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Books
Better Red Than Dead: Towards A Socialist Black Metal
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
A Quietus Interview
Born To Rune: Enslaved On The History Of Enslaved
Enslaved founder Ivar Bjørnson speaks to Dan Franklin about the story of Enslaved, the information they take from ancient Norse culture, and what he thinks, two decades on, of Varg Vikernes and the violence that engulfed the black metal scene. Photos by Peter Beste, Ole Kristian Olsen, Mirjam Vikingstad
A Quietus Interview
“It’s Not Easy Listening”: Thirty Years Of Pure Fucking Mayhem
On their 30th anniversary - with an appearance at Oya Festival booked and a new album ready for release - John Doran looks beyond the murder, the suicide, the extremism and the immolation, and talks to Mayhem's founder Necrobutcher about their radical music and nothing else
Black Sky Thinking
Gary Glitter, Re-Writing Musical History & The Danger Of Censorship
Gary Glitter has been omitted from a recent major compilation about glam. Johnny Sharp argues that such censorship and re-writing of musical history is dangerous, no matter how heinous the artist's crime. Photo from Shutterstock.
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Electronic
Dance Music For April Reviewed By Jaša Bužinel
Jaša Bužinel shares this month's hot picks from the world of electronic music, including outstanding releases from Palestine, Tanzania and Iran, a benefit compilation for Ukraine, Portuguese "deconstructed grunge" experimentations, Sahara-via-London percussive sub-heavy techno, and more
The Quietus International
Complete Communion: Jazz For November Reviewed By Peter Margasak
Newly unearthed archival recordings of live dates from the 1960s, a profound homage to the swing-and-drag aesthetic of drummer Paul Motian from former collaborators, a new quintet from the veteran Swedish drummer Sven-Åke Johansson, and a thrumming quintet session from drummer Tom Skinner of The Smile are featured in Peter Margasak’s latest round up of jazz and improvised music
Beyond The Hits
Blur: The Sound Of The Essex Boys Beyond The Hits
As Blur win a lifetime achievement gong, Ian Wade, Charlie Frame, Mic Wright, Mof Gimmers, Jeremy Allen, Wyndham Wallace, Joe Kennedy, Scott McKeating, Tom Hawking, Ben Myers, Stevie Chick, Jamie Bowman, Tim Burrows and Luke Turner select their finest b-sides, rarities and album tracks
