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i feel like it’d be funny if Vessel played the beginning to EIA for Rain’s intro a second time just to see what would happen

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III loves his personal space, Ves also loves III's personal space

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Its called labor day because they still make the laborers labor on that day

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Its called labor day because they still make the laborers labor on that day

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it's still you

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It’s that time of year again! Here’s the Sleeptober 2025 prompt list! More info and guidelines under cut :)

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Bandcamp Friday Recs

This doesn't have as many artists as I'd like on it, but I'll just have to work to find more artists for the next rec list! Anyways, a short list of artists that I like that have bandcamps, in time for the next bandcamp friday (September 5th). Feel free to add your own recs! I'm always up for diversifying my music taste, and I love listening to new music. Some of the artists are bigger and more well known, and some are smaller. I tried to do a mix, and introduce new bands to folks who follow me (this is why Sleep Token isn't on here, pretty much everyone who follows me knows ST at this point)

Holy Fawn - "three creatures making loud heavy pretty noises" Sound: Blackgaze, shoegaze, post-rock, post-black metal Song recs: Colossus, Seer, Drag Me Into The Woods, Beneath A Lightless Star, Death Is A Relief, Dark Stone, Dimensional Bleed

Oceans of Slumber - "OCEANS OF SLUMBER defy any and all convention. Since 2011, the Houston band have come to redefine the Southern Gothic by casting their tales of hope and despair against an ever-shifting backdrop of melodic death, doom and black metal, with subtle electronic flourishes and classical composition added for good measure." Sound: Doom metal, Southern gothic, Progressive metal Song Recs: Poem of Ecstasy, Waters Rising, Where Gods Fear To Speak, Nights In White Satin, Winter, A Return to the Earth Below

Spiritbox - "With new and existing fans eagerly watching their next move, Spiritbox exceeded every expectation imaginable in 2021 with the release of their genre-defining debut studio album Eternal Blue via Pale Chord/Rise Records. Eternal Blue, which debuted at #13 on the Billboard 200, kicked open the doors of the heavy metal scene and rewrote the genre's playbook with 12 stunning tracks that incorporated everything from djent and post-metal to infectious synth-laden pop sensibilities and cinematic arrangements, brought fully to life by the inimitable Laplante's ethereal and commanding vocal performances." Sound: Metalcore, alternative metal, post-metal Song Recs: Holy Roller, A Haven With Two Faces, Ride The Wave, Blessed Be, Circle With Me, Fata Morgana

Kaelan Mikla - "Kælan Mikla was founded in 2013 as an entry in a poetry competition. In the following years they continued to emerge and establish themselves as a solid part of the Reykjavik grassroots scene. In 2015, the song Kalt was released and attracted a lot of attention abroad. Subsequently, the band began performing with various well-known bands abroad. Over the past five years Kælan Mikla have travelled continuously and have released three LPs. Robert Smith, the front-man of the immortal band The Cure is a big fan and has booked Kælan Mikla to play at the various festivals he has curated, alongside iconic bands such as Pixies, Slowdive, Deftones, as well as having them solely open for the rock band Placebo. Following the release of their third LP, Nótt eftir nótt, they have gained a large audience amongst fans of dark and dreary music, but what really makes Kælan Mikla stand out is the strong audiovisual adventure through their magical world that is constantly evolving and always leaves the crowd with a memorable concert experience. Now Kælan Mikla has just returned from a long tour with the French blackgaze band Alcest and are currently recording their fourth album which will mostly revolve around folklore and fairytales, drawing the band even deeper into their realm of magic and mysticism." Sound: Synth-punk, dark-pop Song Recs: Stjörnuljós, Sólstöður, Ósýnileg, Kalt

Chelsea Wolfe - "Chelsea Wolfe’s latest album, She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She, is a rebirth in process. It’s about how such a moment connects to our past, our present, and our future. It’s a powerfully cathartic statement about cutting ties, as well as an important reminder that healing is cyclical and circular, and not a simple linear process. As Wolfe explains, “It’s a record about the past self reaching out to the present self reaching out to the future self to summon change, growth, and guidance. It’s a story of setting yourself free from situations and patterns that are holding you back, in order to become self-empowered. It’s an invitation to step into your authenticity.” Sound: Folk, doom metal, gothic rock, noise Song Recs: House of Self-Undoing, Birth of Violence, When Anger Turns To Honey, Color of Blood, Tunnel Lights, Eyes Like Nightshade

Ghost - "It’s virtually impossible to overstate how far GHOST has come since manifesting from the imagination of Tobias Forge in the early 21st century. Over the course of the nearly 20 years since its inception in Linköping, Sweden, GHOST has become so much more than Scandinavia’s foremost theatrical rock export. The achievements and accolades amassed by the GHOST discography include nearly 10 billion streams, five GRAMMY nominations (including a 2016 Best Metal Performance win for “Cirice”), an RIAA-certified platinum single (“Mary on a Cross”), an American Music Award and an iHeart Radio Music Award (both Rock Album wins for 2022’s international #1 charting IMPERA). GHOST’s ambitions have only risen with the exponential growth of its profile, recently resulting in the highest grossing hard rock cinema event in North American history (the band’s feature film debut RITE HERE RITE NOW). As GHOST continues to strengthen its bond with the world-spanning legion of kindred souls that commune with the band and each other at its vaunted live rituals, it’s no exaggeration to describe GHOST — and the uniquely intense connection formed with the faithful who find refuge in the personae, lore and world Forge has created — as a singular global phenomenon." Sound: Hard rock, arena metal, heavy metal, pop rock, progressive rock Song Recs: Peacefield, Year Zero, Cirice, Square Hammer, Rats, Dance Macabre, Darkness At The Heart Of My Love, Mary On A Cross

HEALTH - "SAD MUSIC FOR HORNY PEOPLE" Sound: Industrial, noise rock, experimental rock, electronic. (They also coined the term "cum metal" which I feel Obligated to add.) Song Recs: ASHAMED, THE DRAIN, CHILDREN OF SORROW, MEAN, ISN'T EVERYONE

Bob Vylan - "THE INTERNET IS DEAD, SEE US IN THE FLESH!" Sound: Punk, rap, alternative rock Song Recs: Pretty Songs, Pretty And Bad, We Live Here, Humble As The Sun, Dream Bigger, Reign

Faetooth - "fairy-dOoM trio from los angeles, ca" Sound: Doom metal, black metal, shoegaze, sludge Song Recs: Echolalia, Hole, Saturn Devouring His Son, La Sorcière, White Noise, Death of Day

BONUS: Sharptone Records is on Bandcamp, and they have artists like Loathe, Alpha Wolf, Dying Wish, and Holding Absence on their label (among many others) but these artists don't seem to have their own pages. Give them a look too! The four artists I mentioned I definitely recommend, and they have a bunch of others on their roster!

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they should make a version of socializing that doesn’t make you feel like you’re still the weird 12 year old kid that doesn’t know why she’s not normal like the other kids

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Pink. Dianthus flowers. Photos by Amber Maitrejean

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in no particular order

That first intake of breath in 'The Offering'

'But no one told you where to go' - the way he lifts off 'Where' with that very high voice crack...

the PIANO SOLO in Aqua Regia is just so so good I lose my crap every time it happens because I forget it's so good

The furious breathing at the end of Gods

Guitar solo in The Summoning. That's Vessel playing. I can't.

Audible sobbing at the end of Blood Sport

CHAIR SQUEAK

Those times III bumps into Vessel while he's singing and you can hear the impact in his voice

'Your eyes and your limbs/are instruments to pick apart/the distance within'

Ivy falling off the stage and Vessel laughing at him while singing

'Just take a bite of me' is almost whimpering

actually most of The Offering is whimpering. there's so much whine in each verse

'...what you wannnnn-T/from me' such emphasis on making sure we hear the end of his words

The stylized needles on the cover of One

And now, the Funk

All the 'arf arf's during live performances.

Hypnosis has so much BREATHING in it

The jerky dance Vessel does when they do Thread the Needle live

Most of the way through When the Bough Breaks when the guitar takes over and switches key

Drums in Levitate

Ivy screaming in Take Me Back to Eden live

Every wonderful time Vessel has played some surprise bit instead of the actual beginning of Rain. Especially Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence because that was so unexpected

'Never mind the music, let me get my sit ups in for the day'

Will Ramos doing his best impression of a windmill while listening to SL is me on my average day

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Hey. Large chest people that want it to be smaller and flatter. I have a tip for you.

I am a trans man. I have an h cup chest. That is not a typo, not a brag, and not an invitation to sexually harass me. This means I have about 4 pounds of breast. This means that binders do not work for me. There’s not enough structure in the compression to keep that much weight in place.

I wore a sports bra under my binder, for a time- it kept things in place, and the binder flattened. This isn’t really safe and I recommend against it. It also never actually got me looking masc- I tended to look like I had between a c or b cup. TransTape I discarded too- it’s just not sturdy enough.

Enter Enell. Specifically, the Enell Sport High Impact Bra.

I want you to look at the construction of that sports bra. It clasps in the front. This flattens the chest. And since it’s a sports bra designed for busty people, it LOCKS everything in place. When I wear my Enell sports bra, I do not bounce. It also gets me looking like I have an a cup at worst- and at best, when I layer, I actually look masc.

Admittedly, they’re not cheap. That one’s 66$. But I’ve tried even custom binders, and they don’t work as well as Enell. I was actually contemplating a custom built corset before I found Enell. Enell is also much, much safer than layering compression, since it is being used as intended (sort of). As a bonus, you can actually exercise in it- it’s a sports bra!

I will note that they use their own sizing system, so you will have to measure yourself.

Happy binding!

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Support a fellow Sleep Token fan through breast cancer treatment!

You may have seen @invega-sustenna's post on the situation (more info there), but in case you haven't:

Our good friend Arielle had been in remission from breast cancer for a while, but unfortunately the cancer has returned. She needs to raise funds to afford her treatment + medication, which is hard to do when she often feels too sick to work.

You should also know that Arielle is also an indie candlemaker! Her creative drive and love for Sleep Token has led her to offer Even in Arcadia-themed candles for preorder!

Here's how you can support our lovely eepy friend, and also Obtain some kickass custom fan merch:

Donate directly to Arielle's PayPal: sweetwood.arielle@gmail.com

Or, donate to @invega-sustenna's Kofi if you don't have PayPal. He will send proof of transfer to Arielle after you donate.

Preorder a custom Even in Arcadia themed candle! Message @invega-sustenna with your top 3 EiA song picks + how many you'd like to order*

Get a custom bracelet from @invega-sustenna !! Each bracelet starts at $25USD, and they're made with high quality beads + charms, to your exact liking and measurements (I have 4 with a few more in the works lol, they're incredible)

Grab something off this Amazon wishlist. It's got a few treats for her, but primarily you can buy her candle supplies. This allows her to allocate more of her own money towards treatment rather than supplies!

And fuck it, send me proof of your donation or purchase, and I'll throw in a kitty token of choice as well.**

You can request whichever colours, scenes, props, specific eepies, etc. that you want!

Thank you everyone who's boosted posts and donated/supported so far <3 It's truly inspiring to see the community come together for folks in need like this. Genuinely, thank you.

* Due to her current condition, it's hard to estimate how long it'll take to fulfill your preorder. Please be patient as she works through the fatigue and malaise at this time <3

** Timelines for completion of your meow meow may vary, since it's our busy season at work and I'm having eye strain/double vision issues rn. You WILL get your kitty, that I can guarantee

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"Absolutely no one comes to save us but us."

Ismatu Gwendolyn, "you've been traumatized into hating reading (and it makes you easier to oppress)", from Threadings, on Substack [ID'd]

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they love me because I be saying shit like alas and perchance