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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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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…
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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Pre-Celtic Frost: Hellhammer
Before becoming Celtic Frost, Hellhammer innovated underground metal within a short span of time. In Hellhammer, we can hear the influence of Motorhead and, with it, the older rock n’…
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True Metal: Why Mercyful Fate Towers Over Judas Priest and Iron Maiden
What is “true metal”? The way people see the term “true” in metal depends awfully on what they have heard till that point. They may either feel disdain for those…
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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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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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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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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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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…