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Today’s post is a little different. I’m listening to Beastmaker EP.5 and EP.6 and enjoying the music, but there’s a catch. I had been buying these one episode at a time. But I saw this as a bundle and honestly I prefer the single episodes. This packages it like one album and steals a bit… Read more Beastmaker – Ep 5 and Ep 6

Finished Charles Bukowski’s Women today and such a dirty, filthy, great book. It describes the loves of Henry Chinaski, poet and author as he gets older and more drunk. It’s a funny novel with a lot to say about the human condition. I love his writing and I know there’s lots of criticisms of the… Read more Women – Charles Bukowski

Sun of Grey’s debut demo EP with two songs. I really liked their full length album which was released last year Outerworld and these two songs show what they can do. The full length album is better, but probably because it’s just more of this rumbling Doom Metal all at once.

Fleshrot, Demo 2020, is obviously demo EP of Death Metal. Two songs with an intro and outro. They have an album coming out some time. Not sure when, but soon hopefully, because I’ll be getting it when it arrives. Love that new Metal is being made that sounds this heavy. And they’re from Texas, so… Read more Fleshrot – Demo 2020

Black Knife, Murder Season, is labeled as Black Metal Punk on Bandcamp. I honestly don’t see the Punk in it. It’s really good Death Metal though. And a great album cover. This album is brand new. Just released this month and I like it a lot. It’ll probably be in the top ten for this… Read more Black Knife – Murder Season

Turia, Degen van Licht, is Black Metal that kind of feels like the cover they put on their album. The music is harsh, but calming at the same time. The riffs are complemented by a pace that is almost languid. It feels like the soundtrack to an alternate universe David Lynch movie. Degen van Licht… Read more Turia – Degen van Licht

Crystal Viper, The Cult, is a new album released at the beginning of the year. Heavy Metal from France, it’s got a real nice retro NWOBHM feel. And yes, it feels weird to call a French band British. But it’s the guitars and vocal facing feel that gives that feeling. Like Priest or Maiden. The… Read more Crystal Viper – The Cult

Sodom, Out of the Frontline Trench, is great Thrash Metal. This album is kind of a grab bag of songs. Three new songs from a forthcoming album (well already released, but forthcoming when this was released) and one re-recording and a live version of the classic Bombenhagel. These guys always rock hard. I’m getting back… Read more Sodom – Out of the Frontline Trench

Duel is the last story of volume three of Richard Matheson’s Collected Stories. So finally finished with the three volumes. Duel is a great story to finish with. This story is famous a bit, because it was one of Steven Spielberg’s first directing jobs as a movie of the week. It’s about a salesman who… Read more Duel – Richard Matheson

Buried Talents is the second of two stories that were published because he had left over short stories. This one is about a carnival barker, and it reminded me how much I love this sort of setting, that has an unpleasant customer who is actually good at his game. The story focuses on his frustration… Read more Buried Talents – Richard Matheson