Wolf Rambatz
@wrambatz.bsky.social
Heavy metal idiot. Ex-Stereogum's Black Market. Ex-Invisible Oranges. Ex-Last Rites. Ex-many publications I don't remember. I produced a podcast you've heard. I've written a bunch of stuff you haven't read. https://linktr.ee/wrambatz
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Wolf Rambatz
@wrambatz.bsky.social
· Dec 9
The 10 Best Metal Albums Of 2024
Plus, a farewell to The Black Market and a welcome to Breaking The Oath.
www.stereogum.com
Here you go. Our favorite albums of 2024. This is also the final Black Market and my last column. I have officially and finally retired. It was an honor writing alongside Wyatt, @avantdumb.bsky.social, @aaronlariviere.bsky.social, and Mike. Thank you to Stereogum. And thank you for reading!
Can't overstate the curative powers of seeing traditional heavy metal live.
October 25, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Can't overstate the curative powers of seeing traditional heavy metal live.
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God, It's Brutal Out Here: lindseyadler.substack.com/p/god-its-br...
October 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
God, It's Brutal Out Here: lindseyadler.substack.com/p/god-its-br...
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The UMULAMAHRI album is now streaming in full at @toiletovhell.bsky.social. Climb inside our flesh chamber:
toiletovhell.com/exclusive-al...
toiletovhell.com/exclusive-al...
Exclusive Album Premiere: <b>Umulamahri</b> – <i>Learning the Secrets of Acid</i>
To learn the secrets of acid and know the embrace of absorption
toiletovhell.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The UMULAMAHRI album is now streaming in full at @toiletovhell.bsky.social. Climb inside our flesh chamber:
toiletovhell.com/exclusive-al...
toiletovhell.com/exclusive-al...
Pretty good example of an album with bad production that I think would be ruined with good production. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t5W...
Dungortheb Intended to ... Full Album
YouTube video by Dungortheb (Official)
www.youtube.com
September 28, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Pretty good example of an album with bad production that I think would be ruined with good production. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t5W...
Looking forward to everyone rediscovering some underrated Finnish melodic death/doom tomorrow. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Futile - YouTube
www.youtube.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Looking forward to everyone rediscovering some underrated Finnish melodic death/doom tomorrow. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Now that's a movie poster.
September 20, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Now that's a movie poster.
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Learning the Secrets of Acid · Umulamahri
Learning the Secrets of Acid - Umulamahri, a 5 track album
ampwall.com
September 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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New Transgressive!
Listen to the title track of our next EP... releasing on Friday :)
Shout out to my incredible bandmates @behthulhu.bsky.social @thel8299.bsky.social and @jpegshredd.bsky.social for their insane talents, and @lascaillesshroud.bsky.social always stellar production
Listen to the title track of our next EP... releasing on Friday :)
Shout out to my incredible bandmates @behthulhu.bsky.social @thel8299.bsky.social and @jpegshredd.bsky.social for their insane talents, and @lascaillesshroud.bsky.social always stellar production
Uh oh we pulled a sneaky!
We have decided to move up the release date of our next 2 song EP "Never Go Quiet" to this week on Friday!!
You can hear the title track and pre-order on BC NOW
Get ready and dont YOU ever go quiet
transgressivethrash.bandcamp.com/album/never-...
We have decided to move up the release date of our next 2 song EP "Never Go Quiet" to this week on Friday!!
You can hear the title track and pre-order on BC NOW
Get ready and dont YOU ever go quiet
transgressivethrash.bandcamp.com/album/never-...
Never Go Quiet, by Transgressive
2 track album
transgressivethrash.bandcamp.com
September 7, 2025 at 10:27 PM
New Transgressive!
Listen to the title track of our next EP... releasing on Friday :)
Shout out to my incredible bandmates @behthulhu.bsky.social @thel8299.bsky.social and @jpegshredd.bsky.social for their insane talents, and @lascaillesshroud.bsky.social always stellar production
Listen to the title track of our next EP... releasing on Friday :)
Shout out to my incredible bandmates @behthulhu.bsky.social @thel8299.bsky.social and @jpegshredd.bsky.social for their insane talents, and @lascaillesshroud.bsky.social always stellar production
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Here’s footage of our drummer Steve absolutely destroying our set less than 24 hours after seriously spraining his ankle. Had to take him to the emergency room in Bratislava the prior night, thinking he’d broken it. Dude is an unstoppable force of nature
youtu.be/vyNiOm9Mcas?...
youtu.be/vyNiOm9Mcas?...
PYRRHON live in Belgrade, Serbia 2025 (HQ full set)
YouTube video by Aspherical Arts Prod.
youtu.be
September 8, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Here’s footage of our drummer Steve absolutely destroying our set less than 24 hours after seriously spraining his ankle. Had to take him to the emergency room in Bratislava the prior night, thinking he’d broken it. Dude is an unstoppable force of nature
youtu.be/vyNiOm9Mcas?...
youtu.be/vyNiOm9Mcas?...
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My new EP of industrial metal retro FPS soundtrack club music is now live on Bandcamp. It'll be on the various streaming platforms soon.
As always it's free to download.
Check it out:
hypomanicdaydream.bandcamp.com/album/malada...
As always it's free to download.
Check it out:
hypomanicdaydream.bandcamp.com/album/malada...
August 29, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My new EP of industrial metal retro FPS soundtrack club music is now live on Bandcamp. It'll be on the various streaming platforms soon.
As always it's free to download.
Check it out:
hypomanicdaydream.bandcamp.com/album/malada...
As always it's free to download.
Check it out:
hypomanicdaydream.bandcamp.com/album/malada...
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The first single from my band's upcoming experimental metal concept album about Joyce's Ulysses out now everywhere you listen to music. It's very much an homage musically to Cobalt (RIP Erik Wunder) in an attempt to subvert and confront nationalism in metal. Check it out if youre so inclined.
Remorse Of Conscience · Agenbite Misery
Remorse Of Conscience - Agenbite Misery, a 8 track album
agenbitemisery.ampwall.com
August 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
The first single from my band's upcoming experimental metal concept album about Joyce's Ulysses out now everywhere you listen to music. It's very much an homage musically to Cobalt (RIP Erik Wunder) in an attempt to subvert and confront nationalism in metal. Check it out if youre so inclined.
Been threatening to write this for years. plaguerages.substack.com/p/screamo-fo...
Screamo for the Discerning Metalhead
Part 1: Old Stuff
plaguerages.substack.com
August 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Been threatening to write this for years. plaguerages.substack.com/p/screamo-fo...
Bunch of albums and some thoughts on Ozzy. wolfsweek.substack.com/p/tracks-of-...
Tracks of Note: Favorite 2025 Not Metal Albums So Far
And Ozzy thoughts, other stuff
wolfsweek.substack.com
July 23, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Bunch of albums and some thoughts on Ozzy. wolfsweek.substack.com/p/tracks-of-...
Suffering from chronic blogger brain means I don't remember what I wrote in this, but I should be ashamed of it nonetheless. I'll have something else out this week.
I go to a lot of shows. Here's me writing about seeing some of them.
Tour Dates Below: First Half of 2025
Highlights from my last 50 concerts
wolfsweek.substack.com
July 21, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Suffering from chronic blogger brain means I don't remember what I wrote in this, but I should be ashamed of it nonetheless. I'll have something else out this week.
I like this a lot. Huge Hum-y guitar tone revving mid '90s style emo past the red line. Like if Julia was intent on pissing off all its neighbors. theghostisclearrecords.bandcamp.com/album/neumann
neumann, by baan
9 track album
theghostisclearrecords.bandcamp.com
July 19, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I like this a lot. Huge Hum-y guitar tone revving mid '90s style emo past the red line. Like if Julia was intent on pissing off all its neighbors. theghostisclearrecords.bandcamp.com/album/neumann
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New on @ampwall.com!
The vinyl release of The Convalescence Agonies by Weeping Sores (@avantdumb.bsky.social)
Art by @carolinedraws.bsky.social
Available as opaque burgundy or standard black vinyl
Released by I, Voidhanger Records
ampwall.com/a/weepingsor...
#OnAmpwall #MetalSky
The vinyl release of The Convalescence Agonies by Weeping Sores (@avantdumb.bsky.social)
Art by @carolinedraws.bsky.social
Available as opaque burgundy or standard black vinyl
Released by I, Voidhanger Records
ampwall.com/a/weepingsor...
#OnAmpwall #MetalSky
12" vinyl LP from Weeping Sores
140gr. opaque burgundy or regular degular black vinyl, 350gr. sleeve, insert,
black inner sleeve, outer plastic sleeve. Pressing of 100 per color.
ampwall.com
July 18, 2025 at 12:24 PM
New on @ampwall.com!
The vinyl release of The Convalescence Agonies by Weeping Sores (@avantdumb.bsky.social)
Art by @carolinedraws.bsky.social
Available as opaque burgundy or standard black vinyl
Released by I, Voidhanger Records
ampwall.com/a/weepingsor...
#OnAmpwall #MetalSky
The vinyl release of The Convalescence Agonies by Weeping Sores (@avantdumb.bsky.social)
Art by @carolinedraws.bsky.social
Available as opaque burgundy or standard black vinyl
Released by I, Voidhanger Records
ampwall.com/a/weepingsor...
#OnAmpwall #MetalSky
I go to a lot of shows. Here's me writing about seeing some of them.
Tour Dates Below: First Half of 2025
Highlights from my last 50 concerts
wolfsweek.substack.com
July 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I go to a lot of shows. Here's me writing about seeing some of them.
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New music video for Hypomanic Daydream is currently up on @antifascistbmntwrk.bsky.social
Edited, animated, and shot by @chromaworld.tv
I'm extremely proud of this video and the album it's for.
Please check it out.
youtu.be/vktYYW8dXKY?...
Edited, animated, and shot by @chromaworld.tv
I'm extremely proud of this video and the album it's for.
Please check it out.
youtu.be/vktYYW8dXKY?...
July 16, 2025 at 3:40 PM
New music video for Hypomanic Daydream is currently up on @antifascistbmntwrk.bsky.social
Edited, animated, and shot by @chromaworld.tv
I'm extremely proud of this video and the album it's for.
Please check it out.
youtu.be/vktYYW8dXKY?...
Edited, animated, and shot by @chromaworld.tv
I'm extremely proud of this video and the album it's for.
Please check it out.
youtu.be/vktYYW8dXKY?...
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They say that if you love your job, you'll never work a day in your life. As a person who loved making lists of albums growing up and then did it professionally for years, I am here to tell you that this sentiment is false
July 10, 2025 at 12:19 AM
They say that if you love your job, you'll never work a day in your life. As a person who loved making lists of albums growing up and then did it professionally for years, I am here to tell you that this sentiment is false
I work for a teacher's union. This fucking sucks.
Today we launched the National Academy for AI Instruction with UFT, Microsoft, OpenAI & Anthropic to offer free, high-quality AI training to educators. Some of you have expressed legitimate reservations about AI and tech companies. I want to speak to you directly. 🧵
July 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
I work for a teacher's union. This fucking sucks.
Fun album.
New on @ampwall.com
Don Bolo, experimental criminal punk jazz from Ecuador
Check out their brand new album, UMMA, released in April!
d6nb6l6.ampwall.com
#OnAmpwall #NewOnAmpwall
Don Bolo, experimental criminal punk jazz from Ecuador
Check out their brand new album, UMMA, released in April!
d6nb6l6.ampwall.com
#OnAmpwall #NewOnAmpwall
Don Bolo
Criminal Punk Jazz
d6nb6l6.ampwall.com
July 7, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Fun album.
Briefly wiped the retirement sand out of my eyes to write this. open.substack.com/pub/plaguera...
Fifteen Interesting Metal Albums From Q2
Some hastily written thoughts about metal-ish albums you should own
open.substack.com
July 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Briefly wiped the retirement sand out of my eyes to write this. open.substack.com/pub/plaguera...
With the impending death of Pocket, a flawed but serviceable replacement to Google Reader and the Longform app, I once again ask if there's a good place that aggregates longform journalism. No offense to Longreads, but that ain't it.
July 6, 2025 at 8:45 PM
With the impending death of Pocket, a flawed but serviceable replacement to Google Reader and the Longform app, I once again ask if there's a good place that aggregates longform journalism. No offense to Longreads, but that ain't it.
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New from Chicago based one-woman weird metal project Hypomanic Daydream (@hyperdeath.bsky.social) comes The Yearning, an ambitious stab at the boundaries of metal layered with dread for the state of the world and a yearning for something better.
June 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
New from Chicago based one-woman weird metal project Hypomanic Daydream (@hyperdeath.bsky.social) comes The Yearning, an ambitious stab at the boundaries of metal layered with dread for the state of the world and a yearning for something better.