Embrace the Changing Seasons with Saiva's "Markerna Bortom"
An album to herald the colder months.
RIP Pound SF
Sunday the 22nd was the last show at The Pound in San Francisco. Evidently, the club was evicted for reasons beyond its control by the city’s Port Authority. The Pound was the place to see metal and hardcore punk in San Francisco for the past five years. Occasionally there would be a fight or accusation […]
Shaxul Records, SF
by Cosmo Lee Shaxul Records is that increasingly rare thing, the metal record store. “WE SELL METAL,” says a handwritten sign on the door. When I enter, Overkill’s Feel the Fire is playing on the turntable. The store is small, maybe 10′ x 20′. LP’s line the left wall; t-shirts the right. In between are […]
Black Metal Rainbows is Creating an Unlikely Safe Space
Born from a black metal symposium years ago, this recently released book includes creative and critical contributions from a diverse collective, celebrating the diversity of black metal, and also generated a massive compilation album late last year. We spoke to the creators about the book.
Exclusive Interview: There Are No Safe Spaces for Niklas Kvarforth and Shining
The controversial Swedish band on their first US tour
A Dreadful Number: Krvvla's Maddening Black Metal Coalesces In "XVII"
The Belarusian black metal act’s debut full-length, titled “X,” contains eight incrementally-numbered chapters of gripping and forward-thinking black metal. Stream the penultimate track “XVII” here.
Crypt Sermon Will Save Doom Metal's Soul
Philly upstarts are losing their religion, keeping the riff alive
Shining and Revenge announce 'No More Safe Space' Tour
This will go well
Shining’s “No More Safe Space” Tour Lives Up to Its Name; Show Cancelled
Niklas Kvarforth was accused of drugging a person’s drink, groping women, making rape threats, and using racist and homophobic slurs.
Stream: Sofy Major - "Steven The Slow" feat. Dave Curran
Overcoming disaster, one riff at a time
