For anyone else reading this, feeling helpless, and wondering what they can do: the synagogue has a donation form and I've donated with a note that it's for fire recovery immediate expenses. www.bethisraelms.org

Devastated by the burning of a historic synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi, the same synagogue that the KKK targeted in 1967. The idea that this may be another case of violent antisemitism - after numerous incidents last year - is unconscionable, and it must come to an end.

I don't talk about it much, but my parents were huge Deadheads. Every time I hear a Grateful Dead song, I think of them. Seeing the news of Bob Weir's passing just makes me miss them even more. Music was always playing in the house. I can practically smell the incense burning now. So long Bobby.

Releasing a new "re-imaging" of a popular song you originally did with your old band is just a complicated way of saying "Hey! Remember me? I'm still alive! Buy my new album!"

No venue in Minneapolis or all of Minnesota should ever book All That Remains ever again. What a fucking asshole.

It's a new year and we're looking for new contributors. Writers, photographers, artists. Lots of possibilities. All genres welcome. This would be unpaid, fyi. DM or Email if you're interested or want to learn more. #metalsky

These fucking Republican MAGA ghouls have the temerity to lie with shit like "She was headed right for him!" or "Our sweet, brave, masked ICE agent had no choice, but defend himself!" when WE CAN ALL SEE THE VIDEO THAT IT'S NOT FUCKING TRUE. IT'S SO FUCKING INFURIATING. I CAN'T TAKE THIS SHIT. FUCK.

Stupify: The Disturbed Tribute band. Yes, really.

Toilet ov Hell: The Worst Album Art of 2025 by @365daysofhorror.bsky.social. #metalsky

Imagine how many people ICE have murdered that hasn't been caught on camera.

This episode is worth listening to just to hear us read the completely bitchy PR email we got from an old heavy metal band complaining about a former member.

Posting this for all New York Giants fans and also for @joethrashnkill.bsky.social since this place still doesn't let us post pictures in chat.

Never forget these metal and punk musicians were at or involved with the January 6th insurrection.

One of the easiest ways to improve your mental health is to unfollow the rage-baiting political accounts with big followings & zero actual political experience. They're in it for the Likes (or they're actually paid for a think tank, SuperPAC, or foreign nation), not for education or solidarity.

I've started writing a new short horror story. I know exactly where I want this to go, so I am going to do my best to actually keep it short. 500+ words in so far. Told someone the premise and they said "Ew, that sounds scary" so I'm heading in the right direction. #horrorsky #writingsky

As we invade a Venezuela, kidnap their leader Maduro, and force him into a trial on US soil, I'm thinking about this 10 year old New York Times opinion piece from Maureen Dowd.

Is he dead yet? No? 2026 is the worst.

Happy New Year

It takes over a year to put this list together and it's always a lot of fun seeing the things people put on their album art. Enjoy?

It's the last show of 2025 and we're going over what happened this year in heavy metal. Major deaths, band breakups, albums that came out, the one singular band that formed, and much more. It's a good one. Happy New Year!

I looked back on what happened in the world of Heavy Metal in 2025 and, when you look at it altogether, it was a pretty bad year. #metalsky

Captain Hairline just ignores that younger gens now get their news in short, quick bursts from thinly-veiled conservative-to-White-Nationalist podcasters/streamers and social media that vary from "inaccurate" to "actual propaganda". Also ignores Republicans nominating a 78 yr old "past his prime".

On this week's episode we celebrate the holiday season by giving each other gifts, like movies, books, music, candy, King Of The Hill stickers, and Vitriol going on tour again.

I don’t post as often as I shoud about that “extremely part-time musician” part of my profile, so here’s a song I made with some Halifax open mic friends that’s kind of about Jaws. Also available on a whole mess of streaming services. chuckbangley.bandcamp.com/track/a-bigg...

Our light still remains. No government, group, organization, faction, elected official, personality, celebrity, blogger, vlogger, streamer, podcaster, or influencer will extinguish it. We still sing. We still dance. We still smile. We still live. Our light still remains & it burns brightly.

Top 10 Albums of 2025 for @365daysofhorror.bsky.social 1. Deadlock - Buried Alive 2. Dawn of Ouroboros - Bioluminescence 3. HÆRESIS - Si Vis Pacem Para Bellvm 4. Katatonia 5. The Birthday Massacre - Pathways 6. Fleshwater 7. Omnium Gatherum 8. Astronoid 9. The Halo Effect 10. Menace Ruine

I think we all need to come together and convince Ronnie Radke to follow in Jake Paul's footsteps and become a boxer.

I hope Trump lives just long enough to see us rip his name off every government building, tear his portrait down from every public wall, and liquidate every single business, meme coin, and underhanded grift he's ever been involved with or controlled.

It's almost time for my Worst Album Art of the year post. Give me some of the worst metal album art of 2025.

It's almost time for my Worst Album Art of the year post. Give me some of the worst metal album art of 2025.

"Some people get it, some people didn’t get that. When I gave our latest record that title, they were, like, ‘Uh, Nergal, you can do better than this.’ No, I can’t do better. This is the best I can give you. This is the best I can give you." We know, Nergie. We know.

"Please don't put in the newspaper that I got mad."

Very curious as to what M.C. Dave Mustaine could have been.

*Frank Reynolds voice* I'M THE TRASH MAN! We're listening to the most popular metal songs of 2025 according to Youtube and almost all of it is absolute, pure, uncut, garbage.

Tours, tours everywhere but not a fuck to give

Mushroomhead has so many former members that a bunch of them can get together in a new band to play old Mushroomhead songs.

Every morning, I check to see if he's dead. While I have so far been disappointed, I know that one day he will be and every day after that will have a great sigh of relief.

My latest: Contrary to popular perception, American antisemitism is not primarily a partisan problem—it is a generational one. "The research collectively suggests that America is becoming more anti-Semitic because its young people are becoming more anti-Semitic." Gift link:

A mass shooting at my job. A terrorist attack against my people. I'm so tired.

Me deleting Christmas metal song promos from the inbox.

My Cal Ripken-like streak of not going to office holiday parties continues for another year.

My top 3 songs of 2025 Deadlock - Acedia ~ The Downfall's Symphony The Birthday Massacre - Wish Wisp - Sword

Seeing music outlets talking about Blood For Blood putting out new music for the first time in over a decade, but not mentioning why one of the vocalists is no longer in the band is definitely a choice.

When the opening band says "We've got a few more" even though they've already been playing for 45 minutes.

It cost $80 for me to ship 3 not very big packages inside the United States. Cheapest option chosen for each one. This is unsustainable.

I wonder how Avenged Sevenfold's NFTs are doing.

Yeah, those bands have mainstream success.

If you haven't read up on the news about the members of Vitriol abandoning band leader Kyle Rasmussen at a gas station, Kyle raising $10k to get home, and then the absolutely bonkers post he made on Instagram before deleting his account, you'll want to listen to this episode.