Basically every song on modern metal albums follows a formula and you get that formula in between one to three tracks.
Mat McNerneyBefore 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 McNerneyBands are more willing to take risks and we don't need this big label over us anymore telling us what it means to sell records and get into magazines.
Mat McNerneyI think when you have a band that are so separate and isolated then you have to know each others styles and characters quite well.
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