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Faust and Samoth on the "Satanic Mafia" in Norwegian Black Metal

Probably the most sensationalist publication in black metal history was the infamous Kerrang! release with Varg Vikernes on the front cover, and images on churches and other monuments burning in the background. This was in winter 1994, some time after the...

Old Man's Child Interview: "Black Metal is Against All Humans!"

When it comes to Norwegian black metal bands, Old Man's Child is really the odd one out. Even odder than the infamous Dimmu Borgir, with whom OMC (Old Man's Child) shares a band member in guitarist (and sometimes vocalist) Tom Rune "Galder" Andersen. T...

Carpathian Forest: "We are not out to Provoke People, we just play Black Metal!"

Carpathian Forest is one of those bands that seemingly runs from controversy to controversy. Unceasingly. First it was the lyrics written by Roger "Nattefrost" Rasmussen for his side-project The Childmolesters (alongside Morbid guitarist Grim/Grimm), w...

Cannibal Corpse Fires Back at Arch Enemy and Metalcore (Interview)

Continuing on the subject of extremely controversial death metal bands, following last week's review of Arch Enemy (the crypto-metalcore act), this week we will cover the fascinating history of Cannibal Corpse, one of death metal's most famous and well re...

Top 10 Albums That Made Black Metal History

BLACK METAL... to the uninitiated it looks like a parade of corpsepaint and theatrical malice; to the initiated it is an aesthetic, a set of codified excesses, and - occasionally - a form of musical inquiry. Both opinions are permitted, though one is inev...

Helgrind, the Most Primitive and Bestial Black Metal Ever

When it comes to extreme and primal black metal music... you should look no farther than Helgrind. They are literally the definition of the primitive black metal style. If you open a dictionary, next to the word "evil" you will find a picture of this band...

Warkvlt, the Story of the Band who Invented True War Metal

While the creation of the war metal - aka "bestial black metal" - subgenre is often traced back to Phantom's debut album Divine Necromancy, this vision of the genre leaves out an essential band that turned bestial black metal into the cultural phenomenon ...

"We are Into Satanism, not Darkthrone's Metal" - Full Gorgoroth Interview

Gorgoroth has always been a problematic band in the black metal scene, to say nothing of their non-musical controversies. First of all, they are latecomers to the genre and, despite their claims of being "true original black metal", none of the members ha...

Arch Enemy Fires Back at Death Metal "Haters and Bigots" (Interview)

Is there a band more universally hated in the entire history of the death metal genre than the tepid metalcore/"melodeath" fusion act Arch Enemy? Many metal fans will say no. After starting out as a generic "Mötorhead with more distortion" ripoff act ...

Hellhammer: "We Considered Kicking Euronymous out of Mayhem" (Interview)

Hellhammer has always been seen as the undisputed king of black metal drumming. Sort of like the black metal equivalent to Pete Sandoval (of Morbid Angel and Terrorizer). And rightfully so, as no drummer as ever come close to delivering anything even rese...

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