My first guitar hero, Ace Frehley, has passed away. The legendary Space Ace Frehley inspired generations to love rock n roll and love rock n roll guitar playing. His timeless riffs and solos, the billowing smoke coming from his Les Paul, the rockets shooting from his headstock,

Happy Halloween! Alice Cooper and Vincent Price - Black Widow - 1975 TV special youtu.be/oIeAVBTeuV8?si…

Felt that one right in the soul last night! Still an amazing experience to have been there

“The full story of Tolkien’s experiences in the army training camps and on the Western Front is told in Tolkien and the Great War, which also describes how the first full-length stories of Middle-earth emerged..stories of desperate heroism and battle, and of unexpected wonder.”

Tried the new historical DNA matches feature on 23andMe and these are all the matches that came up… explains a lot about me! 😆

Tonight’s listening: Havukruunu - Tavastland

Not easy finding original Savatage albums, but found these three in the last month at a record show and a local shop. Hall of the Mountain King is one of my favourite albums of all time

Love this album, brings back so many memories, especially “The Prow”

Forest at Twilight (c. 1865), by Gustave Doré

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath was released #OnThisDay in 1973, with album artwork by the legendary illustrator, Drew Struzan. Drew, who sadly passed away in October, came up with all of the design concepts and even photographed himself for the reference photos ✟ Photos & sketches by

Fun time as always seeing The Forgotten Rebels last night in Hamilton, Ontario

Triumph was my first ever concert I attended. Really excited for this! And April Wine opening!

Beautiful winter solstice afternoon for a walk, and Maximus loved it too

Every year, from 1920 to 1943, the Tolkien children received letters from Father Christmas hilmself. They came with tales and illustrations of Santa Claus and his helpers — each with a North Pole stamp designed by J.R.R. Tolkien. Here’s the story behind them... (thread)📷

Grim start of the year on New Years Day as a hawk captured a cardinal in a tree in my backyard 😞

What a shock to hear about Francis. Our condolences to his loved ones. Michael and Ayako

ICYMI: Winterfylleth Signed with Napalm Records! 🤘 ⚫️ New Album, The Unyielding Season, Out on March 27, 2026: lnk.to/Winterfylleth-… ⚫️ First Single + Video, “Heroes of a Hundred Fields”, Unveiled: youtu.be/j1ZtI1Tg1Hse

The best parts of the Winter Olympics opening ceremony - the famous quote in the opening speech “Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire” …and of course the Olympic flame cauldron that looks like the eye of Sauron

Great find in rural record shop, original Cirith Ungol - Frost and Fire, and first Italian pressing of Venom - Welcome to Hell

Amazing time seeing April Wine in my hometown tonight!