Kyle Bates will be in Denver for a solo Drowse show at the hi-dive on Monday, June 12. Agriculture, Sprain and Palehorse/Palerider are also on the bill.

Colmet Powder Coat Black Steel Landscaping Edging Section (4-ft. long) This simple metal edging is a good choice for minimalist landscapes, including zen gardens and xeriscaped front yards.

At the edge of the stage is a phalanx of sheep heads, impaled on stakes and frozen in death grins. ... True Norwegian Black Metal, Vice Books, Thursday; 208 pps., $60, hardcover.

The black-metal scene in 2017 is split: ... surrounded by enough natural beauty to inspire the bleakest of black metal. "Our studio is at the edge of a beautiful forest," Weaver says.

Black metal and opera both conjure up certain familiar images. The former, stereotypically, is the province of nihilistic kids in corpse paint, setting fire to a society that’s rejected them.

Urgehal’s version of “Nekromisantrop” appeared on their split with Beastcraft, Satanisk Norsk Black Metal (2007), and the compilation The Eternal Eclipse — 15 Years of Satanic Black Metal (2007).