My series on Middle Eastern black metal continues with a look at Cyprus.
Catching Up
I was sick for a while, so I’ve fallen behind, but here’s the stuff I’ve been listening to lately.
My series on Middle Eastern black metal continues with a look at Egypt.
The Brain Behind Ultramundane
A chronological look at the music of Shaadie Khoury.
My series on Middle Eastern black metal continues with a look at Bahrain.
Bahraini Black Metal
I was really taken by the black metal I heard from Bahrain, as my main article indicates, and that’s all I’ve really been listening to lately. For extended commentary on the releases below (except for the two splits), see my article on Learza and Mardus.
My series on Middle Eastern black metal continues with a look at Saudi Arabia.
Satanic Hippies, Psychedelic Germans & Electronic Moroccans
Flipping through some very influential – to my musical upbringing – rock tomes (Richie Unterberger‘s Unknown Legends of Rock ‘n’ Roll, The Secret History of Rock by Roni Sarig and Turn on Your Mind by Jim DeRogatis – as well as Michael Moynihan and Didrik Soderlind‘s Lords of Chaos) inspired me to finally pick up some music that I’d been meaning to hear for quite a while (over ten years in some cases).
My series on Middle Eastern black metal continues with a look at the United Arab Emirates.
Melodic Punk Rock
I put all this stuff on an MP3 disk recently and I coudn’t stop listening to it for weeks!
My series on Middle Eastern black metal continues with a look at Oman.
BT 65 Reviews
I took some time away from the blog to focus on reviews for the print magazine. Here are my favorites. I’ve left the descriptions blank so as not to give anything away.
My series on Middle Eastern black metal continues with a look at Jordan.
The New Wave of Unholy Black Metal
These are black metal bands whose primary work has been recorded since 2000.
Mayhem and Related
More listening inspired by the book Lords of Chaos.