I'm going to post some albums from the previous year eventually, but here's something that was just released. Himmeslrandt is the continuation of Nachtreich. Classical/viola based soundscapes with an ambient touch. If you appreciate Arvo Pärt, check it out himmelsrandt.bandcamp.com/track/herai-...

Never forget that colonialism never stopped, it just stopped being so direct. It's why the Global South is still drowning in debt after decades of exploitation. We benefit from it as westerners and that's why we still buy its arguments and justifications for its thefts.

Finally released the second part of IV a little before the change of the year, as usual by now. It's still a work in progress, yes, but I'm very happy that I've reached this point. Thanks to everyone for the support. spectrallore.bandcamp.com/album/iv-par...

it's that time again fire-toolz.bandcamp.com/album/you-ce...

I'm seeing some cases where assigning a no fash description seems like you're done with politics, and it's enough apparently because nobody you work with claims to be a fascist. Some sketch and crypto-fash plp are ok to work with "no fash" because they legitimize them. Don't give them the chance.

Labels of the Year 2025 Black Metal still is a mine field. It's hard to avoid nationalistic, fascist, racist (including antisemitic), sexist, transphobe, pro colonial and imperialistic, ableist or just plain assholes. That's why labels are much appreciated if they care. This thread is a THANK YOU!

I talked yesterday in an event about antifascism and metal in Athens. Very conflicting feelings. Few people showed up. A part of the discussion was good. Another wasn't. When there are some past failings, here's some resentment and a feeling of futility in antifascists trying to do stuff in metal.

Anti-ICE poster spotted in Portland, Oregon

And here's the second Night Vigil album. This time it's a dungeon synth album (with a few guitars). It was really cool to do DS again and got me excited again to work on some non-metal stuff. Both albums will be released by @fiadh.bsky.social on tape soon. nightvigil.bandcamp.com/album/at-the...

Really excited to unveil a project I've been having on my mind for some time. Its main focus is narrative, weaving a fantasy story that connects all recordings, combining metal with dungeon synth and game music. I'll be showing two albums today, this is one nightvigil.bandcamp.com/album/night-...

Antifa street art seen in Istanbul, Turkey

1) I've spent a few years trying to make it in the music industry. What I learned isn't new. You can try to do it by your own rules, but it's hard. Indy or not, you need to constantly promote yourself and create a cool image. If you don't like doing any of these two, it's VERY hard.

It's funny that a lot of explanations about some of the greatest awe inducing musical moments in terms of composition are like "well, I put my hands randomly on the piano" "it was lying about and I used it" "I just put one song into another song". Always do stupid random stuff, it pays off

d' Eon is soo good, I don't remember ever seeing people who listen to the fantasy synth side of DS mentioning him and I feel like there is an obvious overlap. Also Fire-Toolz masters his stuff and Fire-Toolz rules musicforkeyboards.bandcamp.com/album/leviat...

Released this ep a few weeks ago, three tracks of raw/atmospheric/epic black metal, kind of a throwback to the first album rather than continuing on the black/thrash direction of the next two. auriferousflame.bandcamp.com/album/the-duel

Αddentum to the previous posts; not surprisingly, a "conversation starter" in extreme metal about fascism and complicity consists of the dominant, so called apolitical (right-wing) part of the scene coming together and bullying whoever is speaking out. We should keep talking to actually make it that

1) Ripped to Shreds cancelling a show with Master and calling them out because they played at Metal Threat is exactly the thing that's almost never done in the metal scene and makes a HUGE difference when it happens. It's a conversation starter about complicity in metal and most plp don't want it.

All that needs to be said about "Metal Threat festival". Your old regular nazi metal bands like Arghoslent, Grand Belial's Key and Graveland being brought in and playing together with well known "apolitical" metal bands. Fuck this shit, fuck complicity with nazism in the metal scene.

🇮🇹BREAKING: Italy Sees Massive General Strike in Solidarity With Gaza Italy is seeing a powerful 24-hr general strike today, Sept. 22, as millions of workers across transport, education, logistics, and other sectors are expected to join protests for Gaza. The strike has... @ryangrim.bsky.social

How to support Crips for eSIMs for Gaza, which is STILL sending eSIMs and has seen a big increase in requests due to the criminal situation in the north: 🔗 bit.ly/eSimsRUs USD : bit.ly/venmo4esims GBP : www.paypal.com/donate/?host... cc: @pipagaopoetry.bsky.social @sfdirewolf.bsky.social

"More than 1,600 people have been arrested in connection with Palestine Action since the ban in early July". Let that sink in.

Here are some things that Charlie Kirk said in his life. The man is dead, and so it only seems fair to share his legacy by cataloguing the values he spread while alive.

Something I realized after hitting my head on walls with my music lately. The goal of underground metal can't be to sound as good/pro as mainstream, just to prove you can do it without budget. Nobody's listening for that reason anyway. It's to hear something interesting and different and unique

Never stop speaking out about Palestine. Congrats to @forestsummoner.bsky.social and all the groups participating for another comp forestsummoner.bandcamp.com/album/free-p...

ACAB includes clankers.

One of the albums I’ve had on heavy rotation lately. Excellent Hellenic black metal style album, courtesy of Phil Tougas of Chthe'ilist, Worm. Quite technical and heavy on power/thrash riffing, without sacrificing atmosphere. Also, antifascist lyrics productionstso.bandcamp.com/album/la-gra...

Getting back to this site after some time, things have been a little rough; I've been feeling alienated from social media and scenes lately, yet I want to push through. Caring about underground music seems increasingly meaningless during these times, yet it's one of the few things that still matter.

fiadh is me rediscovering hope after trauma, disability & death in my personal life, over a decade of sexual harassment, misogyny & disrespect working in your big “trve cvlt” music industry, burnout in animal rights, embracing my queerness & becoming a mom to 2 little ones with special needs.

People who think "this right thing now is really popular so we should adopt it, so that people at least don't get it from fascists" never achieve anything other than pushing themselves and the Overton window to the right. Politically, that means. For them it works out just well, cause popular.

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Spectral Lore is on @ampwall.com! Check out the discography of the acclaimed one-man atmospheric black metal project from Greece, including digital, CD, and vinyl releases #OnAmpwall #MetalSky #BlackMetalSky spectrallore.ampwall.com

My insurance has suddenly started refusing to cover my hormones saying that "they're usually for women", so I'm left to pick up the tab. I cannot afford this right now and get my tooth extracted. II need $200. I haven't had my hormones in 2 weeks and I feel like hot garbage. Please help

The West rears its ugly head and does not give a fuck any more. Even the old pretenses of cultural superiority and perseverance of democracy and liberalism are waning. The only hope for a future is to be traitors to our nations and fight for justice globally. Nobody is free until everybody is free.

first song available goes hard

Great read. Keep your autonomy, fight back, escalate. ⚔️ 🏴

In celebration of #nationalanimalrightsday, Fiadh is proud to release From Dreams to Living Things III - From the Plough to the Stars. 100% of proceeds from this compilation will benefit Fawn’s Fortress, an animal sanctuary that believes everyone deserves a fortress to call home.

I've had the passing thought lately that many leftist bands associated with "cascadian bm" weren't political enough. But I remembered tonight that many participated in part of the movement I'm not that familiar with (ecology, animal liberation). Singing about nature/animals IS political for them.

Obviously no trust at all for a military court to provide real justice (they'll just put the blame to a few bad apples) but the evidence is piling up and the Greek state can't hide any more that it did a push back that cost the lives of 650 people www.reuters.com/world/greek-...

Co-founder of Judicator and good friend Alicia Cordisco has been hit with the kind of medical development that requires going on disability pay for about a month, which is not enough to live off of in her current situation. She needs roughly $2k if she gets approved and $3.6k if not.

It's incredible that as the killing intensifies in Gaza, so much the police repression rises in pro-Palestine rallies. Cops were bullying non-stop the demo yesterday in Athens, shoving, pushing, kicking, elbowing people. My body is still hurting from that shit. Fuck the police, stop the genocide. 🇵🇸

Joined an apolitical, though supposedly leftist friendly facebook metal group again, and nothing has changed over the years. Speaking out against NSBM posts or really just mentioning anything critical, brings out concern trolls that tire you to the point where most people never want to speak again.

Ιt's so fascinating to me than in most BC pages of avantgarde, academic artists there are huge explanatory texts and zero comments from buyers, while on metal and dungeon synth there are so many comments from vibrant communities of enthusiastic listeners and musicians supporting each other

any of you ever had this phase where you're finally doing everything in life that you were too scared or thought you couldn't do, but one year after instead of your life being cool, you feel like you're doing everything badly, nothing's working out the way you thought it would,

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sad, dark space music fills the holes in my soul

From dark ambient to dungeon synth to Propagandhi-style punk rock (!), Nate Cøllins is so damn talented medicpunk.bandcamp.com/track/red-pi...

The Greek bm scene remains so sketchy to this day, and antifascist metalheads might speak against some famous foreign band, but pretend not to hear when it's about local bands that collaborate with fash. The ones who do care and act are usually anarchist punks, and this says much about scenes

Get this!! Happy that I was able to participate at the last minute with a new mix of a track from IV

aaand this bangs indeed as expected