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King Diamond made horror sound beautiful.

Derek Gann just dropped a full profile on the man who changed how darkness is performed in metal.

This one is a torch.

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Black and white portrait of King Diamond in corpsepaint and top hat looking upward

November 8, 2025 at 12:50 PM

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New Metal Lair column:
women didn’t enter metal, they ripped the timeline open.
5 moments where one vocalist changed the entire scene architecture.

metallair.net/a-rip-in-tim...

A Rip in Time: Women in Metal Artwork. Black background with a vertical white tear of light, with the text “A Rip in Time” at top and “Women in Metal” at bottom.

November 8, 2025 at 4:48 PM

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New Metalhead Horoscope is live. Scorpio season = bolt cutters energy.
link: metallair.net/metalhead-ho...

Illustration of a zodiac wheel in gold around a grinning skull with glowing red eyes on a black space background — Metal Lair’s Metalhead Horoscopes branding.

November 9, 2025 at 2:49 PM

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I interviewed Mallavora recently about their music and what it's like to be disabled in the UK in 2025.

Metal Lair @metallair.bsky.social · Nov 6

Mallavora are turning anger into art.
We talked to them about disability, activism, & their debut album What If Better Never Comes?

full interview ↓
metallair.net/mallavora-in...

#Mallavora #AltMetal #UKMetal #DisabilityRights #MetalLair

November 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM

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Mange tout, Rodders.

Metal Lair @metallair.bsky.social · Oct 30

FEAST OF THE DAMNED 🎃
20 cursed pairings of metal, horror & sinful snacks — from Bathory to Ghost, Mortician to Sabbath.

#MetalLair #FeastOfTheDamned #MetalHalloween #seasonofmist #carachangren #hoodedmenace #HorrorAndMetal #ghost #robzombie #blacksabbath

Feast of the Damned. Vintage-style Halloween scene featuring a witch holding a red apple, Frankenstein, Dracula, and a mummy gathered around a candlelit table with a jack-o’-lantern, candy, cobwebs, and a spinning vinyl record player.

November 4, 2025 at 12:46 PM

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Great album

Metal Lair @metallair.bsky.social · Oct 29

If you like your metal heavy, emotional, and pitch-black — Dawn Fades just dropped a beast.

Kevin digs deep into their new album “III” in his latest review for Metal Lair. Absolutely worth your ears.

#DawnFades #MetalReviews #PostMetal #SupportIndependentMusic

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November 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM

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Some excellent sites here

Metal Lair @metallair.bsky.social · Nov 3

underground metal is kept alive by the sites that still listen first, not chase trend data.

I just rounded up 60 metal outlets (big + niche) that are still doing curation like it matters.

link: metallair.net/underground-...

#metal #undergroundmetal #musicjournalism #metalpress

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November 4, 2025 at 12:45 PM

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What's the biggest red flag in a potential partner for you? For me, it's not believing in Joe Hendry.

November 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM

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The crypt opens again.
Finnish death-doom masters Hooded Menace drop Lachrymose Monuments of Obscuration, a towering blend of melody and menace.

Kevin McSweeney’s full review now live on Metal Lair.

metallair.org/hooded-menac...

#HoodedMenace #DeathDoom #MetalLair #AlbumReview #SeasonOfMist

October 6, 2025 at 12:17 PM

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Born of Osiris Album, “Through Shadows” Out Now via Sumerian Records

#BornOfOsiris #ThroughShadows #SumerianRecords #MetalLair #NewMetalAlbum #thewarthatyouare #cosanostrapr #metalcore #HeavyMusic #NewMusicAlert #MetalRelease #AlbumDrop #MetalNews

Born of Osiris Album, “Through Shadows” Out Now via Sumerian Records - Metal Lair: Rock & Metal Culture

Born of Osiris unleash their new album Through Shadows via Sumerian Records. Alongside the release, the band drop a gripping video for “The War That You Are” and announce fall U.S. headlining dates wi...

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July 14, 2025 at 4:10 PM

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Weekly Metalhead Horoscopes

#metalheadhoroscopes #weeklymetalheadhoroscopes #saturnretrograde #mercuryretrograde #astrologyformetalheads #metalzodiac #luckymetalsongs #metalhead #metal #metallair

Metalhead Horoscopes - Metal Lair: Rock & Metal Culture

The stars are in retrograde chaos, but your metal path is forged in fire. This week’s Metalhead Horoscopes deliver cosmic truths and killer underground tracks to guide each sign through Saturn’s disci...

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July 13, 2025 at 12:55 PM

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Metal Lair’s Seven Deadly Songs Weekly List Written By Kevin McSweeney

#SevenDeadlySongs
#AzathothsDream #CovenOfTheAncientBlackFlame
#Hibernaut #Goner
#Madhouse #WeRunRiot
#Sheev #KingMustardII
#SplitChain #Subside
#StarlitPyre #EmpiresDownfall
#VulgarDissection #GasMaskAsphyxiation

Metal Lair’s Seven Deadly Songs - Metal Lair: Rock & Metal Culture

This week’s Seven Deadly Songs dives into raw black metal, sludge-drenched doom, glam throwbacks, and brutal death metal. Featuring new releases from Azathoth’s Dream, Hibernaut, Mädhouse, Sheev, Spli...

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July 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM

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The Oxys Announce New Album: Casting Pearls Before Swine

#theoxys #castingpearlsbeforeswine #flypr #cleopatrarecords #punkgutterrock #austintexas #newalbum #musicnews

Black and white promotional photo of punk band The Oxys. The five band members pose confidently against a plain white background. The female vocalist stands front and center with arms crossed, wearing a fishnet bodysuit and showing prominent tattoos. Surrounding her are four male bandmates in dark punk attire, including denim, leather, and sunglasses, radiating a gritty and rebellious attitude.

July 13, 2025 at 10:41 AM

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I don't believe Hulk Hogan is actually dead. I think he's going to get up any minute now, start stomping around the place, and pin the Grim Reaper with an atomic leg drop.

July 24, 2025 at 11:55 PM