THWOMP - "Epic RPG" - Classic Video Game Rock Album

A project in Calgary, Canada by THWOMP
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"Epic RPG" is 70 minutes of face-melting video game rock from the best classic RPGs ever made. Help us release this amazing album!
Backers: 215
Average Pledge Per Backer: $48

Funded: $10,419 of $6,000
Dates: Mar 10th -> Apr 9th (30 days)
Project By: THWOMP
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April 7th - via: kickstarter.com
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April 5th - via: kickstarter.com
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March 31st - via: kickstarter.com
This is the fourth of a series of six THWOMP profiles. Name: Dan Bronson Instrument: Guitar How did you come to be a part of THWOMP?  I was playing guitar in a side project with Brad. He was on bass (this is back when he was playing guitar in... (Read More)

THWOMP Profiles -- Colin Mitchell, Guitar

March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
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Stretch goal poll results, recording update, and more

March 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey THWOMPland! So the poll results are in!  It was neck-and-neck between releasing Epic RPG on vinyl and recording the Sidescroller EP, but Sidescroller won by a slim margin. What we have decided to do is this.  If we hit $10,000, we will record... (Read More)

THWOMP Profiles -- Brad Stanton, bassist

March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
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Great success!

March 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
We have reached our funding goal of $6000!  An enormous thank-you to everyone who has donated and supported us in this project.  We can't say enough how much this means to us.  For those of you that don't know the nitty-gritty of KickStarter, you... (Read More)

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March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
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March 20th - via: kickstarter.com
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March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
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March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
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