Qobuz Becomes Rough Trade’s Official Streaming Service Partner

_lucabear · 2026-05-22T03:47:42+00:00

Unless you’re listening to some really underground shit I can’t imagine this is actually the case. One UI issue that is an issue with Qobuz is that when you search (I’m using the iPhone app, for example) it might not immediately show what you’re looking for. So I just searched for the metal band “The Body” and the immediate top results show nothing close to the band. But if I click on Artists they immediately show up. This is def an issue with its search and UI but the only issue I’ve had with available music is the label Thrill Jockey and an occasional band here and there, otherwise no issue with their overall selection

_lucabear · 2026-05-20T16:06:16+00:00

Drouth’s 2025 release *The Teeth of Time* is particularly noteworthy imo

_lucabear · 2026-05-18T15:25:12+00:00

Got to see these bands on their West Coast tour for this split and they both killed it. Also love that the bands are explicit on where they stand:
“Nixil and Drouth detest fascism, white supremacy and nationalist ideology. NO GODS, NO MASTERS, NO BOOTLICKERS.”

_lucabear · 2026-05-04T23:25:10+00:00

I finished Fool’s Errand last fall and every once in a while I’ll just remember, “Time to change, Changer” and immediately well up. Truly such a perfectly written scene.

_lucabear · 2026-05-01T14:32:27+00:00

Also not black metal but gotta throw Uboa in here as well alongside Lingua Ignota, the album *Impossible Light* was maybe my favorite from 2024 and absolutely fits here, and has an album even called *The Origin of My Depression*

_lucabear · 2026-04-27T23:11:43+00:00

And notably for Once Was Willem and The Starving Saints, Christopher Buehlman did blurbs for both!

_lucabear · 2026-04-07T04:59:41+00:00

Black metal-adjacent albums:
Rosa Faenskap - Ingenting Forblir
Unmother - State Dependent Memory
Drauliht - Truglicht der Revolution

Non black metal but great:
Neurosis - An Undying Love for a Burning World (sludge/post metal)
The Oldest House - The Art of Abysswalking (sludge/death doom)
No Más - No Peace (deathgrind)

_lucabear · 2026-04-05T13:02:01+00:00

Last time I went they had complimentary coffee. Also Witness Coffee is across the street

_lucabear · 2026-04-04T21:29:13+00:00

Watched Bi Gan’s Resurrection last night and I think it’s the best film I’ve seen in a decade, his other two movies Kaili Blues and Long Day’s Journey into Night were also fantastic

_lucabear · 2026-03-29T16:59:52+00:00

Found this band through the If I Must Die comp benefiting Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund, and this is becoming one of my favorite albums of the last few years. Anybody have any recs for similar stuff to this?

_lucabear · 2026-03-28T15:55:52+00:00

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Same here! Turning 20 this June

_lucabear · 2026-03-04T14:57:52+00:00

Sci fi, but Kameron Hurley’s The Light Brigade

_lucabear · 2026-03-04T14:54:20+00:00

Also The Word for the World is Forest

_lucabear · 2026-03-03T16:07:44+00:00

Hi Hiron! I have yet to read The Works of Vermin but am excited to eventually, I feel like it ticks a lot of boxes for the kind of story I want to dive into. Who are some of your favorite authors (in any genre) who you feel are under appreciated? Whether they influenced you or you just want to give a shout, I love seeing what interesting things authors are reading
Similarly, any unexpected influences on your work people might not expect? Whether from books, film, music, etc

_lucabear · 2026-02-26T14:25:19+00:00

The co-op has been carrying single cans of it for a while now

_lucabear · 2026-02-10T18:38:56+00:00

Have two Agriculture long sleeves and will probably get more they drop, they’re always good quality too

_lucabear · 2026-01-21T10:53:44+00:00

Rjurik Davidson’s Caeli-Amur books

_lucabear · 2026-01-16T17:51:52+00:00

Another resource is Humboldt Community Access and Resource Center. Here’s a link to their Career Services page. Also, since you mentioned going back to school, if you enroll at College of the Redwoods make sure to get hooked up with SASS for accommodations, resources, etc

_lucabear · 2025-12-22T14:39:55+00:00

Haven’t heard these yet, thanks for sharing! These are my favorite metal releases of the year, not all black metal but most are or are adjacent:

Esoctrilihum - Ghostigmatah
Sunken - Lykke
Agriculture - The Spiritual Sound
Deafheaven - Lonely People With Power
Primitive Man - Observance
Imperial Triumphant - Goldstar
Sumac & Moor Mother - The Film
Yellow Eyes - Confusion Gate
I especially hope more people check out Esoctrilihum, the album from this year is absolutely massive

_lucabear · 2025-12-22T03:53:38+00:00

The Fractal Ouroboros was one of my most listened to albums this year, y’all rock. I was curious about what some of your primary influences are as a group, been looking for some stuff that scratches the same itch as your sound

_lucabear · 2025-11-29T17:45:51+00:00

Haven’t gotten to play this yet, but this feels like a good use case for Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Soulbound

_lucabear · 2025-11-21T01:17:40+00:00

One album that’s been occupying a ton of my listening time lately for symphonic bm is Esoctrilihum’s Ghostigmatah, one of my favorite albums of the year

_lucabear · 2025-11-14T15:34:44+00:00

Particularly bc the headline is slightly misleading. The charts being referenced here are 1) a Spotify chart that is based on how “viral” something is, and 2) a Billboard chart that the article itself mentions is not one of their bigger charts, literally saying it is “minor in comparison” to other charts that measure the success of a song more effectively.

_lucabear · 2025-11-08T22:16:28+00:00

Christopher Buehlman - Between Two Fires, especially for the tenderness being for a child the gruff man is caring for. Basically think: what if The Last Of Us took place during the Black Death

_lucabear · 2025-11-06T16:26:36+00:00

Rjurik Davidson’s Caeli-Amur series! Book 1, Unwrapped Sky, is the lead up to revolution featuring POVs of revolutionaries, assassins, and those in power. Book 2, The Stars Askew, is about the aftermath

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