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Battlesnake Killed Satan | Leatherwitch's "Heroes and the Dice" Plus Doppelgangers: Metal & Prog with Martin Popoff
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Battlesnake Killed Satan | Leatherwitch's "Heroes and the Dice"
Plus Doppelgangers: Metal & Prog with Martin Popoff
https://open.substack.com/pub/criticalhitparader/p/battlesnake-killed-satan-leatherwitchs?r=29u7y&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
4 days ago
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I just backed Sanctum of the Whispering God DCC from
@rpg-ramblings.bsky.social
www.kickstarter.com/projects/158...
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Sanctum of the Whispering God DCC
A sword–and–sorcery adventure for low-level characters in Dungeon Crawl Classics!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1580058713/sanctum-of-the-whispering-god-dcc?ref=thanks-tweet
4 days ago
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Music & RPG interview with Blades of Power creator James M. Spahn plus Performance Check: Music for Your RPGs from
@nat19official.bsky.social
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Music & RPG Interview with Blades of Power Creator James M. Spahn
Plus Performance Check: Music for Your RPGs
https://open.substack.com/pub/criticalhitparader/p/music-and-rpg-interview-with-blades?r=29u7y&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
9 days ago
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New Zealand Music: Visions of Dungeon & Dragon (sic)- Earth Tongue, Mermaidens, & Dragon
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New Zealand Music: Visions of Dungeon & Dragon (sic)
Earth Tongue, Mermaidens, & Dragon
https://open.substack.com/pub/criticalhitparader/p/new-zealand-music-visions-of-dungeon?r=29u7y&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
15 days ago
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Bruce Dickinson: Wargamer plus The Acid Helps, Jean-Michel Jarre, & Legend of the Seagullmen
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Bruce Dickinson: Wargamer
Plus The Acid Helps, Jean-Michel Jarre, & Legend of the Seagullmen
https://open.substack.com/pub/criticalhitparader/p/bruce-dickinson-wargamer?r=29u7y&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
22 days ago
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Gozer/GOZU/Gozr - Who Plays D&D? Plus Richard Corben, Heavy Metal, & Meatloaf
@jvwest.bsky.social
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Richard Corben, Heavy Metal, & Meatloaf
Who Plays D&D? Gozer/GOZU/Gozr
https://open.substack.com/pub/criticalhitparader/p/richard-corben-heavy-metal-and-meatloaf?r=29u7y&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
29 days ago
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Elric RPGs & Songs - Blind Guardian, Cirith Ungol, Hawkwind, Diamond Head, Smoulder, Blue Ă–yster Cult
@goodmangames.bsky.social
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Elric RPGs & Songs
Blind Guardian, Cirith Ungol, Hawkwind, Diamond Head, Smoulder, Blue Ă–yster Cult
https://open.substack.com/pub/criticalhitparader/p/elric-rpgs-and-songs?r=29u7y&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
about 1 month ago
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Robert Anton Wilson
about 1 month ago
A RAW article you may have missed from
@criticalhitparader.com
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www.rawillumination.net/2026/05/a-ra...
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A RAW article you may have missed
Well, I missed it -- I can't read everything! Maybe you missed it, too. When I read Matt Thompson's excellent interview with Bobby Campbell ...
http://www.rawillumination.net/2026/05/a-raw-article-you-may-have-missed.html
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RIP Godfather of Dice plus Salute to Pirate Borg Guitarist
@limithron.bsky.social
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RIP Godfather of Dice plus Salute to Pirate Borg Guitarist
I am leaving tomorrow morning to drive to Fort Wayne, IN for Dungeon Con 2.
https://open.substack.com/pub/criticalhitparader/p/rip-godfather-of-dice-plus-salute?r=29u7y&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
about 1 month ago
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Bobby Campbell
about 2 months ago
Had a great convo with Matt Thompson of
@criticalhitparader.com
:)))
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"The Velvet Underground of Writers" -> Robert Anton Wilson
Interview with Tales of Illuminatus! Creator Bobby Campbell
https://criticalhitparader.substack.com/p/the-velvet-underground-of-writers
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Summoning - Minas Morgul: From Satan to Tolkien plus Scoring Your Adventure: The Lost Mines of Phandelver
@gameodactyl.bsky.social
@barronjcomposer.bsky.social
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Summoning - Minas Morgul: From Satan to Tolkien
Plus Scoring Your Adventure: The Lost Mines of Phandelver
https://open.substack.com/pub/criticalhitparader/p/summoning-minas-morgul-from-satan?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
about 2 months ago
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I just backed Tales of Illuminatus! #3 "Opus Chao" by
@bobbycampbell.net
on
@kickstarter.com
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bob...
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Tales of Illuminatus! #3 "Opus Chao"
Third issue of the ongoing official comic book adaptation of Robert Anton Wilson and Robert Shea's Illuminatus! Trilogy
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bobbycampbell/tales-of-illuminatus-3-opus-chao?ref=thanks-tweet
about 2 months ago
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Deathstalker reboot soundtrack & Robert Plant performance of “Ramble On” plus dice rolling in space
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Deathstalker Reboot Soundtrack & Robert Plant Performance of “Ramble On”
Plus Dice Rolling in Space
https://open.substack.com/pub/criticalhitparader/p/deathstalker-reboot-soundtrack-and?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
about 2 months ago
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Board Game Origins of The Human League Plus Ballad Hunters RPG by
@moltensulfur.bsky.social
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Board Game Origins of The Human League Plus Ballad Hunters RPG
Pelgrane Press has recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Ballad Hunters, a tabletop roleplaying game with musical themes by Tristan Zimmerman.
https://open.substack.com/pub/criticalhitparader/p/board-game-origins-of-the-human-league?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
2 months ago
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Narnia-Inspired Music: Waterboys, T. Rex, Aslan, & Sarah Sparks
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Narnia-Inspired Music: Waterboys, T. Rex, Aslan, & Sarah Sparks
The Swedish heavy metal band Narnia recently announced their 10th album, which will be released in May.
https://open.substack.com/pub/criticalhitparader/p/narnia-inspired-music-waterboys-t?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
2 months ago
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Michael Curtis
3 months ago
@criticalhitparader.com
asking the important questions this morning:
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Did Dio Play D&D?
Plus The Stooges & Lenny and the Squigtones
https://criticalhitparader.substack.com/p/did-dio-play-d-and-d?r=2myuy7&utm_medium=email
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Karl Edward Wagner Music from Eternal Champion plus Pink Floyd's “Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun”
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3 months ago
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William Shatner's Heavy Metal Album
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William Shatner's Heavy Metal Album
Plus All-Star Album from Nuclear Messiah
https://open.substack.com/pub/criticalhitparader/p/william-shatners-heavy-metal-album?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
3 months ago
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Kool & the Gang plus "Tales from the Tape Deck" TTRPG interview with
@yamilyamilyamil.bsky.social
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Kool & the Gang plus Tales from the Tape Deck
Interview with Yamil Camacho
https://open.substack.com/pub/criticalhitparader/p/kool-and-the-gang-plus-tales-from?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
3 months ago
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The Games of HĂĽsker DĂĽ
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The Games of HĂĽsker DĂĽ
Do You Remember?
https://open.substack.com/pub/criticalhitparader/p/the-games-of-husker-du?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
4 months ago
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Mountain: Jimi Hendrix & the King of Gondor
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Mountain: Jimi Hendrix & the King of Gondor
Plus Rabid Dogs Zine
https://open.substack.com/pub/criticalhitparader/p/mountain-jimi-hendrix-and-the-king?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
4 months ago
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Top 10 Blue Ă–yster Cult Songs - Michael Moorcock & The Deep Fix plus Whistlepig Breakdown for
#DCCRPG
by
@goodmangames.bsky.social
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Top 10 Blue Ă–yster Cult Songs - Michael Moorcock & The Deep Fix
Plus Whistlepig Breakdown
https://open.substack.com/pub/criticalhitparader/p/top-10-blue-oyster-cult-songs-michael?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
4 months ago
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Tanya Floaker
5 months ago
Get this occult action thriller ttRPG for 1-7 people. Perfect if you enjoy playing powerful undead revenants embroiled in breakneck action, interpersonal drama, and occult investigation. Soundtrack by
@mollynoise.bsky.social
and human-made art by
@stregawolf.art
. Jump in now for early bird deals!
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Coming soon: The Thunder Perfect Mind
An Occult Action Thriller Tabletop RPG
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/floaker/the-thunder-perfect-mind
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Tolkien Tour of Middle Earth Songs: "Ramble On," Gatekeeper, Glass Hammer, & "Song of Gondor"
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4 months ago
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I just backed Rabid Dogs Vol. 3 Zine with Collector's Box from
@breakerpressgames.bsky.social
www.kickstarter.com/projects/bre...
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Rabid Dogs Vol. 3 Zine with Collector's Box
A DCC RPG-compatible zine full of new classes and special rules in a collector's box.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/breakerpressgames/rabid-dogs-vol-3-zine-with-collectors-box?ref=thanks-tweet
5 months ago
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We're Stars! Plus The Budos Band & Buckaroo Banzai Homage from Home Front. H/T to
@jorkelstrom.bsky.social
&
@onlyplaywizards.com
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We're Stars! Plus The Budos Band & Buckaroo Banzai Homage from Home Front
In a recent Bluesky post, Elof Jorkelstrøm posted the fantastic album cover art to Burnt Offering by The Budos Band:
https://open.substack.com/pub/criticalhitparader/p/were-stars-plus-the-budos-band-and?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web
5 months ago
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RPGers Sure Play a Mean Pinball: The Pixies, The Who, & Pinball Crawl Classics
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@goodmangames.bsky.social
5 months ago
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Michael Moorcock & Pink Fairies "Motorhead" Cover and Puscifer Comic Plus “Gaming is Rock n’ Roll” - The Spahn Doctrine
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5 months ago
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Bardcore, Froglord, & Forgotten Metal of the 80s
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5 months ago
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KPop Demon Hunters for D&D & Spinal Tap's New Year's Eve plus Winter Wine from Caravan
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6 months ago
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D&D Inspired Metal: Slayer’s Kerry King, Venger, & Greyhawk
@saxonofficial747.bsky.social
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6 months ago
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Dungeons & Dragons Music from Tool and Stephen Wilson Jr. Plus Sunshine Blogger Q&A - Part 2
@stephenwilsonjr01.bsky.social
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6 months ago
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Connecting the D&D Threads of Dr. Demento, Community, & Rick and Morty plus The Dead Alewives, Dan Harmon, & Massconfusion
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6 months ago
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MAD Magazine takes on D&D & music featuring The Beatles, KISS, Smashing Pumpkins, Jagger, Hendrix & more!
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7 months ago
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Dream Warriors: D&D-Inspired Hip Hop plus Brute Fort game & soundtrack and "Sunshine Blogger" Q&A
@alfredvalley.bsky.social
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7 months ago
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Kirk Hammett & Frank Frazetta auction plus Castle Rat: Conan & Frazetta references
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7 months ago
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Robert Plant & Stephen Colbert on J.R.R. Tolkien Plus Geekerati appearance & Blackfoot conversation
@christianlindke.bsky.social
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Robert Plant & Stephen Colbert on J.R.R. Tolkien
Plus Geekerati appearance & Blackfoot conversation
https://open.substack.com/pub/criticalhitparader/p/robert-plant-and-stephen-colbert?r=29u7y&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=false
7 months ago
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Spellbook Gaming
8 months ago
Appreciate the shoutout
@criticalhitparader.com
!!! Give this a read folks, there's some other great projects mentioned here. Music is a huge part of TTRPGs, both for inspiration and at the table. NIN's The Hand That Feeds gave me the title and some vibes for BTH.
www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...
add a skeleton here at some point
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Clark Ashton Smith TTRPG & Music and Nine Inch Nails-Inspired Bite the Hand plus Plus Olga Kahn's "Echoes from the Barrow-Downs"
@spellbookgaming.bsky.social
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8 months ago
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New releases from DnD fans Howling Giant & Tolkien-inspired Joy Shannon plus HĂĽsker DĂĽ Halloween song rec
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8 months ago
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AVTT/PTTN & the Faith No More RPG by
@accidentalcyclops.bsky.social
plus Grailknights superhero music
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8 months ago
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What Music Is Inspiring TTRPGs These Days? I collected the music references from the personal Appendix N blog bandwagon.
@prismaticwasteland.com
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8 months ago
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I just backed Clark Ashton Smith Zothique RPG + Deluxe Illustrated Omnibus on
@kickstarter.com
www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...
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Clark Ashton Smith Zothique RPG + Deluxe Illustrated Omnibus
Licensed by the Clark Ashton Smith estate, Zothique RPG for 5E/DCC/Shadowdark + Illustrated Omnibus. Adventure beneath the dying sun.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/marmax/zothique?ref=thanks-tweet
8 months ago
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Leonard Cohen, OSR Guru - genius post from
@thiccmomswag.bsky.social
Plus Glitter Wizard and Castle Rat
#ttrpg
#dccrpg
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9 months ago
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D&D in the New Musical Express plus three "Vital Records"
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9 months ago
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D&D-Inspired Music from Hannah Fae & Fairy Doom from Faetooth plus New Loot the Body TTRPG Soundtrack
#dnd
@lootthebody.bsky.social
@sincerelyhannahfae.bsky.social
@faetooth.bsky.social
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9 months ago
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Latest newsletter: Led Zeppelin RPG? Plus Crypt from Trollish Delver Games
@voxparlour.bsky.social
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9 months ago
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Cirith Ungol Band Official Page
9 months ago
We are extremely honored and thrilled to have our legendary song “King of the Dead” featured on the opening sequence of this incredible new series on heavy metal, “Into the Void “ on Hulu!
@metalbladerecords.bsky.social
,
@paistecymbals.bsky.social
,
#heavymetal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRHr...
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Into The Void | Official Trailer | Hulu
YouTube video by Hulu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRHrfcNirSg
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Obscure Frazetta Album Covers
@bradkyle.bsky.social
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9 months ago
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Ursula K. Le Guin & music plus Moorcock on Bowie, Bruce & Bob (Dylan) in this week's newsletter...
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10 months ago
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