remember when I recorded vocals for a Chaos Moon song? i-voidhangerrecords.bandcamp.com/track/asemic...

Back at Meteor Gem today. We have racks and boxes of used tapes (lots of raw black metal and dungeon synth - probably ten boxes worth and the two racks) that MUST GO. 50% OFF ALL USED TAPES AND 25% OFF ALL USED LPS AND CDS. THIS WEEKEND IN THE SHOP ONLY. DON'T FUCK UP. COME TO METEOR GEM IN CHICAGO.

this is today! free! early! dungeon synth!

Happy Katatonia Day. peaceville.bandcamp.com/track/july

Working at a specialized record store is cool - people go into the shop having something at least loosely in mind. I am counting the days until someone who isn't into metal/hardcore stops by and asks: 1) They still make these? Wow. 2) Do you have any Fleetwood Mac? 3) Can you turn the music down?

Manning Meteor Gem by my lonesome today. If you're in Chicago and like metal and/or hardcore records, come visit and get a fat stack of records, tapes and/or CDs. I'll be in Sundays from 11 AM to 7 PM for the foreseeable future!

Announcing this year's "Road to GLDS" concert series - three concerts in the months leading up to this GLDS! 8/15 - Desolation Plains, Gloamwalker, and Kennel Master 9/12 - Vanhellig, Mors Vitaque, and Mortlach 10/22 - The Oracle, Mortwight, and Terran Wretch All posters by @indole.bsky.social

Bergtagen participated in this year's Great Lakes Dungeon Siege aritst compilation with a special Rotting Christ cover. Yes, Triarchy of the Lost Lovers is their best album. weregnomerecords.bandcamp.com/album/great-...

Welcome back, old friend. warningdoom.bandcamp.com/album/ritual...

Super smooth, Svengoolie! You got this!

This is a phenomenal, haunting record. Consider preordering a copy to help fund a necessary repress of a crucial piece of experimental music.

Eternally sick band. youtu.be/-XQEhqKGbmU?...

Thanks to @decibelmagazine.bsky.social for the cool article on Great Lakes Dungeon Siege. Tickets are still available (but going fast)! www.decibelmagazine.com/2026/06/01/f...

Feels good to have all my parts for the eventual Bergtagen LP done.

When you use AI to do your writing, you are telling your audience: “I deserve your attention, but you do not deserve my effort.”

Record Store Day is Saturday, but I have better news—NEXT Saturday, Chicago gets a new brick-and-mortar record store! Specifically, Rogers Park. Meet High Voltage Records & Hi-Fi: chicagoreader.com/music/high-v...

"We must actualize the artist experience via throughput pipelines and active synergy," otherwise known as "I made a subscription-based mp3 blog so I can be a part of the music scene without actually doing anything."

Mat McNerney is one of the great songwriters of our age. If you are not a Hexvessel fan yet, listen to "No Holier Temple" and now you are.

Sunn O)) playing the entire Cronos banter mixtape Aesop Dekker put together forever ago as their hype music (nine minutes!) was even better than their actual performance. youtu.be/4TztqYaemt0?...

There's a death metal band called Carnation. Do you think that, much like the evaporated milk product after which they are clearly named, they would be easier on my stomach than other death metal bands?

You shouldn't be taking band photos or making any sort of logo or cover art if you don't have a single note written. Seriously. You aren't in high school anymore. Prioritizing aesthetics over the actual music - the centerpiece of whatever you are planning on releasing - is really dumb.

covers that go unnecessarily hard thou.bandcamp.com/track/into-t...

Musical theater metal sounds like a bad time.

Thanks to Tim/Silk and Steel for designing and manufacturing such cool patches! We'll only be selling these at shows, so be sure to grab one from Silk and Steel this Friday.

Happy 20th birthday to a GOATed EP jesu.bandcamp.com/album/silver

This might be the only video interview with Nick Blinko I've ever seen, and it is absolutely moving. What an artist. What a person. I hope he is comfortable and happy. Rudimentary Peni forever. youtu.be/b2wDfU8VcS8?...

holy shit, my friend sent me this ancient (16 years ago) photo of me at one of my friend's legendary house parties. so many memories about as blurry as this photo.

Our team ships updates and new features to Ampwall all the time! All of our updates will now post to ampwall.com/blog in addition to our community discord server. It’s compatible with RSS if that’s your thing. We backfilled the past 16 months worth of updates from our Discord, too.

wait, Weezer are good again? youtu.be/Ak4TQy2ChfI?...

WARNIIIIIIING! warningdoom.bandcamp.com/album/ritual...

S/O to Opeth youtu.be/3EXh-mXaGHE?...

Got to see some old friends at the show the other night. Some Jon lore - Jeff from Blood Incantation/Spectral Voice and I went to the same very small college in the Chicago suburbs, and we have remained friends ever since! Love that guy.

An absolute masterpiece. On my third consecutive listen this morning. wraithknight.bandcamp.com/album/of-arc...

Did you know that I help run a music festival? You should come visit. Oct 24-25 at Ghost Light in Detroit, MI! www.eventbrite.com/e/great-lake...

Come to Great Lakes Dungeon Siege 2026! We have a great lineup and a cool venue! Check out this cool promo video! Ticket link in replies.

It's no longer Trans Day of Visibility, but today is still the day to stand strongly with Trans people. Every day is a day to stand strongly with Trans people.

Please stop referring to artists as "creators." That term should be an insult and only used for people who make TikToks about other people's art.

Q1 2026!

Remembering my friend Monica Henson, also known as M.Dragynfly, on her birthday. We miss you. theangelicprocess.bandcamp.com/album/weighi...

it’s on jooble dude just log in to bebee

I'm excited to see how it feels to play Bergtagen material live. Luckily I have a few months to figure it out. ampwall.com/a/bergtagen/...

Along with the Bergtagen stage debut, I will also be performing guitar for Fianna at this year's Great Lakes Dungeon Siege. I wrote and handled the pre-recorded guitars and bass for their performance last year, but I am happy to say we are a full band now. www.eventbrite.com/e/great-lake...

The Gallowgate EP is out now, only on @ampwall.com. Desperate, melodic black metal with a raw punk ethos. Magic. Misery. Approach the gallows. ampwall.com/a/gallowgate...

The full Great Lakes Dungeon Siege lineup AND tickets are now available. www.eventbrite.com/e/great-lake...

Blessed with a new Ordo Vampyr Orientis-related EP this morning. Spooky symphonic black metal about the Mothman? Sweet. FFO: Dimmu Borgir, Gehenna, SIgh ampwall.com/a/ovo/album/...

Was invited to do vocals and ambience for an album featuring TL from Axis iof Light and DC from Lionoka. Magick and misery - the wizard approaches the gallows and falls. (only on @ampwall.com) ampwall.com/a/gallowgate...

Looking for a job is hard.

It's Dean the Dog's birthday! Footfoot the Cat has decided it's her birthday, too.

These tapes from @realmandritual.bsky.social went quickly yesterday! Sorry I forgot to post about them.