by Zenae Zukowski | Aug 20, 2025 | Lists, Touring
The past two weeks have been packed with new singles and album announcements.The momentum shows no signs of slowing. From major tours to festival reveals, Metal Insider has rounded up 17 of the latest announcements so you can catch up on what you may have missed or...
by Jillian Drachman | Feb 6, 2025 | News
Sweden’s legendary Shining, the brainchild of the phenomenally evil genius Niklas Kvarforth, has announced two brand-new official bootleg albums: Live in Transylvania and Beating Belgium Black and Blue. The former, recorded in 2009, features the following...
by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 31, 2024 | Lists, Top 10
As 2024 draws to a close and 2025 approaches, we’re excited to present Metal Insider’s combined Top 10 Albums of 2024. With such a diverse collection of albums, featuring very few in common, here’s how we arrived at the final rankings: For Ranked #1,...
by Jillian Drachman | Dec 17, 2024 | Lists
Now that 2024 is almost over, the time has arrived to reflect upon the accursed year that we are about to leave behind, marching onward toward new and ever-worsening obstacles. After all, in the words of one charming gentleman, whose work we will be celebrating today:...
by Jillian Drachman | Dec 13, 2024 | Reviews
“Så skapar jag nu ännu ett mästerverk.” / “So I now create yet another masterpiece.” ~ Niklas Kvarforth Sir Niklas Kvarforth — your genius infuriates me to the point that I could burn a million structures of worship. In fact, I see no reason not to set the whole world...