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In storm screens covered by ice Immortal – Cursed Realms of the Winterdemons

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Here is a prime example of “Blashyrkh”, a recurring theme in Immortal’s lyrics. Blashyrkh is said to be a frozen hell, littered with demons and war.

The band created Blashyrkh to mirror their feelings of isolation growing up in the town of Bergen, Norway.

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Battles in the North Battles in the North

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Don’t let the presence of Ace Frehley like corpse paint fool you, Battles In The North is not only a hardcore black metal album, but listed by more than a few outlets as an essential piece in the genre’s history.

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Nocturnal Poisoning Nocturnal Poisoning

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Xasthur’s first studio album, released in 2002 by Blood Fire Death. It was later re-issued by black metal giant label Southern Lord Records in 2005.

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A Gate Through Bloodstained Mirrors Xasthur – A Gate Through Bloodstained Mirrors

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A Gate Through Bloodstained Mirrors is track three of Xasthur’s debut studio album, Nocturnal Poisoning. It originally appeared on Xashthur’s demo tape of the same name back in 2001, the tape itself having been reissued by black metal label Southern Lords Records since then.

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So I said "sophisticated B" (Don't be one!) Public Enemy – Revolutionary Generation

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Referring specifically to PE’s song, “Sophisticated Bitch,” which if the title wasn’t obvious enough, was quite misogynistic.

Chuck realizes that in hindsight, the same powers that attack Black men will attack black people as a whole. Thus, he comes to the conclusion he was wrong to make a song that was hostile to Black women.

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Xasthur is the legendary American black metal project formed by Scott Connor, better known as Malefic. Though deeply influenced by the DIY aesthetic of Burzum and Graveland, Xasthur has neither the subject matter nor politics of these acts. In lieu of Satanism and anti-Christian blasphemy, Xasthur’s work is about astral projection, hatred, depression, darkness, and suicide.

The project began in 1995 before Connor gave up music in 2010, only to recently revive Xasthur as an acoustic project.

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Farrakhan is back. He’s fostered relationships with a number of premier rappers, and seeing something of a power vacuum in black leadership, the controversial cleric is moving in to align a more radical approach to racism. He’s rallying black Americans to be ready for an eventual eruption in the face of police violence in communities of color. “You’ve got ... Louis Farrakhan, rising: With rap’s superstars at his side, the Nation of Islam leader steps forward in the new fight for civil rights - Salon.com

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Putting it somewhat lightly. While the good that the Nation of Islam has done is undeniable and invaluable (though some Muslims argue it’s theology questionable), Farrakhan is as much praised as he is criticized.

These criticisms (the most damning of which is a full-blown listing as a hate figure by Southern Poverty Law Center) include that he is considered anti-Semitic, homophobic, and a black supremacist.

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There's no upper tier, we're all peers unless y'all want to be rivals Open Mike Eagle – American Religion (Celebrity Reduction Prayer)

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Continuing with the entendres in this track…

• Mike tells the listener that there is no upper echelon in society held by celebrity (or as J. Cole put it…). We’re all human and thus equals in a social setting. The only time such opposition should come into play is when you purposefully make an enemy out of someone.

• Mike essentially spits the antithesis of the ever infamous Control verse, telling the rap game that he’s not out to make enemies unless they want to make an enemy of him.

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This Hellfyre's my culture, put magic all in these cold words Open Mike Eagle – American Religion (Celebrity Reduction Prayer)

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Wordplay!

• “Hellfyre” shouts out OME’s label, Hellfyre Club.

• “Hellfire” is also associated with the supernatural, and thus is magical.

• While Open Mike is spitting cold things to you, the lines he spits are so dope that you can’t help but associate it with hellfire.

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Hellfire is also the name of a very popular, US made, missile very popular these days in wars around the world. And, yes, it is the fire of hell, and a club and a brand of vodka. Cause it is cool, cool name, cool drink, cool weapon, cool people. Just depends on where you stand. If you are at the wrong end of the missile, or the social group… less cool. This song is about this culture. Giving names like the fire of hell to weapons and clubs and vodka, because they are all cool and can be as deadly.

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It's a prayer for the American religion Open Mike Eagle – American Religion (Celebrity Reduction Prayer)

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The religion here being fame. Americans have a tendency for celebrity worship, ranging from buying albums to social media dedication. Mike feels this idolatry is problematic and thus seeks to “pray” for the humanizing of celebrity.

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