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No other country delivers "Pure Black Energy" as masterfully as Norway.
"There are only two paths — the mind or the sword."
And it hits as hard as it ever did.
Today, we celebrate Mayhem’s Per Yngve “Pelle” Ohlin, or “Dead,” on what would have been his 53rd birthday. Pelle was only 22 when he...
In 2021, Mayhem was inducted into Norway’s Rockheim Hall of Fame with the crossover artist Casino Steel and the pop/ska duo The Monroes. Rockheim is a national museum, which is located in...
Abbath Doom Occulta is Immortal. Demonaz Doom Occulta is Immortal. Norwegian black metal is Immortal. Abbath and Demonaz, whose real names are Olve Eikemo and Harald Nævdal respectively, co-founded Immortal in the autumn of 1990. Immortal would become...
Norwegian black metal, or “norsk svartmetall,” is the ultimate reason for existence. Every time a new black metal single drops from Norway, “suddenly life...
Alexi “Wildchild” Laiho passed away on December 29th, 2020, at his home in Helsinki, Finland. Almost a year has elapsed since this tragedy. The...
Thanksgiving is the perfect time to start a gratitude journal in order to express your appreciation for all the bands that are currently working...
Define prolific? Fenriz. Define magnetic? Fenriz. Define genius? Gylve Fenris Nagell, who was born Leif Gylve Nagell, is the answer to everything. Fenriz first let...
Reality is often a far cry from the animated series Metalocalypse in which the global economy depends on the world’s best death metal band, Dethklok. The joke...
Have you ever wondered why your favorite metal songs are so genius?! This may be because they are the mad creations of a professor,...
Guitarist Tony Iommi and drummer Bill Ward first appeared at Ozzy Osbourne’s doorstep in 1968. The pair arrived in response to an old “Ozzy Zig Needs a Gig” advertisement that had lingered even...
“What’s my drug of choice?” We are “Junkheads” for Stone Temple Pilots’ Core and Alice in Chains’ Dirt. These masterpieces were both released on September 29th, 1992. Core and Dirt...
There is more to the German music scene than Rammstein, Accept, Oomph!, Lindemann, Doro, Scorpions, and Megaherz. Metal fans will remember Kreator and Sodom...
Russia is like a time machine. That is why one of the nation's most popular rock band goes by that name, Машина Времени/Time Machine....
“Of all the things I lost I miss my mind the most.” Ozzy Osbourne is a true “Master of [un]Reality.” If you think Ozzy’s...
In 2019, Seattle celebrated the first-ever Layne Staley Day. Layne Staley was born on August 22, 1967. Layne may have been 34 when he...
Raise your Black Tooth Grins.
Alice in Chains' “Man in the Box” is one of the greatest metal hits ever. The single was originally released on Alice in Chains Facelift (1990). Facelift was Alice in...
While Britney Spears struggles to end her 13-year conservatorship, we think the best way to support her is to listen to her music. The 39-year-old singer refuses to continue her...
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather...
