Last week's riffs, week 38 2025

@altarsofdazzness.bsky.social as you're on a bit of a groove-metal kick, you might like this FFO of Sepultura, Megadeth, Alice In Chains

I handed in my notice today, will be in a new job mid-October Really looking forward to it

Trump ranting incoherently at the UN made me think of someone else ranting incoherently at the UN

Last week's riffs, week 37 2025

I swing wildly on AI - between the Emperor is naked and it's just the new crypto/NFT/metaverse, but one with huge financial backing To, this is insane, why are we doing this? There's no good reason to build it beyond the fear someone else might, like nuclear weapons all over again

New kitten He is the void

This spectacular record is 25 years old today

Being in Smyths toyshop is a horribly overwhelming experience Must be awful to work there

Check out the first single from my pal's new grind project FFO: Pig Destroyer, Nails, Rotten Sound #metalsky ##UKMETALSCENE

Blinded By Fear was one of the first extreme metal songs I heard and loved, it was on a compilation CD a colleague had burned when I worked in a DVD rental shop, we used to get away with playing it at the end of the night RIP Tomas

Last week's riffs, week 36 2025

Hell yeah, this slaps So much GROOVE Love the Akerfeldt style vocals too

Autumnal aesthetics

This is such a ridiculously good album, outrageous it's a debut Really looking forward to the new one next year

Frasier - Tossed Sallads And Scrambled Heads Daphne is the final girl

I just saw a comment that said "I don't support what happened to Charlie, but Charlie supported what happened to Charlie." THAT ... that's what I've been trying to put into words.

Now today has been a good mail day @manylittlewords.bsky.social @haileypiperfights.bsky.social

Just walked from St Pancras to Camden, it was more than a bit rainy I don't begrudge tube drivers striking, I just wish I was less wet

On my way to London, regardless of tube strikes, to see my favourite band perform my favourite album

Last week's riffs, week 36 2025

Lovely interaction with an old dear reading the back of my @allfatheruk.bsky.social shirt in Tesco last night "What's a riff?" I explain, poorly "Oh yes, I thought it said obey the reff"

“...it definitely didn’t have a negative impact on Reform support, and may have had a small positive effect,”.... “But the real story is the negative effect on Labour. They lost votes without gaining any from the people they are aiming to attract or nullifying their perceived threat from Reform.”

The last book I read - Such Sharp Teeth by Rachel Harrison Cosy, female-centred horror that's very engaging & well written On the surface, this is a Hallmark Christmas movie, with Werewolves However, there are themes of trauma, motherhood, family and bodily autonomy Highly recommend

Bandcamp Friday

It's been a loooong day, but I'm now eating curry and watching the best film* *The Mummy (1999)

Day tickets for Damnation Festival 2025 close to sell-out Saturday almost gone, Sunday not far behind Weekend sales the best they've been at this point of the year in ages Get involved at www.damnationfestival.co.uk/tickets #metalsky #UKMETALSCENE

Banger

Glad to have Emily Maitlis back on @newsagents.bsky.social missed her in August

Last week's riffs, week 35 2025

The last book I read - The Lamb by Lucy Rose 2025's horror hit justifies it's hype An examination of the dichotomy of motherhood and womanhood and the ethics of eating meat

Lovely weather for our holiday

I really love We Lost The Sea

The new Mudvayne song is as bland as expected Started going downhill from the third album when they dropped the makeup and embraced sanitised radio metal Sounds like something a band would put out in 2006, during the dying days of nu-metal

Psychonaut, Devastator, Din Of Celestial Birds & Zeruel complete the lineup for Damnation Festival 2025 Hot on the heels of earlier additions Devil Sold His Soul, Raging Speedhorn & Primordial These acts cap an incredibly stacked two-day event at the BEC Arena, Manchester #metalsky #UKMETALSCENE

Last week's riffs, week 34 2025

Listening to the most Brent Hinds Mastodon record

Devil Sold His Soul will perform a special set of material from their debut album & EP at Damnation Festival 2025 Get involved in the 2-day anniversary event, 8th & 9th November at the BEC Arena, Manchester and watch the storm unfold www.damnationfestival.co.uk/tickets #metalsky #UKMETALSCENE

The last book I read - This Skin Was Once Mine by Eric LaRocca Hard, brutal and invokes visceral reactions, more evidence for why LaRocca is one of modern horror's leading lights

Last week's riffs, week 33 2025

Undeath were magnificent this evening, they just go from strength to strength I also very much appreciate an early finish, back home by half ten suits me very well

Last week's riffs, week 32 2025

The last book I read - Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen I consume a lot of horror, but this is the most terrifying and bleak book I've ever read It takes you through what would happen minute-by-minute if a nuclear armed ICBM was fired at the USA

I'M LOOSING SLEEP I'M LOOSING FRIENDS I'VE GOT A LOVE HATE LOVE WITH THE CITY I'M IN I'LL COUNT THE HOURS HAVING JUST ONE WISH IF I'M DOING FINE THERE'S NO POINT TO THIS

Last week's riffs, week 31 2025

Spending time with my favourite final girl

It might be Bandcamp Friday....

Last week's riffs, week 30 2025

I know it's rubbish to complain about music you don't like, rather than talking about the things you love But, I bloody hate The Killers

The actual fuck? It's just the album sleeve of the Holy Blade EP?