Metal Bill
@metalkevin.bsky.social
Fan of heavy metal music, all sports, movies and TV, beer, scotch, family and friends.
I'm back from Perth! Here's my review of two days of cricket. Also, India lost at home again! Cricket really is a wonderful sport that never stops giving.
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Episode 14: We Want Head as England Gets a Starc Reminder
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November 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I'm back from Perth! Here's my review of two days of cricket. Also, India lost at home again! Cricket really is a wonderful sport that never stops giving.
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I got the first proof copy of THE RISE. It looks great! In this video, I see it for the first time and talk a bit about the series and this new book in particular. It'll be available for pre-order soon. Releases Friday 13th Feb '26. I hope you'll give it a go!
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
First look at THE RISE: Tales From The Gulp 3
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November 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
I got the first proof copy of THE RISE. It looks great! In this video, I see it for the first time and talk a bit about the series and this new book in particular. It'll be available for pre-order soon. Releases Friday 13th Feb '26. I hope you'll give it a go!
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
#WelcomeToTheGulp #Booksky
November 22, 2025 at 6:11 AM
On today's episode I am going to take a look at the album “A Night at the Opera” by Queen, the band's fourth studio album released on November 21, 1975. 50 years ago today.
#Queen #ANightAtTheOpera #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime
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#Queen #ANightAtTheOpera #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime
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165 - Queen: "A Night at the Opera" (1975)
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November 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
On today's episode I am going to take a look at the album “A Night at the Opera” by Queen, the band's fourth studio album released on November 21, 1975. 50 years ago today.
#Queen #ANightAtTheOpera #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime
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#Queen #ANightAtTheOpera #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime
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On today's episode I am going to take a look at the album “Heartbreak Station” by Cinderella, the band's third studio album released on November 20, 1990.
#Cinderella #HeartbreakStation #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime #MetalSky
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#Cinderella #HeartbreakStation #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime #MetalSky
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164 - Cinderella: "Heartbreak Station" (1990)
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November 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
On today's episode I am going to take a look at the album “Heartbreak Station” by Cinderella, the band's third studio album released on November 20, 1990.
#Cinderella #HeartbreakStation #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime #MetalSky
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#Cinderella #HeartbreakStation #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime #MetalSky
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On this episode of "Slashing Through the Cordon", I offer you an in-depth preview of the upcoming 1st Test match between England and Australia.
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#Ashes #Cricket #AUSvENG
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#Ashes #Cricket #AUSvENG
Episode 13: Ashes 1st Test Preview and Series Thoughts
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November 19, 2025 at 3:04 AM
On this episode of "Slashing Through the Cordon", I offer you an in-depth preview of the upcoming 1st Test match between England and Australia.
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#Ashes #Cricket #AUSvENG
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#Ashes #Cricket #AUSvENG
2025 Albums I Am Enjoying
This took longer to grow on me than the last album but I'm in the groove now. More Kai written tracks which is great, and a good mix of the vocals throughout. Will they go again? Will they tour Oz?
#Helloween #GiantsAndMonsters
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This took longer to grow on me than the last album but I'm in the groove now. More Kai written tracks which is great, and a good mix of the vocals throughout. Will they go again? Will they tour Oz?
#Helloween #GiantsAndMonsters
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Giants & Monsters
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November 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
2025 Albums I Am Enjoying
This took longer to grow on me than the last album but I'm in the groove now. More Kai written tracks which is great, and a good mix of the vocals throughout. Will they go again? Will they tour Oz?
#Helloween #GiantsAndMonsters
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This took longer to grow on me than the last album but I'm in the groove now. More Kai written tracks which is great, and a good mix of the vocals throughout. Will they go again? Will they tour Oz?
#Helloween #GiantsAndMonsters
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The Bermuda Triangle of metal talk. I mean that in the NICEST possible way! Three titans discuss gatekeeping, gate crashing and the gates of hell. Maybe. Perhaps I'm blowing this out of proportion.
All I know is don't cross Melissa, she will stab you!
Great episode again 🤘
All I know is don't cross Melissa, she will stab you!
Great episode again 🤘
New Metal Life Crisis!! We had on Melissa from the Metal Chat Podcast and we talk gatekeeping in metal
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Episode 31 - Metal Life Chat with Melissa
Podcast Episode · Metal Life Crisis · 11/17/2025 · 57m
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November 18, 2025 at 3:26 AM
The Bermuda Triangle of metal talk. I mean that in the NICEST possible way! Three titans discuss gatekeeping, gate crashing and the gates of hell. Maybe. Perhaps I'm blowing this out of proportion.
All I know is don't cross Melissa, she will stab you!
Great episode again 🤘
All I know is don't cross Melissa, she will stab you!
Great episode again 🤘
This is the lads' best episode yet!
Loyalty - real, content guilt is an absolute real thing, stupid devotion to sports teams - real. I suffer from all of these things.
A brilliant episode that covers both sides of each argument beautifully.
Now I'll go put out another podcast ep
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Loyalty - real, content guilt is an absolute real thing, stupid devotion to sports teams - real. I suffer from all of these things.
A brilliant episode that covers both sides of each argument beautifully.
Now I'll go put out another podcast ep
t.co/1DU2rjfXdi
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November 18, 2025 at 3:25 AM
This is the lads' best episode yet!
Loyalty - real, content guilt is an absolute real thing, stupid devotion to sports teams - real. I suffer from all of these things.
A brilliant episode that covers both sides of each argument beautifully.
Now I'll go put out another podcast ep
t.co/1DU2rjfXdi
Loyalty - real, content guilt is an absolute real thing, stupid devotion to sports teams - real. I suffer from all of these things.
A brilliant episode that covers both sides of each argument beautifully.
Now I'll go put out another podcast ep
t.co/1DU2rjfXdi
2025 Albums I Am Enjoying #6
I love all things Alice Cooper. And this was a really nice album to put out. It must have been a blast for the band. Nostalgia and newness wrapped in one.
#AliceCooperBand #TheRevengeOfAliceCooper
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I love all things Alice Cooper. And this was a really nice album to put out. It must have been a blast for the band. Nostalgia and newness wrapped in one.
#AliceCooperBand #TheRevengeOfAliceCooper
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The Revenge of Alice Cooper
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November 18, 2025 at 12:15 AM
2025 Albums I Am Enjoying #6
I love all things Alice Cooper. And this was a really nice album to put out. It must have been a blast for the band. Nostalgia and newness wrapped in one.
#AliceCooperBand #TheRevengeOfAliceCooper
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I love all things Alice Cooper. And this was a really nice album to put out. It must have been a blast for the band. Nostalgia and newness wrapped in one.
#AliceCooperBand #TheRevengeOfAliceCooper
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On today's episode I am going to take a look at the album “Walls of Jericho” by Helloween, the band's debut studio album released on November 18, 1985.
(One of the greats!)
#Helloween #WallsOfJericho #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime #MetalSky
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(One of the greats!)
#Helloween #WallsOfJericho #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime #MetalSky
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163 - Helloween: "Walls of Jericho" (1985)
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November 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
On today's episode I am going to take a look at the album “Walls of Jericho” by Helloween, the band's debut studio album released on November 18, 1985.
(One of the greats!)
#Helloween #WallsOfJericho #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime #MetalSky
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(One of the greats!)
#Helloween #WallsOfJericho #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime #MetalSky
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2025 Albums I Am Enjoying #5
Came out early in the year but I'm still a fan. Alissa White-Gluz is still incredible, and the music still has those 80's metal roots that make it so enjoyable.
#ArchEnemy #BloodDynasty
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Came out early in the year but I'm still a fan. Alissa White-Gluz is still incredible, and the music still has those 80's metal roots that make it so enjoyable.
#ArchEnemy #BloodDynasty
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Blood Dynasty
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November 17, 2025 at 3:04 AM
2025 Albums I Am Enjoying #5
Came out early in the year but I'm still a fan. Alissa White-Gluz is still incredible, and the music still has those 80's metal roots that make it so enjoyable.
#ArchEnemy #BloodDynasty
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Came out early in the year but I'm still a fan. Alissa White-Gluz is still incredible, and the music still has those 80's metal roots that make it so enjoyable.
#ArchEnemy #BloodDynasty
open.spotify.com/album/0nHZFM...
2025 Albums I Am Enjoying #4
This has been an interesting one. A move back to their sound of the 1990's? Either way, great songs and the band still sounds awesome.
#Testament #ParaBellum
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This has been an interesting one. A move back to their sound of the 1990's? Either way, great songs and the band still sounds awesome.
#Testament #ParaBellum
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Para Bellum
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November 17, 2025 at 1:06 AM
2025 Albums I Am Enjoying #4
This has been an interesting one. A move back to their sound of the 1990's? Either way, great songs and the band still sounds awesome.
#Testament #ParaBellum
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This has been an interesting one. A move back to their sound of the 1990's? Either way, great songs and the band still sounds awesome.
#Testament #ParaBellum
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November 14, 2025 at 6:50 AM
Today's Patreon-only bonus episode is now up and ready for consumption. The Soundtrack to the End of Year 12. Stories and music from the end of my school years. A time machine journey.
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The Creation of Me Episode 14 - The Soundtrack to the End of Year 12 - Sept-Dec, 1987. | The Creation of Me: A Lifetime Retrospective
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November 14, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Today's Patreon-only bonus episode is now up and ready for consumption. The Soundtrack to the End of Year 12. Stories and music from the end of my school years. A time machine journey.
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2025 Albums I Am Enjoying #2
Still comes out every so often and I still enjoy it just as much as when it was released.
#KillswitchEngage #ThisConsequence #MetalSky
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Still comes out every so often and I still enjoy it just as much as when it was released.
#KillswitchEngage #ThisConsequence #MetalSky
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This Consequence
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November 13, 2025 at 10:46 PM
2025 Albums I Am Enjoying #2
Still comes out every so often and I still enjoy it just as much as when it was released.
#KillswitchEngage #ThisConsequence #MetalSky
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Still comes out every so often and I still enjoy it just as much as when it was released.
#KillswitchEngage #ThisConsequence #MetalSky
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Today's cricket related podcast episode, discussing the WBBL, the Sheffield Shield, the Test preparations and the two-tier Test system.
#Cricket #WBBL #SheffieldShield #Ashes2025
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#Cricket #WBBL #SheffieldShield #Ashes2025
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Episode 12: Hamstrings Tighten to Keep Test Squads Hamstrung.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Today's cricket related podcast episode, discussing the WBBL, the Sheffield Shield, the Test preparations and the two-tier Test system.
#Cricket #WBBL #SheffieldShield #Ashes2025
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#Cricket #WBBL #SheffieldShield #Ashes2025
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On today's episode I am going to take a look at the album “Conspiracy of One” by The Offspring, the band's sixth studio album released on November 14, 2000.
#TheOffspring #ConspiracyOfOne #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime #MetalSky
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#TheOffspring #ConspiracyOfOne #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime #MetalSky
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162 - The Offspring: "Conspiracy of One" (2000)
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November 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
On today's episode I am going to take a look at the album “Conspiracy of One” by The Offspring, the band's sixth studio album released on November 14, 2000.
#TheOffspring #ConspiracyOfOne #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime #MetalSky
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#TheOffspring #ConspiracyOfOne #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime #MetalSky
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2025 Albums I Am Enjoying #1
Legitimately enjoyable. I haven't listened to enough new albums this year but this is currently one of them.
#Amorphis #Borderland
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Legitimately enjoyable. I haven't listened to enough new albums this year but this is currently one of them.
#Amorphis #Borderland
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Borderland
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November 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
2025 Albums I Am Enjoying #1
Legitimately enjoyable. I haven't listened to enough new albums this year but this is currently one of them.
#Amorphis #Borderland
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Legitimately enjoyable. I haven't listened to enough new albums this year but this is currently one of them.
#Amorphis #Borderland
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Another great episode, lovingly smothered in a scarlet pimpernel sauce. And a great discussion on Series 1 and why it should not be ignored. Apart from the portrayal of Edmund.
Now, I would like to discuss this Red Dwarf business, and one of our hosts not enjoying it... this is just NOT ON!...
Now, I would like to discuss this Red Dwarf business, and one of our hosts not enjoying it... this is just NOT ON!...
This week’s Major Star is Mrs Miggins, a welcome female addition to the sausage fest that is Blackadder The Third. Far from having a “brain the size of a sultana” she reveals herself to be a canny businesswoman with a floury finger on the pulse of the times.
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The Amazing Beardless Woman
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November 12, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Another great episode, lovingly smothered in a scarlet pimpernel sauce. And a great discussion on Series 1 and why it should not be ignored. Apart from the portrayal of Edmund.
Now, I would like to discuss this Red Dwarf business, and one of our hosts not enjoying it... this is just NOT ON!...
Now, I would like to discuss this Red Dwarf business, and one of our hosts not enjoying it... this is just NOT ON!...
I own both of these books - signed by Alan - and both are terrific reads. If you like a creepy read, with characters and bad pennies that keep turning up, these are well worth your time.
#TheGulp #WelcomeToTheGulp
#TheGulp #WelcomeToTheGulp
THE RISE: Tales From The Gulp 3 is coming in February 2026, so it's a great time to catch up on vol 1 and 2.
Signed paperbacks of THE GULP and THE FALL, sent anywhere in Australia, only $50 shipping inc.
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Only in Aus, I'm afraid. And please do spread the word.
Signed paperbacks of THE GULP and THE FALL, sent anywhere in Australia, only $50 shipping inc.
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Only in Aus, I'm afraid. And please do spread the word.
November 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I own both of these books - signed by Alan - and both are terrific reads. If you like a creepy read, with characters and bad pennies that keep turning up, these are well worth your time.
#TheGulp #WelcomeToTheGulp
#TheGulp #WelcomeToTheGulp
On today's episode I am going to take a look at the album “War to End All Wars” by Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force, the band's 13th album released on November 7, 2000.
#YngwieMalmsteen #WarToEndAllWars #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime
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#YngwieMalmsteen #WarToEndAllWars #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime
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161 - Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force: "War to End All Wars" (2000)
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November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
On today's episode I am going to take a look at the album “War to End All Wars” by Yngwie J. Malmsteen's Rising Force, the band's 13th album released on November 7, 2000.
#YngwieMalmsteen #WarToEndAllWars #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime
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#YngwieMalmsteen #WarToEndAllWars #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime
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On today's episode I am going to take a look at the album “Alice in Chains” by Alice in Chains, the band's third studio album released on November 7, 1995.
#AliceInChains #AlbumReviews #MusicPodcast #MusicFromALifetime #MetalSky
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#AliceInChains #AlbumReviews #MusicPodcast #MusicFromALifetime #MetalSky
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160 - Alice in Chains: "Alice in Chains" (1995)
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November 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
On today's episode I am going to take a look at the album “Alice in Chains” by Alice in Chains, the band's third studio album released on November 7, 1995.
#AliceInChains #AlbumReviews #MusicPodcast #MusicFromALifetime #MetalSky
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#AliceInChains #AlbumReviews #MusicPodcast #MusicFromALifetime #MetalSky
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Today’s cricket related nonsense episode as I ramble on endlessly for fun.
#WBBL #Cricket #SheffieldShield #KiamaCavaliers
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#WBBL #Cricket #SheffieldShield #KiamaCavaliers
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Episode 11: Spin to Win as WBBL Begins
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November 10, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Today’s cricket related nonsense episode as I ramble on endlessly for fun.
#WBBL #Cricket #SheffieldShield #KiamaCavaliers
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#WBBL #Cricket #SheffieldShield #KiamaCavaliers
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On today's episode I am going to take a look at the album “Ace of Spades” by Motorhead, the band's fourth studio album released on November 8, 1980.
#Motorhead #AceOfSpades #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime #MetalSky
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#Motorhead #AceOfSpades #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime #MetalSky
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159 - Motorhead: "Ace of Spades" (1980)
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November 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
On today's episode I am going to take a look at the album “Ace of Spades” by Motorhead, the band's fourth studio album released on November 8, 1980.
#Motorhead #AceOfSpades #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime #MetalSky
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#Motorhead #AceOfSpades #MusicPodcast #AlbumReviews #MusicFromALifetime #MetalSky
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