I've taken a closer look at the various ways the neo-Nazi black metal underground hides in plain sight before. For every band that has the word "aryan" in their name and a swastika in …
Heavy metal has always been just a little too white for it to ever claim any level of racial enlightenment. And, when you take a genre that is already just a tiny step down …
The genre of Heavy Metal is absolutely no stranger to homoerotic album covers. For every album cover featuring an un-erotically posed dragon or wizard, there are at least TWO covers featuring oiled-up, ridiculously over-muscled …
It's been four years since I last posted about some of the subtle ways underground metal bands can mark themselves as a racist band, and I'm finally back to add another installment (of what will …
No heavy metal sub-genre positions itself more firmly in opposition to Christianity than black metal--most famously seen in the wave of church burnings across Norway in the heyday of the early 90s second-wave scene. And, Kerrang sensationalism aside, …
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. I can sometimes …