Wawel Castle in Kraków, Poland
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This part of the interview was published in the XXXIV issue of the magazine Reconquista.
In this part, Jaroslaw will discuss metapolitics, Polish culture, music, art, his travels, and writing. (more…)
Hans Gude, Likferd Pa Sognefjorden, 1853.
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I watched American History X with my roommate last night. Watching the film brought back memories and nostalgia for my teenage years. When I first saw the movie as a teen, I was obsessed with Scandinavia due to my passion for heavy metal and my own Danish roots. (more…)
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“Sure,” they say, “he flirted with far-right politics when he played in Peste Noire, but he’s changed.”
— Mainstream fans defending Neige’s musical heritage
French band Alcest is one of the premier exponents of the blackgaze scene. (more…)
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Thulêan Mysteries is the 13th album released by infamous Varg Vikernes under his working name Burzum. Mysteries comes after Vikernes previously stated that he was finished recording under the Burzum name. To that effect, Mysteries is a collection of tracks that Vikernes has been working on since his last album that were not intended for release as a cohesive unit. (more…)
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In order to fully understand the importance of this year’s Asgardsrei festival, one must understand the impact that the Blazebirth Hall scene, and in particular, its most prolific artist, Kaldrad, had on both NSBM (National Socialist Black Metal) and the overall sound of Eastern European black metal.
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Lords of Chaos (2018)
Directed by Jonas Åkerlund
Starring Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Jack Kilmer, & Sky Ferreira
Written by Dennis Magnusson & Jonas Åkerlund, based on the book by Michael Moynihan & Didrik Søderlind
The book Lords of Chaos by Michael Moynihan and Didrik Søderlind, and published by Feral House, is a masterpiece that everyone should read. The film, unfortunately, is not something everyone should see.
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Gaahls Wyrd
GastiR – Ghosts Invited
Season of Mist, 2019
It is necessary to begin this review by examining the notion that Black Metal is a uniquely heterogeneous genre of music. (more…)
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One of the first perks I took advantage of upon recently moving to a big city was the much wider selection of concerts. The modest Lutheran town I hail from did not offer much in the way of bone-powdering metal shows, and as such I have already attended more live performances in the past few months than I had in my entire life prior to the move. The metal connoisseur in me has never been happier.
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If I wanted to provide an example of the Faustian spirit at work, I would probably point to the Asgardsrei festival. Just think about what would be the most extreme and difficult event to organize. A NSBM festival would be high on the list. After you organize it, authorities in your country attack it, and you become an unwanted and unwelcome person in your own fatherland. What do you do? You move to a different country and proceed with your work. (more…)
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Metalocalypse is a cartoon show created by guitarist Brendon Small and comedy writer Tommy Blacha which first aired in 2006 and continued for four seasons, concluding with a one-hour special “Klok Opera.” (more…)
Ohlédnutí za festivalem Stella Natura
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Minulý víkend jsem se byl podívat na hudebním festivalu Stella Natura v krásném prostředí Sierra Nevady nedaleko Soda Springs v Kalifornii. Stella Natura je festival neofolkových a blackmetalových kapel z Evropy i Severní Ameriky. Zvlášť jsem toužil slyšet Changes, Fire and Ice a kapelu Waldteufel. Také jsem věděl, že na akci bude hodně lidí, kteří sdílejí můj zájem o neopohanství, tradicionalismus i pravicovou politiku. Nakonec jsem zjistil, že tam bude dost mých přátel i přátel mých přátel. (more…)
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Asgardsrei Fest is currently one of the best known and most uncompromising events in the European black metal scene. The spirit of the festival is a voice of dissent against two trends of degeneration in black metal today.