MIA CULPA! My apologies everyone, I/we have been away from the #innerstrengthcheck Bsky for a while. We're back though, hoping you had a #merryxmas and a fantastic #newyears. I have SO MUCH content to provide you, but I'll space it out. Hold onto your butts! Much love - Brady, ISC.

NEW LOGO! Thanks so much to talented #innerstrengthcheck writer/tabletop designer/visual artiste Elodie, aka @weirdblueyonder.bsky.social. I commissioned a pretty hectic brief - but she took it, ran with it and nailed the mental image! Thanks so much Elodie!

Artist Site:

weirdblueyonder.carrd.co

[Review] NOTHING - ‘The Self-Repair Manifesto’ LP. — Inner-Strength Check Podcast Never deny the crushing, expansive sonic potential of a three-piece. Perfectly exemplary of this, Melbourne’s progressive/ brutal death-metal purveyors NOTHING are set to release their debut LP The Se...

Second in a trifecta of #albumreviews from the #innerstrengthcheck team - Dean has provided an illustrious writeup of #melbourneband #Nothing with #progressivedeathmetal LP 'The Self-Repair Manifesto'! For review, links and more, check it at: www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/review-...

[Podcast] Ep. 36: Interview with Nathan Brunning & Ben Astbury of Melbourne's GHOSTSMOKER. — Inner-Strength Check Podcast Another fantastic interview in the chamber! Nathan (Vocals/Lyrics) and Ben (Guitars) of fast-rising acclaimed Melburnian doom/sludge unit Ghostsmoker are set to unleash devastation on the metal masses...

And here's #podcast ep 36 for #innerstrengthcheck! #interview w/ Ben and Nathan of #Melbournedoom outfit #Ghostsmoker (via #artascatharsisrecords). We talk musicianship, touring, mental health +more! Podcast and video interview + album links etc at: www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/podcast...

Follow my esteemed #innerstrengthcheck colleagues' clarion call! Post your stuff! All your links. ALL. Over at @weirdblueyonder.bsky.social . We are ALL about building #hype and building community for #indierpg designers and creatives in general! EMAIL ME UR STUFF. DISMANTLE THE WoTC HEGEMONY. AAAA-

[Heavy News] New York Supergroup FLESHsPOIL Announce Latest LP ‘THE BEGINNING OF THE END’ For 28.03.25. — Inner-Strength Check Podcast Comprising membership of several mainstream and underground heroes in the US death metal scene, Troy (NY)-based trio Fleshpoil have announced a fierce blackened death metal debut in The Beginning And ...

Next item for #innerstrengthcheck #heavynews #musicnews - #newyorkdeathmetal supergroup #Fleshspoil, feat ex members of #arsis etc! #newalbum 'The Beginning Of The End' due 28th. Check out all the #extrememetal details and #artistlinks at:

www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/heavy-n...

[Heavy News] GRAVE INFESTATION Stream New Track - ‘Living Inhumation’ From ‘Carnage Gathers’ LP. — Inner-Strength Check Podcast Quebecois death-metallers Grave Infestation have hurled a gnarly, nasty slice of rotten death metal at us from the cool regions of Canada. With upcoming LP Carnage Gathers dropping 28th Feb, they’ve p...

First up from the #heavynews desk at #innerstrengthcheck for #musicmondays = #brutaldeathmetal/ #osdm from #quebec in #GraveInfestation! #newalbum 'Carnage Gathers' + first #single and #musicvideo in 'Living Inhumation'. It's brutal! Check it at: www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/heavy-n...

Little bit of #musicnews more from myself - been so busy w/life-admin and #innerstrengthcheck ive ironically not had much time to play #fretlessbass / do more #basscovers. Nearly up to 100 total, though! Here's #darkangel - #perishinflames on our #youtubechannel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPg3...

So proud of my team at #innerstrengthcheck! Resident RPG expert and artist wunderkind @weirdblueyonder.bsky.social has launched in first Kickstarter, which includes her Mecha-RPG, BRASS, alongside acclaimed designer #SteveDee! Stay tuned for a review of said system from myself as host too. GRATS

[Review] Into The Void - ‘Dysphoria’ LP. — Inner-Strength Check Podcast Introducing our first piece of fresh content from new addition to the Inner-Strength Check team in Spiro (a.k.a The Hype Guy)! For his first piece, Spiro has elected to provide a great review of the 2...

BIG warm welcome to Spiro's first ever piece for #innerstrengthcheck #blog! Spiro reviewed Michigan-based #altrock / #nugrunge outfit @intothevoidband.bsky.social 's 2nd #album, #Dysphoria + appeal for #jampotstudios on the Sunshine Coast. Link: www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/review-...

[Heavy News] LORDI take fans on a nostalgic trip with lyric video for new single 'Retropolis' — Inner-Strength Check Podcast Finland’s Lordi have been bringing the glammed-up horror-themed heavy metal and hard to international audiences for decades now. From the Heavy News desk for Music Mondays here at ISC comes the anthem...

First cab off the rank for #heavynews on #musicmondays at #innerstrengthcheck - new #lordi single 'Retropolis' inc. music clip, full album stream, preorder links etc for upcoming LP #limiteddeadition courtesy of #reigningphoenixmusic. LINK: www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com/blog/heavy-n...

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Hello! I am Brady, host of the #innerstrengthcheck podcast. If you've stumbled on this account and are curious - here's the elevator pitch. ISC is a podcast/blog dedicated to exploring all things arts/music/lifestyle and mental health. Our new website is www.innerstrengthcheckpodcast.com. Thanks :)