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...
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...
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...
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...
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...