Archive for Crippled Black Phoenix

On Tyranny: Crippled Black Phoenix Say U.K, U.S. Colonialism ‘Has Come Back to Bite Us in the Ass’

Posted in Features, Interviews, On Tyranny, On Tyranny with tags , , , , , , , , on 02/12/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

With all the horrifying, nauseating, apocalypse-seeming terrors the Trump administration and U.S. federal government is unleashing on not only the rest of the world but its own citizens, we often forget that actions and developments that occur in America reverberate an radiate far beyond our shores.

To that end, we touched base with our friends Justin Greaves and Belinda Kordic from self-described “macabre rock” band Crippled Black Phoenix to discuss the political, cultural and moral rot that is corroding the U.S., the U.K. and even Sweden. thanks in part, although not exclusively, a certain president of a certain country trying to shape.

“It’s Handmaid’s fucking Tale, isn’t it?” an understandably upset Kordic remarks as we begin discussing the loaded subject (which, by the way, is no longer about political disagreements between left and right but rather a moral battle between right and wrong).

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Best New Music Videos (January 2026): Crippled Black Phoenix, Gaerea, Crooked Fingers, Puscifer, More

Posted in Lists, Videos with tags , , , , , , , , , on 02/05/2026 by Kurt Orzeck

We hear ya here at The Bad Penny: We cover too much metal, not enough metal, etc. One common denominator across all genres is that artists are capable of creating captivating, innovative, original, hilarious and harrowing music videos regardless of genre. With that in mind, here are the clips we enjoyed the most in the month of January, two thousand whatever.

1. Taroug’s “Cicada”

2. Crippled Black Phoenix’sRavenettes

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Crippled Black Phoenix, in Rare Interview, Reveal Challenges Finding Metal Community Acceptance

Posted in Interviews with tags on 01/23/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

Metal is mainstream, no doubt about it. But along with the genre expanding its tent, it naturally follows that some artists attracted to the sound find themselves to be square pegs trying to fit into round holes, community-wise. There may be no better example than hyper-talented collective Crippled Black Phoenix from the United Kingdom. Read what they had to say about fitting in, in this candid interview for New Noise.

Crippled Black Phoenix Lap Up Lap Cats

Posted in Interviews with tags , on 10/10/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

In the first installment of Pet Sounds, a new series I’m helming for New Noise‘s website, enigmatic “macabre rock” band Crippled Black Phoenix reveal they love cozying up with their cats.