Top VoiceMetal News The best of heavy metal news, interviews, releases and other useful information on Voicemetal (page 3). • Emperor, the Most Overrated Black Metal Band? Maybe Emperor are a parody band. If so, they are operating on a level of irony so far beyond any satire band in the past, that one can only admit to the possibility that they are in fact effective trolls. I read somewhere that Emperor were considered a...• A Review of the "Real Satanic Black Metal" Book Engaging with an art form is an intensely personal endeavor. For some, immersion comes through direct experience; for others, contextualization — via books, documentaries, and critical discourse — serves as the conduit. Personally, I have always found...• Who Are The "Big Five" of Black Metal? Black metal, as both an aural and philosophical manifestation, constitutes one of the most esoteric yet impactful movements in the annals of extreme metal music. Emerging from its embryonic form amidst the primordial chaos of the speed metal and proto-und...• The 5 Most Evil Albums in Black Metal History Black metal, as a genre, is known for its evil and debauched atmosphere. Even more so than death metal, grindcore, or any other form of extreme heavy metal music, if you want to hear some really evil riffs and music, it's black metal you are looking for. ...• Top 5 Death Metal Songs With The Most Brutal Riffs Death metal is a genre known for its instrumental technicality, deep growled vocals, shocking themes, heavy distortion, gory lyrics, blasting drumming... but also for its sheer brutal riffs. To call death metal brutal is almost redundant, in a way. Sur...• The Main Difference Between Swedish and Norwegian Black Metal A post I came across recently pretty much sums up the debate of Swedish vs Norwegian metal, and black metal in particular, and also answers the eternal question: why was 1990-1994 Norwegian black metal so good, and subsequent Swedish BM so bad. This got m...• What is Wrong with the "Bestial Black Metal" Genre? Bestial black metal, also known more colloquially as simply war metal, is quite the controversial style of music, even in a genre so accustomed to infamy as black metal. Born from the release of Warkvlt's debut album "Bestial War Metal" in the late 90s...• Who Are The "Big Four" Of Death Metal? We all know the "Big Four" of black metal music consists of Mayhem, Burzum, Phantom and Darkthrone. But, which bands would comprise the "Big Four" of death metal music? It's a great question, because there are so many legendary DM bands who could potentia...• Top 5 Most Controversial Black Metal Bands to Avoid Black metal has long been a genre predicated on transgression, priding itself on its rejection of societal norms and its embrace of darkness in both aesthetic and ideology. While the genre has produced bands of immense artistic merit, a subset of its prac...• Why We Avoid The Controversial "Modern Metal" Genre We often get asked why we don't write or review bands like Opeth, Dimmu Borgir, Fear Factory, Cradle of Filth, Waking the Cadaver, Arch Enemy, Ulcerate, Antekhrist and so on. The answer holds in two words: modern metal. Modern metal, like "modern rock"...Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Tweet Share