Brainfog · 19/03/2025
From black metal to indie folk, my music taste knows no boundaries. Why stick to one genre when life needs a different soundtrack for every moment? Read about my zero-genre loyalty journey!
Brainfog · 31/12/2024
A year of metal, milestones, and emotional mayhem—2024 pushed me to the edge, through press pits, burnout, and some unforgettable concerts.
Brainfog · 02/06/2024
This is a personal blog after all, so today I am feeling obliged to write something personal. It is my birthday. I am turning 39. Really bad age and to be honest, I don't feel like celebrating. I haven't celebrated my birthday for years and if I have the choice, I prefer to be out of town for my birthdays. I hate the fuzz about this day, I hate being the birthday girl and yet it makes me sad when certain people forget my birthday. Welcome to my very twisted mind full of social insecurity....
Keepers · 03/02/2024
Hellripper aka James McBain is currently touring with Abbath and Toxic Holocaust. He was in Hamburg just a couple of days ago. Had I listened to this album a bit earlier, I might have gone and bought myself a ticket just to see the support act. Hellripper is a one-man band from Scotland formed in 2014. Since 2014 McBain has released three studio albums, two EPs and various splits. His third and latest studio album Warlocks Grim & Withered Hags was released in February 2023 and met with...
Keepers · 12/01/2024
Cattle Decapitation. Sounds about right for my vegan self. I have to admit, I'd come across this band's name a couple of times already while reading up on other bands or genres and the name alone was so offputting for me, I never looked closer. Turns out, Cattle Decapitation is as pro-vegan as you can get in extreme metal. While none of the band members are indeed vegans, their music and their lyrics deal with animal exploitation and animal rights. Among other things. Formed in San Diego in...
Brainfog · 20/12/2023
Seriously, 2023 has flown by. Two years ago, I started this project and it is still on. I didn't post as regularly as I would have liked, but let's take a look at my metal year 2023 anyhow. What was going on?
Spotify Wrapped was a bit of a mystery again when it came to my top genres. Alas, Metal in first place, Rock in second (a lot of Pentagram and 69 Eyes), Black Metal in fourth. That sounds about right. Top artist was no surprise as well. To be honest, anything else would have outraged me.
In The Pit · 20/11/2023
Sólstafir - one of my favourite bands. Since I've discovered them, I have devoured all of their albums. I listen to Sólstafir when I write, I listen to them when doing chores, I listen to them on long drives and I listen to them when I don't like sitting in quiet. When I heard they were coming to Hamburg on November 19th, I got my tickets immediately and I had been looking forward to this day since June. This was my first concert without my husband accompanying me. This made the experience...
Genre Tourism · 17/11/2023
Black metal has long flirted with taboo — but where’s the line between provocation and poison? This article digs into NSBM, ideological red flags, and why doing your homework matters more than ever.
Keepers · 14/11/2023
Ah, melodic black metal. Just got to love it, right? Seriously, there is not much music I can enjoy quite as much as melodic black metal (apart from Type O of course, they are unmatched so far). After Mgła's Exercises in Futility got me back on track, I decided to continue down this road for now and from Mgła it is not far to UADA from Portland. UADA was founded in 2014 by Jake Superchi who is also the vocalist and rhythm guitarist of the band and the only remaining founding member today. So...
Keepers · 10/11/2023
It's been quiet on my metal blog as I've been quite occupied with my other writing project. I'm still totally batshit crazy about Type O Negative and listen to hardly anything else most days. My friend's husband decided it was time to hustle things along and sent me his favourite metal albums. This resulted in an impressive Spotify Playlist of 24 hours and 22 minutes. As a girl has to start somewhere, I picked the band whose name I couldn't pronounce at first: Mgła. Mgła is a Polish black...