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Winter wonderland (sort of … it was a sleet, wintry mix kind of snow)
#winter #snow #photograph #flx #outdoors #trees #evergreens #winterlover #flxbeauty #flxoutdoors #nofilter -
Cirque Alice Bringing Wonderland to Winnipeg https://www.chrisd.ca/2026/09/15/cirque-alice-winnipeg/
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Little winter wonderlands.
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Alice in Wonderland - Alice talking to Cheshire Cat - Download Printable - High Quality - Instant Download - JPG Large Printable by divineandplayart https://www.etsy.com/listing/1868822918/alice-in-wonderland-alice-talking-to?ref=rss&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #AliceInWonderland #PrintableArt #CheshireCat #DigitalDownload #HighQualityPrints
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Moutai House: A Three-Storey Baijiu Wonderland Is Opening In Singapore This October https://www.diningandcooking.com/restaurants/27044/ #Categories:ThingsToDo #ChineseRestaurant #ChineseRestaurants #News:CityLife #ThingsToDo
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Transform your bathroom into a winter wonderland with this enchanting Winter Frost Berries shower curtain Link: RedBubble #redbubble #art #bathroomdecor #winter #frostberries #homedecor #interiordesign #showercurtain
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Transform your bathroom into a whimsical wonderland with this vibrant shower curtain featuring an enchanting garden of colorful flowers and butterflies. A perfect gift for yourself or someone special.
#ShowerCurtain #WhimsicalGarden #AIArt #BathroomDecor #UniqueGift #AYearforArt #BuyIntoArt #giftideas #HomeDecor #ImageOfTheDay
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Trump on @JeffZucker : “He’s human scum.”
Excerpt From
Apprentice in Wonderland
Ramin Setoodeh -
Schedule 14th - 20th September
Monday 7pm - Starting Yuhang's route in Otome Daoshi
Wednesday 7pm - Finishing The Great Mousecapade event in Twisted Wonderland
Friday 7pm - Traveling through Arva Shulan in Utawarerumono: Past and Present Rediscovered
Sunday 2pm - Continuing episode 5 in Ace Attorney Investigations
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I’m hoping I’ll get to visit Sudety next winter, this winter wonderland, and see sunrises like this one again. I took a bunch of photos, it was so magical and beautiful in so many ways ✨ Thank you!
#europe #poland #dolnyśląsk #sudety #trees #snow #winter #sunrise #sunset #minimal #minimalism #pink #nature #travelphotography #landscape
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Maya Joint falls to Alexandra Eala after her Wimbledon victory over Serena Williams
Maya Joint’s adventures in Wimbledon wonderland have gone up in smoke as she failed to follow up successfully…
#Tennis #News #AlexandraEala #DariaKasatkina #KimBirrell #MayaJoint #wimbledon
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Serena slayer bows out but Demon dashes to Wimby win
Maya Joint’s adventures in Wimbledon wonderland have gone up in smoke as she failed to follow up successfully…
#Tennis #AlexdeMinaur #AdrianMannarino #AlexandraEala #JamesDuckworth #KimBirrell #MayaJoint #SerenaWilliams
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A really nice ride in today by the way. Like a winter wonderland.
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15 ottobre / october 15th : an online meeting about a “wunderkammer” of contemporary italian poetry
https://www.casaitaliananyu.org/events/italian-poets-in-wonderland/
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
11:00 am – 1:00 pm (New York) // 17:00 – 19:00 (Italy)as a part of
Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo
in collaboration with
Italian Cultural Institute in New YorkZoom Webinar
Italian Poets in Wonderland
Presenting the Digital Wunderkammer of Contemporary Italian PoetryOn Zoom
(register here)Featuring:
Stefano Albertini, NYU
Luigi Ballerini, UCLA Emeritus
Fabrizio Bondi, Suor Orsola Benincasa University, Naples
Valerio Lo Bello, NetSevenWith the participation of:
Cecilia Bello, Università di Roma La Sapienza
Stefano Colangelo, University of Bologna
Ugo Perolino, University of Chieti
Vincenzo Frungillo, poet
Gianluca Rizzo, Colby College
Beppe Cavatorta, University of ArizonaIn ENGLISH and ITALIAN:
https://www.casaitaliananyu.org/events/italian-poets-in-wonderland/What if Italian poets were like those animals that, from a distance, seem like flies? Almost invisible at first glance, yet impossible to ignore once you find yourself in the same room with them. From this thought—and from a quotation by Jorge Luis Borges in The Analytical Language of John Wilkins—comes Itpoetry.org, the first digital platform dedicated to contemporary Italian poetry. The site is inspired by the bilingual anthology Those Who from Afar Look Like Flies, edited by Luigi Ballerini and Beppe Cavatorta, whose second volume will be released in November.
On this platform, a variety of voices—academic and beyond—connect online to discuss contemporary poets. The project was launched under the auspices of Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at New York University, on the initiative of Luigi Ballerini and Fabrizio Bondi. Itpoetry.org was developed by the NetSeven studio in Pisa, which translated the structure of Flies into an interactive online experience, giving artistic form and digital animation to the often acrobatic and ironic ideas of Ballerini (UCLA emeritus) and Bondi (Suor Orsola Benincasa University, Naples).
The long flight of the “flies,” carried weightlessly by digital bits, aims to connect not only the two sides of the Atlantic but also the languages of new media with those of poetry—reaching unexpected and diverse audiences. All this stems from the belief that poetry, with its non-instrumental and therefore non-aggressive logic, “takes no prisoners.” Poetry can thus become a vehicle for peace; and it is our ongoing task to translate it—to interpret it, embody it, and carry it forward.
#asAPartOfSettimanaDellaLinguaItalianaNelMondo #BeppeCavatorta #CasaItalianaZerilliMarimò #CeciliaBello #ColbyCollege #contemporaryItalianPoetry #DigitalWunderkammerOfContemporaryItalianPoetry #FabrizioBondi #GianlucaRizzo #ItalianCulturalInstituteInNewYork #ItalianExperimentalism #ItalianPoetry #ItalianPoetsInWonderland #ItpoetryOrg #LaSapienza #letteraturaItaliana #LuigiBallerini #NetSeven #NetSevenStudio #NYU #poems #poesiaItalianaContemporanea #poetry #poets #SapienzaUniversitàDiRoma #SettimanaDellaLinguaItalianaNelMondo #StefanoAlbertini #StefanoColangelo #SuorOrsolaBenincasaUniversity #theDigitalWunderkammerOfContemporaryItalianPoetry #traduzione #traduzioni #translation #translations #UCLA #UgoPerolino #UniversitàDiRomaLaSapienza #UniversityOfArizona #UniversityOfBologna #UniversityOfChieti #ValerioLoBello #VincenzoFrungillo #webinar #wunderkammer #zoom
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15 ottobre / october 15th : an online meeting about a “wunderkammer” of contemporary italian poetry
https://www.casaitaliananyu.org/events/italian-poets-in-wonderland/
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
11:00 am – 1:00 pm (New York) // 17:00 – 19:00 (Italy)as a part of
Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo
in collaboration with
Italian Cultural Institute in New YorkZoom Webinar
Italian Poets in Wonderland
Presenting the Digital Wunderkammer of Contemporary Italian PoetryOn Zoom
(register here)Featuring:
Stefano Albertini, NYU
Luigi Ballerini, UCLA Emeritus
Fabrizio Bondi, Suor Orsola Benincasa University, Naples
Valerio Lo Bello, NetSevenWith the participation of:
Cecilia Bello, Università di Roma La Sapienza
Stefano Colangelo, University of Bologna
Ugo Perolino, University of Chieti
Vincenzo Frungillo, poet
Gianluca Rizzo, Colby College
Beppe Cavatorta, University of ArizonaIn ENGLISH and ITALIAN:
https://www.casaitaliananyu.org/events/italian-poets-in-wonderland/What if Italian poets were like those animals that, from a distance, seem like flies? Almost invisible at first glance, yet impossible to ignore once you find yourself in the same room with them. From this thought—and from a quotation by Jorge Luis Borges in The Analytical Language of John Wilkins—comes Itpoetry.org, the first digital platform dedicated to contemporary Italian poetry. The site is inspired by the bilingual anthology Those Who from Afar Look Like Flies, edited by Luigi Ballerini and Beppe Cavatorta, whose second volume will be released in November.
On this platform, a variety of voices—academic and beyond—connect online to discuss contemporary poets. The project was launched under the auspices of Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at New York University, on the initiative of Luigi Ballerini and Fabrizio Bondi. Itpoetry.org was developed by the NetSeven studio in Pisa, which translated the structure of Flies into an interactive online experience, giving artistic form and digital animation to the often acrobatic and ironic ideas of Ballerini (UCLA emeritus) and Bondi (Suor Orsola Benincasa University, Naples).
The long flight of the “flies,” carried weightlessly by digital bits, aims to connect not only the two sides of the Atlantic but also the languages of new media with those of poetry—reaching unexpected and diverse audiences. All this stems from the belief that poetry, with its non-instrumental and therefore non-aggressive logic, “takes no prisoners.” Poetry can thus become a vehicle for peace; and it is our ongoing task to translate it—to interpret it, embody it, and carry it forward.
#asAPartOfSettimanaDellaLinguaItalianaNelMondo #BeppeCavatorta #CasaItalianaZerilliMarimò #CeciliaBello #ColbyCollege #contemporaryItalianPoetry #DigitalWunderkammerOfContemporaryItalianPoetry #FabrizioBondi #GianlucaRizzo #ItalianCulturalInstituteInNewYork #ItalianExperimentalism #ItalianPoetry #ItalianPoetsInWonderland #ItpoetryOrg #LaSapienza #letteraturaItaliana #LuigiBallerini #NetSeven #NetSevenStudio #NYU #poems #poesiaItalianaContemporanea #poetry #poets #SapienzaUniversitàDiRoma #SettimanaDellaLinguaItalianaNelMondo #StefanoAlbertini #StefanoColangelo #SuorOrsolaBenincasaUniversity #theDigitalWunderkammerOfContemporaryItalianPoetry #traduzione #traduzioni #translation #translations #UCLA #UgoPerolino #UniversitàDiRomaLaSapienza #UniversityOfArizona #UniversityOfBologna #UniversityOfChieti #ValerioLoBello #VincenzoFrungillo #webinar #wunderkammer #zoom
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New Luka Megurine 4-star card for the "Step with Smiles" gacha in the Japanese release for #ProjectSEKAI! :LukaSmile:
Titled: "A Quiet Prayer"Another Luka card?? It hasn't even been a month!!
This is Luka from Wonderland SEKAI. Such a cute card for her. I love her outfit too with the nice blue theme. Such outfits definitely fit her. :LukaHeart2:I think these creatures are part of Wonderland x Showtime. They were on a few other Luka cards too. They really are trying to help her here,,
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“Gibbons has used his frequently on ZZ Top albums – he often plays through two at once”: Meet the world’s first ‘pedal’ – a steampunk wonderland you need Windex to use
https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/guitar-pedals/dearmond-tremolo-control
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Frankie Cosmos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvxQqj_tCeQ
#youtube_kexp #find_new_music #music_discovery #latest_bands #live_performance #studio_session #studio_performance #live_version #live_recording #in_studio #instudio #KEXP #kexp_fm #live_music #livemusic #concert_streaming #online_concert #virtual_concert #Frankie_Cosmos #New_York #Wonderland -
oggi, 15 ottobre / today, october 15th : an online meeting about a “wunderkammer” of contemporary italian poetry
https://www.casaitaliananyu.org/events/italian-poets-in-wonderland/
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
11:00 am – 1:00 pm (New York) // 17:00 – 19:00 (Italy)as a part of
Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo
in collaboration with
Italian Cultural Institute in New YorkZoom Webinar
Italian Poets in Wonderland
Presenting the Digital Wunderkammer of Contemporary Italian PoetryOn Zoom
(register here)Featuring:
Stefano Albertini, NYU
Luigi Ballerini, UCLA Emeritus
Fabrizio Bondi, Suor Orsola Benincasa University, Naples
Valerio Lo Bello, NetSevenWith the participation of:
Cecilia Bello, Università di Roma La Sapienza
Stefano Colangelo, University of Bologna
Ugo Perolino, University of Chieti
Vincenzo Frungillo, poet
Gianluca Rizzo, Colby College
Beppe Cavatorta, University of ArizonaIn ENGLISH and ITALIAN:
https://www.casaitaliananyu.org/events/italian-poets-in-wonderland/What if Italian poets were like those animals that, from a distance, seem like flies? Almost invisible at first glance, yet impossible to ignore once you find yourself in the same room with them. From this thought—and from a quotation by Jorge Luis Borges in The Analytical Language of John Wilkins—comes Itpoetry.org, the first digital platform dedicated to contemporary Italian poetry. The site is inspired by the bilingual anthology Those Who from Afar Look Like Flies, edited by Luigi Ballerini and Beppe Cavatorta, whose second volume will be released in November.
On this platform, a variety of voices—academic and beyond—connect online to discuss contemporary poets. The project was launched under the auspices of Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at New York University, on the initiative of Luigi Ballerini and Fabrizio Bondi. Itpoetry.org was developed by the NetSeven studio in Pisa, which translated the structure of Flies into an interactive online experience, giving artistic form and digital animation to the often acrobatic and ironic ideas of Ballerini (UCLA emeritus) and Bondi (Suor Orsola Benincasa University, Naples).
The long flight of the “flies,” carried weightlessly by digital bits, aims to connect not only the two sides of the Atlantic but also the languages of new media with those of poetry—reaching unexpected and diverse audiences. All this stems from the belief that poetry, with its non-instrumental and therefore non-aggressive logic, “takes no prisoners.” Poetry can thus become a vehicle for peace; and it is our ongoing task to translate it—to interpret it, embody it, and carry it forward.
#asAPartOfSettimanaDellaLinguaItalianaNelMondo #BeppeCavatorta #CasaItalianaZerilliMarimò #CeciliaBello #ColbyCollege #contemporaryItalianPoetry #DigitalWunderkammerOfContemporaryItalianPoetry #FabrizioBondi #GianlucaRizzo #ItalianCulturalInstituteInNewYork #ItalianExperimentalism #ItalianPoetry #ItalianPoetsInWonderland #ItpoetryOrg #LaSapienza #letteraturaItaliana #LuigiBallerini #NetSeven #NetSevenStudio #NYU #poems #poesiaItalianaContemporanea #poetry #poets #SapienzaUniversitàDiRoma #SettimanaDellaLinguaItalianaNelMondo #StefanoAlbertini #StefanoColangelo #SuorOrsolaBenincasaUniversity #theDigitalWunderkammerOfContemporaryItalianPoetry #traduzione #traduzioni #translation #translations #UCLA #UgoPerolino #UniversitàDiRomaLaSapienza #UniversityOfArizona #UniversityOfBologna #UniversityOfChieti #ValerioLoBello #VincenzoFrungillo #webinar #wunderkammer #zoom
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oggi, 15 ottobre / today, october 15th : an online meeting about a “wunderkammer” of contemporary italian poetry
https://www.casaitaliananyu.org/events/italian-poets-in-wonderland/
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
11:00 am – 1:00 pm (New York) // 17:00 – 19:00 (Italy)as a part of
Settimana della Lingua Italiana nel Mondo
in collaboration with
Italian Cultural Institute in New YorkZoom Webinar
Italian Poets in Wonderland
Presenting the Digital Wunderkammer of Contemporary Italian PoetryOn Zoom
(register here)Featuring:
Stefano Albertini, NYU
Luigi Ballerini, UCLA Emeritus
Fabrizio Bondi, Suor Orsola Benincasa University, Naples
Valerio Lo Bello, NetSevenWith the participation of:
Cecilia Bello, Università di Roma La Sapienza
Stefano Colangelo, University of Bologna
Ugo Perolino, University of Chieti
Vincenzo Frungillo, poet
Gianluca Rizzo, Colby College
Beppe Cavatorta, University of ArizonaIn ENGLISH and ITALIAN:
https://www.casaitaliananyu.org/events/italian-poets-in-wonderland/What if Italian poets were like those animals that, from a distance, seem like flies? Almost invisible at first glance, yet impossible to ignore once you find yourself in the same room with them. From this thought—and from a quotation by Jorge Luis Borges in The Analytical Language of John Wilkins—comes Itpoetry.org, the first digital platform dedicated to contemporary Italian poetry. The site is inspired by the bilingual anthology Those Who from Afar Look Like Flies, edited by Luigi Ballerini and Beppe Cavatorta, whose second volume will be released in November.
On this platform, a variety of voices—academic and beyond—connect online to discuss contemporary poets. The project was launched under the auspices of Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimò at New York University, on the initiative of Luigi Ballerini and Fabrizio Bondi. Itpoetry.org was developed by the NetSeven studio in Pisa, which translated the structure of Flies into an interactive online experience, giving artistic form and digital animation to the often acrobatic and ironic ideas of Ballerini (UCLA emeritus) and Bondi (Suor Orsola Benincasa University, Naples).
The long flight of the “flies,” carried weightlessly by digital bits, aims to connect not only the two sides of the Atlantic but also the languages of new media with those of poetry—reaching unexpected and diverse audiences. All this stems from the belief that poetry, with its non-instrumental and therefore non-aggressive logic, “takes no prisoners.” Poetry can thus become a vehicle for peace; and it is our ongoing task to translate it—to interpret it, embody it, and carry it forward.
#asAPartOfSettimanaDellaLinguaItalianaNelMondo #BeppeCavatorta #CasaItalianaZerilliMarimò #CeciliaBello #ColbyCollege #contemporaryItalianPoetry #DigitalWunderkammerOfContemporaryItalianPoetry #FabrizioBondi #GianlucaRizzo #ItalianCulturalInstituteInNewYork #ItalianExperimentalism #ItalianPoetry #ItalianPoetsInWonderland #ItpoetryOrg #LaSapienza #letteraturaItaliana #LuigiBallerini #NetSeven #NetSevenStudio #NYU #poems #poesiaItalianaContemporanea #poetry #poets #SapienzaUniversitàDiRoma #SettimanaDellaLinguaItalianaNelMondo #StefanoAlbertini #StefanoColangelo #SuorOrsolaBenincasaUniversity #theDigitalWunderkammerOfContemporaryItalianPoetry #traduzione #traduzioni #translation #translations #UCLA #UgoPerolino #UniversitàDiRomaLaSapienza #UniversityOfArizona #UniversityOfBologna #UniversityOfChieti #ValerioLoBello #VincenzoFrungillo #webinar #wunderkammer #zoom
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Perth locals, looking for interesting evening activities? https://visit.museum.wa.gov.au/boolabardip/illuminate
Looks like special Xmas themed illuminations until Jan 4th. 🎄
Illuminate: Christmas in Wonderland https://visit.museum.wa.gov.au/boolabardip/illuminate-christmas-wonderland -
ADORO IL GENIO - VOLARE
Far volare Wendy, John, Michael e Peter Pan "live" in teatro? Perché no? Cosa potrebbe mai andare storto...?
#adoroilgenio #11giugno #Teatro #théâtre #theater #volare #peterpan #fate #polveredifata #pensieri #felicità #bambinisperduti #wonderland #comedy #humor #tv #sketch #scenetta #sketches #vídeo #reel #reels #theplaythatgoeswrong #britishhumour #inghilterra #granbretagna #English #situationcomedy
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The Triangle Event Guide – Things To Do On Monday December 22nd Edition
Looking for things to do in the Triangle on Monday, December 22, 2025? From free holiday lights and family-friendly activities to discounted skating, food deals, live comedy, and open mic nights, the Raleigh–Durham–Chapel Hill area is packed with ways to celebrate the season. Use this Triangle Event Guide to plan your day across Raleigh, Durham, Cary, Chapel Hill, Wake Forest, Wendell, Clayton, and beyond.
🎄 All-Day & Holiday Highlights
Burger King: Free Whopper Jr. with $5 purchase All Day | FREE Burger King (participating locations) Free Santa Photos at Bass Pro Shops Santa’s Wonderland All Day | FREE Bass Pro Shops (multiple locations) The RINK: Outdoor Skating All Day | $6–$15 Red Hat Amphitheater Cheapskate Day at Skate the Square (Fenton) All Day | Discounted Fenton, Cary
👨👩👧 Family-Friendly & Daytime Events
Holiday at the Farm 10:00 am–3:00 pm | $12–$25 1870 Farm Total Tot Time (ages 5 & under) 10:00 am–12:00 pm | FREE W.D. Hill Recreation Center Little WORLD Charity Holiday Model Train Show 10:00 am–12:30 pm & 1:30 pm–5:00 pm | FREE Durham County Main Library Hands-On History: Ornaments 11:00 am–1:00 pm | FREE Historic Yates Mill County Park
🏙️ Afternoon & Early Evening
Monday Night NFL Football Watch Party 3:00 pm–7:00 pm | FREE Crank Arm Brewing Company Illuminate Art Walk in Downtown Raleigh 4:45 pm | FREE Downtown Raleigh Durham Beer Garden: 75¢ Wings (dine-in) 5:00 pm–10:00 pm | $0.75 Durham Beer Garden
✨ Holiday Lights Around the Triangle
Piper Lights 5:30 pm–9:00 pm | FREE Piper Lights Contentnea Fire Department Christmas Lights 5:30 pm–9:00 pm | FREE Contentnea Fire Department Lake Myra Christmas Lights 5:30 pm–10:00 pm | FREE Lake Myra Christmas Lights Lights on the Neuse (Hayride) 6:00 pm–8:00 pm | $11 Boyette Family Farms Christmas Lights on the Farm 6:30 pm–9:00 pm | $15 Big Daddy’s Farms
🌟 Nightlife, Comedy & Community
Christmas “Feed the Community” Meal 6:00 pm–7:30 pm | FREE Halftime Lounge North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival 6:00 pm–10:00 pm | $16.74–$30.64 Koka Booth Amphitheatre Open Mic Night 6:00 pm–11:00 pm | FREE Steel String Brewery Cosmic Chuckles: Weekly Comedy Show 7:00 pm–9:00 pm | FREE Flying Saucer Raleigh Adult Coloring Night 7:00 pm–9:00 pm | FREE KōMANA Brewing Company Game Night 7:00 pm–10:00 pm | FREE Crank Arm Brewing Company Board Game Night 7:00 pm–11:00 pm | FREE Moon Dog Meadery and Bottle Shop Air Hockey Tournament 8:00 pm–10:00 pm | FREE Boxcar Bar and Arcade Carrboro Open Mic at Speakeasy 8:00 pm–11:59 pm | FREE Speakeasy
✅ Plan Your Monday in the Triangle
Whether you’re chasing free holiday lights, family activities, food deals, or live entertainment, Monday, December 22 delivers across the Triangle. Bookmark this guide and check back daily for the latest Raleigh, Durham, Cary, and Chapel Hill events.
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Stuck in the Filter: November/December 2025’s Angry Misses By KenstrosityBrutal cold envelops the building as my minions scrape through ice and filthy slush to find even the smallest shard of metallic glimmer. With extensive budget cuts demanded by my exorbitant bonus schedule—as is my right as CEO of this filtration service—there was no room to purchase adequate gear and equipment for these harsher weathers. However, I did take up crocheting recently so each of my “employees” received a nice soft hat.
Hopefully, that will be enough to tide them over until the inclement weather passes and we return to normal temps. Until then, they have these rare finds to keep them warm, and so do you! REJOICE!
Kenstrosity’s Knightly Nightmare
AngelMaker // This Used to Be Heaven [November 20th, 2025 – Self Released]
I’ve been a fan of AngelMaker’s since their 2015 debut Dissentient. The grossly underrated and underappreciated Vancouver septet are a highly specialized deathcore infantry, with their lineup expanding steadily over their career in concert with their ever-increasing songwriting sophistication. Unlike the brutish and belligerent debut and follow-up AngelMaker, 2022’s Sanctum and new outing This Used to Be Heaven indulge in rich layering, near-neoclassical melodies, and dramatic atmosphere to complement AngelMaker’s trademark sense of swaggering groove. With early entries “Rich in Anguish” and “Haunter” establishing the strength of both sides of their sound, it always surprises me how AngelMaker successfully twist and gnarl their sound into shapes—whether it be hardcore, blackened, or melodic—I wasn’t anticipating (“Silken Hands,” “Relinquished,” “Nothing Left”). A rock-solid back half launched by the epic “The Omen” two-part suite brings these deviations from the expected into unity with the deathcore foundation I know AngelMaker so well for (“Malevolence Reigns,” “Altare Mortis”), and in doing so secure their status as one of the most reliably creative deathcore acts in the scene. Nothing here is going to change the minds of the fiercer deathcore detractors, but if your heart is open even just a crack, there’s a good chance This Used to Be Heaven will force themselves into it, if not entirely rip the whole thing asunder. My advice is simply to let it.
This Used To Be Heaven by AngelMaker
ClarkKent’s Sonic Symphonics
Brainblast // Colossus Suprema [November 11th, 2025 – Vmbrella]
A debut album five years in the making from a band formed in 2015, Colossus Suprema is the brainchild of Bogotá, Colombia’s Edd Jiménez. Jiménez turned his passion for and training in classical composition towards his symphonic progressive act, Brainblast. With Bach as an inspiration, Brainblast’s brand of technical death metal has the grandeur of Fleshgod Apocalypse, the speed of Archspire, and the virtuosity of concert musicians. Jiménez’s classical training shows — the compositions have an orchestral feel, only played at insane energy levels. The speed, the depth, and the breadth of the instrumentation are sure to leave you breathless. Nicholas Le Fou Wells (First Fragment) lays down relentless kitwork with jaw-dropping velocity, while Eetu Hernesmaa provides technical fretwork that’ll similarly leave you awestruck. He delivers sublime riffs on “Relentless Rise” and a surprising melodic lead that steals the show on “Unchain Your Soul.” Perhaps most prominent is the virtuoso play of the bass from Rich Gray (Annihilator) and Dominic Forest Lapointe (First Fragment) that is omnipresent and funky on each and every song. To top it all off is the piano (perhaps from Jiménez), giving the music some gravitas with the technical, concert-style playing. This record is just plain bonkers and tons of fun. Given this is the debut from a young musician, the idea that Brainblast has room to grow is plenty exciting.
COLOSSUS SUPREMA by BRAINBLAST
Gods of Gaia // Escape the Wonderland [November 28th, 2025 – Self Released]
If you’ve been eagerly awaiting the next SepticFlesh release, Germany’s Gods of Gaia have got you covered. Founded in 2023 by Kevin Sierra Eifert, Gods of Gaia is made up of an anonymous collective from around the world, contributing to a dark, heavy, and aggressive form of symphonic metal. Their sophomore album, Escape the Wonderland, features a collection of death metal songs with plenty of orchestral arrangements that add a dramatic flair. Along with crushing riffs and thunderous blast beats, you’ll hear choral chants (“Escape the Wonderland,” “Burn for Me”), bits of piano (“What It Takes”), and plenty of cinematic symphonics. SepticFlesh is the obvious influence, but the grandiosity of Fleshgod Apocalypse flares up on cuts like the dramatic “Rise Up.” The front half is largely aggressive, with “What It Takes” taking the energy to thrash levels. The back half dials down the energy, even creeping to near doom on “Krieg in Mir,” but never pulls back on the heaviness. Cool as the symphonic elements are, the riffs, blast beats, and brutal vocal delivery are just as impressive. Make no mistake, this is melodic death metal above all else, with symphonic seasonings that elevate it a notch. Just the opposite of what the record title suggests, this is one wonderland you won’t want to escape.
Escape the Wonderland by Gods of Gaia
Grin Reaper’s Frozen Feast
Hounds of Bayanay // КЭМ [November 15, 2025 – Self Released]
Two-and-a-half years after dropping debut Legends of the North, Hounds of Bayanay returns with КЭМ to sate your eternal lust for folk metal.1 Blending heavy metal with folk instrumentation, specifically kyrympa2 and khomus,3 as well as throat singing, Hounds of Bayanay might sound like a Tengger Cavalry or The Hu knockoff, but you’ll do yourself a disservice by writing them off. Boldly enunciated, clarion cleans belt out in confident proclamations while grittier refrains and overtones resonate beneath, proffering assorted and engaging vocal stylings. Rather than dwelling overlong in strings and tribal chanting, the deft fusion of folk instruments with traditional metal defines Hounds’ sound and feels cohesively integrated on КЭМ, providing an intimate yet heavy backdrop to a hook-laden and alluringly replayable thirty-nine minutes. In addition to the eclectic folk influence, there’s a satisfying variety of songwriting from track to track, with “Ardaq,” “Cɯsqa:n,” and “Dɔʃɔrum” exemplifying the enticing synthesis of styles. More than anything else, Hounds of Bayanay embodies heart and fun, warming my chilly days with a well-executed platter of Eastern-influenced folk metal. Don’t skip this one, or the decision could hound you.
Blood Red Throne // Siltskin [December 05, 2025 – Soulseller Records]
I’m shoving up against the deadline to wedge this one in, but Blood Red Throne’s latest deserves a mention, and bulldozing is just the sort of thing you should do while listening to BRT’s brand of bludgeoning, pit-stomping romp. Back in December, the venerable Norwegian death metal act dropped twelfth album Siltskin, maintaining their prolific and consistent release schedule. In addition to their dependable output, BRT stays the course with pummeling, brutish pomp. In his coverage of Nonagon and Imperial Congregation, Doc Grier drums up comparisons to Old Man’s Child, Panzerchrist, and Hypocrisy, and while I’m not inclined to disagree on those points, I’ll add that Siltskin also harkens to Kill-era Cannibal Corpse in its slick coalition of mid-paced slammers, warp-speed blitzes, and fat ‘n’ frolicking bass. Add to that the sly, sticky melody from the likes of Sentenced’s North from Here (“Vestigial Remnants”), and you’ve got a recipe for a righteous forty-five-minute smash-a-thon. Blood Red Throne’s last few records have been among their best, which is an incredible feat for a band this far into their career. While Siltskin doesn’t surpass BRT’s high-water mark, it keeps up, and if you’re hungry for an aural beatdown, then Blood Red Throne would like to throw their crown into the ring for consideration.
Gotsu-Totsu-Kotsu // Immortality [December 17, 2025 – Bang the Head Records]
I am woefully late to the charms of Gotsu-Totsu-Kotsu, a Japanese death metal outfit prominently featuring slap ‘n’ pop bass. Had it not been for our trusty Flippered Friend, I might have continued this grievous injustice of ignorance, but thankfully, this is not the timeline to which I’m doomed. Immortality is Gotsu-Totsu-Kotsu’s seventh album, and those who enjoy the band’s previous work should remain satisfied. For new acolytes, Gotsu-Totsu-Kotsu grasps the rabid intensity of Vader and Krisiun and imbues it with a funky edge. Meaty bass rumbles and sprightly slapped accents, provided by bassist/vocalist Haruhisa Takahata, merge with Kouki Akita’s kit obliteration to establish a thunderous, unrelenting rhythm section. Atop the lower end’s heft, Keiichi Enjouji shreds and squeals with thrashy vigor and a keen understanding of melody. First proper track “Anima Immortalis” even includes gang intonations that work so well, I wish they were more prevalent across the album. The sum total of Gotsu-Totsu-Kotsu’s atmosphere is one of plucky exuberance that strikes with the force of a roundhouse kick to the dome. Had I discovered it sooner, Immortality would have qualified for a 2025 year-end honorable mention, as I haven’t been able to stop spinning it or the band’s prior releases.4 Though I’m still in the honeymoon phase, I expect this platter to live on in my listening, and recommend you not miss this GTK killer like I almost did.
Thus Spoke’s Random Revelations
The Algorithm // Recursive Infinity [November 21st, 2025 – Self Released]
I’ve been a fan of The Algorithm since the early days, back when their electronica-djent was almost twee in its experimental joy, spliced with light-hearted samples. Over the years, Rémi Gallego has tuned his flair for mesmeric, playful compositions to develop a richer, more streamlined sound. Recursive Infinity continues the recent upward trend Data Renaissance began. With riffs and rhythms the slickest since Brute Force, and melodies the brightest and most colourful since equally-prettily adorned Polymorphic Code, it’s a cyberpunk tour-de-force. The wildness is trained, chunky heaviness grounding magnetic melodies (“Race Condition,” “Mutex,” “By Design”), dense chugging transitioning seamlessly into techno (“Advanced Iteration Technique,” “Hollowing,” “Graceful Degradation), and adding bite to bubbly, candy-coloured soundscapes (“Rainbow Table,”). The skittering of breakbeats tempers synthwave (“Endless Iteration), and bright pulses wrap cascading electro-core (“Race Condition,” “Mutex”) and orchestral melodrama (“Recursive Infinity”). It’s often strongly reminiscent of some point in The Algorithm’s history, but everything is upgraded from charming to entrancing. This provides a new way to interpret Recursive Infinity: not just a reference to an endless loop in general, but to Boucle Infinie (Infinite Loop)—Remi’s other musical project—and by extension, The Algorithm themselves. Yet he is still experimenting, including vocoder vocals (“Endless Iteration,” “By Design”) for a surprisingly successful dark-Daft Punk vibe in slower, moodier moments. With nostalgic throwbacks transformed so beautifully, and the continued evolution, there’s simply no way I can ignore The Algorithm now. And neither should you.
Recursive Infinity by The Algorithm
Owlswald’s Holiday Scraps
Sun of the Suns // Entanglement [December 12th, 2025 – Scarlet Records]
Bands and labels take heed—We reserve December for two things: Listurnalia and celebrating another trip around the sun. It is not for releasing new music. Yet this blunder persists, ensuring we inevitably miss gems like Sun of the Suns’ sophomore effort, Entanglement.5 The record dropped just as the world was tuning out for the year, and it deserves much better. Building on the foundation of their 2021 debut, TIIT, the Italian trio has significantly beefed up their progressive death formula. Mixing tech-death articulation with deathcore brutality, Entanglement ensures fans of Fallujah will feel right at home with its effervescent clean melodies and crystalline textures. Francesca Paoli (Fleshgod Apocalypse) returns to provide another masterclass behind the kit with rapid-fire double-bass, blasts, and tom fills, while guitarists Marco Righetti and Ludovico Cioffi deliver cosmic shredding and radiant solos that are both technical and deliberate. While the early tracks lean into Fallujahian songcraft and Tesseract-style arpeggios, the album shines brightest late when the group largely sheds its stylistic orbit. “Please, Blackout My Eyes” pivots toward a majestic Aeternam vibe with ethereal tech-death incisiveness, while “One With the Sun” and “The Void Where Sound Ends Its Path” hit like a sledgehammer with Xenobiotic’s deathcore grooves. Though Luca Dave Scarlatti’s vocals lack differentiation, the sheer quality of the compositions carries the weight, proving Sun of the Suns are much more than mere clones.
Entanglement by Sun Of The Suns
#2025 #Aeternam #AngelMaker #Annihilator #Archspire #Bach #BangTheHeadRecords #BloodRedThrone #Brainblast #CannibalCorpse #ColombianMetal #ColossusSuprema #DaftPunk #DeathMetal #Deathcore #Dec25 #Djent #Entanglement #EscapeTheWonderland #ExperimentalMetal #Fallujah #FirstFragment #FleshgodApocalypse #FolkMetal #GermanMetal #GodsOfGaia #GotsuTotsuKotsu #HeavyMetal #HoundsOfBayanay #Hypocrisy #Immortality #ItalianMetal #JapaneseMetal #Krisiun #MelodicDeathMetal #NorwegianMetal #Nov25 #OldManSChild #Panzerchrist #ProgressiveDeathMetal #ProgressiveMetal #RecursiveInfinity #Review #Reviews #ScarletRecords #SelfRelease #SelfReleased #Sentenced #SepticFlesh #Siltskin #SoulsellerRecords #StuckInTheFilter #StuckInTheFilter2025 #SunOfTheSuns #SymphonicDeathMetal #SymphonicMetal #Synthwave #TechnicalDeathMetal #TenggerCavalry #TesseracT #TheAlgorithm #TheHu #ThisUsedToBeHeaven #Vader #Vmbrella #Xenobiotic #КЭМ -
Kenstrosity’s Top Ten(ish) of 2025 By Kenstrosity
Well, here we are again! One of the longest, most eventful years in recent memory comes to a close. After all of the hardships my family, friends, and I endured at the end of last year, it was difficult to imagine what life would be like. For quite some time, it took everything in us just to continue our day-to-day existences, to reestablish or refresh our routines, and to build our lives back up. But we had tons of support, and we got through it. In fact, I’d say that we came out of everything with a better understanding of who we are, what we want out of life, and a greater drive to live more fully, more intentionally, and without regrets. Personally, I learned the value of asking more questions, making fewer assumptions, and embracing the mess of being human in today’s world. With practice in these areas, in time, I’ll grow into a better person, a better friend, and a better partner to my loved ones.
Musically, I experienced a bit of a shift. I don’t know exactly when this shift happened, but I could feel my desire for unfamiliar or less-traveled territory build. I desired weird, long, or messy records that called to me on a more personal level above all else. I craved pieces that showcased artists who wrote what they wanted (or needed) to, regardless of what others might think or say. Authenticity, creativity, memorability, imperfection, and artistic integrity became my core values when approaching new music this year.
Aside from all of that, the thing I want to do most is offer my deepest heartfelt thanks to everyone who’s stuck by me and been my support system this year. To Alex, a wonderful and gorgeous man who continually shows me more love, patience, and attention than I ever dared to ask for—and who challenges me to grow with every passing day. To Ally, Thea, Kaja, Ashe, Sophie, Chris (both of them), Sean, Malachi, Brandon, Michelle, and Jeff for being the best meatspace friends a guy could ask for, and who also show me more love than I ever dared to ask for. To new meatspace friends (Jhierry, Adrien, Forest, Logan, Nick, Zach, Brett, Blue, Brian, and Shawn) who further enrich my life with each interaction, I am excited to see how our relationships develop! To my therapist, Clint, who has helped pull me from the brink more times than I can count. To my family, Mom, Dad, and Kathy, I don’t know what I would do if they were not here with me. To Lise and Victoria, who have been and continue to be the best supervisors—and all-around cool, brilliant, creative, and inspiring people—I’ve ever known. To AMG Himself, Steel Druhm, Dr. A. N. Grier, and Sentynel for running the greatest blog on the planet and being an invaluable resource for my continued growth as a writer and contributor. To all of my fellow writers and editors, both active and inactive, who make this blog the wonderland it is and whose contributions and company continually uplift and motivate me. To the readers, our Discord members, and the metal community writ large, we wouldn’t be here without you!
Lastly, I’d like to give a shout to all the bands who released awesome records this year that fought valiantly for a spot on my list/HMs, in alphabetical order: 1914, Ancient Death, …and Oceans, Astronoid, Aversed, Blind Equation, Bodybox, Buried Realm, Cave Sermon, Changeling, Death Whore, Gloombound, The Halo Effect, Havukruunu, Helms Deep, Inoculation, Maud the Moth, Mutagenic Host, Nephylim, Pedestal for Leviathan, Proscription, Rothadás, Sarastus, Serenity in Murder, Structure, Tower, Tribunal, Vittra, Yellow Eyes. Despite these gems losing a place on my list proper for any number of reasons, I know I’ll return to them with great relish.
With all of that said, I invite all of you to bear witness to my absolutely unhinged Top Ten(ish) selections for 2025. May the rabble commence!
#ish. Epica // Aspiral – Epica is my favorite symphonic metal band. It’s no secret. They’ve been at the grindstone churning out quality records for almost 25 years with a remarkably stable lineup, and there’s every reason to expect Angry Metal Guy’s Law of Diminishing Recordings™ to catch up with them someday. Today is not that day. Aspiral is easily my favorite record since The Quantum Enigma, full of memorable songs and standout performances. It may be hookier and poppier than anything they’ve put out in the past, but accessibility looks great on Epica.
#10. Citadel // Descension – Every time I thought I knew how I felt about this record, I’d go back to it and discover more reasons to love it. Descension follows the same school of melodic death metal with long-form constructions that bands like An Abstract Illusion practice, but there’s a smoky, gothic twist to it that embodies darkness and light as a merged entity. It’s a delicate balance that Citadel treads with grace and athleticism. That feat is what ultimately elevated Descension to my Top 10 proper.
#9. Depravity // Bestial Possession – Depravity really fucked around with my cutoff for list consideration, coming in clutch one week before Turkey Day. But I am the one who found out. Riffs made to break bones and minds alike, Bestial Possession is lean, mean, and bloodthirsty. And yet, it’s smooth, refined, and streamlined. This is the work of a band that understands exactly what they want to write, and knows how to execute that vision with devastating precision. It’s death metal as we know and love it, weaponized for mass destruction.
#8. In Mourning // The Immortal –The Immortal surprised me. I fully expected it to be good. After all, In Mourning haven’t released a bad album to date. But against all odds, they managed to capture lightning in a bottle here, with songs that are impossible to resist and even harder to forget. It represents everything I love about the sadboi side of melodic death without skimping on hooks or on teeth. The Immortal might just be the pinnacle of In Mourning’s career. Who would’ve expected that after 25 years?
#7. An Abstract Illusion // The Sleeping City – In recent years, I often found myself gravitating towards concise, to-the-point records. I wanted hooks. I wanted brevity. I wanted unrelenting intensity. In 2025, that shifted. The long form became my home away from home. Epic yarns and gentle movements brought comfort and warmth to my listening schedule. With The Sleeping City, An Abstract Illusion managed to capture both the intensity I craved before and the sweeping arcs that I look for now. That it is beautiful without compromising either of those traits is nothing short of awe-inspiring. And so, here we are.
#6. Igorrr // Amen – When I look at my Top 10ish, I notice two things. Firstly, a fair number of these selections are, in some shape or form, weird or niche. Secondly, the gaps that separate one album from the other at this point are paper-thin, aside from my AotY. For French wild cards, Igorrr, accessibility ultimately put Amen here with my faves of 2025. Whimsically weird, savagely smart, and wholly unpredictable, Igorrr achieved a buttery smoothness and an unflinching confidence with these 12 absolute bangers that they’ve never shown before. A high-water mark for an act with an established reputation for excellence.
#5. Tómarúm // Beyond Obsidian Euphoria – My relationship with Beyond Obsidian Euphoria followed much the same trajectory as my relationship with its predecessor, Ash in Realms of Stone Icons. I felt confident in my score, then I started doubting its accuracy, then I’d revisit the record and feel vindicated in my original evaluation—rinse and repeat. It’s a vicious cycle, but at the end of the day, Beyond Obsidian Euphoria was always destined for my Top 5. Its epic, sprawling constructs demand so many of my spoons; emotionally, physically, and spiritually. But it gives just as many back, plus just enough extra to compel me to spin it again. It’s one helluva journey, but that’s what makes it excellent!
#4. Qrixkuor // The Womb of the World – In the world of symphonic death metal, Qrixkuor is singular. Nobody else sounds like them, and I’m convinced nobody else could. Dramatic, violent, and grotesque, but at the same time possessing a disturbing beauty, The Womb of the World sets a new standard for lushly orchestrated death metal. It’s not for the faint of heart, nor for those looking for a quick fix. But once it’s infected your mind, you belong to it. An album to be feared as much as it is to be adored.
#3. Cam Girl // Flesh & Chrome – Deciding where to slot this was a difficult process for me. The people-pleaser that lives in my brain—who is jacked, devastatingly handsome, and incredibly charismatic—tried to move Cam Girl’s sophomore LP down a couple of notches, purely to protect me from those who would (and likely will) tell me this kind of record is undeserving of such high placement here. But the reality is I don’t fucking want to. Flesh & Chrome is a staggering improvement on Cam Girl’s already winning formula, with an invincible selection of super-sticky and subversive tunes that haven’t left my brain since the first half of 2025. It’s among the most fun records I’ve had the pleasure of covering on this site. Above all, Flesh & Chrome earned its rightful place in my Top 3. So it is, so it shall be.
#2. ByoNoiseGenerator // Subnormal Dives – This was not on my bingo card for 2025. I used to despise everything about ByoNoiseGenerator’s brand of brutal jazzgrind. After spinning Subnormal Dives roughly 10^230049 times in the span of a few short months, with a mind-broken grin plastered permanently on my face, something snapped. It wasn’t a gradual affinity borne of a studious and painstaking process. It was a total, implosive disintegration of everything I held true. The result? BYONG is now one of my favorite bands, and I’ve come to love their previous work, too. Not many albums wield that much power. Subnormal Dives does.
#1. Flummox // Southern Progress – This is easily my biggest surprise of 2025. I never heard of Flummox before seeing this cover art on my Bandcamp feed, and I was thoroughly bamboozled by my first spin. The mix was bizarre, the songwriting highly unorthodox compared to anything I’ve heard this side of Devin Townsend, and Flummox’s refusal to settle into any one style was confounding. Yet, I simply could not stop spinning it. All year long, Southern Progress was my go-to, even on days when I just felt so numb that I didn’t want to listen to anything at all. With that commitment came understanding. Southern Progress is, simply put, a fully realized and inspired work of art, complete with relevant societal commentary. Steeped in messaging that spotlights systematic and social prejudices that plague the queer, and particularly the trans/nonbinary/gender-fluid, community (especially in the American South)—and deftly integrating branched subplots that exhibit the wide-reaching complications that neurodivergence, late-stage capitalism, and religion-based upbringings contribute to that experience—Flummox’s fifth LP greatly affected me on a personal level. More so than any other record released this year, Southern Progress feels important, not just to me, and not just to Flummox. I strongly believe everyone could learn something from this bizarre, wild, and untamable barnstormer and have a blast doing it. For these reasons, and so much more, I gratefully award Southern Progress my 2025 Album o’ the Year. Thank you, Flummox, for this wonderful gift!
Honorable Mentions
- Barren Path // Grieving – Deathgrind never sounded this good, or felt this vicious.
- Bianca // Bianca – The beauty and the beast returns, reimagined and rekindled.
- Calva Louise // Edge of the Abyss – Fiercely creative and vividly memorable, this is what happens when artists use neurodivergence and cultural diversity as assets.
- Dagdrøm // Schauder – Passionate melodic black metal for those who are looking for something a bit outside convention.
- Dawn of Ouroboros // Bioluminescence – The best vocal performance of the year meets some of the coolest progressive death songwriting I’ve heard in a minute.
- Imperial Triumphant // Goldstar – The gritty, twisted, sprawling city-dweller with a shady story to tell, and yet it glitters like the purest gold.
- Messa // The Spin – Emotive, sultry, and nuanced doom, compelling enough to seduce even the coldest heart.
- Psychonaut // World Maker – Thoughtful and deeply personal, but still crushingly heavy, post-metal from one of the best acts in the scene.
Songs o’ the Year
- Cam Girl – “Flesh & Chrome” – Simplicity and a curated collection of razor-sharp hooks will win my heart faster than anything else, and few songs this year upheld that virtue better than “Flesh & Chrome.” I haven’t been able to stop singing it to myself literally every single day since I first got my hands on this promo half a year ago, and yet the serotonin production it generates in my burned-out brain almost overwhelms me still. From the white-hot brightness of its lead melodies to the soaring brass of its addictive1 chorus and tight writing, “Flesh & Chrome” just makes me happy. Simple as.
- Citadel – “Sorrow of the Thousandth Death” – I didn’t expect to include this song on my list, but something happened once I started revisiting Descension more often. I found myself completely blown back by the artistry, the expressiveness, and the fluidity exhibited by Citadel’s epic “Sorrow of the Thousandth Death.” This unexpected emotional response completely shifted my perspective on what I was looking for in my Song o’ the Year candidates. Once I contemplated those requirements more deeply, it became clear in short order that “Sorrow of the Thousandth Death” was worthy and then some. Incredible.
- In Mourning – “As Long as the Twilight Stays” – While songs like “Flesh & Chrome” make me happy beyond all reason, others like “As Long as the Twilight Stays” break my bleeding heart. Every time the lyrics “Breathe and open your eyes / When darkness falls, a new dawn will rise / Reveal the secrets you keep / There is still hope as long as twilight stays” pierce through my eardrums, something deep from within my soul surges. That pull, strong enough to rip my heart from its bony cage, and further strengthened by weeping, layered tremolo harmonies, melts me. This is power; it is magic. I am helpless to resist.
- Flummox – “Long Pork” – Southern Progress is swimming in great songs, all of which make a strong claim for inclusion here. Ultimately, “Long Pork” won the blue ribbon for its unhinged songwriting, bizarre vocal acrobatics, harrowing instrumentation, and metamorphic storytelling. The cutting and clever lyrics may seem whimsical at first blush, but the critique they level at humanity’s gross exploitation, not only for the vast overproduction and dysfunctional distribution of food—and the systematic abuse of animals to meet that unsustainable demand—but also to the gluttony of late-stage capitalism and the chasmic wealth divide it perpetuates, sends chills through my nervous system. Sensational!
- Messa – “The Dress” – Of all the great songs 2025 had to offer, “The Dress” was the first one I felt earned a nod here. It is classy beyond all comprehension, sultry and sophisticated without being busy or especially complex. Moreover, it captivates my attention completely. An unqualified success of songwriting prowess, excellence in execution and performance, and spirited delivery, “The Dress” flows between melodies, moods, and modes as mana from otherworldly realms. I would not be surprised if, ten years from now, I still feel its magic as strongly as I do today, immune to the eroding force of time.
Non-Metal Album o’ the Year:
- Lady Gaga // Mayhem – I am absolutely obsessed with this album. I’ve been a fan of Lady Gaga for a long time, but never before did I feel so wholly ensnared by one of her records. This absolute triumph of modern pop explodes with energy, killer hooks, and an unfuckwithable vocal display that makes not singing along to each and every track entirely impossible. Mainstream though it is, Mayhem is a force, and I’ll be listening to it with glee for years to come.
Shakes Fist at Cloud Album of 2025
- Pedestal for Leviathan // Enter: Vampyric Manifestation – There will never be a day when I don’t rue how late I encountered this record, and how lame it felt to realize it had been self-released months before I picked up a December promo for it. It is listworthy, and that I treated it as if it missed my yearly cutoff because of a simple lack of awareness makes me want to shake my fists at the clouds!
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Alice Weidel im Wunderland. Es gibt Interviews, bei denen man am Ende mehr über die befragte Person weiß als über die Antworten, die sie gegeben hat. Das Gespräch, das Dunja Hayali am 4. Juli 2026 im heute journal mit der frisch wiedergewählten AfD-Co-Vorsitzenden Alice Weidel führte, gehört in diese Kategorie. Mehr im Kommentar.
https://fokusm.com/alice-weidel-im-wunderland/
#democracy #demokratie #afd #afdverbot #aliceweidel #lügenpresse #noafd
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The Sodden Astronomer
They say, Do not look at the stars,
or you will step into holes
and sink your shoes in mud.
So you can keep your eyes
fixed on the ground,
safe from puddles,
safe from falling,
and miss the lights
burning above in the dark—
except for a stolen glance,
a hurried sip of heaven.
Or you can throw
caution to the wind,
lift your thirsty face
to those bright jewels
sewn into black velvet,
and stumble on
with wet feet.October 27, 1988 (edited June 2026)
Curridabat, Costa RicaPart of the continuing Respectful American series, a selection of writings from my travel journals from Central America in 1988
9.927128-84.082012 San Jose, Costa Rica #1988 #astronomyMetaphor #awe #Beauty #blackVelvetSky #CentralAmerica #ContemplativePoetry #Courage #CreativeWriting #dreamers #Dreaming #earthAndHeaven #HereAreSomeWordPressTagsForThePoemSoddenAstronomer #Hope #Imagination #jewelsInTheDarkness #lookingUp #mudAndStars #mysticalPoetry #night #NightSky #poeticImage #POETICAORAREContemplativePoetryPrayers #Poetry #ProsePoem #Risk #SpiritualReflection #stargazing #stars #symbolicPoetry #walkingByFaith #wetFeet #Wonder #wonderAndCaution #Writing -
Hier ein paar Straßen weiter wird grad eine ehemalige Schule nicht einfach abgerissen, sondern zurückgebaut. Momentan kann man da noch Inventar kostengünstig abholen. Es gibt Führungen und #Demontage-#Workshop.s, wie man alles auseinandernimmt, um es hinterher auch wieder verwenden zu können. Für Architektur- und Produktdesign-Studis auch ein großes Wunderland. =)
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I går reiste jeg fra Kassel og til Hamburg. Området rundt Hauptbahnhof synes jeg ikke er så trivelig, så jeg valgte et hotell noen få t-banestopp unna.
Jeg bodde i Hamburg-Mitte, med kort avstand til Miniature Wunderland, som til min store glede hadde åpent til kl 0100. Jeg rakk dermed et besøk selv om jeg kom fram sent i går kveld.
Jeg kan absolutt anbefale en tur til Miniature Wunderland. Det er moro for barn i alle aldre.
#utepatur #interrail #reisetut #Norsktut
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