Just one more album to look forward to for 2026 afaik*, Puscifer's "Normal Isn't," which is bound to dazzle me thanks to the blood oath I took after Existential Reckoning's release

*keeping my eyes on DCFC for a loosely teased album after switching labels

It's an interesting record with a lot more pathos than prior releases, while simultaneously experimenting with genre for better (some of the sadder songs lean more country than anything, to good effect) and for worse (Low Twang)

Wasn't all too impressed with the lineup of singles leading up to it, including "Low Twang" which I absolutely DESPISE as it's more of a clubby electronic song from a band known for southern bluesy rock, but the rest of the album holds up really well

In general my Fallout 3 install is horrifically bad (e.g. having to use console commands to manually level up) but the icing on this particular cake is Broken Steel being softlocked if I activate the purifier myself because Lyons won't run his scripted dialog to wake me up from a coma

Shocking revelation! It also tastes like that!