Norwegian black-metal legends have been recycled so many times they’ve become a cultural commodity. Netflix makes teen drama-horrors about them, academic anthologies dissect the “bloody dawn,” and Euronymous–Varg stories circulate like campfire tales. They’ve turned mythic, sanitized by distance and repetition. Varg’s long out, Mayhem have become elder statesmen, and […]
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“Merch Cuts Are Killing Touring — And Fans Are Paying the Price
The conversation blew up again this week after Make Them Suffer posted that, due to venue policy and commission structures, they would be selling all merch from a pop-up outside the Royal Oak Theatre in Detroit — next to their bandwagon. A simple message, but it triggered the same debate […]
New Study Finds 70% of People Prefer Live Music to Sex — the Other 30% Clearly Haven’t Seen Iron Maiden Live
Forget Tinder — the real love story of our generation is between fans and live music. According to a massive new survey from Live Nation (a.k.a. the planet’s biggest gig dealer), 70 per cent of people would rather go to a concert than have sex. Yes, you read that right: […]
Bay Area Thrash Titans SADUS Drop New Video for “Pain”
Bay Area thrash veterans SADUS have dropped a brand-new music video for their track “Pain,” taken from their long-awaited comeback album The Shadow Inside. Released in November 2023 via Nuclear Blast Records, the record marked the band’s first studio effort in 16 years and a powerful return to their roots. […]
VULVODYNIA Vocalist ZION BITTENBENDER Steps Away From Touring Following Allegations
South African deathcore heavyweights Vulvodynia have issued an official statement addressing the recent allegations involving their vocalist Zion Bittenbender. According to the band, Bittenbender will be returning home from their current Asian tour to handle the situation “through the appropriate legal channels.” The group noted that it would be “extremely […]
Miss World Chile Contestant Brings Death Metal To The Runway — And Owns It
Who says you can’t rock corpse-paint energy and a crown at the same time? Miss World Chile 2025 semi-finalist Ignacia Fernández just shattered every beauty-pageant stereotype by taking the stage — not with a pop ballad or dance routine — but with a progressive death metal performance worthy of a […]
BLACKGOLD Drops Off CKY Show, Citing “Narcissism” — a Year After Chad I Ginsburg’s Clash with Alien Ant Farm
The UK leg of CKY’s tour has hit yet another rough patch — this time with BLACKGOLD abruptly dropping off their Bristol show on November 4, accusing CKY frontman Chad I Ginsburg of being a “narcissist.” In a video statement, BLACKGOLD told fans: “We can not do another gig next […]
Polish Mystics VARMIA Return From the Shadows With “Zwykli Zmarli”
Polish black metal mystics VARMIA have returned — just in time for the season of spirits — with a brand new digital single and music video, “Zwykli Zmarli” (“Ordinary Dead”). It’s the first new material from the band since their 2023 album Nie Nas Widze, and the first glimpse of […]
Black Metal Still “Too Dangerous” for Turkey — SARINVOMIT Arrested, Forced to Disband
Even in 2025, black metal can still get you arrested. Five members of the Turkish band SARINVOMIT were taken into custody on September 16, 2025, accused of “insulting religious values” and “inciting hatred and hostility.” The Anadolu state news agency reported that prosecutors in İstanbul launched an investigation into the […]
Inside DOGMA’s Fall: Gaslighting, Detention, and 100-Euro Tips
Former members expose mistreatment, gaslighting, and a “manager who turned art into a brand” The masks have finally come off — and what’s underneath isn’t liberation, it’s rot. Three core members of the dark art-metal collective DOGMA — vocalist Grace Jane Pasturini (Lilith) and guitarists Amber Maldonado (Lamia) and Patri […]