Tag: 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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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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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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Within the Ruins – Phenomena II
It goes do-do-doooo-doo-doot
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Harsh Vocals – An Interview with Jim and Todd of Amiensus
On this special episode, we had the opportunity to interview Jim Benson and Todd Farnham – The guitarist, vocalist, and bassist behind progressive black metal band “Amiensus”. We talk about Amiensus’ creative process, influences, collaborations and growth. Of course we also ask some deep dive questions about their latest opus – Raclamation Pt 1 and…
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Opeth Announce New Album: “Last Will and Testament”
OPETH returns. With a great tune, New Album, and a hidden goodbye? They’re touring the USA.. Is this the final curtain? Spawned in the early nineties, Opeth has dabbled in so many styles, from gutterals to near folk fairytales with lyrics that will have you feeling “like the most evil band” on the planet as…
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Dark Tranquillity – Endtime Signals
Back in the early 2000s I was just getting started writing reviews for the website Metalcrypt.com. I was one of those metalheads that initially felt kind of lost in the 1990s when Heavy Metal was once again relegated to the underground (for the most part). I was in a Sam Goody store (who remembers Sam…