Mayhem on New Album, Irrelevance of Black Metal, Euronymous …
WEBOct 18, 2019 — Try as they might, Norwegian black-metal pioneers Mayhem will never escape the shadow of their notorious past. The group’s early history is littered with death and criminality that made international headlines and even punctuated a high-profile biopic, Lords of Chaos, starring Maccaulay Culkin’s brother Rory and Val Kilmer’s son Jack.Band members were connected with church burnings in ...
25 Essential Black-Metal Albums - Revolver Magazine
WEBAug 9, 2018 — (tUMULt, 2000) In 2000, Weakling created a world all their own with Dead as Dreams, following in the footsteps of early Emperor, Ulver and Burzum to create moving, beautiful black metal that crossed over into ambient and post-rock.Hands down one of the most important USBM (U.S. black metal) LPs of all time, highly influential to the likes of Wolves in the Throne Room and Deafheaven, the group ...
25 Greatest Pantera Songs - Revolver Magazine
WEBJan 20, 2021 — Fortunately, the vast Pantera catalog — the music that made the group one of the most important and exciting metal acts of all time — will live forever. From that extensive archive of material, we present to you our picks for the 25 greatest Pantera songs of all time. 25. "Goddamn Electric". Reinventing the Steel (2000) If ever there was a ...
Revolver Magazine: Hard Rock & Metal Music | Revolver
WEBNever miss a story. Sign up to get the latest from Revolver, straight to your inbox. (Required) Find the latest in hard rock and metal music interviews, concert announcements, and more. Revolver Magazine is your destination for everything heavy!
Deftones' 'Around the Fur': The Story Behind the Cover Art
WEBDec 1, 2013 — Around the Fur, the Deftones' 1997 sophomore album, has so far sold nearly a million copies, yet what stays with one even more than the singles "My Own Summer (Shove It)" and "Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)" is the fish-eye close-up of the bikini-clad girl on the record's cover. Maybe it's the flower tattooed around her navel. Maybe it's the pasty man-feet to her left.
15 Greatest Alice in Chains Songs - Revolver Magazine
WEBAug 2, 2021 — 15. "The One You Know". “The One You Know” is the intro cut and lead single from Alice in Chains’ most recent album, 2018’s Rainier Fog, and it’s proof of how much gas the band has left in the tank. The way the tense, metallic lead riff juxtaposes Cantrell and William Duvall’s pillowy harmonies during the chorus creates a hot-and ...
Ghost: 10 Things We Learned From Our Revealing Interview With …
WEBJun 1, 2018 — 4. Forge's older brother Sebastian, who was a huge influence on him, died the same day Tobias posted the first Ghost songs online, and the musician has come to think of the coincidence as an example of energy transference Forge's brother Sebastian introduced him to transgressive rock music like Kiss and Mötley Crüe, as well as horror movies, all of which would play a big role in shaping Ghost.
Ghost: The True Story of Death, Religion and Rock & Roll Behind …
WEBMay 29, 2018 — The characters appeared onstage in skull makeup and three-cornered papal mitre, singing odes to Lucifer and songs about zombie queens, about imaginary schoolgirls with psychic powers, and about very real Hungarian countesses who bathed in the blood of virgins. But Papa never gave interviews.
50 Greatest Punk Albums of All Time - Revolver Magazine
WEBMay 24, 2018 — (EMI, 1978) Bands like X helped widen the palette of what could be called punk in the early days, and X Ray Spex widened that palette even more. Fronted by the great Poly Styrene, the band’s excellent Germfree Adolescents LP is a rigorous exercise in what many would call post-punk or new wave today, incorporating keyboards and saxophone in addition to melodic vocals to create a wholly new ...
Visionary Art, Psychedelics, Tool: The Mystical Life of Alex and ...
WEBFeb 12, 2019 — Alex’s psychedelic creations have been used by artists including Meshuggah, Nirvana, Beastie Boys and David Byrne. In 1999, Alex’s work caught the attention of Tool guitarist Adam Jones. After meeting at one of Alex’s art exhibitions, the two “struck up a friendship,” which eventually led them to collaborate on the iconic artwork for ...