colon dumpsey
@dempseyc.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief @ Invisible oranges
Writer @Treblezine, The Needle Drop News Consequence, and apparently Yahoo
fragrance of a pungent scum
Writer @Treblezine, The Needle Drop News Consequence, and apparently Yahoo
fragrance of a pungent scum
feels boring to talk about how good A Blaze in the Northern Sky is but it is perfect
January 1, 2026 at 9:40 PM
feels boring to talk about how good A Blaze in the Northern Sky is but it is perfect
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Listened to the old demo. Yeah it's still good as fuck www.youtube.com/watch?v=m21s...
Demon Sluice - Demo MMXXIV (Full demo, 2024) | Black metal, death metal
YouTube video by Antifascist Black Metal Network
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January 1, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Listened to the old demo. Yeah it's still good as fuck www.youtube.com/watch?v=m21s...
dimmu borgir time
December 31, 2025 at 3:10 PM
dimmu borgir time
i challenge anyone to name a single website worse than Goodreads
December 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
i challenge anyone to name a single website worse than Goodreads
sharing this again to celebrate the anniversary of me having the dumbest idea for a piece and going through 3 months of hell for it
www.invisibleoranges.com/meshuggah-wo...
www.invisibleoranges.com/meshuggah-wo...
I Worked Out to Meshuggah for 90 Days and Here's What Happened
Driven by a singular madness, writer Colin Dempsey talked to other metal/meat-heads and tried a workout regime entirely driven by Meshuggah. Is Meshuggah the solution to your workout woes?
www.invisibleoranges.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
sharing this again to celebrate the anniversary of me having the dumbest idea for a piece and going through 3 months of hell for it
www.invisibleoranges.com/meshuggah-wo...
www.invisibleoranges.com/meshuggah-wo...
16 horsepower time
December 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
16 horsepower time
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91. british lads hit each other with a chair
September 24, 2024 at 3:57 PM
91. british lads hit each other with a chair
moby dick time (again)
December 23, 2025 at 1:54 AM
moby dick time (again)
a few days ago, i posted my top 10 albums of 2025. talk about foreplay! here’s the rest of the best (along with @pyramidmaster.bsky.social ‘s fave metal records of the year)
consequence.net/2025/12/mini...
consequence.net/2025/12/mini...
Mining Metal: The Best Underground Metal Albums of 2025
A rundown of the best underground metal albums of 2025, as picked by Heavy Consequence's Langdon Hickman and Colin Dempsey.
consequence.net
December 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
a few days ago, i posted my top 10 albums of 2025. talk about foreplay! here’s the rest of the best (along with @pyramidmaster.bsky.social ‘s fave metal records of the year)
consequence.net/2025/12/mini...
consequence.net/2025/12/mini...
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nice argument. unfortunately for you i have already portrayed you as the passed out and drooling sleeptime bear and me as the alert, confident and powerful throat cooler koala
December 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
nice argument. unfortunately for you i have already portrayed you as the passed out and drooling sleeptime bear and me as the alert, confident and powerful throat cooler koala
deafheaven’s and agriculture’s placement in non-metal year end lists tells me that most people** who listened to them don’t like metal very much
**=people who don’t follow metal
**=people who don’t follow metal
December 19, 2025 at 10:37 PM
deafheaven’s and agriculture’s placement in non-metal year end lists tells me that most people** who listened to them don’t like metal very much
**=people who don’t follow metal
**=people who don’t follow metal
how did i miss Veytik this year? what a sick record. castle metal where the castle is made from spikes
(also, a different colin did this convo. it ain’t me)
(also, a different colin did this convo. it ain’t me)
Colin gets his dream conversation in this great interview with the minds behind Morke, Veytik, and Weald + Woe.
The Nine Circles Audio Thing: Morke, Veytik, and Weald + Woe on “castle metal”, albums of the year, and much more!
A micro-genre/movement/what have you that I've been doing my hardest to champion this year at Nine Circles is "castle metal"; melodic black metal rooted in the sound and aesthetic of Obsequiae while incorporating a multitude of other influences. There is an ever-growing roster of bands that have taken up the banner in similar yet distinct ways, and three released full-length albums this year: …
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December 18, 2025 at 2:51 AM
how did i miss Veytik this year? what a sick record. castle metal where the castle is made from spikes
(also, a different colin did this convo. it ain’t me)
(also, a different colin did this convo. it ain’t me)
posted my year end list** on Invisible Oranges! we’ve run EOY lists for the past week and a half, amassing a grab bag of weird ahh metal. so don’t just check out my list, ponder the other orbs
www.invisibleoranges.com/colin-dempse...
www.invisibleoranges.com/colin-dempse...
Colin Dempsey's Top Albums of 2025
The Invisible Oranges Editor-in-Chief wraps up our year-end lists.
www.invisibleoranges.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM
posted my year end list** on Invisible Oranges! we’ve run EOY lists for the past week and a half, amassing a grab bag of weird ahh metal. so don’t just check out my list, ponder the other orbs
www.invisibleoranges.com/colin-dempse...
www.invisibleoranges.com/colin-dempse...
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I'm still thinking about the absolutely wild intro to this LeBron fancam I found last night
October 31, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I'm still thinking about the absolutely wild intro to this LeBron fancam I found last night
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Releasing Spectrum on January 3 was particularly fun because I got to ride the album for an entire calendar year!
Shout out to @dempseyc.bsky.social & huge thanks for doing this insanely thoughtful interview / article! It was a true highlight of 2025 for me
www.invisibleoranges.com/am-i-in-trou...
Shout out to @dempseyc.bsky.social & huge thanks for doing this insanely thoughtful interview / article! It was a true highlight of 2025 for me
www.invisibleoranges.com/am-i-in-trou...
Am I In Trouble? Spans the "Spectrum" of Avant-Garde Black Metal and Much More (Interview / Review)
Am I In Trouble? combine avant-garde black metal, racing video games and JRPGs into one of 2025's most radiant albums. We spoke to sole member Steve Wiener about how that all makes sense.
www.invisibleoranges.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Releasing Spectrum on January 3 was particularly fun because I got to ride the album for an entire calendar year!
Shout out to @dempseyc.bsky.social & huge thanks for doing this insanely thoughtful interview / article! It was a true highlight of 2025 for me
www.invisibleoranges.com/am-i-in-trou...
Shout out to @dempseyc.bsky.social & huge thanks for doing this insanely thoughtful interview / article! It was a true highlight of 2025 for me
www.invisibleoranges.com/am-i-in-trou...
cum metal is set to return soon, read my review at @treblezine.bsky.social about its last major release
December 7, 2025 at 3:35 PM
cum metal is set to return soon, read my review at @treblezine.bsky.social about its last major release
@slneechski.bsky.social wrote this piece for invisible oranges a while back and it’s one of the best things we ran (in my opinion).
Here's my pick for the best rock doc, from my longform piece on "St. Anger." www.invisibleoranges.com/st-anger-20-...
November 30, 2025 at 7:21 PM
@slneechski.bsky.social wrote this piece for invisible oranges a while back and it’s one of the best things we ran (in my opinion).
took a trip to detroit last month (actually just outside it) to see some good ass dungeon synth. i wrote about my time there, as did fest organizer @weregnomerecords.bsky.social
www.invisibleoranges.com/the-magic-th...
www.invisibleoranges.com/the-magic-th...
The Magic That Binds Us: Great Lakes Dungeon Siege 2025
Nick Gnome and Colin Dempsey attended Great Lakes Dungeon Siege last month, and each wrote of their experience.
www.invisibleoranges.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
took a trip to detroit last month (actually just outside it) to see some good ass dungeon synth. i wrote about my time there, as did fest organizer @weregnomerecords.bsky.social
www.invisibleoranges.com/the-magic-th...
www.invisibleoranges.com/the-magic-th...
fka twigs just released her second album this year? whatever, @avantdumb.bsky.social put out three, all with different bands, and he spoke to me about them all:
www.invisibleoranges.com/doug-never-s...
www.invisibleoranges.com/doug-never-s...
Doug Never Sleeps (Interview)
Doug Moore discusses his impressive trio of albums from this year and the injury that nearly stopped him from playing guitar.
www.invisibleoranges.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
fka twigs just released her second album this year? whatever, @avantdumb.bsky.social put out three, all with different bands, and he spoke to me about them all:
www.invisibleoranges.com/doug-never-s...
www.invisibleoranges.com/doug-never-s...
new lamp of murmuur has me thinking th at bands could learn more by correcting dimmu borgir’s missteps
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
new lamp of murmuur has me thinking th at bands could learn more by correcting dimmu borgir’s missteps
mountain goats time
November 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
mountain goats time
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This reads like a blurb on The Onion but it's real.
November 8, 2025 at 10:13 PM
This reads like a blurb on The Onion but it's real.