Black Metal History
Black metal may have been birthed within the frozen winter landscapes of Scandinavia, but it was only an eye blink of time before it...
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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...
Black metal may have been birthed within the frozen winter landscapes of Scandinavia, but it was only an eye blink of time before it...
There's a lot going on in the world of black metal right now - here are some of the highlights.
In the final installment of a three-part series spotlighting pivotal bands in black metal's past and present; we delve into one of today's most...
It's a little surreal for my businessman father to say that he thinks Immortal is 'kind of cool' or for my mom to talk...
50 U.S. Black Metal Bands Profiled
Unlike their Scandinavian compatriots, Greek black metal has never enjoyed much exposure. As a result, Greek black metal acts are predominately denizens of the...
It's always good to kick back and enjoy a traditional album that was created by the "most blasphemous band in the world".
Woods Of Ypres may very well have changed the history of black metal with this 2004 release.
In the second installment of a three-part series spotlighting pivotal bands in Black Metal's past and present; we recount the history of Immortal, one...
Most people don't think of the Indian subcontinent as somewhere with an exciting metal scene - as it happens not only is the scene...
See how it all started and where it goes from here…
Black metal is a lot of things—bombastic, Wagnerian, nihilistic. Black metal is also the intentional opposite, or rather the opposition to rock and roll’s...
Including Anthrax, Sepultura, High on Fire, and more!
Aeons in Sodom tends to play more like Urgehal’s original output: very good black metal that doesn’t really do much to stand out. However,...
In the first installment of a three-part series spotlighting pivotal bands in Black Metal's past and present, we take a look at the history...
I was exploring some playlists on Spotify and when I looked on one of their grunge lists, I saw the artist name "Quorthon" there....
What I think that Helvete teaches us is that there is still a very real fanaticism behind this music, even if we probably won't...
Enough grim on grim homage to make your corpse paint leak!
Learn about some new black metal bands.
Black metal is full of forgotten bands, Parabellum are among the earliest and most important.
