johnsonbridgwater<p>This American robin was pigging out on sumac tonight. <a href="https://beta.argyle.social/tags/bird" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bird</span></a> <a href="https://beta.argyle.social/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://beta.argyle.social/tags/birding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birding</span></a> <a href="https://beta.argyle.social/tags/ornithology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ornithology</span></a> <a href="https://beta.argyle.social/tags/birdwatching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birdwatching</span></a> <a href="https://beta.argyle.social/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://beta.argyle.social/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://beta.argyle.social/tags/artist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artist</span></a> <a href="https://beta.argyle.social/tags/artists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>artists</span></a> <a href="https://beta.argyle.social/tags/peace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>peace</span></a> <a href="https://beta.argyle.social/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>love</span></a> <a href="https://beta.argyle.social/tags/joy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>joy</span></a> <a href="https://beta.argyle.social/tags/photos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photos</span></a> <a href="https://beta.argyle.social/tags/naturephotos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotos</span></a> <a href="https://beta.argyle.social/tags/sumac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sumac</span></a> <a href="https://beta.argyle.social/tags/americanrobin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>americanrobin</span></a></p>
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Dining & Cooking<p>Za’atar Spiced Butternut Squash Soup – A Couple Cooks <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/1980066/zaatar-spiced-butternut-squash-soup-a-couple-cooks/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/1980066/z</span><span class="invisible">aatar-spiced-butternut-squash-soup-a-couple-cooks/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ButternutSquash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ButternutSquash</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/CookbookRe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CookbookRe</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/CookbookReview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CookbookReview</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Cumin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cumin</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/DairyFree" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DairyFree</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/fall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fall</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Mediterranean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mediterranean</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/MediterraneanSoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediterraneanSoup</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/MiddleEastern" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MiddleEastern</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/OliveOil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OliveOil</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/PlantBased" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PlantBased</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/SesameSeeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SesameSeeds</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Sumac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sumac</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/SweetPotatoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SweetPotatoes</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/ThanksgivingRecipes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ThanksgivingRecipes</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Thyme" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Thyme</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VeganRecipes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VeganRecipes</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VegetableBroth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VegetableBroth</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/VegetarianRecipes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VegetarianRecipes</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Za" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Za</span></a>'atar</p>
Laura ScrimshawRobins in a cold spring rain <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/robin?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#robin</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/robins?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#robins</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birds?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birds</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birbsofpixelfed?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birbsofpixelfed</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/spring?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spring</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/springbirding?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#springbirding</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/rain?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#rain</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/ornithology?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ornithology</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdphotography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdphotography</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdsofnh?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdsofnh</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/nature?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#nature</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/sumac?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sumac</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/birdfreaks?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#birdfreaks</a>
Berlin<p><strong>Filth</strong><br>01.07.2025 <a href="https://steelfeed.de/event/48e9db891c96ef99d4b660a60b33ff24/noprev" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Berlin / Cassiopeia</a></p><p><strong>Hanabie.</strong><br>18.11.2025 <a href="https://steelfeed.de/event/b7e54e1c6aff48a960c780c1b90239c0/noprev" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Berlin / Huxleys</a></p><p><strong>SUMAC</strong><br>17.04.2025 <a href="https://steelfeed.de/event/9eab47bb33e58d734faf67e617c701b1/noprev" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Berlin / Festsaal Kreuzberg</a></p><p><a href="https://fediverse.steelfeed.de/tags/berlin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Berlin</span></a> <a href="https://fediverse.steelfeed.de/tags/cassiopeia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cassiopeia</span></a> <a href="https://fediverse.steelfeed.de/tags/festsaalkreuzberg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FestsaalKreuzberg</span></a> <a href="https://fediverse.steelfeed.de/tags/filth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Filth</span></a> <a href="https://fediverse.steelfeed.de/tags/hanabie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hanabie</span></a> <a href="https://fediverse.steelfeed.de/tags/huxleys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Huxleys</span></a> <a href="https://fediverse.steelfeed.de/tags/sumac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SUMAC</span></a> <a href="https://fediverse.steelfeed.de/tags/steelfeed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SteelFeed</span></a></p>
Adam Gladstone<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sumac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sumac</span></a> in <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/spring" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>spring</span></a> <br> <br><a href="https://adam-gladstone.pixels.com/featured/sumac-in-spring-adam-gladstone.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">adam-gladstone.pixels.com/feat</span><span class="invisible">ured/sumac-in-spring-adam-gladstone.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fineartamerica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fineartamerica</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ayearforart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ayearforart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buyintoart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>buyintoart</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/homedecor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>homedecor</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/naturephotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>naturephotography</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nature</span></a></p>
Pasquale 📷 🇫🇷 🦻<p>Mes écoutes de la semaine du 17 February 2025 :</p><p><a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/AhmedAgKaedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AhmedAgKaedy</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/WillGuthrie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WillGuthrie</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/ApparatOrganQuartet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ApparatOrganQuartet</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/DepecheMode" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DepecheMode</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/DhanaJeera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DhanaJeera</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/BrigitteFontaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BrigitteFontaine</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Garaventa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Garaventa</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Groop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Groop</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Hyperculte" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Hyperculte</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/J%C3%B3hannJ%C3%B3hannsson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JóhannJóhannsson</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/TheMarriedMonk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheMarriedMonk</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Mils" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mils</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Nonstop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nonstop</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/DominiquePetitgand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DominiquePetitgand</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/RienVirgule" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RienVirgule</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Sumac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sumac</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/MohammadSyfkhan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MohammadSyfkhan</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Tele" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tele</span></a>:Funken, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Vangelis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Vangelis</span></a>, </p><p><a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/disque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disque</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/reco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reco</span></a></p>
KEXP 🎶 #NowPlaying Bot<p>🔊 <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NowPlaying</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/KEXP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KEXP</span></a>'s <a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/VarietyMix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VarietyMix</span></a></p><p>SUMAC:<br> 🎵 Thorn in the Lion's Paw</p><p><a href="https://mastodonapp.uk/tags/SUMAC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SUMAC</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://sumac.bandcamp.com/track/thorn-in-the-lions-paw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">sumac.bandcamp.com/track/thorn</span><span class="invisible">-in-the-lions-paw</span></a></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/2YKImXSxAhjhmRKEdGqaZs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/track/2YKImXS</span><span class="invisible">xAhjhmRKEdGqaZs</span></a></p><p>🎶 show playlist 👇<br><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6G4PaS9BNkIuGqMo44rbfZ" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/playlist/6G4P</span><span class="invisible">aS9BNkIuGqMo44rbfZ</span></a></p><p>🎶 KEXP playlist 👇<br><a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6VNALrOa3gWbk794YuIrwg" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.spotify.com/playlist/6VNA</span><span class="invisible">LrOa3gWbk794YuIrwg</span></a></p>
Abstract Technology GmbH<p>🎉Open edX Sumac is LIVE!</p><p>Key Highlights of Sumac<br>✨Experience a streamlined & intuitive interface for managing your course content with the redesigned Content Libraries.<br>✨Customize your platform with the newly introduced Frontend "Slots".<br>✨Gain valuable analytics on course performances with the new Course Comparison Dashboards.</p><p>🌍 Try Sumac in the public Open edX sandbox: <a href="https://sandbox.openedx.org/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">sandbox.openedx.org/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OpenEdX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OpenEdX</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Sumac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sumac</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HigherEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HigherEducation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnlineLearning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnlineLearning</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/edtech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>edtech</span></a></p>
Leo<p>HYPE HYPE!</p><p>Sumac e Moor Mother: ad aprile l’album collaborativo “The Film”</p><p><a href="https://www.impattosonoro.it/2025/01/21/news/sumac-e-moor-mother-ad-aprile-lalbum-collaborativo-the-film/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">impattosonoro.it/2025/01/21/ne</span><span class="invisible">ws/sumac-e-moor-mother-ad-aprile-lalbum-collaborativo-the-film/</span></a></p><p>Scene 1: <a href="https://youtu.be/UhOE4widQSs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/UhOE4widQSs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://puntarella.party/tags/FediRadio" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FediRadio</span></a> <a href="https://puntarella.party/tags/MoorMother" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoorMother</span></a> <a href="https://puntarella.party/tags/Sumac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sumac</span></a> <a href="https://puntarella.party/tags/NewMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewMusic</span></a></p>
Angry Metal Guy<p><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/carcharodon-and-cherds-top-tenish-of-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Carcharodon and Cherd’s Top Ten(ish) of 2024</a></p><p><i>By Carcharodon</i></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span>Carcharodon</span></strong></p><p>I’ve been writing here since 2018. This has been the hardest year to date. I feel like I say this every year right around this time but, for whatever reason, I’ve really struggled this year to find the motivation and inspiration to write. Indeed, I’ve often felt that I lacked the passion for the music. Rather than exploring the murkier depths of Bandcamp, I was often to be found in the company of old, non-metal friends like <strong>Nick</strong> <strong>Cave</strong>, <strong>16 Horsepower</strong> and <strong>Tom Waits</strong>.</p><p>Despite my disappointment with the world, most of which is on literal or metaphorical fire, and my disillusionment with people, whose choices have caused most of that, there were bright glimmers. The phenomenal response to our <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/kenstrosity-needs-our-help-after-losing-home-in-hurricane-helene-related-flooding/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Gondor-esque call for aid</a>, when <span><strong>Kenstrosity</strong></span>‘s life was ripped apart by Hurricane Helene, reassured me there are still a few good people out there, a good number of whom read this blog.</p><p>Still, I managed to turn out a few reviews this year, including my first ever 5.0—more of which below—which was worth it for the <span><strong>Steel</strong></span> Ire it evoked alone. And there was the <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/category/blog-posts/amg-turns-15/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Fifteenalia</a>, a celebration the like of which we will not see again (for obvious reasons), which I had the honour of steering from questionable inception to creaky delivery.</p><p>Ironically, despite my struggles on the writing front, This Place has played a significant part in keeping me sane. It’s been tolerable to welcome a few new staffers—some even raised up from the awful Place Below—to our serried ranks, while the older hands feel almost like family at this point, with everything that that entails. As ever, particular thanks go to <strong><span>Steel Druhm</span> </strong>for his tireless intimidation, which just about keeps us honest, while <span><strong>Dolph</strong></span>, <span><strong>Dear Hollow</strong></span>, <span><strong>El Cuervo</strong></span>, <span><strong>Grier</strong></span>, <span><strong>Maddog</strong></span>, <span><strong>Sentynel</strong></span> and <strong><span>Thus Spoke</span></strong>, among others, have proved adequate companions for banter and gigs.</p><p>And with that, I wish you all the happiest of Listurnalias.</p> <p>#ish. <strong>Pillar of Light </strong>// <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/pillar-of-light-caldera-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Caldera</em></a> – A very late entry to this list, <strong>Pillar of Light </strong>should be a cautionary tale to bands and labels: release your shit earlier! With more time, the stunning <strong>Amenra</strong>-meets-<strong>Cult of Luna </strong>post-misery of <em>Caldera </em>could easily have placed in the top half of this list. While I know this is an album I will come to love and fully expect to regret not placing it higher here, the reality is that other entries have had longer to sink their hooks into me. I will just say that, for me, the apparently divisive vocals are a perfect fit for <strong>Pillar of Light</strong>’s style.</p><p>#10. <strong>Seth</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/seth-la-france-des-maudits-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>La France des Maudits</em></a> – Way back when,<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/carcharodon-and-cherds-top-tenish-of-2024/#fn-207473-1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1</a> French black metallers <strong>Seth </strong>snuck onto my list of Honorable Mentions with <em>La Morsure du Christ</em>, a fantastic return to form after a lengthy absence. After a short gap, they’re back and this year’s <em>La France des Maudits </em>has cracked the list proper. Melodic, bordering on symphonic with the keys and choral arrangements, but also visceral and feral, <strong>Seth </strong>dropped an absolute banger. It doesn’t hurt that, as <span><strong>Thus Spoke </strong></span>pointed out in her review, it’s “downright impressive how rich and dynamic this sounds.”</p><p>#9. <strong>The Vision Bleak</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/the-vision-bleak-weird-tales-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Weird Tales</em></a> – <strong>The Vision Bleak </strong>is not, to paraphrase <span><strong>Dr Grier</strong></span>, a band that has ever ‘got’ me. Or perhaps, <em>I’ve</em> never got them. But <em>Weird Tales </em>resonated with me enormously. And perhaps that’s because it’s not really like anything <strong>The Vision Bleak</strong> has done before. Structuring their gothic black metal (or should that be blackened goth metal?) into a single, flowing song (albeit one broken into parts) got my attention. But they held my attention because they<b> </b>actually managed to pull off this very-hard-to-execute vision. <em>Weird Tales</em>’ <strong>Type O Negative </strong>/ <strong>Moonspell</strong>-inspired blackened sound clicked into place almost instantly for me and now I need to go back to <strong>TVB</strong>’s discography with newly-opened eyes.</p><p>#8. <strong>Necrowretch</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/necrowretch-swords-of-dajjal-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Swords of Dajjal</em></a> – The first 4.0 I delivered in an alarmingly high-scoring year, <strong>Necrowretch</strong>’s black-death fusion is something that I have returned to again. Hiding beneath the vicious, downright <em>nasty </em>surface of <em>Swords of Dajjal</em>, is a surprisingly subtle and well-crafted concept album. As I said in my review, there is zero bloat or filler on this record, which blazes with intensity, driven as much by the scything, razor-sharp riffs as the rasping, sepulchral vocals. The range of influences cited, both by me and by impressed commenters, shows how many different aspects there are to this killer record.</p><p>#7. <strong>Panzerfaust</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/panzerfaust-the-suns-of-perdition-chapter-iv-to-shadow-zion-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>The Suns of Perdition – Chapter IV: To Shadow Zion</em></a> – After <em>Chapter III: The Astral Drain</em>, I was worried that <strong>Panzerfaust </strong>were running out of steam and inspiration to close out <em>The Suns of Perdition </em>saga. Thankfully, my concerns were misplaced. <em>To Shadow Zion </em>reeks of doom and destiny. Huge, brooding and intense, it is a captivating listen, with the stunning “The Damascene Conversions” sitting at its heart. From the sulfuric vocals to the masterful drumming, this was a worthy final chapter for <em>The Suns of Perdition</em>, which must go down as one of the best executed, most consistent multi-album concept pieces in metal.</p><p>#6. <strong>Spectral Wound</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/spectral-wound-songs-of-blood-and-mire-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Songs of Blood and Mire</em></a> – <strong>Spectral Wound </strong>just can’t miss. For a band that, superficially at least, plays fairly old school black metal, songwriting chops paired with brilliant execution mean these guys are anything but derivative. My favourite album of theirs to date, <em>Songs of Blood and Mire </em>is just tons of wicked, nasty fun. It’s hard to say exactly why, but I feel like everything <strong>Spectral Wound </strong>does has a slight knowing wink to it, which suggests that the band doesn’t take itself too seriously. For me, this is a huge positive, as a lot of black metal is so tediously earnest, where this is unflinchingly harsh, surprisingly melodic and drowning in swaggering groove. Great stuff.</p><p>#5. <strong>Mother of Graves</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/mother-of-graves-the-periapt-of-absence-things-you-might-have-missed-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>The Periapt of Absence</em></a> – I’m a sucker for death doom. And <em>The Periapt of Absence </em>is some fucking great death doom. <strong>Mother of Graves </strong>were unknown to me before I stumbled across this album but their blending of old school <strong>Opeth </strong>(think somewhere between <em>Morningrise </em>and <em>Orchid</em>) with early <strong>Katatonia</strong> and <strong>Paradise Lost</strong>, plus a sprinkling of <strong>Clouds </strong>is stunning. All wrapped up in a pleasingly tight package, <strong>Mother of Graves </strong>smother the listener in unflinching, heartwrenching misery. And I love every minute of it. It’s that Peaceville Three sound we love, but feeling fresh, vibrant and vital.</p><p>#4. <strong>Devenial Verdict</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/devenial-verdict-blessing-of-despair-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Blessing of Despair</em></a> – Me and death metal don’t always see eye to eye, and the last <strong>Devenial Verdict </strong>left only a passing impression. But <span><strong>Thus Spoke</strong></span>‘s tireless <del>tongue-bathing</del> promotion of <em>Blessing of Despair </em>convinced me to give it a chance. While I enjoy the stomping thuggery of <strong>Devenial Verdict</strong>’s dissonant death well enough, it’s the sudden mood swings into what <span><strong>TS</strong></span> described as “lethally graceful restraint” that really hooked me. Although worlds apart stylistically, on <em>Blessing of Despair </em><strong>DV </strong>achieved what <strong>Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean</strong> did on <em>Obsession Destruction</em>: knowing precisely how far to push the suffocating, claustrophobic heaviness, before taking their foot off your throat for a minute. Then stamping on it again.</p><p>#3. <strong>Julie Christmas</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/julie-christmas-ridiculous-and-full-of-blood-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Ridiculous and Full of Blood</em></a> – <span><strong>Maddog </strong></span>predicted that I would lambast him as an underrating bastard for the 3.5 he deigned to award Ms <strong>Christmas</strong>. And he was quite correct. He’s a charlatan of the highest order. However, even I’m surprised by how high <em>Ridiculous and Full of Blood </em>has landed here. But, as someone not given to overly emotional reactions to music, I’m continually stunned by the reactions <strong>Julie</strong>—Can I call you Julie? No? Ok—extracts from me. I’m often on the edge of tears by the end of “The Lighthouse,” just like that cad <span><strong>Maddog</strong></span>, while the likes of “Not Enough” and “End of the World” (the latter with <strong>CoL</strong>’s Johannes Persson) have a scary edge to them, with <strong>Christmas </strong>at her maniacal, crooning, possessed, unpredictable best.</p><p>#2. <strong>A Swarm of the Sun</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/a-swarm-of-the-sun-an-empire-things-you-might-have-missed-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>An Empire</em></a> – Speaking of emotional responses, <strong>A Swarm of the</strong> <strong>Sun</strong>’s stripped back melancholy is right up there. If I say that <em>An Empire </em>is brighter and more uplifting than previous efforts <em>The Rifts </em>and <em>The Woods</em>, understand that this is a very relative statement. <em>An Empire </em>is drowning in sorrow and misery, and yet there is just a hint of brightness that shimmers and hovers around the edges, like a lunar halo. Slow and deliberate, haunting and cathartic, <strong>A Swarm of the Sun</strong>’s latest outing is just beautiful. End of. No discussion.<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/carcharodon-and-cherds-top-tenish-of-2024/#fn-207473-2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">2</a></p><p>#1. <strong>Kanonenfieber </strong>// <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/kanonenfieber-die-urkatastrophe-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Die Urkatastrophe</em></a> – Y’all know I dropped a 5.0 on <em>Die Urkatastophe</em>, so it’s no surprise to find it here, sitting pretty, atop my list. There’s not much more praise that I can heap on <strong>Kanonenfieber</strong>’s sophomore record than I already did in my review. For me, it has everything and is more than I dared hope for as a follow up to my beloved <em>Menschenmühle </em>(my album of the year for <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/thekenwords-and-carcharodons-top-tenish-of-2021/#:~:text=%231.%20Kanonenfieber,is%20a%20masterpiece." rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">2021</a>). It is brutal and vicious (“Panzerhenker” and “Ausblutingsschlacht”), anthemic (“Der Maulwurf” and “Menschenmühle”) and more. Crafted—and yes, that is the correct word—with huge skill and attention to detail, it is the storytelling, based on original source materials, that elevates this record to the next level for me. And if you don’t speak German, or are simply not into narrative in your metal, just go bang your fucking head to “Gott mit der Kavallerie”!</p><p><strong>Honorable mentions</strong> In alphabetical order by band:</p><ul><li><strong>40 Watt Sun</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/40-watt-sun-little-weight-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Little Weight</em></a> – <em>Little Weight </em>actually carries a lot of emotional weight. Melancholic, beautiful post-doom and shoegaze, rife with a rough honesty.</li><li><strong>Anciients</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/anciients-beyond-the-reach-of-the-sun-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Beyond the Reach of the Sun</em></a> – Long-form (arguably too-long-form in some respects) progressive death, which is wonderfully ambitious and overblown in its scale and delivery.</li><li><strong>Crypt Sermon</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/crypt-sermon-the-stygian-rose-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>The Stygian Rose</em></a> – Fantastic trad doom, channeling heavy doses of <strong>Candlemass</strong>. Early in the year, I thought this was top-5 material but it’s uneven, with the back half much stronger than the front, and I’ve cooled on it a touch.</li><li><strong>Nyktophobia</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/nyktophobia-to-the-stars-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>To the Stars</em></a> – Just great, stomping melodeath. As I said in my review, it’s not massively original but it’s tight and well written, and easy to just kick back to. Sometimes, I don’t need more.</li><li><strong>Silhouette</strong> //<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/silhouette-les-dires-de-lame-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em> Les Dires de l’Âme</em></a> – This fantastic post-black album had a place on the list proper until <strong>Pillar of Light </strong>bulldozed its way in there <em>very</em> late in the day. Haunting, harrowing and beautiful, <strong>Silhouette</strong>’s debut is Great!</li><li><strong>Sumac</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/sumac-the-healer-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>The Healer</em></a> – Nothing about <em>The Healer </em>makes it an easy listen but <strong>Sumac’s </strong>fifth record is curiously beautiful for all its wandering, free-form abrasiveness.</li><li><strong>Vorga</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/vorga-beyond-the-palest-star-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Beyond the Palest Star</em></a> – While it’s hard to disagree with <span><strong>Kenstrosity</strong></span>‘s criticism of the production on <em>Beyond the Palest Star</em>, what can I say? I still love it. It’s chunky, well written, well paced and powerful.</li></ul><p><strong>Surprises o’ the Year</strong> Ordered by most astounding first:</p><ul><li><strong>Opeth</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/opeth-the-last-will-and-testament-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>The Last Will and Testament</em></a> – It’s been a long time since I was last genuinely interested in an <strong>Opeth </strong>album (2005’s <em>Ghost Reveries</em>, in case you were wondering). But, wouldn’t you just know it, Mikael Åkerfeldt and co are back (roars and all). I’m not ready to commit to a score for <em>The Last Will </em>(though I think <span><strong>El Cuervo</strong></span>‘s was possibly a smidge high) as I’ve not been able to spend enough time with it. But the fact I <em>want</em> to spend more time with it is, after 19 years of having no interest in <strong>Opeth</strong>’s output, a surprise. And a welcome one.</li><li><strong>Grand Magus </strong>// <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/grand-magus-sunraven-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Sunraven</em></a> – Another Swedish favourite of old, which I’d all but given up on, <strong>Grand Magus </strong>roared back this year with <em>Sunraven</em>. As an equally surprised <strong><span>Steel Druhm</span></strong> said in his review, this was the album he “feverishly hoped to get from <strong>Grand Magus</strong> … a grand return to prime form with the fire firmly back in the Balrog … the best <strong>Magus</strong> outing since 2012’s <em>The Hunt</em>”.</li></ul><p><strong>Disappointment o’ the Year</strong> Limited to a single <em>musical </em>disappointment, to avoid submitting a lengthy thesis:</p><ul><li><strong>Zeal & Ardor </strong>// <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/zeal-ardor-greif-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>GREIF</em></a> – I’m not angry, or even very surprised, just disappointed.<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/carcharodon-and-cherds-top-tenish-of-2024/#fn-207473-3" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">3</a> While I accept that this is the album of a band in transition, there’s no getting away from the fact that it was a hugely disappointing album from a band that has abandoned the sound that made it what it was. And for what? They have not transitioned to something new and exciting, but with kinks to be worked out. Rather, on this record, <strong>Zeal & Ardor </strong>became something so pedestrian that any number of post-rock bands could’ve written it and, probably, done a better job. I may have overrated it.</li></ul><p><strong>Songs o’ the Year</strong></p> <ol><li><strong>Julie Christmas</strong> – “The Lighthouse”</li><li><strong>Kanonenfieber</strong> – “Der Maulwurf”</li><li><strong>Selbst</strong> – “The Stench of a Dead Spirit”</li><li><strong>Panzerfaust </strong>– “The Damascene Conversions”</li><li><strong>Kanonenfieber </strong>– “Gott mit der Kavallerie”</li><li><strong>Devenial Verdict </strong>– “Garden of Eyes”</li><li><strong>Spectral Wound </strong>– “Aristocratic Suicidal Black Metal”</li><li><strong>Silhouette </strong>– “Les Dires de l’Âme”</li><li><strong>Blue Heron</strong> – “Everything Fades”</li><li><strong>Zeal & Ardor </strong>– “Hide in Shade”</li><li><strong>Glare of the Sun</strong> – “Rain”</li></ol> <p><strong><span>Cherd</span></strong></p><p>Twenty-twenty-four was certainly a year that followed previous years and will precede still others. When I look back, I’ll likely remember it as the year I discovered the wonders of ADHD medication after decades of non-treatment, the difficult transition my poor Cherdlet experienced from kindergarten to first grade, and the incredible bucket list trip my wife and I took to Toronto to watch our favorite TV franchise filming new content courtesy of my very important Hollywood connections. No, not Robert Downey Jr. Much more important and better-looking. Hmm? Margot Robbie? She wishes. I also had the pleasure of meeting several of my fellow writers in person, and they are all much homelier than they let on with the exception of <span><strong>Madam X</strong></span>, who is a goddamned ray of sunshine.</p><p>On the musical front, I was able to check two bands off my “need to see live” list in <strong>Judas Priest</strong> and <strong>Archspire</strong>, whereby I discovered that Halford does exactly zero audience banter, and <strong>Archspire</strong> do nothing but. Fun shows, both. I didn’t listen to as much new music by volume this year than I have in previous years when I’d log between 200 and 400 releases, and that was largely due to my kid’s age and the level of interaction he needs. I have a feeling, however, that 2025 will see an uptick thanks to the new Heavys headphones I got for Christmas this year. As always, I want to thank the editors, particularly <span><strong>Steel Druhm</strong></span> and <span><strong>Doc Grier</strong></span>, for not sending me a mailbomb after all the late reviews I turned in (I’ll work on that in 2025), and the man himself, <span><strong>AMG</strong></span>, for building this community and for agreeing that <em>Deep Space Nine</em> is the best <em>Star Trek</em> show.<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/carcharodon-and-cherds-top-tenish-of-2024/#fn-207473-4" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">4</a></p> <p>(ish) <strong>Chat Pile</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/chat-pile-cool-world-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Cool World</em></a> – This is what it sounds like when <strong>Chat Pile</strong> make a “mature” record. As I noted in my October review, some of the most glaring weirdness and black humor the band is known for is missing in <em>Cool World</em>, which is why it’s here on my list instead of matching the lofty heights of my 2022 AOTY<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/chat-pile-gods-country-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em> God’s Country</em></a>. That said, this is consistently bleak in a way I like, and it boasts what are in my opinion the two best–if not most <em>memorable</em>–songs the band have written to date in “New World” and “Masc.” I’m a sucker for these Oklahomans and look forward to how their sound evolves from here.</p><p>#10. <strong>Glacial Tomb</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/glacial-tomb-lightless-expanse-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Lightless Expanse</em></a> – I’ve had an up and <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/contrite-metal-guy-its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-wrongness-volume-the-first/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">down</a> journey with <strong>Glacial Tomb</strong>’s sophomore record, but that doesn’t mean I don’t still view this as one of the best things I’ve listened to this year. To consider a record this closely means you have to listen to it a lot, and I wouldn’t be surprised if I logged more hours with <em>Lightless Expanse</em> than with any other album. I’ve made a big deal about the one-three punch of “Voidwomb/Enshrined in Concrete/Abyssal Host”, but it bears repeating since it’s my favorite consecutive stretch of death metal in 2024.</p><p>#9. <strong>Replicant</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/replicant-infinite-mortality-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Infinite Mortality</em></a> – If you peel back the veneer of disso-death and blackened blasts on <em>Infinite Mortality</em>, you’ll find a pounding hardcore heart comprised of equal parts beatdown and <strong>Converge</strong>. As technical as this music gets, and there is <em>a lot</em> going on here, <strong>Replicant</strong> never forget their primary duty as a metal band: snapping necks. On their third album, they’ve exquisitely composed a missive to unbridled aggression. I completely missed their previous albums, so I’m glad our <span><strong>Kenfren </strong></span>wouldn’t shut his excitable yap about this one.</p><p>#8. <strong>Spectral Voice</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/spectral-voice-spargamos-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><i>Sparagmos</i></a> – “Alright skaters! This is the end of our free skate period. We’d like to once again thank you for spending your Saturday with us here at Family Fun Roller Rink and Arcade. It’s time to slow things down, down, way down, and you know what that means. That’s right, it’s couples’ skate. So, find that special someone you want to be interred on a cold stone slab with, gaze into each other’s empty eye sockets, and make your way around the rink as wave after wave of <strong>Spectral Voice</strong>’s death/funeral doom forcefully separates you from any light, hope, or happiness this wretched world might have accidentally given you. Remember, those who survive the next 45 minutes of tectonic plates colliding will get the chance to compete in roller limbo!”</p><p>#7. <strong>Crypt Sermon</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/crypt-sermon-the-stygian-rose-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>The Stygian Rose</em></a> – Despite being one of the biggest doom apologists on this site, <strong>Crypt Sermon</strong> failed to grab me with their highly acclaimed debut nearly ten years ago. I chalk this up to my unfamiliarity with the traditional doom style at the time. In recent years, I’ve binged large amounts of <strong>Candlemass</strong>, <strong>Saint Vitus</strong>, <strong>Cathedral</strong>, <strong>Solitude Aeturnus</strong> et al., so I finally have the frame of reference to see just how well <strong>Crypt Sermo</strong>n’s third LP captures the swagger, majesty, and grit of a style few contemporary bands seem interested in playing. After the growing pains displayed on <em>The Ruins of Fading Light</em>, these Philly natives have worked out the kinks and delivered an air-tight slab of doomy goodness.</p><p>#6. <strong>Full of Hell</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/full-of-hell-coagulated-bliss-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Coagulated Bliss</em></a> – I regret waiving my seniority claim to <strong>Full of Hell</strong> releases, thus allowing <span><strong>Dolph</strong></span> to snap up review duties for <em>Coagulated Bliss</em>. It’s not that he did a bad job of reviewing the prolific experimental grind outfit’s latest. He did great, and he awarded it a deserved 4.0. But then he had the cheek, the nerve, the gall, the audacity, and the gumption to incorrectly <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/contrite-metal-guy-its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-wrongness-volume-the-second/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">lower his score</a>. To make matters worse, it appeared nowhere on his year-end list. Not even a goll dern honorable mention. I’ve told him to his cetacean face that he’s wrong and I’m likely to do so again because this is <strong>Full of Hell</strong>’s best work since <em>Trumpeting Ecstasy</em>. In fact, it might be better.</p><p>#5. <strong>Ulcerate</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/ulcerate-cutting-the-throat-of-god-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Cutting the Throat of God</em></a> – For most of their existence, Ulcerate was a highly acclaimed band that I just couldn’t get into. That changed four years ago with the release of <em>Stare into Death and Be Still</em>. Little changed in their intricate approach to dissonant death metal, but there was something warmer and more human to what I had previously considered a rather detached style. That trend continues with <em>Cutting the Throat of God</em>. I find this record best when taken as a whole, letting the experience unfold over the full runtime, like dream-walking through a hedge maze or being trapped in a velvet sack and discovering it’s much larger on the inside.<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/carcharodon-and-cherds-top-tenish-of-2024/#fn-207473-5" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">5</a></p><p>#4. <strong>Thou</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/thou-umbilical-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Umbilical</em></a> – I waited a long time for a chance to review a new record by <strong>Thou</strong>, and when it finally came, they did not disappoint. As I said in my June review, “Like their chimerical American metal brethren<strong> Inter Arma</strong>, it doesn’t matter how many influences the band stuff into one album. They are all unified in sound under <span><strong>Thou</strong>’s banner</span>. Bryan Funck’s acid-bit vocals are unmistakable and apparently unchangeable after 20 throat-shredding years. Also unchangeable? <strong>Thou</strong>’s ability to craft the most metallic-sounding guitar tone out there. As the standard bearer for…hell, as the entire sum of the second generation of Louisiana sludge, the sound they’ve forged isn’t the kind of sloppy muck you may associate with the term. It’s certainly thick, but it has a quality like two enormous steel I-beams violently striking each other.” If that doesn’t sell <em>Umbilical</em> for you, then here is where our paths diverge.</p><p>#3. <strong>Devenial Verdict</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/devenial-verdict-blessing-of-despair-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Blessing of Despair</em></a> – I didn’t listen to <em>Blessing of Despair</em> for several weeks after it came out in October despite the fact <strong>Devenial Verdict</strong>’s previous record, <em>Ash Blind</em>, made my year-end list in 2022. When I finally got around to it earlier in December, it threatened to blow the doors right off my still nebulous list, climbing fast and high until ultimately landing here at number three. There is more immediacy than on <em>Ash Blind</em>, which took me a while to warm up to. That doesn’t mean the band skimps on the kind of thoughtful transitions and atmospherics they’ve come to be known for. It’s just that <em>Blessing of Despair</em> HAZ THE RIFFS, including my favorite death metal riff of the year in “Solus.”</p><p>#2. <strong>Void Witch</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/void-witch-horripilating-presence-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Horripilating Presence</em></a> – When I revisited <em>Horripilating</em> Presence with the purpose of sorting out this list’s pecking order, I expected death-doomers <strong>Void Witch</strong> to fall mid-to-late top 10. Obviously, the opposite happened. For the life of me I don’t understand how this album didn’t gain more traction amongst the other writers and you, the unwashed commentariat. As I said back in July, “…the material on <em>Horripilating Presence</em> is Mohamed Ali levels of confident. The editing of ideas in each song and across the album’s taut 39 minutes is masterful, especially for a debut. No song hews too closely to any of the others, but all are of a piece, locking comfortably into place like an intricate puzzle box, and <strong>Void Witch</strong> have such sights to show you.”</p><p>#1. <strong>Inter Arma</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/inter-arma-new-heaven-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>New Heaven</em></a> – <strong>Inter Arma</strong> never miss. Aside from being one of the best live acts in metal, every album they’ve released going back to 2013’s <em>Sky Burial</em> has been one successful evolution after another. As a very wise reviewer once said, “They’re the same shaggy beast as ever, but beneath that matted, coarse coat is a rippling form mid-shape shift, stretching, pulling, and crossing back on itself constantly over the course of<em> New Heaven</em>’s shockingly concise 42 minutes…If being all over the musical map sounds like a negative, you’ve probably never heard an<strong> Inter Arma</strong> record before. It seems whatever they throw at the wall sticks, and the listening experience across their (usually much longer) records never feels uneven. This is because they play everything with the same smoldering intensity and volatile mean streak.” What a record.</p><p></p><p><strong>Honorable Mentions:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Convulsing</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/convulsing-perdurance-things-you-might-have-missed-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Perdurance</em></a> – I like this quote from <span><strong>Dear Hollow</strong></span>‘s review, so I’ll let him do the talking: “…<strong>Convulsing</strong> explores every nook and twist of a rhythm and melody until its inevitable conclusion is happened upon in tragic and fatal fashion.”</li><li><strong>Spectral Wound</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/spectral-wound-songs-of-blood-and-mire-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Songs of Blood and Mire</em></a> – Pound for pound, <strong>Spectral Wound</strong> are probably the most consistent no-frills black metal band currently in operation. <em>Songs of Blood and Mire</em> is another rager that’s as melodic as it is acidic.</li><li><strong>Lord Buffalo</strong> // <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/lord-buffalo-holus-bolus-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Holus Bolus</em></a> – This record was one redundant instrumental away from landing higher on this list. Looking forward to where these gothic country rockers go next.</li></ul><p><strong>Songs o’ the Year:</strong></p><p>In alphabetical order by band: </p><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2024/" target="_blank">#2024</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/40-watt-sun/" target="_blank">#40WattSun</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/a-swarm-of-the-sun/" target="_blank">#ASwarmOfTheSun</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/anciients/" target="_blank">#Anciients</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/blog-posts/" target="_blank">#BlogPosts</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/blue-heron/" target="_blank">#BlueHeron</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/carcharodon-and-cherds-top-tenish-of-2024/" target="_blank">#CarcharodonAndCherdSTopTenIshOf2024</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/chat-pile/" target="_blank">#ChatPile</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/convulsing/" target="_blank">#Convulsing</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/crypt-sermon/" target="_blank">#CryptSermon</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/devenial-verdict/" target="_blank">#DevenialVerdict</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/full-of-hell/" target="_blank">#FullOfHell</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/glare-of-the-sun/" target="_blank">#GlareOfTheSun</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/grand-magus/" target="_blank">#GrandMagus</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/inter-arma/" target="_blank">#InterArma</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/julie-christmas/" target="_blank">#JulieChristmas</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/kanonenfieber/" target="_blank">#Kanonenfieber</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/listurnalia/" target="_blank">#Listurnalia</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/lord-buffalo/" target="_blank">#LordBuffalo</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/mother-of-graves/" target="_blank">#MotherOfGraves</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/necrowretch/" target="_blank">#Necrowretch</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/nyktophobia/" target="_blank">#Nyktophobia</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/opeth/" target="_blank">#Opeth</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/panzerfaust/" target="_blank">#Panzerfaust</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/pillar-of-light/" target="_blank">#PillarOfLight</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/replicant/" target="_blank">#Replicant</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/selbst/" target="_blank">#Selbst</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/seth/" target="_blank">#Seth</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/silhouette/" target="_blank">#Silhouette</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/spectral-voice/" target="_blank">#SpectralVoice</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/spectral-wound/" target="_blank">#SpectralWound</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/sumac/" target="_blank">#Sumac</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/the-vision-bleak/" target="_blank">#TheVisionBleak</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/thou/" target="_blank">#Thou</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/ulcerate/" target="_blank">#Ulcerate</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/void-witch/" target="_blank">#VoidWitch</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/vorga/" target="_blank">#Vorga</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/zeal-ardor/" target="_blank">#ZealArdor</a></p>
Angry Metal Guy<p><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/doom_et_als-and-dear-hollows-top-tenish-of-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Doom_et_Al’s and Dear Hollow’s Top Ten(ish) of 2024</a></p><p><i>By Doom_et_Al</i></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span><strong>Doom_et_Al</strong></span></strong></p><p></p><p>2024 was the year my reviewing fell off a cliff.</p><p>I had plenty of good excuses. An infant son (<span><strong>Grayskull</strong></span>) who totally rocks my world but who gobbles up free time and good sleep habits like Pacman on a tear. A new role at the hospital, for which I was initially out of my depth, and that required enormous effort to stay afloat. An exhausting book tour for a memoir I published earlier this year. These are all incredible things for which I am extremely grateful. I just found that at the end of every day, when I should have been critically assessing music, all I wanted to do was sleep.</p><p>This significant reduction in free time has forced me to reassess my relationship with metal. In the beforetimes, I would inhale it. I was not picky; the more the merrier. Now, I have to be judicious with what I listen to. I have a lower tolerance for bad music, and less inclination to listen to it multiple times. I sometimes yearned for a time when I could focus on music I wanted to listen to, not music I was being asked to critique. This caused me to wonder if I had any business reviewing music at all.</p><p>I can’t tell you if 2024 was a good year for metal or not, because the free time I had was focused on music that brought comfort. I therefore spun fewer albums, but those I did spin got a <em>lot</em> of earball time. I do know that despite everything, metal continued to bring me enormous joy and happiness. Part of this is thanks to the incredible AMG team, and <span><strong>AMG Himself</strong></span>, who have created, without question, the best metal site on the planet. Special thanks to the <span><strong>Steely One</strong></span>, who could have fired me many times, but didn’t for some reason. I’d also like to thank my fellow writers who are good, kind, supportive people whose only flaw is their collective questionable taste.</p><p>Returning to the question of why I’m still here: a few weeks ago, I was playing <strong>Gaerea </strong>softly on the stereo. <span><strong>Grayskull</strong></span> crawled in, heard the music, stood up, and with the biggest grin on his face, began growling and gesticulating. He was loving it, and his unbridled joy reminded me of how glorious good metal can be. It inspired me to try to review more next year. I hope some of that rubs off on you and that you have a beautiful, prosperous and happy 2025</p> <p>#10. <strong>Sgáile</strong> // <em><a href="http://www.angrymetalguy.com/sgaile-traverse-the-bealach-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Traverse the Bealach</a></em> – This type of noodly prog isn’t usually my thing. But <strong>Sgáile</strong>’s Traverse the Bealach is so damn catchy and epic that it transcends the usual pitfalls of the sub-genre. Importantly, it captures the essence and majesty of the Scottish Highlands (albeit in post-apocalyptic form) in a way matched only, perhaps, by countryman <strong>Saor</strong>. It’s also an album that improves the longer you listen to it. An unexpected delight.</p><p>#9. <strong>Misotheist </strong>// <a href="http://www.angrymetalguy.com/misotheist-vessels-by-which-the-devil-is-made-flesh-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Vessels by Which the Devil is Made Flesh</em></a> – A band that hasn’t forgotten that black metal is supposed to feel ugly and <em>dangerous</em>, <em>Vessels</em> picks up where <em>For the Glory of Your Redeemer </em>left off, and is just as remorseless, claustrophobic and scary as its predecessors. <strong>Misotheist</strong> do their usual thing and knock out 3 dissonant bangers in under 40 minutes. When people complain that black metal has gone soft, point them in the direction of <strong>Misotheist</strong></p><p>#8. <strong>Dissimulator</strong> // <a href="http://www.angrymetalguy.com/dissimulator-lower-form-resistance-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Lower Form Resistance </em></a>– Thrash so tasty, even non-thrash fans like myself had to take notice. Complex, technical, ferocious… the only thing I don’t love is the vocals, and those I can get past because the rest is so good. Loaded with killer riffs from start to finish, this should appease the cave-man in you, while tickling those neurones as well. This one stayed in rotation for me all year. Thrash never does that. Which should tell you all you need to know.</p><p>#7. <strong>Spectral Wound </strong>// <a href="http://www.angrymetalguy.com/spectral-wound-songs-of-blood-and-mire-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Songs of Blood and Mire</em></a> – Although not as immediately spectacular as its predecessor, <em>Songs of Blood and Mire</em> is still a ferocious collection of vital and vivid black metal. Melding melodicism with fury, <strong>Spectral Wound</strong> create music as monstrous as it is catchy. Perhaps because it lacks the outright bangers of <em>A Diabolic Thirst</em>, perhaps because it is even more caustic, this one flew under many a radar. Don’t let it fly under yours.</p><p>#6. <strong>Kanonenfieber</strong> // <a href="http://www.angrymetalguy.com/kanonenfieber-die-urkatastrophe-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Die Urkatastrophe</em></a> – Building on the promise exhibited in earlier albums and EPs, <strong>Kanonenfieber</strong> realize their full potential with <em>Die Urkatastrophe</em>. So aggressive, so confident, so accomplished that I knew after one listen that it would list. The notion that “war is hell” is patently clichéd, yet <strong>Kanonenfieber</strong> subvert the usual trappings by cleverly mixing the faux-sunniness of war propaganda with the brutality of black metal. It works brilliantly.</p><p>#5. <strong>Selbst</strong> // <a href="http://www.angrymetalguy.com/selbst-despondency-chord-progressions-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Despondency Chord Progressions</em></a> – Don’t let the hideous AI art turn you off. <strong>Selbst</strong> have come out of nowhere to create the year’s most chaotic, yet compelling, collection of tracks. Channelling <strong>Suffering Hour, </strong>this is music that finds the beauty in the messiness of its composition. Miraculously, the insanity never becomes wearying, only more interesting. By the time the final chords fade, you’ll want to throw yourself in all over again.</p><p>#4. <strong>Dawn Treader</strong> // <a href="http://www.angrymetalguy.com/dawn-treader-bloom-decay-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Bloom & Decay</em></a> <em>– </em>File under “surprise of the year.” I nearly snapped this one up from the promo sump, and then, like an idiot, passed it by. Joke’s on me. Capturing the warm, fuzzy side of black metal (a la <strong>Deafheaven</strong>, or a good version of <strong>Ghost Bath</strong>), <strong>Dawn Treader</strong> manages to pack a deep emotional punch despite all the prettiness on display. Alcest’s effort this year was fine… but when I wanted that transcendent experience only good black metal can provide, it was to<em> Bloom & Decay</em> that I kept returning.</p><p>#3. <strong>Gaerea</strong> // <a href="http://www.angrymetalguy.com/gaerea-coma-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Coma</em></a> – <strong>Gaerea</strong> have always been absolute masters of catharsis. The ability to take music that is baseline intense, and ratchet it up even further, is a rare gift. With <em>Coma</em>, <strong>Gaerea </strong>dial things back. Their tenderest, most intimate collection benefits from adding a gentler emotional core. This makes <em>Coma</em> less immediate than, say, <em>Mirage</em>,but ultimately more varied. And when it hits, the highs are some of the best of <strong>Gaerea</strong>’s rock-solid career.</p><p>#2. <strong>Ulcerate</strong> // <em>Cutting the Throat of God</em> – Arguably the best band in metal release another absolute barnstormer. Using every trick learned over the previous albums, <strong>Ulcerate</strong> deploy a devastating assault of dissonant death metal that captivates as it overwhelms. Insane drumming, complex time shifts, forceful melodies, thematic cohesion… <em>Cutting the Throat of God</em> has it all.</p><p>#1. <strong>Iotunnn</strong> // <em><a href="http://www.angrymetalguy.com/iotunn-kinship-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Kinship</a></em> – First things first. <em>Kinship</em> not <em>Access All Worlds</em> <em>Part 2</em>. It’s more ambitious. It’s more sprawling. It’s shaggier and looser. And truthfully, on my first few listens, I thought it was a bit bloated and ill-disciplined. A 4.5 hiding in a 3.0, if you will. But a weird thing happened. I kept coming back. And every time I came back, I discovered something new. The incredible cymbal work on the chorus of “Mistland,” the gorgeous ending of “The Anguished Eternal.” Soon I realized <em>Kinship</em>, and its songs, are exactly as long as they need to be. Jon Aldara’s amazing vocal work elevates the stellar material even further, adding emotional complexity and yearning to the spell-binding complexity. The result is ethereal, complex, spiritually satisfying prog-death. It’s the best album of the year.</p><p></p><p><strong>Disappointment o’ the Year:</strong></p><p><strong>Zeal & Ardor</strong> // <a href="http://www.angrymetalguy.com/zeal-ardor-greif-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Greif</a> – I love the band. The live show still rocks. But this is a disappointing misfire.</p><p><strong>Songs o’ the Year</strong></p><ul><li>“Silver Leaves” – <strong>Wintersun</strong></li><li> “Mistland” – <strong>Iotunn</strong></li><li>“A Mercy Fall” – <strong>Counting Hours</strong></li><li>“Withering Flower” – <strong>Gaerea</strong></li><li>“Neuronal Fire” – <strong>Dark Tranquillity</strong></li><li>“Matricide 8:21” – <strong>Fleshgod Apocalypse</strong></li></ul> <p><strong><span><strong>Dear Hollow</strong></span></strong></p><p>Welcome to the end of 2024! We at <span>AMG </span>hope the year has been kind to you – that your lives are filled with love, your hearts with joy, and our world with peace. I hope that you have found your people, and have those you can lean on. If we have ever given you a voice, a platform, or just love and support when you need it, then we have done our jobs.</p><p>2024 has been a roller coaster for the <span><strong>Hollow </strong></span>household. Our toddler is now a three-year-old encroaching on kidhood, with all the sass and sick burns she can muster.<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/doom_et_als-and-dear-hollows-top-tenish-of-2024/#fn-208990-1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">1</a> Fun news: we will be welcoming another kiddo into the world come summer of 2025! I also finally graduated with my master’s in secondary education this past year (mainly for the pay raise). While I’m unsure how much I will use from those classes, I have stepped up my class offerings to science fiction, true crime, and archaeology, alongside myriad others.</p><p>My metal reviewing has found a bit of a crossroads in 2024. At the end of 2023, I was diagnosed with anxiety and depression with potential ADHD, with a ton of childhood patterns and religious trauma rooted in my upbringing. As I unpack my need for productivity, I have had to take some steps back and see where my values actually lie as I’ve acclimated to medication, counseling, and just trying to rewire my brain. I’ve been reading and relaxing more, instead of cranking out reviews as religiously as I have. I’m trying to live without religion – of any kind.</p><p>Special shout-outs to those who have been instrumental in my journey this year: the ineffable and tireless <span><strong>Steel Druhm</strong></span>, the genre-confusing <span><strong>Dolphin Whisperer</strong></span>, and those who have been supportive all year (<strong><span>Thus Spoke</span></strong>, <span><strong>Maddog</strong></span>, <span><strong>Carcharadon</strong></span>, <span><strong>Holdeneye</strong></span>, and <span><strong>Mystikus Hugebeard</strong></span>). Couldn’t have done it without y’all.</p><p>On to the metal!</p> <p>#ish. <strong>Sumac </strong>// <em><a href="https://angrymetalguy.com/sumac-the-healer-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">The Healer</a> </em>– The amorphous and fluid nature of <em>The Healer </em>is exactly what I’ve wanted out of post-metal. Its organicity is its greatest asset, accomplishing rich and trembling tones across its mammoth 76-minute runtime. Improvised material largely fails due to its lack of direction, but direction was never a focus for <strong>Sumac</strong>; rather, it dwells in its own devastation – the warhead and the fallout. Electronics simmer, noise erupts, sludge riffs hit with the weight of a thousand suns, and vocals command the attack with vitriol and mania alike. <em>The Healer </em>wounds and heals.</p><p>#10. <strong>Sidewinder </strong>// <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/sidewinder-talons-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Talon</em></a> – I never thought a stoner-inclined album would make it to my list, but here we are. I scoffed, but then the first riff of “Guardians” hit, and collided with vocalist Jem Tupe’s formidable and rich belts, the pleasure was so immense I threw a table over. The full-bodied, fuzzed-out blues riffs continue into jam seshes that keep me coming back for more, with them bluesy vocals floating like a weed-piloted spaceship atop the seas of psychedelia. The New Zealand act boasts range, zeniths in the low and slow, and cuts loose with southern fried riffage. I haven’t been able to shake the riff from “Prisoner” for months.</p><p>#9. <strong>Sleepytime Gorilla Museum </strong>// <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/sleepytime-gorilla-museum-of-the-last-human-being-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Of the Last Human Being</em></a> – As a recent convert to 2004’s <em>Of Natural History</em>, <strong>Sleepytime Gorilla Museum </strong>scratches the itch I didn’t know I had. In essence, an art rock and jazz foray, <em>Of the Last Human Being</em> goes from snappy blasts of <strong>UneXpect</strong>-style metal meltdowns, multilayered vocal attacks, wonky and hypnotizing dream sequences,<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/doom_et_als-and-dear-hollows-top-tenish-of-2024/#fn-208990-2" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">2</a> to brass drawls, anachronistic industrial electronic, to art-funk, and more! <strong>Sleepytime Gorilla Museum </strong>is confidently locked into its own stylistic fluidity – <em>Of the Last Being </em>picks up as if seventeen years haven’t passed since its predecessor.</p><p>#8. <strong>Mamaleek </strong>// <em><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/mamaleek-vida-blue-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Vida Blue</a> </em>– Taking what made predecessor <em>Diner Coffee </em>so great and blowing it up with a palpable pomp, <em>Vida Blue</em> simultaneously pays homage to member Eric Livingston and the relocation of the Oakland Athletics to Las Vegas. <strong>Mamaleek </strong>establishes these tracks upon much shiftier sands, free jazz at its core, while jazz- and blues rock, post-punk, prog-rock, and pure experimentalisms are glossed over progressions rotten to the core. From flute and brass explosions to anarchic punk driving, you’d be hard-pressed to find an album as bewildering – and as utterly brilliant – as <em>Vida Blue</em>. Home run or whatever.</p><p>#7. <strong>Thou </strong>// <em><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/thou-umbilical-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Umbilical</a> </em>– While <strong>Thou </strong>has always been excellent, <em>Umbilical </em>foregoes the post-metal sensibilities that populated <em>Heathen </em>and <em>Summit</em> in favor of a cutthroat hardcore influence. Blessedly, while it feels harsher than much of their previous material, it doesn’t change the core that defines this Baton Rouge collective. Doom and sludge still dominate the pain and smothering that <em>Umbilical </em>represents, with the thick riffs reeking with the putridity of swamp water and vocals haunting with the vitriol of the bayou’s ghosts dominating the ears aplenty, with a vicious hardcore urgency biting through the humidity.</p><p>#6. <strong>Ataraxie </strong>// <em><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/ataraxie-le-declin-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Le Déclin</a> </em>– The bleak edge of funeral doom has never felt so appealing. Recalling Ingmar Bergman’s <em>The Seventh Seal </em>in its audio and existential weight, the French collective balances the heft of funeral doom with the punishment of death metal – without the bells and whistles of modern atmospherics. Leads dominate the melodic portions with mobility and competence, death metal collapses regularly imminent, tension and bleakness hanging high in an empty sky. Four tracks of patient starkness greet the ears with overwhelming weight and tortured meditations on devastation.</p><p>#5. <strong>Ingurgitating Oblivion </strong>// <em><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/ingurgitating-oblivion-ontology-of-nought-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Ontology of Nought</a> </em>– Easily my most returned-to album of 2024, the German duo creates a death metal album that embodies the outer extremes of the style. It’s dissonant beyond what many consider dissonant, punishing beyond what’s considered punishing, and easily one of the most exploratory albums of the year. Five long-form tracks showcase labyrinthine songwriting, experimental melodic structures, mind-flaying technicality, and a strange sense of catchiness radiating from deep within. Perhaps the most puzzling release of the year that requires and demands your full attention, the unearthed rewards are plenty.</p><p>#4. <strong>Orgone </strong>// <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/orgone-pleroma-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>Pleroma</em></a> – Stephen Jarrett emerges from a ten-year hiatus of <strong>Orgone </strong>for a definitive piece of metal that defies explanation. Featuring a technicality that exists in a league of its own with an adventurousness and organicity that aligns its vast range of influences neatly, with its core landing somewhere among technical death metal and post-hardcore a la <strong>Amia Venera Landscape</strong>. Riffs and sweeps maintain a certain unhinged and intensely calculated tedium, while stylistic wilderness is explored in real-time. Post-metal, death metal, post-hardcore, and jazz are all tied together with crescendos and organic breadth that sway from lush harmony to scathing dissonance seamlessly. <strong>Orgone </strong>returns with an opus and pilgrimage of beauty, adventure, and pain.</p><p>#3. <strong>Ulcerate </strong>// <em><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/ulcerate-cutting-the-throat-of-god-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Cutting the Throat of God</a> </em>– I was <em>this close </em>to writing off <strong>Ulcerate</strong>’s newest as too accessible and too forward, lacking the atmospheric prowess of <em>The Destroyers of All </em>or <em>Stare Into Death and Be Still</em>. Then I let <em>Cutting the Throat of God </em>whisper and breath. In between these stormy blusters came the answer, and a sentience emerged. It wasn’t about a broad showcase of dissonance and technical prowess, but a holistic cohesion that stitches the music together with the nuance and sinews of being. The vicious and the ethereal blended into unspoken horror, with meditations ranging from the frantic to the morbid. <em>Cutting the Throat of God </em>is the most human of its releases but in the tragedy it becomes and the metamorphosis it undergoes – the murder of God.</p><p>#2. <strong>Aborted </strong>// <em><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/aborted-vault-of-horrors-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Vault of Horrors</a> </em>– I’ve never been terribly keen on the Belgian deathgrind legends, but <em>Vault of Horrors </em>curb-stomped a special place in me – namely because it sounds like deathcore. I’m not willing to banter about that specificity, but all I know is that <em>Vault of Horrors </em>kicks serious ass. Ripping tempos, bludgeoning riffs, and an unhinged technicality align for an album deserving of the act’s reputation, bolstered by a legion of guests.<a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/doom_et_als-and-dear-hollows-top-tenish-of-2024/#fn-208990-3" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">3</a> Highlight after highlight rolls by with reckless abandon and pulverizing intensity, until your body is so bruised and beaten you have nothing else to offer. I don’t care if it’s deathcore; it’s brutal, bouncy, and wicked, and I’m just happy to have my skull caved in.</p><p>#1. <strong>Convulsing </strong>// <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/convulsing-perdurance-things-you-might-have-missed-2024/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Perdurance </a>– Thinking of the meteoric trajectory of Australian one-man project <strong>Convulsing </strong>and its albums, it’s no wonder that <em>Perdurance </em>has lasting success. Dissonant death metal has a high standard this year with established juggernauts <strong>Ulcerate</strong>, <strong>Gigan</strong>, <strong>Mitochondrion</strong>, <strong>Devenial Verdict</strong>, <strong>Pyrrhon</strong>, <strong>Replicant</strong>, and <strong>Ingurgitating Oblivion</strong> releasing scathing blight upon the world in monolithic and ruthless fashion. In this way, Perdurance takes the world in a whisper. Encapsulating a sound that is both unforgivingly dense and painfully claustrophobic, while also starkly and lushly atmospheric in its layered crescendos and exploratory songwriting, few artists profess the level of songwriting the way sole member Brendan Sloan utilizes: intricate and gradual evolution of riffs and melodies, achieving a level of organicity and sentience seen by few. Twisting convention with a knife firmly planted in devastation, <em>Perdurance</em> achieves a truly iconic and transcendent voice in the best album of the year.</p><p></p><p><strong>Honorable Mentions:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Paysage d’Hiver </strong>// <em><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/paysage-dhiver-die-berge-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Die Berge</a> </em>– It might not best <em>Im Wald</em>, but it’s a damn good conclusion to the Wanderer’s journeys, scathing black metal and frigid ambiance conjuring the majesty of mountains.</li><li><strong>Stenched </strong>// <em><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/stenched-purulence-gushing-from-the-coffin-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Purulence Gushing from the Coffin</a> </em>– I’ve never quite gotten what <strong><span>Steel Druhm</span> </strong>has been on about with filthy, putrid death metal, but now I get it. Ugh, I need to take a shower.</li><li><strong>Defeated Sanity </strong>// <em><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/defeated-sanity-chronicles-of-lunacy-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Chronicles of Lunacy</a> </em>– Brutal death metal darlings don’t hesitate to bring the ouchy, but armed with enough technicality and insanity to keep us guessing, it’s a tough album to beat.</li><li><strong>Apes </strong>// <em><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/apes-penitence-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Penitence</a> </em>– What appeared to be a total <strong>Nails</strong> ripoff turned out to be a much more atmospheric and thoughtful affair, the Quebecois group still managing to cave my skull in.</li><li><strong>Pillar of Light </strong>// <em><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/pillar-of-light-caldera-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Caldera</a> </em>– With a pulverizing yet restrained palette aimed at evocation through sludge and post-metal, this Detroit collective scratches the itch that only <strong>Amenra </strong>could have.</li><li><strong>Charli XCX </strong>// <em>Brat </em>– Well, color me <em>Brat </em>green and call me 2012 <i>The Hobbit</i>’s portrayal of the Misty Mountains. It’s a pop album that caught me by surprise. Hooks and experimental sensibilities align with a deceptively bare-bones album with a strong and palpable theme coursing through. I have not been able to get “Sympathy is a Knife” out of my head.</li></ul><p><strong>Biggest Surprises:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Everyone and their Kitchen Sink </strong>// <a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/kilter-andromeda-anarchia-growlers-choir-sevensuns-la-suspendida-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank"><em>La Suspendida</em></a> – What. The. Fuck.</li><li><strong>Jeris Johnson </strong>// <em><a href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/jeris-johnson-dragonborn-review/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Dragonborn</a> </em>– “Siren’s Song” is a perfect holiday track, as <em>it interpolates the <strong>central melody of <span>“What Child is This?”!!!</span></strong> </em>Merry fucking Christmas. God.</li><li><em>Two </em><strong>La Torture des Ténèbres </strong>albums in one year – I like it raw, boys.</li><li><em>Three </em><strong>Monolith </strong>records in one year: blackened hardcore, doom/deathcore, and aquatic atmoblack. Impressive, fellas.</li><li>How crucial darkwave bands <strong>Lazerpunk</strong>, <strong>Perturbator</strong>, and <strong>Sleepless Droids </strong>were to finishing my master’s. Thanks for the recommendations, <span><strong>Mystikus</strong></span>!</li></ul><p><strong>Songs o’ the Year:</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Assemble the Chariots</strong> – “Evermurk”</li><li><strong>Firtan </strong>– “Hrenga”</li><li><strong>Melvins </strong>– “Pain Equals Funny”</li><li><strong>Shiverboard </strong>– “Vitamins of Darkness”</li><li><strong>Convulsing </strong>– “Endurance”</li><li><strong>Charli XCX </strong>– “Sympathy is a Knife”</li></ul><p><a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/2024/" target="_blank">#2024</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/aborted/" target="_blank">#Aborted</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/apes/" target="_blank">#Apes</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/ataraxie/" target="_blank">#Ataraxie</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/charli-xcx/" target="_blank">#CharliXCX</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/convulsing/" target="_blank">#Convulsing</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/dawn-treader/" target="_blank">#DawnTreader</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/defeated-sanity/" target="_blank">#DefeatedSanity</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/dissimulator/" target="_blank">#Dissimulator</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/doom_et_als-and-dear-hollows-top-tenish-of-2024/" target="_blank">#DoomEtAlSAndDearHollowSTopTenIshOf2024</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/gaerea/" target="_blank">#Gaerea</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/ingurgitating-oblivion/" target="_blank">#IngurgitatingOblivion</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/iotunn/" target="_blank">#Iotunn</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/kanonenfieber/" target="_blank">#Kanonenfieber</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/mamaleek/" target="_blank">#Mamaleek</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/misotheist/" target="_blank">#Misotheist</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/orgone/" target="_blank">#Orgone</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/paysage-dhiver/" target="_blank">#PaysageDHiver</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/pillar-of-light/" target="_blank">#PillarOfLight</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/selbst/" target="_blank">#Selbst</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/sgaile/" target="_blank">#Sgaile</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/sidewinder/" target="_blank">#Sidewinder</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/sleepytime-gorilla-museum/" target="_blank">#SleepytimeGorillaMuseum</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/spectral-wound/" target="_blank">#SpectralWound</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/stenched/" target="_blank">#Stenched</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/sumac/" target="_blank">#Sumac</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/thou/" target="_blank">#Thou</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/ulcerate/" target="_blank">#Ulcerate</a> <a rel="nofollow noopener" class="hashtag u-tag u-category" href="https://www.angrymetalguy.com/tag/zeal-and-ardor/" target="_blank">#ZealAndArdor</a></p>
Tom Roberts<p>This Sumac album is wild.</p><p>It's like it's super heavy Heavy Metal, but viewed with a jazz mindeset.</p><p><a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/Sumac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sumac</span></a></p>
Tom Roberts<p>Tomorrow I’m listening to Sumac.</p><p>Monday feels like a Sumac kind of day.</p><p><a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/Monday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Monday</span></a> <a href="https://metalhead.club/tags/Sumac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sumac</span></a></p>
AnneTheWriter<p>1/2🧵 This past Friday afternoon was spent driving through one of several long routes in the <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MortonArboretum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MortonArboretum</span></a> in <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Lisle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lisle</span></a>, <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Illinois" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Illinois</span></a>. The fall colors and scenic tree varieties along the nine-mile route were beautiful, and my camera phone could not do them justice. </p><p>The two-head <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/sculpture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sculpture</span></a> is "Of The Earth" by artist <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/OlgaZiemska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OlgaZiemska</span></a>. The heads were "created from reclaimed and pruned tree branches and other natural materials gathered from various locations throughout the Arboretum’s 1,700 acres.“<br><a href="https://mortonarb.org/explore/activities/exhibitions/of-the-earth/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mortonarb.org/explore/activiti</span><span class="invisible">es/exhibitions/of-the-earth/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Autumn" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Autumn</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Fall" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fall</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/AutumnLeaves" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AutumnLeaves</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Artwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Artwork</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/NaturePhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NaturePhotography</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Trees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trees</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Plants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Plants</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Arboretum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Arboretum</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/OfTheEarth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OfTheEarth</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Woodlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Woodlands</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Oak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Oak</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/OakTrees" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OakTrees</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Sumac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sumac</span></a></p>
lfisk<p>Took a couple photos of my nature trails after removing a dead tree blown down in the path from last Sunday's wind. Just a wagon and hand tools, I like the quiet...</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Nature" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nature</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Sumac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sumac</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Trails" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trails</span></a></p>
Julio 🏳️🌈 🇨🇺 🇪🇸 🇺🇸<p>The sumac is orange-red. Fall is here. <a href="https://c.im/tags/sumac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sumac</span></a></p>
Pasquale 📷 🇫🇷 🦻<p>Mes écoutes de la semaine du 16 Septembre 2024 :</p><p><a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/AnneliesMonser%C3%A9" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnneliesMonseré</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/BertrandBetsch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BertrandBetsch</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/CrysCole" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrysCole</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/SarahDavachi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SarahDavachi</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Katerine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Katerine</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/MolchatDoma" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MolchatDoma</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/NLF3" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NLF3</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/SteveReich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SteveReich</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Sumac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sumac</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Tortoise" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tortoise</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/TransAm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TransAm</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/TristwchYFenywod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TristwchYFenywod</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/VoxLow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoxLow</span></a>, <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/Wysteria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wysteria</span></a>, </p><p><a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/disque" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disque</span></a> <a href="https://piaille.fr/tags/reco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reco</span></a></p>
Ross Brown<p>Random photo of the day.</p><p><a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photography</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/random" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>random</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/photooftheday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>photooftheday</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/POTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>POTD</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/dailyphoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dailyphoto</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/OttawaPhotographer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OttawaPhotographer</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/blue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>blue</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/red" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>red</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/white" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>white</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/sky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sky</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/sumac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sumac</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/bridge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bridge</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.ca/tags/contrast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>contrast</span></a></p>
Willa has moved!! :verifiedtrans: :verifiedbi: :verifiedsappho:<p>Eastern harvestman (𝘓𝘦𝘪𝘰𝘣𝘶𝘯𝘶𝘮 𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘮) living his best life in the staghorn sumac (𝘙𝘩𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘢), from September 2019:</p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/DaddyLongLegs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DaddyLongLegs</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/harvestman" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>harvestman</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/opiliones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>opiliones</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/arachnids" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>arachnids</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/WildFruit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WildFruit</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/sumac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sumac</span></a></p>
Joel Takvorian<p>Séchage du <a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/sumac" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sumac</span></a> fraîchement récolté et rincé </p><p>(Je fais ça au pif, aucune idée s'il y a une bonne façon de faire...)</p>
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