they played their first show, and soon after beagn p ...

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Death By Stereo, Death By Stereo - Biography, Death By Stereo - Members, Death By Stereo - Ex Members, Death By Stereo - Logo, Death By Stereo - Music, Death By Stereo - Influences, Death By Stereo - Discography

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The central concept of the Marvel Universe is that it is just like the real world, except that superheroes (and supervillains) exist. It is more than just that, however. The Marvel Universe includes examples of most major science fiction and fantasy concepts, and writers keep adding more continuously. Further, these concepts are often (though not always) developed in ways that don't contradict each other, but instead form a unified background. This concept is fairly rare; another example of a fictional universe that seeks to use all typ ...

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Thor uses Mjolnir in a sundry of ways. As a weapon, its used both offensively and defensivly. When thrown, few entities can resist its impact. Mjolnir can level mountains, burrow throw solid rock and break through energy barriers. On the offchance that something does stop its flight, Thor can command Mjolnir to return, thereby increasing pressure against the obstacle until it yields way (In an alternative timeline, the Elder God Set swallowed Mjolnir. Thor commanded Mjolnir to return and it shattered one of Set's heads in doing so). This is ...

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Due to its durability and ability to hold enchantments, it is often forged into the finest weapons for the warriors of Asgard. Uru is used as the key component in several characters' equipment, including: Thor's hammer, Mjolnir. Odin's spear, Gungnir . Beta Ray Bill's weapon, Stormbreaker Thunderstrike's mace, ThunderStrike Geirrodur's spear, Tordenstock The body of ...

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Uru Marvel Comics, Uru Marvel Comics - Notable characteristics, Uru Marvel Comics - Applications, Uru Marvel Comics - History, Uru Marvel Comics - Occurrence and production, Uru Marvel Comics - Compounds, Uru Marvel Comics - Isotopes, Uru Marvel Comics - Precautions

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Bands that have influenced Death By Stereo are: At The Gates, Bad Brains, Bad Religion, Dead Kennedys, In Flames, Madball, Sepultura, Slayer, Sick Of It All and Suicidal Tendencies. The original bassist Paul Miner, said that his top 10 albums of all time are: Bad Brains - ROIR tape, Minor Threat - Out Of Step, Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast, Iron Maiden - Piece Of Mind, Van Halen II, The Police - Outlandos d'Amour, Dead Kennedys - Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables, Sick Of It All - Scratch the Surface, Refused - The Shape Of ...

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From the late 1990s and particularly after the turn of the millennium, metalcore has grown immensely, to the point where major record companies are taking interest in the genre. Recent (2005) releases, such as Lamb Of God's "Ashes Of The Wake" and Norma Jean's "O' God, the Aftermath" have managed to sell well enough to make it onto Billboard charts. One sound that has become immensely popular is to mix Gothenburg melodic death metal, popularized by more traditional metal bands such as At the Gates, and In Flames and newe ...

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Marvel Universe - Dimensions. As mentioned under history, the Marvel Universe is really a multiverse, with several universes coexisting simultaneously without affecting each other directly. There’s a score of such dimensions, ranging from the Earthlike to the totally alien. Some are magical in nature and others are scientific; some are inhabited and others are not. These include realities like the Microverse, Darkforce Dimension, the Mojoverse, and many more. ...

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Though the concept of a shared universe was not new or unique to comics in 1961, writer/editor Stan Lee, together with several artists including Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, created a series of titles where events in one book would have repercussions in another title and serialized stories would show characters grow and change. Headline characters in one title would make cameo or guest appearances in other books. Eventually many of the leading heroes assembled into a team known as the Avengers. This was not the first time that Marvel's charac ...

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Certain places, some of which exist in real-life and some of which are fictional, figure prominently in the Marvel Universe. Marvel Universe - New York City. Most of the action of Marvel Comics takes place in New York City. New York City is the site of many places important to superheroes: Avengers Mansion - currently destroyed, but long the home of the Avengers Baxter Building and Four Freedoms Plaza - fictional buildings that have, at one time or another, been the home of the ...

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The action of most Marvel Comics titles takes place in a continuity known as Earth-616. Note that in Marvel Comics, the concept of a continuity is not the same as "dimension" or "universe"; for example, characters like Mephisto and Dormammu hail from alternate dimensions and the Celestials from another universe, but they all nevertheless belong to Earth-616. A continuity should also not be confused with an imprint; for example, while the titles of some imprints, such as Ultimate Marvel, take place in a different continuity, some or all publications in other imprints, such as Epic Comics, Marvel MAX, and Marvel ...

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In pre-recorded Asgardian history, Odin ordered the dwarven blacksmiths Eitri, Brok, and Buri to forge Mjolnir. They used the core of a star and a forge enchanted by Odin to craft the weapon. The forging process was so intense, it destroyed the star and nearly Earth itself (subsequently implying that this event triggered the extinction of Earth's dinosaurs). Loki was able to sabotage its construction somewhat, by making its handle too short. Afterwards, Odin imbued Mjolnir with several self-sustaining enchantments (as detailed below). ...

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Currently, Mjolnir has these enchantments: Returns to the same spot when it was thrown after it has hit its target. Weather & energy manipulation. One stamp enables its wielder to summon the wind, rain, thunder, and lightning. Two stamps cancel such activity. This enchantment manipulates other magical energy. Energy directed at Mjolnir can be absorbed and redirected at Thor's choice of direction. Also, Mjolnir can sense the use of Asgardian magic. Interdimensional travel. By spinning the hammer, Thor can cr ...

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Mjolnir Marvel Comics, Mjolnir Marvel Comics - History, Mjolnir Marvel Comics - Enchantments, Mjolnir Marvel Comics - Usage, Mjolnir Marvel Comics - Limitations

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