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Chicago's Murmur burst onto the scene with the awesome bummer of an album, Mainlining the Lugubrious. Since then they're no less bummed but they're also insane...
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Chicago's Murmur burst onto the scene with the awesome bummer of an album, Mainlining the Lugubrious. Since then they're no less bummed but they're also insane...
In the right hands, music is a life-sustaining force. On their second album, Thrawsunblat have channeled the pain of real-life tragedy and death into...
By the turn of the century, Enslaved had produced a quartet of compelling albums, establishing themselves as reliable and unique purveyors of the blackened...
Not that I would want to subject myself to the hair-splitting involved, but if I had to give you an example of "true metal",...
As part of Black Metal History Month, we will be spotlighting classic albums that we feel are essential for any fan of black metal. This...
Overtly sinister sonic imagery requires some suspension of disbelief on my part. Either I’ll buy into a band’s bombast and bluster, or their attempts...
Ostensibly borne of black metal, Krallice suffer from the simplicity of that label. Summoning a protean confluence of speed, intricacy, melody, and rhythmic ardor,...
Mutilation Rites’ discography is a bit confounding, traversing multiple line-ups, demos, splits, and EPs. The band’s rapid gestation has been very public, but every...
Woods 4 was a resplendent, sprawling and morose masterpiece. Its protagonist, ultimately, was victorious in his travails, leaving the listener in a state of...
Blut Aus Nord walk a path of relentless evolution. If you've traveled this road with them, you're certain to have an open mind and...
Burzum's long awaited comeback after 11 years of silence was a quiet one: 2010's Belus was generally well received but in many ways flew...
by Jeremy Ülrey 1992 was good to Varg Vikernes, at least from a creative standpoint. In a nine month period running through September, the...
by James Zalucky Faded am I, behind a wall of consciousness Still feeling a different world Surrounding me Chilling voices fill my head- I...
by James Zalucky When it comes to creativity, few bands can match the power and brilliance of AGALLOCH. Over the course of their career...
by James Zalucky For many metal listeners, the name Cradle Of Filth provokes a great deal of scorn and resentment. This is especially true...