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

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

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...
Album Review: Der Weg einer Freiheit — ‘Innern’

Album Review: Der Weg einer Freiheit — ‘Innern’

by Jillian Drachman | Sep 10, 2025 | Reviews

Germany’s Der Weg einer Freiheit, founded in 2009, has caused quite a storm over the years, earning much acclaim from various types of respected outlets across the world. Now, these veterans present us with the six-song Innern with the support of the celebrated Season...
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Bullet breakdown new album ‘Kickstarter’ with track-by-track guide
Bullet breakdown new album ‘Kickstarter’ with track-by-track guide

Swedish heavy metal outfit Bullet have teamed up with Metal Insider to share a track-by-track guide on their new album, Kickstarter, available now. Formed in 2001 with a mission to carry the torch of late '70s and early '80s heavy metal, the group has spent nearly 25...

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Black Veil Brides unveil “Certainty” video
Black Veil Brides unveil “Certainty” video

Black Veil Brides have dropped a video for their new single, “Certainty. The track will appear on the band’s forthcoming seventh studio album, due out later this year via Spinefarm. The video for “Certainty” was directed by George Gallardo Kattah and filmed while the...

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Motorbooks announces Rush and 2112: 50 Years, a definitive anniversary tribute
Motorbooks announces Rush and 2112: 50 Years, a definitive anniversary tribute

Motorbooks has announced Rush and 2112: 50 Years, an illustrated, slip-cased book celebrating the landmark album that reshaped the band’s legacy. Written by rock historian Daniel Bukszpan, the book is scheduled to arrive on March 10, 2026, just weeks ahead of the 50th...

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New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025

New & Noteworthy: Mirror Releases – 12/12/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This New Music Friday sees new releases from the likes of Volumes, Lord Of The Lost and Windswept, as well as the debut full-length...

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New & Noteworthy: Blood of the Releases – 12/5/2025

New & Noteworthy: Blood of the Releases – 12/5/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off the month of December, we will see new releases from the likes of Enthroned, Upon A Burning Body, and Blood Red Throne, as...

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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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