#thorns — Public Fediverse posts

@fskornia @anakin78z meanwhile in the States several brand new stadiums are being built for women's football and here in #Portland the owners of the #Thorns and #Fire are building a state of the art training facility.

Hi! I'm Allison! I'm a golden retriever that really loves Chuck E Cheese, mainly their animatronics! I also love Thorns and King of the Hill.

Hi! I'm Allison! I'm a golden retriever that really loves Chuck E Cheese, mainly their animatronics! I also love really niche furry media art and King of the Hill.

@douglasvb no the #Fire have a women-led ownership group and they also own the #Thorns.

The great outdoors in Southern Africa has no respect for any brand names no matter how fancy they are. Having just finished the Khomas Hochland trail in Namibia here is just an illustrative tale on thorns as a case in point.

Trees in the acacia family have big thorns and they are out to get you if you don't treat them with respect.

In the one picture is a selection of thorns I had to remove from my Nnormal Tomir shoes. One can see the big hole one of them has made. I am just thankful for the Vibram Megagrip lLitebase soles and the Sidas custom insoles I have. A hiking partner had a thorn go straight through the sole and insole of his shoes poking him in the foot. He had to stop to remove it.

Another hiking partner stepped on a thorn branch on the ground, it swung up and a thorn penetrated his leg just above the achilles. The photo with my pinky and the thorn illustrates how deep it went in.

#hiking #wanderlust #namibia #thorns

New post: Gig Review: The Dirty Nil / Bruise Control / Smug LLC / Thorns – The Green Door Store, Brighton (4th July 2026) https://moshville.co.uk/reviews/gig-review/2026/07/gig-review-the-dirty-nil-bruise-control-smug-llc-thorns-the-green-door-store-brighton-4th-july-2026/ #BruiseControl #SmugLLC #TheDirtyNil #Thorns

Now here’s a band with pedigree! Norway’s black metal squad Mortem have been around since 1987, right at the forefront of the infamous second wave. Though their heyday produced only the Slow Death demo and their debut record, Ravnsvart, took until 2019 to release, their individual band members have kept themselves busy. Consisting of guitarist/keyboardist Steinar Sverd Johnsen, vocalist Marius Vold, drummer Jan “Hellhammer” Blomberg, and newcomer bassist Tor Stavenes, Mortem’s genealogy traces lines through the likes of Mayhem, Arcturus, Thorns, 1349, Emperor, and way too many other bands. Now, almost forty years since their inception, Mortem are unleashing their sophomore album Mørketid, promising in their promo “eight tracks of savage, eerie, and often epic black metal.” Will Mortem’s collective experience translate to top-shelf black metal, or will Mørketid’s time under the sun be short-lived?

“Mørketid” is the Norwegian word for polar night, where the sun stays below the horizon for weeks during the winter months. It’s an eerie time that Mortem capture well on Mørketid. Between the persistent tremolos and rasps across Mørketid, an unsettling and understated melody gives the project an uncanny feel. Mortem’s keyboard presence does a lot for Mørketid’s texture, bestowing a creepy music box melody to “Aftermath” and a beefy Dimmu Borgir symphonic gothicness to “Ditt Ødes Ære.” But overall, if you’ve heard Mayhem’s early stuff, you know what to expect from Mortem. Buzzsaw guitars, phlegmy rasps, and drawn-out staggering through the dark are the name of the game here, highlighted on songs like “The Mighty Odious” and “Mørkets Ormebol.” Mortem have been around long enough to get these fundamentals down pat.

Though Mortem clearly put in the work, there are yet few standout performances on Mørketid. Outside of some surprisingly shreddy solos across Mørketid’s back end (“Den Sanne Gud,” “Aftermath”), Johnsen’s riffs are murky and standard-issue black metal, and while I appreciate Stavenes’ pronounced bass presence and the punchiness that comes with it (“Skyggeånd”), it nonetheless stays too firmly in the pocket. Similarly, Vold’s rasps are thick and gritty but rarely venture off from his slow-n-low mode, making his vocal presence seep into the background. Johnsen’s keyboards and Hellhammer’s drumming deserve note, however, as spidery key runs on “Mørketid” and “Mørkets Ormebol” do the heavy lifting in building mood and identity on their tracks, and shifting grooves and blasts all across Mørketid are its most varied and exciting asset. Mortem’s songwriting approach likely contributes to the muted performances: they’re hellbent for murk. But Mortem have ludicrous talent in their ranks, and I think a few more standout moments would’ve easily elevated Mørketid.

And therein lies Mørketid’s biggest issue: memorability. Besides “Blodvassen Grunn,” where Mortem open the blinds a smidge for a touch of lightness in their style, Mørketid is monotonously dark. Over-repetition plagues many of Mørketid’s tracks, watering down the vitality of songs like “Mørkets Ormebol” and “Skyggeånd” while inflating Mørketid’s runtime. None of Mortem’s songs are extraordinarily long, sitting around four to six minutes on average, but I often found myself checking the time halfway through each song anyway. Production owns some of the blame here; though everything’s clearly audible, everything sounds crushed and undynamic, wearing on both the ears and mind. There are times when Mortem flirt with variety, like the darkly groovy second half of “Aftermath” and the time “Den Sanne Gud” gets quiet and threatens to veer into an Iron Maiden epic,1 but these are few and far between on Mørketid. I don’t think I can give high marks to something I can’t remember after many listens.

It’s crazy to think that a band whose line-up is as storied as Mortem’s could struggle with a sophomore slump this far into their career, but here we are. Mørketid isn’t a bad record, but one that’s played too safely to truly stand out. Production issues and monotonous songwriting knock it down a notch further. Mortem occupy a space in metal’s history where a subpar record isn’t going to blemish their legacy. They were instrumental in founding one of its most iconic sub-genres. But Mørketid wasn’t released in 1987, and so has to stand up against the scores of other black metal releases from the decades since then. Sadly, it doesn’t.

Rating: Disappointing
DR: 5 | Format Reviewed: 256 kbps MP3
Label: Peaceville Records
Websites: facebook.com/mortemnorway | bandcamp.com/album/morketid
Releases Worldwide: July 3rd, 2026

During the #WorldCup USA match broadcast, they put the camera on legendary #Thorns captain #ChristineSinclair, and John Strong made an error. He said she'd scored more goals than any other woman, but that's not right. She has scored more international goals than any other person of any gender in the history the world. As a former Timbers announcer he should know.

Illustration by N. Rémond, from Iconographie descriptive des cactées, ou, Essais systématiques et raisonnés sur l'histoire naturelle, la classification et la culture des plantes de cette famille (1841).

Source: Missouri Botanical Garden / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/3c1700da-316f-46bd-b248-616185569a0f

#botany #botanical #thorns #cactaceae #flora #buds #flowers #cacti #plants #art #publicdomain

@CalyxWorks ok now we need a #Thorns slash #Fire jersey haha. The Fire are surprisingly fun to watch and they are going to the playoffs for sure.

While most people would argue that “black metal” was founded by bands like Venom, Bathory, and Mercyful Fate, the scene didn’t really become what it is without the creation of Norwegian black metal. Which, in turn, people will argue was founded by Mayhem, Burzum, Darkthrone, Immortal, and the like. But people forget acts like Ulver, Urgehal, Satyricon, and Gorgoroth (and others) that helped form the genre. If you know Grier, you know how much Urgehal and Gorgoroth mean to his youthful, black metal development. They are also home to two of his favorite black metal raspers of all time: Trond Bråthen (Trondr Nefas) and Kristian Eivind Espedal (Gaahl), respectively. Before Gaahl made his mark on Gorgoroth classics like Twilight of the Idols – In Conspiracy with Satan and Ad Majorem Sathanas Gloriam, he already had his own band: Trelldom.

Trelldom doesn’t get enough love. But Angry Metal Guy knew what was up when he went back in time to explore easily one of the genre’s greatest hits: Til et annet…. This record is a fucking masterpiece that shows a side of Gaahl you might not know. Those who have followed him throughout his various exploits know full well that Gaahl is a weird guy with some of the creepiest fucking vocals on the planet. But Trelldom’s trilogy of albums from 1992 to 2007 was untouchable. Fast forward to 2024, and the band returns with …By the Shadows…, an even weirder concoction of songs than ever before. Taking a darker direction with a new lineup of legends, …By the Shadows… represented an impressive comeback for the band, rebranded into something more diverse and heartfelt than before. Right on the coattails of that album comes this year’s …By the Word…. And it’s everything you’d expect from a follow-up.

Returning with the mighty Stian Kårstad (ex-Djerv, ex-Gaahls Wyrd, ex-God Seed) and kit powerhouse Kenneth Kapstad (Thorns, Goat the Head, ex-God Seed, and a billion other bands), Gaahl rounds out his lineup with practitioners of the bass, saxophone, clarinet, organ, Dobro guitar, bass harmonica, mandolin, Shankar guitar, and even the fucking Optigan to deliver one of the most unique records of his life. “When This Was Young” opens the record with proggy bass and drums, matching perfectly with Gaahl’s soothing cleans. When the chuggery kicks in, Kapstad’s drums let loose, showing off his impressive skills and giving the song (A) Senile Animal-era Melvins vibes. As it progresses, the effects intensify, melding themselves into the guitars and creating unnecessary madness throughout.

But the opener might be the “chillest” song on the record. By “I Speak Forgotten Voices,” you’ll know that …By the Word… is far more unhinged than its predecessor. The overlapping effects, unsettling vocals, and relentless, pounding drums remove any peace …By the Shadows… might have had. But it’s the mindfucking back-to-back closers, “The Word – Choose to Vanish” and “In There Outside,” that show just how far Trelldom has pushed their sound. Chock-full of all those different instruments mentioned before, “The Word – Choose to Vanish” doesn’t so much add layers as mold everything into the most grotesque monster I’ve heard in a long time. And when you think you’ve heard everything you could from Trelldom, “In There Outside” proves to be one of the more diverse on the album. Throwing you off immediately, the whining woodwinds are replaced with yet another alteration of Gaahl’s vox as the song builds on itself over and over again, resulting in more orchestral qualities than any other track.

…By the Word… is batshit crazy and cerebrally damaging. Where …By the Shadows… at least had moments of relief, this new record does not. Beyond the weird combination of guitars, saxophone, and clarinet screaming at you from all directions, it’s the bass and drums that cause the most damage. Mixed far too the front, the drums, in particular, are ear-shattering. That sounds negative, but it does a hell of a job keeping you off balance. Specifically, when it comes to the devastating “Folding the Mind.” It’s almost as if the band decided it was time to let Kapstad off the leash. …By the Word… is an interesting album that pushes beyond anything the band has done before. It can never be Til et annet… but that’s OK because they aren’t going for it. This new era is worth exploring and …By the Word… is a new benchmark.

Rating: 3.5/5.0
DR: 7 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Prophecy Productions
Websites: trelldom.bandcamp.com | trelldom.no | facebook.com/trelldom1992
Releases Worldwide: May 29th, 2026

@voiceofunreason yeah unfortunately any extra season ticket money I might spend is now going into #Thorns tickets instead. And I guess I am old enough now to write an angry letter to the ownership.

Oof the #Thorns today...

Kit sponsorship of the #Timbers & #Thorns doesn’t align with the values of Soccer City USA, so I created this Portland Rebel Alliance iron-on especially to replace those logos.

That’s Portland’s magnificent official city bird the Great Blue Heron, boldly emblazoned with our beloved PDX city flag.

Iron-ons in gold and white available now. 😘

#PortlandRebelAlliance
#RCTID #BaonPDX

https://calyxdesign.com/calyxworks/portland-rebel-alliance-gold-iron-on-transfer/

Watch out for thorns.
Very unpleased to touch. Trust me on this.
Walking in Khao Lak Lamru National Park, Thailand.
#nature #park #thorns #photo #photography #travel #garden #plants

Sweet dream - 6
The Samurai Mouse

#samurai #mouse #thorns #nature #dream #dreamlike #spring #spinysowthistle #dandelion #iris #flowers #flower #blackandwhite #plant #abstract #abstraction #monochrome #Rorschach #pagoda #crown #transformation
#photography #bnwphotography #blackandwhitephotography #monochromephotography #photomanipulation
#jlbouzou

Sweet Dream - 5
The King Rower

#king #rower #thorns #nature #spring #milkthistle #lantana #flowers #flower #blackandwhite #plant #abstract #abstraction #monochrome #Rorschach #pagoda #crown
#photography #bnwphotography #blackandwhitephotography #monochromephotography #photomanipulation
#jlbouzou

Dilophosaurus could use a Buddy Barrel.

#DailyDilophosaurus #Dilophosaurus #Thorns #Stickerbush #DonkeyKongCountry2 #DKC2 #Dinosaurs

Саша Look, без названия, 2023, тафтинговый ковер ручной работы, 78 × 60 см ★ Russia ★ https://vladey.net/ru/artist/sasha-look ⦾ https://www.instagram.com/sasha.loook/ #SashaLook #contemporaryart #fiberart #abstractart #graffitiart #hilite #streetart #carpets #patterns #thorns #spikes #deathmetal #hardedge #hardedgepainting #жабаичорт #gallerymarsh #2020s