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Some notes on the art of H. R. Giger
It might be said that the choice of H. R. Giger for a brief overview on a site mainly devoted to heavy metal is a predictable one; the only response…
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Mercyful Fate – A Brief Retrospective/Introduction
Mercyful Fate are rightly regarded as one of heavy metal’s most influential and beloved icons. A recognized influence on bands like Metallica and Slayer, the danish group picked up on…
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Crifotoure Satanarda – Demo/Untitled (2000)
Many bands purposefully try to sound "quirky" and "unhinged" and these attempts rarely lead to worthwhile music as they come across as dishonest and attention seeking as they tend to…
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Cemetary – An Evil Shade of Grey (1992)
What draws listeners into Swedish death metal tends to be the focus on stripped back punk riffs, a reliance on the D-beat, gruff shouts, hard rock inspired breakdowns and the…
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Tiamat – Wildhoney (1994)
Tiamat have always been at the forefront of the Swedish scene, whether it was under the name Treblinka where they played the still nascent death/black metal of the time that…
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Thergothon – “Elemental” Climax Analysis (1994)
Most funeral doom is considered to be morose and monotonous with little variation in mood or composition and relying on slow tempi and sustained power chords on low tuned guitars…
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Laibach – Sketches from the Red Districts (2023)
Armed with transgressive audacity that got them into actual trouble in the final days of the former Yugoslavia and a seemingly boundless capacity for provocative irony unfolding on many different…
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Complete Snake Sign to Hessian Firm And Preview First Song – “Hog at the Jates”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R62xDAyHqP4&ab_channel=HessianFirm We are proud to announce that we have signed English metal band Complete Snake for their second EP Red Hog which will be released on CD on the 25/08/2023.…
The Music of “Tetsuo: The Iron Man”
With the Japanese cyberpunk classic Tetsuo: The Iron Man, director Shinya Tsukamoto created not only a noteworthy film work on its own but also inaugurated a world of his devising…
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Mortify – Fragments at the Edge of Sorrow (2022)
Chilean band Mortify presents an effort of notable poise and maturity on just their second full-length album. The main strength on full display in this release lies in the confident…