#samhainia

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Incase I’ve never said this,

Hail everyone who is aligned with the Adversary to the Christian nationalist movement alive and well in the United states today. Thank you to all my friends who practice ritual blasphemy, responsibly indulge in the pleasures of life, while maintaining physical and mental health, representing benevolence and wisdom in the fight against tyranny, abuse, and ignorance. You are not alone. I adore you.

HAIL SATAN! 🖤🤘🏻

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THEE KHAI AEHM - Samhainia!

Grime Stone Records

2023

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More fucking bats!!!🦇 🦇🦇🦇🦇🦇

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I remember Halloween

The Iconic sound and spirit of the Misfits music and persona is deeply rooted within American horror culture and Halloween. I have a deep sentimental connection with the music and the imagery that’s inspired a lot of creativity over the years. That’s why I made the decision to create this design to be tattooed as a cover up tattoo on the night of Halloween back in 2021.

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Frankenstein’s Monster, classic universal Karloff style

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Alucard, Son of Dracula.🩸🦇🖤

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Sketch till your incense burns out.

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Watch Christine by Stephen king and John Carpenter.

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Read H.P. Lovecraft.

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Watch Halloween III Season of the witch.

Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)

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[Album of the day] Weeping Coffin - F.B.I.

Ravenloft, USA // 2022 // Grime Stone Records

[Genres] blackened skate punk

[Themes] I'm nostalgic about gothic horror strip malls of my youth

[FFO] dungeon synth/black metal, Abysmal Specter, D.R.I. with corpse paint, vampire anything/everything

[Thoughts] I don't have a ton to say about this particular release, just that I fucking love it. Both ds/bm and skate punk give me nostalgia for my mallrat youth, their union is something I wouldn't have considered but feels so right.

Abysmal Specter is the ghoul behind Weeping Coffin and about a dozen other projects, including: Bloody Keep, Curta'n Wall, and ds/bm CLASSIC Old Nick* (vox). He is an incredibly prolific musician and one of the bigger names in the contemporary dungeon synth scene. And for good reason: everything AS puts out is creative dungeon synth music. Whether it's raw black metal, punk, ambient dungeon synth, or ds/bm, Abysmal Specter's music is full of humor.** They're mostly solo projects, but you can always count on AS to throw you something catchy and twice-cooked in aesthetic.

This feels as good a time as any to talk about Grime Stone Records, one of my favorite independent record labels, considering they host all of Abysmal Specter's music.*** GSR does an impeccable job curating all things ds/bm, simply stated.**** I subscribed to the label on Bandcamp about 2.5 years ago, so for $3/month I get all their releases; usually GSR strives for 3 releases/month, so that comes out to about $1/album, which I know will be an excellent indie pick. Consider subscribing to GSR***** and other Bandcamp labels, it's the best way to sustainably support indie music. At the very least, consider "Following" a label on Bandcamp to get notified of their new releases.

If you like any of the music on here, feel free to add to the conversation. I'd love to chat about Abysmal Specter, GSR, or anything else I've mentioned.

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* Did you know that the guitarist for Old Nick, Sentencer, is Abysmal Specter's sister?

** And usually vampires, like all good black metal.

*** In my head AS is the one who operates GSR, but I don't know if I simply made that up as head canon.

**** What follows is an unabridged list of my favorite releases on the label, many of them recent.

Jacc - Cathartic Sorrow and Jacc - Melancholic Bliss; just really solid black metal that dropped on the label recently.

THEE KHAI AEHM - Samhainia! and THEE KHAI AEHM - Parrier; black metal stylings with garage punk and fuzz rock ends. Really interesting, I haven't heard anything like this before.

Piyakdu - Visionnes ov Naeku the'e Plowmanne; might look ridiculous on first blush, but this dungeon synth release is objectively high art. From the Bandcamp page: "The album seeks to view the contemporary Bharari lore under the 14th century Middle-English lens of theological allegory, dream-vision, and pastoral lyricism, all the while presenting a cohesive sonic journey tying these elements of the past and of the present together. The tunes are ripe with summertime nostalgia and visions of a time long forgotten."

Dungeon Crawler - Gotta Go Dungeon Crawling; blackened chiptune, the official 2023 soundtrack to getting really high and turning on your PS2. "Blackned Nintendocore Manifesto" is maybe my favorite mosh track of the year. Only wish it were longer so I didn't have to keep hitting play.

Curta'n Wall - Siege Ubsessed!; yes, I already linked to this album, but what can I say: I'm siege ubsessed (I even bought the shirt). Some silly ds/bm to bring home the wanton destruction of the medieval era. FFO: Renaissance Festivals, Monty Python.

Dein​ó​ssa​û​ros - Tyrannosaurids; some people are going to write off this release, but I think it's high art. Black metal is all about rejecting colonial structures and reverting to primitivism; this album captures the savage spirit of black metal through realistic dinosaur audio. Best served with a psychoactive; my preferred are amanita muscara mushroom chocolates.

Zhmach - Karyta Dzieda Platona; raw black metal with above-average production and avant-garde interests. I really liked Zhmach's first release, and I feel like Karyta Dzieda Platona is a true hidden gem. An truly uninhibited exploration of synth music.

SPECTRAL SPECTRUM - Strange Souls Vol. 1; a candlelit ritual from a dusty tome summoned the catchiest black'n'roll ever found, a genre that is best when it doesn't take itself too seriously. You'll listen to this and write me off as a fucking idiot, but I only grow in power every time you sing the chorus to "Haunted Wood" (it's a black metal multi-level marketing scheme, call it a bmlm).

***** I have no fucking idea where the subscription page went for GSR and it's driving me mad. You could always try contacting them.

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All those who indulge in the horror business should recognize this face.

The Crimson Ghost

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One of my favorite things to do in the summer time is sit on the back porch with a glass of wine and watch the bats flutter and chirp in the sunset. It inspired this piece and wanted to reflect the power of the moon and the creatures of the night who I feel a deep connection with.

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Bat head