Former Dawning/Nothing Left composer and periodic Death Metal Underground writer Steve Cefala has unleashed his latest project, an attempt to synthesize metal, industrial, punk and post-apocalyptic roadhouse improvisational rock into a soundtrack for the decline and collapse of human civilization.
1 CommentTags: dawning, no god only pain, nothing left, rotten copper, steve cefala
Tarnkappe‘s Winterwaker (“Guardian of Winter” in English) is another Dutch black metal album aiming to extend the victories of the old forward into a modern world deluged with genericized and masqueraded jingle rock. Most modern black metal recordings consist of typical verse chorus verse hardcore punk songs with occasional tremolo-picked, hopefully minor key riffs and raspy vocals to differentiated it from the punks with their spiky hair and Sharpie-drawn straight edge Xs in the same way that modern opposing political parties mostly present two sides of the same leftist coin merely aiming the public towards financially catering to differing oligarchic leagues. Tarnkappe, a duo composed of members of Kaeck and Kjeld, aim to bury the bodies of the mainstream-media promoted black ‘n’ roll and “war metal” themed crossover thrash groups in an unmarked, shallow mass grave in the forest-tundra.
22 CommentsTags: 2016, Black Metal, Dutch black metal, hammerheart records, review, tarnkappe, the netherlands, War Metal, winterwaker
Varg Vikernes talked more about how he recorded the Burzum demos by overdubbing cassettes and the bass lines on Mayhem‘s De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas at Grieg Hall in yet another metal history video posted to his ThuleanPerspective Youtube channel.
16 CommentsTags: Black Metal, burzum, cars, de mysteriis dom sathanas, mayhem, metal history, recording, varg vikernes, video, youtube
Ex-junkie and recidivist thief Blake Judd signed a contract with Earache Records to reissue his nu-metal / black ‘n’ roll band Nachmystium‘s boring back catalog.
10 CommentsTags: black 'n roll, blake judd, crypto-indie, earache records, hard rock, hipster bullshit, nachtmystium, reissues
Hipster alternative rock band Bolzer blew up at Death Metal Underground on their Funbook page for telling the world what the first preview track, “I AM III”, from their upcoming album Hero actually was: vocal harmony focused alternative rock with generic riffing in the middle for no reason other than to pretend that their random music is metal and to “connect” two unrelated rock parts. Our staff’s commentary is after the jump.
59 CommentsTags: alternative rock, Bolzer, crypto-indie, death metal underground, facebook, hard rock, Hero, hipster bullshit, hipsters, Iron Bonehead Productions, nu-metal
Although this album has already been appropriately reviewed, a few notes come to mind when contemplating it after having it in rotation for a few months: this is the best Goatcraft release so far, and fans who defend it as intuitive and critics who say it lacks epic and distinctive melodies both make good points.
No CommentsTags: fruity tone generation, goatcraft, goatpiano, piano
Some rarities of excellence get skipped because they are misunderstood, and others because they are hard to write about. Amphilochia may be one of the latter: a black metal band that is difficult to describe except as a series of sensations organized around an unstated but pervasive theme, like mysticism in a technological age.
8 CommentsTags: 2007, amphilochia, Black Metal, fourth monarchy, Italy
Order of Nine Angles associated group Secuntra Nexion has published a collection of manuscripts on its occult and metaphysical activities, available online (PDF, 5.3mb).
33 CommentsTags: nexion, numinous, occult, order of nine angles, secuntra nexion
Manticore Press posted the introduction to Brett Stevens‘ Nihilism on their website. Check it out fence-sitting American Nihilist Underground Society lickers. Let’s find out what lurks inside!
35 CommentsTags: books, brett stevens, Manticore Press, Nihilism, Philosophy
Dutch insurrectionary black metal band Tarnkappe has released both of its albums on CD as a bundle for those who appreciate black metal that stays true to the late-90s form of the band, which is equal parts later Darkthrone and Zyklon-B.
9 CommentsTags: Black Metal, Dutch black metal, hammerheart records, sodomy, tarnkappe, the netherlands, War Metal, winterwaker
