Receipt

“It was a wall of sonic misery so intensely awful that I can only describe it as almost as bad as modern prog metal.”

SpectreSoundStudios, at 5:53 of “Your Expensive TOY Just Got OBLITERATED!” on SpectreSoundStudios’ channel.

Around it

1. 5:39 So naturally, everybody keeps turning their amps up. You've got one guy attempting to shred, another one's murdering the intro to enter Sandman, and somebody else playing the same three blues licks.
2. 5:47 Over and over and over, all of them trying to say "hey look at me, I'm awesome" with their playing.
3. 5:53 It was a wall of sonic misery so intensely awful that I can only describe it as almost as bad as modern prog metal.
4. 6:00 But the Hellraiser was there, and despite the auditory war crimes being committed all around me, it was worth the trip.
5. 6:07 I paid $699.79 for it back then, and as it turns out, that might have been the single best investment I have ever made in my studio,

In the paper

• Old Man Yells at Cloud, week ending 6 November 2026