I am a bit of a closet metalhead, so when one of my colleagues sent me this year-old article about the black metal artist Botanist I was thrilled. Apparently Botanist comes by his botanical fascination through an initial fascination with words (double nerd score!) combined with a concern about the world and the environment. This is some seriously nerdy stuff, and while his voice makes me cringe a bit (I have to be honest, it’s kind of painful to listen to, he sounds strangled), the music—a combination of fast metal drumming on traditional drum kit and hammered dulcimer—can be, dare I say?, pretty. Click through for the full article; it’s worth the four-minutes it will take you to read, if only for his explanation as to why Cerbera odollam is the most metal plant. ~AR

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   Wow, botany and black metal! Now that’s an inspired combination.

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