#ragana — Public Fediverse posts

I was initially surprised that Galvanist hailed from Bozeman, Montana, but I really have no right to feel that way. Based on its proximity to major outdoor destinations, I thought Bozeman would be like Jackson, Wyoming, where I briefly lived, but Google quickly disabused me of that notion. Suffice it to say, I have no idea what Bozeman’s music scene is like. But I’ll tell you what I do know. I know that Galvanist released debut Connection in 2022 and split Hollowtop with Ulm in 2024. I know they’re returning now with sophomore effort The Silence Between Stars. And after spinning this album every day for weeks, I know that all my expectations, like so much dust beneath the heel of an eldritch god, have been casually and utterly annihilated.

The promo material describes Galvanist as “blackened doom metal, progressive death metal, and experimental textures.” That may outline the canvas upon which Galvanist paints, but it does them little justice. Throughout The Silence Between Stars, I hear Animals as Leaders drowning in sludge (“Atrophy”) and Huntsmen channeling Thou (“Dreich,”1 “Spiorad”2). Woven into the fiber of their sound, I hear the swirling chaos of Ulcerate (“Hauntology”), creating a shifting maelstrom that denies me any safe or solid ground. Synths and keys, courtesy of lead guitarist Micah Tippit, lend Galvanist a threatening, extraterrestrial edge. Over it all, vocalist Tanner Erhart bellows with the raw intensity of acts like Ragana. Galvanist takes these ingredients and filters them through a clear and singular identity to create something entirely their own. Orders of magnitude greater than its descriptors, The Silence Between Stars is a journey by turns and at once deeply rooted in the homestead and violently flung to the darkest reaches of space.3

With every track but the 63-second intro4 clocking in at roughly 8–11 minutes, I worried The Silence Between Stars would suffer from bloat or overly aggressive proggery. My fears were unfounded. The Silence Between Stars demands my attention front to back, and at an easily digestible 40 minutes, I frequently find myself looping back for another spin. This isn’t so singular a work as Winter’s Gate or Mirror Reaper—there’s little need for gapless playback here—but each track flows so naturally into the next that I struggle to start anywhere but the beginning or stop anywhere but the end. I don’t know if this is a concept album, but it’s heady, interconnected subject matter5 demands more than just lyrical exposition. Galvanist is plenty capable, wielding mystifying time signature shifts (“Atrophy,” “Hauntology”), abrupt—but never jarring—compositional transitions, and mid-melody key changes (“Spiorad”) with aplomb. Galvanist adeptly handles such progressive elements to bake their storytelling directly into the music itself.

Even beyond its total disregard for my expectations, The Silence Between Stars continues to awe. Galvanist uses the soundstage to further cultivate that sense of being both grounded and in freefall. Bassist Kevin George’s mix leaves room for each instrument to breathe, but in a good way, only just. With a little added reverb, the result fosters that contradictory atmosphere even more, like suffocating in open air. Erhart’s rhythm guitars hang out on the wings, where microtonal variances between left and right ears create an incredible dissonance, a feeling of infinite liminality. Elements float in and out of the spotlight—like George’s bass at the midpoint of “Atrophy,” Chris Navarro’s drums at the end of “Hauntology,” or Tippit’s astounding leads on the back half of “Spiorad”—constantly redirecting my attention and driving me further into Galvanist’s labyrinth.

It is not often I have no complaints about an album, and rarer still, I have more praise than I can fit on the page. Had I time and space enough, I would still be raving about The Silence Between Stars long after the final keys of “Spiorad” fade to silence. From the cosmic violence of “Atrophy” to the striking bookends of “Dreich,” and from the spine-tingling keys of “Hauntology” to the magnificent, delirious climax of “Spiorad,” Galvanist has created something truly special. Like a will-o’-wisp or a foxfire trail coaxing you into the dark, The Silence Between Stars is disquieting yet tempting, unnerving yet comforting. I didn’t know what I was in for when I picked up Galvanist, but to shamelessly adapt my favorite line from the album,6 I crossed the threshold, and I found myself amidst worlds strange and wonderful.

Rating: 4.5/5.0
DR: 8 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Aeternitas Tenebrarum Musicae Fundamentum
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook | Instagram
Releases Worldwide: May 27th, 2026

I was initially surprised that Galvanist hailed from Bozeman, Montana, but I really have no right to feel that way. Based on its proximity to major outdoor destinations, I thought Bozeman would be like Jackson, Wyoming, where I briefly lived, but Google quickly disabused me of that notion. Suffice it to say, I have no idea what Bozeman’s music scene is like. But I’ll tell you what I do know. I know that Galvanist released debut Connection in 2022 and split Hollowtop with Ulm in 2024. I know they’re returning now with sophomore effort The Silence Between Stars. And after spinning this album every day for weeks, I know that all my expectations, like so much dust beneath the heel of an eldritch god, have been casually and utterly annihilated.

The promo material describes Galvanist as “blackened doom metal, progressive death metal, and experimental textures.” That may outline the canvas upon which Galvanist paints, but it does them little justice. Throughout The Silence Between Stars, I hear Animals as Leaders drowning in sludge (“Atrophy”) and Huntsmen channeling Thou (“Dreich,”1 “Spiorad”2). Woven into the fiber of their sound, I hear the swirling chaos of Ulcerate (“Hauntology”), creating a shifting maelstrom that denies me any safe or solid ground. Synths and keys, courtesy of lead guitarist Micah Tippit, lend Galvanist a threatening, extraterrestrial edge. Over it all, vocalist Tanner Erhart bellows with the raw intensity of acts like Ragana. Galvanist takes these ingredients and filters them through a clear and singular identity to create something entirely their own. Orders of magnitude greater than its descriptors, The Silence Between Stars is a journey by turns and at once deeply rooted in the homestead and violently flung to the darkest reaches of space.3

With every track but the 63-second intro4 clocking in at roughly 8–11 minutes, I worried The Silence Between Stars would suffer from bloat or overly aggressive proggery. My fears were unfounded. The Silence Between Stars demands my attention front to back, and at an easily digestible 40 minutes, I frequently find myself looping back for another spin. This isn’t so singular a work as Winter’s Gate or Mirror Reaper—there’s little need for gapless playback here—but each track flows so naturally into the next that I struggle to start anywhere but the beginning or stop anywhere but the end. I don’t know if this is a concept album, but it’s heady, interconnected subject matter5 demands more than just lyrical exposition. Galvanist is plenty capable, wielding mystifying time signature shifts (“Atrophy,” “Hauntology”), abrupt—but never jarring—compositional transitions, and mid-melody key changes (“Spiorad”) with aplomb. Galvanist adeptly handles such progressive elements to bake their storytelling directly into the music itself.

Even beyond its total disregard for my expectations, The Silence Between Stars continues to awe. Galvanist uses the soundstage to further cultivate that sense of being both grounded and in freefall. Bassist Kevin George’s mix leaves room for each instrument to breathe, but in a good way, only just. With a little added reverb, the result fosters that contradictory atmosphere even more, like suffocating in open air. Erhart’s rhythm guitars hang out on the wings, where microtonal variances between left and right ears create an incredible dissonance, a feeling of infinite liminality. Elements float in and out of the spotlight—like George’s bass at the midpoint of “Atrophy,” Chris Navarro’s drums at the end of “Hauntology,” or Tippit’s astounding leads on the back half of “Spiorad”—constantly redirecting my attention and driving me further into Galvanist’s labyrinth.

It is not often I have no complaints about an album, and rarer still, I have more praise than I can fit on the page. Had I time and space enough, I would still be raving about The Silence Between Stars long after the final keys of “Spiorad” fade to silence. From the cosmic violence of “Atrophy” to the striking bookends of “Dreich,” and from the spine-tingling keys of “Hauntology” to the magnificent, delirious climax of “Spiorad,” Galvanist has created something truly special. Like a will-o’-wisp or a foxfire trail coaxing you into the dark, The Silence Between Stars is disquieting yet tempting, unnerving yet comforting. I didn’t know what I was in for when I picked up Galvanist, but to shamelessly adapt my favorite line from the album,6 I crossed the threshold, and I found myself amidst worlds strange and wonderful.

Rating: 4.5/5.0
DR: 8 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Aeternitas Tenebrarum Musicae Fundamentum
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook | Instagram
Releases Worldwide: May 27th, 2026

RAGANA + EUDAEMON + JETSAM

Foufounes Electriques, Monday, April 20 at 07:00 PM EDT

Blue Skies Turn Black présente

RAGANA
https://ragana.bandcamp.com/music
+
EUDAEMON
https://eudaemon.bandcamp.com/
+
JETSAM
https://jetsammtl.bandcamp.com/

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20 avril 2026
Cabaret Foufs - 87 Rue. St Catherine E.

Portes: 7:00pm
Spectacle: 8:00pm

18+

Billets // Tickets:
https://www.universe.com/events/ragana-tickets-QLJX6Z

https://montreal.askapunk.net/event/ragana-eudaemon-jetsam

RAGANA + EUDAEMON + JETSAM

Foufounes Electriques, Monday, April 20 at 07:00 PM EDT

Blue Skies Turn Black présente

RAGANA
https://ragana.bandcamp.com/music
+
EUDAEMON
https://eudaemon.bandcamp.com/
+
JETSAM
https://jetsammtl.bandcamp.com/

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20 avril 2026
Cabaret Foufs - 87 Rue. St Catherine E.

Portes: 7:00pm
Spectacle: 8:00pm

18+

Billets // Tickets:
https://www.universe.com/events/ragana-tickets-QLJX6Z

https://montreal.askapunk.net/event/ragana-eudaemon-jetsam

#MusicWomenWednesday
#Ragana #Unbecoming

#Ragana closed with this song when i saw them last month; It was cool to see the crowd screaming along
Track 55 of my #witchdoom playlist

https://ragana.bandcamp.com/track/unbecoming

#MusicWomenWednesday
#Ragana #Unbecoming

#Ragana closed with this song when i saw them last month; It was cool to see the crowd screaming along
Track 55 of my #witchdoom playlist

https://ragana.bandcamp.com/track/unbecoming

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 20 but posted today on the 21- the #WinterSolstice where we celebrate the imminent (albeit slow) return of the #Sun in the northern hemisphere, but we also ought to remember the importance of darkness which is at its strongest now: rest, soil, womb, rebirth. 2 images to emphasize the #duality #pagan #animist #Ragana #Saule #winter #garden #nature #SeasonalRhythms

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 20 but posted today on the 21- the #WinterSolstice where we celebrate the imminent (albeit slow) return of the #Sun in the northern hemisphere, but we also ought to remember the importance of darkness which is at its strongest now: rest, soil, womb, rebirth. 2 images to emphasize the #duality #pagan #animist #Ragana #Saule #winter #garden #nature #SeasonalRhythms

Ooo, I missed that Ragana had a new release last month, a collab album with another PNWer project, Drowse, which is the studio version of a commissioned piece they played together for Roadburn last year. Drowse is apparently normally layered slowcore, and it's a really beautiful mix with Ragana's intense blackened doom/screamo. Ragana was on my AOTY in 2023, might just be on it this time around too...

Ragana and Drowse - Ash Souvenir (2025)

https://ragana.bandcamp.com/album/ash-souvenir

#Ragana

Ooo, I missed that Ragana had a new release last month, a collab album with another PNWer project, Drowse, which is the studio version of a commissioned piece they played together for Roadburn last year. Drowse is apparently normally layered slowcore, and it's a really beautiful mix with Ragana's intense blackened doom/screamo. Ragana was on my AOTY in 2023, might just be on it this time around too...

Ragana and Drowse - Ash Souvenir (2025)

https://ragana.bandcamp.com/album/ash-souvenir

#Ragana

3-Now the (first 2) #Spectra #Peertube links for the same videos, slightly smaller files, as always. You can also just go to my YouTube or Spectra page to see all the videos. See the first 2 posts for thumbnails with alt text

1 Goddess for Dark Days, Witches - and Rebirth!
https://spectra.video/w/db1nmv7JCBwWPgftrNrQCi
2 Time of Spirits Ends
https://spectra.video/w/vhTcJtejZJpypqkZweig1y
#Ragana #Halloween #Samhain #CrossQuarterDay #winter #pagan #animist #Latvian #SeasonalRhythms

3-Now the (first 2) #Spectra #Peertube links for the same videos, slightly smaller files, as always. You can also just go to my YouTube or Spectra page to see all the videos. See the first 2 posts for thumbnails with alt text

1 Goddess for Dark Days, Witches - and Rebirth!
https://spectra.video/w/db1nmv7JCBwWPgftrNrQCi
2 Time of Spirits Ends
https://spectra.video/w/vhTcJtejZJpypqkZweig1y
#Ragana #Halloween #Samhain #CrossQuarterDay #winter #pagan #animist #Latvian #SeasonalRhythms

1-A series of 4 short videos for the #CrossQuarterDay between Autumn Equinox + Winter Solstice. The date is +/- November 7, observances from 10/ 31 to 11/ 10: #Halloween #DayOfTheDead #Samhain, #MartinsDay etc. In #Latvian tradition it's #Mārtiņi or Mārtiņdiena- which shares a name- and modern date, Nov 10- with the Christian saint, but celebrates a much older #pagan god.
YouTube links in 2 posts, then #Spectra
1 Goddess for Dark Days, Witches - and Rebirth! #Ragana
https://youtube.com/shorts/Mh1CqK7FNTY?feature=share

1-A series of 4 short videos for the #CrossQuarterDay between Autumn Equinox + Winter Solstice. The date is +/- November 7, observances from 10/ 31 to 11/ 10: #Halloween #DayOfTheDead #Samhain, #MartinsDay etc. In #Latvian tradition it's #Mārtiņi or Mārtiņdiena- which shares a name- and modern date, Nov 10- with the Christian saint, but celebrates a much older #pagan god.
YouTube links in 2 posts, then #Spectra
1 Goddess for Dark Days, Witches - and Rebirth! #Ragana
https://youtube.com/shorts/Mh1CqK7FNTY?feature=share

RAGANA (Estats Units) presenta nova col·laboració: "Ash Souvenir" #Ragana #PostHardcore #Rock #BlackenedSludge #PostMetal #Novembre2025 #EstatsUnits #NovaCol·laboració #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic

RAGANA (Estats Units) presenta nova col·laboració: "Ash Souvenir" #Ragana #PostHardcore #Rock #BlackenedSludge #PostMetal #Novembre2025 #EstatsUnits #NovaCol·laboració #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic

Wake up, honey, new #Ragana record just dropped
https://ragana.bandcamp.com/album/ash-souvenir
#metal #music

Wake up, honey, new #Ragana record just dropped
https://ragana.bandcamp.com/album/ash-souvenir
#metal #music

For #AutumnEquinox a short video of me gathering foliage on the farm, then showing the finished #altar for the season, honouring primordial #BirdGoddess + #GreatMother #Māra + #Ragana the Wild One + the Twin Gods + remembering my Mom and Aunt (The Penguin was carved by my brother for my Mom's collection; the Owl was my Aunt's, and they double as Bird Goddess avatars!)
#fall #Alberta #Canada #GoddessCulture #animist #pagan #SolaceInNature
YouTube link, Spectra to follow
https://youtube.com/shorts/4xaqEt4Es2U?feature=share

For #AutumnEquinox a short video of me gathering foliage on the farm, then showing the finished #altar for the season, honouring primordial #BirdGoddess + #GreatMother #Māra + #Ragana the Wild One + the Twin Gods + remembering my Mom and Aunt (The Penguin was carved by my brother for my Mom's collection; the Owl was my Aunt's, and they double as Bird Goddess avatars!)
#fall #Alberta #Canada #GoddessCulture #animist #pagan #SolaceInNature
YouTube link, Spectra to follow
https://youtube.com/shorts/4xaqEt4Es2U?feature=share

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #SeekAndDestroy

Ragana:
🎵 You Take Nothing

#Ragana

https://anout.bandcamp.com/album/aor027-ragana-you-take-nothing-lp

https://open.spotify.com/track/2G4jxM811KM3Wn8Ooi8B14

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #SeekAndDestroy

Ragana:
🎵 You Take Nothing

#Ragana

https://anout.bandcamp.com/album/aor027-ragana-you-take-nothing-lp

https://open.spotify.com/track/2G4jxM811KM3Wn8Ooi8B14

Ragana, You take nothing
https://ragana.bandcamp.com/track/you-take-nothing-2

#Ragana #YouTakeNothing #Music

Ragana, You take nothing
https://ragana.bandcamp.com/track/you-take-nothing-2

#Ragana #YouTakeNothing #Music

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 21 #WinterSolstice #MidWinter here #MidSummer for those on the currently sunny side of the globe!
In the North we celebrate the beginning of the slow return of #Saule #Sun but don't forget to give #Darkness its due: life, #regeneration begins in the darkness of blood, soil, womb, heart, brain! Darkness is #rest #nest Take time to repose and #reflect and appreciate the long quiet nights.
#AncientWays #pagan #animist #GoddessCulture #Latvian #Ragana #Alberta #WinterBright

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 21 #WinterSolstice #MidWinter here #MidSummer for those on the currently sunny side of the globe!
In the North we celebrate the beginning of the slow return of #Saule #Sun but don't forget to give #Darkness its due: life, #regeneration begins in the darkness of blood, soil, womb, heart, brain! Darkness is #rest #nest Take time to repose and #reflect and appreciate the long quiet nights.
#AncientWays #pagan #animist #GoddessCulture #Latvian #Ragana #Alberta #WinterBright

A preview of the improvised masks I made for #WinterSolstice Tomorrow is a work day, so I plan to drag the Jul log today- these masks are for that- though prob just for a photo op as they aren't super functional..lol- just paper + measurements weren't what they might have been, but lessons learned! #Ragana #Baltic #Goddess of #nature #balance #death and #regeneration is strongest at the time of Winter Solstice; we celebrate her #darkness + #Saule #Sun we #celebrate the beginning of her return

A preview of the improvised masks I made for #WinterSolstice Tomorrow is a work day, so I plan to drag the Jul log today- these masks are for that- though prob just for a photo op as they aren't super functional..lol- just paper + measurements weren't what they might have been, but lessons learned! #Ragana #Baltic #Goddess of #nature #balance #death and #regeneration is strongest at the time of Winter Solstice; we celebrate her #darkness + #Saule #Sun we #celebrate the beginning of her return

#Ragana is the #Latvian #Baltic #Goddess of wild places, #WiseWomen (#witches ) , death and regeneration and darkness to balance the sun- the #WinterSolstice is her strongest time. These birch trees stand out against the others as we approach Solstice, making me think of this ancient embodiment of the power and cycles of #Nature
#animist

#Ragana is the #Latvian #Baltic #Goddess of wild places, #WiseWomen (#witches ) , death and regeneration and darkness to balance the sun- the #WinterSolstice is her strongest time. These birch trees stand out against the others as we approach Solstice, making me think of this ancient embodiment of the power and cycles of #Nature
#animist

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 18 I didn't cut wood yesterday, so I went for a walk on the farm. Nippy at around -16C/3F (nowhere near record for this season) but beautiful after several days of fog #frost and #snow
#SniegaMate #SnowMother and the #FrostSpirits have been decorating for the coming #WinterSolstice Look at those #Birch trees-- middle tier- trees of #Ragana (more below)
#Latvian #animist #pagan #winter #photography #Alberta ❄️ 🎄 📷

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 18 I didn't cut wood yesterday, so I went for a walk on the farm. Nippy at around -16C/3F (nowhere near record for this season) but beautiful after several days of fog #frost and #snow
#SniegaMate #SnowMother and the #FrostSpirits have been decorating for the coming #WinterSolstice Look at those #Birch trees-- middle tier- trees of #Ragana (more below)
#Latvian #animist #pagan #winter #photography #Alberta ❄️ 🎄 📷

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 8 As we approach the #WinterSolstice life-giving #Saule #Sun becomes ever more the focus due to her relative absence! At the same time we must recognise and appreciate the #darkness the other font of life #Primal #Goddess #Ragana represents this balancing force of #nature #winter #Baltic #Latvian #pagan #animist ❄️ 📷 #photography #BorealForest

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 8 As we approach the #WinterSolstice life-giving #Saule #Sun becomes ever more the focus due to her relative absence! At the same time we must recognise and appreciate the #darkness the other font of life #Primal #Goddess #Ragana represents this balancing force of #nature #winter #Baltic #Latvian #pagan #animist ❄️ 📷 #photography #BorealForest

🔊 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #VarietyMix

Ragana:
🎵 Woe

#Ragana

https://ragana.bandcamp.com/track/woe

https://open.spotify.com/track/04rBvQ3NfSW7UsUvak2Hb2

🔊 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #VarietyMix

Ragana:
🎵 Woe

#Ragana

https://ragana.bandcamp.com/track/woe

https://open.spotify.com/track/04rBvQ3NfSW7UsUvak2Hb2

Ragana, Pain
https://ragana.bandcamp.com/track/pain

#Ragana #Pain #Music

Ragana, Pain
https://ragana.bandcamp.com/track/pain

#Ragana #Pain #Music

Ragana, Desolation's flower
https://ragana.bandcamp.com/track/desolations-flower

#Ragana #DesolationsFlower #Music

Ragana, Desolation's flower
https://ragana.bandcamp.com/track/desolations-flower

#Ragana #DesolationsFlower #Music

Holy mackerel – #Thou and #Ragana on the same bill in my own fair city! 😭

Holy mackerel – #Thou and #Ragana on the same bill in my own fair city! 😭

Ragana and Sunrot announce East Coast/Midwest tour
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/ragana-and-sunrot-announce-east-coast-midwest-tour/

#brooklynvegan_category_music #Heavy_Metal #Music #tour_dates #Ragana #Sunrot

4- @pagan @paganism
Here's a still view of the finished altar, plus another angle where it seems the Goddess manifested among the flowers and greenery (I say this kind of thing a bit jokingly, but also believe the [non-specific] divine energy is there for us to see and feel)
#goddess #ragana #BirdGoddess #Life #PrimalEnergy #SheLives

4- @pagan @paganism
Here's a still view of the finished altar, plus another angle where it seems the Goddess manifested among the flowers and greenery (I say this kind of thing a bit jokingly, but also believe the [non-specific] divine energy is there for us to see and feel)
#goddess #ragana #BirdGoddess #Life #PrimalEnergy #SheLives

The Armed, Chat Pile, Ragana, King Woman, more at Knockdown Center on BV Presale (password here)
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-armed-chat-pile-ragana-king-woman-more-at-knockdown-center-on-bv-presale-password-here/

#brooklynvegan_category_music #Heavy_Metal #Music #Chat_Pile #Cloakroom #Couch_Slut #King_Woman #Ragana #The_Armed

The Armed, Chat Pile, Ragana, King Woman & more playing Outline at Knockdown Center (BV Presale)
https://www.brooklynvegan.com/the-armed-chat-pile-ragana-king-woman-more-playing-outline-at-knockdown-center-bv-presale/

#brooklynvegan_category_music #Heavy_Metal #Music #bvhome #Chat_Pile #Cloakroom #Couch_Slut #King_Woman #Outline #punk #Ragana #The_Armed

Category 6: Angriest albums of the year

#Ragana – Desolation’s Flower (blackened doom/blackened screamo)

#BigBrave – nature morte (postmetal)

#Ushangvagush – Pestmo’qon (Indigenous black metal)

#AOTY #AOTY2023

Category 6: Angriest albums of the year

#Ragana – Desolation’s Flower (blackened doom/blackened screamo)

#BigBrave – nature morte (postmetal)

#Ushangvagush – Pestmo’qon (Indigenous black metal)

#AOTY #AOTY2023

Winter Solstice is associated with #Ragana (Latvian sp) in #Baltic tradition - Indo-European gods + Christianity have reduced this nature deity to a hag #witch (often in a negative way, not the modern reclaimed use of the word!) of wild places and dubious ways- I'll be exploring ideas restoring her primal attributes, and will be thinking of her essence as a symbol of natural forces/cycles this Solstice day! eg- She may represent natural darkness, and essential balance to the light of #Saule /Sun

@AqiDrago Stop me if you’ve already heard this before, but #Ragana is a duo of two women from Oakland, California doing some excellent screamo blackened doom metal. https://ragana.bandcamp.com/album/desolations-flower

#ArtAdventCalendar Day 14 Since reading more about her by chance, recently, I've been thinking a bit about the #Baltic #Latvian #goddess #Ragana She seems more to stem from the primordial nature worship of Old Europe (the ancient pre-Indo-Europeans). (more to come on this some day soon). She's associated with birch trees in particular, so now I think of her whenever I see them! Next year's catkins on this one, I think? #pagan #BorealForest #CommuneWithNature #WinterPictures #Alberta

2/ I found in Latvia and Lithuania, the owl is associated with #Ragana an ancient goddess, predating the Indo-European pantheon, later diminished to a negative caricature of 'witch' starting with the patriarchal Indo-Europeans and worse yet, the Christian Church.
I've known of her before, and of course knew to discard all the negative nonsense- the #OldWays and #WomensKnowledge were always turned to evil and demonism by those whom it seemed to threaten!

Holy shit, #AOTY alert for all you lovely #antifascist folks who like your #metal, #doom, #screamo, and everything else blackened: new #Ragana album out today. For a taste, there's a song called "DTA" with the lyric "Death to America and everything you've done/ I can't feel anything I am numb". 🖤

https://ragana.bandcamp.com/album/desolations-flower

#BBC6music

"Two piece Californian doom metal band #Ragana take you on a journey from birth to death"

*puts protective goggles on

OK then, bring it...