Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Over 40 years since Venom coined the phrase "black metal" and spawned metal's most infernal subgenre, it continues to thrive.

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Quentin Singer is music journalist who covers rock and heavy music. While there’s not much debate regarding which lineup of Black ...

Let's rip off the Band-Aid: This is the final Black Market. After 11-plus years and 140 columns, we're finally packing it in. "Welcome to the Black Market, a new space at Stereogum dedicated to ...