ruinerXIII
@ruinerxiii.bsky.social
Some fucking guy.
Just your average mohawked nocturnal suburban metalhead dad.
https://www.last.fm/user/groverXIII
Just your average mohawked nocturnal suburban metalhead dad.
https://www.last.fm/user/groverXIII
...or Queen Of Time, but it's Amorphis, and that means it's pretty damn good.
December 9, 2025 at 5:59 AM
...or Queen Of Time, but it's Amorphis, and that means it's pretty damn good.
...about Borderland is going to be largely influenced on how you feel about modern Amorphis, as it doesn't really offer anything new to the formula, but I'm a fan of the band's output, and Borderland is solid. It doesn't quite reach the highs of some of their recent albums like Under The Red Cloud..
December 9, 2025 at 5:59 AM
...about Borderland is going to be largely influenced on how you feel about modern Amorphis, as it doesn't really offer anything new to the formula, but I'm a fan of the band's output, and Borderland is solid. It doesn't quite reach the highs of some of their recent albums like Under The Red Cloud..
Not specifically, but the parallels are uncanny.
December 9, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Not specifically, but the parallels are uncanny.
That's fair. Veil was the album that got me started on the band, so it's got a special place in my heart. All three of those albums are unfuckwithable as far as I'm concerned. I really hope they bounce back whenever they release a new album.
December 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
That's fair. Veil was the album that got me started on the band, so it's got a special place in my heart. All three of those albums are unfuckwithable as far as I'm concerned. I really hope they bounce back whenever they release a new album.
At least the riffs on Veil are huge and memorable. According to Last fm I listened to Epigone ten times and the only part of it I remember is the 'Tabula rasa' and 'Drown in the wellspring' parts of Passenger. And it makes me incredibly sad.
December 9, 2025 at 1:27 AM
At least the riffs on Veil are huge and memorable. According to Last fm I listened to Epigone ten times and the only part of it I remember is the 'Tabula rasa' and 'Drown in the wellspring' parts of Passenger. And it makes me incredibly sad.
It feels like they were going for something specific and different on this album instead of just remaking Veil (which was a pretty big success and got them a lot of attention). Unfortunately, whatever it was that they were going for wasn't very good.
December 9, 2025 at 1:17 AM
It feels like they were going for something specific and different on this album instead of just remaking Veil (which was a pretty big success and got them a lot of attention). Unfortunately, whatever it was that they were going for wasn't very good.
It fascinates me that with everything that humanity has learned about the universe and life in general that a significant portion still believe in some form of mythology. I know most of it is just efforts to contextualize what they don't understand, but it's still kind funny.
December 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
It fascinates me that with everything that humanity has learned about the universe and life in general that a significant portion still believe in some form of mythology. I know most of it is just efforts to contextualize what they don't understand, but it's still kind funny.
Wilderun are fucking incredible. I have a soft spot for Veil because it's the first Wilderun album I Heard, and because the Scentless Core suite with Far From Where Dreams Unfurl is so goddamn epic, but Sleep is pretty much perfect.
December 8, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Wilderun are fucking incredible. I have a soft spot for Veil because it's the first Wilderun album I Heard, and because the Scentless Core suite with Far From Where Dreams Unfurl is so goddamn epic, but Sleep is pretty much perfect.
I really wanted Epigone to be good because of how good their other albums are, but outside of Passenger and part of one of the Distraction tracks, it really just didn't hit for me. And that made me very sad.
Also, holy shit I didn't know AMG was on Bluesky.
Also, holy shit I didn't know AMG was on Bluesky.
December 8, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I really wanted Epigone to be good because of how good their other albums are, but outside of Passenger and part of one of the Distraction tracks, it really just didn't hit for me. And that made me very sad.
Also, holy shit I didn't know AMG was on Bluesky.
Also, holy shit I didn't know AMG was on Bluesky.
I'm sure once Gene figured out that he could probably get money out of this he was all in.
December 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
I'm sure once Gene figured out that he could probably get money out of this he was all in.
... and it does a pretty decent job ultimately. It's not quite as good as the album that it's paying homage to, but I don't think ‘isn't quite as good as one of the greatest albums of all time’ is too harsh a criticism.
December 8, 2025 at 5:44 AM
... and it does a pretty decent job ultimately. It's not quite as good as the album that it's paying homage to, but I don't think ‘isn't quite as good as one of the greatest albums of all time’ is too harsh a criticism.
..Human, and on Human he basically invented technical death metal with help from Steve DiGiorgio and half of Cynic. Gruesome have been running down the Death discography, paying stylistic tribute to each stage of the band's evolution. Silent Echoes takes on the unenviable task of emulating Human...
December 8, 2025 at 5:44 AM
..Human, and on Human he basically invented technical death metal with help from Steve DiGiorgio and half of Cynic. Gruesome have been running down the Death discography, paying stylistic tribute to each stage of the band's evolution. Silent Echoes takes on the unenviable task of emulating Human...
...with on-hiatus co-vocalist Al Barr and tributes to the late Shane McGowan of The Pogues and the not-late Fletcher Dragge of Pennywise. It's an appropriately workmanlike effort for the band, who have remained very consistent through the years.
December 7, 2025 at 7:04 AM
...with on-hiatus co-vocalist Al Barr and tributes to the late Shane McGowan of The Pogues and the not-late Fletcher Dragge of Pennywise. It's an appropriately workmanlike effort for the band, who have remained very consistent through the years.
...Celtic folk-laced blue-collar punk that I've come to know and love. They've attracted more attention recently thanks to their anti-Trump antics, but their pro-union, pro-people messaging has remained consistent, and For The People has some great tracks, including a welcome reunion...
December 7, 2025 at 7:04 AM
...Celtic folk-laced blue-collar punk that I've come to know and love. They've attracted more attention recently thanks to their anti-Trump antics, but their pro-union, pro-people messaging has remained consistent, and For The People has some great tracks, including a welcome reunion...
...such as the title track, ‘Cat Guy’, and ‘God Of Avarice’. Plenty of older punk bands have slowed down and gone in a more rock direction in their later years, but Propagandhi have managed to keep it fresh even so.
Dropkick Murphys, on the other hand, are still putting out the same kind of...
Dropkick Murphys, on the other hand, are still putting out the same kind of...
December 7, 2025 at 7:04 AM
...such as the title track, ‘Cat Guy’, and ‘God Of Avarice’. Plenty of older punk bands have slowed down and gone in a more rock direction in their later years, but Propagandhi have managed to keep it fresh even so.
Dropkick Murphys, on the other hand, are still putting out the same kind of...
Dropkick Murphys, on the other hand, are still putting out the same kind of...
...realized that the political climate after the election really called for some pissed-off punk. At Peace is, admittedly, not so much a punk album, although it's still got all of Propagandhi’s unique technicality and wry, occasionally humorous lyrics, but it's also got some truly killer songs...
December 7, 2025 at 7:04 AM
...realized that the political climate after the election really called for some pissed-off punk. At Peace is, admittedly, not so much a punk album, although it's still got all of Propagandhi’s unique technicality and wry, occasionally humorous lyrics, but it's also got some truly killer songs...
FACE THE STARS OR THE ABYSS!!!!
FACE THE STARS OR THE ABYSS!!!!
FACE THE STARS OR THE ABYSS!!!!
FACE THE STARS OR THE ABYSS!!!!
... Like, goddamn. What a song. What an album closer.
FACE THE STARS OR THE ABYSS!!!!
FACE THE STARS OR THE ABYSS!!!!
FACE THE STARS OR THE ABYSS!!!!
... Like, goddamn. What a song. What an album closer.
The Black Hole
YouTube video by Horse the Band - Topic
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December 6, 2025 at 9:52 AM
FACE THE STARS OR THE ABYSS!!!!
FACE THE STARS OR THE ABYSS!!!!
FACE THE STARS OR THE ABYSS!!!!
FACE THE STARS OR THE ABYSS!!!!
... Like, goddamn. What a song. What an album closer.
FACE THE STARS OR THE ABYSS!!!!
FACE THE STARS OR THE ABYSS!!!!
FACE THE STARS OR THE ABYSS!!!!
... Like, goddamn. What a song. What an album closer.
... with Muppets Statler and Waldorf loving and then hating the album, The Mechanical Hand stands as a truly unique work. Too rare to die, indeed.
December 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
... with Muppets Statler and Waldorf loving and then hating the album, The Mechanical Hand stands as a truly unique work. Too rare to die, indeed.
... opener 'Birdo' (featuring a sample from the animated Hobbit film) with its stuttering drumbeat giving way to an all-out musical explosion, through its emo-sealife 'Manateen' and the battle sounds through the ages of 'Heroes Die' to the funk orgy of 'Lord Gold Throneroom' and the final moments...
December 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
... opener 'Birdo' (featuring a sample from the animated Hobbit film) with its stuttering drumbeat giving way to an all-out musical explosion, through its emo-sealife 'Manateen' and the battle sounds through the ages of 'Heroes Die' to the funk orgy of 'Lord Gold Throneroom' and the final moments...
...for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die." There's ample live YouTube footage documenting the band in their heyday, and it's a sight to see. And The Mechanical Hand feels like the perfect studio representation of that kind of anarchic energy. From the first moments of album...
December 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
...for mass production. Too weird to live, and too rare to die." There's ample live YouTube footage documenting the band in their heyday, and it's a sight to see. And The Mechanical Hand feels like the perfect studio representation of that kind of anarchic energy. From the first moments of album...