He is best known as a controversial musician — and a convicted murderer. Varg Vikernes initially rose to prominence in the early 1990s, as Norwegian black metal first burst onto the scene, with his ...

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 player for a Norwegian ...

the bar’s live music stage. Black says they welcome unique and authentic performances, from freak shows, people playing in the nude, and performance art to experimental noise and black metal.

Black metal has cursed the music world with some of the most bone-chilling, brutal, and even beautiful guitar work. Today, we undertake the perilous task of honoring the genre’s greatest axemen!

Swedish golf legend Jesper Parnevik, known for his flair and fitness, opens up about stem cell therapy, longevity, and why ...

“Religion never accepts the balance that exists in a human being. It’s just a one-way street. That’s always going to cause conflicts”: How Dimmu Borgir made an irreligious symphonic black metal ...

This was one of the more peaceful moments aboard the 70,000 Tons of Metal cruise ... from Belgium, Sweden and every corner of America. The passengers formed an ocean of black T-shirts covered ...

Inspired by a bear, a moose and a wolf, new album Birna is extending the band’s “beautiful broken family” as they tell modern ...

There’s an old adage that goes “like father, like son” and if there was ever a story on this site that really fits that saying, it’s this one. If you’re a fan of black metal, odds are pretty good you ...

One of them is Takiaya Reed, a Black, Cherokee, Two-Spirit musician that leads Divide and Dissolve, a doom metal band known for its slow, heavy, emotionally immersive sound that doesn’t need lyrics to ...

Textures are your friend here. A nubby linen curtain softens black metal rods, while a velvet pillow adds contrast. Don’t forget tactile elements: A woven seagrass basket holds remotes, and a chunky ...

Ryan Coogler's Sinners is finally here and we talked to the filmmaker about what it took to bring his vampire vision to the ...