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Rebel Hymns of Left Handed Terror (Moribund). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Rebel Hymns of Left Handed Terror (Moribund). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Blood and Ashes (Regain). Review by Matthew Moyer.
War Metal Battle Master (Southern Lord). Review by Matthew Moyer.
What? You’ve watched every episode of Metalocalypse and find yourself with nothing left to fill the sick, black void in your soul? Get thee to the source, man. Scott Adams recommends this Viking-fueled history of Black Metal.
Matthew Moyer wonders whether Maybelline or perhaps a more sinister faction is responsible for Gorgoroth’s awesomeness.
Sworn to the Dark (Southern Lord). Review by Matthew Moyer.
The Kingdom of Glacial Palaces (World War III). Review by Matthew Moyer.
If a band takes its name from a Robert E. Howard tale, they’d better have some epic lyrical battlescapes to back it up. Symphonic metal masters Bal-Sagoth deliver on the promise of their name. David Lee Beowulf talks with swordsman – er, frontman Byron about Howard, weaponry, and metal!
La Grande Danse Macabre (Century Media/Regain). Review by Nathan T. Birk.
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.