The Arctic Invasion Continues and Metal Has Been My Saving Grace
Here in Dayton Ohio, it’s like a scene from the 2004 motion picture The Day After Tomorrow. I’m not usually this dire in my comparisons. Our poorly plowed neighborhood and seeing many cars getting stuck in the snow, with temperatures reaching -9 degrees Fahrenheit during daytime hours is not an ideal dreamscape that I usually yearn for.
It’s been several days since a record 14 inches of snow fell here, last Saturday into Sunday, with no mercy from the record sub-freezing temperatures. I have been physically isolated from the outside world and getting quite cabin happy. My saving grace has been listening to Metal.
Yes, I do have family and my dog Ozzy to turn to as well; yet music is unique therapy that puts me at a level of ease like none other. I know I’m not alone. I know it could be worse. God help us all.
With that off my whiner list, here are a few select choices of Metal I’ve been listening to for mental wellness. CKY is not a total Metal pick yet the relation is there. Maybe these current favorites of mine can help you through any bullshit you’re dealing with. Please enjoy and thank you for spending time here!
RAGE A New World Rising was released last year. This album is an astonishing accomplishment from this German pioneering Power Metal band! Not. One. Dull. Microsecond.
Wednesday 13 and Lord Of The Lost have teamed-up to punch my brain repeatedly, with their new song: I Hate People. I love everything about this song and more.
Over the years, CKY has always been there for me, with their maturing melodic and melancholic sound. Their vocal harmonies also do the magic trick too. The newest CKY song Can’t Stop Running, from last October, checks all the boxes!
Stay warm, stay safe and be kind to your fellow human beings – Stone.
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January 31, 2026 at 7:48 am
This has been a brutal, historic winter! We have had so much snow, that on one of the highway overpasses, the snow almost created a ramp… and two people went over. One fatality. I don’t know if I have ever seen a winter like this, since even when I was a kid. BUT – the days are getting longer. We are going to make it through. We’ll probably have to worry about flooding in the spring, but we’ll get there I promise!
January 31, 2026 at 10:44 am
Thank you, Mike, my friend! Yes, I’ve noticed the days getting longer! I don’t even care if it’s a slow thaw, just temps in the high 20s F will suffice. Yes, we’ll get there! Your comment truly helps. This is my first winter I’ve mentally struggled with since the early 2000s, when I lived in northern Connecticut.
January 31, 2026 at 10:12 am
As long as you have the metal, you should be okay. Stay strong!