Marduk, Dryck Julmust, and the Swedish Xmas Resistance
A spirited discussion of sticky-sweet Dryck Julmust, a beloved Swedish holiday beverage created in yet another failed attempt to get the raucous Swedes to stop drinking beer!
MACRODEX: Swedish Death Metal Band of the Week
Macrodex was an Eskilstuna band which kicked off in 1987 as the hardcore band Cruelty.
SiriusXM Bloody Roots of Crushing Funeral Doom
Ian Christe slows the tempo down to a brutal crawl, as he investigates the intense and depressive side of funeral doom metal
Swedish Death Metal, Italian Edition, via Tsunami Edizioni
Mille grazie to Tsunami Edizioni for sending over copies of the new Italian translation of Swedish Death Metal.
HETSHEADS: Swedish Death Metal Band of the Week
Here's another sample, some brutality from far afield of known territory by HETSHEADS
Sirius XM Bloody Roots: Decibel Magazine Tour 2013 Preview
May 2013 the Decibel Magazine Tour kicks off a 36-date North American assault with Napalm Death, Cannibal Corpse, and Immolation
Bon Scott’s Mother to Son: Tone Down AC/DC’s Racy Lyrics
In February 1977, during the zenith of the scorching hot Australian summer, Mark Evans accompanied Bon Scott as the singer headed to Adelaide for a long-overdue visit to see his parents
Classic AC/DC Bassist Mark Evans Remembers Bon Scott on Feb. 19
Then there was Bon, a gentleman with old-school manners but a wild side that would appear after a few charges went down, or as gig time approached.
UNCANNY …Is Swedish Death Metal Band of the Week
In 1987, two pre-teen(!) children Fredrik Norrman (later in Katatonia) and Kennet Englund (later in Interment, Moondark, and Dellamorte) started playing music together
Sirius XM Bloody Roots of Black Men and Women in Metal
Black men and women that have expanded the scope and advanced the cause of loud, aggressive metal.
Mean Deviation Author Jeff Wagner Weighs in on Voivod’s Target Earth
So with Voivod beaming its new Target Earth release over the world, we had to yank Jeff Wagner out of his listening cave for a deep-thinking verdict
SiriusXM Bloody Roots of Slam Death Metal
Crippling slams and gurgling depravity by deep-underground deviants including Abominable Putridity, Meathook Delaceration, Putrefying Cadaverment
What Are You Doing Here? Music Book Club at WORD Brooklyn...
WORD Brooklyn's Music Writing Book Group discusses Laina Dawes's book What Are You Doing Here? about being a black woman into heavy metal on Feb. 9
We Got Power!: Anarchy Tostada, Anarchy Puss, and Chuck the Duke
The current issue of the L.A. Record features a lengthy interview by founding Black Flag bassist/former SST Records mogul Chuck Dukowski with authors David Markey and Jordan Schwartz
METALION: Mayhem Live In Ski, 1986
The legendary first-ever Mayhem article in a metal mag appears there.
Candied Sweetbreads on a Bed of Seared Heart, by Balsac the...
"If this dish doesn't get you laid," boasts chef Balsac, "your girlfriend or boyfriend is either a prude or a vegan!"
MEFISTO Is the Swedish Death Metal Band of the Week
Mikael Akerfeldt: "I was completely floored. For me Mefisto's The Puzzle is the Scandinavian death metal super classic."
SiriusXM Bloody Roots Celebrates Black Metal History Month
The roots and raw riches of black metal, from Venom in the 1980s to Norway in the 1990s to Deathspell Omega in modern France
Swedish Sensationsfilms: Sweden’s Fashion Triumphs Through the Ages
In the golden era of Swedish Sensationsfilms, Swedish actors from the smashing Christina Lindberg to the ultra-boring Lasse Aberg always sported the latest dress.
David Markey Feasts His Eyes on Tres Hombres in the Wire
Markey set his highly-trained eyes on a bona fide classic—the ZZ Top Tres Hombres gatefold sleeve