TRAPPO's Mail Bag #19!
Welcome back to the the latest episode of the show that talks about you on purpose! That's right, dear listener, the time has come and we're opening up TRAPPO's Mail Bag once again! This time around, we're talking about something called "Lady Volcano", the latest album from Spanish doom metal outfit Golgotha, the lack of Dune-related conversations in the mainstream, the music of a talented UK DJ called Nite Fleit, goth music legends Inkubus Sukkubus and Myrkur, and a whole bunch of other stuff that you dear listeners are discussing on our blog. It's a lot of fun, so give it a listen! Or don't. We understand you're going to do whatever the hell you want to do, and that's cool. But we sure would appreciate it if you would take a few minutes out of your busy day to join us on this journey. After all, you're responsible for all of this. It's all your fault. We wouldn't be dipping into the Mail Bag if you weren't consistently stuffing it with all of your eccentric feedback, so if you actually want to hear us address your queries, then you should probably tune in. The latest episode is below, and it's also available on Apple, Google, Pocket Casts, RadioPublic, Spotify, Anchor and Amazon, so you can basically listen to TRAPPO wherever you please. We're not hard to find, friends.
Did you know that there's a conversation going on right now? It's true. And you (yes, YOU) can be a part of that conversation. I'm not jerking your chain, dear listener. We would like nothing more than for you to join this never-ending discussion, and you can do that right here, on this very blog. Just scroll down a bit and leave a comment. It's so easy. Tell us what you think of the latest episode, what you think of the show in general, or just whatever you want to get off your chest, even if it's not TRAPPO-related. If you've got something you need to say, just say it. We don't mind. And if that something you've got to say simply cannot be confined to a blog comment, then feel free to send us a lengthy email, which we always love to read. Your feedback will probably be addressed on a future episode of the show, and that's pretty exciting! And don't forget to follow us on Instagram for the complete TRAPPO experience.
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Lady Volcano sucks. Don’t bother wasting your time with that stuff. That comment did read like a dumb press release and you shouldn’t fall for it.
ReplyDeleteThat new DUNE movie just came and went for most people. There was plenty of chatter during that release window, but you had to be in certain small, nerdy circles to be a part of it. It’s bizarre, considering the critical acclaim and numerous Academy Award nominations, but the movie seemingly hasn’t had any greater cultural impact. Kinda like how people like to throw the Avatar movies out there with that same tired argument. “I don’t know anybody who talks about it, so nobody talks about it”. Although both Avatar movies are monster hits and DUNE barely broke even, so at least when people make that argument with DUNE there’s more truth there. I was looking forward to the movie, then I saw it and was mostly unimpressed. There was a distinct lack of energy to most of the movie, and it all looked so drab. I know most of the movie takes place on a desert planet, but visually speaking, it still felt unusually dull to my eye. I’m still going to see part 2 this year, but I’m not exactly excited. Hopefully it will be better. But I know why people probably don’t talk about it very much.
ReplyDeleteNobody talks about dune cuz dune fucking sucks
DeleteThe TRAPS need to check out Evita Manji’s album “Spandrel?” right now. I know what you fuckers like, and THIS IS IT. Electro-art pop grooves broadcast from the depths of inner space. I want to put it directly into my goddamn veins. Check it the fuck out. Then check right into a fucking cemetery if you don’t like it, because you’re dead to me.
ReplyDeleteIt’s like COLOURGRADE but good.
SPANDREL? is the fucking goods. Evita Manji has come a long way since Neptune, and this record is living proof. I've been listening to this music on and off all week, and I can't get enough of it. "COLOURGRADE" but good" is an apt description, although I actually like COLOURGRADE, so I would amend that statement to read "COLOURGRADE but great". Etch that into a fucking tablet, because I approve this message. SPANDREL? represents Evita's emotional and spiritual journey after the tragic death of their lover SOPHIE in 2021, and this music takes you on an absolute journey. Tragedy and transcendence entwined like lovers in the ethereal void. Everybody needs to listen to SPANDREL? right now.
DeleteYou should all probably listen to CLEARING, the debut album from HYD, AKA Hayden Dunham. It's part of the hyper-pop PC MUSIC collective, and the music manages to find harmony in discord. My retired therapist friend called CLEARING "sublimely uncomfortable", and that's the best two-word review I've ever heard. SO that's something to think about, dear TRAPS. SPANDREL? and CLEARING. There's some connective tissue there, I think. They might make a pretty good listening pair, maybe. That could be pretty cool. Not as cool as checking right into a fucking cemetery, which sounds awesome, but pretty close. Maybe listen to SPANDREL? and CLEARING while fucking in a cemetery. I don't know if anybody would have the stamina for that, so maybe just pick a few of your favorite tracks from each and fuck to those in a cemetery. I would recommend "Body/Prison" and "Black Hole" from SPANDREL? and "So Clear" and "Oil + Honey" from CLEARING. That's primo cemetery fucking music, right there. Not that I would know anything about that.
But here's a free tip: absolutely try fucking in a cemetery to BLACK COVEN from Medieval Demon. If you don't die of a heart attack before you climax, I'm pretty sure your soul is swallowed up by the abyss and you emerge back onto this mortal plane forever marked by the infernal journey, having attained some sort of arcane understanding of the inner workings of the cosmos in all its unending putrescence. You might even forever walk among the unsuspecting masses as a seething vector for an undying evil that seeks to propagate unfettered like a celestial cancer in this fertile realm.
It's a pretty sweet gig. KEEP TRAPPO WEIRD.
Somebody else gets “Spandrel?” and that’s fucking awesome. There’s a lot going on under the hood there, and I’m glad we’re on the same wavelength here.
DeleteI haven’t heard HYD yet but it’s in my list now, but I AM familiar with Medieval Demon, and that shit is heavy. I haven’t fucked in a cemetery to “Black Coven”, but I’m not against it. If the opportunity ever presented itself, I’d probably take it. And becoming the meat puppet for some ageless cosmic evil in the process doesn’t sound so bad. I’ve got nothing else going on right now, so it might be a nice change of pace from the daily grind, ya know?
Since we’re on a Black Metal kick, are you familiar with HULDER? “The Eternal Fanfare” is so well composed and beautifully grotesque. Sometimes you just need an injection of screaming hopelessness in your life, and this noise fits that description perfectly. If you’re in an apocalyptic mood, listen to HULDER. If you want to GET into an apocalyptic mood, listen to HULDER.
I’m not generally that kind of person, but sometimes you just need to indulge your inner nihilist for a while.
You don’t TAKE the opportunity to fuck to black metal in a graveyard. You MAKE the opportunity to fuck to black metal in a graveyard. Defacing God is a great soundtrack for this activity if you’re in the mood for some real old school blasphemy. They won a TRAPPY for a reason, man. I’m not saying I’ve personally engaged in this activity, but I’m saying I’ve personally engaged in this activity. It’s like a secret handshake for a special breed of freak.
DeleteI know a lot of people like to chase the taboo of graveyard sex in their youth so it’s not that unusual, but jamming to black metal while jamming to black metal takes it up a notch. And if you want to get drunk or high in the process, even better. I mean if you’re engaging in hardcore sacrilege already, you might as well take it a step further.
Although I absolutely do not advocate for any vandalism in the process. It’s Defacing GOD, not Defacing GRAVES. Besides, if there are any ghosts haunting these places, I like to think we’re just putting on a good show for them rather than doing anything that might incur their wrath. When you do it right, it’s a win-win scenario.
So think of it as altruism for the dead. They don’t get a lot of action in their graves. Just a bunch of sad people milling around during the day and maybe some underpaid groundskeeper mowing the grass a few times a month if they’re lucky. I think they probably appreciate it when the occasional group of horny drunk weirdos shows up after midnight to blast some heavy tunes to rattle their old bones while they get down to business over their graves.
I don’t even remember if I was trying to make some sort of point when I started typing, but this is where I ended up. Fuck to black metal in graveyards. You’ll have a good time, the dead will have stories to tell each other for decades to come, and maybe you’ll even get to meet the Devil.
“Fuck To Black Metal In Graveyards.” That should be on a t-shirt. Or a campaign slogan. Welcome to Joe Biden’s America.
FUCK TO BLACK METAL IN GRAVEYARDS is just words to live by, really. It's just good, clean fun. CJ's got the best viewpoint here. Give yourself over to the sublime darkness and do it for the ghosts, everybody. I'd say take it a step further and stage a mock ceremony in the graveyard where the sex is just the climax. Wear some robes if you have any, light some candles and incorporate some chanting into the mix.
DeleteWhen I was a younger degenerate, a close friend and I bought some cheap plastic vampire capes and stage blood on clearance after Halloween, then we snuck into a rural cemetery after dark, dropped acid, lit a few big scented candles (sandalwood and bergamot, naturally) and cavorted among the tombstones wearing only our capes for a while, then we smeared each other with the stage blood and sorta lost track of time for a while. From what I remember, it was a whole lot of fun. We woke up in the back of her car sometime the next morning, covered in stage blood and dirt, our shredded capes draped over our entwined bodies like a ruined blanket.
We got out just in time because we were followed by some podunk local police for a little while, but they never pulled us over, which was lucky because if they'd seen us in our current state, they would have just assumed we had done something unspeakable and arrested us on the spot. And maybe we did. If a moonlit, vivid expression of lust and acceptance in a rural graveyard is an unspeakable act, then I guess I should probably delete everything I've just typed, but I refuse to be judged by these fucking squares. The ghosts in that graveyard had a good time, we had a good time, and those plastic capes went through some serious shit.
HULDER's great for fucking. Not just in a cemetery, but anywhere, really. In a public restroom, in the back of a limousine, in a broken hot tub, on the altar in a small church after midnight, on a broken jungle gym in an abandoned playground... the possibilities are limitless. You could even listen to HULDER without fucking, which is cool, too. Maybe you're just taking a walk and want to rock out without making it horny. I don't judge. "The Eternal Fanfare" is awesome, but "Benighted In Blood" curls my toes like a shock collar.
FEMINAZGUL is black metal in a similar vein for the sinister-minded, and "No Dawn For Men" is a masterpiece of empowering horror that drives me wild. I mean, if we're just going to start recommending immaculate graveyard sex-worthy black metal to each other, then let's get serious, kids. This is a campaign I could get behind.
FUCK TO BLACK METAL IN GRAVEYARDS
I suppose I really should just get on with it and fuck in a graveyard to black metal sometime. I admit I'm betwen girlfriends at this time, but does masturbation count? Because if so, I could probably go take care of this tonight if I'm feeling up to it. My last girlfriend wouldn't have been into it, anyway. I guess I could just go out tonight and listen to some nightmare music on my air pods and rub one out, but I don't have any cemeteries conveniently located, and the closest ones all close after dark and I think they might even have security. I've never really looked into this, and I am a little nervous about going out alone. What if something happened to me? The caretaker would find my corpse the next morning with my dick in my hand and an expression of abject terror etched on my face.
DeleteI don't know if that's how I want to be remembered. You know that's the kind of story people would tell for years. People are never going to let that David Carradine story go, and we don't even know if it's true. I'd be the "local David Carradine", just a weird cautionary tale to all the perverts in training out there. "Don't go jerking off in the cemetery, or John Doe will get you!" I'll just have to hope my next potential partner is more amenable to the "fucking to black metal in a graveyard" concept. I'm not sure if that's appropriate first date discussion, though. I live in a more conservative world, I guess.
But if we're going deep, then let me submit "Fear Not The Dark Nor The Sun's Return" from Vulgarite. My tastes for "graveyard sex-worthy" tend to lean toward more feminist expressions of black metal and doom. There's just something about a woman growling "damned is the man who wears the collar / kill the man who comes between
us and the divine" that puts me in the mood. And you call FEMINAZGUL "empowering horror", which is exactly what Vulgarite is. It's the artist's mission statement. This stuff gets me in an apocalyptic mood for sure, like I want to look up and see the sun turn black and the flaming corpses of angels fall from the sky like shooting stars. Life-affirming shit, and that's not a joke. This music makes me feel alive in a way that I imagine witnessing the end of all things would. There's my recommendation.
And this might be my favorite thread on this blog already. Max Power, you're my hero.
FUCK TO BLACK METAL IN GRAVEYARDS
I haven’t fucked to black metal in any graveyards. I actually haven’t fucked in any graveyards, period, which I’m now realizing is an oversight that needs to be corrected. I’m really enjoying these recommendations, gang. I’ve been playing catch-up this afternoon, sipping into some of these artists, and I think Vulgarite might be the stand-out so far, but the feminist black metal concept is something I’ve never honestly considered before now. It’s always been seen as such an edge lord boys club to me, but this stuff is really opening my eyes.
DeleteI’ve never listened to a lot of black metal, and in fact one of the reasons why is because an album I adore is basically a one woman project, and my peers think it just SUCKS. She calls herself “Possessed Demoness”, but she made an album under the title Anguished, and the album is called “Cold”. She not only shreds the guitar, but her vocals are out of this world. She wails like a wounded banshee, she assaults you with blood-curdling howls, and she even shocks with bursts of melodious clean vocals. These insane vocals along with the pretty raw production seem to turn everybody off, but it’s a huge turn-on for me.
I am in love with “Cold”, and I have fucked to “Cold”. Not as often as I would like, since as I said, a whole lot of people just can’t get on this music’s wavelength, but I think Possessed Demoness is a true talent who is unfairly maligned for just being herself and pouring every ounce of her blackened soul into her uninhibited performances. If and when I make the opportunity to fuck to black metal in a graveyard, the soundtrack will absolutely be “Cold”.
I’m loving this fucking insane discussion.
Fuck to black metal in graveyards.
I’ve fucked around with Anguished before. She’s a wild one and her vocal delivery is always a bit too much, and I mean that as a compliment. Her range is impressive, but she deliberately fucks with her own voice, torturing herself in front of a microphone. I swear she sounds like she’s being assaulted by demons sometimes, and then she flips in a moment and sounds like she’s possessed by demons. Her style is untamed and chaotic, and that’s not gonna vibe with everyone, but fuck everyone. Too many “purists” in the black metal arena think they know better and they need to work to preserve the so-called sanctity of old school European black metal.
DeleteWhen Hunter Hunt Hendrix published her paper on transcendental black metal, it made so many of these metal nerds piss their leather pants, and they still get heated when somebody dares to praise Liturgy in their presence. It makes me laugh that she could so easily get under their hides by proposing that black metal can be more than one thing. I don’t love all of her output, but Origin Of The Alimonies is beyond reproach in my eyes, and that’s earned Hunter Hunt-Hendrix a seat at the table.
Don’t let the toxic boys club mentality scare you away from the surprisingly varied black metal universe. There’s a lot of good stuff there, a lot of it from angry female voices that often put their grumbling male peers to shame. There’s an upsetting number of fascists in the genre and you always have to be careful, but there are entire subreddits dedicated to amplifying progressive voices in black metal and related genres, and they’re worth seeking out if you want to go deeper down the rabbit hole and are looking for a guide to help show you the way.
I recently discovered the music of Mütterlein, a one-woman project from France, that definitely caught my attention. Not pure black metal, more black gaze than anything with a healthy dose of industrial drone for good measure, but if you’re looking for some good quality DOOM from a progressive voice and without that traditional black metal baggage, Mütterlein is fucking awesomeness.
I love it when the music doesn’t act like it has anything better to do and just sprawls for long periods of time. You can zone out and just let your mind wander to some fucked up places, which is often therapeutic. And if you’re serious about fucking in a graveyard, that’s the music that makes the best soundtrack.
SO FUCK TO BLACK METAL IN GRAVEYARDS.
If anybody out there wants some help trying to find a safe path through the troubled waters of black metal, my first go-to subreddit is RABM (Red & Anarchist Black Metal), where the users aren't afraid to point out some of the more fascist-leaning artists in the genre(s), and they've been an invaluable resource to me, leading me to some of my favorite voices in Black Metal and Black Metal-adjacent music. There are good people out there who are trying to find those diamonds in the rough. You just have to search a little to find some of these sparkling jewels in the unending darkness.
Delete"Transcendental Black Metal: A Vision Of Apocalyptic Humanism" is essential reading as far as I'm concerned. Hunter Hunt-Hendrix's treatise can be a bit of a slog if you're not in the right mindset, but she has a keen, academic-leaning brain, and she's never been one to dumb down her personal philosophies and theology for a mass audience. This treatise is actually the basis for a greater undertaking on her behalf, one which will certainly prove to be her life's work: Transcendental Qabala. But that's a story for another time, my friends, suffice to say Liturgy might literally be doing "the lord's work", and I greatly admire Hunter Hunt-Hendrix's earnest desire to shine some light on the malign darkness of traditional black metal.
Singing Bone's talking Anguished, and that's extremely my shit. Possessed Demoness is fucking nuts and I love her. I just wish she made more music, as her catalogue is woefully spare. Her only real full-length release is "Cold", and I think it's a masterpiece, but I'm out of my fucking mind on psychedelics most of the time, so what do I know? I do know that more people should fuck to "Cold", in graveyards or anywhere else. Possessed Demoness spoke frankly about meeting a lot of resistance when she began her musical journey due primarily to her gender, and I don't know if that eventually led to her choosing to step away from music, but if so that's a tragedy.
She's very anti-theistic, sometimes vehemently so, which certainly isn't unusual in black metal, but she also embraces what she sees as an unabashed sexuality inherent in the genre, deeply set in the act of giving yourself over to a force of darkness, what many would call "evil". This is plainly evident in both the lyrical content and in her vocal delivery, which I've heard described as "unspeakably horny for the unspeakable".
The track "Come To Me Satan" is a true invocation of the Prince Of Darkness, an invitation to have the spirit of evil fill herself, mind, body and soul, and it's incredibly sexually charged. It's a track I've listened to on several intimate occasions, and we (my friends and myself) have even incorporated the music and lyrics into some of our ceremonies, which has proven to be a good decision.
If anybody (CJ) is looking for something sprawling and meditative and black metal-adjacent to use for a number of purposes, might I recommend NASHMEH? Their first full-length release "Dun Zakha" in particular is a work of art that I have incorporated into my life in a meaningful way. It's a series of minimalistic Persian-inspired meditations on black metal that flow like blood-infused water, creating sensual tapestries upon which one may lose their sense of self through any number of creative and fun methods. This music can be the perfect foundation for tantric encounters, solo or guided meditations, unholy ceremonies, or even fucking in graveyards. Because it should all come back to fucking in graveyards. There is something sublime and radiant about this music, like glittering stars in the void that draw is ever deeper into the warm, eternal embrace of infinity. It's like a nightmare you never want to wake up from.
NORMALIZE FUCKING IN GRAVEYARDS
(Blogger is eating comments again, and this one was originally posted TWICE by friend of the show Paisley Jaguar, so I don't know what's going on. The comment is posted in full below with our apologies. -D)
DeleteWe've been sampling Nashmeh's "Dun Zakha" on Bandcamp and there are definitely some potential applications there, so thank you for pointing us in that direction, Max. The correlation between sexuality and Black Metal is a powerful thing that too many people overlook, and that's their loss. There is a deeply erotic quality there that is inherently tied to the taboo, embracing the sinister and the profane, the powerful fantasy of submitting to a lower power and even the romanticization of death and oblivion. These are not topics that are allowed to be discussed in polite company, and that's perfectly understandable. After all, there is a thin line between the pure fantasy of oblivion and the very real problem of suicidal ideation, and a lot of people just wouldn't want to come anywhere near that particular landmine. But I think there is something very healthy about gazing into the abyss from time to time.
Embracing darkness, embracing oblivion, understanding on a deep, metaphysical level that one day you are going to die, is necessary. Ignoring the very real fact that we're all going to cease to exist in time is a very bad thing. Pretending that we're all gonna live forever until we're struck down by a car, or we're diagnosed with terminal cancer, is straight up delusional. I know people don't want to dwell on this truth, and if we go too far in the other direction we can self-destruct. But we need an outlet to explore our own mortality. Horror movies are an excellent example. Black Metal is another example. Memento Mori, fellows.
Normalize fucking in graveyards. That's perfect. Death is inevitable. Happiness isn't. Confronting death in such an immediate manner, celebrating life through one of its purest expressions, is a beautiful thing. Black Metal at its best energizes the listener. It enhances the mood and bolsters the spirit. And it comes in so many flavors, too! I've seen Liturgy live, and when Hunter Hunt-Hendrix howls, there's a big time sexual component for me. She's got the voice of a fallen angel, and her personal theology is also fascinating. And her music IS Black Metal, no matter what the angry assholes say. Just another delicious flavor of Black Metal.
The sexual attraction that lies within the core of Black Metal is undeniable for those who dare to search for it. Of course, you don't have to search very far if you listen to Anguished. All the people I know who are into Black Metal love to fuck, and they're incredibly well-adjusted. I count myself among their number. I am proud to say I've fucked in a graveyard to Black Metal. And on one haunted night in the not-too-distant future, I will fuck to "Come To Me, Satan" in a graveyard.
And on one haunted night in the not-too-distant future, Max, we're all going to have to come to Satan together. And we're bringing some cheap vampire capes. You supply the stage blood.
Normalize Fucking In Graveyards, Ghouls
Oh, can we all be ghouls? I want to be a ghoul. It sounds fucking badass.
DeleteIf you want to be a GHOUL you have to fuck to black metal in a graveyard. Or at least masturbate to black metal in a graveyard. We're an elite sub-order of the Order. We have to have some standard for entry.
DeleteAnd we're gonna come to Satan, Jag. We'll figure something out, maybe for Walpurgisnacht or Beltane if you and your beau are free at the end of April. If not, there's always Halloween. But we can discuss this OTT, so hit me up.
Sure, the more the merrier. You're still not a GHOUL yet.
DeleteIs anybody familiar with Matriarkathum? They're Swedish feminist black metal, and I love their sound, but I can't really find anything about them? Are they TERFS or what? I'd hate to really get into this group and learn they're fucking creeps. And I'll be a GHOUL someday.
DeleteI didn't know Anguished was problematic. That sucks to hear. I ge your point, though. I'll stick with Matriarkathum for now. I hope they release something new soon. It would really be a bummer if they've already disbanded and just never told anybody. I know they're pretty obscure in the black metal scene, and I guess I was just hoping they'd catch on more than they have. I would love to find more explicit feminine black metal in general, so I guess I'm going to have to go searching for it. Thanks for responding. I appreciate it.
DeleteNo problem. If you're looking for some female-fronted black metal, I could suggest a few older favorites that you might enjoy. There's 2016's "Apocalypse" from Nekrodelirium. They're a Swedish outift fronted by Sandra Stensen. Maybe a bit more melodic, but still heavy, and Sandra loves to growl. There's also 2013's "Tenebrae" from Khaotic, a passion project from Brazil's Diana Ferraz Mantelato, AKA "The Lady Of Blood". This is her first full-length release, and for my money still her greatest. There's great beauty in the unrelenting darkness of this album, and it stretches beyond the confines of pure black metal to incorporate a fair amount of post-production wankery that I think is neat.
DeleteIf you want any more recommendations or just want more general black metal-adjacent discussion, feel free to click my name and send me an email.
Thanks for the suggestions! And we’ll definitely be in touch soon!
DeleteNot sure why my last comment was eaten by your host, but thanks for reposting it. I feel like we've kind of taken over this blog post with our absurd Black Metal discussion, but you said we could talk about anything, so I guess we're just taking you fine TRAPS up on your offer. Moreso than any other genre of music these days, it seems like trying to find Black Metal that isn't problematic is like walking through a minefield to outsiders, but the truth of the matter is that the NSBM troubles are a bit overblown. They're definitely out there, and it's definitely a problem that the genre has yet to truly reckon with, with many fans choosing instead to bury their heads in the sand regarding the issue.
DeleteYou can still find an alarming number of people who will readily defend not only Burzum's output, but Varg Vikernes himself, which is absolutely insane. Yes, Burzum is part of the foundation of Black Metal, and that's an unfortunate fact. I don't have to say a damned word about the music, and I certainly wouldn't ever go out of my way to praise it. "Sure, Varg's not that great a person, but..." Stop bending over backwards to defend a monster that doesn't deserve your shield. This is just one example, but it's not the only one, and that's the kind of thing that keeps so many people from embracing Black Metal as a genre.
It's a real shame, and I'm not sure how else to rectify this other than doing what I've always done, which is try to ease friends unfamiliar with the genre into the shallow end of the pool with some "softer" picks that can show off the versatility of the genre without hitting people over the head with bleakness and brutality. The recent "Empire of the Moon" from Vanagandr is an excellent example, and I've already used it to introduce a co-worker into the world of Black Metal. Before too long, I'll have her wearing leather and painting her face and thrashing in the pit to Thromos, but I can't just push her into the deep end and expect her to find her own way.
We have to look out for each other, and I take that seriously, especially considering some of the creeps I've run into, online and in real life, who think they can take advantage of a woman because they're at a Black Metal festival. They think I'm some sort of poseur or I'm just there with my boyfriend and don't know anything about the genre. Bitch, I got my man into this shit, and I know more than he ever will about Black fucking Metal. It's a true passion of mine, and I don't need your kind of help. I also know Muay Thai, and I will fucking wreck you if you put your hands on me.
I got so caught up I almost forgot I just came back to recommend something to you, The Singing Bone, since I don't have your contact info yet. I want you to listen to "Prognatus In Vorago" by Atrum Inritus. It means "Void of Light" in latin, and the music delivers on that promise. It's the band's only full-length release to date, and it came out in 2014, so they might not be a thing anymore, and that's a crime because this record hits me like a cannon ball every time I listen to it. It's cruel and bleak and hypnotic, and it's female-fronted, so it hits your criteria. Their sound is firmly rooted in the occult, and it gives me goosebumps whenever I hear Vindicaré start shrieking.
Give it a listen then tell me what you think. I'd love to hear your thoughts.
KEEP IT WEIRD
I sent you my expanded thoughts on Atrum Inritus in an email, so check your spam folder if you haven't already read it. But short answer: fuck yes.
DeleteI haven't yet had the pleasure of fornicating in any cemeteries, but you all make it sound so appealing. I'm not generally a huge black metal person, but I did recently get into an album called The Horned Goddess from a Canadian group called Blood Sacrifice, and I think it's pretty brutal stuff. Maybe I'm a lightweight, but this music is haunting and messed up, and I think I might be in love with it. It's all just so loud and angry. My favorite track has to be Kneel & Obey. I'm gonna be checking out a lot of the music you're all sugesting in this thread, so thanks for being so forthcoming, everybody!
DeleteI've sampled The Horned Goddess on your recommendation and I'm pretty impressed. Kneel & Obey is definitely the highlight, but it's got a great vibe overall and it kicks some serious ass. Thanks for throwing that one out, Norman!
DeleteYou're welcome! Based on how much I've enjoyed the stuff I've been listening to based on all your recommendations, I think there's a chance you guys might just make me a black metal fan.
DeleteHey Bone & Rod, you pals want some more recommendations? Because I've got some stuff you should check out. You're gonna hate it, but if you can handle this shit, then you might actually be GHOUL material. This music isn't strictly Black Metal, but the METAL is in its bones and blood, and it indelibly stains their blackened souls. It's also really obscure and rough and it's meant to make your skin crawl, which is a wonderful thing that can enrich your lives. I've got a trio of picks distributed by a deranged German label called Rat Covenant, and they're all available on the label's Bandcamp FOR FREE, so you've got nothing to lose but your sanity!
DeleteFirst, "Luciferian Drone Magick" by Keys of Henoch: is this music trying to open the gates of the underworld and loose the legions of the damned upon the world of the living? Probably. Next, "Howlings from a Fermented Planet" from Hecatomb of the Black Goat: drifting through a dead cosmos in a dying spacecraft, the suffocating void calling out to your delirious mind from a nameless and faceless artist who may actually be a manifestation of the eternal darkness that awaits us all when we die. Finally, it's "Bitches Sabbath" from Sexorcism: aggression and perversion and utter madness, designed solely to desecrate your frightened libido.
Treat yourselves: https://ratcovenant.bandcamp.com/music and then never, ever even consider asking your good friend Max Power for any listening recommendations in the future. Because you'll know better. And always remember that your Auntie Maxy loves you.
I'd ask where you find music like this, but I think I might prefer that to remain a mystery. Thank you for the recommendations, though. "Bitches Sabbath" in particular is really aggressive and the real highlght for me has to be "Excess Is The Law". This stuff is hit and miss, but I think I enjoy it, so you can recommend more music to me anytime, Auntie Maxy.
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DeleteYou've been so generous with your recommendations, I actually have something for you. Just in case you weren't aware, I felt I had to bring this to your attention: I may have found an actual theistic Satanist crafting ritualistic post-black metal soundscapes! She releases her music under the name NECROFAITH and her first (and to date only) release dropped back in 2020. Here's a link: https://necrofaith.bandcamp.com/album/sermon-i-true-satanic-black-art
And if you're already familiar, please understand we're just playing catch-up here with the black metal stuff.
HOLY SHIT
DeleteI think I've found my white whale.
DeleteWhat the fuck is going on here? Why is everybody talking about fucking in graveyards? This shit is insane.
ReplyDeleteThis shit is insane, friend. You should get into it.
DeleteSomebody has never spent any time gazing lovingly into the abyss and it shows.
DeleteYou ghouls think THANOS would be into black metal? I’m talking about comic book THANOS, not the movie guy. I almost want to peg movie THANOS as a prog rock guy, but he’s too into “order” and “balance”, so I feel like he’d ultimately be an obsessive classical music fan. Probably Wagner, since he gives off a hardcore fascist vibe.
DeleteComics THANOS is literally in love with death. He gathers the Infinity Stones and wipes out half of all life in the universe to prove how ride-or-die he is to his skeletal lady love. That's absolutely a serious black metal guy, right there. He loves to monologue about the futility of existence and hie abiding adoration of the cold, endless void. HUGE black metal guy. Maybe leans a bit emo, too, but this motherfucker definitely gets into the pit just to start some shit because he isn't afraid to throw down. I bet he's an OG fan, preferring stalwarts like Venom or Bathory over "the new crap" that just doesn't hit the same.
DeleteMovie Thanos is a stuffed shirt classical music fan, but I bet he loves Gustav Solti's "The Planets". He probably hears "Mars, The Bringer of War" whenever he rides into battle. I do, anyway.
Good call with The Planets. What’s your favorite recording of Holst’s epic? Mine is a tie between Vladimir Jurowski (with the London philharmonic) and Andrew Davis (with the BBC Symphony Orchestra). That would be a good topic for TRAPPO, if anybody’s listening. Tackle Holst’s The Planets for the show. There’s a lot going on there, a lot under the hood with so much background and an epic legacy. It would be an interesting challenge.
DeleteThe only recording of "The Planets" that I'm really familiar with is the Boston Pops conducted by the legendary John Williams. I think it sounds amazing, but I'm not knowledgeable enough to speak about any other recordings. I might have to track down the ones you mentioned and compare the them when I get the time. An episode of TRAPPO talking about Holst's "The Planets" would be pretty cool, though. I'd be into that. So maybe the TRAPS should really consider that.
DeleteI think movie Thanos would probably be big into precision prog/math rock. I can imagine him growing obsessive over RUSH's earlier work and just talking his underlings to death (LOL) with his incessant ramblings. Plus, he'd latch onto Neil Peart's Ayn Rand fixation with an exhausting passion, and then he'd read Atlas Shrugged a thousand times and he would become utterly insufferable. The half of the universe he wiped out of existence would be the lucky half, I'm telling you. The rest of us would have to deal with Objectivist Fanboy Thanos, and that would be a truly horrifying fate, indeed.
DeleteComics THANOS absolutely crushes to Darkthrone's "Transilvanian Hunger". It's not even up for debate.
Comics THANOS would be into old Darkthrone, despite the controversies. That tracks. Movie Thanos is a genuine creep, and I don't think your assessment is far off. He's 100% an Objectivist fanboy, and he gives off a bit of an incel vibe, too. Maybe that's too harsh, but fuck him. He used the Infinity Gauntlet to eliminate half of all life in the universe. He's like Hitler x 1,000,000,000,000. At least comics THANOS did it all for love. He wanted to jump Death's sexy bones. I get that. Love makes you do crazy things.
DeleteIt may not be black metal, but the new record from Glüme is out now, and it’s fucking great. It’s called “Main Character” and it’s a kind of haunting electronic dream pop epic, and it’s got a lot going on with its themes that I won’t get into here. I think it’s well worth your time, TRAPS. Glüme! Glüme! Glüme!
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