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Mark Brennan

@beardofdoom.bsky.social
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Metal, punk, jazz, weirdness, books, lots of them. Occassionally leaves the house. Beard. Nazis, punks or otherwise, can fuck off.

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Stereogum @stereogum.com · 29/09/2026
Swedish crust punk legends Disfear announce new album 'The Last Nail,' recorded before the recent deaths of singer Tomas Lindberg and drummer Marcus Andersson; hear the excellent, life-affirming new song "Early Graves"
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Disfear Announce New Posthumous Album 'The Last Nail', Share "Early Graves"
If you’ve never heard Live The Storm, the 2008 album from the great Swedish crust punk band Disfear, I would advise you to change that immediately. Live The Storm is an absolute beast of an album, and...
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Football is on, Scotland not getting beat so far, time for a wee beer.
A poured can of beer from Beak brewing
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
First beer inhaled. This beer is so saintly it has a halo
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Courtesy of Niall @weebeershop.bsky.social first beer of a sneaky two nights on the East Neuk. Don't know what I'd do without that wee beer shop and the ability to get away #tartarusbeers
A can of Dracula's Daughter by Tartarus Beers poured into two glasses.
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Emily✨ @emilyoram.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Always a treat to be reminded of an old friend
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Fenriz Friday @heyheyitsfenriz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
hey hey, are you having a great friday?
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I'm not quite sure how this happens, but every time I score a book off the TBR list, somehow it's still grown by another half dozen.
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I swear Drug Church are the best live punk band on the planet right now #drugchurch
Drug Church live on stage in Glasgow
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Happy @chatpileband.bsky.social Friday to those who celebrate #chatpile #theflenser
The album Who Loves The Sun by Chat Pile playing on a record player
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Down in that there London for a couple of days work and a quick visit to Forbidden Planet has garnered me some top class scares from @richardkadrey.bsky.social @paultremblay.bsky.social and another horrendous line up from @datlow.bsky.social #horror #booksky
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Fenriz Friday @heyheyitsfenriz.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
hey hey, are you having a great friday?
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Any Friday with a new album from @russiancircles.bsky.social is an excellent Friday #russiancircles
The new album by Russian Circles playing on record player
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Primus playing their instruments, far better than most bands, for the first time in Glasgow in 34 years. #primus
Primus playing liveThe Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
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Adso of Menk @adsomenk.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
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The Hard Times @thehardtimesnews.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Karoline Leavitt Says She’ll Still Defend Pedophiles on Pro Bono Basis After Exiting White House thehardtimes.net/breaking/kar...
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Karoline Leavitt Says She’ll Still Defend Pedophiles on Pro Bono Basis After Exiting White House
WASHINGTON — Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is leaving her position as one of the nation’s top pedophile defenders but will continue to... Continue this tale
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Mr Roger Quimbly @rogerquimbly.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Someone just became self-aware.
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
The beginning of the end for Godflesh. Sad news, but excellent new song. #godflesh godflesh.bandcamp.com/album/decay
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Decay, by GODFLESH
6 track album
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Decibel Magazine @decibelmagazine.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Decibel is honored to induct ISIS's landmark debut LP “Celestial” into our hallowed Hall of Fame. Get Decibel's September issue featuring the 7-page story and dive deep into the making of this atmospheric doom-sludge, post-everything game-changer. store.decibelmagazine.com/collections/...
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DoctorTheopolis @drzaiusbaltar.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
#vinyl
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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 05/08/2026
NEWS! Heinrich Himmler withdraws as Tory election candidate newsthump.com/2026/08/05/h...
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Heinrich Himmler withdraws as Tory election candidate
Heinrich Himmler has stepped down as the Conservative candidate for a council election after massive backlash against his selection.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 01/08/2026
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
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Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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Devon Dympsy @devondympsy.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Image shows a pint of beer placed on a pub table and the following text has been superimposed over the picture:
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Mar Vincent @marofthebooks.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
If you gaze into the TBR pile long enough, it will gaze back at you.
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I feel pretty seen with this #eviltwin #mortalis
A glass and a can of beer called Even More Oldmanbearma
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Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Good morning
Don't let anyone treat you like an option.

You're inevitable—a horror beyond comprehension, an omen, a threat.
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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 30/07/2026
Jared Leto struggling to think of ways he could have made creepiness more evident
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Jared Leto struggling to think of ways he could have made creepiness more evident
HOLLYWOOD, CA - Following a new BBC report accusing actor Jared Leto of sexually assaulting four women when they were underage, the film star has responded by questioning what further actions he could...
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
New arrival in the house, facehugger and chestburster fortunately not included. #alien #soundtracks
The soundtrack to the film Alien playing on a record player
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Sick Of It All spent more than 30 years making the world a better place. Lou Koller is a fucking legend. Rest easy fella. #sickofitall #loukoller #Fuckcancer
Sick Of It All on stage in Glasgow on their 30th anniversary tour
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
First new Neurosis album in a decade could not have been timed better. An Undying Love For A Burning World. Indeed. #neurosis
Neurosis record playing on a record player
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Day one at Manchester Punk Festival with Nø Man, Habak, Soapbox and @drysocketpdx.bsky.social absolute standouts. Good beers @trackbrewingco.bsky.social, Fell Northern Quarter and Surehot taprooms helped ease the pain of being too old for this shit #mpf #manchesterpunkfestival
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I reckon whatever it is I'm watching is better than what you all are watching #alien #itlookslikeawarning
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
I did not have a new Neurosis album, with @aaronbturner.bsky.social stepping in on my list of expected shit to ever happen. And it's immense. As you would expect. I'm in pieces here. #neurosis #neurotrecords neurosis.bandcamp.com/album/an-und...
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An Undying Love For A Burning World, by Neurosis
8 track album
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The Onion @theonion.com · 07/03/2026
Kristi Noem Fired As DHS Secretary theonion.com/kristi-noem-fired-as-d…
“Never send a dog-killer to do a people-killer’s job.”

Henry Beisert, Seed Packager
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Mr. Joshua @pantspants.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Working on a new book
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Holy Shit! @dischord.com have just released the Steve Albini @electricalwsop.bsky.social recordings of Fugazi's incredible In On The Killtaker. Proceeds to the Letters charity #fugazi #stevealbini #dischord #dischordrecords #punk #punkrock
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The Hard Times @thehardtimesnews.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Five Underrated Death Metal Albums You Might as Well Discuss in This Job Interview Since They’re Clearly Not Going To Hire You thehardtimes.net/blog/five-un...
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Five Underrated Death Metal Albums You Might as Well Discuss in This Job Interview Since They’re Clearly Not Going To Hire You
Oh shit, this interview is not going well. As soon as this guy used the phrase “income statement”, you knew your decision to embellish your resume was coming back to bite you in the ass. In your…
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The Onion @theonion.com · 05/03/2026
Netanyahu: ‘These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’ theonion.com/netanyahu-these-so-cal…
Netanyahu: ‘These So-Called Genocide Experts Have Probably Never Committed A Genocide In Their Lives’
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
The missus just asked me what I was up to just as I scrolled to this magnificent mashup. Much eye rolling on the other side of the table as I explained #dredd #jaws
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Mr Roger Quimbly @rogerquimbly.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
By not reading the Daily Mail?
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Cards Against Humanity. Decent folk by the looks of it.
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Have snuck down to that there Leeds for some punk rock tomorrow. In the meantime Beyond IPA @northernmonk.bsky.social Brewery and Refectory is a decent start to the weekend #bskybeer
Glass of IPA at Northern Monk Refectory in Leeds The word Monk painted graffiti style outside at Northern Monk brewery
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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 27/02/2026
Never heard of this law before right this second but holy fuck if it does not 100% check out
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Dagsson @dagsson.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 27/02/2026
NEWS! When I told Gorton and Denton to 'channel their patriotic Blitz spirit' I didn't mean 'defeat the far-right fascists', says Farage newsthump.com/2026/02/27/w...
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When I told Gorton and Denton to ‘channel their patriotic Blitz spirit’ I didn’t mean ‘defeat the far-right fascists’, says Farage
When I told Gorton and Denton to ‘channel their patriotic Blitz spirit’ I didn’t mean ‘defeat the far-right fascists’, says Farage
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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 27/02/2026
NEWS! "You lost, get over it" Farage told
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“You lost, get over it” Farage told
Nigel Farage has been gently reminded to “you lost, get over it” after dramatically losing the Gorton and Denton by-election and immediately discovering several extremely suspicious ballot papers t…
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Sadra Cadabra by Holy Goat Brewing at The Koelschip Yard. Splendid light vanilla stout #evilfuckingbat #holygoat #koelschipyard #glasgowbeer #bskybeer
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NewsThump @newsthump.com · 22/02/2026
Watching the frog-faced moron herder getting fact-checked is the only redeeming feature of the hell site these days...
A Nigel Farage Tweet claiming he was denied entry to the Chagos Islands by the UK government, and underneath a community note pointing out it's not a tourist destination, access is restricted, and you need a permit before you travel.
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
A decent punk rock drop for a Sunday afternoon courtesy of Courier Brewing #bskybeer
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Mark Brennan @beardofdoom.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
The missus without context: seagulls, they're like wasps, but bigger.
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