Archive for August, 2010
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 [...]
Read MoreYou 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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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” 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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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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Review: Kasium – Exhale
Linking Horn: A Quest Into the 77th Link
Review and Album Stream: Aborted – Global Flatline
Review: Avatar – Black Waltz
Gig Review: ABSU, Heresiarch, Nullifier and Exordium Mors at the Kings Arms
