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In Satan's Service?

Black Metal distinguishes itself from other extreme forms of metal in quite stunning ways—its dark-as-pitch atmospherics; its blistering beats and high, thin guitar lines, played at a blurred pace; its violent themes and images; its screeched, keening vocals. And then there are the church burnings. And, of course, the murder. But is the perception of Black Metal as violent a fair one? The answer is, unequivocally, sort of and sort of not. ...  read more