Are my eyes getting worse or is everyone's headlights just getting brighter than the sun? Driving at night is insufferable.

I am very excited to hear the new (and likely final) At the Gates album this Friday. I just don't know if I am emotionally ready, though.

I still don't know what I was thinking, overlooking Messa's The Spin when writing my top albums list from last year. Damn album is top 5 material.

The new Reeking Aura album that dropped today, called On the Promise of the Moon, is real fucking good. William Smith's (Afterbirth) vocals coupled with highly melodic riffs in a Bolt Thrower-esque death metal package works in just about every way. Only issue is the length. 32 minutes is so short!

Just rode Big Thunder Mountain! It's buttery smooth now.

What's a Moonlight Festival?

Turns out it's actually cool as fuck!? I didn't really care for the pilot episode but it hooked me in enough to watch further episodes. Made it through episode 4 and I'm excited to keep watching.

I have a lot to say about these and I fully expect to not be able to shut up about them after I let my listens marinate for a bit.

I have no fucking clue what Digital Circus is and the hype around it feels like it has materialized from thin air.

My favorite blog gave one of my favorite albums of the year (so far), Miserere Luminis' Sidera, a 3.0/5.0 (Good). I take this personally. My disappointment is immeasurable and my day is ruined.

Today is a MASSIVE release day with releases from Immolation, Archspire, Inferi, Vomitory, and Melechesh (EP)

I hate when I see something in my feed that I like and then I accidentally click off of it and it vanishes like it never existed. Was looking at a furry tiki bar menu that looked dope.

I can't believe there are metalheads out there that don't like the more recent Immolation albums. Atonement and Acts of God are both just fucking incredible and I consider them to both be among the band's best. I cannot fucking wait for Descent on Friday.

Hot take? I've never liked the band Absu. Even before the controversy. I just didn't really feel anything when I heard their music.

Happy cute rabbit day everyone!

Youtube says this game (Slay the Spire 2) is too easy, why do I die 3-4x more than I win? Been getting crushed by Act 1/2 on the Necrobinder over and over today. I don't feel like I am learning anything new in these runs, either. I'm left to wonder what I am doing wrong.

I had a run on Necrobinder today where the Neow relic New Leaf transformed a strike into The Scythe... ...and I fucking blew it in 5 floors. Oof.

We need a site that is like Metal Archives, but not run by gatekeepers and not accepting of Nazi bands.

This feeling right now, with brave souls on the way to the moon, this is what we should be working towards. Not hurting others. Not fighting pointless wars. Looking to the night sky and not just saying "I wonder what's out there", but actually going and finding the answers.

Sorry, AI art even for april fools laughs still sucks and that’s no joke

The biggest idiots in the world, flat earthers, are about to be proven (mind you, for the billionth time) just how fucking stupid they are. Can't wait.

In Slay the Spire 2, I'm happy I've gotten at least 1 win on each character at A10 difficulty, but the vast majority of runs I attempt end in utter failure very early on. I have got to be doing something wrong. I just need to figure it out. Current win/loss on my account is 59 wins and 142 losses.

I feel hardstuck on Defect A10. I have wins on every other character, but just can't seem to get anything going after my first run died to the second Act 3 boss. It feels especially bad when a popular streamer goes undefeated from A0 to A10 on this character.

I want to get a new fursuit

Finally got a win on A10 as Ironclad. Of course it involved an infinite combo. I really hope they flesh out his kit more as the early access continues. Now on to Silent.

Having recently seen Project Hail Mary, all I want to do since is see it again.

Time go fishing

I'm now just 2 wins away from having unlocked Ascension 10 on every character in Slay the Spire 2. Act 1 feels insanely brutal this time around compared to StS1. Maybe the proper pathing strategies have changed and/or I'm just not used to it yet, but even the easy pool fights feel rough.

I'm now just 2 wins away from having unlocked Ascension 10 on every character in Slay the Spire 2. Act 1 feels insanely brutal this time around compared to StS1. Maybe the proper pathing strategies have changed and/or I'm just not used to it yet, but even the easy pool fights feel rough.

My favorite book is now one of my favorite movies. Absolutely incredible.

At the movie theater with @kaizakobold.bsky.social to see my favorite book as a movie, Project Hail Mary. Super excited for this one after seeing how many positive reviews it has gotten.

Holy shit George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher from Cannibal Corpse was eating at the Red Robin I was at tonight. I didn't want to bother him for a photo, but I did say "hey" on the way out.

The people who feel the need to all of a sudden review bomb Slay the Spire 2 because of changes that are being made on the beta branch need to stop. Go outside. Touch grass. Get a little sun. The game is in early access. Your favorite card got changed, for now, but see how things play out.

Yesterday was such a big release day, it was overwhelming. I listened to the new albums by: Egregore Ethereal Darkness Gaerea Gutvoid Neurosis Hanging Garden The Holeum The Silver And I enjoyed all of them (except Gaerea)! Ethereal Darkness is probably my favorite as I move into further listens.

Yeah it's not for me. I can't believe this is the same band that gave us Limbo and Mirage. Coma was good, but Loss feels like it wants to put me in a coma.

Holy shit there is a new Neurosis album and they just dropped the whole thing out of nowhere!? Today is a good day.

I'll give it another shot or two, but I'm thinking this new Gaerea album, Loss, is not for me.

Some days you're the pigeon, other days you're the statue. Today feels like I'm the statue.

As much as I love checking out new music, it's nice to have weeks where less things catch my attention. It lets me catch up on older releases I may have missed, and albums that I have not listened to in a long time. Finally got around to Reign Supreme by Dying Fetus and holy fuck what a great one.

So, Slay the Spire 2 has been out for a few days, and I have thoughts. Lots of thoughts. Positive thoughts, but also things I hope to see change over the course of the early access. I'll reply to this post as they come to me. I highly recommend the game, btw. It's awesome.

I was really disappointed with the releases from last week until I found this new album by Miserere Luminis, Sidera. It's a deeply emotional and intense black metal album that recalls some of the best in the genre. The use of piano and double bass are exceptional. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8joa...

I was really disappointed with the releases from last week until I found this new album by Miserere Luminis, Sidera. It's a deeply emotional and intense black metal album that recalls some of the best in the genre. The use of piano and double bass are exceptional. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8joa...

Omg I love her so much.

Just got home from an absolutely fucking AWESOME show. Saw No/Mas, Oxygen Destroyer, and Exhumed. The multiple chants of FUCK ICE was incredibly cathartic. No/Mas continue to be an incredible live act. If you like death metal and/or grindcore at all then I implore you to try and catch them live.

Alright, game of the year.

Slay the Spire 2 is so good. I have clears on Ironclad and Silent so far. Going to go for at least 1 clear with each character before upping the ascension level.

Got to save my first rejection letter. Maybe next time.

Sometimes, guitar squeak is really annoying. I find it's especially prevalent in brutal death metal, and I am not sure it's always necessary.

Last night I submitted my short story to a magazine. I'm honestly expecting it to be rejected, but I guess anything could happen.

It's pretty wild, and awesome, that Woe decided to rerelease Legacies of Frailty as Legacies of Human Frailty after rerecording the album with the whole band involved. The new vocal recording is especially intense. Apparently the original release was basically a one-man job due to covid.