Metal stands in opposition. The mainstream, the church, politicians, pop culture…all tend to thumb their noses at metal and metalheads. Who gives a shit though? What’s popular is very rarely what’s good, and what makes the big bucks is usually, at the least, compromised and at worst, completely manufactured. If the music we loved was…
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Bonjour Tristesse Interview
There’s an inherent sadness in the human condition. Life can be great and all but, like Bruce Dickinson once sang, “as soon as you’re born, you’re dying.” Take comfort and refuge in whatever works for you but, when it’s all said and done, we’re really all just decaying sacks of meat in a pot that’s…
Steffen Kummerer (Thulcandra) Interview
Two decades is a damn long time to be doing anything. Sure, in the grand scheme of things, 20 years is a blip in human existence but, when you’re living the ins and outs of your daily life, that span of years can feel like most of a lifetime. Keeping with something and putting in…