Archive for Orbit Culture

Post-Trash Publishes My List of 2025’s Top 20 Best Records

Posted in Lists with tags , , , , , , , , , on 12/20/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

Thanks to Post-Trash for posting my top 20 favorite records of the year as part of its staff picks roundup.

The 20 Best Scandinavian Melodic Death Metal Bands of All Time

Posted in Lists, Videos with tags , , , , , , , , , on 12/13/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

Disagree if you dare.

1. At the Gates

2. Dark Tranquillity

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Best New Music Videos (July 2025): Spinal Tap, Deftones, Ozzy Osbourne Tribute, Kayo Dot

Posted in Lists, Videos with tags , , , , , on 07/31/2025 by Kurt Orzeck

Reading is such a bummer, man. Supposedly it leads to blurred vision and other maladies. Rock videos, on the other hand, are so much more fun – and, according to America’s beloved and revered Secretary of Health and Human Services, actually regenerate eyesight instead of damaging it. With that in mind, here’s a test-pilot of a potentially recurring series on The Bad Penny: The 10 most entertaining, hilarious and depraved videos of the month. Here are the ones that captivated us most in July:

1. Spinal Tap’s “Stonehenge” (feat. Elton John)

2. Orbit Culture’s “Hydra”

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Orbit Culture Try To Keep Momentum Going With Next LP

Posted in Interview Transcripts, Interviews with tags , on 07/09/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

In light of Orbit Culture’s astronomical rise (pun most definitely intended), we break out the transcript of our February conversation with the Swedish band’s frontman. Go to New Noise for a closer look at the Swedish melodic death metal band that everyone—well, OK, the majority of people who have actually heard of the subgenre—are dying to know more about.

Orbit Culture Plan to ‘Come Back Big’ in 2025

Posted in Interviews with tags , on 05/09/2024 by Kurt Orzeck

The Swedish metal band is eager to proving they aren’t just another melodic death-metal band from the country that brought legendary status to the subgenre. Read more of my interview with them courtesy of Music Connection.