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Black metal receipt keeper 🧾. Anti-growth plantsperson 🌱. They/He. No TERFs or cops, please. blackmetalsketchbook.com

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Luke @godfreyyouth.bsky.social · Feb 17

Luke's Black Metal Sketchbook is an ever-expanding database of the political affiliations of black metal bands and labels designed to help well-intentioned fans avoid accidentally supporting far-right individuals, and maybe find some great anti-fascist music in the process.

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Luke's Black Metal Scketchbook

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Marianne Dhenin @mariannedhe.bsky.social · 2h

Important reporting from Swedish press on the torture endured by Swedes in the Sumud Flotilla, their courage and commitment to Palestinian liberation, and the failures of the Swedish government to render aid or even acknowledge the abuse.

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face”

– Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla ar

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Luke @godfreyyouth.bsky.social · 1d

Started a substack so I could write things without a character limit and wrote about my favourite albums of the last 3 months

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Quarterly Music Review: 2025 Q3

A reflection on some of my favourite albums released in the third quarter of 2025

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Luke @godfreyyouth.bsky.social · 2d

Killed an axis invader called TheBigBumblyBee and I am deeply conflicted about it

Luke @godfreyyouth.bsky.social · 2d

"Anti-fah" (Euro-style) emphasises that it is simply short for anti-fascism/ist (even better to use the whole thing) and it describes an ideology – something which cannot have a phone number. Same logic that you should always call a female politician by her 2nd name.

Luke @godfreyyouth.bsky.social · 2d

It may seem like a minor detail but American white supremacists have always intentionally said "anteefah" in that cute little way to trick centrists into thinking something that literally cannot be an organisation is an organisation. It is important to resist this.

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Luke @godfreyyouth.bsky.social · 3d

Grateful for everything you do for this scene!

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🏴🏳️‍🌈 blastbeats are my fetish 🏳️‍🌈🏴 @blastbeatsfetish.bsky.social · 6d

In light of Metal Threat going completely mask off with bringing two of best known nazi bands to their lineup I think it's more critical now than ever for us to vet artists in our preferred musical realm.

Anyone that is willing to work with any venture Paul Dunski puts out must be looked at hard.

🏴🏳️‍🌈 blastbeats are my fetish 🏳️‍🌈🏴 @blastbeatsfetish.bsky.social · Jul 7

🏴INTRODUCTORY GUIDE TO BAND/ARTIST VETTING🏴

This thread will contain resources/guidelines I've used to research bands/artists so I can help not support bastards. This will primarily be related to extreme metal as that's where my expertise is, but most of these can be used for all types of music.

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Luke @godfreyyouth.bsky.social · 5d

and fpr instagrammers www.instagram.com/p/C6V8VOrIVNP/

arnoldlayne on Instagram: "Don't call it a comeback.*known#blackmetal #rabm"

Don't call it a comeback.*known#blackmetal #rabmView all comments

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Luke @godfreyyouth.bsky.social · 5d

I have a much more comprehensive version of that list, which also includes labels blackmetalsketchbook.com

Luke's Black Metal Scketchbook

blackmetalsketchbook.com

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Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 8d

This lurid headline is about British tourists no longer getting away with overstaying in Schengen. Or being 'illegals', as it's often called in the UK.

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Luke @godfreyyouth.bsky.social · 8d

Hyped!

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Ayloss @infinitedreamscape.bsky.social · 8d

1) Ripped to Shreds cancelling a show with Master and calling them out because they played at Metal Threat is exactly the thing that's almost never done in the metal scene and makes a HUGE difference when it happens. It's a conversation starter about complicity in metal and most plp don't want it.

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Luke @godfreyyouth.bsky.social · 8d

There are many things I like about Grime Stone Records. I like their silly yet gnarly music. I like their anti-Nazi stance. I like their free hot muscle babes. But they also deserve credit for having the most professional merch operation of any label of any size I've used.

A merch package from Grime Stone Records containing shirts, crossed out sun wheel, and some tastefully drawn co-ed muscle-honeys ay ay ay

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Luke @godfreyyouth.bsky.social · 9d

I've always hated Jared L*to, but stopping me from watching a (probably shit) movie with Greta Lee in it is the final straw!

Luke @godfreyyouth.bsky.social · 10d

If you love black metal but hate the fash and hate the tropes, then you're sure to agree this is one of the best and most brilliant albums of the year

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Void Ecstasy, by Nostalghia

7 track album

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dag @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 11d

This is a great piece of local journalism - about all those flags going up in Brum.

Some interesting details.

The Dispatch @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social · 11d

Ryan Bridge has become a familiar face in Stirchley lately. He's one of two "company directors" of raisetheflags.org, where he collects donations from £10-£500 for flags.

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Luke @godfreyyouth.bsky.social · 14d

The thing I hate most about Purity Through Fire is they've stolen the phrase "purity through fire" from us and that's a good fukkin phrase

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theironmountain | Moss Knight @mossknightcometh.bsky.social · 15d

Super excited to share my new Lucerne Hammer album today, Vermilion Pyre!

I owe a great deal of thanks to a lot of folks I've met here for their championing of this project. I'm really proud of how these songs came out and I sincerely hope you enjoy them.

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merritt @merrittk.com · Mar 12

Sam, it’s me. Edge-Hardman. Just wanted to let you know that you can jack off a little whenever you want by pressing and holding L1. You don’t have to cum.

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Luke @godfreyyouth.bsky.social · 18d

A rare @fiadh.bsky.social in the wild!

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Nick (derogatory) ✨ @slothropsmap.bsky.social · 19d

Now this is Content

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Luke @godfreyyouth.bsky.social · 20d

Got a bee sting on my earlobe yesterday and now it's swollen like a Claire's after school special.

Luke @godfreyyouth.bsky.social · 21d

As a black metal fan, I know the true value of being trans and autistic, and you are always welcome on MY list

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Luke @godfreyyouth.bsky.social · 23d

Shanah tovah.

Luke @godfreyyouth.bsky.social · 23d

those beliefs can be conservative or radical, vitriolic or compassionate. And if we reject radical compassionate comrades we reject not just a large demographic, but the beauty, reverence, and culture that all faiths can bring us.