Immolation was always kind of an oddball band. They were somewhere in between brutal death metal and a more melodic style that focused on weird guitar harmonies and slower mid-paced sections. Gorguts would probably be …
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Mid-month Metal Masterpiece 36: Graveland – Carpathian Wolves
February 15, 2013
National Socialist Black Metal is a touchy subject, even (especially) among black metal fans. And while I fall into the camp that an artist's personal ideological beliefs should have no effect on your enjoyment of …
Mid-month Metal Masterpiece 35: Sodom – In the Sign of Evil
January 15, 2013
Sodom, even more so than Kreator (covered here a few months ago), was probably the most brutal of the early German thrash bands. Their music always towed the line between thrash and death metal (especially …
Mid-month Metal Masterpiece 34: Necros Christos – Black Mass Desecration
December 15, 2012
Despite my continued protestations that I'm not all that into death metal anymore, I'm actually pretty ok with bands that play "old school death metal" (OSDM) like today's band. Sure, the brilliantly named Necros Christos …
Mid-month Metal Masterpiece 33: Varathron – His Majesty at the Swamp
November 15, 2012
Sometimes "black metal" is a difficult genre to pin down. While 90% of black metal pretty much either sounds like Emperor or Immortal, there is quite a lot of diversity to be found in the …
Mid-month Metal Masterpiece 32: Valkyrie – Deeds of Prowess
October 15, 2012
The older I get, the more my tastes in metal have relaxed. Back in the day (late 90s) I would have scoffed at even a hint of clean singing in my metal. An album like …
Battle Vests of the KVLT & TR00 1: My Black Metal Patch Vest
October 11, 2012
Are you looking for a custom designed battle vest, but don't have access to a high quality print shop? Contact me HERE, and we can discuss possibly working on a unique, custom designed vest, featuring …
Mid-month Metal Masterpiece 31: Kreator – Pleasure to Kill
September 15, 2012
I try to split these MMMM posts evenly between black, death and thrash metal bands. And, for those keeping track at home, today should obviously be a death metal day. However, as Chet in Jock …
Mid-month Metal Masterpiece 30: Xibalba – Ah Dzam Poop Ek
August 15, 2012
One of my favorite things about black metal is how each region of the world has their own take on the style. Russia loves flutes and lots of em. Poland loves having Rob Darken write …
The most common question one asks when it comes to Iron Maiden is not whether or not they are a great band, but rather, whether or not they are the greatest band. No other band …