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COMPILATION REPORT: Ultra Metal (Monitor, 1990)

by Johan Pettersson on October 14, 2019

Back in the 1980/90s – a time when underground metal wasn’t just a click away – buying compilation albums was a fun and affordable method for discovering new music. As introductions to specific styles or scenes – some of which otherwise remained restricted to the tape trading community – they’re the perfect option. Also, compilations occasionally featured alternate takes or tracks that couldn’t be found on the albums proper. Ultra Metal serve both functions; presenting the then current state of Czechoslovakian underground metal and offering exclusive versions of specific songs.

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Tags: compilation, Czechoslovakian metal, debustrol, ferat, Kabá, Master's Hammer, moriorr, ultra metal, V.A.R

A Guide to Electronic Music: Volume 2.0

by Tyrell Dahlstrom on August 31, 2019

Five thousand years ago, the present author created a guide to the main acts associated with the classic 70s-style electronic sound. The response was generally quite positive in nature (which the present author humbly appreciates), and several individuals requested a sequel focusing on later acts and developments in Electronic music.

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The Accüsed

by Johan Pettersson on August 29, 2019

The Accüsed came to life in 1981 as a punk/metal-act from Seattle who indulge in a self-coined musical style interchangeably referred to as “splatter core” or “splatter rock.” Releasing their debut full-length album in 1985, The Accüsed developed tangentially to thrash luminaries such as D.R.I., C.O.C. and Cryptic Slaughter, with whom they share musical characteristics. Like the latter, the Accüsed applies metallic riffing to rudimentary song structures fueled by the raging intensity of hardcore punk.

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Tags: Crossover, Speed Metal, the accused, Thrash

Bizarre Curiosities: A brief foray into unexplored genres

by Nicholas Vahdias on July 21, 2019

Sometimes it is essential to completely stray away from Metal for short periods of time. Like all passions, one must be willing to step aside and to distance the mind from it so that it does not morph into a constantly bombarding blur of tropes. This time I decided to shock my understanding of music by exploring styles that did not interest me or that I had strayed from over the years. Here are some of the more tolerable finding in what can be described as a sea of idiotic music comparable to the like of Metallica’s Lulu

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Tau Cross In Crosshairs Of Worldwide Conformity Censorship Machine

by Brett Stevens on July 5, 2019

Hardcore supergroup Tau Cross has come under fire for bassist/vocalist Rob Miller citing an off-narrative thinker in their liner notes. Band members have distanced themselves from Miller, and Relapse Records has dropped the band from its roster in response.

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Tags: amebix, gerard menuhin, rob miller, tau cross

Mithras – Worlds Beyond The Veil

by Guest Contributor on June 30, 2019

article by Svennerick

Morbid Angel’s output after Covenant led to a huge divergence between Extreme metal fans. After the huge failure and one of Death metal’s biggest downfalls, which was Domination, the band decided to change things up, which is a move that has to be admired, since many bands would milk out such a success and let their own music suffer in mediocrity.

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Tags: forever advancing legions, mithras, morbid angel, worlds beyond the veil

Brief Analysis: Beethoven Seventh Symphony: Second Movement

by Nicholas Vahdias on April 25, 2019

According to the great man himself, this was one of Beethoven’s greatest works and has rightly been recognized as being so. The second movement in particular was so popular that on its premiere, the orchestra were forced to encore it. To this day its popularity has not dwindled and the second movement has its own legacy outside of the symphony.

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Tags: 2nd movement, 7th symphony, Beethoven, romantic era

SMR – Liberty Or Death: Feasting Upon The Vanquished

by Ioannis Metaxas on March 30, 2019

Liberty or Death is our main dilemma on this sadistic article: whoever is not willing to die for his freedom, is not worthy of it.

Freedom and apocryphal rites of bestial devastation are foundational imageries commonly associated with metal. On this article, we will try to face the Thing that Should not Be, understand why ‘to live is to die’, crush our enemies, see them driven before us and hear the lamentations of their women.

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Rotting Christ Show Cancelled In Greece: A Brief Glance Into the Opposing Groups

by Ioannis Metaxas on March 22, 2019

Rotting Christ’s name stirred once more controversy in their native country, with the recent cancellation of their live concert in Patras, Greece. According to the band, the organizers and the Greek media, the blame falls on the ‘dark medievalist forces’ of the Orthodox Church and the far-right.

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Tags: Nikos Kazantzakis, rotting christ, spirituality