metal controversy Archives

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Now Playing: Volturian – The Killing Joke

Darkness reigns, the joke’s on us, and Volturian is the punchline. This isn’t just an album; it’s a full-throttle, high-octane nightmare masquerading as melodic metal. Volturian’s The Killing Joke slashes

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Now Playing: Butcher Babies

If there’s one thing that gets the metal world screaming louder than a mic-shredding frontwoman, it’s controversy. And nobody does controversy quite like Butcher Babies. Whether you love them, hate

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Now Playing: Windrose

Imagine, if you will, a band that fuses the might of Tolkien’s dwarves with the hammer-swinging ferocity of power metal. Enter Windrose, the Italian quintet that refuses to take metal

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Now Playing: Behemoth – Christians to the Lions

The metal world is no stranger to controversy, and Behemoth stands as the blazing torchbearer of musical rebellion and defiance against religious conservatism. In a world that seems hell-bent on

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The Relationship Between Metal Music and Violence

Metal music has long been the punching bag of the morally outraged. For decades, the genre has been accused of promoting violence, fostering rebellion, and even corrupting the souls of