Archive for August, 2010

  • Cthulhu Gift Guide

    August 30th, 2010 | Linking Horn, Plunder | steff | 5 Comments

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    This week – a linking horn with a difference. If you an organization freak, like me, you’re probably already panicking about Christmas shopping. But fear not, for I have a list of rugose and eldritch creations to solve your present-buying woes! Tremble before this epic list of Cthulhu-themed gifts! Brutal Knitting, by Tracy Widdess, features [...]

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  • Metal Mixtape: HP Lovecraft, vol 1

    August 28th, 2010 | Metal Mixtape | steff | 3 Comments

    You practically can’t write a metal album these days without a passing reference to the Cthulhu mythos, so it’s no surprise I have songs enough to fill several Metal Mixtapes. Metallica – Call of Ktulu Thank you Cliff Burton, for generally being amazing and for introducing me to Lovecraft. RIP, dude. If you’ve never heard [...]

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  • Cthulhu’s Closet: Cthulhu on my head!

    August 27th, 2010 | Cthulhu Closet, Steff | steff | No Comments

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    Hiyo! Hope you’re enjoying the first week of Mythos 101: HP Lovecraft Appreciation Month. Now, I know the last two weeks of articles have been a little literacy heavy, but don’t worry, starting tomorrow, there will be more metal. A LOT more metal. And also tentacles. For your appreciation, a Cthulhu themed Cthulhu’s Closet. What’s [...]

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  • Life lessons according to … HP Lovecraft

    August 26th, 2010 | Life Lessons | steff | 2 Comments

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    “Life Lessons” is a new feature on Steff Metal – quotes from interesting people, both within metal and without, which might inspire, incite and invigorate us with their epic wisdom and profoundness. Here is but a speckling of wisdom from HP Lovecraft. Bunch together a group of people deliberately chosen for strong religious feelings, and [...]

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  • HP Lovecraft’s influence on heavy metal music

    August 24th, 2010 | Metal Gods, Metal History, Metalheads Who Read, Tr00 Metal Life | steff | 5 Comments

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    So, why would a metal blog like Steff Metal dedicate an entire two weeks of posts to the work of HP Lovecraft? One could argue that if I were to write a book about all the awesomely grymm things in the universe that have influenced metal, at least one hundred and eighty-five pages would be [...]

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