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Best Debut Metal Albums of 2012
Best Debut Metal Albums of 2012
Best Debut Metal Albums of 2012
I've never understood why people spend so much time at the end of each year debating the merits of music released by the best-known names in metal. Although it happens, only rarely does a band with an established, branded style break away and surprise everyone with a rule-breaking, game-changing sound...
Mutilation Rites’ Michael Dimmitt Saw Norwegian Black Metal First-Hand
Mutilation Rites’ Michael Dimmitt Saw Norwegian Black Metal First-Hand
Mutilation Rites’ Michael Dimmitt Saw Norwegian Black Metal First-Hand
Mutilation Rites' Michael Dimmitt knows a thing or two about black metal. He may not have written the book -- 'Lords of Chaos' more or less cornered that market -- but he helped make the movie and metes out some of the most punishing riffs this side of the Brooklyn Bridge in doomy black metal assassins Mutilation Rites...
Mutilation Rites Keep to the DIY Side of the New York Underground
Mutilation Rites Keep to the DIY Side of the New York Underground
Mutilation Rites Keep to the DIY Side of the New York Underground
New York City and Brooklyn in particular have rapidly developed into a metal mecca of a certain kind -- 'hipster metal' dominates, while the underground is left to its own diabolical devices. The N.Y.C. black metal scene is full of bands that embrace technicality, progression and more often than not, pretension...
Evoken, Castevet, Woe and More Confirmed for Heart of Winter Fest II
Evoken, Castevet, Woe and More Confirmed for Heart of Winter Fest II
Evoken, Castevet, Woe and More Confirmed for Heart of Winter Fest II
The lineup and running order for the second annual Heart of Winter Fest has recently been released by the festival's creators, Drew and Elway of Richmond, Va.-based black metal destroyers Bastard Sapling. Elway took a few moments out of his hectic schedule to give Noisecreep the lowdown on what is rapidly becoming one of the most vital and interesting DIY metal events on the East Coast... Read Mor