Recent content by Pestarzt

I was frustrated growing up because the nü metal / hardcore / metalcore stuff people were showing me wasn't quite what I was looking for. But then I heard some Satyricon and I was sold. So it went from black metal to some doom metal later (during my existential crisis / depression period), to...

I think you might love Angantyr.

I recently moved here from the US. My French needs improvement, and I am terrible at Dutch, but I am learning dutifully because I love this place and its people. Anyway, I need to continue making music. I am a drummer and a vocalist, and I dabble in some ambient / folk instrumentation as...

Actually, I love it. I get a lot of crap for liking "nü" Satyricon but they have always been a personal favorite of mine.

Aye, you did. Thanks for chiming in!

One topic on my mind lately is how bands with a raw sound get labeled "commercial" once they use a professional recording studio. Hence, I have two topics I want to discuss: 1) what does 'underground' or even 'raw' (in terms of black metal and the like) mean to you? 2) Does a band with a...

I'd like to retort with a humorous response myself... but honestly, since I am person who believes that about half or more of the world's problems would be solved if world leaders studied history, I am delighted when bands make use of the same sentiment. And you can find that in black metal...

But really, hello. I am new here, as one could gather! I'm in Belgium, but was not born and raised here. Therefore I sit in solitude and compose music. It has worked out thus far! I enjoy all sorts of metal (primarily black, doom varieties, and a bit of traditional / power / folk). So...