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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...
Dark Music’s Most Promising: Storm’s Mastermind Discusses the Band’s Debut Album, ‘Join the Storm’

Dark Music’s Most Promising: Storm’s Mastermind Discusses the Band’s Debut Album, ‘Join the Storm’

by Jillian Drachman | Sep 11, 2025 | Interviews

Leo Davadi Sundli is the rising star whose music you absolutely need to know. At just 16 years old, the prodigious Mr. Sundli has now unleashed his debut album under the Storm banner, which is aptly titled Join the Storm, via the celebrated Indie Recordings. That...
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Bruce Dickinson releases Dolby Atmos editions of ‘Skunkworks’ and ‘Tattooed Millionaire’
Bruce Dickinson releases Dolby Atmos editions of ‘Skunkworks’ and ‘Tattooed Millionaire’

In celebration of the 30th anniversary of his third solo album, Skunkworks, Bruce Dickinson has unveiled newly remixed Dolby Atmos versions of both Skunkworks and his 1990 debut Tattooed Millionaire, available now via BMG Rights Management. The releases follow last...

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Video Premiere: Siege Perilous – “Becoming the Dragon”
Video Premiere: Siege Perilous – “Becoming the Dragon”

Colorado power metal outfit Siege Perilous have teamed up with Metal Insider to share a video of their latest single, "Becoming the Dragon." The track is the title track from their forthcoming record, Becoming the Dragon, scheduled to arrive on March 27, 2026. The...

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Explore 90 New albums just announced – 2/18/2026
Explore 90 New albums just announced – 2/18/2026

2026 is here and there’s already well over 100 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 announcements. To help you catch up, Metal Insider has...

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New & Noteworthy: Eon Of Releases – 1/30/2026

New & Noteworthy: Eon Of Releases – 1/30/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week’s new albums include music from the likes of Blackwater Holylight, Buzzcocks, Kula Shaker and MØL amongst the many outstanding...

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New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy: the final releases – 1/23/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week finds albums from the likes of Megadeth, Poppy, The Format, Crystal Lake, The Damned, Goldfinger and Rotting Christ...

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New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

New & Noteworthy: Krushers of the Releases – 1/16/2026

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 new releases from the likes of Sleaford Mods, Greywind, Kreator, Soen...

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