October, 2020 - Hessian Firm

Vocal Analysis: King Diamond

Rob Halford and Bruce Dickinson are the archetypal Heavy metal singers, combining shrill tenor voices with prolonged mixed voice screams that still sounded very full and present despite the ascension…

By Nicholas Mkhl October 29, 2020Analysis

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The Silver Age of Metal

Among the most elitist circles of metal fans it is quite common to hear, for some time now, that nothing is as good as it was in the first era,…

By Guest Writer October 24, 2020Analysis, Lifestyle

Interview

Interview with Danny Cinicolo of Maleficarum

Italian art is known for being very emotional and dramatic, this comes through in Maleficarum’s music, was this by design or subconscious? Well in the period that I composed the…

By Nicholas Mkhl October 23, 2020Interview

Interview

Interview with Daniel Lake, Author of USBM: A Revolution of Identity in American Black Metal

Decibel Books just announced their newest tome, ‘USBM: A Revolution of Identity in American Black Metal’, which will be released late November. For the first time, someone has interviewed innumerous…

By Guest Writer October 17, 2020Interview

Review

Anna von Hausswolff – “All Thoughts Fly” (2020)

"All Thoughts Fly" is the latest album by swedish composer Anna von Hausswolff, consisting entirely of instrumental and minimalistic organ soundscapes tending to the ethereal, oneiric and enchanted. Von Hausswolff…

By Raphael Alecto October 14, 2020Review

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On the purpose of modernism and the place of heavy metal

On his study on aesthetics titled Beauty, English philosopher Roger Scruton outlines the most noble mission for modern art to accomplish, if it does wish to attain greatness: "Moreover, there…

By Raphael Alecto October 5, 2020Analysis, Lifestyle

Analysis

The majestic beauty of Morbid Angel – “Desolate Ways”

In our previous analysis of "The Rack" by Asphyx, we noted that sometimes complexity paradoxically presents itself as elusive simplicity: the ascetic attempt at communicating as much as possible through…

By Raphael Alecto October 1, 2020Analysis