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Sten's Album of the Month - September 2021 - Spiritbox

This might seem significantly more "mainstream" then my album recommendations usually are, but not only was September quite light on new releases, but I was pleasantly surprised with just how much I enjoyed listening to this album. Spiritbox - Eternal Blue Genre: Metalcore From: Vancouver, BC, Canada Track

Cocktails

BLT Cocktail

As a bourbon lover, this drink is probably my favourite quick and and easy "highball" style drink. Most people probably only think of gin when talking about tonic water, but if you like the bitter taste, combining it with a favourite bourbon also works great. Ingredients * 1.5

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Sten's Album of the Month - August 2021 - Deafheaven

Deafheaven took a giant leap with this album, and I'm sure it will be very polarizing among their fans. They've mostly abandoned the black metal parts of their signature "blackgaze" sound, and have gone from all screamed vocals to practically all singing. Personally I&

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Painkiller

A summer favourite of mine, and one that I always make several of when I'm in the mood to make a batch of cream of coconut. I prefer making this drink over its blended cousin, the Pina Colada. Ingredients * 60 ml rum (lighter or darker both work well)

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Sten's Album of the Month - July 2021 - King Woman

Kristina Esfandiari has a very unique vocal style, and to be honest it was a bit of an acquired taste for me. The more I listen to King Woman the more I'm into it though. This is their sophomore album and I'd recommend checking it out

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Boulevardier

It was only about a year ago that I first tried Campari, but some time after that I discovered the Boulevardier, which quickly became probably my favourite drink, and probably the one I make most often after the quick and easy Old Fashioned. If you've never heard of

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Sten's Album of the Month - June 2021 - Bossk

You may have noticed that my post for May was/is absent. This was because there didn't seem to be a whole lot of new music coming out. A few good singles that I liked came out, but not really any albums; so I decided to just skip

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Sten's Album of the Month - April 2021 - The Armed

The most mysterious band in hardcore is back with a new album. This album is a continuation of The Armed exploring and developing their own unique style. The three singles they've released from the album are all venturing pretty far from traditional hardcore/punk, but they still have

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Sten's Album of the Month - March 2021 - Genghis Tron

I had a really hard time deciding which album I was going to pick this month; there were two albums that I thought were really amazing. Because of this I figure I should at least tell you to also go listen to Mirrors by Pupil Slicer. It's an

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Sten's Album of the Month - February 2021 - Cult of Luna

Cult of Luna is a band that I hadn't ever listened to before I came across Mariner, their collaborative album with Julie Christmas. Mariner quickly became one of my favourite albums of all time; Julie's vocal style goes perfectly their their style of music. Although I

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Sten's Album of the Month - January 2021 - The Body

If you've never listened to The Body before, you're in for an experience. They're often referred to as "experimental metal" or "sludge metal" but I don't really think either of those describe them that well; in my opinion

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My Top Albums of 2020

Going to stick with the arbitrary number of albums in my top albums list like I did last year. This year my list contains 21 albums that I enjoyed. I've also decided that I'm probably just going to list the albums and not say a bunch

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Sten's Album of the Month - November 2020 - Fuck the Facts

After five years, one of my favourite bands of all time has finally returned. I'm not aware of why they were away for so long, but it seems to have been worth it, because this album is awesome, one of their best in quite some time. One thing

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Sten's Album of the Month - October 2020 - Emma Ruth Rundle & Thou

Honestly it took me a little while to appreciate Thou. I always really expected to like them, but for some unknown reason I just didn't at first. The more music they put out the more I listened, and eventually they hooked me, and now they're one

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Sten's Album of the Month - September 2020 - The Ocean

It's no secret that I've been a big fan of The Ocean ever since I first listened to Heliocentric a decade ago. While I do think this is a strong album, there also isn't really anything new or exciting going on here. The Ocean

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Sten's Album of the Month - August 2020 - Cavern

This is an album (and band) that I randomly discovered because it came up on my Release Radar playlist on Spotify. I really enjoy it and it's a lot less heavy than what I usually listen to. The number of plays this band has on Spotify in ridiculously

Cocktails

Dry Martini

One of (if not the most) iconic cocktails of all time. I don't drink these very often because even though I enjoy them, I'm not crazy about them. A side effect of that is I don't have dry vermouth around that often. Ingredients matter

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Sten's Album of the Month - July 2020 - A.A. Williams

I've found that I've been listening to quite a bit of post-rock/metal-adjacent, female singers lately, and A.A. Williams is probably one of the best in that category. I came across her self-titled debut by chance last year and really enjoyed it. Forever Blue is

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Clover Club

The Clover Club cocktail is a drink I recently discovered for the first time on a list of summer drinks. It's quickly become one of my favourite gin drinks. Ingredients * 2 oz gin * 1/2 oz lemon juice * 1/2 oz raspberry syrup[1] * 1 egg white * Glass:

Mirror Match

Mirror Match v1.0.4 Released

Another very small patch release for just a few security updates. Fixed * Dependency security updates. View the app at mirrormatchapp.com [http://mirrormatchapp.com] For the full change log click here [https://github.com/sten626/mirror-match/blob/v1.0.4/CHANGELOG.md].

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Sten's Album of the Month - June 2020 - Vile Creature

Glory! Glory! Apathy Took Helm! is far and away the best album I've heard in a long time. It's ridiculous how good this album is. Somehow I'd never even heard of Vile Creature before they released the preview singles for this album. If you

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Sten's Album of the Month - May 2020 - Old Man Gloom

Also featured two months ago in March, Old Man Gloom has put out the second part of their double album. They're one of my favourite bands of all time, and I think this album is significantly stronger than Seminar IX from March. The songs check all the boxes.

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Sten's Album of the Month - April 2020 - Oranssi Pazuzu

Oranssi Pazuzu - Mestarin kynsi Genre: Psychedelic Black Metal Hometown: Tampere, Finland Track Listing: 1. Ilmestys 2. Tyhjyyden sakramentti 3. Uusi teknokratia 4. Oikeamielisten sali 5. Kuulen ääniä maan alta 6. Taivaan portti This band always seems to be getting a ton of love, and I get why. They'

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Sten's Album of the Month - March 2020

Sten's Album of the Month is a monthly post where I mention an album that I either really liked or just found interesting. Old Man Gloom - Seminar IX: Darkness of Being Genre: Sludge Metal / Post-metal Hometown: Sante Fe, New Mexico, USA Track Listing: 1. Procession of the

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Sten's Album of the Month - February 2020

Sten's Album of the Month is a monthly post where I mention an album that I either really liked or just found interesting. Intronaut - Fluid Existential Inversions Genre: Progressive Metal Hometown: Los Angeles, CA, USA Track Listing: 1. Procurement of the Victuals 2. Cubensis 3. The Cull