Daniel B
@costanzaforever.bsky.social
Connoisseur of metal, synthwave, and industrial music. Writer for DeadRhetoric.com and NoCleanSinging.com. 🤘🎸 LFC BVB ⚽️Avid follower of AEW and NJPW. Killing with kindness and love. ❤️ 🏳️🌈
It's been a busy year, and October had a veritable treasure trove of quality records, especially in the black metal department in a wide array of purviews. Dive in with me at NoCleanSinging.com.
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#metalsky
#blackmetal
#deathmetal
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#metalsky
#blackmetal
#deathmetal
OBSCURITIES - VOLUME XXII: A BUSY WINTER IS COMING - NO CLEAN SINGING
(Daniel Barkasi is back with us today, presenting a collection of reviews for a variety of recommended albums released in October 2025.) As winter approaches – it was 35 F this morning in Florida – an...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:06 AM
It's been a busy year, and October had a veritable treasure trove of quality records, especially in the black metal department in a wide array of purviews. Dive in with me at NoCleanSinging.com.
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/11/14/o...
#metalsky
#blackmetal
#deathmetal
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/11/14/o...
#metalsky
#blackmetal
#deathmetal
Incredibly complex and layered. Give this some time, as it requires an investment to really appreciate what they've done here.
FULL FORCE FRIDAY:🆕October 17th 2⃣🎧
AN ABSTRACT ILLUSION - The Sleeping City 🇸🇪💠
3rd album from Boden, Skåne, Swedish Atmospheric/Progressive Death Metal outfit💠
BC➡️anabstractillusion.bandcamp.com/album/the-sl...💠
#aai_swe #SleepingCity #Willowtip #AtmoProgDeath #FFFOct17 #KMäN
AN ABSTRACT ILLUSION - The Sleeping City 🇸🇪💠
3rd album from Boden, Skåne, Swedish Atmospheric/Progressive Death Metal outfit💠
BC➡️anabstractillusion.bandcamp.com/album/the-sl...💠
#aai_swe #SleepingCity #Willowtip #AtmoProgDeath #FFFOct17 #KMäN
October 17, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Incredibly complex and layered. Give this some time, as it requires an investment to really appreciate what they've done here.
Don't sleep on this one. Absolutely massive.
FULL FORCE FRIDAY:🆕October 17th 5⃣1⃣🎧
TOMBS - Feral Darkness 🇺🇸💠
6th album from Brooklyn, NYC, U.S Black/Post-Metal outfit💠
BC➡️tombscult.bandcamp.com/album/feral-...💠
#Tombs #FeralDarkness #BlackPostMetal #RedefiningDark #FFFOct17 #KMäN
TOMBS - Feral Darkness 🇺🇸💠
6th album from Brooklyn, NYC, U.S Black/Post-Metal outfit💠
BC➡️tombscult.bandcamp.com/album/feral-...💠
#Tombs #FeralDarkness #BlackPostMetal #RedefiningDark #FFFOct17 #KMäN
October 17, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Don't sleep on this one. Absolutely massive.
This is immense, well-written progressive death metal. Absolutely stunning. They deserve as many ears as possible.
#metalsky
#metalsky
FULL FORCE FRIDAY:🆕August 1st 2⃣4⃣🎧
CENTURIES OF DECAY - A Monument to Oblivion 🇨🇦💠
2nd album (8 years on) from Toronto, Ontario, Canadian Progressive Death Metal outfit💠
BC➡️centuriesofdecay.bandcamp.com/album/a-monu...💠
#CenturiesofDecay #AMonument #ProgressiveDeath #FFFAug1 #KMäN
CENTURIES OF DECAY - A Monument to Oblivion 🇨🇦💠
2nd album (8 years on) from Toronto, Ontario, Canadian Progressive Death Metal outfit💠
BC➡️centuriesofdecay.bandcamp.com/album/a-monu...💠
#CenturiesofDecay #AMonument #ProgressiveDeath #FFFAug1 #KMäN
August 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
This is immense, well-written progressive death metal. Absolutely stunning. They deserve as many ears as possible.
#metalsky
#metalsky
My latest column at NoCleanSinging.com for records you may have missed from June. Lots of varieties of black metal, ripping death metal, and a monolithic piece of doom.
What albums did you dig most from June?
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/07/14/o...
#metalsky
#blackmetal
#deathmetal
#doommetal
What albums did you dig most from June?
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/07/14/o...
#metalsky
#blackmetal
#deathmetal
#doommetal
OBSCURITIES - VOLUME XVIII: THE HALFWAY POINT - NO CLEAN SINGING
(Below you will find Daniel Barkasi’s monthly collection of NCS album reviews, this time recommending six records released in June 2025.) It’s the middle of the year, and boy are my… everything tired. Time always seems to move fast, because it does. We don’t need reminders of the all too limited amount of it, but [...]
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July 15, 2025 at 11:54 PM
My latest column at NoCleanSinging.com for records you may have missed from June. Lots of varieties of black metal, ripping death metal, and a monolithic piece of doom.
What albums did you dig most from June?
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/07/14/o...
#metalsky
#blackmetal
#deathmetal
#doommetal
What albums did you dig most from June?
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/07/14/o...
#metalsky
#blackmetal
#deathmetal
#doommetal
My latest column at No Clean Singing is up for my top April releases that you may not have come across...until now!
@kmanriffs.bsky.social has probably listened to them all while slurping tea through a double coat Tim Tam - just as nature intended.
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/05/20/o...
#metalsky
@kmanriffs.bsky.social has probably listened to them all while slurping tea through a double coat Tim Tam - just as nature intended.
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/05/20/o...
#metalsky
OBSCURITIES - VOLUME XVI: SEASON OF PARKS AND FESTIVALS - NO CLEAN SINGING
(Here we have another monthly column of Daniel Barkasi‘s vivid reviews, this time focusing on six highly recommended albums released in April 2025.) Sometimes, you need to savor the weird pastimes that make life grand. One of those things for me that I haven’t touched upon much in this space is theme parks. Ah, I [...]
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May 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
My latest column at No Clean Singing is up for my top April releases that you may not have come across...until now!
@kmanriffs.bsky.social has probably listened to them all while slurping tea through a double coat Tim Tam - just as nature intended.
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/05/20/o...
#metalsky
@kmanriffs.bsky.social has probably listened to them all while slurping tea through a double coat Tim Tam - just as nature intended.
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/05/20/o...
#metalsky
Excellent show tonight by The Birthday Massacre and @essenger.bsky.social. Essenger is absolutely one of the best musicians out there, and a nice human. Hope your cat keeps healing up!
April 22, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Excellent show tonight by The Birthday Massacre and @essenger.bsky.social. Essenger is absolutely one of the best musicians out there, and a nice human. Hope your cat keeps healing up!
If memorable death metal sounds appealing, you can't afford to miss @sepulchralcurse.bsky.social's latest. Bringing in a bit more doom elements, Crimson Moon Evocations packs a mighty punch!
Check out my full thoughts at DeadRhetoric.com!
deadrhetoric.com/reviews/sepu...
#metalsky
Check out my full thoughts at DeadRhetoric.com!
deadrhetoric.com/reviews/sepu...
#metalsky
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April 13, 2025 at 1:18 AM
If memorable death metal sounds appealing, you can't afford to miss @sepulchralcurse.bsky.social's latest. Bringing in a bit more doom elements, Crimson Moon Evocations packs a mighty punch!
Check out my full thoughts at DeadRhetoric.com!
deadrhetoric.com/reviews/sepu...
#metalsky
Check out my full thoughts at DeadRhetoric.com!
deadrhetoric.com/reviews/sepu...
#metalsky
Tómarúm is undeniably one of the top progressive black metal acts out there, and they've dropped a nuanced, gargantuan new record that needs to be heard.
Check my thoughts at NoCleanSinging.com!
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/04/02/t...
Out now via @prostheticrecords.bsky.social.
#metalsky
Check my thoughts at NoCleanSinging.com!
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/04/02/t...
Out now via @prostheticrecords.bsky.social.
#metalsky
TÓMARÚM: "BEYOND OBSIDIAN EUPHORIA" - NO CLEAN SINGING
(We present Daniel Barkasi‘s review of a new album by Tómarúm, which will be released on April 4th via Prosthetic Records.) When it comes to the more progressive side of music, no matter the amalgamat...
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April 6, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Tómarúm is undeniably one of the top progressive black metal acts out there, and they've dropped a nuanced, gargantuan new record that needs to be heard.
Check my thoughts at NoCleanSinging.com!
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/04/02/t...
Out now via @prostheticrecords.bsky.social.
#metalsky
Check my thoughts at NoCleanSinging.com!
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/04/02/t...
Out now via @prostheticrecords.bsky.social.
#metalsky
My review of the Swallow the Sun/Harakiri for the Sky/Ghost Bath/Snakes of Russia tour is live on No Clean Singing, with 📸 by my lovely wife @turnoffthethunder.bsky.social.
An incredible tour that we're glad to take in. Check it out!
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/03/21/s...
#metalsky
An incredible tour that we're glad to take in. Check it out!
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/03/21/s...
#metalsky
SHOW REVIEW: SWALLOW THE SUN, HARAKIRI FOR THE SKY, GHOST BATH, SNAKES OF RUSSIA - FEB. 28, 2025, ORLANDO FL - NO CLEAN SINGING
(Daniel Barkasi provided us the following wonderful report on the February 28 Orlando stop of Swallow the Sun‘s recently completed U.S. tour with Harakiri for the Sky, Ghost Bath, and Snakes of Russia...
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March 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
My review of the Swallow the Sun/Harakiri for the Sky/Ghost Bath/Snakes of Russia tour is live on No Clean Singing, with 📸 by my lovely wife @turnoffthethunder.bsky.social.
An incredible tour that we're glad to take in. Check it out!
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/03/21/s...
#metalsky
An incredible tour that we're glad to take in. Check it out!
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/03/21/s...
#metalsky
My latest column is live at No Clean Singing!
Check out six releases from February, including a plethora of black metal, along with a dose of doom and death. More crunch than @kmanriffs.bsky.social smashing a family size bag of Chicken Twisties!
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/03/18/o...
#metalsky
Check out six releases from February, including a plethora of black metal, along with a dose of doom and death. More crunch than @kmanriffs.bsky.social smashing a family size bag of Chicken Twisties!
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/03/18/o...
#metalsky
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March 19, 2025 at 12:57 AM
My latest column is live at No Clean Singing!
Check out six releases from February, including a plethora of black metal, along with a dose of doom and death. More crunch than @kmanriffs.bsky.social smashing a family size bag of Chicken Twisties!
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/03/18/o...
#metalsky
Check out six releases from February, including a plethora of black metal, along with a dose of doom and death. More crunch than @kmanriffs.bsky.social smashing a family size bag of Chicken Twisties!
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/03/18/o...
#metalsky
For melodic death lovers who have an open mind, Serenity in Murder is a must listen. Timeless Reverie is the latest in a string of phenomenal releases from a band that deserves way more ears. Check my thoughts via DeadRhetoric.com:
deadrhetoric.com/reviews/sere...
#metalsky
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#metalsky
March 6, 2025 at 1:05 AM
For melodic death lovers who have an open mind, Serenity in Murder is a must listen. Timeless Reverie is the latest in a string of phenomenal releases from a band that deserves way more ears. Check my thoughts via DeadRhetoric.com:
deadrhetoric.com/reviews/sere...
#metalsky
deadrhetoric.com/reviews/sere...
#metalsky
My 🧠 is mush lately and I forgot to share this, but better late than never - my column of January releases at @nocleansinging.bsky.social. Lots of cool stuff to dive into. Enough for @kmanriffs.bsky.social to smash an entire case of Violet Crumble.
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/02/18/o...
#metalsky
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#metalsky
OBSCURITIES - VOLUME XIII: CHAOS AND FINDING THE LIGHT - NO CLEAN SINGING
(Daniel Barkasi is back, with another monthly selection of new albums and reviews, this time focusing on what January provided.) It’s been a bit! My last musings at NCS was my overly indulgent 25 For ...
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March 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
My 🧠 is mush lately and I forgot to share this, but better late than never - my column of January releases at @nocleansinging.bsky.social. Lots of cool stuff to dive into. Enough for @kmanriffs.bsky.social to smash an entire case of Violet Crumble.
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/02/18/o...
#metalsky
www.nocleansinging.com/2025/02/18/o...
#metalsky
I'm hooked on this album, pun definitely intended. Am I allowed to listen to this in this wasteland? Fuck it, I am, and I'm enjoying the hell out of it.
FULL FORCE FRIDAY:🆕February 7th 2⃣1⃣🎧
MORAST - Fentanyl 🇩🇪💠
3rd album (6 years on) from Düsseldorf, NRW, German Blackened Doom/Death Metal outfit 💠
BC➡️morast-vanrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fentanyl💠
#Morast #Fentanyl #VanRecords #BlackenedDoomDeath #FFFFeb7 #KMäN
MORAST - Fentanyl 🇩🇪💠
3rd album (6 years on) from Düsseldorf, NRW, German Blackened Doom/Death Metal outfit 💠
BC➡️morast-vanrecords.bandcamp.com/album/fentanyl💠
#Morast #Fentanyl #VanRecords #BlackenedDoomDeath #FFFFeb7 #KMäN
February 14, 2025 at 3:50 AM
I'm hooked on this album, pun definitely intended. Am I allowed to listen to this in this wasteland? Fuck it, I am, and I'm enjoying the hell out of it.
I can't say enough about how much I adore this little girl. For those unfamiliar, this is Mabel. Named after the Gravity Falls character that the great @alexhirsh.bsky.social created, she's energetic and just the best kitten. Rescued with her littermates from behind a Wendy’s, she's come so far. ❤️
February 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
I can't say enough about how much I adore this little girl. For those unfamiliar, this is Mabel. Named after the Gravity Falls character that the great @alexhirsh.bsky.social created, she's energetic and just the best kitten. Rescued with her littermates from behind a Wendy’s, she's come so far. ❤️
Reposted by Daniel B
We saw a nazi salute.
I saw a nazi salute.
You saw a nazi salute.
They are who they show themselves to be.
I saw a nazi salute.
You saw a nazi salute.
They are who they show themselves to be.
January 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
We saw a nazi salute.
I saw a nazi salute.
You saw a nazi salute.
They are who they show themselves to be.
I saw a nazi salute.
You saw a nazi salute.
They are who they show themselves to be.
A fine start to the year for doom lovers. Lots of layers and emotional heft.
FULL FORCE FRIDAY:🆕January 10th 1⃣9⃣🎧
VEIL OF CONSPIRACY - Shapes of Grief 🇮🇹💠
3rd album from Rome, Italian Progressive/Doom Metal outfit 💠
BC➡️veilofconspiracy.bandcamp.com/album/shape-... 💠
#VeilofConspiracy #ShapesofGrief #ProgressiveDoomMetal #FFFJan10 #KMäN
VEIL OF CONSPIRACY - Shapes of Grief 🇮🇹💠
3rd album from Rome, Italian Progressive/Doom Metal outfit 💠
BC➡️veilofconspiracy.bandcamp.com/album/shape-... 💠
#VeilofConspiracy #ShapesofGrief #ProgressiveDoomMetal #FFFJan10 #KMäN
January 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A fine start to the year for doom lovers. Lots of layers and emotional heft.
The Hurt Syndicate is excellent. Intimidating and hard to stop. Love these guys.
#AEWDynamite
#Wrestlesky
#AEWDynamite
#Wrestlesky
January 9, 2025 at 1:26 AM
The Hurt Syndicate is excellent. Intimidating and hard to stop. Love these guys.
#AEWDynamite
#Wrestlesky
#AEWDynamite
#Wrestlesky
January 9, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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My first feature for the EoY 2024 madness is my top 25 albums live at NoCleanSinging.com.
I excruciatingly break down each release, and hopefully you'll discover something that you hadn't come across! It's been a fine year for heavy music.
www.nocleansinging.com/2024/12/27/l...
#metalsky
I excruciatingly break down each release, and hopefully you'll discover something that you hadn't come across! It's been a fine year for heavy music.
www.nocleansinging.com/2024/12/27/l...
#metalsky
LISTMANIA 2024: "25 FOR 24!" BY DANIEL BARKASI - NO CLEAN SINGING
(We present NCS writer Daniel Barkasi‘s year-end list of his favorite albums released in 2024 — a ranked list of 25.) We’re at the end of another romp around the calendar. Yes, we survived! If not, how would you be reading this slop? Mind melding, perhaps? I probably didn’t listen to enough math/prog for Mr. [...]
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December 28, 2024 at 9:50 PM
My first feature for the EoY 2024 madness is my top 25 albums live at NoCleanSinging.com.
I excruciatingly break down each release, and hopefully you'll discover something that you hadn't come across! It's been a fine year for heavy music.
www.nocleansinging.com/2024/12/27/l...
#metalsky
I excruciatingly break down each release, and hopefully you'll discover something that you hadn't come across! It's been a fine year for heavy music.
www.nocleansinging.com/2024/12/27/l...
#metalsky
Doing the Monorail resort tour at Disney World. Love seeing all of the decorations! Pictures later. 😀
December 22, 2024 at 12:07 AM
Doing the Monorail resort tour at Disney World. Love seeing all of the decorations! Pictures later. 😀
Working away on my year end articles for NoCleanSinging.com and DeadRhetoric.com. Both will be very different, and hopefully everyone enjoys them and finds something you hadn't heard. Or at least have a laugh at my expense. 😄
#metalsky
#metalsky
December 21, 2024 at 6:33 PM
Working away on my year end articles for NoCleanSinging.com and DeadRhetoric.com. Both will be very different, and hopefully everyone enjoys them and finds something you hadn't heard. Or at least have a laugh at my expense. 😄
#metalsky
#metalsky
This is a suffocating raging leviathan of disso-death. Been anticipating this one, and it delivers.
#metalsky
#metalsky
DETH DEKK DOMINIONS:🎧🆕🎧2⃣0⃣2⃣4⃣
CHOIR - Smithe Thee Smoldering Providence 🇸🇬💢
2nd album from Singaporean Black/Death/Doom Metal outfit 💢
BC➡️totaldissonanceworship.bandcamp.com/album/smithe... 💢
#Choir #SmitheTheeSmoldering #TDW #BlackDeathDoom #DDDDec17 #MetalSky #DethDekk #KMäN
CHOIR - Smithe Thee Smoldering Providence 🇸🇬💢
2nd album from Singaporean Black/Death/Doom Metal outfit 💢
BC➡️totaldissonanceworship.bandcamp.com/album/smithe... 💢
#Choir #SmitheTheeSmoldering #TDW #BlackDeathDoom #DDDDec17 #MetalSky #DethDekk #KMäN
December 17, 2024 at 8:47 PM
This is a suffocating raging leviathan of disso-death. Been anticipating this one, and it delivers.
#metalsky
#metalsky
This album has been near impossible to stop listening to. Virulent, violent black metal.
FULL FORCE FRIDAY:🆕December 6th ENCORE!🎧
TEMPESTARII - A Constellation of Dead Stars 🇺🇸 💢
3rd album from Boise, Idaho, U.S Black Metal outfit 💢
BC➡️vendetta-records.bandcamp.com/album/a-cons... 💢
#Tempestarii #AConstellationofDeadStars #BlackMetal #VendettaRecords #MetalSky #FFFDec6 #KMäN
TEMPESTARII - A Constellation of Dead Stars 🇺🇸 💢
3rd album from Boise, Idaho, U.S Black Metal outfit 💢
BC➡️vendetta-records.bandcamp.com/album/a-cons... 💢
#Tempestarii #AConstellationofDeadStars #BlackMetal #VendettaRecords #MetalSky #FFFDec6 #KMäN
December 17, 2024 at 4:30 PM
This album has been near impossible to stop listening to. Virulent, violent black metal.