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Darkthrone announces release of Black, Death and Beyond anthology
Former black metal, now heavy metal band Darkthrone have announced the upcoming release of a triptych analog release via Peaceville, featuring a retrospective from each stage of the band’s career....
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Sorcier des Glaces releases Ritual of the End
Northern wanderlust black metal band Sorcier des Glaces announces its fifth album, Ritual of the End, to become available shortly through Galy Records. This Quebecois act made a name for itself in the...
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Nidhogg reveals details of Ildjarn and Hate Forest Those Once Mighty Fallen...
Last year, we reviewed Ildjarn’s contribution to the Those Once Mighty Fallen split. In it, we speculated that Ildjarn perhaps was uninvolved in composing that music, due to its distinct difference...
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How to buy friends and manipulate people
Metal — and everything else humanity-related — is like the first day of first grade. People are still using the same tactics they used then as the basis of their behavior, mainly because there are...
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Burzum announces release of The Ways of Yore on June 2, 2014
Burzum, the sometimes black metal and sometimes ambient project of Norwegian-descended French national Varg Vikernes, announced the release of new album The Ways of Yore on Byelobog...
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Pilgrim – II: Void Worship
After metal spent decades expanding its boundaries farther than may be wise, some individuals decided to adopt the inverse of this mentality. Instead of diluting the genre, go back to its roots – and...
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Interview with - - -
For those who caught our review of the - - - /Dawning split some months ago, the intentional mystery behind - - - may have created some interest. Artists disguising themselves is nothing new; all of...
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How flowing black metal took over the genre
Some have wondered — including part of our older staff — as to why we don’t feature the newer-styled black metal acts like Drudkh, Blazebirth Hall, and the like here on DeathMetal.org. Our answer is...
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Nihilistinen Barbaarisuus – Synkka Tuuli
This is a release showcasing a band in stylistic conflict: on one level are the structural regimentation of black metal and consequent song arrangements which must be followed for the sake of...
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Don’t support the scene
After death metal and black metal had made their meaningful contributions, a cry rang out: support the scene! By that it was meant that you should go to local shows, buy records, and otherwise give...
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The problem of commercialism in metal
Some will tell you that metal cannot sell out because metal is not a large financial enterprise. The question then is, “What is large?” because if a genre supports dozens of labels, has top-grossing...
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Burzum – The Ways of Yore sees release June 2, 2014
Norwegian-French one-man black metal/ambient act Burzum released the cover and tracklist for its 12th album, The Ways of Yore. This album continues in the ambient style of previous Burzum ambient...
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Interview with Vulk of Wormreich
Wormreich is a black metal band dwelling within the heart of the bible belt. The best way to describe their style would be Casus Luciferi-era Watain with some symphonic elements and an almost...
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Diocletian – Gesundrian
The sheer power of war comes alive in the third full-length from New Zealand warriors Diocletian, Gesundrian. The name Diocletian comes from the Roman emperor of the same name who waged what came to...
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Wormreich – Wormcult Revelations
In darkness heavy metal finds its greatest friend. From the ominous tritone of Black Sabbath to the most vicious and bestial extreme metal of the modern day, diving into the abyss to find meaning has...
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Condemned to Glory: Interview with Averse Sefira
What is best? To crush your enemies, to see them driven before you and to hear the lamentation of the women. – Conan For many years, this site and its writers have demonstrated a preference for the...
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Mayhem – Esoteric Warfare
Black metal band reformed as nu-metal powerhouse Mayhem released their latest album Esoteric Warfare on June 6, 2014. Much like late-career albums from Triptykon and Massacra, the latest Mayhem shows...
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No mosh – No core – No trends – No fun
What was the “message” of black metal? Like most interesting things, it doesn’t boil down to x=y format. Instead, we have some images on the surface that we must dig through to find the original idea....
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Emptiness – Nothing but the Whole
Belgian death metallers Emptiness return with Nothing but the Whole which combines death/black metal intensity with the brooding ambiance of dark ambient similar to Desiderii Marginis. The result...
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5 albums that invented underground metal
Before there were names for styles like death metal and black metal, and before anyone beyond a handful of people knew of these genres, pioneers created the groundwork for both genres and influences...
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