Steven Indzeoski

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My Top 20 Albums of 2023

I haven't written on here in a while, but I still want to do my "Top 20 Albums" list for 2023. Hopefully I'll get back into more regular posts as well. 20. Royal Thunder - Rebuilding the Mountain Country: United States Label: Spinefarm Music

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Sten's Album of the Month - May 2023 - Cattle Decapitation

I only started listening to Cattle Decapitation a few years ago, as I'm not usually into death metal very much. The unique vocals are what really draw me in. Cattle Decapitation - Terrasite Genre: Death Metal From: San Diego, California, United States Released By: Metal Blade Records Track

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Sten's Album of the Month - April 2023 - Spotlights

One of my favourite bands right now, and possibly their strongest album yet. Spotlights is a band I only discovered in the past year or so but have been getting a lot of my listening time. They have a great balance of the heavy sludgy riffs, soft melodic vocals, and

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Sten's Album of the Month - March 2023 - Full of Hell & Primitive Man

It's no secret that I love collab albums, so when two of my favourite bands make one, of course I'm going to be pumped. This album doesn't disappoint, and is a perfect blend of Full of Hell's grind and noise, and Primitive

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Sten's Album of the Month - February 2023 - BIG|BRAVE

BIG|BRAVE are one of my favourite bands of the last few years, yet are somewhat difficult to describe. One term I've seen used is "ambient metal", and I guess that's probably the best way to describe them that I've seen. If

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Sten's Album of the Month - January 2023 - Sightless Pit

Sightless Pit was originally the trio of Dylan Walker (Full of Hell), Lee Buford (The Body), and Kristin Hayter (Lingua Ignota), and I've been a big fan since they released their first singles back in 2020. Kristin has since left the group, but I was still very excited

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My Top 20 Albums of 2022

This year I've decided to just tell you my 20 favourite albums unsorted, because it can get pretty tedious trying to pick some over others. One thing I will say though, is that Cave In's Heavy Pendulum and Russian Circle's Gnosis are above all

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Sten's Album of the Month - November 2022 - Elder

Elder isn't a band I'd ever listened to before, but their new album popped up on my radar and I'm really enjoying it. Elder - Innate Passage Genre: Progressive Rock From: Massachusetts, U.S. Released By: Armageddon Shop Track Listing: 1. Catastasis 2. Endless

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Sten's Album of the Month - October 2022 - KEN mode

One of my favourite bands, KEN mode, now a four-piece, have put out their new album and it's one of their best in my opinion. Most of the album is the harsh and aggressive KEN mode that we're used to, but then they went and put

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Sten's Album of the Month - August 2022 - Russian Circles

It's probably not a surprise that Russian Circles gets my "album of the month" this month. They've been one of my favourite bands for over a decade now. Not only that, but they're amazing to see live; I love getting to see

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Sten's Album of the Month - July 2022 - Ithaca

I first heard Ithaca in 2019 when they released The Language of Injury, and quickly became a fan. That album even made my top albums list that year. The UK has a ton of great metalcore bands these days. It's a genre that I had mostly stopped listening

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Sten's Album of the Month - June 2022 - Alexisonfire

The return of the Canadian post-hardcore icons. Having not really listened to much hardcore/punk until a few years ago, I'm a fairly recent fan of Alexisonfire. This album definitely has a different sound than their previous ones; I always appreciate a band that evolves and does what

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Sten's Album of the Month - May 2022 - Cave In

Weirdly, I haven't actually been a Cave In fan for horribly long. I knew who they were of course, being a big fan of Old Man Gloom and various other bands from the Boston area. I'm sure this was partially due to convenience, as (almost) none

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Sten's Album of the Month - April 2022 - Helms Alee

I've been a fan of Helms Alee since I first heard Stillicide when it came out in 2016. I think this new album might be their strongest that I've heard; it feels like they really wanted to explore and experiment with their sound, and it paid

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Sten's Album of the Month - March 2022 - Mares of Thrace

I've been a big fan of Mares of Thrace ever since I first heard The Pilgrimage many many years ago. I'm not even sure how I initially found out about them, as this predated me getting recommendations from Spotify by quite a few years. When I

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Sten's Album of the Month - February 2022 - Rolo Tomassi

To be honest, Rolo Tomassi isn't a band I would have liked a few years ago. My musical tastes have expanded a lot since then and I've gained a lot more appreciation for both music in the realm of post-hardcore, and clean vocals. Not to say

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Man o' War

Probably my favourite types of cocktails are ones that combine whiskey and vermouth, so when I came across this one I thought it was a nice change of pace but still really enjoyable for me. Ingredients * 60 ml bourbon whiskey * 20 ml triple sec * 20 ml sweet vermouth * 20 ml

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Sten's Album of the Month - January 2022 - Foxtails

Foxtails is a band that I hadn't heard of before, but this album showed up on my Release Radar playlist on Spotify and I really enjoyed it. Always like finding new and unique stuff. Foxtails - Fawn Genre: Experimental / Screamo From: United States Track Listing: 1. Ego Death

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Dark 'n Stormy

I really enjoy a good ginger beer and have been on the lookout for more ginger beer cocktails. The Dark 'n Stormy has a really nice pairing between the spicy notes of ginger beer and the sweet notes of dark rum. Most recipes you find for this drink have

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My Top Albums of 2021

Mostly sticking with the same format as last year; just listing the albums, but adding some info about country and record label. Click here to listen to a playlist with a selection of songs from this list. Click here to listen to a playlist of full albums from this list.

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Eggnog

I love eggnog, and last year around this time I tried making it myself for the first time. I use the base recipe from Jeffrey Morgenthaler's website [https://jeffreymorgenthaler.com/egg-nog/] and it's by far the best eggnog I've ever had, and super easy

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Sten's Album of the Month - November 2021 - Converge, Chelsea Wolfe, & Stephen Brodsky

It's no secret that I absolutely love collaborative albums, so when three of my favourite artists got together to make an album, I was very excited. This album might not be for all Converge fans, but I love it. It's more on the post-metal/sludge metal

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Ramos Gin Fizz

Doing a complete 180 from the last couple drink posts, I've gone from two very simple drinks to one of the most complicated and finicky. The Ramos Gin Fizz is worth the work though, and tastes like a super delicious gin creamsicle. I've made this drink

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Sten's Album of the Month - October 2021 - Full of Hell

Full of Hell is (in my opinion) by far the greatest grindcore band of at least the last decade, and one of my all-time favourite bands. Every album they put out is relentless brutal grindcore, while still finding ways to experiment and stay fresh. This album even has them venturing

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Paloma

Continuing with my "simple highball" theme from my last post, I'm featuring a drink that shows off a longtime favourite of mine, grapefruit soda. Ingredients * 45 ml tequila * 15 ml lime juice * Grapefruit soda * Glass: Highball * Garnish: lime wheel & salt (or Tajin) rim Instructions Rub