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Album Review: Parfaxitas — ‘Weaver of the Black Moon’

Album Review: Parfaxitas — ‘Weaver of the Black Moon’

by Jillian Drachman | Jun 3, 2024 | Reviews

When Parfaxitas’ “Thou Shalt Worship No Other” dropped in 2023 on the sampler TERRATUR COMPENDIUM MMXXIII, I rightly decided that the band ranked among the most promising emerging acts, though it didn’t take a seer to come to that painfully obvious conclusion. This...
Interview: Azlum/Nero discusses Parfaxitas’ debut masterpiece, ‘Weaver of the Black Moon’

Interview: Azlum/Nero discusses Parfaxitas’ debut masterpiece, ‘Weaver of the Black Moon’

by Jillian Drachman | May 30, 2024 | Interviews

The international supergroup Parfaxitas has already stunned audiences with their debut masterpiece, Weaver of the Black Moon. Although physical copies will be released on May 31 via the revered Terratur Possessions, the album dropped even earlier online. Parfaxitas is...
Interview: Norway’s Leon Kristoffer discusses his brainchild Spirit Tomb

Interview: Norway’s Leon Kristoffer discusses his brainchild Spirit Tomb

by Jillian Drachman | May 14, 2024 | Interviews, Metal on Metal

Spirit Tomb, the one-man project of Norway’s Leon Kristoffer amazed us last year with his debut EP, The Lotus of Dahlia, and the album Spiritus Lacrimarum: Dolorem in Lacrimas Efundere. Conceived in 2020, Spirit Tomb reflects Leon Kristoffer’s wholly individualistic...
Interview: Xasthur’s Scott Conner remains a tireless innovator

Interview: Xasthur’s Scott Conner remains a tireless innovator

by Jillian Drachman | May 14, 2024 | Interviews

The legendary Scott Conner, the mastermind behind Xasthur, is widely regarded as a musical genius. Formed in 1995 in California, Xasthur is revered as a pioneering black metal institution. Scott has collaborated with a variety of other artists over the years both...
Album Review: Terratur Possessions’ – ‘TERRATUR COMPENDIUM MMXXIV’

Album Review: Terratur Possessions’ – ‘TERRATUR COMPENDIUM MMXXIV’

by Jillian Drachman | May 10, 2024 | Reviews

Without the slightest contest or room for doubt, in my clearly unwavering opinion, Terratur Possessions is the best black metal label, besides The Sinister Initiative. Although, when done right, black metal can epitomize the height of art, I hold the elitist belief...
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Megadeth unleash “I Don’t Care” video
Megadeth unleash “I Don’t Care” video

Megadeth have dropped a Keith J Leman-directed video for their latest single, "I Don't Care." The track is taken from their upcoming, and final, self-titled studio album, scheduled to arrive on January 23, 2026. Dave Mustaine comments about the single: "How many times...

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Slayer’s landmark 1985 sophomore album, Hell Awaits, will return next spring with a 40th anniversary reissue through Metal Blade Records.The follow-up to 1983’s Show No Mercy, Hell Awaits showcased a darker, more complex evolution of the band’s thrash sound, drawing...

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Raven unleash cover of Metallica’s “Metal Militia”
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March 14, 2025 New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Amongst the many outstanding works hitting shelves this week are highly-anticipated albums from the likes of Coheed and...

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