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How ANTIFA ̶A̶l̶m̶o̶s̶t̶ Killed a Festival
Antifa unfairly targeted a small Norwegian festival... and killed it.
Reviews
Druknroll – The Loop of World Creation
Although released last year in Russia, this baby is doing the press circuit this year so, why not?
Opening with a piano intro, Drunknroll know exactly how to make you guess...
Reviews
Ad Hominem – Antitheist
Aptly fitting in with its country’s history of literary and cultural infamy, French black metal has often framed itself as a genre for transgressors....
Festivals
Hellfest 2015 – Don’t Miss the Party
Few things are as good as going to a festival with a good line-up, and this year's edition of Hellfest has all of that and...
Reviews
N.K.V.D. – Hakmarjja
Black metal bands have been incorporating industrial into their sound since the 1990s, starting with bands like Mysticum, DHG, and Samael. The two genres...
Reviews
Necrowretch – Even Death May Die
You wanna know how utterly shitty I am? Necrowretch's new EP Even Death May Die is made up of 2 songs. TWO fucking songs,...
Reviews
Blut Aus Nord – Memoria Vetusta III: Saturnian Poetry
I don't know, man. There must be something in the water over in France that makes everyone a black metal prodigy. Since their inception...
Reviews
Blut Aus Nord / P.H.O.B.O.S. – Triunity
From two opposite ends of the French extreme metal scene, the occult black metal of Blut Aus Nord and the brooding drone behemoth of...
Reviews
Caïnan Dawn – Thavmial
France has been a hotbed for excellent black metal for a few years now, yielding such notable acts as Peste Noire, Deathspell Omega, Anorexia...
Reviews
Eths – Ex Umbra in Solem
After the departure of guitarist Greg Rouvière and vocalist Candice Clot last year, many longtime fans of Marsielle metalcore outfit Eths feared for their...
Must-read
The Dark Side of Business: An Interview with Scott Ian Lewis of Carnifex
Scott Ian Lewis on the dangerous state of live music, comics, and Necromanteum
“The songs you love, but not played well” – An Interview with Devin Townsend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RPb_jsnY2I
Get Ready for Wacken 2023
Get ready to unleash your metal power because Wacken Open Air is back with a bang for its 2023 edition! Mark your calendars for...