Within the mainstream, the genius of black metal’s music is often lost amid a sea of sensationalism. "Its musicians are murderers, arsonists and satanists!", pop culture’s been crying since the 1990s.

Today, we will be investigating why five classic black metal bands stopped wearing corpse paint. Nothing is more irritating than the persistent, ignorant belief that black metal is about corpse paint ...

Just yesterday (8/20), Thurston Moore detailed his new album, The Best Day, which was recorded with his new band — his Sonic Youth bandmate Steve Shelley, My Bloody Valentine’s Deb Googe, and James ...

The suspect accused of burning down three historically black Baptist churches in St. Landry Parish has ties to the "black metal" music scene, a Scandinavian subgenre whose enthusiasts espoused ...

Blackbraid is a solo project for black metal musician Sgah’gahsowáh and draws inspiration from Indigenous peoples' culture and lore. This weekend is significant. It’s a celebration and acknowledgement ...

Crying Orc, the man behind the black metal band Këkht Aräkh, has been met with a lot of polarizing discourse within the black metal listening community. Some people, including many black metal ...

If your black metal shelf already holds the classics and you’re itching for something beyond the familiar beats, this list is for you. These 10 bands bring their own sound, mood, and raw intensity ...

Here, we will be presenting our list of five black metal musicians who not only rank among the genre’s finest but are united by their love of pop music. Indeed, many of the most fearlessly authentic ...

"I seriously can't make this stuff up," said the soon-to-be groom. — -- John Awesome and Nydia Hernandez were having a lovely engagement photo shoot in Holy Jim Canyon, California, when they ...

Truly Satanic heavy metal exists, but it's not practiced by usual scapegoats Ozzy Osbourne or death metal or grindcore bands, despite their emblematic and lyrical use of blood, guts and goats. Truly ...

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This weekend is significant. It's a celebration and acknowledgement of the people and their contributions that are the bedrock of our nation. I'm speaking, of course, about Indigenous Peoples Day and ...