It's hard to overstate the influence of the long-running Norwegian band Satyricon on the world's extreme heavy metal scene. Its tenacity alone is amazing -- the core of the band, frontman/songwriter Satyr and drummer Frost, has been playing together continuously since 1992. On albums and tours, an all-star cast of supporting musicians has come and gone, but it's in the back-and-forth between these two that lives the band's arresting musical alchemy. Entire subgenres have sprung from single Satyr
No one can ever accuse Oski Gonzalez, the tireless booker at Tobacco Road, of favoring any particular genre in his famous multi-band, mini-festival extravaganzas. So heavier stuff gets its due this weekend at the second annual Kryptonite Metal Festival. Including some 18 bands on three different stages, the lineup features much of the short-haired, hard-rock side of things. Still, there's a wide representation of geographical origins, and, rare for a show of this kind, a female!
Moving Units is a weekly column on Crossfade tracking the best-selling albums at South Florida independent record stores. Click here to view past top-sellers.
Top Five Albums for the Week of September 28-October 3
Sweat Records, Miami
Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs led the charts at Sweat Records with the soundtrack for "Where the Wild Things Are"​1. Where The Wild Things Are, Karen O. & the Kids2. I And Love And You, The Avett Brothers3. Miami Bass Warriors 12", Miami Bass Warriors4
