Cognizance, 'In Light, No Shape' (Willowtip) @clawhammerpr.bsky.social

Lair of the Minotaur "I HAIL I" (The Grind-House)

Spirit Adrift, "Infinite Illumination" (20 Buck Spin)

Moisturize. Buy records. And not just this weekend. Take a 4-day weekend. Watch pro wrestling, whatever form makes you happy. Don't shit on people's fun. Put sweaters on your outdoor plants. Break kayfabe. Hoist the cone. Rewatch Blade Runner. Respect pedestrians in parking lots. Eat parmesan fries.

Watching the GCW Clusterfuck show. Unprotected chairshots to the head. If only we had some science to figure out if that's bad for people.

Finally seeing Nattie vs Shayna at Bloodsport. This is a war.

Drink for wrestling. Drink because of wrestling.

PICK OF THE WEEK: AT THE FUCKING GATES, 'The Ghost of a Future Dead' (Century Media)

Pig's Blood, 'Destroying the Spirit' @darkdescentrecords.bsky.social and apparently it's @clawhammerpr.bsky.social week here at the site.

Jericho just did the subliminal man gimmick from SNL. No one under, like, 40 would even remember that.

Stalemate of Wills, 'Existence Denied' (FFTC Records) @clawhammerpr.bsky.social

Nixil/Drouth, 'Toward Dead Temples' (self-released) @clawhammerpr.bsky.social

@pierogibeast.bsky.social is on assignment, so Jayden joins us this week! We have beers in the raw sunlight.

Moisturize. Grow plants. Enjoy plants. Smoke plants. Befriend plants. Have a pizza. Listen to the Dire Straits and early Satyricon back to back. Slowly feel safer eating at restaurants again. Watch all wrestling. Laugh at Orbán. Feel elation for Hungarians. Hoist the cone. Pet every animal. Breathe.

Drinks? Drinks.

PICK OF THE WEEK: Lividus, 'Scarabaeus' @namelessgraverec.bsky.social

Doodswens, S/T (Svart Records)

Egregore, 'It Echoes in the Wild' (20 Buck Spin)

Moisturize. Ignore the fucking maniac. Buy very legal medicines. Prepare for an onslaught of pro wrestling. Defeat a cold. Finally witness Emperor. Absolutely hammer potholes. Buy an incredible slice of chocolate cake. Remember you also had a major hand in your growth. Never forgive a fascist.

Goblet

@pierogibeast.bsky.social and I have beers. I can taste mine this week. Also SAURON!!!!!

PICK OF THE WEEK: Ghorot, 'Obsidian' (Lay Bare Recordings)

Immolation, "Descent" (Nuclear Blast)

Void of Light, 'Symmetries' (Ripcord)

Moisturize. Visit your local history center. Cheer Brandon Lowe. Have a really nice meal with some of your best people. Take unserious photos. Tell your dog she's the worst even if she's the best. Take a walk. Practice 4-7-8 breathing. Finally enjoy the weekend for a change. Let the cold win. Again.

Goddamnit, forgot to make a social about this. @pierogibeast.bsky.social and I have beers. I almost die.

Take this chalice

PICK OF THE WEEK: Mordeo, S/T @hypaethralrecords.com

Unearthly Rites, 'Tortural Symphony of the Flesh' (Svart)

Sunn O))), S/T @subpop.bsky.social

Moisturize. Listen to thrash. Break laws. Write whatever. Listen to your cat. Never stop listening to the new Neurosis record. Or any Neurosis record. Or ISIS. Appreciate friends with good musical tastes. Worship carrot cake. Don't what me. Wear spiked wristbands to bed. Accept decaf coffee.

How dare Immolation still be making records this good.

Drink this

Why is it only I can prevent wildfires? Seems like a lot of responsibility for one person. I can't be everywhere.

PICK OF THE WEEK: Intoxicated, "The Dome" (Redefining Darkness)

NEURISIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ever get so high that you wonder why it feels tight around your head when you're high, forgetting you're wearing a bandana?

Celestielle, "Requiem" @fiadh.bsky.social

Këkht Aräkh, "Morning Star" @sacredbones.bsky.social

Valdrin, "Beyond the Forest" reissue (Avantgarde)

@pierogibeast.bsky.social and I have one beer after another.

Moisturize. Honor stips. Destroy a tire hitting a pothole. Believe in UFOs. Listen to Huey Lewis, you coward. Take naps. Buy records. Give your dog dental sticks for reward when she lets you wipe her paws after a walk. Finally get a pizza delivered. Get stranded at home. Get your nails painted!

Drink alone. In your room.

PICK OF THE WEEK: The Silver, 'Looking Glass Hymnal Blue' (Gilead Media)

Lord of Confusion, "The Weight of Life" (Morbid and Miserable)

Gaerea, "Loss" (Century Media)

Other than that, Mrs Lincoln, how were the Porn Awards

Moisturize. Let your cat sleep wherever. Have a doughnut. Continue aging your celebration beer. Use bodywash that smells like cake. Distribute curses. Somehow fail to order a pizza two days in a row. Wash your car. Walk your dog. Don't let these people get you. Their time is short. Let them burn.

Have beers. Or be cursed!

@pierogibeast.bsky.social and I have beers and laugh at a jackass.