Introverted forest crone moon lover. Violinist/Vocalist. Purveyor of goth/black/atmospheric/spooky metal. I make music and one day may actually complete a song.
I fully support putting googly eyes on album covers. (Randomly found this while searching for something else. Was amused. Please share more of this genre)
I can't get over all the rude comments I'm seeing about Winona Ryder's appearance at Venice film festival. WTF, losers. She's almost 53 years old. She's gorgeous. People age. Women age. Apparently that's a lot for some people to grasp. 🤷♀️
Myrkur is referred to as a "black metal enigma" because of how poorly she was treated by all the edgelords in the black metal community when she put out her first music. And sadly that hasn't changed, from the garbage posts I just read about her here. Stay classy.
I just realized I went to that show the other night and didn't talk to a single person, nor did anyone even make eye contact with me other than the bartender. This is completely normal for me when I go somewhere. I'm invisible. It would just be nice to chat for a few, ya know?
I'm not sure I ever look hot because it's not really my thing, but quite a few people at one point told me I did in this pic, so there you have it. 2011, Umbria, Italy
"Grey Metal" is a new tag to me. I guess I always thought of this stuff as post-black. 🤷♀️ "The term "grey metal" may refer to a particular style of metal music with emphasis on autumnal / wintry atmospheres, taking influences from black metal and neofolk."
I'm going to be taking a lot of pics with her the next day or two. I have a message into the vet. Her oral tumor keeps bleeding and she's having trouble eating and just cries a lot. I think it's time to let her go, with dignity. 🥹🥹🥹
So... it's almost September. What's your most listened to album so far this year? Doesn't have to be a 2024 release. Just the album you've spun the most times. I'll tell you mine if you promise to be nice to me about it.
I got an electric violin and I'm not afraid to use it!
(But everything I record with this phone sounds like garbled shit so I'm trying to figure that out. It sounds great in the room hooked up to my Orange Crush Bass 25.)
I just deleted a post because people are being weird. Don't be weird to people because they haven't listened to something as much as you have. Seriously. Didn't have feeling shamed for not listening to enough Ulver on my bingo card for today. I'm SO uncool. 🤣
Well, here we are. The start of another trip around the sun. Didn't think I'd ever make it this far. Honored to still be here, eating cake for breakfast, listening to music that completes my soul, slowly becoming one with the forest. Here's to my 54th year of being human. ❤️🌙🦇
🥰 Came across this 18 or so year old pic of me with my chaos munchkin in my memories this morning. 284 days until I get to bear hug him in London. 288 days until his black metal baptism at Fortress festival 🤣
I just found out my little one has oral cancer. She's 12, so vet suggested just doing palliative care. Hopefully she will have a very spoiled 3-6 months before we say goodbye. 😭🤍
Goofing around with a cello patch with distortion. ( HX stomp). Makes some wicked tones on the low end ( not depicted here in my noodling). So nice to be able to play without pain again! It's been too long.
I was anxious to share some of my singing with you yesterday, but I did it anyway. I don't know why I was so nervous to share it here, when I sing every week in front of 400-600 people without a care... but I was. Thank you for making me feel good about it! 💜
Haircut is a subtle change, but I like it. It's a good bit shorter and choppier. It's hard to get exactly what you're picturing the first time you ask someone to give you a different cut. But I like it so all good! Also, I got my hair cut for $30 including a 25% tip. So yeah.
Reading misogynist bullshit makes me even more fired up to make some of my own music and keep listening to the female artists I support. There's space for women in your genre. Shocking, I know.
Put on my hard hat and went for a walk in the woods to see what trees had fallen. I can't stop thinking about what's happened in WNC and TN. Entire communities, and roads gone, it's unbelievable. 🥺
Still goofing around with settings on the tube screamer and my practice amp. OD is amazing for chords but mud for everything else. Not sure this pedal is the effect I was hoping for although it is cool!
Playing around with harmonies for this latin chant vocal motif today. For this track, I think all forest crone metal hell will break loose after this intro. 😂 I have some work to do on it though, a few mistakes in the alto and tenor lines. 🤷 Having fun!
I'm just kinda blue today. It's my Dad's birthday. He would've been 83, but he decided to check himself out at 69. We used to celebrate our birthdays together since they were so close. Grief is weird. It ebbs and flows. His birthday often feels sadder than the day he died.
I got these red sunglasses for $6 at the outlet store and this will be my boring outfit for attending an outdoor show in the 9th circle of hell. I will hide under a tree with a big slice of pizza until the sun goes away and it's safe to come out.
I know, not my usual- right? Checking Horrendous out. They're opening for Tomb Mold and I just might go since it's not too far of a trek.
Ontological Mysterium
by Horrendous
I don't necessarily think black metal is more "feminine"? I think it just pertains to a different set of emotions than death metal, for example. Usually. It's more emotional, introspective, spiritual? A lot of it is, at least. 🤷♀️ OK I'll shut up now.
People. I didn't make up the term "grey metal". I saw it on Bandcamp. I thought it was interesting. I posted a blurb about it. Now can everyone just leave me the fuck alone and stop being pissy with me? I didn't ask for this shit. Just bugger off.
It's liberating to be able to play again and not be in excruciating pain. Maybe one day I'll get up the nerve to actually play something other than the violin out loud, but for now just noodling about this one song I'm trying to get out of my head.
The world is on fire, but I'm not going to stop staring at the moon and stars and clouds, and doting on my flowers and worshipping at the altar of the forest.
Breaking in my new Ghost shirt today. Had to get it because it's red. It's a cool design. And also because you can be sure I'm wearing it to the Ghost movie in 11 days 👻 😈
By the way, I manifested Tribulation opening for Opeth, now I'm working on manifesting Green Lung to come across the pond. It's hard work, but someone has to do it. 😆🤘
I'm so behind on new releases. For some weird reason I really like to listen to Ahklys in the early morning. This goes hard.
House of the Black Geminus
by Akhlys