Hooded Menace - Fulfill the Curse
Death doom metal seldom receives the attention it deserves. A few prominent names hold this genre together, such as Mythic, Funebrarum, and Coffins. This sound is more than just Slayer-meets-Black Sabbath. Low-end slow parts, speedier grooves, and constipated grunts make up death doom. Most albums pay tribute to ’80s horror with corpse-laden artwork and classic...
One man stands
Photo by Jeff Widener Today is the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. (See this interview with the photographer of the above photo.) Thrash metal, back when it had a conscience, responded to the event. One year later, songs inspired by it appeared on three thrash albums: Anthrax’s Persistence of Time, Slayer’s Seasons in...