Metaling Mage

Goldstar (24-bit HD audio), by Imperial Triumphant 9 track album

Saw Imperial Triumphant with a full brass band tonight. It was fantastic. Their 2025 album is excellent. Track 4, Hotel Sphinx, is an homage to Barry Lyndon- my favorite film.

imperialtriumphant.bandcamp.com/album/goldst...

How I Fell In Love With The Void, by Intercourse 10 track album

Great album this year with noise rock, sludge and hardcore influences? Really good dudes? Huge nerds? Funny as hell? Fantastic and sometimes unhinged merch? Deadguy? Chat Pile? Well…yes. But I am talking about Intercourse.

intercourse.bandcamp.com/album/how-i-...

Deafheaven - Lonely People With Power Listen to Lonely People With Power on TIDAL

The haters do not want to hear but this Deafheaven album is really good. Really fucking good.

tidal.com/album/415466...

Hey! Glad to see you! Been a while.

Good thing about the discord server is someone says “don’t forget the Goat Shaman” and I have to check if I’m reading Magic or Metal

Whoa

There is still some chance you are a cyborg. I’m not selling that at 0.

@ihavethatonvinyl.com Dale Murphy was my favorite player since I was about 10 years old.

I I, by Blood Abscission 5 track album

Another favorite from this year. I haven’t even listened to this year’s Blut Aus Nord yet because Blood Abscission is giving me everything I want from atmospheric black metal.

bloodabscission.bandcamp.com/album/i-i

I really feel like this band is superfan material. Maybe if Inter Arma calls it quits I’ll become the Agriculture guy.

The Spiritual Sound, by Agriculture 10 track album

I’m sorta tired and grumpy, but I should try to talk about 2025 music. My favorite album of 2025 as of right now is The Spiritual Sound by Agriculture. All the genres. All the best screaming. Really excellent clean vocals too. Try to see them live if you can. It’s an intensely joyful experience.

Football…

Actually they finally started playing metal songs. It was crazy before. Crazy bad.

Hey they played a song that didn’t sound like radio friendly 90s rock! Nice.

I didn’t really know to expect from Acid Bath live but this is the worst thing I’ve seen in a while.

I have cheered for Hoosier basketball many times. Never saw football coming.

Ohio State was one day from retirement

Wow I guess being from Indiana very slightly less bad today.

Yeah I don’t get it.

First time seeing Eyehategod happening right now

This is so damn weird. Possibly a first commandment violation.

We have a real drama unfolding- @sebastodon.bsky.social claims he saw the guy from The Red Chord who is literally a cop wearing an Inter Arma shirt.

I don’t like bands that sound like they spend a lot of time lifting weights.

I like the Dillinger Escape Plan but they sure did inspire a lot of mediocre bands.

Hey I went to the Vinegar Syndrome physical location in Denver today. Pretty cool spot.

Me and the dirt wizards irl cubed with LSV tonight. My deck was great. Izzet aggeo with Time Walk, M&B, Forth Eorlingas. I lost to Luis who had Black Lotus, Mana Crypt, Mox Sapphire, Sol Ring…home field advantage I guess.

I talk to people about music basically every day and over and over again people tell me they don’t know how to find new music. Radio is dominated by pop, hip hop, and music from 20+ years ago.

I am 50 and you are crazy if you think the way music works today is how it used to work.