Monthly Archives: June 2014
Kill your idols, rape their dogs
Common belief holds that an artist has to necessarily invest a lot of himself in his art for it to acquire true meaning and depth. Good art, as much as it may seem to be motivated by an otherworldly genius … Continue reading →
Posted in Heavy Metal, Thoughts, Uncategorized
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Tagged heavy metal, heavy metal idols, hero worship, idolatry, John Frusciante, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, rock stars
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The strange case of Cannibal Corpse: Part 2
….what tends to get lost amidst the occasional haranguing against the band is that Cannibal Corpse did not change to entertain mass appeal, a statement that holds for the whole of their career. A band certainly of the basest motives, … Continue reading →
Posted in Death Metal, Thoughts, Uncategorized
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Tagged Alex Webster, Bloodthirst, Cannibal Corpse, Chris Barnes, George Fisher, Gore Obsessed, Kill, Rob Barrett, The Wretched Spawn, Vile
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The art of writing a metal review
Epicus Moronicus describes the glorious (non) art of writing a heavy metal review, and takes some wicked shots at this blog and others while doing so. The people this article concerns itself with fall under one of three categories: Doers … Continue reading →
Posted in Thoughts, Uncategorized
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Tagged bad grammar, bad reviews, heavy metal reviews, hedonism, reviews suck, The art of reviewing heavy metal
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The strange case of Cannibal Corpse: Part 1
Amid the rabid following that Cannibal Corpse have cultivated over twenty-five years has also been a faint but persistent sliver of a voice downplaying and even ridiculing their achievements. Washed away variously as derivative, cartoonish, intellectually offensive, anti-human and certainly … Continue reading →
Metal is not an all-inclusive hippie brotherhood
Why is the contemporary, so-called metal fan bent on converting heavy metal into some sort of tree-hugging hippie commune? Contrary to what many like to believe, metal is an inherently conservative form of music. Yes, it has evolved as a … Continue reading →
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Tagged clueless, core music, deathcore, djent, heavy metal genres, heavy metal umbrella, hipsters, ignorance, Indian metal, Indian scene, it is all metal, metal brotherhood, Metal is not an all-inclusive hippie brotherhood, metal scene, music business, non-discriminating, nu-metal, pseudo liberal, scenesters, socializing, stay metal, support the metal scene, trendies, underground, \m/
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Rattenfanger – Epistolae Obscurorum Virorum (2012)
Made up of Drudkh members playing death metal, Rattenfanger are the quintessential modern case of all form and no substance. Couched in an obscure, pseudo-mystical aesthetic designed to appeal to the faction within metal listeners that buy into everything “occult”, … Continue reading →
Posted in Black Metal, Death Metal
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Tagged Drudkh, Epistolae Obscurorum Virorum, Rattenfanger, Ukraine
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Death Metal from the tombs: Blaspherian and Imprecation
These two American bands comprise the very best in sepulchral death metal in existence today. Both play a style native to the North American continent, owing a large debt of gratitude to the atonal, chromatic forms first put forth by … Continue reading →
Posted in Death Metal, Music Reviews, Uncategorized
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Tagged American, Blaspherian, death metal, Havohej, immolation, Imprecation, incantation, Infernal Warriors Of Death, Satanae Tenebris Infinita
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