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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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Hessian Scrum 6: Kim Gosselin (MetalGuitarscales, Blackguard, Profugus Mortis)
Nick interviews Kim Gosselin, the founder of metalguitarscales.com. A series of books designed to help the metal guitarist break out of their limits in regards to composition. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrhEpICB0u4&ab_channel=HessianFirm
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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…
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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Analysis: Celtic Frost – “Dawn of Meggido”
Celtic Frost are universally recognized as one of the best and most influential extreme metal bands, having achieved in the seminal “To Mega Therion” one of the genre’s primary landmarks…
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The majestic beauty of Morbid Angel – “Desolate Ways”
In our previous analysis of "The Rack" by Asphyx, we noted that sometimes complexity paradoxically presents itself as elusive simplicity: the ascetic attempt at communicating as much as possible through…
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Arrangement Analysis: Asphyx – “The Rack”
Asphyx’s debut album is on the whole an undisputed classic of death-doom and underground metal in general, but for this time we’ll focus on the title track that finishes the…
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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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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…