Lloyd James
@emplloyd.bsky.social
Dad of two
Reformed research chemist
Heavy metal enthusiast, esp. extreme prog.
Occasional reviews at mostly-metal.net
Amateur runner
Rural NSW, Australia
Reformed research chemist
Heavy metal enthusiast, esp. extreme prog.
Occasional reviews at mostly-metal.net
Amateur runner
Rural NSW, Australia
Nov 17
Aquilus - Griseus (2011)
Absolutely MASSIVE (in scope & production, but a bit in run time too!) orchestral black metal. As much a piece of classical music as it is a metal one, it takes a while to unpack, but is easy to lose yourself in.
#AusMusicMonth
Aquilus - Griseus (2011)
Absolutely MASSIVE (in scope & production, but a bit in run time too!) orchestral black metal. As much a piece of classical music as it is a metal one, it takes a while to unpack, but is easy to lose yourself in.
#AusMusicMonth
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Nov 17
Aquilus - Griseus (2011)
Absolutely MASSIVE (in scope & production, but a bit in run time too!) orchestral black metal. As much a piece of classical music as it is a metal one, it takes a while to unpack, but is easy to lose yourself in.
#AusMusicMonth
Aquilus - Griseus (2011)
Absolutely MASSIVE (in scope & production, but a bit in run time too!) orchestral black metal. As much a piece of classical music as it is a metal one, it takes a while to unpack, but is easy to lose yourself in.
#AusMusicMonth
Reposted by Lloyd James
Mon 17th Nov 2025
Hope Drone (Brisbane)
hopedrone.bandcamp.com/music
#Atmospheric #PostBlack #Metal #AusMetal #OzMetal #AusMusic
Hope Drone (Brisbane)
hopedrone.bandcamp.com/music
#Atmospheric #PostBlack #Metal #AusMetal #OzMetal #AusMusic
November 17, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Mon 17th Nov 2025
Hope Drone (Brisbane)
hopedrone.bandcamp.com/music
#Atmospheric #PostBlack #Metal #AusMetal #OzMetal #AusMusic
Hope Drone (Brisbane)
hopedrone.bandcamp.com/music
#Atmospheric #PostBlack #Metal #AusMetal #OzMetal #AusMusic
Nov 16
Altars - Ascetic Reflection (2022)
Tried this before and didn’t get it, but I’ve started appreciating more dissodeath so I gave it another go and really enjoyed it. There’s variation in tempo and riffing to keep it engaging and it has a magnetic quality that draws me back
#AusMusicMonth
Altars - Ascetic Reflection (2022)
Tried this before and didn’t get it, but I’ve started appreciating more dissodeath so I gave it another go and really enjoyed it. There’s variation in tempo and riffing to keep it engaging and it has a magnetic quality that draws me back
#AusMusicMonth
November 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Nov 16
Altars - Ascetic Reflection (2022)
Tried this before and didn’t get it, but I’ve started appreciating more dissodeath so I gave it another go and really enjoyed it. There’s variation in tempo and riffing to keep it engaging and it has a magnetic quality that draws me back
#AusMusicMonth
Altars - Ascetic Reflection (2022)
Tried this before and didn’t get it, but I’ve started appreciating more dissodeath so I gave it another go and really enjoyed it. There’s variation in tempo and riffing to keep it engaging and it has a magnetic quality that draws me back
#AusMusicMonth
Thanks so much Katha 😊
November 17, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Thanks so much Katha 😊
I can hardly believe it either - I haven’t seen any and he’s from my country! The couple supporting shows he’s done haven’t worked out for various reasons, planning on rectifying that in a few weeks though
November 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
I can hardly believe it either - I haven’t seen any and he’s from my country! The couple supporting shows he’s done haven’t worked out for various reasons, planning on rectifying that in a few weeks though
Nov 15
Toehider - I LIKE IT! (2020)
A favourite album from a favourite artist, this is as diverse as it is enjoyable. Speed metal, funk, prog rock epic, power metal, synthwave, prog metal and various blends feature across the songs, but a tongue-in-cheek thread runs through them.
#AusMusicMonth
Toehider - I LIKE IT! (2020)
A favourite album from a favourite artist, this is as diverse as it is enjoyable. Speed metal, funk, prog rock epic, power metal, synthwave, prog metal and various blends feature across the songs, but a tongue-in-cheek thread runs through them.
#AusMusicMonth
November 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Nov 15
Toehider - I LIKE IT! (2020)
A favourite album from a favourite artist, this is as diverse as it is enjoyable. Speed metal, funk, prog rock epic, power metal, synthwave, prog metal and various blends feature across the songs, but a tongue-in-cheek thread runs through them.
#AusMusicMonth
Toehider - I LIKE IT! (2020)
A favourite album from a favourite artist, this is as diverse as it is enjoyable. Speed metal, funk, prog rock epic, power metal, synthwave, prog metal and various blends feature across the songs, but a tongue-in-cheek thread runs through them.
#AusMusicMonth
Reposted by Lloyd James
STYLE:
Metalcore
SCORE:
1️⃣6️⃣/2️⃣0️⃣
🔸Northlane
🔸Node:Reloaded
🔹Metalcore
🔺TopPicksAOTY2025
🔻TP6️⃣0️⃣7️⃣
🇦🇺
youtu.be/Bh9fROw9DE8?...
Metalcore
SCORE:
1️⃣6️⃣/2️⃣0️⃣
🔸Northlane
🔸Node:Reloaded
🔹Metalcore
🔺TopPicksAOTY2025
🔻TP6️⃣0️⃣7️⃣
🇦🇺
youtu.be/Bh9fROw9DE8?...
November 16, 2025 at 8:32 AM
STYLE:
Metalcore
SCORE:
1️⃣6️⃣/2️⃣0️⃣
🔸Northlane
🔸Node:Reloaded
🔹Metalcore
🔺TopPicksAOTY2025
🔻TP6️⃣0️⃣7️⃣
🇦🇺
youtu.be/Bh9fROw9DE8?...
Metalcore
SCORE:
1️⃣6️⃣/2️⃣0️⃣
🔸Northlane
🔸Node:Reloaded
🔹Metalcore
🔺TopPicksAOTY2025
🔻TP6️⃣0️⃣7️⃣
🇦🇺
youtu.be/Bh9fROw9DE8?...
Nov 14
Anubis - The Unforgivable (2024)
Fantastic prog rock. An album to get swept up in, where the tracks flow effortlessly into one another across 47 mins.
Concept album ✅
Outstanding vocals (multiple vocalists) ✅✅
Earworm melodies ✅✅✅
#AusMusicMonth
Anubis - The Unforgivable (2024)
Fantastic prog rock. An album to get swept up in, where the tracks flow effortlessly into one another across 47 mins.
Concept album ✅
Outstanding vocals (multiple vocalists) ✅✅
Earworm melodies ✅✅✅
#AusMusicMonth
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Nov 14
Anubis - The Unforgivable (2024)
Fantastic prog rock. An album to get swept up in, where the tracks flow effortlessly into one another across 47 mins.
Concept album ✅
Outstanding vocals (multiple vocalists) ✅✅
Earworm melodies ✅✅✅
#AusMusicMonth
Anubis - The Unforgivable (2024)
Fantastic prog rock. An album to get swept up in, where the tracks flow effortlessly into one another across 47 mins.
Concept album ✅
Outstanding vocals (multiple vocalists) ✅✅
Earworm melodies ✅✅✅
#AusMusicMonth
I’ve never listened to them before. Is any one of these 4 a good starting point?
November 14, 2025 at 5:39 AM
I’ve never listened to them before. Is any one of these 4 a good starting point?
Nov 13
Illyria - Wanderlust (2024)
A highlight from last year, Wanderlust showcases a compelling melting pot of progressive metal with aspects of post-black, metalcore and melodic death. Third track Pragma is particularly powerful
#AusMusicMonth
Illyria - Wanderlust (2024)
A highlight from last year, Wanderlust showcases a compelling melting pot of progressive metal with aspects of post-black, metalcore and melodic death. Third track Pragma is particularly powerful
#AusMusicMonth
November 13, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Nov 13
Illyria - Wanderlust (2024)
A highlight from last year, Wanderlust showcases a compelling melting pot of progressive metal with aspects of post-black, metalcore and melodic death. Third track Pragma is particularly powerful
#AusMusicMonth
Illyria - Wanderlust (2024)
A highlight from last year, Wanderlust showcases a compelling melting pot of progressive metal with aspects of post-black, metalcore and melodic death. Third track Pragma is particularly powerful
#AusMusicMonth
Nov 12
Skyborne Reveries - Skyborne Reveries (2025)
Another melodic/atmospheric black metal project. This one fits nicely into the ‘night time’ black metal mould for me, with some lovely synthy ambient sections and a melancholic sheen, particularly on the latter tracks.
#AusMusicMonth
Skyborne Reveries - Skyborne Reveries (2025)
Another melodic/atmospheric black metal project. This one fits nicely into the ‘night time’ black metal mould for me, with some lovely synthy ambient sections and a melancholic sheen, particularly on the latter tracks.
#AusMusicMonth
November 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Nov 12
Skyborne Reveries - Skyborne Reveries (2025)
Another melodic/atmospheric black metal project. This one fits nicely into the ‘night time’ black metal mould for me, with some lovely synthy ambient sections and a melancholic sheen, particularly on the latter tracks.
#AusMusicMonth
Skyborne Reveries - Skyborne Reveries (2025)
Another melodic/atmospheric black metal project. This one fits nicely into the ‘night time’ black metal mould for me, with some lovely synthy ambient sections and a melancholic sheen, particularly on the latter tracks.
#AusMusicMonth
Nov 11
Zeolite - L'Appel Du Vide (2025)
Crushing death metal/deathcore that leans more on the former than the latter. They back it up live too
Zeolite - L'Appel Du Vide (2025)
Crushing death metal/deathcore that leans more on the former than the latter. They back it up live too
November 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Nov 11
Zeolite - L'Appel Du Vide (2025)
Crushing death metal/deathcore that leans more on the former than the latter. They back it up live too
Zeolite - L'Appel Du Vide (2025)
Crushing death metal/deathcore that leans more on the former than the latter. They back it up live too
Nov 10
Fierce Deity - Power Wisdom Courage (2021)
A fantastic slab of groovy melodic metal with tremendous vocals. The grand concept plays out with cohesion across the three powerful tracks and 32 mins and invites much singing along
#AusMusicMonth
Fierce Deity - Power Wisdom Courage (2021)
A fantastic slab of groovy melodic metal with tremendous vocals. The grand concept plays out with cohesion across the three powerful tracks and 32 mins and invites much singing along
#AusMusicMonth
November 10, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Nov 10
Fierce Deity - Power Wisdom Courage (2021)
A fantastic slab of groovy melodic metal with tremendous vocals. The grand concept plays out with cohesion across the three powerful tracks and 32 mins and invites much singing along
#AusMusicMonth
Fierce Deity - Power Wisdom Courage (2021)
A fantastic slab of groovy melodic metal with tremendous vocals. The grand concept plays out with cohesion across the three powerful tracks and 32 mins and invites much singing along
#AusMusicMonth
That was probably my problem - I knew it was a comedy but didn’t expect parody. I should give it another go some day
November 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
That was probably my problem - I knew it was a comedy but didn’t expect parody. I should give it another go some day
I remember watching the first episode and finding it quite jarring compared to trad Trek. I take it, it gets better, or you get used to it?
November 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I remember watching the first episode and finding it quite jarring compared to trad Trek. I take it, it gets better, or you get used to it?
The colour…it looks so tropical!
November 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The colour…it looks so tropical!
Nov 9
Northlane - Node: Reloaded (2025)
A re-recording of their 2015 album released on Friday. I don’t enjoy much modern metalcore, but these guys have always hit the spot for me. I listened to this one a lot during a tricky time in my life so enjoyed hearing the band renew it.
#AusMusicMonth
Northlane - Node: Reloaded (2025)
A re-recording of their 2015 album released on Friday. I don’t enjoy much modern metalcore, but these guys have always hit the spot for me. I listened to this one a lot during a tricky time in my life so enjoyed hearing the band renew it.
#AusMusicMonth
November 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Nov 9
Northlane - Node: Reloaded (2025)
A re-recording of their 2015 album released on Friday. I don’t enjoy much modern metalcore, but these guys have always hit the spot for me. I listened to this one a lot during a tricky time in my life so enjoyed hearing the band renew it.
#AusMusicMonth
Northlane - Node: Reloaded (2025)
A re-recording of their 2015 album released on Friday. I don’t enjoy much modern metalcore, but these guys have always hit the spot for me. I listened to this one a lot during a tricky time in my life so enjoyed hearing the band renew it.
#AusMusicMonth