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Manowar – Battle Hymns (1982)
Still largely handheld by Judas Priest, Manowar shows us the budding epic power metal style we know and love them for.
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Celtic Frost – Monotheist (2006)
In many ways, Monotheist is the album that should have followed To Mega Therion if we lived in a perfect world, in a world where we could change past errors, erase our frivolous missteps and focus completely on the eternal work at hand.
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Celtic Frost – Into the Pandemonium (1987)
Upon reading the album’s title, and being acquainted with the previous one, To Mega Therion, we brace for a hellish adventure more harrowing and transforming.
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Celtic Frost – To Mega Therion (1985)
Celtic Frost makes a strange breakthrough with To Mega Therion. For one, they are faithful to the developments in Morbid Tales that come right out of Hellhammer and impose a more coherent form on it.
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Celtic Frost – Morbid Tales (1984)
While the music here is already streamlined as opposed to the jigsaw method of Hellhammer, chaotic energy still suffuses the way the instruments are played.
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SAMMATH – Zwaardbroeders Bij De Bergengte (1996)
Unlike the so-called third wave of black metal, the mid-to-late-90s wave of black metal showcased underground metal music at its purest and most essential. Bands like Sammath, Old Wainds, Setharial,…
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Discography Overview: Hellhammer
https://youtu.be/Lj6bdUq6ndE David, Nick and Cullen go over Hellhammer's short yet incredibly influential career, discussing the band's evolution, musical characteristics and the difficulties bands face when trying to emulate their style
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Interview with Elytron Frass
We’ve had the pleasure of engaging in a series of back-and-forth inquiries with Elytron Frass, multi-media artist, author of Liber Exuvia, and scriptwriter of Vitiators alongside illustrator Charles N. I.…
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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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Cromlech Sign to Hessian Firm And Preview First Song – “Born With Sword In Hand”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5N_hhWXvm2k&ab_channel=HessianFirm We are extremely proud to sign Cromlech for their latest release Ascent of Kings that will be released on the 3rd of March. In the meantime you can find…