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If any of you know of any positions (remote or in Chicago) that deal with data, business analytics, project management, or other data/information related jobs, please hit me up. I promise I'm cool.

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You know the new Deicide album is going to be sick when they announce it with the Spongebob font.

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I listen to black metal.

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what's your favorite album made by a guy who sucks?

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black metal band: *uses acoustic guitar* metal reviewer: "[...]the band's use of folk instruments[...]"

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wake up babe, orchid reunion!

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"A metal band played on TV? Allow me to school you with my superior and more obscure music taste."

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RIP QUEEN

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y'all thought I was kidding

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LIKE A SECRET FACE WITHIN A TAPESTRY! happy 25th, lil buddy!

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WE ARE @HBHWorkers !

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Dungeon synth diss tracks would be devastating. "Your Spells Are Weak." "I Went To Your Dungeon And Nobody Knew You." "Your Eleven-Minute Demo Is Forgettable." "Your Music Is Well-Produced."

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jesus christ what

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So much black metal is flash in the pan hype shit that dies down within months of release, but I do hear about sun bat her often, even after more than a decade past its release. Deafheaven's second album is probably a modern classic, whether you like it or not.

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2 years

Social media for black metal artists was a mistake.

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The band Indian (RIP, if you didn't know) was so loud when I saw them open for Yob at Subterranean in Chicago that I was given the eternal gift of permanent hearing damage in my left ear.

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Loudest band you ever saw live?

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Kris does such a good job brushing these off, but I'm sure part of him dies every time someone asks him to revive his teenage hobby.

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💌 @ULVEROFFICIAL

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synthesizers and keyboards belong in metal.

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The amount of people complaining about how Tomb Mold look on the cover of Decibel Magazine is... interesting.

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2 years

God damn do I love this album.

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2 years

I know Robert Plant is a Low fan, but wow.

6.11.22 Robert Plant pays tribute to Low’s Mimi Parker - Monkey

- Robert Plant presents Saving Grace featuring Suzi DianLive atKing's Theatre, GlasgowSun 6 Nov 2022Video by Dror NahumSaving Grace are a co-operative includ...

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Death metal.

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2 years

like this and I'll recommend you a black metal album

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1 year

This is one of the people who was injured last night at the Morbid Angel show. Please share and/or donate!

Financial Relief for Michelle (IL roof collapse), organized by Stefanie Mattingly

I'm sure you saw the theater collapse on the news/internet. My clo… Stefanie Mattingly needs your support for Financial Relief for Michelle (IL roof collapse)

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Favorite 3 album run by my favorite band.

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2 years

. @TrevorTBDM was the coolest cat around. We would regularly punish each other with terrible/great black metal. He even went to see me play in Ohio once, where he masterfully dealt with my drunken punishing about how much @bdmmetal meant to my musical development. This is so sad.

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I love Akercocke's suits-only shtick, but this is a shit take. Considering how so many of us continue to rebel against sartorial norms, who are we to tell a DEATH METAL BAND how to DRESS?!

burning ambulance dot substack dot com

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1 year

I like the new Tomb Mold record a lot. But death metal bands really need to understand that getting your picture on a magazine cover fucking means something, and meet the moment. Death metal needs more Akercockes, and fewer examples of...this.

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29 days

happy 30th to the superior Acid Bath album

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3 years

the new Stormkeep album is as excellent as its artwork.

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3 years

Super burritos with Blood Incantation. Paul revealing the true size of his burrito was legitimately shocking.

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2 years

I don't see how people liking Metallica is a bad thing.

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7 months

an update. for you.

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GOATs only.

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hey cool

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@SkullRitual ...doesn't Opeth use PRS guitars?

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11 months

Imagine being so insecure in your own taste that you have to prove your elitism by gatekeeping something as stupid as black metal.

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7 months

Seeing a couple folks doing the "metal can only be appreciated by certain people" thing on here. People contain multitudes. You can dress however you like and have hobbies that have nothing to do with metal. It's okay. Stop being dicks about it.

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7 months

great consistency between 2 albums where both are masterpieces in their own right and the second builds upon the first while somehow surpassing incredible expectations

Alexacious Malignancy AKA UnAlex AKA “Uncle Alex”

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great consistency between 2 albums where both are masterpieces in their own right and the second builds upon the first while somehow surpassing incredible expectations

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"But why doesn't Ulver make black metal anymore?!" dawg Ulver spent FOUR YEARS as a metal band and have since spent the subsequent TWENTY-SIX doing other stuff. Keep up!

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3 years

Oh, is it 10/10 death metal albums time?

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2 years

Hey, are you a metal fan who also really, really likes Songs: Ohia/Magnolia Electric Co./Jason Molina's music? I'm working on something cool. Respond to this Tweet if you're down to chat.

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1 year

"metal is dead" dude did you not see the fifteen raw black metal demos that just dropped on Bandcamp today? I think metal is fine. Well, "fine."

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1 year

@OfficialOpeth You can read more about Opeth in an interview I did with Mikael here:

Godhead's Lament: 20 Years of Opeth's "Still Life," an Interview with Mikael Åkerfeldt

It's here: the 20th anniversary of Opeth's "Still Life," a quintessential progressive death metal masterpiece. We talked with Mikael Åkerfeldt at length and reflected on the sounds which would become...

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2 years

We're homeowners!

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Spectral Voice were extra spooky.

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3 years

"So I hear you make something called 'dungeon synth.' That's crazy! Tell me more about that."

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11 months

The layoffs at Bandcamp are felt throughout the music writing and journalism worlds. We at Invisible Oranges stand with all who are affected. This is truly a horrific day.

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Imagine caring what type of metal people listen to.

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3 years

Happy 30 years to the best Darkthrone album. They set a high bar for the then fledgling black metal genre with this one, especially "Kathaarian Life Code" and "In the Shadow of the Horns!"

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My four favorite death metal albums.

Dr. Death Metal

@TheUnshored

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My 4 favorite death metal albums

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4 years

we first started fostering Nicholas from @onetailatatime two years ago tonight. what an adventure it's been, from helping him recover from Parvo, to adventures in behavioral medication, to getting featured on @dog_rates (he is a 14/10 good boy). we love you, Nicky.

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2 years

Brandon Nurick was a good friend and a great guy. You might know him as @bobafettyywap on here or through his writing at Invisible Oranges. I will miss him, his wit, and his kindness.

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I love you forever, Nicholas.

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1 year

Lifelover jokes will never not be funny.

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2 years

What's the over/under on Kerry King's new band going in the Damageplan direction and recording one of the worst nu-metal albums to ever exist?

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stop complaining about black metal production. it's supposed to sound like that.

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Your "dissonant" black metal band sounds like dropping a bucket of nails down a flight of stairs.

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Heavy music opinion that would put you in this position?

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Awful lot of transphobia lately. Fuck off with that shit.

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Hey, so I interviewed Wlad Drakksteim. Yeah, the Vlad Tepes guy. Drink some poetry and read this.

Reclaiming Wlad Drakksteim's Lost Kingdom (Interview)

In an exceptionally rare interview, Vlad Tepes member Wlad Drakksteim reflects on his legacy after decades of silence.

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2 years

Thank you for understanding. It has been a hard day.

Invisible Oranges

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Please accept our apologies as we take a break from posting new content on our site until next week. We have experienced a loss among our staff and are taking the time to grieve.

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1 year

Next person who uses the term "free jazz" in a metal writeup has to listen to this in its entirety.

Ornette Coleman - Free Jazz (1961) (Full Album)

Alto Saxophone – Ornette ColemanBass – Charlie Haden, Scott LaFaroBass Clarinet – Eric DolphyDesign (Album Design) – Loring EutemyDrums – Billy Higgins, Ed B...

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Black metal dudes be unironically calling artists "Demonslayer ov the Northern Abyss" but insist on deadnaming trans folks. 🤔

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Eight years ago, I saw @lowtheband perform at the very tiny Evanston SPACE venue, where I had a perfect side stage view of Mimi. Not only did Low cover The Reverend Al Green's "Let Stay Together," but they also busted out a chilling rendition of their song "Laser Beam."

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I did this interview with @PWElverum :

an interview with Phil Elverum on The Microphones' first album in 17 years

”There is too much focus on the title of a thing,” Phil says about reviving his old moniker. ”Ideally, we can just make stuff without a title for it and without an identity for it.”

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My ex-girlfriend with whom I shared close to a decade is having emergency brain surgery later today. Asking for some compassion as I am very worried.

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1 year

Guess what

To Be Cruel, by Khanate

3 track album

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blowing my fucking mind right now. cannot wait for this.

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Wow, Pitchfork.

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"I don't like popular thing!" is a super cool personality. Be sure to let it envelop you entirely as it makes you incredibly interesting.

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Imagine being an adult and being mad about pretend time bullshit like black metal.

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2 years

RIP Justin Bartlett. VBERKVLT forever. Fuck cancer.

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this new Worm EP is fuckin' bonkers. like Evoken at their best but with incredible shred solos and spacey atmospheres.

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Replace "teenagers" with "any black metal musician" and the meme is just as funny.

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The best vocal performance on any black metal record. Simply ridiculous.

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Thoughts on the current state of art and things created by creative people. Selfie for algorithm boost.

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2 years

UNION STRONG

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1 year

After five months without one, I applied to adopt a dog today. Wish me luck.

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1 year

Obtained Enslavement: "What aesthetic should our magic-themed black metal band use for band pictures?" Døden (guitars): "I WANNA BE IN SPACE!"

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3 years

Stop calling "Timewave Zero" a cash grab. If any of you actually followed Paul's career outside BI, you'd know he's a rabid krautrock fan and has had multiple kraut/kosmiche projects over the years, including the still-active Hoverkraft.

Hoverkraft

Hoverkraft ist Kosmische Meditation.

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@ronofjosenthal

3 years

here it is.

Jon Rosenthal's Top Albums of 2021

Our co-Editor in Chief lists his 2021 favorites, including what should be a fairly obvious "Album of the Year" for those who pay attention.

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2 years

Can metal sites quit it with the clickbait campaign surrounding Trevor Strnad's death? Maybe just a little bit?

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While I am by no means a Dream Theater fan, hearing that Mike Portnoy has re-joined the band brings a great sense of balance to the universe.

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We ran into Trhä in the woods. Wild!

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1 year

Bandcamp unionizing is based as fuck.

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UPDATE

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You know the new Deicide album is going to be sick when they announce it with the Spongebob font.

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If your biggest concern is punks and "indie kids" invading metal, then you are a fucking idiot. Stop this.

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2 years

Thank you for being a real one, Trevor.

The Black Dahlia Murder - Funeral Thirst (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

Order at: http://www.indiemerch.com/metalbladerecords/band/the-black-dahlia-murderThe Black Dahlia Murder video "Funeral Thirst" from their album Unhallowed ...

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black metal band: *uses saxophone* metal reviewer: "[...]jazz[...]"

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black metal band: *uses acoustic guitar* metal reviewer: "[...]the band's use of folk instruments[...]"

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Rocko's Modern Life Is War

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legalize drum machines

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Though I've only seen it happen twice, I absolutely live for when black metal solo artists post on their band pages about looking for a romantic partner.

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What absolute ghouls. Fuck the supreme court.

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3 years

happy third birthday to my dog. 1 like = 1 chin scritch.

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2 years

Remembering the glory days of when the big Internet argument was whether Agalloch or Opeth was the best band.

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10 months

Me watching everyone whine about the Decibel list (again).

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2 years

Hey, I might not advertise my VERY LEFT-WING political beliefs on social media for personal reasons, but it still really sucks to see chuds in my follows. Go the fuck away.

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1 year

Here is another GoFundMe for someone who was injured at the Morbid Angel show. You know what to do.

Help Metal Mark (Apollo Theater Roof Collapse), organized by Paul Macaluso

Hello our good friend Mark was at the Morbid Angel show at the Apollo The… Paul Macaluso needs your support for Help Metal Mark (Apollo Theater Roof Collapse)

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Hearing some amazing stories of bravery and heroism at the Morbid Angel show last night. When we have each other, we have everything.

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