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Belphegor – The Devils
Belphegor's twelfth studio album, "The Devils," is a dark and intense offering that showcases the band's signature blackened death metal sound. From the opening...
Khold – Svartsyn
Khold's album "Svartsyn" has been long-awaited, with an eight-year gap since their previous release. The band's signature steely groove and downtuned guitars continue to...
Milking the Goatmachine – Nach uns die Grindflut
Milking the Goatmachine, the German-born duo of Goatleeb Udder and Goatfreed Udder, have returned with their ninth full-length album, Nach uns die Grindflut. These...
Entrails – An Eternal Time of Decay
Entrails' seventh album, "An Eternal Time of Decay," showcases their mastery of the classic Swedish death metal sound. The band sticks to their tried...
Kreator – Hate Uber Alles
Hate Über Alles, the 15th studio record from German thrash metal veterans Kreator, is an album that elicits mixed reactions. On one hand, it...
Gwar – The New Dark Ages
"The New Dark Ages" by GWAR marks a triumphant return for these outrageous Virginian shock-rockers. Often overshadowed by their mesmerizing live shows, the band...
Trick or Treat – Creepy Symphonies
I didn't think I'd like a power ballad about a ninja turtle in love with April O'Neill, but here we are.
Wiegedood – There’s Always Blood at the End of the Road
An uncomfortable masterpiece
Gaahl’s Wyrd – The Humming Mountain
Gaahl is a multifaceted artists. This is evident in his artistic output, which ranges from raw black metal in Trelldom and Gorgoroth, to hypnotic Nordic...
Helloween – Helloween
The best Helloween album in over a decade
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Cardi B, Moral Panics, and Censorship
Inexplicably, fighting over Cardi B's new song "WAP" is the hill that many people have decided to die on, with some defending it...
The Terror of the Flames: Depression and Suicide in 2016’s Christine
A raw and poignant portrayal of depression
Satan, Twerking, and The Fight for the Soul of America
Lil Nas X' latest song is the new theater in the pointless Culture Wars for the so-called "soul of America". And while it is fun to mock those fundamentalists who rally against its supposed "Satanism", we should also remember that their offense is real, and that they are acting in accordance to their beliefs. The issue is that we shouldn't care.