A metal music care package arrived today from @MessengerMetal. Looking forward to the back catalog, since the latest, In To Win, is fantastic fun.



Been listening to my Rock of Ages (musical/movie) inspired playlist, and when hearing “Rock You Like a Hurricane,” it never fails to make me think of this version:

Ever since I learned about Electric Jesus (@ejesusfilm)–and thanks for that, @tonywoodlief–easily once a week seeing something about the movie makes me think of this song:

Dale Thompson’s vocals absolutely KILL.

“Every Rose Has Its Thorn” came on in the restaurant. I ask my bride who sings it.

Her first guess: Guns N’ Roses.

Her second guess: Bon Jovi

The 20-something waiter got it right in one try. LIKE MY WIFE, he had also seen Poison in concert in the past few years.

A late Christmas present arrived from across the pond today: my new @WytchHazelBand shirt!

Was in the grocery store, heard a song playing, liked what I could hear, used Shazam to find out the name and who was singing it.

Lord help me, I actually like a Wings song. I blame the use of bagpipes in “Mull of Kintyre.”

For auld lang syne, my dears.
For auld lang syne.
wytchhazel.bandcamp.com/track/auld…

Speaking of new (to me) music acts, however, shoutout to @WildmanandSteve for turning me on to @Chaoticresembl and @WytchHazelBand in 2020. I have enjoyed both bands’ music immensely.

Getting notifications from Amazon Music about all the new music and new artists from 2020 while I’m listening through the 1980s and 90s catalog of a Christian metal band I never heard much about as a teenager.

All the talk of The Great Conjunction, and all I can think of is this: