Mage Against the Machine
@kevinzeke.bsky.social
Canucks/Goldeneyes fan, heavy metal, reader, some kind of leftist wizard. Living on unceded territory on Vancouver Island. Contributor to Invisible Oranges. He/him.
Pinned
Selling all my possessions and becoming a wandering swordsman
I am once again experiencing the sublime joy of seeing a band share positive words that I wrote about them (Lux Terminus).
December 17, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I am once again experiencing the sublime joy of seeing a band share positive words that I wrote about them (Lux Terminus).
The Ocean (rightfully) got a lot of attention with Pelagial, but I have a much deeper soft spot for the -centric albums. The very proggy Heliocentric in particular is a favourite.
December 17, 2025 at 5:42 AM
The Ocean (rightfully) got a lot of attention with Pelagial, but I have a much deeper soft spot for the -centric albums. The very proggy Heliocentric in particular is a favourite.
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B. Parmeyev, 1977
December 16, 2025 at 10:17 PM
B. Parmeyev, 1977
Oh shit, our favourite blanched blade-wielder has returned!
kekhtarakh.bandcamp.com/album/t-rar-...
kekhtarakh.bandcamp.com/album/t-rar-...
Tårar blir till blod, by VS--55, Këkht Aräkh
3 track album
kekhtarakh.bandcamp.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Oh shit, our favourite blanched blade-wielder has returned!
kekhtarakh.bandcamp.com/album/t-rar-...
kekhtarakh.bandcamp.com/album/t-rar-...
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The run that Rob Reiner went on between 1984 and 1992 is one of the most amazing hot streaks any director has ever had. Legendary stuff
December 15, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The run that Rob Reiner went on between 1984 and 1992 is one of the most amazing hot streaks any director has ever had. Legendary stuff
I feel a little better about trading Hughes after watching Buium play today. He has the potential to be the second best defenseman we've ever had. #Canucks
December 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I feel a little better about trading Hughes after watching Buium play today. He has the potential to be the second best defenseman we've ever had. #Canucks
There is nothing quite like the misery that comes with being a sports fan.
December 13, 2025 at 3:49 AM
There is nothing quite like the misery that comes with being a sports fan.
It's a Nocturnal Rites kind of day.
Also I am definitely kind of obsessed with how they went from being a death metal band to a power metal band. Just a fantastic transformation over the course of their demo output.
Also I am definitely kind of obsessed with how they went from being a death metal band to a power metal band. Just a fantastic transformation over the course of their demo output.
December 12, 2025 at 8:02 PM
It's a Nocturnal Rites kind of day.
Also I am definitely kind of obsessed with how they went from being a death metal band to a power metal band. Just a fantastic transformation over the course of their demo output.
Also I am definitely kind of obsessed with how they went from being a death metal band to a power metal band. Just a fantastic transformation over the course of their demo output.
Reminder that I wrote about my favourite albums of the year! Including @anabstractillusion.bsky.social, @mossknightcometh.bsky.social, and @clppng.bsky.social
My top 10 albums of the year!
I had to make many tough cuts, there were so many great releases.
www.invisibleoranges.com/__trashed-42
I had to make many tough cuts, there were so many great releases.
www.invisibleoranges.com/__trashed-42
Kevin Zecchel's Top Albums of 2025
Kevin Zecchel serves up some of the hottest progressive rock and metal of the year.
www.invisibleoranges.com
December 11, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Reminder that I wrote about my favourite albums of the year! Including @anabstractillusion.bsky.social, @mossknightcometh.bsky.social, and @clppng.bsky.social
Just believe in this one thing
When it is over it just will start
But you have to decide before
Impossible? Oh no, my friend
Due to the past eternity
God passes judgment on you
What do those lyrics mean? I don't know but I know that this chorus makes me feel good!
youtu.be/m2StHsOn0Lk?...
When it is over it just will start
But you have to decide before
Impossible? Oh no, my friend
Due to the past eternity
God passes judgment on you
What do those lyrics mean? I don't know but I know that this chorus makes me feel good!
youtu.be/m2StHsOn0Lk?...
Seventh Avenue: A Step Between The Worlds
YouTube video by Henry Fernandez
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Just believe in this one thing
When it is over it just will start
But you have to decide before
Impossible? Oh no, my friend
Due to the past eternity
God passes judgment on you
What do those lyrics mean? I don't know but I know that this chorus makes me feel good!
youtu.be/m2StHsOn0Lk?...
When it is over it just will start
But you have to decide before
Impossible? Oh no, my friend
Due to the past eternity
God passes judgment on you
What do those lyrics mean? I don't know but I know that this chorus makes me feel good!
youtu.be/m2StHsOn0Lk?...
It's HYPE TIME, MOTHERFUCKERS
December 10, 2025 at 11:03 PM
It's HYPE TIME, MOTHERFUCKERS
Taking a moment to appreciate the series of videos that really got me into power metal in the first place, more than fifteen years ago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoUf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoUf...
30 Cheesy Power Metal Songs[Vol.1 Re-upload]
YouTube video by wzbzbz
www.youtube.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Taking a moment to appreciate the series of videos that really got me into power metal in the first place, more than fifteen years ago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoUf...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoUf...
This is truly grim
#Canucks forward lines with Elias Pettersson out:
Boeser- Kämpf- Garland
Kane- Räty- Sherwood
DeBrusk- Sasson- Karlsson
Bains- O'Connor- Lekkerimäki
Boeser- Kämpf- Garland
Kane- Räty- Sherwood
DeBrusk- Sasson- Karlsson
Bains- O'Connor- Lekkerimäki
December 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
This is truly grim
Amazing season for the Whitecaps! They came so close and it was just a matter of inches and that Cup could have been their's
December 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Amazing season for the Whitecaps! They came so close and it was just a matter of inches and that Cup could have been their's
Bandcamp Friday purchases today.
December 6, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Bandcamp Friday purchases today.
My top 10 albums of the year!
I had to make many tough cuts, there were so many great releases.
www.invisibleoranges.com/__trashed-42
I had to make many tough cuts, there were so many great releases.
www.invisibleoranges.com/__trashed-42
Kevin Zecchel's Top Albums of 2025
Kevin Zecchel serves up some of the hottest progressive rock and metal of the year.
www.invisibleoranges.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
My top 10 albums of the year!
I had to make many tough cuts, there were so many great releases.
www.invisibleoranges.com/__trashed-42
I had to make many tough cuts, there were so many great releases.
www.invisibleoranges.com/__trashed-42
Canada potentially getting Italy in their group in the World Cup is not ideal...
December 5, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Canada potentially getting Italy in their group in the World Cup is not ideal...
Music should be consumed only through the way nature intended; literally eating CDs, tapes, and vinyl in order to gain their power.
December 4, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Music should be consumed only through the way nature intended; literally eating CDs, tapes, and vinyl in order to gain their power.
This is your reminder that Heaven and Hell is the best Sabbath album and that Dio was a divine deity who came to Earth to spread his message of heavy metal, love, and wizards.
December 3, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This is your reminder that Heaven and Hell is the best Sabbath album and that Dio was a divine deity who came to Earth to spread his message of heavy metal, love, and wizards.
Spellcheck is getting worse and worse...
December 3, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Spellcheck is getting worse and worse...
Vivian Campbell has to be one of the more underrated guitarists in metal. His work in Dio's band was phenomenal.
Too bad he had to go and tank that by joining Def Leppard AFTER hair metal had stopped being cool. Though I guess that gig paid well enough, so good for him.
Too bad he had to go and tank that by joining Def Leppard AFTER hair metal had stopped being cool. Though I guess that gig paid well enough, so good for him.
December 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Vivian Campbell has to be one of the more underrated guitarists in metal. His work in Dio's band was phenomenal.
Too bad he had to go and tank that by joining Def Leppard AFTER hair metal had stopped being cool. Though I guess that gig paid well enough, so good for him.
Too bad he had to go and tank that by joining Def Leppard AFTER hair metal had stopped being cool. Though I guess that gig paid well enough, so good for him.
I am gonna have to check this out for sure now.
Yesterday, the Epic Games Store decided at the last minute not to distribute the game, after having previously approved a release build. HORSES is otherwise now available on GOG, Itch, and Humble for $4.99. www.horses.wtf
December 2, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I am gonna have to check this out for sure now.
We love a good upbeat, joyful prog album in these parts!
December 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
We love a good upbeat, joyful prog album in these parts!