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Steff’s 2014 Gift Guide for Metalheads, Goths, Geeks, Freaks and Other Awesome People You Know

It’s December 1, which means that, unless you live under a rock, you’re probably in full swing for Christmas or holiday prep. I know I am. My entire family (Mother & Father Metal, Sister Metal andRead More

5 Prog Metal Albums I’m Digging Right Now

I’ve always had a bit of a love/hate relationship with prog and prog metal. One of the bands my dad always dug was Pink Floyd, and I grew up with a real appreciation for the wayRead More

The Post in which I answer 100 random questions in order to avoid writing the next chapter of my novel.

  1. Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, and find line 4. What is it? “Obliged to abandon his ambition of governing Egypt, Caesar stood for the office of High Pontiff, andRead More

2014 Metal Albums I’m Digging: Behemoth, Cynic, Septicflesh, Agalloch, Accept, Casualties of Cool, Slough Feg and Epica.

It’s been a while since I last posted a strictly metal-related article. You’ll probably see a bit less metal content around here, as I’m trying to branch out into some other topics. I have been writingRead More

How to Make Dark Whisky Marmalade

  One of the things I’m looking forward to doing a lot more of is preserving and creating. My neighbor gave me a huge bag of Seville oranges. These are the variety of oranges used forRead More

The Blood Moon over New Zealand

Last night the world experienced a total lunar eclipse, something that won’t occur again until 2018. Knowing that New Zealand is one of the prime spots for witnessing this, CDH and I set an alarm (weRead More

Steff Metal at Armageddon Auckland

Armageddon is NZ’s annual pop culture and geek expo. Every year 60,000 fans hit the ASB Showgrounds for four days of meet and greets with their favorite stars, comic book panels, geek tech presentations, game tournamentsRead More

Metal History: Avebury Sacred Site

Recently, some fascinating archaeological research has come to light, placing new significance on the Neolithic sites of Stonehenge and Avebury. I’ve actually never visited Stonehenge, but I have seen several other neolithic circles, and in 2009Read More

25 Metal Songs for Your Wedding

  As some of you know, I’m a NZ wedding celebrant. This means I get to marry awesome couples in civil wedding ceremonies. It’s not a full-time gig or anything, but it is a fun wayRead More

Meet the Sunken – another excerpt from my new steampunk novel

The Sunken comes out tomorrow! I am pretty excited, in case you can’t tell! Spread the word, tell your friends, Here’s a new excerpt from the book, which you can Per-order NOW from Amazon. In thisRead More