AC/DC

Yep you can, but it probably has to be through the web interface instead of an app. I created ![email protected] myself a few weeks ago, there were no restrictions. It’s literally just the button, then you go through a setup wizard.

You’ve tried the WORST, now try the THIRST-quencher

Seconding Broadchurch, it’s incredible. Big Little Lies too. Poker Face arguably counts, with its Columbo-esque “just one more thing” motif. And The Flight Attendant gave me a lot more respect for Kaley Cuoco (of Big Bang Theory fame), though it’s also got some (darkly) comedic elements. Naturally, do a cursory search for all of these before passing them along: I enjoyed them, but idk what your grandparents are like…

iOS user here on lemmy.world - I mainly use Memmy. But because all the apps are still pretty young, I also use Mlem and Liftoff (e.g. right now Memmy errors when I try to post, so I do my posting in Mlem). So far, it seems the most analogous to Apollo, which I had really enjoyed. Btw login issues are weird, like right now I can login on Chrome but not Firefox (mobile, that is: desktop Firefox, my daily driver, is fine)

Edit: just tried Voyager because of this thread and it rocks, may replace Memmy as my main

Yeah! Interesting how many different approaches there are to metal album art. I don’t see a lot of “abstract art” examples like this one, but it’s really captivating

A+ movie. Also makes me wish I could find the early 2000s TV series. It’s probably not worth revisiting, but I’d still like to try.

I always enjoy that element in their music! It's part of what I keep coming back to Maelstrom for.

Wow terrific! I’d thought Vincent taught me never to pass up Don McLean, but then I didn’t know Grave from the same album

TIL! Thanks for the factoid: my dogs have definitely gotten covered in burdock plenty of times too, maybe I should invent something about it

I should have known RoS would elicit some opinions, ha. But yeah I know exactly what you mean! I frequently have a similar reaction to some recommended release, where all the members are playing the hell out of their parts, but some stylistic choice just isn’t right for me. Much like for you it’s the balance/fit, I’ll be weirded out by the mix, or an unusual vocal style (see Spite as a deathcore example), or OSDM drums that keep distracting from everything else.

Thanks for chiming in! This makes me curious now, especially since tech death is a less-listened subgenre for you: what are some of your AOTY picks? One of my favorite things about metal communities is getting fresh input from fans with a different perspective than me, I tend to end up with discoveries I wouldn’t have made on my own.

Brb taking a deeper dive into Obscura! I had not given these guys their due, this is frenetic and wonderful

Lol dammit - looks fine on mobile, thanks for the heads up

This is the kind of oddball stuff I come here for, thanks for sharing!

I [created and] moderate ![email protected], and since it’s a niche interest on a fairly small platform, it’s mostly a ghost town, with me posting music I like. This works for me in that I never wanted to mod anything, just wanted to join a community I ended up having to create myself. Though it does feel a bit like shouting into the void.

As far as rules, yeah instance rules are the baseline, then you can stack whatever you want on top of that. Idk how to grow, I’m making everything up as I go along. I’ve been posting regularly myself to put the community on metalheads’ radar, maximizing the variety to try to throw a wide net, cross-posting very occasionally (ok I guess once lol) to related comms, and starting themes (“Secret Killers” for hidden-gem bands, “Left Field” for established bands that haven’t made it big somehow, and “Mods Are Drunk Friday” for posting zany stuff that otherwise might not fit).

Incredible, excellent work!

Lol yeah I should check that out

Oh sweet, glad it’s been helpful! And good to know about bandcamp’s recommendations, I hadn’t thought to check there

Totally fair, and a fun thing about the tech side of things is that the instruments are doing plenty of interesting work, even without vocals. I’d try some quality instrumental tech/prog death, like Omnivalence (criminally hard to find, for how good it is, but I think it’s on YouTube), Blotted Science (somewhat more old-school sound), Sleep Terror (progressive and a little humorous, their latest Railroad to Dystopia is killer, and Screams of Tenerife off a previous one is an absolute jam), Essence of Datum, Myth of I… I don’t wanna give you too much to start with, but there’s plenty to get into, lmk what strikes a chord.

Ooh and honorable mention: I love Carnosus, and they recently released an instrumental version of their latest album, calling it Visions of Instrumentahility.

Hell yeah borther, Murmaider was my JAM in the late 00s