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Gorgoroth – Gorgoroth: Climax Analysis
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Gorgoroth – Gorgoroth: Climax Analysis

Gorgoroth's second album is often considered to be their magnum opus and one of the greatest Norwegian black metal albums despite coming out significantly later than the other recognized classics…
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Posted by By Nicholas Mkhl November 19, 2022Posted inAnalysis
Consume the Forsaken and the Bastardization of Brutal Death Metal
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Consume the Forsaken and the Bastardization of Brutal Death Metal

Brutal death metal, one of the many death metal subgenres that is consistently trashed by “purists” just like genre siblings melodic death metal and technical death metal. Among the critiques…
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Posted by By Guest Writer October 14, 2022Posted inAnalysis
Some notes on irony
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Some notes on irony

“In five ways the supersaturation of an age in history seems to me hostile and dangerous. Through such an excess, first, that hitherto mentioned contrast between inner and outer is…
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Posted by By Raphael Alecto September 26, 2022Posted inAnalysis
The art of Purposeful Dissonance: Sentenced – My Sky Is Darker Than Thine
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The art of Purposeful Dissonance: Sentenced – My Sky Is Darker Than Thine

Sentenced's classic album North From Here opens with its most aggressive song "My Sky Is Darker Than Thine" that features a breakdown as an important compositional tool. While brutality and…
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Posted by By Nicholas Mkhl August 14, 2022Posted inAnalysis
A Case for Death Metal’s Greatest Album: Deicide – Legion
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A Case for Death Metal’s Greatest Album: Deicide – Legion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15-ek30lZ5M&ab_channel=HessianFirm Nick and Maccauley go through the triumphs of Deicide's magnum opus Legion and why its use of rhythm and subtleties may make this to be the greatest death metal…
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Posted by By hessianfirm August 10, 2022Posted inAnalysis
Forgotten Minor Classics: Mercyless – Abject Offerings
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Forgotten Minor Classics: Mercyless – Abject Offerings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_R-ldAidfmU&ab_channel=HessianFirm After a long hiatus, Nick returns with a short video detailing why Mercyless - Abject Offerings deserves to be considered as an important release for the death metal genre.
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Posted by By Nicholas Mkhl July 23, 2022Posted inAnalysis
A Case for Death Metal’s Greatest Album: Infester – To the Depths, in Degradation
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A Case for Death Metal’s Greatest Album: Infester – To the Depths, in Degradation

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_9QSaGc_xI&ab_channel=HessianFirm Nick and MacCauley discuss the incredible heights of Infester's masterpiece. Conversation revolves around the combination of synths and crushing riffs, the unique melodies and use of atmosphere, the drumming…
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Posted by By hessianfirm June 12, 2022Posted inAnalysis
A Case for Death Metal’s Greatest Album: Suffocation – Breeding the Spawn
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A Case for Death Metal’s Greatest Album: Suffocation – Breeding the Spawn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kj0-2sYYZfA Nick is joined by professional guitarist MacCauley Crawford (Giger, Predation) to dissect Suffocation's Breeding the Spawn and to elucidate on why it may be the greatest death metal album…
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Posted by By hessianfirm May 4, 2022Posted inAnalysis
Altars of Madness and the Birth of NYDM
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Altars of Madness and the Birth of NYDM

https://youtu.be/C_Nta6siwTE Nick is joined by Tempestuous Might, curator of underground metal, to discuss the sheer variety present on Morbid Angel's Altars of Madness and the facets that were absorbed by…
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Posted by By hessianfirm April 27, 2022Posted inAnalysis
Amebix and the birth of extreme metal
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Amebix and the birth of extreme metal

Amebix released their first single, “Winter”, in 1983, marking a decisive step from their preceding releases towards a new, unique style of their own forging. This transition, encompassing not just…
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Posted by By Raphael Alecto April 22, 2022Posted inAnalysis

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