Stereogum — In terms of both solstice and the impending July 4th weekend cookouts, summer has fully sprung, and with it come the mid-year Best Of LPs lists. We offered our rundown last week, including Gang Gang, Prurient, Krallice, Pictureplane, Liturgy, Destroy... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG "A lot of people don't take metal seriously as art, and a lot of people don't take art seriously as ethics. That's fine, I guess -- but as for myself, I do both." - Hunter Hunt-Hendrix Hunter at... more info

Stereogum — If you have any interest in underground metal, black or otherwise, you’re aware of the uproar created by Brooklyn quartet Liturgy. Much of the disdain’s focused on frontman Hunter Hunt-Hendrix, and what people view as his “pretentious” readin... more info

Impose Magazine — The above title is not quite fair, but maybe it also wouldn't be fair to write a more honest appraisal, like "Hunter Hunt-Hendrix would like to see you take art more seriously," because then the "haters" (you know who you are!) wouldn't be on... more info

Metalsucks — Photo by Alex York Okay, before I even get into any of this, I’m going to come clean and be totally honest. I absolutely abhor everything about Liturgy, and think that Ghost is an over-hyped gimmick that features musicians from much better bands a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by BBG Mayhem at Irving Plaza (more by Paul Birman) After cancelling their last batch of dates, Mayhem will head back out to North America for a fall tour with support from Keep Of Kalessin, Hate, and Abigail Williams. Woe... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Liturgy - "Generation" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Liturgy - "High Gold" (MP3) Liturgy at Scion Rock Fest 2010 (more by Christopher Mumma & BBG) Brooklyn black-metallers Liturgy released their sophomore effort Aesthethica on May 10 via Thrill Jockey. A... more info

Impose Magazine — You can thank the month of May for all kinds of things: Leaks in your roof, short skirts, excuses to get wasted (yes, this one occurs every month), but please don't forget to thank it for being one of the best music months of the year, to date. G... more info

Guardian Music — (Thrill Jockey)Is no genre safe from the dread hand of the Brooklyn hipster? Black metal – once famous for its homicidal tendencies, but more recently the focus of some wildly experimental and compelling acts – is the sound the New York four-pi... more info

Totally Fuzzy — From the band members' coifed looks and heady philosophy to the upright and inverted crosses balancing out Aesthethica's front cover, everything about Liturgy seems intended to provoke a strong reaction. Ever since the 2009 release of the intriguin... more info