Shredding: Skyclad
Skyclad are widely considered as the grandfathers of folk metal, more or less inventing it and then pushing it further to new heights. Together with Martin Walkyier’s incredibly witty lyrics that touched upon a lot of societal issues, the English band was/is one of a kind. Today Alex is taking a look at the Novocastrians’ […]
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 […]
