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The Cysquatch
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Prog rock/metal nerd, music teacher, classical guitarist, amateur music historian. Music reviews, news, memes, and more.

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The Cysquatch @thecysquatch.bsky.social · Sep 15
I learned to sew this year so after a decade of procrastinating I am finally starting my first battle vest
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Decided Voivod didn’t need to be alone on the left side anymore. This Savatage piece crosses two seams and because of that it took a lot of time and literal blood to attach
January 22, 2026 at 10:20 AM
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ON THIS DAY IN THE HISTORY OF PROGRESSIVE MUSIC:
January 22nd 2016, Norwegian progressive metal band Borknagar released their tenth album, “Winter Thrice”.
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January 22, 2026 at 10:18 AM
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Holy fuck this band couldn’t miss if they tried
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3111 by Exodus on Apple Music
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January 22, 2026 at 12:08 AM
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ON THIS DAY IN THE HISTORY OF PROGRESSIVE MUSIC:
January 21st 1977, British progressive rock band Pink Floyd released their tenth album, “Animals”.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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ON THIS DAY IN THE HISTORY OF PROGRESSIVE MUSIC:
January 20th 2023, Swedish heavy metal act Katatonia released their twelfth studio album, “Sky Void of Stars”.
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January 20, 2026 at 9:49 AM
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ON THIS DAY IN THE HISTORY OF PROGRESSIVE MUSIC:
January 19th 1979, Frank Zappa’s album “Sleep Dirt” was released without his approval.
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January 19, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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Finished up the right side of the back with this groovy little coffin-shaped Fallujah piece today. Feeling really good about this project lately
January 19, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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ON THIS DAY IN THE HISTORY OF PROGRESSIVE MUSIC:
January 18th 1974, keyboardist Rick Wakeman recorded his second solo album, “Journey to the Centre of the Earth”.
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January 18, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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ALBUM REVIEW:
Kreator - Krushers of the World (2026)
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January 18, 2026 at 1:38 AM
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Sunrise, wrong side of another day,
Sky high and six thousand miles away,
Don't know how long I've been awake,
Wound up in an amazing state,
Can't get enough,
And you know it's righteous stuff,
Goes up like prices at Christmas…
January 18, 2026 at 12:21 AM
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Two orders finally came in yesterday, and now I have the layouts finalized so I can just rip through all the sewing ASAP without waiting on this for measurements anymore
January 17, 2026 at 12:08 PM
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ON THIS DAY IN THE HISTORY OF PROGRESSIVE MUSIC:
January 17th 2008, progressive death metal act Cynic announced plans to record their second studio album.
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January 17, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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NOW PLAYING:
Exxûl - Sealed Into None (2026)
Canadian epic doom/power metal
FFO: Cirith Ungol, Candlemass, Zeicrydus, Crypt Sermon, Manowar
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Sealed Into None by Exxûl on Apple Music
Album · 2026 · 5 Songs
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January 17, 2026 at 2:50 AM
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German thrash is just too good.
New Kreator kicks ass
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Krushers Of The World by Kreator on Apple Music
Album · 2026 · 10 Songs
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January 16, 2026 at 11:44 AM
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ON THIS DAY IN THE HISTORY OF PROGRESSIVE MUSIC:
January 16th 1974, founding Mastodon guitarist and vocalist Brent Hinds was born.
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January 16, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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Ranking Every Soen Album:
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January 15, 2026 at 11:58 PM
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Reviewing Every Soen Album Before Their New One Drops Tomorrow, Part 6:
Memorial (2023)
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January 15, 2026 at 11:57 PM
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Reviewing Every Soen Album Before Their New One Drops Tomorrow, Part 5:
Imperial (2021)
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January 15, 2026 at 11:56 PM
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Reviewing Every Soen Album Before Their New One Drops Tomorrow, Part 4:
Lotus (2019)
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January 15, 2026 at 11:55 PM
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Reviewing Every Soen Album Before Their New One Drops Tomorrow, Part 3:
Lykaia (2017)
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January 15, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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Reviewing Every Soen Album Before Their New One Drops Tomorrow, Part 2:
Tellurian (2014)
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January 15, 2026 at 11:53 PM
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Reviewing Every Soen Album Before Their New One Drops Tomorrow, Part 1:
Cognitive (2012)
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January 15, 2026 at 11:52 PM
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Work got cancelled today so I used my bounty of free time to put some Canadian thrash on the vest 🤘
January 15, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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NOW PLAYING:
Elbereth’s Grace - Where Silence Speaks (2026)
Swiss symphonic metal
FFO: Delain, Blackbriar, Epica, Nightwish, Eluveitie
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Where Silence Speaks by Elbereth's Grace on Apple Music
Album · 2026 · 13 Songs
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January 15, 2026 at 11:05 AM
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ON THIS DAY IN THE HISTORY OF PROGRESSIVE MUSIC:
January 15th 1941, American avant-garde musician Captain Beefheart was born.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:42 AM