oral history
The Head Control System Story: A Retrospective (Interview)
The Ulver-and-Sirius-related super duo reminisces on their salad days as a rock band, the culture surrounding “Murder Nature'”s 2006 release, and their own growth as artists in the decades since.
Corrupting the Wake: 15 Years of Caïna's "Some People Fall" (Interview)
Fifteen years after the birth of the post-rock and black metal fusion, Caïna reminisces about his debut.
Falling From the Sky Like Lightning: Empyrium Revisits Their Demo 25 Years Later (Interview)
Markus Stock reminisces about Empyrium’s roots and genre-defying demo in a new interview.
Many a Sun Has Set: Markus Stock Reflects on Empyrium 20 Years after "Songs of Moors and Misty Fields"
Returning to Empyrium’s landmark sophomore album two decades later.
A Tale of Pagan Tongue: Borknagar's "The Olden Domain" Turns 20
The landmark, blueprint album reaches its second decade. Brun and Garm weigh in.
A History of South Korean Metal and Hardcore Punk Part 2.
The Emergence of Metal and Punk
A History of South Korean Metal and Hardcore Punk Part 1.
Shin Jung-hyun and Music During Civil Unrest