Armchair rhetoric on extreme metal
B-tier black metal and the break of autumn Your tastes are not your own. Your moods are orchestrated by nefarious digital platforms. Everyone knows this now. ‘Inception’ may have been right that the mind can always spot an idea implanted by a foreign agent. That we would somehow care, or not act on this idea... Continue Reading →
A life in death metal 1987-1997 By David E. Gehlke Death metal was rock’s first truly underground cultural artefact. One only has to look at the way it crumbled and fragmented whenever it sniffed the bright lights and fanfare of “mainstream” attention. Look at heavy metal by contrast. Perfectly comfortable with a little big budget... Continue Reading →
Skognatt: AndromedaOut 6th September, self-released Synths, arpeggios, drum programming, the futurist starter pack melded with a batch of traditionalist black metal riffing and vocalisations binds together this new space themed direction for Germany’s Skognatt. Berlin school ambient and drone modernism meets an undercurrent of antiquarian lamentation as the cold naturalism extends its outlook upwards. Skognatt’s... Continue Reading →
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