Hailing from the Bordeaux region of France, THE GREAT OLD ONES deal exclusively in music inspired by H. P. Lovecraft (a recent promo photo has band members pictured alongside old Howard Phillips himself). On their […]
In yet another headstrong attempt to shatter the “In space no one can hear you _______” barrier, one-man Grindcore band PSUDOKU has released Space Grind – a 28-minute wave-spectrum histogram of interstellar data recorded in 2011. The […]
It has been nearly four Gregorian years since PSUDOKU’s Space Grind audio wave transmission was received and transcribed for widespread earth enjoyment. Since then, grind astronomers have remained poised at their instruments, wondering whether they would again […]
It’s safe to say that Heavy Metal and spirituality have a complicated relationship. Generally, metallists tend to skew dark, focusing on grim themes like torment, guilt, misery, suffering, torture, purgatory, hellfire, war, and religious atrocities. […]
The idea of “outer space” often has a calming effect on heavy metal music. How does one stay bitter in the face of such profound distance and emptiness – such total absence of anything earthly […]
There are certain works of art that are delivered complete and immaculate, meticulously crafted – lines sharp, edges trimmed, flush, sanded smooth. Works exact in their presentation and targeted in their impact. From the outset […]
Black Metal is supposed to be scary. It is hostile, ominous music, gloomy and portentous. It is the sound of black fingers stretching overhead, of morbid windows opening both in the night sky and in […]
How can Grindcore’s grisly works Achieve consideration For enshrinement in the genteel house Of Art throughout the ages A form designed and Bred for violence A paragon of ugly Stretching filthy fingers always Profane defilement […]
There are multiple distinct varieties of Space Metal. There is the “floating in space” variety – a disembodied and contemplative music that speaks of cold vacuum and deep isolation, but also of cosmic masterpieces, of […]
ALTAR OF PLAGUES made a dramatic entry into the Black Metal conversation with their 2009 LP White Tomb. The album was a crushing, often beauteous soundtrack to mankind’s tumble into ultimate dusk. Fans delighted in the […]
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