Darkthrone

Fenriz talks about the new Darkthrone album, 'Lords of Chaos' and his term as an involuntarily elected local politician.

That opening riff won't leave your head once you've heard it.

Councilman Fenriz is back!

Darkthrone have released 'Tundra Leech,' the opening track off their forthcoming record, 'Arctic Thunder.'

Darkthrone have announced their newest studio effort, 'Arctic Thunder,' promising the record will be more 'serious and primitive than usual.'

The name Darkthrone is synonymous with the Scandinavian black metal scene. But Fenriz, one-half of Darkthrone, has a different viewpoint of the genre as an entity and the band's place within it. As he tells it, the black metal scene had pockets spread throughout the world, while he was interested in all genres...

For the longest time, female metalheads were stuck with buying small-sized hoodies or t-shirts of their favorite bands. The cuts weren't exactly flattering or feminine, but lady headbangers made due, either cutting them or hacking them up for a better end result...

The anomaly (and black mass throwers) known as Ghost are putting the finishing touches on their new studio album due out next year on Loma Vista Recordings. Producer Nick Raskulinecz (Death Angel, Deftones) has been summoned to serve as producer on the effort...

"I don't know what this means. I don't think it means anything" -- Eddie Vedder, accepting a Grammy for Pearl Jam's 'Spin the Black Circle,' 1996 I tend to take the Pearl Jam Attitude toward the Grammys, but it's still fun to sit back and watch people who know nothing about metal try and hand out awards for "Best Performance" every year...

Last December, while reading the requisite end-of-year top 10 metal lists, an unfamiliar name kept on showing up: Christian Mistress. The Washington state quintet's brand of NWOBHM-infused songwriting might be out of step with the kinds of acts that get on the cover of Revolver Magazine, but that hasn't stopped the press from falling in love them...