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The Evil and (Im)Morality of MP3 Sharing
While staying clear of the vitriolic style of his bandmate, and haemorrhoid in the ass of the world, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley continued the...
Music and The Criminalization of Speech
I take a great deal of pride on the fact that when Varg Vikernes was arrested in France, under their totalitarian anti-terrorist legislation, ours...
Viva la Filesharing – We are NOT Killing Rock
In his constant struggle to remain on the wrong side of history, moron extraordinaire Gene Simmons said that file sharing killed rock. Nowadays, he...
Defenders of the Faith: Metal and Religion
There are certain hypocrisies in the metal world when it comes to religion; a double standard that we all apply when it comes to...
A New Letter from Orphaned Land (and our rebuttal)
In response to our blog on Orphaned Land, Kobi sent us an open letter, to which we replied. This is his new response, as...
An Open Letter from Orphaned Land (And Our Rebuttal)
UPDATE: Kobi Farhi has again responded to us with another open letter. Read that letter and our response here.
Upon publication of my latest article, we...
All Is None – The Hypocrisy of Orphaned Land
UPDATE: Kobi Fahri, singer of Orphaned Land, wrote an Open Letter in response to this article. You can see it, together with our response,...
Fade to Black: Heavy Metal and Suicide
The issue of mental diseases among metal fans is one that has plagued the minds of researchers, journalists and, of course, the fans themselves...
On Burzum’s Removal from Ebay
It was recently reported that eBay started removing Burzum items from their website, arguing that they promote hatred and violence. If this is true,...
My No-No Square: Metal and Abuse
During a recent interview I conducted with Oscar Dronjak, guitar player of Hammerfall, we touched upon the topic of the position of women in...
Must-read
Deserted Fear Story
When she made a credible accusation of sexual assault against a member of Deserted Fear, Fiona thought that the band would cut ties with him. Soon after, however, he was back on stage.
Making the Festival of the Century
"A crowning achievement"
The Ecstasy of Live Shows in 1986’s Heavy Metal Parking Lot
In 2020, this isn't so much about nostalgia for my first concerts, but instead about nostalgia for any concert at all