almost choked on my sandwich lmao

That's great to hear; thank you very much!

Dude, Windhand's Forest Clouds is so freaking sick. What a vibe—the album art, the track names, and ofc the sound is so awesome. Man, it feels so hyperbolic, but I honestly haven't had this feeling listening to music in sooo long.

For sure, I dig some death/black metal stuff a bit, but I've always been a nu metal plebian that having this convo on reddit would just have die-hard gatekeepers take a dump on me, tbh. I've always hated how gatekeepy metal has always been. Thanks for the recs and interesting genre info! All the genre names are so hilariously awesome xD

Hey, thanks!

I've been on a non-stop yt metal rabbit hole after googling some of these bands. Thanks for re-awakening the wide world of metal. It's strange how you go through different types of music throughout your life.

I'd also give it up to Carhartt. As someone who has worked his entire life in the tree business, they are pretty freaking tough. I switched to crewneck, though; got tired of the kangaroo pouch filling with sawdust. One caveat: the sizing skews large—substantially, IMO. At least when the fit says "loose," in any case.