Comments on: 40 Candles upon the Altar of Heavy Metal http://www.deathmetal.org/2010/40-candles-upon-the-altar-of-heavy-metal Death Metal News, Reviews, Interviews and Articles Tue, 22 Nov 2011 07:27:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The Putrid Stench of Gnosis – Interview with Grave Miasma « DeathMetal.Org http://www.deathmetal.org/2010/40-candles-upon-the-altar-of-heavy-metal/comment-page-1#comment-1403 The Putrid Stench of Gnosis – Interview with Grave Miasma « DeathMetal.Org Wed, 29 Sep 2010 21:52:54 +0000 http://www.deathmetal.org/?p=1457#comment-1403 [...] With the advent of another grim Autumn, half of the world retreats into glowing boxes of warmth and comfort to preserve the sickly and feverish Summertime langour. In a time where the seasonal rituals of harvest survives only as a novelty, for the sinister few, this is the season to step out into the growing shade of night and harvest the souls of the damned for they will be reborn into a new, unholy dawn. Such apocalyptic ends have necessitated a gathering of gargantuan proportions and could not be more appropriately named as the third ‘Black Mass Festival‘ in Helsinki later this week. Nefarious and astralic cults known to Hessians the world over, like Necros Christos, Sadistic Intent, Cruciamentum, Neutron Hammer, Lie in Ruins, and Death Metal legends, Demigod will be devastating the city and delivering winter even earlier than the Arctic already experiences it. Among such legions and Deathmetal.Org personnel in devout attendance will be London-based Death Metal occultists, Grave Miasma, making a similar journey to myself, but before our paths would re-intersect on the shamanic land of ancient Suomi, I posed a few questions to their guitarist and vocalist, the acronymious Heruka C.C.O.T.N., who seeks to re-ignite the dying embers of Death fucking Metal’s true fucking spirit on the very soil of the wider genre‘s birth. [...] [...] With the advent of another grim Autumn, half of the world retreats into glowing boxes of warmth and comfort to preserve the sickly and feverish Summertime langour. In a time where the seasonal rituals of harvest survives only as a novelty, for the sinister few, this is the season to step out into the growing shade of night and harvest the souls of the damned for they will be reborn into a new, unholy dawn. Such apocalyptic ends have necessitated a gathering of gargantuan proportions and could not be more appropriately named as the third ‘Black Mass Festival‘ in Helsinki later this week. Nefarious and astralic cults known to Hessians the world over, like Necros Christos, Sadistic Intent, Cruciamentum, Neutron Hammer, Lie in Ruins, and Death Metal legends, Demigod will be devastating the city and delivering winter even earlier than the Arctic already experiences it. Among such legions and Deathmetal.Org personnel in devout attendance will be London-based Death Metal occultists, Grave Miasma, making a similar journey to myself, but before our paths would re-intersect on the shamanic land of ancient Suomi, I posed a few questions to their guitarist and vocalist, the acronymious Heruka C.C.O.T.N., who seeks to re-ignite the dying embers of Death fucking Metal’s true fucking spirit on the very soil of the wider genre‘s birth. [...]

]]> By: DEATH METAL: Death Metal News, Death Metal Music and Death Metal Culture at Deathmetal.Org http://www.deathmetal.org/2010/40-candles-upon-the-altar-of-heavy-metal/comment-page-1#comment-464 DEATH METAL: Death Metal News, Death Metal Music and Death Metal Culture at Deathmetal.Org Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:54:39 +0000 http://www.deathmetal.org/?p=1457#comment-464 [...] challenge of creating relevant but still traditional Heavy Metal in this current age where even the most commercial face of Metal has been changed by the extremity [...] [...] challenge of creating relevant but still traditional Heavy Metal in this current age where even the most commercial face of Metal has been changed by the extremity [...]

]]> By: DEATH METAL: Death Metal News, Death Metal Music and Death Metal Culture at Deathmetal.Org http://www.deathmetal.org/2010/40-candles-upon-the-altar-of-heavy-metal/comment-page-1#comment-461 DEATH METAL: Death Metal News, Death Metal Music and Death Metal Culture at Deathmetal.Org Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:17:18 +0000 http://www.deathmetal.org/?p=1457#comment-461 [...] undercurrents of Finland produced cultivated metal sensations over the years from the earliest heavy metal days, best exemplified by the inimitable Sarcofagus, to thrash and the Finnish death metal movement, [...] [...] undercurrents of Finland produced cultivated metal sensations over the years from the earliest heavy metal days, best exemplified by the inimitable Sarcofagus, to thrash and the Finnish death metal movement, [...]

]]> By: John Knickrehm http://www.deathmetal.org/2010/40-candles-upon-the-altar-of-heavy-metal/comment-page-1#comment-433 John Knickrehm Thu, 18 Feb 2010 02:24:20 +0000 http://www.deathmetal.org/?p=1457#comment-433 Always been a fan of the oldies since i was 4 nd a half and always will... New Age is shit compared to old age... HAIL DM/TM/BM/HM FROM THE EARLY 90'S AND UNDER! Always been a fan of the oldies since i was 4 nd a half and always will… New Age is shit compared to old age… HAIL DM/TM/BM/HM FROM THE EARLY 90′S AND UNDER!

]]> By: ObscuraHessian http://www.deathmetal.org/2010/40-candles-upon-the-altar-of-heavy-metal/comment-page-1#comment-428 ObscuraHessian Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:06:20 +0000 http://www.deathmetal.org/?p=1457#comment-428 Such a wealth of Speed, Death and Black Metal bands inspired by and advancing the ideas of only 'a couple classic albums'? You could write a letter to ANUS and ask him, rather than speculating! Then you'll know exactly what to think. Such a wealth of Speed, Death and Black Metal bands inspired by and advancing the ideas of only ‘a couple classic albums’? You could write a letter to ANUS and ask him, rather than speculating! Then you’ll know exactly what to think.

]]> By: Ebelin http://www.deathmetal.org/2010/40-candles-upon-the-altar-of-heavy-metal/comment-page-1#comment-427 Ebelin Tue, 16 Feb 2010 06:25:56 +0000 http://www.deathmetal.org/?p=1457#comment-427 I wonder what S.R. Prozak would say about most of these bands and albums? Maybe something like: "a couple classic albums however the rest is not bad but why bother" I wonder what S.R. Prozak would say about most of these bands and albums? Maybe something like: “a couple classic albums however the rest is not bad but why bother”

]]> By: ObscuraHessian http://www.deathmetal.org/2010/40-candles-upon-the-altar-of-heavy-metal/comment-page-1#comment-418 ObscuraHessian Sat, 13 Feb 2010 17:30:44 +0000 http://www.deathmetal.org/?p=1457#comment-418 'Never Say Die' is in there to complete the 8 rows beginning with the 8 albums of Black Sabbath that feature the Ozzy Osbourne line-up. Eighth son of an eighth son! ‘Never Say Die’ is in there to complete the 8 rows beginning with the 8 albums of Black Sabbath that feature the Ozzy Osbourne line-up. Eighth son of an eighth son!

]]> By: Devamitra http://www.deathmetal.org/2010/40-candles-upon-the-altar-of-heavy-metal/comment-page-1#comment-417 Devamitra Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:35:52 +0000 http://www.deathmetal.org/?p=1457#comment-417 I know it's quite confusing but the collage only partially matches with the downloadable compilation, which actually does not have anything from "Never Say Die" but does include METAL CHURCH's "Beyond the Black"! I know it’s quite confusing but the collage only partially matches with the downloadable compilation, which actually does not have anything from “Never Say Die” but does include METAL CHURCH’s “Beyond the Black”!

]]> By: markm http://www.deathmetal.org/2010/40-candles-upon-the-altar-of-heavy-metal/comment-page-1#comment-416 markm Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:48:54 +0000 http://www.deathmetal.org/?p=1457#comment-416 Excellent collage - so much classic stuff. I'd get "Never Say Die" and the BLIND GUARDIAN out of there, swap in something like "Lonesome Crow" and METAL CHURCH's debut! great stuff! Excellent collage – so much classic stuff.

I’d get “Never Say Die” and the BLIND GUARDIAN out of there, swap in something like “Lonesome Crow” and METAL CHURCH’s debut!

great stuff!

]]> By: newdarkages http://www.deathmetal.org/2010/40-candles-upon-the-altar-of-heavy-metal/comment-page-1#comment-415 newdarkages Sat, 13 Feb 2010 05:31:19 +0000 http://www.deathmetal.org/?p=1457#comment-415 So awesome... listening now! So awesome… listening now!

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