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Back in 2022, I wrote a longform piece about Venom. Cronos was cool because he just didn't give any kind of a shit. www.invisibleoranges.com/venom-five-a...

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Here's my latest dispatch from the metal trenches of Milwaukee.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

I second this. Bill invited be to join The Hard Times three years ago. Looking back at my sub-par submissions from that time, I'm surprised he said yes. He saw something in me, and gave excellent advice when needed.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

My latest. I got to make fun of my favorite anime series, which also happens to be the best anime series ever. Helluva coincidence there.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

My latest column. Such a fun and interesting conversation.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Sean Hannity has his tongue so far up Donald Trump's ass that they can French kiss without changing positions.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Here's my blurb from when I ranked all their albums back in 2023 for The Hard Times. thehardtimes.net/lists/every-...

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

My latest column. These dudes are really nice, and their debut LP is excellent.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

What your favorite metal band says about you, part 1. Tool: You’re baffled by songs in 4/4 time and with a clear lyrical message. Megadeth: Your inferiority complex defines your whole life. Pantera: You’re proud your great-great-great-great-great grandfather died fighting Northern aggression.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Since he's playing Summerfest tonight, I'm reposting my piece on the last time he played Milwaukee.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Fun fact about me. Around this time last year when Jeff Bezos announced his wedding plans, I bought bezoswedding.com. And then I set the the site to redirect to something useful.

bezoswedding.com

Home - Worker Organizing Resource and Knowledge Center

The U.S. Department of Labor's Worker Organizing Resource and Knowledge (WORK) Center offers information on workers' union rights.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I bet Matt Walsh would be excited if it was 88.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

One of my favorite ledes I've ever written was for a John Mayer album: "John Mayer gets a lot of shit for being John Mayer; there’s a laundry list to sift through if you have some spare time." spectrumculture.com/2017/04/16/j...

spectrumculture.com

John Mayer: The Search for Everything - Spectrum Culture

John Mayer gets a lot of shit for being John Mayer.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

My latest column. I talked to three Wisconsin bands that are playing Milwaukee Metal Fest next month.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

My latest. I've wanted to write this for a long time.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I'd basically retired from doing reviews and music criticism in 2024. I came outta retirement to rave about the new Witch Ripper album. It's *that* good. www.invisibleoranges.com/april-2026-r...

invisibleoranges.com

April 2026 Release Round-Up

April's best metal albums for big-brain intellectuals only.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

I couldn't let this headline go to waste. fromthebackofmymind.beehiiv.com/p/criterion-...

fromthebackofmymind.beehiiv.com

Criterion Announces 4K Restoration Of Zapruder Film

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Back in 2023, I ranked all their albums for The Hard Times, and includes this joke: "[The Beatles medley] is more out of place than Lauren Boebert at a Mensa gathering." thehardtimes.net/music/type-o...

thehardtimes.net

Type O Negative Albums Ranked Worst to Best

Subcultures tend to take themselves way too goddamn seriously. That’s why Type O Negative’s sarcastic take on gothic metal was and is... Continue reading this gem

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

If you need a laugh today, try this.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

I got chills watching this. I'm so fucking happy they're back.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

My first piece for The Hollywood Time$.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

*pushes glasses up nose* Akshully, it's more smarter-er.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

I went long on this one: three interviews running ~1h50m and with a transcription total of ~13,800 words.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

More like "feel it in my bone spurs."

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Comic Sans is the Pauly Shore of fonts.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I spoke to an incredibly nice guitar teacher for my latest column. (He's also in a really neat band called Illusion of Fate. Check 'em out if ya like Children of Bodom and Amorphis.)

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Since it came out on this day, here's a piece I wrote about my favorite Dave Grohl project. lambgoat.com/features/460...

lambgoat.com

Probot: 20 Years Later

Dave Grohl's Metal Side-Project Revisited

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

My latest vinyl purchase says, "Tell me you're a Millennial without telling me you're a Millennial."

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

This might be my favorite joke I've pitched since joining the Hard Times.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Fun fact, per Phish(dot)net: "This is the infamous 'O.J. Show,' played on the night of O.J. Simpson’s Bronco chase."

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

I pitched this as a satirical opinion piece 13 days ago.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

Related: I ranked all Megadeth's albums back in 2023. It has one of my favorite jokes: "'Super Collider' is a bigger miscalculation than Operation Barbarossa." thehardtimes.net/music/metal/...

thehardtimes.net

Every Megadeth Album Ranked Worst to Best

Today we rank the vast discography of Megadeth, and it really had a negative effect on our mental state.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Look, if Trump's goon squad is gonna go around asking people for their papers, they should at least have the decency and honesty to do it in German.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Back in 2023, I ranked all their albums for The Hard Times (thehardtimes.net/lists/every-...). It includes these jokes: "They’re more resistant to evolution than Evangelicals." and "[Blythe's phlegmy growl] answers the question, 'What if mucus tried to sing?'"

thehardtimes.net

Every Lamb of God Album Ranked Worst to Best

Today we rank the albums of Lamb of God, go read it, then call up all the family members you alienated yesterday and reunite for a healing Wall of Death.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Image 1: my best joke this year. Image 2: my best sentence this year.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

It's *shocking* that a metal news site would get this wrong. This is *laughably* easy to double-check.

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Steve @slneechski.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

My latest. I forgot how much I enjoy writing blurbs.

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