As the years have passed and my taste in black metal has narrowed further and further, one album has consistently remained atop my "all time greatest black metal albums of all time" list. That album …
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IO5M 8: The Top Five Best Metal Songs About Trains
April 30, 2012
Welcome back to my most infrequently occurring Monday feature! I’m speaking, of course, of Infrequently Occurring Fifth Monday (IO5M), where I come up with a new “top 5″ list on a quad-yearly basis. This time …
Mid-month Metal Masterpiece 26: Oz – III Warning
April 15, 2012
Back in the day, when even a hint of clean singing in my metal was enough for me to roll my eyes and cry "not kvlt," I probably would have hated New Wave of Finnish …
If there is one thing I thought I knew about black metal bands, it was that they couldn't write death metal for shit (thankfully most of the Norwegian guys must have realized this and quickly …
Mid-month Metal Masterpiece 24: Paysage D’Hiver – Paysage D’Hiver
February 15, 2012
Black metal is not a genre of music known for its crystal clear productions. So it is rather impressive that the productions on your average Paysage D'Hiver albums are so bad that many black metal …
Unruh’s debut ep Grim Midwinter Necrohymns – WORLDWIDE RELEASE
January 17, 2012
This is the official release of the kvlt Pagan Necrofolk band Unruh's debut ep Grim Midwinter Necrohymns. Unruh supports the destruction of all creative endeavors and as such, you may steal this album HERE. Moralist …
Mid-month Metal Masterpiece 23: Bathory – Blood on Ice
January 15, 2012
Bathory was always in the advance guard of the metal underground. Their 1984 self titled album was years ahead of its time and was probably the single greatest influence on the sound of modern "second …
Mid-month Metal Masterpiece 22: Demoncy – Joined in Darkness
December 15, 2011
I usually try to alternate between black metal, death metal and thrash each month on MMMM--so why am I doing a "black metal" band on a death metal month? Aside from my oft repeated (and …
Mid-month Metal Masterpiece 21: Darkthrone – Transilvanian Hunger
November 15, 2011
My first ever black metal cd was the Emperor/Enslaved Hordanes Land split. It has already been featured on MMMM, and as I said then, I wasn't sure what I heard, but I was pretty sure …
Mid-month Metal Masterpiece 20: Stormwitch – Walpurgis Night
October 15, 2011
Welcome back to Mid-Month Metal Masterpiece, where I discuss a different classic Thrash, Death, Black or just plain “Heavy” metal album on the 15th of each month. Of course, I’m an old school fellow, so …