Tag: extreme metal

  • Karkaos – Empire

    Karkaos – Empire

    I had not heard of the intriguingly named Karkaos before and this is a shame as they are a pretty decent band. Musically, the band are very adroit; they sound like a cross between Arch Enemy and Dimmu Borgir but with a twist of their own. What really gives them a strong identity of their…

  • Heavy Metal, Popular Culture, and Academia

    Heavy Metal, Popular Culture, and Academia

    “Importantly, the presentations often approached a generalized assumption that some group or groups of people hold about metal music or culture only to complexify the issue, demonstrating how research in particular locations, milieus, and demographics reveals the diversity in the ways people understand and engage with metal.” Laura Wiebe reports back on the first North…