Inner-Strength Check Podcast
@innerstrengthcheck.bsky.social
Exploring the interrelationship between the arts, creativity, hobbies, riffs, gaming and good mental health!
Peace, Love and Grindcore - xoxo.
ISC BLOG:
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com
Also on: FB, IG, Youtube, Spotify/other Platforms and Twitch!
Peace, Love and Grindcore - xoxo.
ISC BLOG:
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com
Also on: FB, IG, Youtube, Spotify/other Platforms and Twitch!
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@quozl.bsky.social had the brilliant idea to use my propaganda posters as a template for anyone to scribble on, so I’d love to see what people come up with…
Do YOU know what an Imperialist soldier looks like?
#rpgart #ttrpg
Do YOU know what an Imperialist soldier looks like?
#rpgart #ttrpg
July 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
@quozl.bsky.social had the brilliant idea to use my propaganda posters as a template for anyone to scribble on, so I’d love to see what people come up with…
Do YOU know what an Imperialist soldier looks like?
#rpgart #ttrpg
Do YOU know what an Imperialist soldier looks like?
#rpgart #ttrpg
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A wildlife photographer joked that his wife managed to capture an extraordinary photo that outdid him: a European eagle owl, one of the world's largest, perched on his camera lens.
July 9, 2025 at 1:14 PM
A wildlife photographer joked that his wife managed to capture an extraordinary photo that outdid him: a European eagle owl, one of the world's largest, perched on his camera lens.
We've given tribute on socials, now it's bluesky's turn. On behalf of the team, I wanna pay HUGE respects to #ozzyosbourne/ #blacksabbath on their final show. A fitting farewell to the gods of #heavymetal. #metalgods #respect #princeofdarkness #blizzardofozz
July 10, 2025 at 5:20 AM
We've given tribute on socials, now it's bluesky's turn. On behalf of the team, I wanna pay HUGE respects to #ozzyosbourne/ #blacksabbath on their final show. A fitting farewell to the gods of #heavymetal. #metalgods #respect #princeofdarkness #blizzardofozz
Youtube Video + Final Spotify Podcast Content to follow. This is a #PSA - #Spotify have cooked it; I'm nixing the platform re: #podcasthosting. Purpose of this? Shoutout to #schoolofpodcasting's Dave Jackson, @edzitron.com of #betteroffline, Spotify's CEO for inspiration. Ed, Dave, keeping it real.
June 24, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Youtube Video + Final Spotify Podcast Content to follow. This is a #PSA - #Spotify have cooked it; I'm nixing the platform re: #podcasthosting. Purpose of this? Shoutout to #schoolofpodcasting's Dave Jackson, @edzitron.com of #betteroffline, Spotify's CEO for inspiration. Ed, Dave, keeping it real.
@weirdblueyonder.bsky.social can't be stopped! Our TTRPG-queen is cooking another #tabletoprpg product, 'Echoes of Yesterday'. Rather than PR you, she's gone head and playtested it herself! 1st instalment of her #playreport:
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/echoes-...
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/echoes-...
[RPG Play Report] Echoes of Yesterday Mission Log (Part 1 of… ?) — Inner-Strength Check Podcast
Read the tale of a campaign set in the world of Élodie’s work-in-progress RPG inspired by the Great War and her own nightmares! Part one includes dramatic recaps of the first two sessions and some beh...
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June 12, 2025 at 5:44 AM
@weirdblueyonder.bsky.social can't be stopped! Our TTRPG-queen is cooking another #tabletoprpg product, 'Echoes of Yesterday'. Rather than PR you, she's gone head and playtested it herself! 1st instalment of her #playreport:
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/echoes-...
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/echoes-...
And to follow that up, here's another heavy-hitter! #interview on ISC #podcast (video/audio-only versions in link) with longstanding member of US thrashers #Testament, Eric Peterson! For an interview with a #thrash legend, check out:
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/podcast...
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/podcast...
[Podcast] Ep. 48: Interview With ERIC PETERSON, Guitarist of US OG Thrashers TESTAMENT. — Inner-Strength Check Podcast
Kicking off Music Mondays in style, we were joined this morning by none other than Eric Peterson, longstanding member and guitarist of thrash-metal titans Testament! With the Australian tour kicking o...
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June 10, 2025 at 3:35 AM
And to follow that up, here's another heavy-hitter! #interview on ISC #podcast (video/audio-only versions in link) with longstanding member of US thrashers #Testament, Eric Peterson! For an interview with a #thrash legend, check out:
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/podcast...
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/podcast...
If you're a fan of metal (especially #deathmetal), you'll understand why my review of #Atheist 's Melbourne gig on Sunday is one of the most important #gigreviews I've ever written. Props to #yourmatebookings / #anoxia / #alarum / #vexation! LINK:
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/gig-rev...
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/gig-rev...
[Gig Review] ATHEIST + Supports, Leadbeater Hotel (Melb, AU), 08.06.25. — Inner-Strength Check Podcast
How many words/which words can be used to describe a night of musical perfection? A night 35+ years in the making, featuring one of the most important and influential bands in extreme metal via Atheis...
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June 10, 2025 at 3:33 AM
If you're a fan of metal (especially #deathmetal), you'll understand why my review of #Atheist 's Melbourne gig on Sunday is one of the most important #gigreviews I've ever written. Props to #yourmatebookings / #anoxia / #alarum / #vexation! LINK:
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/gig-rev...
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/gig-rev...
Intended to release the latest #tabletopnews update on Tabletop Thursday - and slept through the entire day! Better late than never, here's a Fri nocturnal edition feat. @itchio.bsky.social 's latest 'Bundle for Ukrainian Hospitals' and more at:
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/dicey-n...
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/dicey-n...
[Dicey News] From The Twilight Zone (Apparently). — Inner-Strength Check Podcast
Well then! This was meant to be a Tabletop Thursdays update, however my body clock saw it fit to sleep until late evening. Thus, on that note, today’s Dicey News update is a nocturnal-friendly affair....
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June 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Intended to release the latest #tabletopnews update on Tabletop Thursday - and slept through the entire day! Better late than never, here's a Fri nocturnal edition feat. @itchio.bsky.social 's latest 'Bundle for Ukrainian Hospitals' and more at:
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/dicey-n...
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/dicey-n...
We've been quiet on the #bluesky front lately - in lieu of spamming you to death with reposts, you can catch all the #albumreviews, #gigreviews, podcast #interviews and many, many other things we gone-and-did in #may2025! #hashtags #hashbrowns
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[Podcast] Inner-Strength Check Content Update, May 2025. — Inner-Strength Check Podcast
It’s been an absolutely bonkers month here at Inner-Strength Check - lots and lots of content! I’ve herded all said content-cats together in one handy compendium-post: gig reviews, album reviews, in...
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June 4, 2025 at 9:13 AM
We've been quiet on the #bluesky front lately - in lieu of spamming you to death with reposts, you can catch all the #albumreviews, #gigreviews, podcast #interviews and many, many other things we gone-and-did in #may2025! #hashtags #hashbrowns
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/podcast...
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/podcast...
Nerds! Metalheads! (Often both amirite?). From yesterdays' #techtuesdays at ISC. @warframe.com and #technicaldeathmetal *are* a lovely wine-and-cheese pairing.
Check out 3 new releases recommended for Gauss-enjoyers! #warframe #gottagofast
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Check out 3 new releases recommended for Gauss-enjoyers! #warframe #gottagofast
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/bsas-bl...
[Riffs] Three (Gauss) Prime Tech-Death Picks. — Inner-Strength Check Podcast
Imagine this - you’re piloting a super high-speed biomechanical exosuit fighting hordes of interdimensional adversaries. Hmm, what to listen to, I wonder? Check out three great technical/progressive d...
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June 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Nerds! Metalheads! (Often both amirite?). From yesterdays' #techtuesdays at ISC. @warframe.com and #technicaldeathmetal *are* a lovely wine-and-cheese pairing.
Check out 3 new releases recommended for Gauss-enjoyers! #warframe #gottagofast
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/bsas-bl...
Check out 3 new releases recommended for Gauss-enjoyers! #warframe #gottagofast
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/bsas-bl...
Episode 44 of the Inner-Strength Check #podcast - My third time chatting with Bjorn 'Speed' Strid, frontman of #swedishmetal titans #Soilwork and #TheNightFlightOrchestra. Always a chill dude! Link contains video/audio-only versions plus tour info:
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/podcast...
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/podcast...
[PODCAST] EP. 44: Interview #2 w/ BJORN ‘SPEED’ STRID of THE NIGHT FLIGHT OrCHESTRA/SOILWORK! — Inner-Strength Check Podcast
Welcome aboard, passengers! Yet again, Australian-touring-enjoyer and enigmatic frontman of both Soilwork and The Night Flight Orchestra , Sweden’s Bjorn ‘Speed’ Strid , joined ISC for the second ...
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May 28, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Episode 44 of the Inner-Strength Check #podcast - My third time chatting with Bjorn 'Speed' Strid, frontman of #swedishmetal titans #Soilwork and #TheNightFlightOrchestra. Always a chill dude! Link contains video/audio-only versions plus tour info:
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/podcast...
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/podcast...
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Behold! A picture-perfect swan family! Six cygnets. 🥰
May 21, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Behold! A picture-perfect swan family! Six cygnets. 🥰
NEW LOGO! Thanks so much to talented #innerstrengthcheck writer/tabletop designer/visual artiste Elodie, aka @weirdblueyonder.bsky.social. I commissioned a pretty hectic brief - but she took it, ran with it and nailed the mental image! Thanks so much Elodie!
Artist Site:
weirdblueyonder.carrd.co
Artist Site:
weirdblueyonder.carrd.co
May 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
NEW LOGO! Thanks so much to talented #innerstrengthcheck writer/tabletop designer/visual artiste Elodie, aka @weirdblueyonder.bsky.social. I commissioned a pretty hectic brief - but she took it, ran with it and nailed the mental image! Thanks so much Elodie!
Artist Site:
weirdblueyonder.carrd.co
Artist Site:
weirdblueyonder.carrd.co
#icymi: HUGE #australiantour news re #thedillingerescapeplan! 2nd show added to the Melbourne run of the tour - tix went onsale midday today. Get in soon before this sells out too! Courtesy of #ThePhoenix.au.
#calculatinginfinity #hyped #omg #yass
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#calculatinginfinity #hyped #omg #yass
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[Heavy News] THE DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN Announce 2nd and Final Melbourne Show - On Sale Now! — Inner-Strength Check Podcast
Melbourne heavy music fans? THIS IS NOT A DRILL. I repeat, this is not a drill. The Dillinger Escape Plan have announced a second and final Melbourne show on the 14th August at Northcote Theatre ! ...
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May 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM
#icymi: HUGE #australiantour news re #thedillingerescapeplan! 2nd show added to the Melbourne run of the tour - tix went onsale midday today. Get in soon before this sells out too! Courtesy of #ThePhoenix.au.
#calculatinginfinity #hyped #omg #yass
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/heavy-n...
#calculatinginfinity #hyped #omg #yass
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/heavy-n...
Apologies for relative radio-silence here, guys! Can be hard managing blog/website, podcast, socials, email, etc as one dude.
So - our latest #featuredartist re: banner-art, c/o IG: @sylvain_repos. Title: 'Yojimbot Type 3: Swordmaster'. #ArtStation profile link:
www.artstation.com/artwork/QqLY3
So - our latest #featuredartist re: banner-art, c/o IG: @sylvain_repos. Title: 'Yojimbot Type 3: Swordmaster'. #ArtStation profile link:
www.artstation.com/artwork/QqLY3
Yojimbot / 用心ボット, Sylvain REPOS
Quelques concept pour un projet d'ouvrage à la croisée du manga et du comics.
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May 14, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Apologies for relative radio-silence here, guys! Can be hard managing blog/website, podcast, socials, email, etc as one dude.
So - our latest #featuredartist re: banner-art, c/o IG: @sylvain_repos. Title: 'Yojimbot Type 3: Swordmaster'. #ArtStation profile link:
www.artstation.com/artwork/QqLY3
So - our latest #featuredartist re: banner-art, c/o IG: @sylvain_repos. Title: 'Yojimbot Type 3: Swordmaster'. #ArtStation profile link:
www.artstation.com/artwork/QqLY3
Real talk - if #KarlMarx was alive today, he'd DEFINITELY be a crust-punk you'd see at local grindcore shows.
It's #MusicMonday on the ISC blog and podcast, and boy do we have a few things for you all! Stay tuned. #showusyourmarx #forkarl #rockandstone
It's #MusicMonday on the ISC blog and podcast, and boy do we have a few things for you all! Stay tuned. #showusyourmarx #forkarl #rockandstone
April 14, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Real talk - if #KarlMarx was alive today, he'd DEFINITELY be a crust-punk you'd see at local grindcore shows.
It's #MusicMonday on the ISC blog and podcast, and boy do we have a few things for you all! Stay tuned. #showusyourmarx #forkarl #rockandstone
It's #MusicMonday on the ISC blog and podcast, and boy do we have a few things for you all! Stay tuned. #showusyourmarx #forkarl #rockandstone
Another fantastic #albumreview from resident extreme metal aficionado, Dean! This time, he's analysed the melancholy and darkness of Ukraine's #blackmetal veterans #Drudkh via latest LP 'Shadow Play', out now. Review/artist/album links etc at: www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/review-...
[Review] Drudkh - ‘Shadow Play’ LP. — Inner-Strength Check Podcast
Ukrainian atmospheric black metal veterans Drudkh offer their latest musical outing to the world, Shadow Play, released on March 21st via label Season of Mist. Check out ISC staffer Dean’s comprehensi...
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April 12, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Another fantastic #albumreview from resident extreme metal aficionado, Dean! This time, he's analysed the melancholy and darkness of Ukraine's #blackmetal veterans #Drudkh via latest LP 'Shadow Play', out now. Review/artist/album links etc at: www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/review-...
Gather, my brethren. I bestow on thee a nerd-sermon for our #tabletop / #hobby focused column Tabletop Thursdays. Learn thee about #RNGesus (aka #RNJesus), god of video-gaming/ dice-roll outcomes! This one's for geeks. Behold my humble tome at:
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/tableto...
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/tableto...
[Tabletop Thursday] Of Dice and Men, A.K.A. RNGEsus Saves. — Inner-Strength Check Podcast
Come, my nerdy flock. Gather thyselves around, for I hath news. News regarding some future content for Dicey News in the future but, most importantly, a theological sermon. A treatise, an educational ...
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April 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Gather, my brethren. I bestow on thee a nerd-sermon for our #tabletop / #hobby focused column Tabletop Thursdays. Learn thee about #RNGesus (aka #RNJesus), god of video-gaming/ dice-roll outcomes! This one's for geeks. Behold my humble tome at:
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/tableto...
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/tableto...
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Want to run a quick scenario, but don't have time to stat out all heroes? Starting a new campaign, but your players don't know what to play? Here are thirteen pregenerated heroes ready for adventures around the globe!
Ready-Made Heroes is available!
https://buff.ly/nu5v5Zi
#ttrpg #dnd #rpg
Ready-Made Heroes is available!
https://buff.ly/nu5v5Zi
#ttrpg #dnd #rpg
April 9, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Want to run a quick scenario, but don't have time to stat out all heroes? Starting a new campaign, but your players don't know what to play? Here are thirteen pregenerated heroes ready for adventures around the globe!
Ready-Made Heroes is available!
https://buff.ly/nu5v5Zi
#ttrpg #dnd #rpg
Ready-Made Heroes is available!
https://buff.ly/nu5v5Zi
#ttrpg #dnd #rpg
It's time to play #guesswho! This is your only hint. I'll be dropping a couple of recent musician interviews onto our #bsky later today. First - can you guess who our latest guess is? Winner gets uhhh, erm.. hmm. My love and admiration! 100 Internet Dollars! Stay tuned. :)
April 10, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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More #musicreviews from Yours Truly (stay tuned as the team have articles enroute, too!) - I revisit my #albumsoftheyear from 2024. This is Part 3; Pt.4 TBA.
Bands: @chatpileband.bsky.social #VisceraInfest #gigan #bloodincantation #oranssipazuzu
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Bands: @chatpileband.bsky.social #VisceraInfest #gigan #bloodincantation #oranssipazuzu
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[Riffs] #BSAS2024: Brady’s 2024 AOTY List, Part 3. — Inner-Strength Check Podcast
Continuing on with a better-late-than-never endeavour to continue coverage of 2024’s Behind Screen and Speaker yearly wrap-up, your host Brady continues his exploration of favourite albums from the ye...
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April 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
More #musicreviews from Yours Truly (stay tuned as the team have articles enroute, too!) - I revisit my #albumsoftheyear from 2024. This is Part 3; Pt.4 TBA.
Bands: @chatpileband.bsky.social #VisceraInfest #gigan #bloodincantation #oranssipazuzu
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/bradys-...
Bands: @chatpileband.bsky.social #VisceraInfest #gigan #bloodincantation #oranssipazuzu
www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/bradys-...
My latest #albumreview is up! Here, we have Swedish #crust/ #dbeat/ #deathmetal/ #crossover provocateurs Industrial Puke with their absolutely savage, grooving beast of an LP in 'Alive to No Avail'. Review + more at: www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/review-...
#musicreviews #swedishmetal
#musicreviews #swedishmetal
[Review] INDUSTRIAL PUKE - ‘Alive To No Avail’ LP. — Inner-Strength Check Podcast
What a timely little slice of Swedish death metal/crust/hardcore from Industrial Puke , eh? Having recently covered Svenska crust/d-beat on the Musolegion blog, these mind-readers provide an up-to-da...
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April 1, 2025 at 12:23 PM
My latest #albumreview is up! Here, we have Swedish #crust/ #dbeat/ #deathmetal/ #crossover provocateurs Industrial Puke with their absolutely savage, grooving beast of an LP in 'Alive to No Avail'. Review + more at: www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/review-...
#musicreviews #swedishmetal
#musicreviews #swedishmetal
If y'all want a great community for mental health, memes, intersectional empowerment and a bunch of other goodies, go follow @chronicallystrange.bsky.social ! As an #audhd neurodivergent with #mentalillness I can personally vouch for it being a great space with good content. :)
Welcome, old friends and new!
This is a safe space for relatable memes, open conversations, and advocacy for disability, LGBTQIA+ rights, and more. I’m here to bring a little light and validation I’m glad you’re here
This is a safe space for relatable memes, open conversations, and advocacy for disability, LGBTQIA+ rights, and more. I’m here to bring a little light and validation I’m glad you’re here
March 31, 2025 at 7:09 AM
If y'all want a great community for mental health, memes, intersectional empowerment and a bunch of other goodies, go follow @chronicallystrange.bsky.social ! As an #audhd neurodivergent with #mentalillness I can personally vouch for it being a great space with good content. :)
VERY humbled in speaking to one of #deathmetal 's godfathers tonight for our #podcast! An #interview with Darren Brookes, a founding member and guitarist of UK death metal institution #Benediction. Link (also contains album preorder, singles etc): www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/podcast...
[Podcast] Interview with DARREN ‘DAZ’ BROOKES of UK Death Metal Godfathers BENEDICTION. — Inner-Strength Check Podcast
What a venerable honour for this late end of a Friday evening. Tonight, I was very fortunate to have the opportunity to discuss upcoming LP Ravages of Empires (and so, so much more) with UK death meta...
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March 28, 2025 at 12:18 PM
VERY humbled in speaking to one of #deathmetal 's godfathers tonight for our #podcast! An #interview with Darren Brookes, a founding member and guitarist of UK death metal institution #Benediction. Link (also contains album preorder, singles etc): www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/podcast...