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Design by Sergeant D Click to enlarge If John Waters blogged about metal, the result would be Metal Inquisition. The site is mean as hell, yet culturally astute. It trawls society’s backwaters and exposes insecurities for public ridicule. Blogger Sergeant D is especially adept at this. The man has some of the strangest tastes I’ve […]

20 Buck Spin is a label you should know. With releases spanning metal’s spectrum, proprietor Dave Adelson (interviewed here) chooses quality over quantity. This year we’ve especially liked the Stormcrow/Laudanum split (reviewed here) and the Liturgy full-length (reviewed here). But, really, we like everything on 20 Buck Spin. Here is a sampler of the label’s […]

Catness Will Prevail I got Austin at a no-kill shelter. That doesn’t sound very metal, but it is true. When I got him, half his teeth were rotted and they had to be pulled out. (Ed. note: That sounds very metal.) I can only assume that being as hardcore as he is, he never had […]

Morbid Tails Shana (aka Shana Emfurry) Shana is a four year-old Collie/Shepherd mix. She was rescued from a local pet shelter, and her name is a cross between Shaun of the Dead and Shane Embury because she has a big appetite. Her favorite bands are High on Fire, Lair of the Minotaur, and Mastodon because […]

My cat Lorcan (Gaelic for “little fierce one”) has some corpsepaint-like markings. First thing I thought when we saw him at the pound was “black metal cat.” You should hear the dude meow. He’s got some serious lung power. His favorite band of all time is Ludicra, but he’s also partial to Under a Funeral […]

Belly of the Beast Django (named for Django Reinhardt) is a gigantic, stunningly handsome tabby man-cat. He is currently 10 years old. He has the deepest voice ever to bless a feline, and he speaks frequently. His voice could accompany any second-rate death metal album, and no one would know the difference. His favorite band […]