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Matt Zappa tracking drums for that "antifascist Opeth with female vocals" thing I mentioned recently, plus a bit of the finished song. It'll be available on Bandcamp page of my project, Ammonoid, in early December.

#prog #doommetal #progmetal #heavypsych
November 19, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Got music coming out next month that I got to make w/ some very talented people. If you've ever dreamed of an antifascist/ anti-authoritarian Opeth with (mostly) clean female vocals, this is for you, because that's the vibe we were going for. Here's a taste.

Art: Autumn Liv Cyr.

#prog #doommetal
November 11, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Interview I did with NYC's fairly brilliant prog/ noise rock quartet Cinemartyr for Maximum Metal awhile back, w/ live footage. Still proud of this and we have more cool stuff coming. Keep an eye on our channel! 😀🤘

#prog #progmetal #noiserock #cinemartyr

youtu.be/ZjWHWMj6PNQ?...
November 1, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Ace Frehley made 13-year-old me want to start playing guitar. He wasn't a very technical player, but his phrasing was often brilliant. Here's my attempt at his lead on Kiss' "100,000 Years," which I think is a great example of this. Rest in peace, Ace! #kiss #acefrehley #guitarsolo
October 30, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Great pick on Lee and Lifeson's part! Not only is Anika a truly great drummer, but this should put to rest any lingering thoughts that the music of Rush is just for guys. #rushband #prog #progrock #anikanilles
October 7, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Short demo of my Dunable Yeti in B standard tuning. Pickups are Attitude XFR & Epic XFR by Stonewall Pickups in NH. First two riffs might become part of a new song. Last one is from the band that inspired me to try this tuning. Can you guess who? Hint in the hashtags. 😉 #dunableguitars #billsteer
September 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Note to supposedly intelligent people: STOP referring to rumors about secret plots as conspiracies! The definition of conspiracy is below. A rumor about one is called a conspiracy THEORY. Can't believe how many people get this wrong. Hell, I heard a PBS news anchor make this mistake recently. 🙄
September 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Testing an Evidence Audio Melody cable that had been dead, but was resurrected after I sent it in for a warranty repair. Of course, this also served as an excuse for some noodling. 😃

Equipment: Gibson '67 Flying V reissue w/ Burstbucker 2 (n) and Bare Knuckle Emerald (b), Hughes & Kettner Duotone
August 27, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Low effort Prog Snob-type meme I created by accident. I was listening to the new Shardik album while trying to screenshot something. Through a wacky accident, I got a screenshot of a meme making fun of Dream Theater, but with Shardik's album art appearing where a DT album had originally appeared. 😁
August 7, 2025 at 11:31 PM
A bit of Meta stupidity I encountered the other day: uploaded a reel I had made sure was just UNDER 3 minutes long and got this notification. 🙄

#metasucks #instagramsucks #metastupidity
July 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Recently picked up this rad little gizmo: a '70's MXR Phase 100. Used to belong to the late Alphonse Mouzon, who played drums on the first Weather Report album & worked with McCoy Tyner. (You can faintly see his name printed on the bottom in the 2nd pic.)

#mxr #phase100 #alphonsemouzon #jazzfusion
July 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Went to see Robin Trower in Boston with my mom for my birthday this week. Got to meet him after the show too! At 80, he's still playing great. If you get the chance to see him, I highly recommend it!

#robintrower #bluesrock #psych #rockguitarist
June 29, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Trump Administration: wE nEed tO prOsecute aNd dEport pEople fOr prOtesting ISraeli gOvernment aCtions, bEcause aLl crIticism oF ISrael iS aNtisemitic.

Also Trump Administration:
June 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Still kind of amazed it happened, but I recently met one of rock's greatest living guitarists, George Lynch, and saw him work some 6-string magic during a clinic in CT. Wanted to include video here, but apparently you can't do that here. Check my IG for that.

#georgelynch #espguitars #dokken
May 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Happy Earth Day! To mark the occasion, here's a vid for Ammonoid's cover of the environmentally themed Soundgarden classic Hands All Over, featuring our vocalist, Emily, on violin. 🔗 in comments!

#doommetal #progressivedoom #heavypsych #soundgarden #chiscornell #femalemetalsinger #louderthanlove
April 22, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Couple of stickers I got for my guitar case. Who doesn't love a good bit of cat-themed metal band parody merch? 😁

#bandmerch #metalhumor #carcassband #mastodonband #carcats #meowstodon
April 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Completed guitar tracking for an 11-minute antifascist/ anti-authoritarian psychedelic prog metal epic by my project, Ammonoid. Can't remember the last time I played so much guitar in one day! Here I am laying down some acoustic.

#prog #progmetal #doommetal #heavypsych #guitarist #acousticguitar
April 10, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Tomorrow, my proggy, psych-y doom project Ammonoid heads to Big Nice Studio to finish up our most ambitious song to date- an 11 minute-plus antifascist epic. Here I am playing a riff from it.

#doommetal #prog #progressivemetal #heavypsych
April 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
For those who weened yourselves off of it completely but are curious, this is how much of a dumpster fire Facebook is. These are two of those endless suggested posts clogging my feed. No, I'm not making this up!

#facebook #zucksucks #dumpsterfire #ai
March 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Hello! I've suddenly picked up quite a few followers. For those who just joined me (thank you!), a little about me:

I'm Vinaya, a guitarist & music nut from New England. I play in a progressive doom metal project called Ammonoid. (See replies for more info!)

#guitarist #prog #doommetal
March 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I play guitar in a proggy, psych-y doom metal project called Ammonoid. In honor of Bandcamp Friday, we're offering our debut EP for just a buck! Here's a taste of it. Check it out! Here's a taste.

ammonoid.bandcamp.com/album/pierce...

#bandcampfriday #prog #progressivemetal #doommetal #heavypsych
March 7, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The more we learn of him, the more Vance just strikes me as a garbage human being willing to say/ do anything for power. Keep in mind, this comes from a guy who said he was willing to make up stories about migrants.
February 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Hey everyone! Tomorrow, Bandcamp is donating all proceeds to help victims of the California wildfires. And my psychedelic doom prog project Ammonoid has music on there, so we'd love to get a few sales. Check us out here:

ammonoid.bandcamp.com/album/pierce...

#bandcamp #doommetal #prog #heavypsych
February 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
As you'll know if you've seen my previous posts, I do some guitar stuff. And I have a YouTube channel for my musical pursuits that I'm trying to grow. If y'all would subscribe, I'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

youtube.com/@psychedelic...

#guitarist #doommetal #prog #heavypsych #dunableguitars
January 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
ICYMI: if you could use some anti-authoritarian psychedelic doom prog music in your life, my project, Ammonoid can help! Check out our debut EP here. #doommetal #prog #heqvypsych #femalemetalvocalist

ammonoid.bandcamp.com/album/pierce...
January 22, 2025 at 3:15 AM