Bathory's "Hammerheart" Still Fills Our Viking Hearts 30 Years Later
Bathory's legendary foray into the new sounds of viking metal made waves which still ripple nearly a third of a century later. Here's some history and personal reflection on what "Hammerheart" would come to be, and mean.
Mind Trap: Oranssi Pazuzu's Prog-Psych Masterpiece "Mestarin kynsi" Won't Let Go
We review the Finnish black-metal-turned-prog-psych band's latest full-length, an hour-plus monster of a headtrip, and a goddamn fine one at that. Bonus: live photos from Oranssi Pazuzu's Chicago stop last year.
'-(16)- Announce New Album "Dream Squasher," Share "Candy In Spanish"
Sludge vets -(16)- are back with a rippin' new song.