How anti-climactic was that? For four days, we waited while long-running symphonic black metallers Dimmu Borgir to slowly unveil the artwork and title of their forthcoming album, and the big reveal is finally over. As I predicted, the cover features some strange head with wires poking out of it. The name of the disc — Read More
This morning, Blabbermouth ran a piece (with an update inside the post refuting the whole piece) that brought a long-simmering rumor about Dimmu Borgir to the surface. That rumor is that Snowy Shaw, who quit Therion yesterday, had been tapped to replace former bassist and clean vocalist ICS Vortex. But Snowy has since contacted Blabbermouth Read More
The other day (or was it yesterday?), I speculated on what the mysterious countdown clock, which appeared on Dimmu Borgir’s MySpace page over the weekend, could be counting down to. Tour dates? A preview of the forthcoming disc? A collaboration with Demi Lovato called Demi Borgir??? The answer is, something way worse. Leave it to Read More
Anyone who knows me — truly knows me — knows that I fucking love Swedish black metallers Watain. So when I had the chance to talk to frontman Erik Danielsson again, I jumped at it. And of course, Erik didn’t disappoint, even telling me which bands in the scene he’d have wiped off the planet Read More
And I like Demi Lovato. On August 20, she turns 18…five days before my birthday. I think it’s a sign we belong together. Or not. Anyways, back in 2008, I interviewed Demi for a piece I wrote for MTV News, in which Joe Jonas’ ex-broad discusses the band’s she loves. “[Metal isn't] all I listen Read More
So why the hell am I writing about it today? Because it’s a slow fucking news day, and any time Dimmu Borgir is mentioned within a five-bock radius, I instantly think of this picture of Marta from Bleeding Through. Back when she was still smokin’ hot. And single. Well, for those that don’t know, Dimmu’s Read More