JonoBlade

Iron Maiden - Killers (1981)
 

Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith (1984)
 

You're a crazy bastard JT. I don't know why anyone would listen to these beyond a few weeks after the release cycle, but I salute you.
I am going nuts this week and combing through my bc wishlist...even buying stuff NOT on bandcamp Friday. What am I like?
  New Managed Decline by Underdark   I think it's the logo that I liked and prompted me to listen again. And, hell's teeth, I am really enjoying this. It reminds me a bit of Deafheaven in parts because there is some indie type vibe to bits of it.        New Float Along - Fill Your Lungs by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard   Not metal like the PetroDragonic Apocalypse one, but still cool. 

Ripping Corpse - Dreaming with the Dead (1991)
 

It's not new. In fact over 10 years old. But, it's true their bandcamp page is pretty cramped with releases.

Queensrÿche - Operation: Mindcrime (1988)
 

You're a crazy bastard JT. I don't know why anyone would listen to these beyond a few weeks after the release cycle, but I salute you.
I am going nuts this week and combing through my bc wishlist...even buying stuff NOT on bandcamp Friday. What am I like?
  New Managed Decline by Underdark   I think it's the logo that I liked and prompted me to listen again. And, hell's teeth, I am really enjoying this. It reminds me a bit of Deafheaven in parts because there is some indie type vibe to bits of it.        New Float Along - Fill Your Lungs by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard   Not metal like the PetroDragonic Apocalypse one, but still cool. 

King Diamond - Fatal Portrait (1986)
 

That is admirable. Not sure I have any bands left where I have a self imposed media blackout but understand the principle.
In the old days it was fairly irrelevant because Judas Priest was unlikely to release a single (let alone several) before the album that I was likely to hear. 
You would hear a new album was coming out and hope you beat your mates to the record store to pick up one of the few copies.
I remember when Painkiller was released, rushing down at lunch break from school. ... And then having to wait to get home to actually play it.
I'm not sure when I am going to hear the new priest. I'll wait for your review, divide the enthusiasm by 10 and then maybe be not too disappointed.

Hilariously I had to investigate what I actually have. I think they are these:
In-Ear Monitors : Evolve Classic In-Ear Monitor (acscustom.com)
I would have done research at the time to find customs made in UK*, but the units themselves and case have no identifying model number on them (just ACS on the case). I got them July last year. They were a bit uncomfortable at first but now its fine and seal really well. Likewise, the initial sound quality wasn't that amazing but they sound great now. 
It was a similar experience when I got both Shure 530s and Earsonics SM64s - i.e underwhelming to begin with, but eventually you wonder how you lived without them.
When the HD-650 crap out I will probably invest in some higher end studio headphones, but not until they are totally beyond repair. I'll be due some new ear pads soon but otherwise they're in good shape.
*alas no one makes drivers in this country. Even Knowles (US supplier of drivers to ACS) has offshored production. Although, I think Earsonics do make their entire unit in France....but start at double price of the ACS.
My studio monitors (Focal) are affordable and made in France. 

Some more:
  New Human (Reissue) by Death   This has been in my wishlist for ages but not sure if I actually listened to this mix before. The bass is a lot more prominent and better than the original CD...which I assume I still have in the garage. Fun fact, Human was the first CD I ever bought, back in 1992 with some of the money I was supposed to spend on textbooks for Uni.       New Dusk | Subside by Inverloch   I've had Distance Collapsed for years and never realised there was an earlier release. Still not been able to stump up $18 for the old diSEMBOWELMENT album, so this is better value at $6.

One last one for Bandcamp Friday. 
  New Tales Between Reality and Madness by Void Of Sleep   I think I have some nice variety in the collection today, rounded out by this Italian purveyors of a cosmic amalgam of stoned out, progressive sludge rock.  

Some more:
  New Human (Reissue) by Death   This has been in my wishlist for ages but not sure if I actually listened to this mix before. The bass is a lot more prominent and better than the original CD...which I assume I still have in the garage. Fun fact, Human was the first CD I ever bought, back in 1992 with some of the money I was supposed to spend on textbooks for Uni.       New Dusk | Subside by Inverloch   I've had Distance Collapsed for years and never realised there was an earlier release. Still not been able to stump up $18 for the old diSEMBOWELMENT album, so this is better value at $6.

Bandcamp Friday! Get some in ya.
  New In the Land of Ghosts by Olde Throne Found in my wishlist. It was in NZD so I presume a kiwi band, even though writing about Scottish ghosts or something. Sounds decent.
    New Inward to Gethsemane by Vastum   Got a few albums by these guys. This must have been from an AOTY list.     New Leviathan by Mastodon   Why not? This is one of those bands I go through phases on. I don't have all of their albums and not that bothered by the supposed masterpiece Crack the Skye. I had a renaissance with The Hunter, and big fan of Hushed & Grim, but the older material never particularly resonated. A rare band that, for me, gets better the more they sell out. It doesn't make any goddamned sense. By the way....an observation for @JamesT, the only other person here that would care. Halford's vocals on that new Priest track sound incredible for a 74 year old or whatever he is. The modern Richie-generated generic Priest riff machine still does nothing for me, but vocally it is spot on.  

One last one for Bandcamp Friday. 
  New Tales Between Reality and Madness by Void Of Sleep   I think I have some nice variety in the collection today, rounded out by this Italian purveyors of a cosmic amalgam of stoned out, progressive sludge rock.  

Some more:
  New Human (Reissue) by Death   This has been in my wishlist for ages but not sure if I actually listened to this mix before. The bass is a lot more prominent and better than the original CD...which I assume I still have in the garage. Fun fact, Human was the first CD I ever bought, back in 1992 with some of the money I was supposed to spend on textbooks for Uni.       New Dusk | Subside by Inverloch   I've had Distance Collapsed for years and never realised there was an earlier release. Still not been able to stump up $18 for the old diSEMBOWELMENT album, so this is better value at $6.

Akercocke - The Goat Of Mendes
Akercocke - Choronzon

New Inter Arma:
▶︎ New Heaven | Inter Arma (bandcamp.com)
Sounds nice and cavernous. 
Cramming ready for gig on 8 March....
Death Atlas | Cattle Decapitation (bandcamp.com)
I think I prefer this one to Terrasite. 
Some local boys, who also have a gig coming up on 16 March...
The Cull | Verminthrone (bandcamp.com)
Won't be changing the world, but a good cheap night out.
New MBD:
A Mortal Binding | My Dying Bride (bandcamp.com)
Fairly reliable. Sounds more stripped back than the last album.

Giving E.A.R a go. Quite like it. 
Like a snake charmer on acid. Was happier when the distorted guitars kicked in. Probably a bit djenty (is that what the kids call it?) but perfectly digestible.
It looks to be 3 hours long though.

For sure. We don't get to choose of course, but no one would opt for that. I've had several family members make it into their 90's. All relatively independent and fully functioning until the last few months. As soon as I have to rely on others to complete the activities of daily living (ADLs), I'm ready to go. As someone who's almost died twice, you're never really ready. Always want a little more time. Best strategy is just to live every day like it's your last.
Rather than advanced condolences, congrats to the old girl on a life well lived.

Finally saw a metal show again, first time since we moved last summer. Local show in a really tiny venue an hour and a half away in Burlington. None of it is stuff I would listen to at home, but it was super fun to just be in a room with loud music and people jumping around.
 

Blood Incantation - Starspawn
 

+1 for Bare Knuckles . I use Warpigs in one guitar (Jaydee iommi custom) and Aftermaths in the other (regular SG special from the 90s). I had EMGs in the SG for many years but I just liked the look of the Aftermaths.
I wonder if I should go ceramic for the Warpig. 
I never thought about this stuff too much. You stumble across a sound you like and stick with it. I've recently been using an original Marshall Guv'nor pedal for a bit of boost. It sounds a bit HM-2ish but not so in your face. 
I got that pedal about a year ago and never got a useful sound out of it. I tried again a few weeks ago and loved it.

Same. 
My wife won't touch pop music with a barge pole. She was brought up listening to baroque (her family thought Mozart was too modern and a sell out). on the one hand and Pat Metheny elevator music jazz on the other. With a side helping of Genesis.
She actively hates my favourite vocalists: Halford, Mercury, Steele and Scott (with especial loathing of Dickinson, although I agree he's overrated anyhow); but tolerates the grunting and shrieking stuff with only minor dissatisfaction just because it's not even pretending to be singing in the first place.

Same. 
My wife won't touch pop music with a barge pole. She was brought up listening to baroque (her family thought Mozart was too modern and a sell out). on the one hand and Pat Metheny elevator music jazz on the other. With a side helping of Genesis.
She actively hates my favourite vocalists: Halford, Mercury, Steele and Scott (with especial loathing of Dickinson, although I agree he's overrated anyhow); but tolerates the grunting and shrieking stuff with only minor dissatisfaction just because it's not even pretending to be singing in the first place.