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Hessian Scrum Special: Danny Hyde (ex-Coil, Aural Rage, Electric Sewer Age), w/Randal Plunkett (filmmaker) and Sam (Sirrogha)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zRy_GCAiSM&ab_channel=HessianFirm For this epic and sprawling podcast (which for the most part turned out more like a conversation in a pub), Raphael chats with Danny Hyde, member of the now…

By hessianfirm August 9, 2023Podcast

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Article on the Cave Dweller Music blog: Introductory Guide to Danish Death Metal

Nick has written a guest blog post for the Cave Dweller Music blog, highlighting the core albums of the Danish death metal scene; you can check it out here.

By Raphael Alecto August 8, 2023Review

Podcast

Hessian Scrum: Lord Marco (Brain Drill, Vital Remains, The Faceless, Waking the Cadaver, Six Feet Under….)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZv-wI2ZynA Nick is joined by drum virtuoso Lord Marco A.K.A Marco Pitruzzella known for lending his services to many highly technical bands and for defining the drumming style that has…

By hessianfirm August 6, 2023Podcast

Analysis

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…

By Raphael Alecto July 31, 2023Analysis

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Mercyful Fate – A Brief Retrospective/Introduction

Mercyful Fate are rightly regarded as one of heavy metal’s most influential and beloved icons. A recognized influence on bands like Metallica and Slayer, the danish group picked up on…

By Raphael Alecto July 30, 2023Review

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Crifotoure Satanarda – Demo/Untitled (2000)

Many bands purposefully try to sound "quirky" and "unhinged" and these attempts rarely lead to worthwhile music as they come across as dishonest and attention seeking as they tend to…

By Nicholas Mkhl July 30, 2023Review

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Cemetary – An Evil Shade of Grey (1992)

What draws listeners into Swedish death metal tends to be the focus on stripped back punk riffs, a reliance on the D-beat, gruff shouts, hard rock inspired breakdowns and the…

By Nicholas Mkhl July 29, 2023Review

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Tiamat – Wildhoney (1994)

Tiamat have always been at the forefront of the Swedish scene, whether it was under the name Treblinka where they played the still nascent death/black metal of the time that…

By Nicholas Mkhl July 28, 2023Review

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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…

By Nicholas Mkhl July 26, 2023Analysis

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Laibach – Sketches from the Red Districts (2023)

Armed with transgressive audacity that got them into actual trouble in the final days of the former Yugoslavia and a seemingly boundless capacity for provocative irony unfolding on many different…

By Raphael Alecto July 18, 2023Review