Virgin Airlines is KVLT as Fvck
Monday, March 7th, 2011 by Price
According to the Deciblog, and I totally agree. I actually enjoy the safety video from Virgin, if only for the little black metal passenger in proper corpsepaint.
Posts Tagged ‘black metal’
Immortal Live @ Gramercy Theatre (2/19)
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 by Price
So I already posted about GWAR, but lest us forget, that the night before we went and saw the venerable Immortal at the Gramercy Theatre in Manhattan.
Immortal is one of Vincent and I’s favorite bands by far (just check out the tag search results for Immortal), and this was the 3rd time we got to see them live.
The first time we saw them, we ended up drunk with a SHITLOAD of merch. We thought at the time it might be their only tour we’d ever get to see.
The 2nd time we saw them, I got so drunk that we were unable to make use of the VIP tickets we had, which included a meet-and-great and a poster. Oops. We got cool lanyards though.
This time, we had VIP tickets again! Except all it meant was a free poster (we didn’t pick it up) and early entrance. We are notorious for getting to concerts at the last minute to ensure we can get the most affordable booze in our system.
They ripped it again, as usual. One By One almost made me cry. The were grim. They were frostbitten. They were simply, Immortal.
Their live shows will never get old. Ever.
Few more pics after the jump
Black Metal Beer!!!
Wednesday, January 12th, 2011 by Price
Created by Jester King Brewery, this should be the darkest and grimmest beer ever produced.
The Wagon of Metal
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 by Price
Black Metal Monday: Dimmu Borger and Enslaved @ Terminal 5
Thursday, November 11th, 2010 by Price
We spent our Monday night at Terminal 5, spending one of the first light-shortened days doing what we do best, seeing metal live. Black metal, specifically. Dimmu Borgir and Enslaved, specifically.
We saw the last few songs of Enslaved’s set (which was still more than half since they only played 7 songs), but they were awesome. They closed with Isa, growled a lot, and got the crowd feeling pretty GRIM.
DISCLAIMER: We were once insane Dimmu fans, spending boozed-up nights staying up all night watching their live DVDs, wishing we could sing opera, wishing we had corpse paint and such.
Dimmu, what can I say. Back in the day (Enthrone Darkness Triumphant and Puritanical Euphoric Misanthropia era), I would’ve been drooling before the show started, in tears afterwards, but their last few albums have been total shit. So I wasn’t expecting all that much.
Their stage was ridiculous, as was their posturing and posing.
Galder looked like a pedophile as per the usual, while Shagrath was sporting a ridiculous amount of spike bling, as well as a pretty fabulous fur coat/woodlands gear.
Dimmu’s new snow theme was quite ridiculous, and actually quite refreshing, as it made me reflect on more “authentic” black metal bands, like the amazing Immortal.
Song-wise, they played a few older songs, Indoctrination, Puritania (one of my all-time favs), and Spellbound by the Devil, but no Kings of the Carnival Creation. SAD FACE.
Overall, a fun show, albeit lacking in true GRIMNESS. Not a bad way to spend a Monday.
6 out of 10 Decapitated Heads
(the Deciblog has a more in-depth review)
37 Days Until Halloween
Thursday, September 23rd, 2010 by Price
37 is for the band Ragnarok, who I don’t even like, but holy shit this is the most amazing compilation of Norwegian metal bands EVER. The list is incredible, profiling the top 100 Norwegian black metal bands of all time. My day is now ruined.
IMMORTAL
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010 by Price
Vincent and I went to see Immortal Tuesday, March 30th. As it was when we last saw them in 2007, it was a complete and utter shitshow. I awoke completely confused on Wednesday morning, knowing nothing except that I had my face melted the night before.
Black Metal sale at CM Distro
Monday, October 26th, 2009 by Vincent
Do you like Black Metal? Me too. CM Distro is having a black metal sale on albums and merchandise; you can get shirts like this wonderful piece for only $6.
19 Days Until Halloween
Monday, October 12th, 2009 by Price
19 for the age of Nazi/Heathen/Singer/Murderer/Nut Varg Vikernes when he joined metal band Mayhem (where he was known as Count Grishnackh). About a year before he decided to burn down churches and murder fellow guitarist Euronymous (and then allegedly eat some of his brain).
Varg paved the way for depressed Scandanavian youth to express their emotions and feelings through awful avenues, and is a shining example of what happens when one lives in their grandmother’s basement for too long.
My favorite Varg moment has to be when he tried to escape prison in a stolen car. Good going.
One of my favorite books was the Lords of Chaos, which probably references Varg and Mayhem/Burzum more than any other character/band. There’s a movie version coming out as well, which should feature some interesting conversation with the released Vikernes.
