February 2012
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“There’s a fine line between the expression of excitement the way excitement used...”
– [MetalSucks: Death to Mosh Pits!]
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WatchSteven R. Smith’s latest private-press LP, Old Skete, is, by far, his most personal-sounding solo guitar record, yet. Like, razor-blades-on-the-counter sad. Is that guy okay? Damn.
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“Black metal has long embraced recording conditions and qualities that other...”
– [That’s How Kids Die: Worship Black Metal Cassettes]
Not only a nice round-up of what the Black Twilight Circle collective has released on Rhinocervs and Crepusculo Negro (still want my tapes, dammit) but also puts black metal cassette culture (kvltvre?) in perspective.
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“Each Valentine’s Day, we dream a dream we know can never come true. Just...”
– What in the fresh hell is this, Noisecreep? Lemme help you out by pointing you here.
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“Perhaps to some degree we’re uncomfortable, as a culture, with the fact that...”
– [Slate: We’re Living In A Golden Age Of Documentary Filmmaking]
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WatchThere’s not much to this live performance music vid from Autopsy other than a lot of flashing lights and some hilariously hammy mug shots, but the song kicks serious ass and features all the mental-patient-with-a-guitar things you’d hope an Autopsy song would have.
[Bloody Disgusting]
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“Humanity is doomed. And The Botanist awaits that doom eagerly.”
– [Quietus: The Botanist Interviewed]
I also interviewed The Botanist back in September, but dude is a one-man, hammered-dulcimer black metal quote machine.
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WatchHey, remember when metal music videos weren’t sent to VH1 purgatory? Helms Alee does and recreates some of the more memorable late ‘80/early ’90s videos. This rules.
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“The notable Christian bands of today, whether they know it or not, owe a great...”
– [Cryogenic Husk: Faster For The Master]
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“[Beyond the Black Rainbow] was my experimental electronic album. The next one I...”
– Panos Cosmotos [Filmmaker]
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“… an increasing number of his fellow noise musicians are also taking a...”
– [Resident Advisor: Technoise]
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Lana Del Rey’s “Video Games,”...
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“It was almost like the exploration itself dictated the piece more than I was as...”
– [The Wire: The Keith Fullerton Whitman Notebooks]
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The Return Of True Metal? →
Not entirely thought-out, but fodder for conversation at least, especially in light of recent editorials about NPR and Pitchfork not spotlighting traditional/power/shred metal (some thoughtful, some needlessly name-calling). I actually like some of this music, but haven’t given much ink to it (more on that to come).
My main question (and something I’ll be thinking about): If...
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Watch“I am getting very stressed out that the head of our school does not know about Neu!”
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LURKER's Guide To The Great Norwegian Death →
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“Angst about age in punk rock—and the wider universe of what’s nominally grouped...”
– [Washington City Paper: Youth Of Today]
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“While death metal was made in the ’80s, it hit hardest in the early to...”
– [Salty Eggs: Immortal Rites: Florida Death Metal Reigns Eternal]