SecretsOfTheMoon

The phrase 'French black metal supergroup' seems like a contradiction in terms, but the members of five-piece Hell Militia have played in more bands collectively than everyone who has ever been in Megadeth. Just some of the former outfits of the Hell Militia men include: Malicious Secrets, Mütiilation, Od Sanctus, Satanicum Tenebrae, Vagézaryavtre, Arkhon Infaustus, Goatlord Corp., Temple of... Re

German black metal is enjoying a renaissance of sorts. The past couple years have seen stellar new albums from Secrets of the Moon, Darkened Nocturn Slaughtercult, Endstille and even the much-heralded return of suicidal black metal pioneers Bethlehem...

German metal trio Secrets of the Moon are on their first U.S. tour, and they recently discussed American beer and the making of their latest album, 'Privilegivm.' Surprised to find the States very different from their mother country, they're also pleased with the audience response...

Germany's Secrets of the Moon are releasing their newest full-length, 'Privilegivm', Oct. 20 on the Lupus Lounge label. True to traditional black metal fashion, the layout is presented in subtle grayscale -- but breaking from the genre's established practice is an effective use of some more advanced printing stylizations...

It's Friday, folks. What a week it's been. The weather has been getting colder, and today, we shoot another podcast. Satyricon will be today's podcast guests, and they'll be talking to us about the state of black metal, why they won't be touring next year, and whatever else we think to ask them...

What a friggin' tease! We awoke this morning, thinking that today was the day Alice in Chains' 'Black Give Way to Blue' would finally be in stores, only to discover that the Internet lied. Not the whole Internet. Just a few metal sites we've come to trust...

If this past weekend was a slow one, news-wise, Monday has more than made up the difference. Band breakups, baby births, broken noses, potato heads. We're not even sure where to start this gloriously rainy morning. Perhaps we'll start with an update on what was hands-down the biggest story on the Web yesterday, and an instant viral classic: Bret Michaels taking one to the honker...