If you’re not familiar, the singer, Papa Emeritus (speculated to be Tobias from Repugnant), is some sort of Pope of Satan, and his nameless ghouls wear plague doctor masks with long black robes to further enhance the ridiculousness.

ANYWAY, Ghost is a special blend of King Diamond and Blue Oyster Cult, in that, you can get people who metalheads non-metalheads alike sing songs about Satan, which is alright by me. With that pop element in mind, there was luckily no mosh pit, it was mostly hyper-spazztic people singing out of tune with Papa. I can attest to the overall vibe of the crowd which was likened to a hoard of eight-year-olds at a Hanson concert in the mid-1990’s. Just, straight-up Disneyland-caliber giddiness, with devil horns and a lot of beards.

Before the show, a man stood behind me in a suit talking about his Christian beliefs and how he still listens to to bands like Ghost, which was…perplexing. A pope wearing inverted crucifixes isn’t really what I consider a wholesome evening. Among the other varities at the show included part-time metal guys and gals, a few “I heard one song and they’re cool” guys, indiscriminate music preference guys, crusty punx, cyber goths ruining everybody’s lives, brainless thrash kids, and any variation on those scenes.

It was a little strange to see such a large array of people coming together, especially in a place like Tucson. Ghost mainly played the hits off their Opus Enonymous record, and sprinkled in a grip of new songs off Infestissumam. Songs like ‘Ritual’ and ‘Death Knell’ were obvious fan favorites, and what I consider, the more classic Ghost sound.

A lot of people give Papa Emeritus some flack over his sometimes wavering voice, but he sounded solid, and vocals were strong. The ghouls played flawlessly, even the keyboard solo on ‘Genesis’ did not have a note missing, definitely not a half-assed gimmick band, these dudes are super talented. I can’t even imagine the balls that they smell like after playing in those masks and robes each night…much respect.

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Post-punk veterans, Wire, were active mostly in the late 70’s and early 80’s releasing classics like Pink Flag, Chairs Missing, and 154 which are some of the most underrated albums from the time. The band took a hiatus throughout most of the 80’s, and sporadically released a few records throughout the years since then.

Now the band is putting out a record with songs they never got to put out circa 79-80. Check out their newly released track:

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Vice’s Noisey had a whole gaggle of kiddies review Black Flag’s TV Party and it’s absolutely adorable.

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2013 is going to be a good year for gays in the rap industry, the densely homophobic genre has been infiltrated with game changers like Mykki Blanco who is killing it right now This week Le1f released a free mixtape, featuring guests such as Spank Rock and Kitty Pryde with trap-esqe beats to keep your buzz going.

Le1f makes sure to state that he’s gay, but that’s not all he’s about, he doesn’t want to be pegged as just another gay rapper. This year might be a game changer for queers in the rap industry, because they’re starting to do it better than their gay-bashing “faggot” slinging peers. This is a killer mixtape, highly recommended. 

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Filmmaker Kat Candler introduced her new short film at Sundance called simply, Black Metal. The film seems to revolve around those pesky little themes of violent music or imagery which some speculate to incite violence. The film is around eight minutes long, so if you can grin and bear watching something that’s over thirty seconds, you might find yourself thinking about the issues in this movie.

My two cents: I, for one, do not agree with the idea that violent music, video games, or art can be held responsible for someone else’s actions. If we look back to the Columbine shootings, the media essentially had a hard-on by thinking they could use Marilyn Manson’s music as a scapegoat for that horrific event. Yet, the two boys didn’t even listen to Manson, further helping the point that people are eager to jump on the blame game. I’m sure it can affect artists very personally when these things happen, but people are just as likely to murder someone in the name of Beyonce than say, Emperor. People are crazy, no matter what you listen to or watch.

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• Andy Stott, Luxury Problems
• Merchandise, Children of Desire
• Nu Sensae, Sundowning
• Flying Lotus, Until the Quiet Comes
• Black Breath, Sentenced to Life
• Swans, The Seer
• Krallice, Years Past Matter
• The Soft Moon, Zeros
• Rosenkopf, S/T
• Kontravoid, S/T
• Vatican Shadow, Ghosts of Chechnya
• Tennis, Young and Old
• Lust for Youth, Growing Seeds
• Led Er Est, The Diver
• The Men, Open Your Heart
• Tropic of Cancer, The End of All Things
• Blondes, S/T
• Killer Mike, R.A.P Music
• Kendrick Lamar, Good Kid, m.A.A.d city
• Schoolboy Q, Habits & Contradictions
• Danny Brown, XXX
• Death Grips, No Love Deep Web
• Lushlife, Plateau Vision
• Frank Ocean, Channel Orange

EPs and Other Mixes

*Lists in no particular order!

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This Article is written by Liz Cantrell, music and culture commentator at blissfulmyth.

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This is the second week in a row of creepy snuff film caliber music videos, maybe that says something about me? Regardless, I am obsessed with this song by Kontravoid, also known as Cam Findlay, former drummer for Crystal Castles and Health. I randomly stumbled upon his music and was pretty floored, it’s oozing with analog synthesizers and EBM influences.

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Described as “neo-post-punk,” San Francisco-based group, The Soft Moon has delivered a new record to convert you into a black-clad creature of the night. Make no mistake, Zeros isn’t as glum as it is mystical. This is the kind of album you would have wanted to hear at a 90s era goth rave, where you hang out with the cast of The Doom Generation and gyrate to a cacophony of synthesizers and drum loops. Zeros packs more power than the previous self-titled release, and indiscriminate vocals haunt this record like some sort of techno shamanism; definitely worth a listen.

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