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My top 10 metal albums of 2025 are now available on Substack!
The Dark, The Heavy, and The Authentic
Ward R. Cage's Top 10 Metal Albums of the Year.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
My top 10 metal albums of 2025 are now available on Substack!
Stay tuned! Tomorrow on my Substack, I'll be posting my top 10 metal albums of the year at 12 PM PST!
December 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Stay tuned! Tomorrow on my Substack, I'll be posting my top 10 metal albums of the year at 12 PM PST!
This week's post discussing Khepra's "Anatomy of Sin" and expectations associated with art is free!
Discipline And Darkness: Khepra Impresses, Despite Distractions.
A Critique of "Anatomy of Sin" by Khepra.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This week's post discussing Khepra's "Anatomy of Sin" and expectations associated with art is free!
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Developing a new theory of genre, I explore how preference can overextend in critique. I also propose an alternative vision toward how one can write reasonable and charitable pieces.
Developing a new theory of genre, I explore how preference can overextend in critique. I also propose an alternative vision toward how one can write reasonable and charitable pieces.
Why Is Bloodborne's Comedy So Bad?
A Meta-Critical Genre Analysis
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December 3, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Developing a new theory of genre, I explore how preference can overextend in critique. I also propose an alternative vision toward how one can write reasonable and charitable pieces.
Developing a new theory of genre, I explore how preference can overextend in critique. I also propose an alternative vision toward how one can write reasonable and charitable pieces.
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If I had to diagnose the cause of the "Bluesky malaise" as @kleinman.bsky.social calls it, I would describe it as a lot of people without the skills or resources or interest in journalism or activism mistakenly believing that being performatively miserable all the time will net the same results.
December 3, 2025 at 7:32 PM
If I had to diagnose the cause of the "Bluesky malaise" as @kleinman.bsky.social calls it, I would describe it as a lot of people without the skills or resources or interest in journalism or activism mistakenly believing that being performatively miserable all the time will net the same results.
I just started a substack where I'll be critiquing music and video games! Feel free to sub if you want, I'll be trying to update it every week: substack.com/@lichlordcri...
Ward R. Cage | Substack
I critique what I like by taking media on its own terms. Investigator of expression and intention. Stick around for music and game critiques. May take requests. We'll see. PFP by Wraithlock83 on Devia...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:51 AM
I just started a substack where I'll be critiquing music and video games! Feel free to sub if you want, I'll be trying to update it every week: substack.com/@lichlordcri...
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Oh man, are we doing the religion and the left discourse again? First of all, people of faith *are part of the left*, regardless of how you feel about it—and we need those people. People of faith are also a big chunk of the working class. Do you want a movement of movements or a fucking clubhouse?
September 14, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Oh man, are we doing the religion and the left discourse again? First of all, people of faith *are part of the left*, regardless of how you feel about it—and we need those people. People of faith are also a big chunk of the working class. Do you want a movement of movements or a fucking clubhouse?
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(Person who destroyed homeless peoples belongings with a smile on their face) political violence is bad
September 10, 2025 at 11:49 PM
(Person who destroyed homeless peoples belongings with a smile on their face) political violence is bad
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Gavin Newsom really posted that the best way to honor Charlie Kirk's memory is by continuing his work.
Fuck you, Gavin.
Fuck you, Gavin.
September 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Gavin Newsom really posted that the best way to honor Charlie Kirk's memory is by continuing his work.
Fuck you, Gavin.
Fuck you, Gavin.
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Honestly big endorser of giving people the same energy in death that they gave us in life
September 11, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Honestly big endorser of giving people the same energy in death that they gave us in life
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in a tuxedo????
Former President Joe Biden underwent surgery recently to remove skin cancer lesions. Biden’s skin cancer procedure comes three months after he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
Biden Has Surgery to Remove Skin Cancer
Three months earlier, former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. had a diagnosis of an aggressive form of prostate cancer.
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September 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
in a tuxedo????
If you want to see what I mean when I say "liberals need to do the bare minimum to show how committed to their values they are", this is what I'm talking about. This, while putting on blast do-nothing liberals, and those who oppose these values, are all how we will take this country back.
I made a promise to the women of Illinois — as governor, I will ensure your medical decisions will be your own.
Now, we continue fulfilling that promise.
Public colleges will now provide contraception and medication abortion at on-campus pharmacies and student health centers.
Now, we continue fulfilling that promise.
Public colleges will now provide contraception and medication abortion at on-campus pharmacies and student health centers.
August 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
If you want to see what I mean when I say "liberals need to do the bare minimum to show how committed to their values they are", this is what I'm talking about. This, while putting on blast do-nothing liberals, and those who oppose these values, are all how we will take this country back.
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denmark rocks bc theyll notice that only 80% of their population is currently laying in the grass in a park with a six pack of 8% beer reading a book while on a 3 hour lunch break from work making $50/hr selling croissants at a cafe called GOBBO or FLUUZ and their government will spring into action
Confronting what its culture minister called a "reading crisis," the Danish government announced this week that it planned to make books exempt from a 25% value-added tax.
Facing a ‘Reading Crisis,’ Denmark Wants to Make Books Cheaper
The Danish government announced this week that it planned to make books exempt from a 25 percent value-added tax.
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August 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
denmark rocks bc theyll notice that only 80% of their population is currently laying in the grass in a park with a six pack of 8% beer reading a book while on a 3 hour lunch break from work making $50/hr selling croissants at a cafe called GOBBO or FLUUZ and their government will spring into action
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I find it very interesting that JB Pritzker (with whom I disagree on many things) actually did way more substantive stuff to combat Trump and still gets less credit than Newsom because Newsom posted some tweets
August 19, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I find it very interesting that JB Pritzker (with whom I disagree on many things) actually did way more substantive stuff to combat Trump and still gets less credit than Newsom because Newsom posted some tweets
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The Simpsons knew what's up
August 18, 2025 at 3:17 PM
The Simpsons knew what's up
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Blaming millions of voters is resentment for its own sake. Personally, I reserve my ire for the democratic leaders whose profound failures make this happen
however this ends, I will go to my grave with a profound resentment for the voters who gave him 2024. I wish them specific and profound misery.
August 17, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Blaming millions of voters is resentment for its own sake. Personally, I reserve my ire for the democratic leaders whose profound failures make this happen
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If you're reacting dramatically to Trump's attacks on unhoused people in DC, but giving people shit bc they don't support Newsom, the gentlest thing that I can say is that your politics are inconsistent. Yell all you want. I can't feel called out by someone with that kind of moral flexibility.
August 17, 2025 at 1:51 AM
If you're reacting dramatically to Trump's attacks on unhoused people in DC, but giving people shit bc they don't support Newsom, the gentlest thing that I can say is that your politics are inconsistent. Yell all you want. I can't feel called out by someone with that kind of moral flexibility.
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Newsom threw trans people under the bus and is so hyped about clearing homeless encampments that he's taken up the work with his own hands. You won't beat fascism with Diet Fascism.
August 17, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Newsom threw trans people under the bus and is so hyped about clearing homeless encampments that he's taken up the work with his own hands. You won't beat fascism with Diet Fascism.
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What a way to go out
July 15, 2025 at 8:22 PM
What a way to go out
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why is *every* newspaper/programme running with the headline "tariffs are paused" when they haven't been.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
April 10, 2025 at 9:21 AM
why is *every* newspaper/programme running with the headline "tariffs are paused" when they haven't been.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
What's happened is that every country (except China) gets a flat rate of 10% for 90 days.
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Like if you think that Monterey Jack would be a cool guy to have beer with, retweet if you know that Monterey Jack has a fat cock and knows how to fuck
March 27, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Like if you think that Monterey Jack would be a cool guy to have beer with, retweet if you know that Monterey Jack has a fat cock and knows how to fuck
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Creating a big tent is fine, great even. But that tent has to have a pole, a backbone, a set of values it believes in and policies it supports, otherwise it simply caves in and is no kind of shelter, gathering place or party at all.
March 7, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Creating a big tent is fine, great even. But that tent has to have a pole, a backbone, a set of values it believes in and policies it supports, otherwise it simply caves in and is no kind of shelter, gathering place or party at all.
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I'm no expert but "The richest man on the planet is stealing from you" feels like something to lean into
“Elon musk is dumb” is not a strong strategy! Requires a LOT of energy required to convince swayable voters that he’s just unintelligent. Better messaging is….Rogue? Unqualified? Uninformed? Out of touch?
March 7, 2025 at 1:26 AM
I'm no expert but "The richest man on the planet is stealing from you" feels like something to lean into
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"In the US, our opposition party protested our current regime last night by wearing pink, holding up signs, and posting 22 identical TikTok videos. That’s fun. I think that’s what a lot of freshman orientations do now to welcome new students. I hope everyone had a nice time."
Unfortunately for the Democrats, no, you cannot flashmob your way out of a coup.
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March 5, 2025 at 7:32 PM
"In the US, our opposition party protested our current regime last night by wearing pink, holding up signs, and posting 22 identical TikTok videos. That’s fun. I think that’s what a lot of freshman orientations do now to welcome new students. I hope everyone had a nice time."