Wehrwolf – Black Metal brigade from Belarus, which has been by our side for a long time, performing with M8L8TH on both of the Asgardsrei festivals in 2012 (Moscow) and in 2015 (Kiev). Artem – the band’s front man is also renowned as the lead guitarist in Belarus’ most notorious act Kamaedzitca. Wehrwolf’s first LP […]
In the days of difficult trials that Belarus is going through today, it would be logical to seek inspiration and emotional support from the source of the right-wing Belarusian metal scene, which counts a lot of first-class bands with quality and original sound, one of which is Wehrwolf, a band that has been pleasing fans […]
The first international “Pact of Steel” conference was successfully held in Kiev on December 17, 2016, the day prior to the Asgardsrei V fest. A fruitful synthesis between arts and metapolitics, the conference laid the foundation for future studies of the ideocratic, worldview-shaping potential of Black Metal in response to the sociocultural challenges of today. […]
The first international “Pact of Steel” conference was successfully held in Kiev on December 17, 2016, the day prior to the Asgardsrei V fest. A fruitful synthesis between arts and metapolitics, the conference laid the foundation for future studies of the ideocratic, worldview-shaping potential of Black Metal in response to the sociocultural challenges of today. […]
RELIGION IN BLACK METAL The anti-Christian sentiment that permeates the contemporary Black Metal scene reveals weaknesses in its own belief system. It has been over a century now since Christianity lost its influence and power in Europe and, more generally, in the Western World. Christianity no longer constitutes an important part of social life, which […]
THE RADICAL VOICE I. CASUS BELLI Terror attacks do really bring out the worst in people. And no, “the worst” does not here refer to a hypothetical backlash against Muslims, which journos so desperately try to pull into reality with conjured-up stories about nasty racists tearing veils off the heads of Mohammed’s (PBUH) female servants. […]
WHEN THE GODS HERE THE CALL:THE CONSERVATIVE-REVOLUTIONARY POTENTIAL OF BLACK METAL ART I. BLACK METAL: A SUBCULTURE OR A COUNTERCULTURE? METHODOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS Black Metal shares the fate of all complex and multifaceted phenomena that transcend their narrow genre identities and, similar to Hegel’s philosopher who is able to “grasp an era through thought,” are always […]
Q1 : In December 2016, we had the pleasure of seeing KPN exit from the underground to appear on stage at the Asgardsrei fest – a public event held in the very center of Kiev, where you had a chance to share the line-up with NOKTURNAL MORTUM, M8L8TH and KRODA. What memories do you have of […]
THE NEW ROMANTICS:NORWEGIAN BLACK METAL AND NATIONAL IDENTITY In the 1990s, a musical sub-culture known as Norwegian Black Metal made an artistic and sonic impact with its shrieking tones, evil aesthetic, and transgressive ideology. It also made international headlines with a wave of domestic terrorism across Norway. Between 1992 and 1996, members of the scene […]
