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Black Metal and Otherness
One of the most immediately perceivable aspects of black metal’s imagery and aesthetic is its focus on the negative – elements such as darkness (absence of light), cold (absence of…
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The Evolution of Chuck Schuldiner’s Vocals
Most metal vocalists ten to experiment with various methods until sticking to a select set that will define their careers. Occasionally some vocalists will abandon harsh vocals in an attempt…
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Deicide – Legion (1992)
Deicide's second full length effort "Legion" is an album which I grew to like very quickly and it even propelled itself into one of my favorite albums. This, at first,…
Septicflesh and Horrified: Two Underappreciated EPs
The extreme metal scene that flourished in the late '80s/early '90s in Greece attained distinction and a particular reputation in the underground for most bands' heightened incorporation of melody and…
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Arrangement Analysis: Gorguts – The Erosion Of Sanity (1993)
When thinking about Canadian Technical Death Metal one might come up with bands playing power chords in fast succession and constant hyperblast overpowering the music to the point where structure…
Hessian Hoard #1: Thy Third Wave Ov Black Metal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jBHTivMgpk&ab_channel=HessianFirm Nick reviews the new book by Metal Guitar Scales and its purpose for the metal guitar player as well as the kind of content to expect from such a…
Amorphis – Privilege of Evil
In recent decades Death Metal experienced a huge shift in style as Bands went from writing intricate arrangements with unique melodies towards a style that favours dexterity and ability to…
Abyssvm – Poizon of god MMIX (2021)
Originally revealed to the public in 2008, a remastered edition of Poizon of god has been released in 2021 by Abyssvm under the auspices of The Black Flame (Northwind). The new…
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Some brief thoughts on Brutality and Monstrosity: twin gems from the Floridian underground
When a genre becomes as crowded as metal, the need for rigorous selection inevitably arises as a necessary mechanism to unearth the truly outstanding voices, and in that process certain…
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Analysis: Graveland – “The Night of Fullmoon”
Graveland was the most high spirited of the many bands who took the pagan warfare theme as its core inspiration. While displaying bombastic pretensions from the beginning and by the…