Renee Ruin (she/her) @reneeruin.bsky.social Writer. Blogger. Melophile. Poet. Horror/Sci-fi fiend. Podcaster. Cinephile. Mental Health Ambassador. Anti-social socialite.
Melb/Naarm, Aus.
BSocSc (Psychology, Sociology), BA (Hons)
https://linktr.ee/reneeruin
Big Scary Monsters @bsmrocks.bsky.social Independent record label based in Oxford, UK.
bsmrocks.com
The Sleeping Shaman @thesleepingshaman.bsky.social The 'heavier than thou' webzine of doom & gloom - https://linktr.ee/thesleepingshaman
Indifferent Engine @indifferentengine.bsky.social 
ORGAN MAGAZINE @organmagazine.bsky.social ORGAN, Art, Music, Underculture - words, links, art galleries, bands, radio, albums, ResonanceFM, in print, on walls, on line, since the photocopied zine days of 1986 - www.organthing.com - this feed brought to you by Sean - @seanworrall-01.bsky.social
Data Discs @data-discs.com Independent record label.
Purveyors of video game soundtracks on vinyl.
Est. 2015.
Dan Dolby @dan-dolby-noise.bsky.social Noise, Harsh Noise, Harsh Noise Wall, Ambient Noise Wall, Drone Noise Wall, Experimental Noise.
BANDCAMP: https://dandolby.bandcamp.com/
Human Worth @humanworth.bsky.social βLives saved by music. Literally!β
UK charitable label, showcasing incredible artists in support of those in crisis ππ€π₯
IG https://www.instagram.com/humanworthmusic
https://humanworth.bandcamp.com/
Fringes of Sound @fringesofsound.bsky.social Covering the best ambient, noise, experimental and anything else outside of the norm. Reviews (almost) daily. Send yum codes. Managed by @larshaur.bsky.social
Non-Functional Phil @nfharm.bsky.social 
Stereogum @stereogum.com πππ πππππβπ ππππ πππππ ππππ
β stereogum.com
Merch: http://shop.stereogum.com
Orme @ormedroneuk.bsky.social Drone/Doom/Psych Metal band from Hertfordshire, UK
Booking enquiries: ormedroneuk@gmail.com
https://linktr.ee/ormedrone
@dannyfuckingprice.bsky.social @dannyfuckingprice.bsky.social 
@svarthaxa.bsky.social @svarthaxa.bsky.social 
Fontaines D.C. @fontainesdc.bsky.social Romance.
Fraser Briggs @fsrfsrfsr.bsky.social Brown guitar in to black amp - STILL
Artist/Screen Printer - MISC PRINT CO
Praetorian @praetoriankvlt.bsky.social πͺ¦Dreg-sodden blackened doom noise from North Herts in the UK.πͺ¦
New album βPylon Cultβ out NOW on APF Records.
https://linktr.ee/praetorianmetal
True Spilt Milk @truespiltmilk.bsky.social Award winning illustrator and album cover artist, advocate for mental health, Pluviophile, aspiring recluse.
Marilyn Roxie @marilynroxie.bsky.social Works at Sonemic / Rate Your Music
Netlabel Vulpiano Records
Monthly radio show for Camp FR
Tom Verlaine's strongest soldier and SMT Nocturne enthusiast
Piccadilly Records @piccadillyrecs.bsky.social www.piccadillyrecords.com
Award winning independent record shop in the heart of Manchester, stocking an eclectic mix of music indie / psych / funk / house / jazz / reggae / ambient / balearic / disco...
Already Heard @already-heard.bsky.social An alternative music website.
Editor: @SeanReid86 | http://alreadyheard.com/link-in-bio/ | http://ko-fi.com/alreadyheard
Metal Hammer @metalhammer.bsky.social METAL HAMMER, Deutschlands grΓΆΓtes Metal-Magazin - Offizieller Account
Alle News: https://www.metal-hammer.de/news/
Jetzt sparen im Spezialabo: https://www.metal-hammer.de/spezialabo
Impressum: http://metal-hammer.de/impressum/
Supersonic Festival @supersonicfest.bsky.social The UK's premier experimental music festival based in Birmingham.
βSupersonic reasserts itself as the best European festival for new musicβ
- The Quietus
https://linktr.ee/SupersonicFestival
Bloodstock Open Air @bloodstockopenair.bsky.social The UKβs biggest, independent, metal festival π¬π§π€
Decibel Magazine @decibelmagazine.bsky.social Heavy metal magazine, other stuff.
linktr.ee/decibelmagazine
Metal Injection @metalinjection.bsky.social Heavy metal videos, news, podcasts, reviews and photos. Est. 2004
BLABBERMOUTH.NET @blabbermouthnet.bsky.social Official account of BLABBERMOUTH.NET: Latest hard rock and heavy metal news
Relapse Records @relapserecords.bsky.social Contaminating the masses since 1990!
Hellfest Open Air Festival @hellfest.bsky.social β£19 - 22 June 2025 β‘ #outofbounds #hellfest2025
π Clisson - France
π Extreme Music Festival (Metal, Hard-Rock, Punk, Hardcore...)
Metal Blade Records @metalbladerecords.bsky.social Home to the greatest and most influential artists in heavy music since 1982! β’ metalblade.com π€πΌ
Russian Circles @russiancircles.bsky.social Official news feed for the band Russian Circles.
Members: Mike Sullivan, Dave Turncrantz & Brian Cook
russiancircles.com
Emma Ruth Rundle @emmaruthrundle.bsky.social Artist β’ musician β’ new album,
These Killing Times - out September 18
Sub Pop Records @subpop.bsky.social Going out of business since 1988.
Weβre not the best, but weβre pretty good.
www.subpop.com
Warp Records @warprecords.bsky.social 
4AD @4ad.com 
kranky ltd @krankyltd.bsky.social www.kranky.net
Matador Records @matadorrecords.bsky.social https://ffm.bio/matador
Domino Recording Company @dominorecordco.bsky.social An independent record label since 1993. dominomusic.com
@roughtraderecords.bsky.social @roughtraderecords.bsky.social 
Bella Union Records @bellaunion.bsky.social Indie record label based in Brighton, run by Cocteau Twinsβ Simon Raymonde
bellaunionvinylshop.com & bellaunion.com & https://bellaunion.bandcamp.com
Roadburn Festival @roadburnfest.bsky.social Europeβs leading (underground) festival for heavy music of all types. Roadburn 2026 April 15 - 18, Tilburg, The Netherlands.
Ipecac Recordings @ipecac.com Making People Sick Since 1999
https://linktr.ee/ipecac
Brudenell Presents @brudpresents.bsky.social Brudenell Presents is the live music & events promoter organisation, formed to an extension of the Brudenell Social Club.
Nath Brudenell @nathbrudenell.bsky.social Hi, How Are You?
Cinemassacre @cinemassacre.bsky.social Official blussky account for James Rolfe aka AVGN (Angry Video Game Nerd) and Cinemassacre. Games and movie reviews plus more.
Stuart Berman @stuberman.bsky.social Producer at COMMOTION (CBC Radio 1); writer for Pitchfork, Bandcamp Daily; author of THIS BOOK IS BROKEN: A Broken Social Scene Story + TOO MUCH TROUBLE: A Very Oral History of Danko Jones; publisher of stubermania.substack.com + hamontlive.substack.com
Jeremy D. Larson @jeremydlarson.bsky.social deputy director @pitchfork
jeremydlarson.com
Ryan Schreiber @ryanschreiberfm.bsky.social The artist formerly known as @ryanpitchfork
Author of WEIRD ERA (Dec 1 via @fsgbooks)
Resident DJ @thelotradio
Writing at ethernet.fm
Mark Richardson @markrichardson.bsky.social rock and pop music critic, @wsj, freelance elsewhere β’ former EIC @pitchfork β’ markrichardson.org β’ markrichardson.substack.com
Jack Probst @jackprobst.com writer of sappy personal essays about music, comedy, and film. also writing a book about growing up with a rare bone disorder. itβll be funny, i swear.
βοΈ: merry-go-round mag, paste, pitchfork, creem, nme, etc.
Grant Sharples @grantsharpies.bsky.social Music critic at Paste Magazine β’ bylines in interview mag, stereogum, uproxx, pitchfork, ringer, nme, etc β’ grant dot sharples at gmail β’ he/him β’ free Palestine π΅πΈ β’ KCMO β’ Iβm writing a novel bc itβs never been done before β’ kingdom hearts apologist
Pitchfork @pitchfork.com The most trusted voice in music
pitchfork.com
The Quietus @thequietus.com Black Sky Thinking since 2008.
Help support independent cultural journalism & get perks by becoming a tQ subscriber here: https://steadyhq.com/thequietus
The Wire Magazine @thewiremagazine.bsky.social βThe most essential music magazine of the contemporary era.β (Forced Exposure)
thewire.co.uk
Toilet Ov Hell @toiletovhell.bsky.social The smartest heavy metal blog and podcast with the dumbest name.
https://toiletovhell.com/
NOW WAVE @nowwave.bsky.social MANCHESTER, UK BASED PROMOTERS. VENUES - YES & NEW CENTURY. FESTIVALS - MANCHESTER PSYCH FEST, EDINBURGH PSYCH FEST & BRIGHTON PSYCH FEST.
boomkat.com @boomkat.com Independent music specialist
Game Sack @gamesack.net Joe from Game Sack, a show on Youtube about retro video games. Exciting? Hmmm.
Denver | youtube.com/gamesack
Oliver Kemp @deepcutswrites.substack.com Head of Audience @ Transformer / creator of Deep Cuts
Sonemic / Rate Your Music @sonemic.com RYM is one of the largest music databases and communities online with endless ways to discover new music. https://rateyourmusic.com/
Baba Yaga's Hut @babayagashut.bsky.social Anthony Chalmers
London based concert promoter.
Experimental, left-field and underground music from UK & across the world.
ArcTanGent @atgfestival.bsky.social π« ATG 2026 on sale now! bit.ly/ATG26
Elaine B @alienbeekeeper.bsky.social Music addict. Mildly cretinous. Usually covered in cats.
Palm Reader stan (just so you know itβs really me)
RemfryDedman.bsky.social @remfrydedman.bsky.social 
Pelican @pelicansong.bsky.social Post-Emo Stoner Deathgaze since 2000
'Flickering Resonance' out now on Run For Cover
https://linktr.ee/pelicansong
BrooklynVegan @brooklynvegan.bsky.social a music blog & record store
At The Barrier @atthebarrier.bsky.social Live music, reviews, news and opinion.
An open minded music site.
Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition judge.
www.atthebarrier.com
Mathcore Index @mathcoreindex.bsky.social Promoting underground music since 2009
PUPIL SLICER @pupilslicer.bsky.social ποΈπͺποΈπͺποΈ
TRANS INCLUSIVE RADICAL HATRED
ποΈπͺποΈπͺποΈ
Kate
Josh
Luke
Oli
Bookings: pupilslicer@gmail.com
sarita idalia @evilsarita.bsky.social musician
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2pbGqCwREaN7aGtemVzpzk?si=KX0SwoB0QcizhfgaTJZODQ
Crywank @crywankband.bsky.social A band called crywank
We made that sad circle dog album you found on YouTube and a bunch of other albums that you probably didnβt like as much π
Toby Driver @tobydriver.bsky.social I make invisible things
Ink Ribbon @inkribbongames.bsky.social Game Dev primarily focused on survival horror and retro aesthetics.
Nine Inch Nails @nin.com Official NIN account
Stones Throw @stonesthrow.bsky.social We make records, based in Los Angeles.
https://www.stonesthrow.com/
Erin @erinplays.bsky.social Twitch Partner and retro video creator β€οΈβπ₯ I like NES, music, dead malls and Mayor McCheese.
https://www.youtube.com/@ErinPlays
twitch.tv/erin_plays
Paste Magazine @pastemagazine.bsky.social The heart and soul of music journalism.
NPR @npr.org This is NPR ποΈ
Will @willwrites91.bsky.social Heriot stan. Freelance journo for Metal Hammer, Stereoboard, Noizze. Leftist, xvx, all views my own. He/him. willmjourno@gmail.com
MOJO Magazine @mojomagazine.bsky.social Music of substance.
mojo4music.com
FLOOD Magazine @floodmagazine.bsky.social FLOOD spans the cultural landscape of music, TV, film, art, travel, and everything in between.
Aquarium Drunkard @aquariumdrunkard.com only the good shit.
Jammerzine @jammerzine.bsky.social Jammerzine is a complete news service for the underground and independent music scene. Independent News for the Underground. Powered by Jammer Direct.
https://jammerzine.com
https://jam2.me/jammerzine
Instagram: @jammerdirect
X: @jammerzine
Everything Is Noise @everythingisnoise.bsky.social A platform for a collective of music enthusiasts supporting, encouraging, and nurturing a liberated approach to music discovery. We want to put you on to your next favorite artists!
everythingisnoise.net
Sun 13 @sun13music.bsky.social http://sun-13.com
Mike Vennart @vennart666.bsky.social Electric Guitar Player and Singer. He of Oceansize, Cardiacs, Empire State Bastard, Vennart The Band, British Theatre and other things of that nature. Recently diagnosed autistic which explains a lot.
Vanessa Ague @vanessakayague.bsky.social Writing about experimental music at various publications. Blogging at The Road to Sound. Based in NYC.
Abi @abivasquez.bsky.social vocalist of UNDERDARK//co-founder of FIXER OPTIONAL//author of DEPRESSING SCI FI
John Doran @jahduran.bsky.social Co-founder/Editor of theQuietus
Co-founder of Acid Horse
Writer/Editor
Anti-Fascist
Listen to Nurse With Wound
https://linktr.ee/jahduran
White Rabbit Books @whiterabbitbks.bsky.social Music. Memoir. History. Fiction. Limited Editions. βFail we may, sail we mustβ
T Coles @tcoleswords.bsky.social Kate Bush stan account β¨
Blasts & magic in Absent Signifier π
33 1/3 on death metal out now π
Allfather @allfatheruk.bsky.social OBEY THE RIFF
https://allfather1.bandcamp.com/album/a-violent-truth
ACB / CaΓ―na @cainalikehyena.bsky.social andy. tedious jazz dad, recovering musician. formerly working under the CaΓ―na, Crooked Light and Ritual Object handles. film obsessive. death worker. he/him. leftist.
Ian Cohen @iancohen.bsky.social 
Nina Corcoran @ninacorcoran.bsky.social just play the song, schneebly
π associate staff writer Pitchfork
ποΈ co-host Punk This Week
βοΈ words at stereogum, npr, rolling stone, vulture, wired, etc. firstname.lastname@gmail.com
David Burke @metalanalysis.bsky.social PhD: heavy metal studies
Band: S(ΘΊ) | β | a.p.-1 https://absentsignifier.bandcamp.com/
Theory: negative universality | politics of enjoyment | aesthetics of the bad | uncultural studies 
Doom Charts @doomcharts.bsky.social The Doom Charts represent some of the finest bloggers, journalists, radio and podcasters, and reviewers from the doom-stoner-heavy underground around the globe.
Thrill Jockey Records @thrilljockey.bsky.social Independently owned and operated. 50/50 profit share.
Crack Magazine @crackmagazine.bsky.social Listening closely.