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Sam | Rainbow in the Dark

@ritd-pride.bsky.social

Host of Rainbow in the Dark, a heavy metal radio show on Medway Pride Radio focussing on the underground and queer themes. New shows every Thursday. They/He https://www.mixcloud.com/Medwayprideradio/

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The time has come!

Available via @hypaethralrecords.com nowβ€”vinyl, CD & limited collector bundles (including an array of gorgeous hand-drawn art including a T-shirt, tarot cards & @hearthpatches.bsky.social woven patch)

BANDCAMP
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AMPWALL
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04.03.2026 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 1
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The Code is V... Outlive the Code, by The Recreant 11 track album

therecreant.bandcamp.com/album/the-co...

03.03.2026 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rainbow in the Dark - 146 - 3 March 2026 Rainbow in the Dark is a weekly heavy metal show on Medway Pride Radio (https://medwayprideradio.co.uk/). The show approaches heavy music as a broad church and explores the places where metal and the ...

New Rainbow in the Dark is out. Praise for the new record by The Recreant, some catchup with last year and an apology for why there's not been a show for a whole month.

www.mixcloud.com/Medwayprider...

03.03.2026 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

If you like fantasy, science fiction, Catholicism, and/or Pringle’s, I highly recommend reading Book of the New Sun.

03.03.2026 06:22 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
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Looks a lot like this out the window right now

03.03.2026 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Did you love our 3 EPs last year but want a physical copy?

Boom. Fiadh always delivers. Get your tape or cd or both on this Bandcamp Friday!!!

03.03.2026 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 25    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Might be quicker to ask who isn't the new Arch Enemy vocalist

19.02.2026 21:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I'd like it to at least be a sort of conversation because there's also this feeling that the legitimacy of my queerness is being questioned because it's spoken to by different music than what's been mandated as THE queer music

19.02.2026 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

One of my colleagues is a pop music savant, and I respect the knowledge, but he once described something as "so good even my straight friends like it" and I died a little inside

19.02.2026 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I'm afraid you'll have to play Sabaton, symphonic metal and 2010s era Metal Hammer fodder

17.02.2026 19:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dancers Beneath Shores of Fire, by Demon Sluice 5 track album

Both Demon Sluice releases are pay what you want right now. Any help would be appreciated demonsluice.bandcamp.com/album/dancer...

16.02.2026 20:47 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 4

I know it can't be the case, but getting my nose reset might hurt as much as breaking it in the first place

17.02.2026 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Painted some quick and dirty glowing eyes, very happy with how they've come out

16.02.2026 18:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hold on the Zeicrydeus guy is ALSO in Worm?

14.02.2026 13:03 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Is this the really environmentally concious Midnight Oil?

13.02.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm not sure how I feel about their lack of respect for having a consistent logo

13.02.2026 18:44 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Code is V... Outlive the Code, by The Recreant 11 track album

therecreant.bandcamp.com/album/the-co...
This goes!

It's got that searing anger that reminds me of listening to Beneath the Remains

11.02.2026 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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WARPSTORMER In the grim darkness of the 3rd millennium, there is only WARPSTORMER. Hailing from South London, this stoner‑thrash juggernaut released its debut EP Here Comes Hell in 2022, and a self-titled album November 2024. Richard J Morgan | vocals Simon Doggett | bass, vocals Adam Davies | guitar James Loh | drums

HEY ICYMI WE’RE JUST ABOUT TO START MAKING A NEW RECORD SO WE’VE MADE ALL OUR STUFF ON OUR BANDCAMP SHOP CHEAP TO TRY AND SHIFT IT AND PAY FOR STUDIO TIME. SEE IF THERE’S ANYTHING YOU LIKE.

warpstormer.bandcamp.com

11.02.2026 09:04 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yawning with a broken nose absolutely sucks

11.02.2026 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love this reply mostly because I assumed that Steve would say something like "learned about Slayer last week, pretty cool"

09.02.2026 19:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Yesterday I learned not to try and catch a baseball with my face

09.02.2026 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Get ready for my 2nd wave black metal retelling of Jaws, that's right it's Sharkthrone

07.02.2026 22:56 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Tell your friendly neighbourhood heavy metal promoter to book us. We did three shows in January and we only have three more the whole rest of the year. Need to pump those numbers.

05.02.2026 11:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Big news! We’re supporting the mighty Underdark at @whereelsewhere.bsky.social alongside Davghter on April 3rd!

03.02.2026 10:14 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I've read it 3 times and the trailers look like how you would adapt it to convey how extreme it was at the time to modern audiences in a way that other adaptations fail to do

31.01.2026 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Funds raised will help our local area have it's first ever Trans Pride! - @karnsteinband.bsky.social

31.01.2026 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The Grinder's Song, by Lucerne Hammer track by Lucerne Hammer

lucernehammer.bandcamp.com/track/the-gr... All proceeds go to supporting mutual aid in Minneapolis @mossknightcometh.bsky.social

31.01.2026 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Stars Wept to the Sea (single), by Ashenheart 1 track album

ashenheart.bandcamp.com/album/stars-... All proceeds from this single go to the American Cancer Association @ashenheartbm.bsky.social

31.01.2026 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Every week I encourage listeners to buy the music they can to support bands and artists to continue doing this work. This week more than ever I'd encourage you to do that to support some good causes

31.01.2026 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Rainbow In The Dark - 145 - 31 January 2026

New show is out and it's the 5th birthday of the station www.mixcloud.com/Medwayprider...

31.01.2026 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0