Showing posts with label Immortal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Immortal. Show all posts

18 January 2010

How to Spend a Foggy Day

The fog that inspired the last post was back with a vengeance this morning. I had to go work, but what I really wanted to do was this:

In retrospect, I find it hard to believe that it's taken me so long to post this little treasure.

16 October 2008

And now... Political Commentary

John McCain: True. Grim. Cult.

20 March 2008

The Art of Grimness, Ep. 6

I'm surprised I've made it this far without mentioning Immortal. Though they started out playing Death Metal under the name Amptuation, Immortal soon shifted to the Black Metal style (thanks to Euronymous) which has made them so famous. Yet despite their status as one of the most influential Black Metal acts in existence, there's no denying that Immortal can be downright silly--just look at those ridiculous get ups! Indeed, Immortal is responsible for many of Black Metal's more humorous elements--anytime you hear something being referred to as "grim"or "frostbitten," you can thank Immortal, since they coined the phrase with their song "Grim and Frostbitten Kingdoms."