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…
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Arrangement Analysis: Sinister – “Awaiting The Absu”
On the band’s third full-length effort “Hate”, Sinister dropped their phrasal and maniacal approach to Death Metal and went for a more streamlined and focused work while still preserving extreme…
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Hessian Firm officially stocking Sammath albums
Hessian Firm is proud to announce it'll be selling some of the albums by legendary dutch band Sammath. One of the most revered of the (relatively) recent extreme metal bands,…
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Dolentia – Iniciação Eversiva
Hailing from Portugal, Dolentia play a particularly ritualistic form of black metal descending both musically and conceptually from the style pioneered by the Norwegian Black Metal scene with some modern…
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Hessian Cinema – Part 2
We continue our exploration of cinema in search of worthy and exceptional works that will rouse the attention and appreciation of metalheads interested in other mediums where the spirit present…
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Sacramentum “Blood Shall Be Spilled” Arrangement Analysis
Sacramentum’s seminal “Far Away from the Sun” has been widely recognized as a classic of epic and melodic black metal for the band’s ability to depict cold and vast landscapes…
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Ingurgitating Oblivion – Cadence and Perspective in Desolation
Ingurgitating Oblivion, formerly known as “Of Trees And Orchids” is a German Progressive Death Metal Band known for taking inspiration from Immolation and Morbid Angel while also displaying some stylistic…
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Some Brief Thoughts on Burzum – Filosofem and the weltanschauung of heavy metal
The text above, the lyrics for the most iconic song from Filosofem, and perhaps Burzum’s whole career, has likewise become emblematic for black metal as a whole. I’ve always felt…
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Anata – The Infernal Depths Of Hatred
Hailing from Sweden, Anata is band known for their unique brand of Technical Death Metal which emphasizes unconventional melodies and harmonies. This style peaked on their 2006 release “The Conductor’s…
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Hessian Cinema
In our holistic quest for the hessian spirit in its manifold manifestations through a variety of forms, for once we’ll be looking at some examples from the cinematic arts. Much…