I’ve really enjoyed how much discussion is going on here! It seems like everyone is excited and happy to be here. Friendly conversations is something I missed on Reddit and I’m happy to have that here.

Definitely relate to this! If I google something and one of the top results is a Reddit post, I’m usually pretty excited because it means other people having similar issues will be able to offer advice on my particular use case. And there’s so much content already on Reddit that you’re very likely to find something helpful!

Album absolutely rips. I love this more than ITRN, and I already loved that one a ton.

Dragon was already shaping up to be one of my favorite songs they had ever released; but Flamethrower is nuts.

Hell yes! So happy to find some other metalheads here. I’m sort of “basic”, I guess, in terms of my metal tastes. I haven’t been able to get into any harsh vocals. I can get into Mastodon’s harsh vocals and enjoy some of Gojira and Opeth. But other than that, I’ve never had harsh vocals “click” for me.

So I mainly love and always listen to Metallica, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, and Megadeth…NWOBHM stuff mainly. But I want to branch out and get into some newer stuff.

Recently I’ve enjoyed the latest releases from Blood Ceremony, Blood Star and Oozing Wound. Sleep is pretty cool, and I enjoyed Thrice’s newest release.

So I’m interested in finding some new music to check out with you fine folks!

I finished the Great Hunt a couple weeks ago and absolutely loved it. Enjoyed it way more than Eye of the World. It hooked me in the best way. I have since taken a break just to read something different than hardcore fantasy, but I keep thinking about the third book and I guess I better start it soon!

Also, maybe we should create a Wheel of Time community to continue these discussions?

Trivium is awesome! I saw them open for Iron Maiden last year. I need to explore their discography more.

It’s excellent. I’ve been really loving the amount of time and attention the dev is putting into this. The number of consistent—and useful—updates coming out is insane.

Oh for sure…I hear you on the fediverse stuff. I’m still trying to figure it all out myself!