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'''Patron Article of the Month – ''[[Black Mesa Research Facility]]'' by {{U|F0rsaken}}, selected by {{u|Centrist16}}'''
 
'''Black Mesa Research Facility''' (or officially; the '''Black Mesa Advanced Research Facility''', and formerly; '''Black Mesa Research Foundation''' (1945–1956)) was an American information, data, advanced physics and federally funded research and development center in Black Mesa, New Mexico, United States. Founded in 1945, the laboratory was owned by private holder, Wallace Breen, who was also the founder of Black Mesa in 1945, and was administered by University of New Mexico's Physics Institute. While the facility ostensibly conducts military-industrial research, its secret experiments into teleportation have caused it to make contact with the alien world of Xen, and its scientists covertly studied its life-forms and materials. In a catastrophic event known as the Black Mesa Incident, the anti-mass spectrometer experiment 12-06-2001 conducted on Xen Crystal Sample GG-3883, caused a resonance cascade that caused the destruction of the facility before the destruction of the site by a nuclear weapon on 7 December 2000.


The science foundation was created between Wallace Breen, Jonathan Whitehead, and a couple other colleagues at the University of New Mexico's Physics Institute, who began experimenting with advanced physics after receiving governmental support by the team behind the Manhattan Project, and the (at the time) currently active Nuclear Weapons Program in the United States.
'''Damage Inc.''' (short for "Incorporation") was a Sierran {{W|thrash metal}} band formed in [[Porciúncula]] in 1979. Its original lineup consisted of guitarist/vocalist [[Max Leftfield]], guitarist [[Daniel Mustang]], bassist [[Griffin Beckett]], and drummer [[Gary Alaric]]; in 1983 Beckett would leave to form his band, with [[Kevin Eldridge]] replacing him on bass shortly afterward. At the height of their fame in the 1980s, the band had popularized the Sierran thrash metal scene with songs such as "Whiplash" and "Four Mechanix", and are seen alongside [[Sureiyaa]], [[Quikkill]], and [[Lockjaw]] as one of the "big four" in Anglo-American thrash metal.


In the late 20th century, Black Mesa had grown a positive reception in the Physics & Science field, having contributed much to the advancement of both fields through their teleportation technology that they had mastered through out the 60s and 70s, being one of the main rivals against former Research and Development company, Aperture Science, who had lost their spot as the number one science company in the country to Black Mesa themselves, having gone bankrupt by 1997.
In 1980, the band released its first album ''Damage Your Ass'' on the independent record label Vanquish Records, to minor commercial success but received critical acclaim, with the band landing their first venue gigs during this time. Due to their hectic performances and the album's notoriety spreading by word of mouth, the band had caught the attention of bigger labels, which led to Damage Inc signing with [[Avocado Records]]. The band's untitled second studio album, commonly known as ''Damage Inc.'', would be released in 1982 to moderate success, debuting at number 39 on the [[Sunset 100]] chart. According to the ''[[Porciúncula Times]]'', the album confirmed the band's status as the leading heavy metal band of the modern era, and for redefining the norms of thrash metal. ''Damage Inc.'' would be the last to feature bassist Griffin Beckett, who would leave the band after their 1983 ''Hail To The Victors'' tour to form his own band, later known as Lockjaw. He would be replaced by Kevin Eldridge.


Black Mesa was previously famous for their teleportation technology among the physics science field, and held the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize for the Sector C Anti-Mass Spectrometer team, which included Colette Green, Cheryl Hicks, Gina Cross, Eli Vance, Isaac Kleiner, and the head of the facility, Wallace Breen. Until December 6, 2000, which was the date of the aforementioned Resonance Cascade that destroyed the facility, and also caused the Xen Invasion and later Seven Hour War.
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Patron Article of the Month – Damage Inc. by Solace, selected by Robballgamer2009

Damage Inc. (short for "Incorporation") was a Sierran thrash metal band formed in Porciúncula in 1979. Its original lineup consisted of guitarist/vocalist Max Leftfield, guitarist Daniel Mustang, bassist Griffin Beckett, and drummer Gary Alaric; in 1983 Beckett would leave to form his band, with Kevin Eldridge replacing him on bass shortly afterward. At the height of their fame in the 1980s, the band had popularized the Sierran thrash metal scene with songs such as "Whiplash" and "Four Mechanix", and are seen alongside Sureiyaa, Quikkill, and Lockjaw as one of the "big four" in Anglo-American thrash metal.

In 1980, the band released its first album Damage Your Ass on the independent record label Vanquish Records, to minor commercial success but received critical acclaim, with the band landing their first venue gigs during this time. Due to their hectic performances and the album's notoriety spreading by word of mouth, the band had caught the attention of bigger labels, which led to Damage Inc signing with Avocado Records. The band's untitled second studio album, commonly known as Damage Inc., would be released in 1982 to moderate success, debuting at number 39 on the Sunset 100 chart. According to the Porciúncula Times, the album confirmed the band's status as the leading heavy metal band of the modern era, and for redefining the norms of thrash metal. Damage Inc. would be the last to feature bassist Griffin Beckett, who would leave the band after their 1983 Hail To The Victors tour to form his own band, later known as Lockjaw. He would be replaced by Kevin Eldridge.


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