With the majority of its key protagonists operating under pseudonyms and layers of monochromatic face paint – not to mention working within a genre that is inherently esoteric, fiercely independent ...

Of those metal musicians who have publicly come out of the closet as gay, one of the more interesting -- and, for some, unexpected -- was Gaahl, former frontman of Gorgoroth and, more recently, of his ...

Given that, in 1992, Faust (né Bård Eithun) murdered a gay man by stabbing him 37 times, you probably would not expect the former Emperor drummer to be an ally of the gay community. And yet, in a new ...

Metal Injection Interview: GAAHL Reflects On His Most Iconic Works Gaahl opened up about the behind-the-scenes stories, creative process, and personal anecdotes that brought the record to life.

For Gaahl, "Pride means freedom." June is Pride Month, and this year is an extra special celebration, because it has been 50 years since the Stonewall Inn Riots that kickstarted the whole gay ...

Back in August, we told you about how Gaahl - the controversial Trelldom vocalist and former front-man for Norwegian black metallers Gorgoroth - had retired from metal. This news came after a spree of ...

So after “metalsucks,” “metal sucks” and “metalsucks.net,” “gaahl gay” is now the most common search phrase bringing people here from search engines. So, uh… You guys will probably think it’s a big ...

The recent casting of Kristian 'Gaahl' Espedal, the former frontman for Gorgoroth and God Seed, in a state-funded musical has stirred up controversy in Gaahl's Norwegian homeland because of comments ...

Gorgoroth are no strangers to controversy. Their exploits have branded the Norwegian stalwarts as black metal's bad boys and anyone who familiar with that scene knows that's no easy feat to accomplish ...

We've got the exclusive premiere of the new Gaahl's Wyrd track, "From the Spear." The second single from Gaahl's (Gorgoroth / God Seed) new band is a challenging and rhythmic piece of extreme metal ...

Now that Lords Of Chaos, Feral House’s seminal (yes, seminal!) book on the Satanic origins and violent history of Norwegian black metal, has become a major motion picture, it’s time to welcome the ...

Gaahl is a Norwegian artist and vocalist-frontman for the Norwegian black metal troupes Gorgoroth and Gaahls Wyrd. He's also one of the few out gay musicians in black metal. Gaahl is a man of few ...