Tag: black metal

BUTT METAL BLAST CAST, EP.37: 8-Bit Cosmic Horror in Midi Black Metal (an interview with Shelby Lermo)

Butt Metal Blast Cast is a podcast featuring Malicious Intent blog contributors Judge Dredd and Wulf and our co-conspirators Professor Grindstein and The Inverted Cross-Examiner! We are four grown men…


BUTT METAL BLAST CAST, EP. 36: War Metal is Hell! Rationing Tortilla Soup and Rook Pie with Cryptofascist Wartime Housewives (ft. Gorn)

Butt Metal Blast Cast is a podcast featuring Malicious Intent blog contributors Judge Dredd and Wulf and our co-conspirators Professor Grindstein and The Inverted Cross-Examiner! We are four grown men…


BUTT METAL BLAST CAST, EP. 35: Wrestling with the Ship of Theseus on a Sea of Hot Dog Flavored Water

In this episode, Wulf and Judge Dredd are coming hot off the heels of their interview with Garry Brents of Memorrhage (Ep. 34), so the Boyze™, joined by Professor Grindstein,…


BUTT METAL BLAST CAST, EP. 33: Mandatory AI-Generated Office Metal as Part of New OSHA Policies, Pt. 2

Butt Metal Blast Cast is a podcast featuring Malicious Intent blog contributors Judge Dredd and Wulf and our co-conspirators Professor Grindstein and The Inverted Cross-Examiner! We are four grown men…


Stormruler | Cataphract | Final Atomic Battle | Sarin Reaper


BUTT METAL BLAST CAST, EP. 29: Midwest Black Metal in a Missile Silo on like 12 Hits of Acid (an interview w/ Marsh of Swans ft. Mark of the Beast)

The new episode, featuring special guests @marshofswans (CJ and BC) and Mark of the Beast, is up wherever you stream podcasts! In this episode, we dive deep into Heartwood, @marshofswans’ debut full-length. We…


BUTT METAL BLAST CAST, EP. 28: Diabolical Data Visualizations on the 10th Sublevel of Statistical Analysis (an interview with Metal Stats)

In this episode, the Boo Boo Butt Boys™ Judge Dredd and Wulf interview Metal Stats about his process for scraping and shaping data from Metal Archives while controlling for variables….


THE DECIBEL MAGAZINE TOUR 2024: Hulder | Devil Master | Worm | Necrofier


Vile Revelation | Gorehound | Stalfos | Serpent Sceptre


BUTT METAL BLAST CAST, EP. 27: Six Degrees of Tic Tac Dio

Returning guest Ian Chainey administers his Metal Archives-based game Tic Tac Dio to Judge Dredd, Wulf, and the Inverted Cross-Examiner. You’ll hear the three of them utter unforgivable blasphemies as…


Blackwell | Dead On Collision | Strzyyga



BUTT METAL BLAST CAST, EP. 25: Headless Horseman Beef Jerky Chaos Preferred

In this episode, the Butt Blast Boyez™ explore the Headless Horseman-themed metal of Sleepy Hollow and neighboring Tarrytown while trying to figure out what the hell is up with the…


Cloak | Soiled Doves | Varlok


Behemoth | Imperial Triumphant | Twin Temple


Mo’ynoq | Cataphract | Gravehuffer


Eyehategod | Goatwhore

More details forthcoming


Sarin Reaper | VoidDweller | Sarkatha | Ahriman


BUTT METAL BLAST CAST, EPISODE 22: THE (OC)CVLT IS ALIVE WITH WEED WIZARDS AND LEVEL 1 TAROT MAGES!

In this episode, we explore whether psychics are just magic therapists, we ponder if Dying Fetus album covers could be mistaken for red-state death metal, and we speculate how much weed…


Tómarúm | Volcandra


Harakiri For The Sky | Ghost Bath | Unreqvited


Sprain | Drowse | Agriculture | Flooding | Nerver


Dryad | Traffic Death | Goat Coffin | Sarin Reaper


Deafheaven | Tigercub


Goatwhore


Possessed | Uada | The Black Moriah


UNDER OUR BLACK CULT NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2023: Rotting Christ | Carach Angren | UADA | Gaerea

Hellenic black metal legends come to KC with strong support in tow


BUTT METAL BLAST CAST, Episode 18: Caught in Providence! An Interview with Shelby Lermo (Vastum, Ulthar, Human Corpse Abuse, Naughtskeid, etc.)

In this episode, Shelby Lermo joins the Butt Blast Boiz to talk about his move to Washington D.C. from the Bay Area, his musical projects past and present, and his…


BUTT METAL BLAST CAST, Episode 17: Shhh! Whisper Supremacy in the Metal Archives!

In this episode, the Butt Blast Boiz discuss the impact that Metal Archives has had on them as well as on the larger world of metal, they determine whether Deeds…


BUTT METAL BLAST CAST, Episode 12: Tropical Black Metal Hawaiian Pizza

Butt Metal Blast Cast is a podcast featuring Malicious Intent blog contributors Judge Dredd and Wulf and our co-conspirators Professor Grindstein and The Inverted Cross-Examiner! We are four grown men…


WULF’S BEST OF METAL IN 2018 BRUTAL BLOWOUT BONANZA

OK, so first of all, I’ll be honest- “Top 10 _______ of ‘year x’” lists in the past have always been kind of stressful for me because I suddenly start…


Black Metal Banchan – Part 7 (Adokhsiny/Goatphomet, Nocturnal Damnation + Budae Jjiggae + R-Point, The Guard Post)

OK, so for the last Black Metal Banchan we talked about some hellish stuff coming out of the Land of the Morning Calm, so we’re going to just continue that…


WULF’S TOP 10 METAL ALBUMS OF 2017 EXTREME BLOWOUT EXTRAVAGANZA!!

Oh man, 2017 has already come and passed!!  Not really much to say; I’m just sad that I didn’t have enough time to really keep up with all the good…


NORTH AMERICA 2018: Septicflesh | Dark Funeral | Thy Antichrist


Malicious Intent – August 6, 2017

Judge Dredd’s final show 🙁 Luckily, he plays a ton of really good shit and I (Wulf) keep things from getting too depressing by making bad jokes and getting into…


Malicious Intent – July 30, 2017

Hooooly shit this show was epic!!  Not only does this show feature our favorite Malicious Intent DJs CJ, Judge Dredd, and Gorn, but both Mark of the Beast and I…


Malicious Intent – May 7, 2017

Sad night in the studio for this show because it’s CJ’s farewell show!!  Don’t worry though, he’ll still be hanging around off and on during future shows, but tonight is…


FRONTSCHWEIN NORTH AMERICA PART 2: Marduk | Incantation | Abysmal Dawn | Stonehaven


Malicious Intent – April 23, 2017

  Although the end of their reign is fast approaching, they’re not finished yet!  In this episode, CJ and Judge Dredd continue to proclaim the blasphemic gospel of Chill Chaos,…


Malicious Intent – April 9, 2017

Oh shit, it’s been awhile!  What the hell has been going on??  Well, unfortunately, EVERYONE (including me) has been extremely busy with wrapping up final projects for graduation and/or working…


Malicious Intent – February 26, 2017

Once again, the MI DJs are MIA 🙁 Just look at the empty KJHK studio.  So sad and lonely 🙁 The phones are probably ringing off the hook with requests…


Malicious Intent – January 29, 2017

That’s right, it’s time for your weekly installment of MALICIOUS INTENT!!  Unfortunately, both CJ AND Judge Dredd were absent for this show because they were at the Alcest show (can’t…


WULF’S TOP 10 OF 2016!!!

Not to beat a dead horse, but 2016 was a motherfucker of a year.   I’m not really in the mood to do a recap of all the shitty things…


2016 DUNGEON SYNTH AWARDS

Orcs and hobgoblins, ice dragons and wood nymphs, heed my call!!  Our obscure digital dungeon has been chosen to exclusively host the results of the 2016 Dungeon Synth Awards, as…


Malicious Intent – October 16, 2016

As Halloween looms ever closer, CJ and Judge Dredd bring the “Chill Chaos” in an episode that is especially doom-and-gloom-esque in honor of the impending Samhain celebration (or “HALLOWEEN” if…


Malicious Intent – October 9, 2016

Everyone knows that election season in America is always a shitshow, but this year especially seems to take the fucking cake.   For this week’s episode, CJ and Judge Dredd…


Malicious Intent – October 2, 2016

The studio FINALLY fixed the fucking microphones!!  Huzzah!! Anyway, on this episode of MI, CJ and Judge Dredd are both in an especially goofy mood.  Also, although they may have…


Malicious Intent – September 19, 2016

Judge Dredd and CJ are both in a misanthropic, black metal mood for this episode of Malicious Intent.  Is it because of the United States’ current political climate?  The death…


Malicious Intent – September 4, 2016

  Yeah!!  It’s party time up at the studio for this episode of Malicious Intent!!  Judge Dredd may be flying solo for this week, but he still brings the fun with…


Dungeon Synth Explorations – Part 5 – Grimrik

Those of you who have delved with me into the mysterious musical phenomenon of dungeon synth (DS) should be familiar with Grimrik.  His list of accomplishments since entering the current…


Malicious Intent – April 24, 2016

For this episode of MI, while it’s unclear if CJ was actually at this show or not (seriously, no one can remember if he was there.  They probably drank too…


Black Metal Banchan – Part 4 – Filipino Addition (Deiphago + Pinoy Snacks + Feng Shui)!!

For this round of the Black Metal Banchan, we’re going to take a brief detour to Southeast Asia, wherein floats a collection of islands renowned for their relaxing beaches, beautiful…


Malicious Intent – March 13, 2016

CJ flies solo this week as Judge Dredd is mysteriously absent…  Without his co-pilot in the Turd Office, will CJ be able to handle doing an ENTIRE show by himself??…


Phantoms of the Orient: An Evening with Vhan of Aek Gwi!!

I don’t think I’ve seen the sun in days.   Maybe weeks.   This has actually been a pretty warm December so far here in a land known for its…


Black Metal Banchan – Part 2: Oathean + Doritos

For Round 2 of the Black Metal Banchan (if you don’t know what banchan is, here’s the Wikipedia link for it you lazy fuck 😀).   Anyway, I chose this…


Black Metal of the Emerald Triangle: An Interview With Lycanthromancer and Skorpius of Miasmic!!

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ASIA METALHEAD

When it comes to metal or extreme music, living in South Korea can be extremely frustrating.   It’s obvious that there are enough bands and fans here to make a…


Terra Australis Merch + Nature Is Metal

Whoa!!  They had offered to send me some stuff, but I had no idea that they would actually follow through!!  Thank you so much to Terra Australis for hooking up…


Interview with Hedge Wizard!!

Interview conducted via e-mail in March 2015. Listen and support Hedge Wizards’ music: https://hedgewizard.bandcamp.com/ Keep updated about Hedge Wizard: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hedge-Wizard/725977330805106…


OUR EVIL NEW LOGO!!

Malicious Intent has a brand new logo, courtesy of Erick Neyra (Goat Semen, Evil Damn, ex-Black Angel) / Austral Holocaust Productions!! BEHOLD: More exclusive artwork for Malicious Intent is on…


Dungeon Synth Explorations – Part 3 – Deivlforst Records

  You can read Part 1 of the series here, and Part 2 here. For this part of the series, instead of exploring the works of one particular artist, I’d…


Dungeon Synth Explorations – Part 2 – Lord Lovidicus

 I feel like it wouldn’t be appropriate to write a piece about Erang without talking about his American counterpart, Lord Lovidicus!   Apparently, the dude behind Lord Lovidicus is a…


Interview with Ghost Bath!!


Interview with D. of Woods of Desolation!!

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Interview with Erang!!

  Interview conducted via email, December 2014. Listen and support Erang’s music: http://erang.bandcamp.com Keep updated about Erang: https://www.facebook.com/kingdomoferang Erang’s channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/songsoferang…


Interview with Kwon Yong-man of Christfuck!!


Seasons in the Abyss

    Well, another autumn seems to be abruptly coming to an end. Autumn always makes me feel reflective and a bit nostalgic, and I’m sure I’m not the only…


The Land of the Morning Grim

It’s actually not too cold out right now, but it looks relatively grim outside as I type this from my office in Daejeon, South Korea. It’s overcast, rainy, and overall…


WULF’S TOP 10 METAL ALBUMS OF 2012 EXTRAVAGANZA!!!!

This has been one hell of a year!! While most of it was spent working in Sydney, Australia (and exploring its seedy underbelly of thrash, doom, and black metal via…


Interview with Wizard of Accursed Wound!!


Album Review: “Becoming” – Abigail Williams

I don’t know what the deal is with me wanting to defend shit that no one likes. I already white-knighted Liturgy in an earlier post on here, and I’m not…


WULF’S TOP 10 METAL ALBUMS OF 2011!!!

Well, well, here we are again!! 2011 was a hell of a year, went to Korea, living in Australia now, and, most importantly, enjoyed some killer metal releases during my…


“Ominous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm” – Inquisition: The Best Album of 2010

I’ve been meaning to write about Inquisition‘s latest album “Omininous Doctrines of the Perpetual Mystical Macrocosm” for quite some time now, but after seeing this album pop up all over…


In Defense of Liturgy

Obviously, I’m sticking myself out here for tons of ridicule by white knighting for notorious post-BM upstarts Liturgy, but before I stick up for these guys I’d like to catch…


Interview with Serpent Est of Kaiserreich!!

E-mail interview conducted June, 2011. http://www.kaiserreich.it http://www.myspace.com/kaiserreichofficialpage WULF: Congratulations on successfully executing a great work of black metal art! I know “Ravencrowned” has been out for over a year now,…


Interview with Herr Morbid of Forgotten Tomb!!


Interview with V.I.T.R.I.O.L. of Anaal Nathrakh!!


Interview with Erik Danielsson of Watain!!