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Social media has long been derided as the home of ridiculous cat pictures, videos and memes. This is true. Black metal is held dear...
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Pytten has had an enormous amount to do with how the Norwegian black metal sound was represented.
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The gulf between Mayhem's seminal Deathcrush EP in 1987 and their first proper full length in 1994 was an industrious but often low key...
Social media has long been derided as the home of ridiculous cat pictures, videos and memes. This is true. Black metal is held dear...
Extreme polemics have long held an unfortunate place in heavy metal in general, and black metal in particular.
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To what extent criticism of Hunter Hunt-Hendrix is justified is of much less relevance than the fact that The Ark Work seems deliberately fashioned...
Dødheimsgard have never failed to deliver challenging listens that require the listener’s time to delve into and absorb, and things are no different on...
With such a massive and varied back catalog, it's hard to anticipate what new Dhampyr music is going to sound like. It could be...
Seeing as tomorrow is the last day of February, this post officially concludes our 2015 installment of Black Metal History Month. How time flies...
There are a lot of purist black metal bands that hide behind the shield of "keeping it trve" to defend rote, uninspired songwriting, but...
It's easy to see why Immortal were one of the first black metal bands to achieve tangible mainstream success. They didn't really sing about...
These bands embody all the best things about metal: catchy riffs and great songwriting, effective use of melody to create a narrative structure, vocals...
It’s safe to say that most citizens of the metal realm show love for Black Metal drummers. Let’s face it, these guys do some...
Black metal Batman to the rescue!
Necromatic Valentine's day cards to share with your loved one to warm their frostbitten hearts.
Their previous two albums, Under a Frozen Sun and Fallen Angel’s Dominion show a band with a well-honed focus on what they love. The...
In the world of metal nothing seems more contradictory than to have religion, more specifically Christianity, tied with it. And deeper in the world...
While I was writing my review of Black Metal: Evolution of the Cult, I thought it'd be a good idea to reach out to...
Black metal is a unique genre. Generally, the creators who make the music are doing it for themselves, which is fine, artist are encouraged...
We kicked this series off last year with an initial installment tracing the origins of black metal up through 1984. Picking up in 1985...
By now, fans know what to expect, and that is the assurance that Taake continually manages to walk the fine line between creative expansion...
Grim and Necro Cookies For The Dark and Desolate Soul
There is no better way to celebrate black metal history month than to pick up a copy of Marduk's new album Frontschwein on February...
Who knew there were GREAT black metal bands in Albuquerque, New Mexico?
