Guest Writer - Hessian Firm

Anubi – Kai pilnaties akis užmerks mirtis (1997)

Anubi comes from Lithuania, a small country in the Baltics. Though this black metal band is well-known amongst Lithuanian metalheads very few people know about them outside the country. This…

By Guest Writer November 9, 2021Review

Interview

Interview: Manticore Press

Operated and owned by award-winning author Gwendolyn Taunton, Manticore Press has provided the world with non-fiction literature specializing in history, spiritual traditions (including occultism), and philosophy. Much of the content could be considered obscure (not unlike metal), and overlaps with extreme metal is apparent.

By Guest Writer September 21, 2021Interview

Lifestyle

A Short Guide to Alternative Martial Art: HEMA

Guest article by Rukas There is something appealing about martial arts: the ability to improve your discipline, self-control, strength, reaction etc. There are plenty to choose from yet the popular…

By Guest Writer July 13, 2021Lifestyle

Review

Dödfödd – Demo 10 (2012)

Here we have one of those underappreciated releases that no one gives a damn about. It’s an album-length demo from 2012, although it’s almost unfair to call this a demo…

By Guest Writer April 4, 2021Review

Interview

Interview: Jarno Nurmi (Serpent Ascending, Desecresy, etc)

Howdy Jarno! Thanks for taking the time to do this interview. You’ve been involved with death metal for a long time. What initially sparked your interest in extreme metal? Which…

By Guest Writer March 9, 2021Interview

Analysis Lifestyle

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 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

Lifestyle Review

Bone Tomahawk (2015)

American cinema is a farce. Major Hollywood studios churn out cookie-cutter pap for the sole objective of high profit margins. The current 10 highest-grossing movies include three comic book movies…

By Guest Writer September 13, 2020Lifestyle, Review