Man’s Gin – Smiling Dogs (Profound Lore, 2010)
Listen to “Smiling Dogs” Have you ever wondered what it would sound like if Ernest Hemingway and Hunter S. Thompson had gotten together over a few stiff drinks, said “screw this writing bullshit” and...
View ArticleSlough Feg – The Animal Spirits (Profound Lore, 2010)
Listen to “The 95 Thesis” Listen to “Free Market Barbarian” I’m not exactly sure when metal stopped being fun. I’m guessing it probably occurred around the time thrash and speed metal gave way to...
View ArticleBurzum – Fallen (Byelobog/Candlelight, 2011)
I find it odd that several prominent (I use the term loosely) metal websites decided to ban coverage of Burzum in response to a recent online rant by Varg Vikernes regarding the shootings and bombing...
View ArticleInterview: PANOPTICON
Panopticon’s Kentucky is one of the finest black metal albums you’ll hear this year. But it’s more than just a black metal album. It is one man’s ode to his home state, a downright joyous fusion of...
View ArticleThrawsunblat – Wanderer on the Continent of Saplings (self-released, 2013)
I’m always a little apprehensive when the word “folk” gets thrown around with the word “metal.” When I think folk metal, I can’t help but think of a bunch of hobbits running around swinging ale horns...
View ArticleBarren Harvest – Subtle Cruelties (Handmade Birds, 2014)
Darkness comes in many forms. A band doesn’t necessarily have to scream about Satan or pile on the distortion in order to take listeners to pitch-black places. Subtle Cruelties, the debut album from...
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