Right now, heavy metal gatekeeping is under fire. Once upon a time, it was considered charming and genre-appropriate to be a frowny jerk to kids who knew less about metal than you, but alas, no more!

Tough news to report, as Satyricon vocalist Sigurd 'Satyr' Wongraven has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. Satyricon has established itself as one of black metal's essential acts since forming in ...

AN aged satyr, living in the space between two rocks in an old Roman road, called his children to him as he lay dying. “Remember that you are growing older every hour,” he said. “I have always felt ...

The controversial and complicated history that surrounds black metal is as integral a part of the genre’s history as the music itself. At a recent opening for Satyricon‘s collaborative exhibit at the ...