From Peasant to Pseudo-Intellectual: An Introduction to Snobbish Metal

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Let’s say you’re ready to leave the peasantry behind. You’re fed up with all those 4×4 drums and predictable lyrics. You dread the chorus, you don’t want anything to rim. Yet you desperately crave something that surprises you in this world devoid of fun — or at least fun that doesn’t end with an HR complaint. Even after this ominous intro, you’re still on the fence about everything Avant-Garde. You just don’t know where to start, and you want a human touch, not just a machine showing the light — preferably a human who hasn’t been replaced by AI yet. Alright, let’s get to it then!

Thy Catafalque – XII: A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek

It’s time to stop the doomscrolling! The man, the myth, the legend is here. You wouldn’t believe how excited I was when I got the promo for Thy Catafalque’s XII: A gyönyörű álmok ezután jönnek (Satan, help me with this title!). No project sounds quite like this one. That’s the paradox of Thy Catafalque—you never know what you’re getting, yet you kind of do. Am I making sense? Probably not. I’ve been a fan since Rengeteg and loved almost everything since. But surpassing Alföld, which was album-of-the-year material, is a massive task. Let’s dive in!