black metal
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Back in January, Brendan Majewski of the Brooklyn-based punk metal band Orphan took his own life at the age of 37. In his honor, fellow New York City metal band Krallice have put together a new EP. Named Orphan Of Sickness, the EP features covers of three Orphan songs performed
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On “Children of a Failed God,” Dødkvlt proves a one-man project can rock as hard as a four-piece band. This track thrashes hard and gets the album it’s on, II, starting with both guns a-blazing. Though the sound and mix of this album leaves me wanting more. I see
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Live video of Liturgy playing one of my favorite tracks from their latest record, “High Gold,” which was recorded at the Knitting Factory at the beginning of this month. I caught these guys over at SXSW, too, which was equally intense. The recording in this video is pretty boss, but
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“Of Deep and Dark Waters” “Children of a Failed God” After a couple different posts about this guy, we’re proud to bring you two new tracks from Finland’s Dødkvlt. The guy has a new album out, which is titled II, and it’s some of the most brutally
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New York’s Krallice, unarguably, are one of the current strain of American bands that are helping to keep black metal relevant in the West. I liked the band’s self-titled debut just fine, but I was expecting brighter days ahead for the group. With album after album, despite this
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Effigies and Epitaphs by Petrychor The American black metal band Petrychor dropped its debut album, Effigies And Epitaphs, on Khrysanthoney this month, and it’s got some some of the strongest guitar playing I’ve heard on an album of this style this year. Well, that is if I can
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On Liturgy’s latest album, the interplay and musicianship that made 2009’s Renihilation so memorable are magnified with tons of syncopation and detail. Another great addition to this band’s style is their use of swells and crescendos, and it’s not in the cliche post-rock way that we’
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Mamaleek is an unlikely black metal project hailing from San Francisco. The band’s two members are brothers, and they bring elements of noise and electronic drums. The occasional synth jumps in the mix, too. It’s got a gritty bedroom-recorded sound, and even though this thing is rough around
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New video from Liturgy‘s new album Aesthethica, which drops tomorrow on Thrill Jockey Recs. I caught these guys in person at SXSW this year, and they were interesting to say the least. This interview they did last year stirred up a lot of negativity toward the band, and I
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On their debut full-length on Deathwish, Deafheaven take their seamless blend of black metal, post-rock, and post-hardcore to a new level of musicianship and recording quality. Though this may not be the most original black metal record on the block–yes, a lot of groups have been putting tons of
