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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 2h

I don't know quite why I decided to listen to this after not having given it a listen for decades... but I'm glad I did. (Also, their cover art was something ELSE. It was strange and compelling, and utterly them.)

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Reaching Happiness, Touching Pain, by Cathedral

from the album Forest of Equilibrium

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 4h

Even if I were horribly depressed, I would be smiling and giggling by the end of this..

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Gremlins 2 'New York New York' Complete Musical Sequence

YouTube video by Irene

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 5h

I watched Pink Flamingos a while back. I knew about the very last scene... but no one warned me about indecent use of live poultry. Or kielbasa. Or... hell, the rest of of the damn movie.

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Runs with scissors in the dark @tevistickles.bsky.social · 10h

The blackbird of exasperation has replaced the bluebird of happiness until further notice.

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 10h

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Hello. Can I offer you a very strange kink and a splitting headache on this trying time?

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I. Kültovampen, by Tantric Bile

from the album Vampire Boudoir

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

At least this time, the song #StuckInMyHead won't get me in trouble if a patient or coworker catches me humming it.

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Rock N Roll High School Forever (1991) Refrigerator Scene

YouTube video by Lefou Web

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

It was amazing. It included Arsis, peak Fleshgod, and peak Wintersun. I cracked a rib in the pit at that show, and at the time, I regretted nothing! (Days later, I was in a lot of pain... but still, no regrets!)

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I saw Arsis live once! They opened for FA and Wintersun! Sadly, they didn't play this ⤵️ but I can't blame them. Arsis is already obnoxiously technical, and this is Arsis at their most technical and obnoxious! (They DID play Diamond For Disease, though!)

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Shattering the Spell by Arsis 5GS 98%

YouTube video by Brian TD Cavenati

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I'm sure LOTS of us remember Jim Bakker! (As always, thaaaaaanks to YouTube for its concern that I might have Suicidal Tendencies. But no. That's just the name of the band putting out a fun song.)

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Suicidal Tendencies-Send Me Your Money Official Music Video: HD4K 60FPS

YouTube video by SERGEANT ROCK'S HEADBANGERS BALL

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Back before I decided I needed to stop drinking, I described 15-year Laphroaig as "your favorite trashy girlfriend, if she had two college degrees and spoke three languages... but she's still trashy, and all that together is why you love her." The metaphor could apply to fast food, too, it seems.

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McDonald's McGriddle, but make it fancy: sourdough pancakes and silky egg custard. #food #cooking

YouTube video by Sol Snack

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

FFS… Is it really an accident anymore at this point?

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

One of these days, I might do "I dreamed a dream" on karaoke night (but with different lyrics ⤵️ and down an octave), and a friend might post it on YouTube. ...and no doubt, the greedy fucking assholes at Warner Chappell will strike it down and claim they own it.

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Les Mis Medley (Forbidden Broadway)

YouTube video by ZMusicals

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

...and suddenly, I'm wondering if anyone has added kimchi to a grilled cheese. I don't know if just any cheese would work with it, but I'm betting that with the right cheese, it could be amazing!

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If it's not from the Gruyere region of France, it's not a grilled cheese, it's just a sparkling melt.

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Sometimes, I hear a song on the radio, but my brain insists the lyrics are different. Also, I'm seeing Rush in a week and a half!

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Tom Servo, by Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff

from the album Grated Hits

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Angine de Poitrine cover/tribute band!

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

It's banned books week? I learned about this one in December 2023.

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The Well of Loneliness - Wikipedia

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This whole thread is a joy and a delight, and if you need a laugh, you should go read it.

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Dear Warner Chappell, Eat shit and live. Sincerely, me.

"Video unavailable. It was removed following a copyright removal request by Warner Chappell."

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Sadly, I don't think he has any lectures on discrete mathematics. Yet. One day, I can hope. I'm not finding fault. He has over a thousand videos, and math is a BIG subject. But after I breezed through math in High School, including calculus, it was discrete maths that finally kicked my ass.

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

He's back! If you're not familiar... imagine if Clark Kent decided to teach math on YouTube instead of working for a tabloid. Algebra, Trigonometry, Calculus, Statistics, he's got it covered, and he's accessible as hell.

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Acceleration and Velocity with Resistance, Part 2 (Differential Equations 40)

YouTube video by Professor Leonard

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Also, as long as I'm glazing Tristania? People who write music have myriad tools. And one of the most powerful tools in the musician's toolbox is vocal harmony... and it's so rare in metal that it's shocking when when it shows up. Like here! And it's gorgeous!

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The Passing

YouTube video by Tristania - Topic

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

"Everything comes to an end. Everything will fall prey to the flames. Renewal awaits when the clock strikes, If you lift your gaze. All that is dead passes away. Everything that has happened will happen again."

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

For those of us who don't speak Norwegian (including me), I offer a (hopefully adequate) Google translation of the last few moments of this song (see below).

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

I have very strange ideas about "comfort listens." For instance? This! This song came out out years before J6. It was scary as hell when it came out. It's even more frightening now. But listening tells me it's Not Just Me, We're All Here.

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Illumination

YouTube video by Tristania - Topic

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Holy shit, I've been enjoying this thread even before you joined in, but with this comment, I just completely lost it. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Pinhead: I. Am. Pain. S&W: So you're the one who bankroll this show! Oh ho ho ho!

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Thank you! You can guess what I would have said if you'd put Kreator's logo next to an oil platform in the middle of the ocean. Or a dentist holding her tools off the trade....

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I think my brain saw that name, refused to parse it correctly because it's creepshit, and assumed that he was publicly admitting to owning several fleshlights.

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

The one I blocked this time was something something learning experience something something have to hurt people to learn that hurting people is wrong something something. He had a very silly name. I'll look it up when I get home.

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Nope. I'm not engaging that bullshit. He's clearly an asshole with a humiliation kink, and I'm not talking part in it. I'm just blocking him.

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Frank: "Jesus wept." S&W: "So did we, we had to watch this show. Doh ho ho ho ho !"

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Several years ago, I saw Arsis, Fleshgod Apocalypse, and Wintersun live. I was in the moshpit, and in fact cracked a rib in the pit. It was the best live show in my live... and I wish I could look forward to more experiences like this. I wish getting older didn't suck so much.

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

In my twenties, I was a scarecrow, and I moshed without fear, because the pit was easy on me. In my forties? I'd worked out, I'd bulked up, the pit decided I was tough enough... and as much as I loved it, I hurt for weeks after. I'm 52. ...Lots of us wish we could be 29 forever.

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Disney is hella hit or miss... but when they hit, they hit HARD. "Karaoke isn't about singing well. It's about sing badly TOGETHER." It's from Gravity Falls. And Disney has given us lots of garbage, but they've also given us a few gems. And Gravity Falls is SUCH a gem.

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

(I won't claim that I was personally or directly harmed by James Somerton... but still, fuck him straight to hell. His career of plagiarism and intellectual grave-robbery offend me, and his spiteful takes on the body issues in the queer male community insult me. Fuck him straight to hell.)

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My life experience includes two gay dudes who were terrible... and dozens who were really great! Speaking as a bi dude, I will say that things are a little strained between us... but still, disagreements aside, if you're gay, as long as you're not James Somerton or That One Guy, I love you.

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I'm waiting for someone to do some Old School Numerology to "prove" that AI is the Antichrist. Sadly, no. I tried. (It's not that I assign any hidden importance to Gematria, but if the numbers did line up... come on, man, that would be funny!)

Three windows stacked on top of each other.

One: Google Translate, with Hebrew translations of the words "artificial intelligence" and "antichrist." Google Translate spit out "בינה מלאכותית" and "אנטיכריסט", respectively. "Bina melachutit" appears to be a direct translation, whereas "antichrist" is clearly a loanword.

Two: A Google Image Search for using Hebrew letters to represent numbers. The numbers 1-9 are represented by Aleph-Tet; counting by tens, the numbers 10-90 are represented by Yod-Tsadi; counting by hundreds, the numbers 100-900 are represented by Qof-Tav, followed by the terminal forms of Kaf, Mem, Nun, Pe, and Tsadi.

Three: A spreadhseet, in which I punched in a bunch of numbers for each of the letters in the above words, and asked for sums. The gematrial values of AI and Antichrist are 974 and 359, respectively.

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

How did I remember the scene with the kids trolling each other with nursery rhymes, but not this?

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I remember that one! It had that hilarious scene with kids doing nursery rhymes, because they thought spiders were funny and didn't realize the danger they were in! www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNaQ... CW: kids being hilarious, spiders. Seriously, if you're afraid of spiders, don't click.

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"Hello, fierychord. I see you're into weights and long hair. Can i recommend a blond gymrat with some totally reasonably views (about the Jewish menace)?" It was a long time ago, but I'm still holding a grudge, and I'm suuuure it wasn't deliberate back then either...

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sadly, I no longer have physical copies of... well, just about any of the music in my collection. I live in California. Square footage is expensive, and terabytes are cheap.

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Fiery Chord @fierychord.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Ha ha ha ha... wow, I'm old. Back in the day, I spent MONTHS looking for Energetic Disassembly, and felt like I won the lottery when I actually laid hands on it. Now, you can just... download it? Madness!

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