Several years ago, at the end of a dull weekend in Western Massachusetts, I decided that a walk through nature would break up the monotony. A short hike down the road from my apartment brought me to the Wentworth Farm conservation area (a large meadow surrounded by … Continue reading Pokémetal – Death Metal (Part 5)
To the extent of my knowledge, refridgerators are best at two things: being human-sized beer coolers and incubating spore colonies so expansive that they threaten to become sentient. During a recent excavation to the back of my Frigidaire, I came across a bowl of particularly fecund … Continue reading E(P)visceration – Vircolac
Plucked out of bed by a beam of light, you float towards the open window. A few lonely souls remain awake in this hour, but for the most part, the neighborhood is dark. There is a doorway carved in the sky, through which strange stars glow … Continue reading E(P)visceration – Cadaveric Fumes
For some, boundaries aren’t thought of as the guidelines to the acceptable, or the limits of possibility. Instead, they’re an affront – a manifestation of social norms that threatens the sovereignty of the individual. For some, there is an endless road that leads from polite society out into the wilderness. Lashing out … Continue reading Pokémetal – Black Metal (Part 4)
Like most organisms, my sense of sight was one of the first tools I used to understand the world I’d been born into; the earliest toys I can remember were primarily focused on shapes and their colors. Shapes helped connect the senses of sight and touch, … Continue reading Pokemétal – A Love Story (Part 3)
At first glance, the cataclysm adorning the cover of New York black metal band Anicon’s debut LP Exegeses (photo by Kari Greer) resembles a great throne of fire carved into the mountainside. Polar winds and permafrost are nowhere to be found – this is a … Continue reading Anicon – “Exegeses” Album Review
