Filing Ref. BM-2015-01
2015
Metal Lifestyle Launches
An independent media publication focused on games, film, music, television, and culture. This marks the beginning of Dakota's published writing archive.
Publication Timeline
A filed record of Dakota's writing and publication journey — not a site launch story.
Publication RecordEst. 2015Relaunch 2026
Bloodsoaked Media in 2026 is not a beginning. It is a return. Dakota's published writing started in 2015 with Metal Lifestyle — years of reviews, editorials, and criticism filed across eras, a brief early Bloodsoaked run, quiet years while collections grew, and now a relaunch built to hold new work beside recovered archive pieces.
- Active
- Archived
Filing Ref. BM-2015-19
2015 – 2019
The Metal Lifestyle Years
Reviews, editorials, essays, recommendations, and media criticism published across multiple years. This era forms the foundation of the archive. Future recovered articles should reference this period.
Browse recovered writing → - Active Era
Filing Ref. BM-2019-01
2019
Bloodsoaked Media Emerges
A new publication identity begins to take shape. The project shifts toward a darker aesthetic and a stronger focus on personal curation, horror influences, physical media, and collector culture.
- Archived
Filing Ref. BM-2019-02
2019
Original Bloodsoaked Media Run
Bloodsoaked Media operates for a brief period. Although short-lived, this establishes the publication identity that will later return.
Early Bloodsoaked pieces → - Dormant
Filing Ref. BM-2020-25
2020 – 2025
The Quiet Years
The publication is inactive. The archive remains dormant while collections grow, media accumulates, and future ideas take shape. An intermission — not a disappearance.
- Active
Filing Ref. BM-2026-01
2026
Bloodsoaked Media Returns
The publication relaunches as a long-term independent archive and media journal — new writing, media logs, collections, reviews, essays, and archive restoration filed together.
Read the relaunch editorial → - Ongoing
Filing Ref. BM-PRESENT
Present Day
The Shelf Stays Open
Bloodsoaked Media continues to expand through new writing, archive recovery, collection documentation, and ongoing media exploration.