Doom: A Metalhead’s Guide
This is a deep dive into doom metal: into its essence, its history, and the murky depths of its many sub-classifications.
FESTIVAL SPECIAL: Tons of Rock 2016 – Day 1
Tons of Rock Festival in Halden, Norway – June 23rd 2016
A Chaotic Babel of Sound: A guide to H. P. Lovecraft in Metal Music
“Louder and louder, wilder and wilder, mounted the shrieking and whining of that desperate viol. The player was dripping with an uncanny perspiration and twisted like a monkey, always looking frantically at the curtained window. In his frenzied strains I could almost see shadowy satyrs and Bacchanals dancing and whirling insanely through seething abysses of […]
TMO Essentials – Heavy Metal
TMO’s Essentials – Doom Metal
A TMO Interview With Ningen-Isu
Dubbed by their countrymen “the Japanese Black Sabbath”, Ningen-Isu has been active in their homeland since forming in 1987. Despite the band beginning to gain worldwide acclaim, their name is still not commonly known among metalheads outside of Japan. The Metal Observer was recently granted the opportunity to interview these Japanese legends on the heels […]
SHOW REPORT: Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats and Dean Allen Foyd (Oslo, Norway)
Live at John Dee in Oslo, Norway on March 19th 2014
