On August 15, 2007, when Behemoth were in the area to play Ozzfest at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ, guitarist/singer Nergal stopped by MetalKult’s New York City headquarters.
In the following riff lesson, Nergal sheds light on the core elements of Behemoth’s signature blackened death metal sound, and shows you how to play classic riffs from “Summoning of the Ancient Ones,” “Conquer All,” “Demigod” and more.
When legendary Norwegian black metallers Immortal—guitarist Abbath, drummer Horgh, and Aura Noir’s Apollyon on bass—announced that they had reformed and would play a handful of live dates across the globe, we here at MetalKult (along with legions of fans worldwide) were obviously stoked.
So when their 7 Dates of Blashyrkh tour came through New York City on July 13, 2007, we weren’t going to miss it. To our delight, Abbath and company enthusiastically granted our request to film the show.
Check out the following two videos of Immortal playing “Solarfall” and “Withstand the Fall of Time,” from their 1999 album At the Heart of Winter.
Continuing to walk one of the saddest, most disfigured and truly isolated paths in today’s black metal scene, Xasthur excretes another slime drenched trail of moribund hits with his latest full-length, Defective Epitaph (Hydra Head Records).
Entrenched in the desolate outer edge of L.A., Malefic, the black metal isolationist (and modern day cave dweller?) behind Xasthur, has, since 1995, been a veritable factory of grim metal (he’s released six full-lengths, eight splits, and various other 12 inches and demos). And with his latest, Defective Epitaph, Xasthur shows no signs of ceasing the bleak, seething ambience he’s refined since his first split with Orosius in 1999.
Taken as a whole, the twelve songs on Defective Epitaph are muddied and warped, a masterwork of black garbled madness. Upon first listen there is an eerie repetitiveness to each song, but upon closer examination each track glistens uniquely, be it like an obsidian jewel or a freshly popped bubonic (more…)
On May 14, 2007, MetalKult hit the Watain/Nachtmystium show at BB King’s in New York City. After we conducted an enlightening interview with Nachtmystium singer/guitarist Blake Judd, we caught the Chicago band’s set.
Check out the following clip from that show of the black metallers tearing through “My Vengeance,” which originally appeared on the 2004 Eulogy IV EP.
Municipal Waste is taking the party to you! Today marks the first day of their U.S. headlining tour. Do you have what it takes to face the inebriator? The come and see them on these dates:
9/21/07 - Kingston, Pennsylvania @ Backstage
9/22/07 - Trenton, NJ @ The Championship
9/23/07 - Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church
9/25/07 - Brooklyn, NY @ Europa
9/26/07 - Providence, RI @ The Living Room
9/27/07 - Worcester, MA @ The Palladium (upstairs)
9/28/07 - Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Loft
9/29/07 - Buffalo, NY @ Showplace Theatre
9/30/07 - Cleveland, Ohio @ Now Thats Class
10/2/07 - Minneapolis, Minnesota @ Triple Rock Social Club
10/3/07 - Arlington, Illinois @ Arlington Heights K Od C Hall
10/5/07 - Detroit, MI @ Harpo’s
10/6/07 - Toronto, ON @ Metal Bar
10/7/07 - Springfield, MA @ The Waterfront
10/9/07 - Baltimore, MD @ Ottobar
10/10/07 - Harrisonburg, Virginia @ Guzmans
11/3/07 - Asbury Park, NJ @ Convention Hall Complex
Municipal Waste is featured on the first episode of a new metal DVD series from the mind of Matt Zane called Radium. As described by director, Zane, Radium is a mixture of the latest metal videos, band interviews, and “loads of hot and heavy porn.”
On August 15, 2007, when Behemoth were in the area to play at Ozzfest’s PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ, date, guitarist/singer Nergal stopped by MetalKult’s New York City headquarters for a video Q&A and riff lesson.
In the following interview, Nergal discusses his early years in Poland’s metal scene, the occult influences on his new album The Apostasyand Behemoth’s signature blackened death metal sound.
Glenn Danzig will hit the road beginning in late October for a handful of live concert dates on both the East and West coasts. Joining Danzig on these dates will be bassist Steve Zing (Samhain) and guitarist Todd Youth (Danzig, Murphy’s Law); former Misfits axe man Doyle Von Frankenstein and his new band Gorgeous Frankenstein, will support on all dates.
Glenn and Doyle have been in the studio recording Doyle’s first solo album, “Gorgeous Frankenstein,” which Danzig produced and will release on October 16 on his label, evilive. According to Glenn, he and Doyle recorded “eight blood-curdling tracks” that include “Man or Monster,” “Devilgirl,” “Reverse of God,” and “Made In Hell.” The two played all instruments on the album.
Check out this classic video for Danzig’s “Mother”: (more…)
The Burial Chamber Trio—Oren Ambarchi, Greg Anderson (Sunn O)))) and Attila Csihar (Mayhem)—have announced that their first and only show in the U.S. will be occur on Sunday, October 21st at Chop Suey in Seattle, WA. Burial Chamber will be supported by Earth and Lesbian.
Burial Chamber Trio have reportedly played gigs around the world under the following names: Grave Temple Trio (Israel only), Sunn O))), Mayhem, Tormentor and the Menstruation Sisters.
Check out the following video from their show in Berlin on January 28, 2007. (more…)
On June 16, 2007, Pig Destroyer played a show at Club Europa in Brooklyn, NY, to celebrate the release of their latest album, Phantom Limb (Relapse).
After witnessing openers Total Fucking Destruction, Car Bomb and Genghis Tron, MetalKult aimed our cameras on the ensuing madness that occured when Virginia grindcore band Pig Destroyer—guitarist Scott Hull, vocalist J.R. Hayes, drummer Brian Harvey and sampler Blake Harrison—hit the stage. Check out the following clip of “Piss Angel” (off of 2004’s Prowler in the Yard) from that show. (more…)
Check out the following uncensored version of Austrian blackened death metal band Belphegor’s “Bluhtsturm Erotika” from their 2006 release Pestapokalypse VI. (more…)
