Very much enjoying indie vertical shmup Blaze of Storm by @terarin55.bsky.social! Awesome art style and soundtrack! #shmup #stg #indiegames #highscore

Yesterday's 1-credit-clear was isometric Neo Geo racing game Over Top! Some fun tunes in this one. #1cc #retrogaming #neogeo #racinggame #highscore

Today in the CD player: the legendary (at least in my mind) Behold the Arctopus/Orthrelm split! #metalsky #metalcds #cdcollector #experimentalmusic

Playthrough video of two of my crazier math-metal songs! #metalsky #oddtimesignatures #riffs #mathrock #prog www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8ak...

Periwinkle nails!

Today in the clear CD player - "Some Nightmares Take You Aurora Rainbow Darkness" by post/avant-metal band Vampillia! #metalsky #metalcds #cdcollector

My most recent Sega Genesis 1-credit-clear is Slap Fight MD! (normal mode, 1st loop) I died almost immediately upon reaching the second loop. >_< #shmup #stg #segagenesis #megadrive #toaplan #retrogaming #highscore #anbernic

"That Cloud Looks Like a Riff" - an instrumental metal jam using an unusual tuning of the open strings! (a stack of just intonation perfect 4ths) #metalsky #riffs #progrock aaronmyersbrooks.bandcamp.com/track/that-c...

Voivod's recentish rerecorded greatest hits "Morgoth Tales" in the clear CD player! #voivod #metalsky #metalcds #cdcollector #physicalmedia #thrashmetal

Digging some proggy extreme metal from Tentacult and Dreichmere via @fiadh.bsky.social and Transylvanian Recordings! #metalcds #metaltapes #metalsky

A little guy! #cartoon #pendrawing #monster #creature #penandink #drawing

Happy Bandcamp Friday! Check out AutoReplicant for some raw, technical thrash. FFO Voivod, Jarzombek, etc. #metalsky #thrashmetal #grindcore #mathcore #bandcampfriday #riffs autoreplicant.bandcamp.com/album/drone-...

Had fun sorting my Switch games into groups! #nintendoswitch #retrogaming #organization

Latest used vinyl pick up: "The Official Live Gentle Giant" #progrock #gentlegiant #vinylcollector

Working on getting better at Slap Fight MD! Still stoked on this @retrobitgaming.bsky.social reissue! #retrogaming #segagenesis #slapfight

"Four Planetoids" - four little illustrations merged into one medium sized illustration. #penandink #pendrawing

Added some digital color to this pen drawing!

Our winter princess! #rescuedog #doodle

Snow day doodles in audio and visual form! A little track for Korg M1 in just intonation, plus a pen drawing! #microtonalmusic #beatmaker #electronicmusic #pendrawing #penandink #xenharmonic #drawingsandriffs

I've very much enjoyed the "Hi Score Mode" (i.e. 1-credit-mode) in various ACA Neo Geo games on Switch! Here are some personal scores that cracked the top 100 on the leader boards! #neogeo #nintendoswitch #highscores #retrogaming #fatalfury #aerofighters #worldheroes #metalslug

Loving the Switch 2's improved kick stand! Great for vertical shmups! #switch2 #nintendoswitch #galsfighters #19xx #shmup #neogeopocket #fightinggame

Recent CD acquisitions! Some excellent shred/singer-songwriter music from Marnie Stern and some super fun power/trad/arena metal from Bergfried! #metalcd #cdcollection #shred #singersongwriter

Very excited to receive my copy of the Earthion soundtrack! #yuzokoshiro #shmup #gamesoundtrack #chiptunes

Here's a playlist of score follower videos for my 3 "Energy Shapes" pieces for guitar and electronics. All microtonal in various ways! #experimentalmusic #contemporaryclassical #microtonalguitar #shred youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Last night's little pen drawing! #pendrawing #art #penandink

Added some colored pencil to this little guy!

Somehow just now realizing that my cassette tape copy of Ruins "Burning Stone" has an entire live set as a bonus track! #brutalprog #tapecollector #ruins #fiio

New little drawing! #pendrawing

My guitars! From left to right - microtonal, bass, regular.

More Wood Man from Mega Man 2 via Jada Toys! #megaman #toycollector #retrogaming #actionfigure

New action figures! Cosmos (Transformers) and Alex (Streets of Rage) #toycollector #retrogaming #transformers #streetsofrage

Excellent atmospheric Doom Metal tape by friends in Susurrant Void! Plus, nifty new FiiO tape player! #metaltapes #doommetal #diymetal #fiio #cassette

Happy New Years! Here's a playlist of music, all released in 2025, that I purchased and enjoyed via Bandcamp! Metal, Hip Hop, Prog Rock, Avant Jazz, No Wave, etc. @bandcamp.com bandcamp.com/aaronmeterch...

Slap Fight MD reissue on original hardware! #retrogaming #shmup

Proto Prog Rock from my mom's vinyl collection! #itsabeautifulday

Very excited to receive two preorders! Classic shmup Slap Fight MD, happily reissued by @retrobitgaming.bsky.social, plus this super nifty Wood Man toy! #megaman #retrogaming #shmups #segagenesis

Just had the last AutoReplicant practice of the year! Many thanks to everyone who listened to our new album and came to our shows in 2025! #espguitars #quilteramps #avatarcabs #electroharmonixpedals #bosspedals #joyopedals

Today's retro gaming purchase and Retrode rip is Combat Cars on the Sega Genesis! #retrogaming

Our rescue doodle in the snow! #rescuedog

Thanks to the Cazart Chronicles for including my mathy/grindy thrash metal band AutoReplicant in their "Bands I Shot 2025" playlist! Check it out at bandcamp.com/outofstepmus...

Today is the last Bandcamp Friday of the year! My last two releases are a two-track solo release, featuring excerpts of in-progress pieces for guitar plus Gameboy and microtonal guitar plus drum machine, and my thrash metal band's latest album. #experimentalmusic #thrashmetal

"The combined talent of these musicians is unparalleled and this record grabs ahold of all your senses and does not let go." Many thanks to Take Effect Reviews for the very kind words about my Thrash Metal band AutoReplicant's latest album! takeeffectreviews.com/december-202...

Very happy to receive the reissue of the M.A.S.K. Thunderhawk with Matt Trakker! #mask #matttrakker #toycollector #80skid

Belatedly realized that my newly acquired copy of Burai Fighter doesn't work on Game Boy Color! Inside Gadgets cart reader to the rescue so that I can play it on an emulator! #retrogaming

Music gear guardian! #orangecat

This metal cover of Magnet Man's theme from 2014 is still my most listened to track by far. Folks love Mega Man! #megaman #metalsky #videogamecovers youtu.be/HKNtANapwvQ?...

Recent album acquisitions, vintage and modern! Tony MacAlpine's shred classic "Maximum Security," from the late 80's and some awesome avant-jazz by Sifters from last month!

Mathing up the Akai LPD with a little 5 against 4 pattern! #akailpd #polyrhythm #beatmaker

Our orange boy! #orangecat

A transforming pixel ship/car! I created a series of these to go with my "Riff Missions Alpha" brutal prog EP. #shmups #pixelart #progrock #digitalart