No use crying over spilled blood: impressions of Watain in Brooklyn

One thing’s for certain in this world: If it’s a Watain show, there will be blood. The Plan Four of us planned to attend the Watain show June 15 at the Brooklyn Night Bazaar: my Metallomusikum podcast partner Derek, his significant other, Mandi, and Hope, a woman I had met when Watain played in Baltimore …

Interview: Watain returns to US for one unholy, uncompromising ritual

Erik Danielsson of Sweden's black metal legion Watain spoke via email with my photographer friend Kassandra Carmona a few months ago during the group's initial tour for the album "The Wild Hunt."  Kassandra recently sent the interview to me for publication here, even though she had posted it on her own blog. Now that Watain …

Behemoth to unleash fury on Rams Head Live

BehemothFew extreme metal bands are surrounded by as much controversy as Behemoth, who play Rams Head Live in Baltimore on Saturday, May 5. Together with their tour mates Watain, The Devil’s Blood and In Solitude, concert goers should expect an evening of fire, brimstone and rock and roll. In their home country of Poland, Behemoth …