The Legacy "Forgive her... for she knows not what she does." I'm not catholic, but as soon as those words are oozed out at the beginning of Type O Negative's nine-minute-long Christ-fetishizing track Christian Woman, I'm ready to take communion. And if Jesus Christ did look like Peter Steele as he so claims at the … Continue reading THIS MONTH IN METAL No. 12: Rest in Power, Peter Steele
The Legacy I know how metalheads are, and I'm already ahead of you. Is Nine Inch Nails' full-length debut a metal album? Not exactly, but we've got to step back and think bigger on this one. October 2019's tribute kicks off the first half of a two-part industrial mini-subseries within TMIM. Industrial synth rock record Pretty Hate Machine marks the … Continue reading THIS MONTH IN “METAL” No. 6: Nine Inch Nails’ “Pretty Hate Machine”
The Legacy "I deny Jesus Christ, the deceiver" shrieks a piercing falsetto and you instantly know you're going to hell. It's okay though, because while Satanism and the occult is a common fad in metal, few have ever made it so delicious. This September marks the 35th anniversary of the righteous descent that is Mercyful Fate's Don't … Continue reading THIS MONTH IN METAL No. 5: Mercyful Fate’s “Don’t Break The Oath”
The Legacy I remember hearing about Behemoth in a computer class in the seventh grade. Some eighth graders behind me were comparing the "most evil" metal bands, one pitting Slayer as the end-all-be-all. The other quickly retorted, "Are you fucking kidding me? Have you heard Behemoth?! They're horrifying!" Maiden being the hardest band I listened to at … Continue reading THIS MONTH IN METAL No. 4: Behemoth’s “Evangelion”
