Turns out I needed to listen past the first song on the new Darkthrone to find its place in my heart.

"Helpless in Flowing Grain" is the name of both the debut LP and title track for my brewing themed metal band...Mashed Alive.

Proggy with cleans. So far so good...we shall see. ...oh a flute, going full Jethro on me. #metalsky

Slightly increase a band Metallicat

Oh hell yes. Give me 70's riffs, black/death vocals, doom-y bridges. Did Did you miss this hella-good release from January? #metalsky

Listening again - this is so great. Please listen to it! I don't know what to label but "black metal plus" seems reasonable. Bandcamp says Atmo Black, Progressive Black...you decide. #metalsky

Like Mastodon, but...nope just very much like Mastodon. Gives me Once More 'Round the Sun vibes, personally. #metalsky

Goosebumps on the last song.

This is very good.

Looking for recommendations for good mid-tier record players...or tried and true models you've been using. I recently purchased a low-end player to replace an ancient but effective one I received from my parents...and I regret doing so...

Mango Myalgias

$30 seems like a pretty good deal for this...

The 40-year-old brain of mine that I'm more bothered by the metal spoon being used to mix in the non-stick pot.

Early Christmas gift for myself?

Surprise, Scimitarium II? From a band with one of the best LPs of last year. This is different - more dissonant, singing is more pained and less melodic. Honestly, not sure whether I like it yet. cryptofthewizard.bandcamp.com/album/scimit...

Quite good. Not a 5/5 for me, but that need not tarnish the legacy.

I know this is make waves on other feeds, but highly recommend. Favorite track currently: Phledgraen Fields. Progressive in time signatures and riffs, 70's vibes at times but still dirty death metal. AOTY contender for sure. #metalsky

5/5. Nice.

Deathy-crust, crusty-death? You decide. #metalsky

The new immolation....great. The new vomitory...all I hear is cookie monster and it's making it hard to listen.

When the first track rips my face off from the start, it warrants my attention. #metalsky

Why is the #bluesky algorithm so strong that I spend two seconds looking at a picture of frogs and then I spend two months trying to scroll past hundreds of posts from the smooth-cute-green-frog community?

So far so good. Enjoying this one.

Yo. This is very good. A little too much on the clean vocals for me, but still very very good.

Ok, yeah. I'll give this a try. Just got to track 4...Tendrils...whoa.

Seriously, you need to give this a listen. It's stupid catchy. It's hard to describe what it is...there's black metal, punk, industrial, alternative sounds abound...and it's all good. Favorite track right now - Florida or The Fork.

Noisy blackened....screamoviolence? My first encounter with that genre label. Elements of 2000's screamo mixed with a blackened hardcore vibe. It's really great and super well-composed. #metalsky, #newrelease

This is so weird and wonderful. Black metal, post-punk, occasional grungey vibes covered in synth. Such an eclectic mix of sounds and moods between songs. I'm not yet sure if I love it, but I definitely don't hate it. Highly recommend a listen. #metalsky, #newrealease

Work soundtrack - instrumental cosmic black metal.

Aggressive black metal. #metalsky, #blackmetal, #newrelease

Seems like this is going to be enjoyable.

Death doom for a dreary Sunday. #metalsky #newrelease

Interested to hear more...

Doomy 2025 album that I missed.

And now for something completely different... moeldk.bandcamp.com/album/dreamc...

I will be listening to this today. Thank you.

This is nice.

Progressive black metal for your snowy day. From Minnesota.

Yo, #metalsky what is/are your preferred source(s) for new releases?

My Top 10 of 2025 (late): 2025 for has been literally and figuratively full of doom. So not a surprise that many (not all) of my tunes for the year have been various iterations of this genre. #1 - Synth, strings, doomy death. Parts that remind me of Neurosis. Fav track: The Convalescence Agonies

I've decided, it's late, but I don't care. I will make an AOTY list. Mostly to curate my listens for the year so my aging mind can remember them in 2026.

I can't stop listening to this.

I know spotify unwrapped is a forbidden word around here. But I am happy to report that I am #59 in the world for minutes listened to Blood Incantation this year. Maxing out at 10,213 minutes.

We have arrived at the Viking funeral. We have arrived at the Volcano island. We've arrived the combination Viking Funeral-Volcano Island. (no idea if lyrical content supports this skeet)

Happy new Conjurer day to all those who celebrate.

I have listened to this song so many times.

Holeee. This album is kicking in my eardrums today. Couldn't find their bandcamp...

So excited for new Conjurer.

Take me away to caverns of despair...