Tag: black metal
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Harsh Vocals – Episode 19 – Religion in Metal
For our nineteenth episode, we decided to talk about Religion in Metal. As an atheist, is there any real difference between Christian metal and Satanic metal? How important is religion as it relates to the music? Should metal musicians be subject to scrutiny for their beliefs? We discuss it all at length. Of course, we…
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Discovering New Bands Through Surveys (Orbit Culture)
I was curious as to what are the most popular bands that people are currently listening to? I wondered how many metal bands on the charts are well known? I don’t usually pay attention to charts, but I wanted to know how many bands have I not heard of that are popular to others? I…
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Vosforis – Cosmic Cenotaph
As a lover of both black metal and outer space, I was super excited to check out Vosforis. Labeled as “industrial black metal” in the metalhead’s bible, Cosmic Cenotaph is Vosforis’ debut album, released on April 19th, 2024 through Inner Hell Records. The mastermind behind the UK-based band is Simon White, who joined forces with…
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Harsh Vocals – Episode 18 – Imagery in Metal
For our eighteenth episode, we decided to talk about Imagery in Metal. How important is the look of a band? How important is the art that is used for album covers? Does one approach give a band more or less credibility? How does that same imagery apply to the listeners? We discuss it all at…
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Kanonenfieber – Die Urkastrophe Review
Whew! I can say that Die Urkastrophe is Kanonenfieber’s best work yet. This album will definitely be in my top albums of 2024. With that said, let’s get into it! If you aren’t familiar with this band, I’m going to give a quick rundown. Kanonenfieber is a German anti-war melodic death/black metal band. Noise (of…
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Winterfylleth: The Imperious Horizon Review
Winterfylleth are an English Atmospheric Black Metal band. They have in the past called their music English Heritage Black Metal and certainly use England’s rich history as inspiration for their music, as well as England’s beautiful countryside, particularly Cumbria, in Northern England. The Imperious Horizon is their 8th album and the first one in four years,…
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The First Wave of Black Metal… or was it?
Beginnings I remember the day well. An incredibly cold, steel grey day, Tuesday, 1st, December, 1981. I had struggled on to a freezing bus, faced a wind chill factor of -4C on the ferry, and then a twenty minute walk against the piercing wind. My purpose? To buy Venom’s Welcome to Hell on the day it was…
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Harsh Vocals – Episode 17 – Stereotypes in Metal
For our seventeenth episode, we decided to talk about Stereotypes in Metal. We discuss the few positive stereotypes, as well as the predominant negative ones. We even speak about our personal least favorites, and some surprising situations we’ve encountered recently that involved stereotypes. Of course, we also discuss each of our top three albums from…