One thing I love about black metal is how it takes on different characteristics based on its country of origin. While all black metal bands work with the same (narrow) set of influences, each black …
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Mailbag Monday 59
April 7, 2014
Hello dear readers, it’s MAILBAG MONDAY again! On this special day I will search through my mountain of reader mail and answer the five most pressing questions! What’s that you say? Do I really get …
Mid-month Metal Masterpiece 50: Ulver – Nattens Madrigal (1997)
February 17, 2014
Welcome back to the final day of the Ulver holiday weekend! On Saturday I covered, their black metal masterpiece Bergtatt, on Sunday I covered their easy listenin' acoustic album Kveldssanger, and today I'll cover their …
Mid-month Metal Masterpiece 49: Ulver – Kveldssanger (1996)
February 16, 2014
Welcome to day 2 of my Mid-month Metal Masterpiece coverage of Ulver's classic series of releases otherwise known as The Trilogie - Three Journeyes through the Norwegian Netherworlde. Yesterday we talked about their black metal …
Mid-month Metal Masterpiece 48: Ulver – Bergtatt (1995)
February 15, 2014
Ulver is one of those rare bands that loves to change their style completely from album to album. Which is to say, I tend to dislike about 90% of their discography. However, before they got …
Mid-month Metal Masterpiece 45: Summoning – Nightshade Forests (1997)
November 15, 2013
Summoning is a band both loved and ridiculed in black metal circles. While it is a fact that 98% of all black metal bands have taken their names from The Lord of the Rings, Summoning …
Within the fetid halls of black metal, there exists a genre known as DSBM (not to be confused with NSBM, and also not to be confused with BDSM, both of which are very--well, slightly--different things). …
I've always been on the fence when it comes to Sepultura. Sure, I own 4 of their albums (6 before I sold off Chaos A.D. and Roots), and they have plenty of great riffs, and …
Mailbag Monday 49
June 9, 2013
(Due to my site being down because of copyright infringement shenanigans, I was unable to post this Monday, but not to worry, here you go, 6 days late!) Hello dear readers, it’s MAILBAG MONDAY again! On …
Mid-month Metal Masterpiece 39: Zemial – Necrolatry
May 15, 2013
Everyone knows the Greek black metal big 3 (Varathron, Rotting Christ and Necromantia), but for some reason Zemial never seems to get their name dropped quite enough when casual fans discuss the Hellenic scene. Rather than …