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 ...

Here are the 11 best Norwegian black metal albums released from 2000 to 2009! Many experts agree that Norwegian bands truly defined black metal during the movement’s second wave. With Darkthrone’s A ...

Norwegian black metal is beloved by fans worldwide, but is also known for its shocking story. Now the musicians who created the grim genre, tells how it all came to be.

It’s hard to remember now where it was I read that first article on Norwegian black metal back in the ’90s because since then I’ve read and watched everything I could find on the subject. It’s an ...

Norwegian death metal is a fascinatingly dark corner of the musician-as-fanatic landscape. Early photos of the controversial group Mayhem with black-and-white “corpse paint” makeup are as creepy as ...

Geo·dissonance: the metal movement is proliferating to all corners of the globe. In its relentless display of vitriolic truths and the ugliest questions of ...

Talk to “true” Norwegian black metal fans and they’ll tell you Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind’s book about the scene’s origins and criminality is a bunch of baloney (but in much harsher words).

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The suspect accused of burning down three historically black Baptist churches in St. Landry Parish has ties to the "black metal" music scene, which originated in Europe and has been linked to dozens ...