💃 the mainstream opinion of the terrorism studies field for my entire adult life is that manifestos are as much (and often more) performance art meant to engage with its various audiences (other terrorists, the media, and experts) as they are explicit ideological statements 💃

💃💃💃 the only reason there's an appearance of "debate" around this is because a bunch of people called themselves subject matter experts on twitter in 2018 and we didn't tell them to shut the fuck up 💃💃💃

High-energy, punk-ish heavy metal with a strong '70s and early '80s vibe. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16832

Dense, complex, and completely satisfying prog. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16833

Superb, riff-driven Norwegian black metal. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16834

Check out this very interesting interview with vocalist Levi and lyricist Jacko S. of Polish death metallers NEOLITH. www.metalcrypt.com/interviews/865

Dark and evocative funeral doom with some strong guitar work tucked inside. marchvran.bandcamp.com/album/cult-d...

Queensrÿche - Live at Tuska 2026 youtu.be/DUcYPTy9xUA

We're been under a massive bot attack since late last night, so no point posting links, as social media posts can get through to get the info. Three new reviews today: - Hel's Throne - Northwind Chronicles - Feralia - Ultima Requies - Iron Slaught - Metallic Torments www.metalcrypt.com

I really don't think there's any medium term solution to this other than the near total eradication of the culture of the right. Educate their children in other homes, tax their organizations out of existence, apply the law to its strictest extent to disenfranchise them.

So I'm damn sure erin reed and co are pumping out PANIC NOW TITLE 9 IS DEAD YOU'LL BE IN CAMPS NEXT WEEK please pay me before you kill yourself :3 bullshit. But here's my read on the opinion. It's bad, obviously, but *nothing factually changes this minute*.

at some point there does need to be comeuppance for the fact the platforms have, collectively, done very little about the teenage child sexual exploitation, animal torture, and school shooting pseudo-cult and the vastly larger volume of child sexual exploitation international criminal organizations

like i don't know that i feel particularly positively about the "solutions" presented, sure but we can't really keep doing basically nothing about it

i know this is a website for people pushing 40 so i'll point out it is far more dangerous to be a child on the internet in 2026 not because there's more stuff, but because bad actors are significantly more organized to the point they have literal texts about how to sexually blackmail children

Two years on, this album keeps surprising me. A real gem. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16823

A solid EP for the band to call it a day. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16824

A cold, unfriendly band with a surprisingly hooky sound. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16825

Speedy thrash metal that harkens back to the early days of thrash when lightning-fast guitars and shouted vocals ruled the scene. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16820

Trying to evoke a bygone era and kind of doing that. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16821

Heavy, fast and catchy death metal. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16822

Bakken's best collection of heavy/power metal on their third album. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16818

Melodic, dark black metal with a doomy vibe. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16819

Moody, groovy, hooky stuff from this unique band. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16817

None of us left to "bigger and better things". We left because of deceptions, broken trusts, and betrayals; not just of us, but everyone in the community and fanbase surrounding the band.

Also There is no "we" Everyone has left. The only person remaining is the reason everyone left. Please don't be foolish enough to audition for this. Everyone leaving at once should be enough of a cautionary tale. Don't put yourself in the same regrettable position that we did.

Old-school heavy/speed/thrash metal that takes you on a wild ride of anything from power ballads to high-speed thrash fests. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16814

Dark and groovy occult Doom. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16815

Crunchy, epic heavy metal from a band that continues to get better with each release. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16816

I usually just post links I find, but this crossed my feed and yeah, great work of black metal that balances harsh dissonance with a startling feel for shaded melodic work and tight songwriting. Good shit.

Decent death/grind with some annoyances. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16811

Old school heavy metal with a NWOBHM vibe and satisfyingly primitive sound. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16812

Sharp, hooky instrumental metal. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16813

You've rotted your last Christ

Shorted hours this week, my checks about $100 short and I have to get my first dose of hormone medication this week that I've been fighting to get all year. Anything helps and goes a long way for me. paypal.me/lascaillesshroud

Excellent traditional heavy metal from France with a thrashy streak and some excellent guitar work. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16804

Basic, straightforward, raw black metal with zero gimmicks. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16809

Slickly written Melodic Black Metal that's good despite how accessible it is. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16810

Check out this interview with Tommi Tanskanen, the Finnish thrasher behind MindVoider. www.metalcrypt.com/interviews/864

Cool old-school heavy metal. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16806

Black/Death that is all primitive riffs and evil vibes. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16807

Another album of triumphant epic black/folk metal from Finsterforst. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16808

Alvin and the Chipmunks cover of Unsuccessfully Coping With The Natural Beauty Of Infidelity

I'm gonna give you so many new bands you are never going to listen to

Rocking, raucous doom with good riffs and attitude devilsvictim.bandcamp.com/album/devils...

Crosswind were one of those bands poised for greatness that kind of vanished after their full-length debut. That one has a cult following of sorts, but I'd say their demos were the real peak, endlessly blazing speed with killer riffs that burned your face off crosswind.bandcamp.com/album/opposi...

A decent heavy/thrash EP that sounds like the band is experimenting to find its way. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16800

Moody, experimental, atmospheric Black Metal. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16801

Pure, unfiltered '80s heavy/power metal of the US variety. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16802

Messy, chaotic black/thrash. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16797

Safe but catchy mid-paced power metal that should appeal to Sonata Arctica, Pretty Maids and Celesty fans. www.metalcrypt.com/reviews/16798