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Introduction to Literature: Heavy Metal as a Literary Genre
After years of people wondering about the connections between metal and literature, a thoughtful university professor listened to his students and as a result, has created a college literature course...
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“Altars of Madness” art exhibit opens at Casino Luxembourg
From May 18 through September 15 of this year, a new kind of art exhibit is coming to the notable Casino Luxembourg gallery. This exhibit, entitled Altars of Madness, “displays and brings together the...
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Death metal as art in the media
As metal continues to grow in popularity, outsiders to the genre find it more appealing. They see it as an unknown region, or an exotic culture, and in comparison their lives seem drab. What is it that...
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Interview with album cover artist Francesco Gemelli
Art direction for preparing album aesthetics is important for delivering a visual representation for the music that it banners. Francesco Gemelli has been providing visual artistry for numerous...
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Bolivian metal band mixes native instruments, modern technique
Photo: New York Times. One of the better developments during the past decade is that it’s now acceptable to talk about heavy metal in the mainstream press as something other than entertainment. It...
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How to kick metal into overdrive
In a saner world, all children approaching the age of purchasing their own music would be given the 2-disc set of Andres Segovia entitled The Art of Segovia and made to listen and understand it before...
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Help death metal ascend the throne again
“If you live under a rock…” the old cliché begins, but the truth is that you can live in a glass house in the center of the world’s biggest city and still miss the obvious. Denial is the most...
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On the difference between art and propaganda
When issues arise like those of ideological fascists in metal, whether of the SJW or far-right types, the inevitable division between art and propaganda arises. Having written about this for over two...
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Human Mediocrity and the Rise of Artificial Intelligence
Article by David Rosales As technology progresses, machines are increasingly able to replace humans when it comes to menial jobs such as those that take place inside factories, where often repetitive...
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Upcoming Dan Seagrave – Migrators Exhibit
Renowned death metal cover painter Dan Seagrave has an upcoming exhibit of his Migrators September 17th at Eridanos Tattoo and Gallery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. More information may be found on the...
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Negra Modelo Rebrands
For some time, Negra Modelo has been my go-to beer. The shelves are stuffed with variety, but much like metal, most of it straight-up fails by being too proficient. The big box American beers fail by...
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Music, Musick and “Ick”
by Andreas Languetus Music serves many roles in our lives, but the one closest to our sense of well-being is a rediscovery of beauty and purpose in the world. While neither is universal, or...
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Goatcraft Unveils Artwork For Upcoming Album
“Necroclassical” artist Goatcraft unveiled art for his as yet untitled fourth album on his Facebook page this week. Here’s the artwork for the next Goatcraft album. This was done by Paul Gerrard...
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Mountains
Climbing a mountain is a noble struggle and it is metal as hell. It contains ebb and flow, within and without; without, one finds conflict and peace in nature, in the rocks, in the animal kingdom,...
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The Future of Music
This seems as good a time as any to note that the music industry, which peaked in 1996, has since died from a lack of ideas. We all know metal is in trouble and has been since a couple years before...
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How to kick metal into overdrive
In a saner world, all children approaching the age of purchasing their own music would be given the 2-disc set of Andres Segovia entitled The Art of Segovia and made to listen and understand it before...
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Help death metal ascend the throne again
“If you live under a rock…” the old cliché begins, but the truth is that you can live in a glass house in the center of the world’s biggest city and still miss the obvious. Denial is the most...
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On the difference between art and propaganda
When issues arise like those of ideological fascists in metal, whether of the SJW or far-right types, the inevitable division between art and propaganda arises. Having written about this for over two...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Human Mediocrity and the Rise of Artificial Intelligence
Article by David Rosales As technology progresses, machines are increasingly able to replace humans when it comes to menial jobs such as those that take place inside factories, where often repetitive...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Upcoming Dan Seagrave – Migrators Exhibit
Renowned death metal cover painter Dan Seagrave has an upcoming exhibit of his Migrators September 17th at Eridanos Tattoo and Gallery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. More information may be found on the...
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