Drone Metal Magick
I’m going back to my Black Metal roots. After an early Metal apprenticeship of Motley Crue, WASP, Grim Reaper, and Iron Maiden, I was won over by a more intelligent and nimble lady by the name of Punk Rock. Later I was grossly disappointed when bands like D.R.I. began to crossover into speed metal land. Aside from Slayer, it didn’t seem like anyone could do it right. And the formula…come on. Then I was bludgeoned by the time elapsed slow-core of The Melvins, and Earth. Metal had transformed itself by then; it had proven it could be intelligent and arty for once.
Today there is something of a Metal renaissance going on, albeit more of a droney Black Metal thing, with Sunno))) and Khanate (is that the dude from Die Kruezen singing or what???) Their indie stardom is quite amusing. Who knew the kids could be so ironic. Still, if you want to hear the real deal, or the original deal, check out Burzum, perhaps THE original BM band from Norway who’s lead singer is in jail for killing a dude. Now that’s Black Metal, bitch.
Perhaps I will sleep in my crawl space to inspire my own black dreams. Gotterdammerung, baby.