Before one is fully able to appreciate heavy metal as a genre, one must first come to terms with the ridiculous imagery that is an integral part of the metal experience. Through some strange alchemical process, …
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The racist roots of the New Wave of Anti-Islamic Black Metal
March 13, 2017
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, …
Best Metal Albums of 2016
March 10, 2017
As I make these lists it is always a tricky thing to distinguish between those albums that seem excellent at face value, and those albums that are just plain exciting and/or fun to listen to. …
Album Artwork for the Ages 1: Raven – The Pack is Back
February 21, 2017
Before one is fully able to appreciate heavy metal as a genre, one must first come to terms with the ridiculous imagery that is an integral part of the metal experience. Through some strange alchemical process, …
Best Metal Albums of 2015
January 27, 2016
The more I do these end of year lists, the more I realize that most new metal (like most other new music) is pretty heavily indebted to the "old stuff." And, while it's rare to …
Minor Key Monday 73: Perturbator – Humans Are Such Easy Prey
January 18, 2016
I always have to stop myself when I say I like “all kinds of music”. Because, honestly, that just isn’t true, there is really only one kind of music I like. No, not [just] Black …
Minor Key Monday 72: Barbara Dickson – Down in Yon Forest (1969)
December 21, 2015
I always have to stop myself when I say I like “all kinds of music”. Because, honestly, that just isn’t true, there is really only one kind of music I like. No, not [just] Black …
It's another death metal month for MMMM, and this time we are going to take a look at one of those Incantation clones that seem to be everywhere these days. Not that I'm really complaining, for …
The early German black metal scene was about as underground as it got in the mid-nineties (at least until Lords of Chaos got published). And, one of that scenes best kept non-Absurd secrets is the …
I always have to stop myself when I say I like “all kinds of music”. Because, honestly, that just isn’t true, there is really only one kind of music I like. No, not [just] Black …