Here are 12 classic black metal albums turning 30 years old in 2025.

These scenes, which wouldn’t have looked out of place on a death metal album cover ... As naff as it sounds, the Crypt opened to much fanfare including a short article in Look-in, then a ...

The death of his elder brother Edward left him the sole heir ... Queen Victoria ordered new cushions to be made to support their heads. The metal table on which they lie is in two pieces diapered with ...

The Hebden Crypt was the brainchild of Bill Gricks ... These scenes, which wouldn’t have looked out of place on a death metal album cover, included Romanian prince Vlad the Impaler busy hammering ...

In 1710, workers constructing a crypt underneath Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris ... The god was depicted with a human face and deer antlers that held Celtic metal rings. This discovery sparked interest ...

It's not very often that the worlds of slam death metal and EDM cross over, but that's exactly what happened when big-time DJ Marshmello bombarded a European crowd with downtuned brutality.

For about a decade, the guitarist and vocalist Shelby Lermo has led the death/black metal trio Ulthar. When Nails returned with their ferocious comeback album Every Bridge Burning last year, frontman ...

The newest Death Stranding 2 trailer includes several nods to the Metal Gear franchise. One character looks very similar to Solid Snake, while a giant robot looks identical to Metal Gear Rex.

Formed in the early 80s but languishing in obscurity after the tragic death of their frontman, Hell were one of metal’s great ...

Magellan Man rekindles memories of Metal Gear Rex. Image credit: Kojima Productions. The standard edition of Death Stranding 2 costs $69.99, as expected. The Collector's Edition, meanwhile ...

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