Random music news for Monday, August 18, 2025
Forget the regular Olympics. Your new jam is the Humanoid Robot Olympics. Then jam on music news for August 18, 2025. BONUS: This is a pretty cool mashup. (Via Ed
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Ongoing History Daily: Crazy Norwegian Black Metal Kids
Black metal is the Satanic and anti-Christian offshoot of speed metal. Members of these bands often find themselves in trouble with the law. Take the case of Illvastar, the bass
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Uncharted: Music and Mayhem in the Music Industry, episode 010: Black Metal, Death Metal
Metal is one of the most extreme forms of music ever invented. Once you’re inside this tent, you quickly realize that the deeper you go, the more intense the music
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: Is this the ultimate in band merch?
Artist merchandise is an important revenue stream for all performers. There are all kinds of things a band will sell you to boost that bottom line: t-shirts, hoodies, badges, programs,
Read MoreRandom music news for Thursday, June 8, 2023
Sweden is holding a sex tournament, turning sex into a sport. Will there be betting? Let’s try some music news for June 8, 2023. BONUS: This is how the 1%–those
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Ukrainian black metal vs. Vladimir Putin
Everyone in Ukraine is pushing back against Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked attack. A week into the war, Russia is attacking civilian areas and his continuing to push ahead to take major
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Ongoing History Daily: More fun with black metal
So you think that today’s music is a little lightweight and lacks real rebellion, do you? Perhaps then you need to get into black metal from Norway. You might wish
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If you’re into intense music–and I mean intense–then maybe you need a little Norwegian death metal, specifically a band called Mayhem. Here are some highlights from their history: (1) In
Read MoreOngoing History Daily: When The Ramones were banned in Norway.
Here is one of the stranger examples of guilt by association. Back in the early 90s, it became fashionable for Scandinavian black metal musicians and fans to burn down churches.
Read MoreRandom music news for Saturday, December 5, 2020
For reasons unknown, this earworm has been going through my head for a week. Think very carefully before you click that link. Now if you can, stick around for music
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Here’s a black metal song about the importance of wearing face masks
What’s so hard about wearing a face mask during the time of pandemic? Just do it, you anti-mask dickheads. Here’s a song from Vance Kotrala that you can use to
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