Monthly Archives: August 2009

A hessian guide to the proper care and maintenance of your records and sound equipment, part III – sound equipment and storage

Posted on August 30, 2009 by ObscuraHessian

To finish this guide, we’ll review sound equipment and the proper manner of storaging your CDs, tapes and vinyl records. Sound equipment We won’t stop here to review all kind of sound reproduction systems available in the market, for that … Continue reading →

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A hessian guide to the proper care and maintenance of your records and sound equipment, part II – analog

Posted on August 29, 2009 by ObscuraHessian

In Part 1 of this guide we gave a brief list of tips for the care of the digital formats of audio reproduction, this being the prefered medium for hessians, but not by far, because members of the metal culture … Continue reading →

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Hessian.org status

Posted on August 17, 2009 by ObscuraHessian

We’re sorry for the lack of updates, folks. We’ll be back sooner than you think with more and better articles and posts. Thank you all so far for tuning in.

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A hessian guide to the proper care and maintenance of your records and sound equipment, part I – digital

Posted on August 7, 2009 by ObscuraHessian

Throughout the years, I have met many hessians that, despite the passion for metal music that is so common among them, haven’t yet learned how to take care of their records and sound equipment of which they depend so much. … Continue reading →

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Metal painting of the month – Rembrandt's "The Anatomy Lesson"

Posted on August 5, 2009 by ObscuraHessian

Metal isn’t the only artform in history to portray sick imagery. Back in the “good old days” (18th century and below), when people were less afraid of seeing all sides of reality, even the most unconfortable, genius artists made artworks … Continue reading →

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Black sheeps bred in turbulent times: metal, hardcore punk and industrial

Posted on August 3, 2009 by ObscuraHessian

At all times, the function of art is to bring its audience as close to reality as possible, whether that reality is circunscribed to a certain group, in which its particular culture connects the group to a larger living frame, … Continue reading →

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