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Hast thou not, O my brother, convened with Quetzalcoatl himself and sought permission to appropriate said culture of He? Perhaps a humble token who, extant, represents the whole of the people can grant thee dispensation in accordance with the politica rectitudo of our current sinistral trend in time before it ceases to be? How my ironic superiority complex doubly strikes me with pangs of guilt when Nile's music floods my headphones. Rather, it is a vile river of shame that is needlessly bled to their name. How dare it be that such fools can exist without Ra's eternal blessing!

Drawn and Quartered- "Proliferation of Disease" Love everything about the sound of this album. It's some fucking gnarly dm

Diabolical Masquerade - Nightwork

I've submerged myself back into Middle-Earth and am nearly finished 'The Fellowship of the Ring'. It's the first time I've read 'The Lord of the Rings' since my very early 20s, so it's been about 17 or 18 years, and unfortunately a lot of my understanding of the books are actually of the films. While I obviously know the basic plot, the details of the novel had really escaped me, and I'm enjoying it more than ever. What an amazing, beautiful, work it is. Far, far better than the films. There is already a heap of material that I had completely forgotten about, and it's a little like reading the text for the first time. The other thing is, when I was 21 and I read it, I got it, I loved it and it's great. Now that I'm 40, it suddenly takes on a whole new essence, and little things that didn't seem important to me 20 years ago are now of profound significance. Not a very original post for a metal forum, but a true reflection on my current circumstances. A hot chocolate in bed with 'The Lord of the Rings' is pretty hard to beat in this crazy modern life of ours.

Ritual - The Summoning Moonsorrow - Verisäkeet Pagan Altar - The Lords of Hypocrisy

Nothing at all, actually.

New Auroch - not bad but predictable New Abysmal Dawn - exactly the same as anything else they have ever done. New Thanatos - meh So far the standouts are Icelandic black metallers Helfró and the atmospheric doom of Frayle. Tomorrow will be NOW 87

Pretty sure writers, musicians and artists can address topics that are outside their own immediate cultural circles, last time I checked. As a guy with grandparents from Mexico @MattDan, it sounds very much like your own culture anyway. Not sure if this post was a joke, spam or what. I smell a bit of a rat, especially as this was your one and only post.

Zero Tolerance Mag issue 95 CD.

Disciples of Mockery - Prelude to Apocalypse

I agree with @FatherAlabaster. So long as your lyrics come from a position of authentic interest or respect, cultural appropriation should not be a problem to any fair-minded person.

Weird. Sorry, this sounds like a bullshit situation. It doesn't sound like cultural appropriation at all, and if you wrote the lyrics, the title should be your choice IMO, unless you have another arrangement in place already. You've got to be on the same page as the people you're playing with. I could see a group turning down something truly objectionable, or maybe having a discussion about what titles and subject matter are the best fit, but this isn't that. Sounds more like ego. If you can live with a compromise and everything else about the band is great, then let it go; if it feels like an important enough issue that you would regret not standing up for yourself, then you should do that.

Some Japanese free jazz by Masayuki Takayangi. Very interesting stuff, and I would like to learn more about it.