Socially-conscious lyrics are nothing new in death metal, let alone under the wider umbrella of heavy metal. They slice through the issues of the time with a rallying articulation fuelled by the anguished chants of those behind the words - the bands themselves and a legion of fans marching in unison fighting the same fight.... Continue Reading →
Candlemass – The Door to Doom
The oaken doors to the cathedral, shut, stand unmovable. Embellished with the indelible mark of the triumphant few who pass into the pantheon beyond, they separate the greatness of legends from the mundane, the lacklustre, the expendable. Bells above herald doom, cloaked by everlasting rains but heard throughout the land. When those bells toll, you... Continue Reading →