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Slagmaur’s General Gribbsphiiser & Thorns’ Snorre Ruch Are Magicians: A Recap of Their Experiment

Slagmaur’s General Gribbsphiiser & Thorns’ Snorre Ruch Are Magicians: A Recap of Their Experiment

by Jillian Drachman | Nov 18, 2025 | News

“Hulders Ritual was never just an album; it was a controlled experiment in perception, fear, and storytelling. What the world believed was a true-crime mystery was, in fact, the ritual itself… We built an illusion worthy of the old Norwegian tales: a modern...
Slagmaur Releases Beautiful Video: “The Great Deception Hulders Ritual”

Slagmaur Releases Beautiful Video: “The Great Deception Hulders Ritual”

by Jillian Drachman | Nov 17, 2025 | News, Video

“A massive thank-you to Fosen Fire & Rescue, the Norwegian Civil Defence, and the Red Cross…” It isn’t every day that two of the greatest creative geniuses go missing. Yet, that’s exactly what appeared to happen on November 13: My favorite musical hooligans, the...
Slagmaur Releases Beautiful Video: “The Great Deception Hulders Ritual”

Experience ‘Hulders’ Ritual’: Thorns’ Snorre Ruch & Slagmaur’s General Gribbsphiiser Have Pulled Off the Greatest Social & Artistic Experiment

by Jillian Drachman | Nov 15, 2025 | News

2025 has been a rather disastrous year for black metal, and Slagmaur’s Hulders Ritual proved the only thing that could have saved it. This masterpiece is truly too fantastic for human ears. As such, this triumph, which seems to have been pushed back to 2026, deserves...
Slagmaur Releases Beautiful Video: “The Great Deception Hulders Ritual”

Thorns’ Snorre Ruch, Slagmaur’s General Gribbsphiiser, and a Third Person Reported Missing

by Jillian Drachman | Nov 13, 2025 | News

This story has since been updated as new information suggests this wasn’t real. Please read more here. Original Story Two of music’s most venerable artists, Thorns’ Snorre Ruch and Slagmaur’s General Gribbsphiiser, plus a third related individual, have gone...
Black Metal Highlight of 2025: Sarkom’s Unsgaard Discusses ‘Exceed In2 Chaos’

Black Metal Highlight of 2025: Sarkom’s Unsgaard Discusses ‘Exceed In2 Chaos’

by Jillian Drachman | Nov 5, 2025 | Interviews

Mr. Erik Unsgaard is the frontman and, at this point, sole composer behind Norway’s Sarkom. Unsgaard co-founded Sarkom in 2003, and the band remains one of black metal’s most worthy outfits. Sarkom finally presented their fifth album, Exceed In2 Chaos, earlier this...
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Mayhem unveil new single “Despair”
Mayhem unveil new single “Despair”

Mayhem have unveiled a visualizer for their new single, "Despair." The track is taken from their upcoming album, Liturgy of Death, scheduled to arrive on February 6, 2026. Nearly four decades into their career, Mayhem frame death not as an ending but as an inevitable...

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Explore 37 New albums just announced – 12/02/2025
Explore 37 New albums just announced – 12/02/2025

A few weeks have flown since we shared 37 albums recently announced. Since then there’s now 2059 New & Noteworthy metal releases on record this year. In the fast-moving world of new music, missing even a week means missing countless new songs and album...

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Rob Zombie unleashes “Heathen Days” video
Rob Zombie unleashes “Heathen Days” video

Rob Zombie has unleashed a video for his latest single, “Heathen Days.” The track is taken from his upcoming album The Great Satan, scheduled to arrive on February 27th via Nuclear Blast Records. Watch the clip below and pre-order the album here:

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New & Noteworthy: Winter Releases – 11/28/2025

New & Noteworthy: Winter Releases – 11/28/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final week of November sees releases from the likes of Excide, Blut Aus Nord, Plosivs and Equilibrium amongst the many outstanding...

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New & Noteworthy: Field of Releases – 11/21/2025

New & Noteworthy: Field of Releases – 11/21/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see the release of Aerosmith and Yungblud’s collaborative EP and a holiday album from Stryper, as well as new works from...

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New & Noteworthy: Embrace the Releases – 11/14/2025

New & Noteworthy: Embrace the Releases – 11/14/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week saw new albums from the likes of Cheap Trick, The Devil Wears Prada, Mezzrow and Of Mice & Men amongst the many...

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