The roots of black metal stretch back to Norway and to a group of friends and musicians who milled around or worked in a record store called "Helvete" - hell. In 1987, a band called Mayhem that formed out of this milieu released the Deathcrush EP, twenty minutes that laid out the path for the genre. Much has been written with regard to these early days of the band - its history is dominated by murder, suicide, and arson - but despite a difficult (and criminal) past, Mayhem has survived and evolved. more ›

Confessions of a Shopaholic, Friday the 13th (2009) and The International all come out today! Oh, joy! more ›