Before the 90s, black metal wasn't a selling tool [and didn't] have money behind it. Then it became a pop sensation. Now that the record industry has collapsed and started to rot, things are livening up a bit again.
Mat McNerneyIn the past stories have been what tethers us to the world and they've made us who we are.
Mat McNerneyPeople are appreciating the old stuff again and there's no MTV-style scene police to try to make us all listen to Machine Head and Pantera *puke*!
Mat McNerneyI think there's a certain limit to the number of times you can raise hairs on the back of peoples' heads before it gets kind of saccharin.
Mat McNerney