Black Metal History
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Pytten has had an enormous amount to do with how the Norwegian black metal sound was represented.
Today, we celebrate Mayhem’s Per Yngve “Pelle” Ohlin, or “Dead,” on what would have been his 53rd birthday. Pelle was only 22 when he...
Winter is coming: the sun is setting earlier in the day. The air is starting to freeze. The dead leaves of autumn are being...
Say, remember those really cool Minimalist Black Metal Posters we posted a few weeks back? A lot of you were asking if you could...
Before there was "kvlt" there was Mayhem. Their influence would go on to become transmusical, but in the beginning that's all there was: a six...
Worsen will not worsen your day, I swear.
Deathspell Omega is a band of sheer immensity. They incorporate the very essence of the word “bestial” when you listen to them.
By 2002, True Norwegian Black Metal had become a shadow of its former self; many of the subgenre's powerhouse bands had either disbanded or...
Brooklyn, New York's Yellow Eyes are relatively new to the USBM game having just released their debut album in 2012. Despite the band's relative...
Among the most underground black metal units the band Incurus is one that remains really, well, underground. VJS’ one-man fronted abrasive black metal assault...
Gorgoroth. That’s it. That’s all you really need right? You know black metal, right? Has there ever been a single shred of doubt about...
If you want to know the answer to last time's Guessing Game click here. We're back for another round! The game is simple. Look at...
Celtic Frost (along with Hellhammer) could really go on any essential listening list for extreme metal. They've been so influential to Thrash, Death, and...
Almost any discussion about black metal invariably starts by referencing bands from the second wave of the sub-genre like Mayhem, Darkthrone, Burzum, and Immortal. It's not surprising since...
We're celebrating Black Metal History Month throughout February (see all of our coverage here) and turns out Amazon is having a sale on MP3...
The album plays like a final showdown, with some of the bands finest grooves and riffs packed into just over 34 minutes of Black...
The one sub-genre of music most closely associated with hatred, chaos, misanthropy, individualism, and a lack of rules has come to be known as...
Black Metal History Month means all black metal-related games!
In case it wasn't obvious enough already, legendary Black Metal heroes Immortal love winter. Like…they REALLY love it. If it doesn't involve frostbitten mountains...
Welcome back to the shortest, coldest, and grimmest month of the year!
What makes Nemesis Divina worth repeated listening and fond waxing in articles like this one is the brilliant creativity and utterly transcendent musicality and...
Today is the last day of February and thus concludes another awesome round of Black Metal History Month. If you missed any of our...
As part of Black Metal History Month, we will be spotlighting classic albums that we feel are essential for any fan of black metal. This...
Just in time for the last day of our annual Black Metal History Month series, I have found my favorite new Tumblr blog. I've...
First thing's first: Last week's winner! Congratulations to krass dan who had the best zinger: Next on VH1's Behind the Music, Meatloaf's heroin fueled...
