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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I work in a makerspace, that's in a public library.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I have a bachelors of science dual majored in microbiology and chemistry with a masters in education and I work in IT.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Highly recommend IGNEA if you like melodic metal. A few faves:

Jinnslammer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF_qqeXzM4g

Disenchantment https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnV9vpEit6E

Mermaids https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YU9WFEwsQQw

But gosh their stuff is just all awesome.

[–] Predalien 1 points 4 months ago

Big fan of Alexandria by them

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

International buyer for performance exhaust system manufacturer.

My foster child is also my niece

LOVED Belgium. Visited St Truiden, Ghent and Brussels. I cried for a week when I left I missed it so much.

I have every album by Radiohead, Bela Fleck and Medeski Martin and Wood.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

That's really great you took your niece in.

Never been to Europe and kick myself for going to Asia instead.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Check out gnoosic.com they have a really strong algorithm that's great for finding bands. It's sent me shit with 27 monthly listeners.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

What types of metal do you like? I can try to aim if I have an idea of what you're into.

If I'm going just for an out of the blue rec, maybe try Emptiness - Not For Music if you're not already familiar. Belgian black/death band having turned toward the avant garde have left nearly every indication of their more extreme roots on this album, and it's fantastic. All the tracks are great but if you're looking for the "single" maybe try the track Ever.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

This is right up my alley; it's going on my collaborative playlist called 'forks in a blender' which is just me and my bud making a playlist.

I really, really like Vvilderness. Huge fan. Also like panopticon, Unreqvited, Witchcraft, Nordic Winter, Skrm (I think?) Elderwind. Psychedelic Witchcraft and Blood Ceremony are up there too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Ok, I can work with that. If you are a Panopticon fan you may already be familiar with this, but if not it's worth a listen: Eneferens. A little more toward the VVilderness vibe, but essentially purely folk, check out Ekstasis. And to go with the psych vibe, if you haven't heard Hexvessel - Dawnbearer then give that a spin and thank me later.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

God, how have I not heard any of these metal bands in this thread? I listen to metal every day, most of the day. Such a huge genre.

I'm going add these to the list.

Holy shit I'm in love with Eneferens and I listened to about 40 seconds. Thanks. Checking out the others .

They do a Kettering cover? Fucking wow

All of this. All of it goes into my and my friends joint playlist (forks in blender)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If you care to, let me know what you think of these. I think I'm on the right track, but I'd be curious to hear how these strike you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Eneferens is top notch. That's going to be a deep rabbit hole with associated bands, once I have time to sit down and explore.

I liked hexvessel and Ekstasis (in that order). Again, need to check out more before I really pass judgement, but they have a lot going on that I like

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I'm not sure there's much in the way of branching off from Eneferens. I thought you may have heard of them due to label affiliations. At any rate, glad you are receiving these positively. And yeah, trust that the Hexvessel album is worth some deeper dedicated listening. That's a special album imo; I don't know of anything else that's quite like it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Arron Nordstrom from Gemini Syndrome and I could pass as brothers, and not just because we are both albinos. We both look a lot alike, even though I probably have 80 lbs on him.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Bonus points for metal

I always recommend Shaka Ponk

More electro-rock-metal but still jaw-dropping

[–] azvasKvklenko 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

If you like these guys check out Black Breath

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I want to be a programmer by day and animator by night. I am nowhere near achieving that goal but everyday I am getting closer.

Music: Ritual Genocide by Ritual Genocide

Usless tid bit: I have 9th pair of teeth in my upper jaw.

Best meal: NaleΕ›nik with pears by two lovely ukrainian ladies from a food truck

Best place: An overnight camping with hammocks in a medieval castle.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

My 2nd and 3rd toes are webbed up to the first "knuckle" on both feet

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Not as much of a metal head as I used to be, but these recent albums made me feel some of the magic of it again:

  • Civerous - Maze Envy
  • Anti-God Hand - Blight Year
[–] LazerFX 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Have you listened to any Brothers of Metal?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Nope. That's a new name to me. Where should I start?

[–] LazerFX 2 points 4 months ago

2 albums, so start with the first one, named Brothers of Metal. Emblas Saga picks up from there.

They're very fun Norse themed songs.

They recently toured with gloryhammer and beast in black... And I wish I'd seen it live :⁠-⁠D

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

at my place, there's a food name Saksang

its a pork cooked with its blood..

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