Lloyd James
@emplloyd.bsky.social
Dad of two
Reformed research chemist
Heavy metal enthusiast, esp. extreme prog.
Occasional reviews at mostly-metal.net
Amateur runner
Rural NSW, Australia
Reformed research chemist
Heavy metal enthusiast, esp. extreme prog.
Occasional reviews at mostly-metal.net
Amateur runner
Rural NSW, Australia
Pinned
Lloyd James
@emplloyd.bsky.social
· Nov 20
It's getting close to list season, so as a bit of fun (and something to pin to my profile) I decided to go back and build a list of my top 5 albums (no order) from the last 5 years.
If I had to pick one album from these 5 years, it'd probably be Dessiderium's Aria.
If I had to pick one album from these 5 years, it'd probably be Dessiderium's Aria.
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** NEW ALBUM **
I am returning to the shire, February 27th 2026 🔥
‘Jake Weber's Middle-Earth: Vol 2
A journey filled to the absolute brim with riffs, shred, prog & then more shred, just in case.
The first single, 'Cirith Ungol' is available to stream anywhere & everywhere, right now 🎶
I am returning to the shire, February 27th 2026 🔥
‘Jake Weber's Middle-Earth: Vol 2
A journey filled to the absolute brim with riffs, shred, prog & then more shred, just in case.
The first single, 'Cirith Ungol' is available to stream anywhere & everywhere, right now 🎶
January 30, 2026 at 2:51 AM
** NEW ALBUM **
I am returning to the shire, February 27th 2026 🔥
‘Jake Weber's Middle-Earth: Vol 2
A journey filled to the absolute brim with riffs, shred, prog & then more shred, just in case.
The first single, 'Cirith Ungol' is available to stream anywhere & everywhere, right now 🎶
I am returning to the shire, February 27th 2026 🔥
‘Jake Weber's Middle-Earth: Vol 2
A journey filled to the absolute brim with riffs, shred, prog & then more shred, just in case.
The first single, 'Cirith Ungol' is available to stream anywhere & everywhere, right now 🎶
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you know what we need a royal commission into? retailers asking for your phone number when you buy something so they can "send you an electronic copy of your receipt" and whether they're actually only using it for that purpose.
January 30, 2026 at 3:16 AM
you know what we need a royal commission into? retailers asking for your phone number when you buy something so they can "send you an electronic copy of your receipt" and whether they're actually only using it for that purpose.
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🔥🔥 RELEASES OF THE MONTH 🔥🔥
With 9 more Highlights for the month of December, we managed to hit our 2024 record of 414 total highlight reviews throughout the year once again for the release year of 2025!
Dive in, have fun:
theprogspace.com/album_releas...
With 9 more Highlights for the month of December, we managed to hit our 2024 record of 414 total highlight reviews throughout the year once again for the release year of 2025!
Dive in, have fun:
theprogspace.com/album_releas...
January 25, 2026 at 3:05 PM
🔥🔥 RELEASES OF THE MONTH 🔥🔥
With 9 more Highlights for the month of December, we managed to hit our 2024 record of 414 total highlight reviews throughout the year once again for the release year of 2025!
Dive in, have fun:
theprogspace.com/album_releas...
With 9 more Highlights for the month of December, we managed to hit our 2024 record of 414 total highlight reviews throughout the year once again for the release year of 2025!
Dive in, have fun:
theprogspace.com/album_releas...
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Mostly Metal proudly presents 🎶🔥🤘
Excited to share the first four shows for 2026, all taking place in Munich over the next months, with more to be announced soon. Stay tuned!
Infos & tickets here:
mostly-metal.com
Excited to share the first four shows for 2026, all taking place in Munich over the next months, with more to be announced soon. Stay tuned!
Infos & tickets here:
mostly-metal.com
January 24, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Mostly Metal proudly presents 🎶🔥🤘
Excited to share the first four shows for 2026, all taking place in Munich over the next months, with more to be announced soon. Stay tuned!
Infos & tickets here:
mostly-metal.com
Excited to share the first four shows for 2026, all taking place in Munich over the next months, with more to be announced soon. Stay tuned!
Infos & tickets here:
mostly-metal.com
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the reluctance for anyone still actively supporting Twitter/X to reconsider about what they're doing remarkable. Would you keep working or giving quotes to a newspaper that was publishing erotica about 11 year old kids? or photos of people that were photoshopped to remove their clothing?
January 12, 2026 at 11:43 PM
the reluctance for anyone still actively supporting Twitter/X to reconsider about what they're doing remarkable. Would you keep working or giving quotes to a newspaper that was publishing erotica about 11 year old kids? or photos of people that were photoshopped to remove their clothing?
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This will be my Thread for 2026 gathering Monthly All :
🔺TopPicksAOTY2026
ALL METAL STYLES
PROG ROCK
MELODIC ROCK
Enjoy the Ride!🚀
Playlist spotify⬇️
open.spotify.com/playlist/7xi...
Reminder top 2025⬇️
🔺TopPicksAOTY2026
ALL METAL STYLES
PROG ROCK
MELODIC ROCK
Enjoy the Ride!🚀
Playlist spotify⬇️
open.spotify.com/playlist/7xi...
Reminder top 2025⬇️
January 10, 2026 at 6:13 PM
This will be my Thread for 2026 gathering Monthly All :
🔺TopPicksAOTY2026
ALL METAL STYLES
PROG ROCK
MELODIC ROCK
Enjoy the Ride!🚀
Playlist spotify⬇️
open.spotify.com/playlist/7xi...
Reminder top 2025⬇️
🔺TopPicksAOTY2026
ALL METAL STYLES
PROG ROCK
MELODIC ROCK
Enjoy the Ride!🚀
Playlist spotify⬇️
open.spotify.com/playlist/7xi...
Reminder top 2025⬇️
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Reposted by Lloyd James
🚨 My AOTY is officially live!
It’s still technically 2025 here in California and thus it is right on time
Behold my favorite albums of the year. It was a good one, let’s do this all again starting tomorrow
Read here: noobheavy.com/keps-best-al...
It’s still technically 2025 here in California and thus it is right on time
Behold my favorite albums of the year. It was a good one, let’s do this all again starting tomorrow
Read here: noobheavy.com/keps-best-al...
January 1, 2026 at 4:36 AM
🚨 My AOTY is officially live!
It’s still technically 2025 here in California and thus it is right on time
Behold my favorite albums of the year. It was a good one, let’s do this all again starting tomorrow
Read here: noobheavy.com/keps-best-al...
It’s still technically 2025 here in California and thus it is right on time
Behold my favorite albums of the year. It was a good one, let’s do this all again starting tomorrow
Read here: noobheavy.com/keps-best-al...
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🔥🔥 Releases of the Weeks 21 & 28 Nov. 2025 🔥🔥
Those are our highlights for the weeks around Nov. 21 & 28, 2025. Definitely our last Releases of the Weeks round-up this year. Have a great start into the new one and we'll see you there!
Read more here:
theprogspace.com/album_releas...
Those are our highlights for the weeks around Nov. 21 & 28, 2025. Definitely our last Releases of the Weeks round-up this year. Have a great start into the new one and we'll see you there!
Read more here:
theprogspace.com/album_releas...
December 31, 2025 at 5:51 PM
🔥🔥 Releases of the Weeks 21 & 28 Nov. 2025 🔥🔥
Those are our highlights for the weeks around Nov. 21 & 28, 2025. Definitely our last Releases of the Weeks round-up this year. Have a great start into the new one and we'll see you there!
Read more here:
theprogspace.com/album_releas...
Those are our highlights for the weeks around Nov. 21 & 28, 2025. Definitely our last Releases of the Weeks round-up this year. Have a great start into the new one and we'll see you there!
Read more here:
theprogspace.com/album_releas...
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December 30, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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"Dark Arms Reach Skyward With Bone White Fingers II: Be (Not) Afraid" will release on January 1, 2026.
Artwork by Melanie Hutchins.
#metalsky
Artwork by Melanie Hutchins.
#metalsky
December 29, 2025 at 3:49 AM
"Dark Arms Reach Skyward With Bone White Fingers II: Be (Not) Afraid" will release on January 1, 2026.
Artwork by Melanie Hutchins.
#metalsky
Artwork by Melanie Hutchins.
#metalsky
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Subs favorite music from 2025
My top 12 LPs, favorite EPs and acknowledgement to some singles that dropped. 🧵
My top 12 LPs, favorite EPs and acknowledgement to some singles that dropped. 🧵
December 28, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Subs favorite music from 2025
My top 12 LPs, favorite EPs and acknowledgement to some singles that dropped. 🧵
My top 12 LPs, favorite EPs and acknowledgement to some singles that dropped. 🧵
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🤘🎶🔥 Mostly Metal's Favorites 🔥🎶🤘
Since this year is coming to a close, I'd like to share some releases that got a lot of playing time at Mostly Metal's headquarter over the past months.
Welcome to read more here:
mostly-metal.net/Best_of_2025/
Dive in, have fun!😎
Since this year is coming to a close, I'd like to share some releases that got a lot of playing time at Mostly Metal's headquarter over the past months.
Welcome to read more here:
mostly-metal.net/Best_of_2025/
Dive in, have fun!😎
December 27, 2025 at 6:45 PM
🤘🎶🔥 Mostly Metal's Favorites 🔥🎶🤘
Since this year is coming to a close, I'd like to share some releases that got a lot of playing time at Mostly Metal's headquarter over the past months.
Welcome to read more here:
mostly-metal.net/Best_of_2025/
Dive in, have fun!😎
Since this year is coming to a close, I'd like to share some releases that got a lot of playing time at Mostly Metal's headquarter over the past months.
Welcome to read more here:
mostly-metal.net/Best_of_2025/
Dive in, have fun!😎
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⬆️🎶 ☢️☣️ 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ ☣️☢️ 🎶⬆️
THIS IS MY FINAL TOP 80 albums 2025!!
MERRY X-MAS TO ALL AND WE SEE AGAIN IN 2026 FOR NEW ADVENTURES!
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST AOTY 2025 ⬇️
open.spotify.com/playlist/66IhY…
THIS IS MY FINAL TOP 80 albums 2025!!
MERRY X-MAS TO ALL AND WE SEE AGAIN IN 2026 FOR NEW ADVENTURES!
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST AOTY 2025 ⬇️
open.spotify.com/playlist/66IhY…
December 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
⬆️🎶 ☢️☣️ 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣ ☣️☢️ 🎶⬆️
THIS IS MY FINAL TOP 80 albums 2025!!
MERRY X-MAS TO ALL AND WE SEE AGAIN IN 2026 FOR NEW ADVENTURES!
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST AOTY 2025 ⬇️
open.spotify.com/playlist/66IhY…
THIS IS MY FINAL TOP 80 albums 2025!!
MERRY X-MAS TO ALL AND WE SEE AGAIN IN 2026 FOR NEW ADVENTURES!
SPOTIFY PLAYLIST AOTY 2025 ⬇️
open.spotify.com/playlist/66IhY…
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My Top 15 Albums of 2025. See the linked thread, check the Topsters for an at-a-glance look, and you can listen to all the artists listed on the playlist below (Spectrum is missing from the playlist b/c I own it on Ampwall, not Bandcamp) #metalsky
bandcamp.com/gdore/playli...
bandcamp.com/gdore/playli...
December 24, 2025 at 12:44 AM
My Top 15 Albums of 2025. See the linked thread, check the Topsters for an at-a-glance look, and you can listen to all the artists listed on the playlist below (Spectrum is missing from the playlist b/c I own it on Ampwall, not Bandcamp) #metalsky
bandcamp.com/gdore/playli...
bandcamp.com/gdore/playli...
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www.angrymetalguy.com/sallow-moth-...
“While it doesn’t fit neatly under either technical or brutal death metal, Mossbane Lantern cherry picks elements of each and infuses them with enough avant-garde, proggy nuttiness to trigger an allergic reaction…It’s a trip you don’t want to miss.”
“While it doesn’t fit neatly under either technical or brutal death metal, Mossbane Lantern cherry picks elements of each and infuses them with enough avant-garde, proggy nuttiness to trigger an allergic reaction…It’s a trip you don’t want to miss.”
Sallow Moth - Mossbane Lantern [Things You Might Have Missed 2025] | Angry Metal Guy
A look back at Mossbane Lantern by Sallow Moth, available worldwide via I, Voidhanger Records and a Thing you Might have Missed in 2025.
www.angrymetalguy.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:08 AM
www.angrymetalguy.com/sallow-moth-...
“While it doesn’t fit neatly under either technical or brutal death metal, Mossbane Lantern cherry picks elements of each and infuses them with enough avant-garde, proggy nuttiness to trigger an allergic reaction…It’s a trip you don’t want to miss.”
“While it doesn’t fit neatly under either technical or brutal death metal, Mossbane Lantern cherry picks elements of each and infuses them with enough avant-garde, proggy nuttiness to trigger an allergic reaction…It’s a trip you don’t want to miss.”
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OK, I think my Top 25 list is more or less done (barring last minute surprises) so here we go. Unranked.
December 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
OK, I think my Top 25 list is more or less done (barring last minute surprises) so here we go. Unranked.
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Oh hey, my band has a new EP out today! My poetry and short stories narrated over dreamy, adventurous prog with Travis Orbin on drums!
instar1.bandcamp.com/album/ad-ast...
instar1.bandcamp.com/album/ad-ast...
Ad Astra - Part I, by Instar
3 track album
instar1.bandcamp.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Oh hey, my band has a new EP out today! My poetry and short stories narrated over dreamy, adventurous prog with Travis Orbin on drums!
instar1.bandcamp.com/album/ad-ast...
instar1.bandcamp.com/album/ad-ast...
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Every year I find at least one album in December that absolutely takes over my listening. This year, it's this one. HOLY SHIT. Seriously melodic black and death metal with some of the best synth grooves I've ever heard.
labyrinthusstellarum.bandcamp.com/album/rift-i...
labyrinthusstellarum.bandcamp.com/album/rift-i...
Rift in Reality, by Labyrinthus Stellarum
8 track album
labyrinthusstellarum.bandcamp.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Every year I find at least one album in December that absolutely takes over my listening. This year, it's this one. HOLY SHIT. Seriously melodic black and death metal with some of the best synth grooves I've ever heard.
labyrinthusstellarum.bandcamp.com/album/rift-i...
labyrinthusstellarum.bandcamp.com/album/rift-i...
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🔥🔥 Releases of the Weeks 17, 24 & 31 Oct. 2025 🔥🔥
Check out our mini reviews of the highlights, and dive into the extensive list of other releases. We even added the Bandcamp links where available for your convenience:
theprogspace.com/album_releas...
Check out our mini reviews of the highlights, and dive into the extensive list of other releases. We even added the Bandcamp links where available for your convenience:
theprogspace.com/album_releas...
December 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🔥🔥 Releases of the Weeks 17, 24 & 31 Oct. 2025 🔥🔥
Check out our mini reviews of the highlights, and dive into the extensive list of other releases. We even added the Bandcamp links where available for your convenience:
theprogspace.com/album_releas...
Check out our mini reviews of the highlights, and dive into the extensive list of other releases. We even added the Bandcamp links where available for your convenience:
theprogspace.com/album_releas...
Reposted by Lloyd James
Reposted by Lloyd James
Did you know I'm in a band? My job is narrating my poems and short stories over weird, adventurous prog. We're gearing up to release a new EP, this is my favorite track we've done (also featuring a poem by Sarah Blake!
instar1.bandcamp.com/track/neutro...
instar1.bandcamp.com/track/neutro...
Neutron Trees, by Instar
track by Instar
instar1.bandcamp.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Did you know I'm in a band? My job is narrating my poems and short stories over weird, adventurous prog. We're gearing up to release a new EP, this is my favorite track we've done (also featuring a poem by Sarah Blake!
instar1.bandcamp.com/track/neutro...
instar1.bandcamp.com/track/neutro...
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Bandcamp Friday. If you feel inclined to grab anything I have a lot of music from this year depending on your interests. Busiest year for my Sallow Moth project with Mossbane Lantern, a brutal dm demo, and 2 EPs.
December 5, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Bandcamp Friday. If you feel inclined to grab anything I have a lot of music from this year depending on your interests. Busiest year for my Sallow Moth project with Mossbane Lantern, a brutal dm demo, and 2 EPs.