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Lloyd James

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Dad of two Reformed research chemist Heavy metal enthusiast, esp. extreme prog. Occasional reviews at mostly-metal.net Amateur runner Rural NSW, Australia

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Still waiting for them to push β€˜go’ on the Bandcamp page so I can download my pre-order

03.03.2026 22:28 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Xenobiotic - Dante

Xenobiotic - Dante

You already know what time it is. It’s new Xenobiotic time

03.03.2026 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ THE PROGSPACE AWARDS 2025 πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

YOU voted! YOU made your voice count! And now the results are here! Massive congrats to all winners, all nominees and everyone who contributed to keep PROG music ALIVE and HUMAN throughout 2025!

Check out the complete results here: theprogspace.com/awards-2025-...

01.03.2026 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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FULL FORCE FRIDAY:πŸ†•Feb 27 5⃣7βƒ£πŸŽ§

JAKE WEBER - Jake Weber’s Middle-Earth: Volume 2 πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ίβš›οΈ

3rd album from Australia, Australian Prog/Heavy/Thrash project outfitβš›οΈ

SPFY➑️open.spotify.com/album/3vv7ll...βš›οΈ

#JakeWeber #JakeWebersMiddleEarthVol2 #ProgMetal #AustralianMetal #FFFFeb27 #KMΓ€N

27.02.2026 04:16 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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There’s a few Sallow Moth β€˜Mossbane Lantern’ CDs from I, Voidhanger Records. If you’re a new follower or missed this and you’re into a mix of 90s/00s style tech DM, brutal DM, and overall experimentation.

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25.02.2026 22:12 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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In the Sizzle, I wrote why we should care that an Australian company is hiring gig workers in Africa to train AI for the US military:

thesizzle.com.au/p/g...

25.02.2026 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 62    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 2
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If you wanna hear this early

25.02.2026 02:59 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1

sometimes i throw batteries into the sea because i think they might like a swim :)

23.02.2026 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 165    πŸ” 35    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 0

S tier cordial

24.02.2026 07:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”₯πŸ”₯RELEASES OF THE MONTHπŸ”₯πŸ”₯

Amidst the exciting Award Season, we bring you these 16 January highlights that we handpicked for you. Check out our mini reviews of the highlights, and dive into the extensive list of other releases here:
theprogspace.com/album_releas...

23.02.2026 15:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ THE PROGSPACE AWARDS 2025 πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

Now that we've highlighted all 15 categories, we give you one more week to cast your votes! Check out all the nominees and make your votes count!

Vote here: theprogspace.com/tpsawards2025/

21.02.2026 17:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ THE PROGSPACE AWARDS πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

Introducing our nominees for Cover Artwork of the Year

An Abstract Illusion, Calyces, Changeling, Danefae, Farseer, Feather Mountain, Fleshvessel, Ihlo, In Mourning, Ithildin, Moron Police, RO1

Vote here:
theprogspace.com/tpsawards2025/

18.02.2026 17:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Grant Burns & I go way back, I was VERY lucky to have him feature on my first album, β€˜Defying Gravity’. But once wasn’t enough, so I begged for more Grant-Shred & he delivered! πŸ”₯πŸ‘‡

β€˜Jake Weber’s Middle-Earth: Vol 2’ is out in 9 days!

#lordoftherings #progressivemetal #shredguitar

18.02.2026 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ THE PROGSPACE AWARDS πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

Introducing our nominees for Album of the Year:
EXTREME PROG

Allegaeon, Amorphis, An Abstract Illusion, Dawn of Ouroboros, Fallujah, Fractal Universe, In
Mourning, Jinjer, Lychgate, Revocation, Rivers of Nihil, Spire of Lazarus

Vote here:
theprogspace.com/tpsawards2025/

15.02.2026 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Maybe the most underrated album I’ve ever made. But super fun. Sandwiched between a blackened death album and a blackened nu album, its colorful nature kind of got lost between promotional periods

15.02.2026 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ THE PROGSPACE AWARDS πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

Introducing our nominees for Album of the Year:
PROGRESSIVE METAL

Avkrvst, Benthos, Danefae, Defecto, Feather Mountain, Green Carnation, Ihlo, Maestrick,
Phase Transition, Psychonaut, The Reticent, Tiberius

Vote here:
theprogspace.com/tpsawards2025/

14.02.2026 20:58 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Echoes of Gloom - The Mind's Eternal Storm
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Echoes of Gloom - The Mind's Eternal Storm Album cover

Echoes of Gloom - The Mind's Eternal Storm

If you like this you should also check his Stellar Remains EP

#AtmosphericBlackMetal

14.02.2026 03:47 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hypnotic Dirge Records All digital albums available for name-your-price downloads! Visit our shop for the cheapest shipping prices on merch!

Hypnotic Dirge Records is now on @ampwall.com

Check out their rapidly-growing catalogue of digital, vinyl,and CD offerings!

hypnoticdirgerecords.ampwall.com

13.02.2026 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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it's Bandcamp Friday. gonna do a little wee thread of good stuff from good bands that i've been playing lots recently. if you like metal, please check them out, buy their stuff and support the grassroots music scene πŸ–€
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06.02.2026 10:07 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bandcamp Friday πŸ€™

06.02.2026 10:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

And don’t forget the mighty prog rock/metal legends Karnivool with their long awaited 4th album In Verses. Much imitated but never duplicated!!

06.02.2026 09:57 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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In the DOJ's Epstein documents, Lawrence Krauss, facing a complaint of sexual misconduct, noted Australia's plaintiff friendly defamation laws: "We may need to initiate a lawsuit (and against Gizmodo in Australia, where basically anyone can sue and win)"

06.02.2026 06:17 β€” πŸ‘ 216    πŸ” 96    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 5
Google with AI buttons

Google with AI buttons

Google without AI buttons

Google without AI buttons

I made a filterlist for uBlock Origin to remove Generative AI features on websites. Includes blocks for
* Google AI Summaries
* YouTube Ask button & chat summaries
* GitHub Copilot
* Facebook AI chat
* X's Grok buttons
* Deviantart DreamUp
* Booru AI images
* And more

github.com/Stevoisiak/S...

03.02.2026 00:30 β€” πŸ‘ 23203    πŸ” 11575    πŸ’¬ 285    πŸ“Œ 227
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** NEW ALBUM **

I am returning to the shire, February 27th 2026 πŸ”₯
β€˜Jake Weber's Middle-Earth: Vol 2

A journey filled to the absolute brim with riffs, shred, prog & then more shred, just in case.

The first single, 'Cirith Ungol' is available to stream anywhere & everywhere, right now 🎢

30.01.2026 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

you know what we need a royal commission into? retailers asking for your phone number when you buy something so they can "send you an electronic copy of your receipt" and whether they're actually only using it for that purpose.

30.01.2026 03:16 β€” πŸ‘ 133    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

Two thirty = tooth hurty

29.01.2026 19:38 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ”₯πŸ”₯ RELEASES OF THE MONTH πŸ”₯πŸ”₯

With 9 more Highlights for the month of December, we managed to hit our 2024 record of 414 total highlight reviews throughout the year once again for the release year of 2025!

Dive in, have fun:
theprogspace.com/album_releas...

25.01.2026 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mostly Metal proudly presents 🎢πŸ”₯🀘
Excited to share the first four shows for 2026, all taking place in Munich over the next months, with more to be announced soon. Stay tuned!

Infos & tickets here:
mostly-metal.com

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