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PSALM 69 (SIRE RECORDS, 1992) Jesus Built My Hotrod is a song by Ministry, an American industrial metal band. The song was released as a single in 1991, but it also appears on their fifth studio album, Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed and the Way to Suck Eggs, which came out the following year. …
MIDIAN (MUSIC FOR NATIONS, 2002) This is the sixth track from Midian — by far the best Cradle of Filth album, if you ask me. I find it really hard to pinpoint the highlight of this album, since it’s one of those releases where everything rules! So I made a few sketches based on it, …
ACTIVE: 1991- Cradle of Filth is an extreme metal band from the UK. They’ve been around since the early nineties, but I discovered them — and fell in love — with their 2000 release, Midian. Their lyrical themes are heavily influenced by Gothic literature, poetry, mythology, and horror films. Midian, for example, got its name …
ACTIVE: 1981- Ministry is an American industrial metal band. They’ve been around forever — and they’re really damn good! Like probably many of my age, I discovered the band in 1992, just after they’d released the Psalm 69 album. The N.W.O. video was in heavy rotation on MTV, and you just couldn’t miss the song …
ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN (NUCLEAR BLAST, 2022) This is the third track from ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN, the tenth studio album by Machine Head. And this one definitely falls among the three best albums from the band. They’ve released quite a few kick-ass albums over the years, but the first two (Burn My Eyes and …
ARISE (ROADRUNNER, 1991) This is the title track on Sepultura’s fourth studio album. And, as mentioned, this album really got me into Sepultura — and it still holds a special place in my heart. So yeah, here’s a sketch dedicated to one of the most influential metal albums of all time: Arise! ARISE | pencil …
DANCE PANIQUE (OSASTO A, 2017) This is the third track from Dance Panique, an album by Turmion Kätilöt. And I’ve got to say: this is both one of my favorite albums by the band and one of the tracks I enjoy the most. For some reason, both the lyrics and the music itself just work. …
ACTIVE: 1986- Waltari is a Finnish experimental rock/metal band that’s been around for quite some time. The first time I heard them was in 1994. It was on Metalliliitto, a radio show focused on heavy metal. Waltari had just released So Fine!, an album created together with the joik group Angelit. I think the song …
ACTIVE: 1981- Mercyful Fate is one of the bands that helped shape how the darker side of metal would turn out. Formed in Denmark by singer King Diamond and guitarist Hank Sherman, the band laid the foundation for an entire subgenre. In 1985, King Diamond went on to form a band under his own name …
ACTIVE: 1991- Machine Head is a heavy metal band from Oakland, California. The band was formed by vocalist/guitarist Robb Flynn, who also remains their only original member. I’ve been following this band since their debut album, Burn My Eyes, hit the stores in 1994. To this day, I still consider it their best. And I …