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Welcome to Blast Rites, SPIN’s monthly metal column! Every month we’ll dig up the heaviest metal out there, stylistic boundaries be damned. Hot albums, hot tracks, hot whatever — we’ll bring only the most hellish heat. This month, we’ll bust open operatic black metal, filthy Danish death metal, and a split featuring Houston grindcore legends and Australia’s burliest bruisers, as well as remembering Cynic bassist Sean Malone. Folterkammer – Die Lederpredigt (Gilead Media) Not since Reed St. Mark joining Celtic Frost for their landmark LP To Mega Therion has such a formidable Swiss-American metal alliance emerged: Folterkammer, with their debut...

Have you ever looked into your fridge and thought “what on earth are we having to eat tonight?”. If you have, you aren’t alone. Lack of planning can lead to spending a lot of money on food, throwing food away, and feeling stressed about what meals you’re going to eat that day. The thing is, we want to be proactive instead of reactive.  If we are deciding each day what to eat instead of planning in advance, this takes up a lot of our mental capacity. If you are new to meal planning and budgeting or planning in general, then...

s. I tried it many times to make sure it has the right balance of delicious texture and savoury umami flavour as well as holds together like a champ as you slice it. This is my pet peeve when making nut roasts, the forever crumbling, so I really hope that when you try this you will have the same success as I have with it in my kitchen. Because during the holidays or for a nice Sunday roast there actually isn’t much that beats a good nut roast in my book. To be fair mine, as many other’s, is mainly...

  These cookies are quick and easy to make and are perfect for gifting to others or putting onto a dessert platter for the holidays! Serve alongside some Traditional Italian Christmas Cookies, Linzer Cookies, and Homemade Butter Cookies for a festive plate! Almond Cookies These almond cookies are always a huge hit around Christmas time! If you’re a fan of almond then these cookies are for you! They’re buttery and soft, while not being overly sweet. And they are a fun and easy cookie recipe to bake up for the family. They’re also a perfect cookie for gifting to others...

Are money issues ruining your marriage or relationship? Every November and into January of the following year I get so many emails about needing help with money problems. In part, I believe that people who don’t budget, spend freely, and hope for the best need far more help than those who do use a budget. Today, I want to explain to you how you can fix your money problems and it only works if you REALLY want it to. At the very  bottom of the post you will see our November budget numbers and how we spent our money. Money...