admittedly it's probably just bc of how hype I am over this deafheaven album atm but this shit clicked like crazy today, another awesome blackgaze album.

Going to get personal for a minute. After very traumatic experiences with Black Metal as a child (add personal spiritual beliefs) and I've been very reluctant to metal and especially black metal. Since 2017 however I've had an interest in understanding the appeal of the genre and the artists behind it and not just blindly calling it satanic like I did at 15.

A few weeks ago I got the courage to listen to a black metal album (The mantle) and even with that I was reluctant to this. I took a deep ... read more

I’m gonna go ahead and drop a 100 on this while I give it time to sink in