Category Archives: Now You’ve Got Something To Bid For

Interview: black metal icon Meyhnach discusses Suicide Circle’s ‘Bukkake of Souls’

Posted by on March 28, 2024

  The legendary Meyhnach is truly one of black metal’s finest and most important artists. The significance of his contributions to the genre cannot be overstated. Meyhnach is best known for his work with the immortal Mütiilation, the definitive French black metal band. However, Meyhnach has taken part in a number of other stellar projects […]

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Metal Insider’s Top 10 Best black metal EPs

Posted by on March 28, 2024

  Music journalists tend to spend a lot of time discussing their favorite albums, so we decided to change things up and create a list of the best black metal EPs instead. Mayhem’s Deathcrush (1987) clearly stands as one of the most important efforts in the movement, though its style bleeds across genres. The first […]

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Metal Insider’s Top 20 best black metal drummers

Posted by on March 27, 2024

  There are countless incredible drummers in the black metal world. Thus, compiling a list of the greatest seemed to pose an especially daunting task. However, the musicians below are all so outstanding that our choices made themselves. Since this list is rather long, we’ll keep our intro brief. Please allow the following 20 drummers to dazzle […]

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Interview: Jordsjuk’s Renton and Mannevond discuss ‘Råtner på Rot’

Posted by on March 27, 2024

  Norway’s Jordsjuk have distinguished themselves as one of the most promising extreme metal outfits. Their highly anticipated debut effort, the four-song EP Råtner på Rot, released on March 15 (read my review here). This offering features an insanely accomplished trio of veteran artists: Renton on bass and drums, Sagstad on guitars, and Mannevond on […]

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Photos/Review: Hell’s Heroes Day 2 – 3/22/2024: Queensryche, Cauldron, Maleficentt

Posted by on March 27, 2024

  Arriving to White Oak Music Hall for Day 2 of Hell’s Heroes, you would have had no idea the rain had caused so much stress on Day 1. Aside from a bit of lingering mud at the low points on the lawn, no sign of the storm remained. Under the bright, sunny Texas sky, the […]

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