The history of black metal has been marred by lurid tales of church-burning fascists and the far-right represent an ongoing blot on the scene, but as *Tonight It’s A World We Bury* author Bill Peel argues, black metal remains a site of contestation with much to offer to left thought
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Bathory's seminal third album Under the Sign of the Black Mark, one of the blueprints for black metal. As the Godreah label prepare to release a tribute to Bathory's late mastermind Quorthon, Steve Earles speaks to label head Crin about his influence
Stewart Smith is back with all the juice you need to keep your jazz inhaler vaping: reviews of new albums from Mats Gustafsson, Robert Glasper, Donny McCaslin and Forebrace, along with a round-up of UK and US releases you might have missed over the summer months