Xoth (@beholdxoth.bsky.social) were awesome, one of the best shows I’ve been to in a while. Just four dudes with killer songs & massive stage presence. Outstanding blackened-tech-death-thrash-whatever-metal & weird sci-fi themes — highly recommended! #Metal #MetalSky #DeathMetal #LiveMusic

Xoth tonight! I’ve been looking forward to this show for a while. #Metal #MetalSky #Xoth #LiveMusic

This woman’s husband was grabbed by masked ICE agents without a warrant or explanation. Then this ICE jackass violently threw her to the ground. Watch the video, she didn’t do anything. This is what we’re up against.

🎵 NEW SONG! 🎵 ⚙️ “Boot Licker” ⚙️ More Industrial-metal madness from Negative Agent! Stream the Demo for FREE on Bandcamp: NegativeAgent.bandcamp.com/album/boot-licker Debut album coming in December! #IndustrialMusic #IndustrialMetal #Metal #ElectronicMusic #Goth #MetalSky #Cyberpunk #Bandcamp

🎵 NEW SONG! 🎵 ⚙️ “Boot Licker” ⚙️ More Industrial-metal madness from Negative Agent! Stream the Demo for FREE on Ampwall: NegativeAgent.Ampwall.com/album/boot-licker Debut album coming in December! #IndustrialMusic #IndustrialMetal #Metal #ElectronicMusic #Goth #MetalSky #Cyberpunk #OnAmpwall

New Negative Agent demo dropping tomorrow! I I was gonna hold it for the album but fuck it, the track turned out to be too timely to ignore. Streaming for free tomorrow on Ampwall and Bandcamp! ⚙️🤘🎵 #IndustrialMetal #IndustrialMusic #Metal #ElectronicMusic #Goth

I know it won’t move the needle very far, but I’ll sleep better knowing I’m not giving money to a company that collaborated with Trump to stomp on the 1st Amendment. I’ll miss Star Wars and Marvel, but not as much as I miss democracy.

My dream when I set up the new studio, the fondest wish that helps me contemplate the future with any sort of optimism, is that I’ll have enough outlets to deliver juice to all my gear while also keeping my power cords neat. I know, crazy talk! #HomeStudio #MusicProduction #IndustrialMusic

What year - no, decade - is it? I need to submit an application for something that requires me to print LITERALLY 300+ pages of forms. All of which exist as emailable PDFs. But nope, needs to be snail mail. Oh, and they want three paper checks. A forest died for this application. Geez…

Still alive. Still working on music. Just very, very busy… So here’s a picture of my cats sleeping weirdly.

I got this guitar pick from Michael J. Fox after an interview I did with him. Before the cameras started rolling, he & I & my wife were talking about guitar playing. He recommended that she check out a Baby Taylor acoustic, which she ended up getting. Fun day. #Guitar #BackToTheFuture #80s

Okay, now this is very important. 1. When I die, I want my remains spread around NYC. 2. I absolutely do not want to be cremated. Thank you advance.

A sample of the song “Annihilation Kick.” I wrote this the night before the piece of shit was inaugurated the 2nd time & with that, Negative Agent was born. Resist, stay strong, protect yourself, stand up for others & fuck fascism. #IndustrialMusic #IndustrialMetal #Metal #Goth #NegativeAgent

A great, deep dive into one of the biggest electronic music tracks in history: DJ Tiësto’s #trance remix of Delerium’s “Silence” featuring #SarahMcLachlan on vocals. This was HUGE in 2000, is still huge & remains one of trance’s defining cuts. ra.co/features/4464 #SynthSky #ElectronicMusic #Rave

Feel-good post for the day. Real artists were unable to get tables at Dragon Con while AI bullshit was given a platform. It took a while for Dragon Con to act on their “No AI” policy, but it’s good to see they finally did.

I am NOT a great guitar player. There’s a reason I called @amiintrouble.bsky.social when I needed a solo. But I’m taking lessons (from Kevin in Gorguts!) & maybe you’ll all understand why I felt so happy to finally rock successfully in B Phrygian over a backing track today. Chase those dreams, kids!

A young me (right) with my friend DJ Vetschka Sechs at a monthly goth/industrial night in NYC we helped run called Contempt. Maybe 2002 based on my old AFI shirt. We were so young! She’s still spinning, I’m still making music. #Goth #IndustrialMusic #GothClub #NYC #Darkwave #EBM #IndustrialMetal

An important read. We need to know our enemies, the end-times fascists who would rather abandon a burning world than put out the fire. Especially when they’re the ones stoking the flames. ➡️ The rise of end times fascism | Naomi Klein and Astra Taylor www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Fun video from @voidscanmusic.com and @shuggys.site.

I made another Instagram video today, this time for a sample of my song “Terminal Days.” These are fun to make, and I’ll probably do some more for a few of the other songs that’ll be on the Negative Agent album. 🧵1/2 #IndustrialMusic #IndustrialMetal #Metal #ElectronicMusic #Cyberpunk #MusicVideo

This is some excellent electronic music! And it’s a tribute to a pinball game! That pushes a lot of my buttons… Definitely worth checking out. #SynthSky #ElectronicMusic #Pinball #EDM #SciFi #Ampwall #Bandcamp

Made a little Instagram video for a snippet of my song “Mind Wipe” and thought I’d share it here. Full demo can be streamed for free at NegativeAgent.Ampwall.com or NegativeAgent.Bandcamp.com. #IndustrialMusic #IndustrialMetal #Metal #Goth #Darkwave #ElectronicMusic #Cyberpunk #Ampwall #Bandcamp

Get those plugins! UAD is having a sale for Labor Day. I’m betting so are all the other companies. Good time to grab stuff to make noise. (Reminder - Only UAD plugins marked “native” will work without their hardware.) #MusicProduction #IndustrialMusic #ElectronicMusic #SynthSky #Metal

Congratulations, MAGA. Your war on immigration has stopped even the mail from crossing our borders. Does that make us great, you fuckheads? #FuckTrump #NoKings #HandsOff #GoodTrouble #NoFascists

Read this. Push back against the bullshit future we’re building for ourselves. anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...

I was talking to @metalminder.bsky.social and he and I hit upon a Musical Truth. “Remixing is violent construction. It’s like rebuilding a house after it burned down. But you’re also the one who burned it down.” 🤘 #Music #MusicProduction #Remixing #Metal #IndustrialMusic

Can’t go into details yet, but I’m working on a remix that has me way outside my musical comfort zone. It’s a challenge and I love it because it’s forcing me to explore new ideas and work in ways I’ve never worked before. Always push yourself. #Metal #IndustrialMusic #ElectronicMusic #Remixes

Check out this interview that @edhrec.com did with me & @sethpolansky.bsky.social about our #Magic documentary Igniting the Spark! Thanks so much @wolfsrunphoto.com for taking the time to talk about our film! #MTG #WizardsOfTheCoast #MagicTheGathering #EDH #TCG #DocumentaryFilm #DocumentaryMaker

I sing lead vocals on this and play guitar (mostly rhythm guitar, but Paul and I also have a sweet sweet duel harmonized guitar solo) Really thrilled with how this came out! As with our cover of Lovesong, all proceeds will be donated to @translifeline.org

Some amazing person edited together every on-air appearance of Howard Hessman’s character from the sitcom “WKRP In Cincinnati” - DJ Johnny Fever — into a 3-hour radio show, including all the real songs he introduces. Holy shit. tinyurl.com/hykb9fky #RockAndRoll #ClassicTV #JohnnyFeverLives

I am not upset about this cold front blowing through NYC. I’ll gladly take temps in the high Sixties over the high Eighties. Though the unseasonal temps probably portent some horrible environmental catastrophe… But at least I won’t have swamp ass when the world blows up!

Aw, hell. RIP. tinyurl.com/3z39ya5a #Metal #MetalSky #Mastodon

Trans rights are, in fact, human rights. Pass it on.

If you're an artist and would like to create a page on Ampwall, here's a helpful guide:

Visual artists are an integral part of a music community Artists can create pages on @ampwall.com just like music pages! Read about the feature here ⬇️ docs.ampwall.com/Ampwall-for-... Examples here: @christiandegn.bsky.social, @carolinedraws.bsky.social, @ghoulnoise.com, Serpens Codex ⬇️

Turns out I’ve got two new songs already close to done. Both have parts I hate, but I hurled them into the abyss & rebuilt the songs better, stronger, faster! (Well, no, the BPMs haven’t changed.) Looks like I’m much closer to a full album than I thought!

Oof. This is great! Check it out. #ElectronicMusic #SynthSky #EDM #Cyberpunk #techno

One of the reasons I love having my music on @ampwall.com is that the platform doesn’t condone bigotry. They’re a relentlessly positive, safe home for all independent music, musicians, and labels. Ampwall.com #Ampwall #IndieMusic #Metal #ElectronicMusic #PunkRock #PostMetal #Goth #PostPunk

I want to get a good tape deck with full bias control. I’d love to bounce tracks out to cassette and then back into the mix with some gnarly tape saturation. Use improper bias settings & degraded tapes for additional… er… gnarl. #InduastrialMusic #IndustrialMetal #ElectronicMusic #MusicProduction

For various reasons - nothing bad - I need to delay my EP. Which has got me thinking, maybe I should use that time to make it a full-length album. Two or three more songs would do it… Hm.

If you’re in Richmond and don’t go to this show on behalf of all of us who aren’t in Richmond and can’t get there, you’re kiiiiida being a jerk. Don’t be a jerk, go see @egolikeness.bsky.social! Plus they’re awesome. #IndustrialMusic #Goth #ElectronicMusic #LiveMusic #EgoLikeness

I promise that AI meme/joke isn't funny enough to overcome the "don't post AI slop into my timeline" rule, friends... please stop. And yes, reposts fucking count. Stop putting garbage on my TL.

#InformationSociety were a lot of fun! High-energy (“pure energy!”) and intense. Legends. I danced a lot! Definitely what I needed tonight - I’m a sweaty, tired, happy camper. #SynthPop #NewWave #ElectronicMusic #SynthSky #Eighties

Killer covers by one of industrial music’s legends, Leætheratrip! #Leaetherstrip #IndustrialMusic #NewWave #ElectronicMusic #SynthSky leaetherstrip.bandcamp.com/album/ppreci...

I spend a lot of time proselytizing about @ampwall.com , a music commerce site that I’m proud to be on. What makes it so special? Here’s everything you need to know. #Bands #Musicians #MusicSky #Metal #MetalSky #ElectronicMusic #Ampwall #IndustrialMusic #Bandcamp docs.ampwall.com?pvs=149

@neonlordsrpg.bsky.social looks like an awesome #TTRPG! Civilization ends in 1992 & the chaotic world rising from the ashes is stuck in the pop-culture wrapping of that long-dead era. This has my name all-the-fuck-over it! Thanks @darklament.bsky.social for the suggestion! #RPG #Gaming #NeonLords

Jesus fuck. UKRAINE DID NOT START THE WAR you degenerate, orange piece of shit. Impending heart attack, just get to it already.

Lately I’ve found myself thinking about ways to play these songs live. Guitars, keys, vocals, tape loop for drums & samples. I’d need to find a guitar & keyboard player. Back in the day my loops were on DAT, MD & finally iPod. Now…? Anyway, dangerous thoughts & I’m not sure I wanna go there.

Holy shit. Yard, a two-piece synth-punk band out of Brooklyn, is fucking fantastic. Not only do they have killer songs, but they know how to put on a great performance even in a tiny bar in Astoria. Highly recommended. yardnyc.bandcamp.com #ElectronicMusic #SynthSky #SynthPunk #PostPunk