But now American bands such as Liturgy, Krallice, Absu, Leviathan, Wolves in the Throne Room, and Inquisition have left a fair amount of the pageantry behind—not to mention the violence

— “The Dark Arts: How to approach black metal” by Sasha Frere-Jones, The New Yorker, October 10, 2011

A tattoo artist raped his girlfriend using tattoo tools above a near West Side tattoo parlor, authorities allege. Jef Whitehead [Leviathan], 42, allegedly choked and beat his 26-year-old girlfriend unconscious by banging her head against a wall above Taylor Street Tattoo and Piercing, 1150 W. Taylor, in the early hours of Saturday morning.

— “Cops: Tattoo artist charged with sex assault” by Kim Janssen, Chicago Sun-Times, January 10, 2011

Cool story.