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Black metal’s best: Vicotnik on the 30th anniversary of Ved Buens Ende’s ‘Written in Waters’ & more

Black metal’s best: Vicotnik on the 30th anniversary of Ved Buens Ende’s ‘Written in Waters’ & more

by Jillian Drachman | Mar 18, 2025 | Interviews

The legendary Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez can only be described as an unsurpassed genius, an artist of the highest order. His work is of such a rare quality that it makes virtually all else seem inadequate by contrast. Even attempting to extol Vicotnik’s merits may be...
Best of the Best, Part 2: Celebrating 30 Years of Dødheimsgard with the Brilliant Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez

Best of the Best, Part 2: Celebrating 30 Years of Dødheimsgard with the Brilliant Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez

by Jillian Drachman | Oct 14, 2024 | Interviews

“There is a place called reality, Hidden to all men, You can reach it through insanity, But never to return again…” The sublime creations of Mr. Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez are both insanely real and truly insane in the most mind-blowing and rewarding senses....
Best of the Best: Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez on 30 Years of Dødheimsgard, Doedsmaghird’s ‘Omniverse Consciousness,’ and More

Best of the Best: Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez on 30 Years of Dødheimsgard, Doedsmaghird’s ‘Omniverse Consciousness,’ and More

by Jillian Drachman | Oct 14, 2024 | Interviews

Yusaf “Vicotnik” Parvez of Dødheimsgard is a genius who even puts other geniuses to shame. On the one hand, there is very little that we can say about this figure: The proper reaction to his art is silence. Indeed, Yusaf’s creations render us speechless with mouths...

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Playthrough Video Premiere: Matt Miller – “Descent into Violence”
Playthrough Video Premiere: Matt Miller – “Descent into Violence”

Technical death metal guitarist Matt Miller has teamed up with Metal Insider to premiere the playthrough video for “Descent into Violence.” The track is the first single taken from his upcoming seventh album, Fiber Tormentum, scheduled to arrive on September 12, 2025,...

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Top 5 metal battles fought by Warkings
Top 5 metal battles fought by Warkings

Power metal warriors Warkings are celebrating their fifth battle, Armageddon. The record dropped on Friday (4th) via Napalm Records. To celebrate the album's arrival, these vikings teamed up with Metal Insider to reveal Five Most Metal Battles Fought by...

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Eric Bass (Shinedown) shares track-by-track breakdown of solo album ‘I Had a Name’
Eric Bass (Shinedown) shares track-by-track breakdown of solo album ‘I Had a Name’

Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Eric Bass (Shinedown) released his debut solo album, I Had A Name, earlier this year. Written, recorded, and produced entirely by Bass, the full-length effort introduces listeners to a sprawling dystopian world of his...

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New & Noteworthy: Never Enough Insatiable Releases –  6/20/2025 – 06/06/2025

New & Noteworthy: Never Enough Insatiable Releases – 6/20/2025 – 06/06/2025

June 20, 2025 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 music includes albums from the likes of Badflower, Cryptopsy, Alestorm, Malevolence and Yungblud, among...

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New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

New & Noteworthy: Songs of Last Releases – 5/30/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This final New Music Friday of May will see new music from the likes of Garbage, The Haunted, Rivers Of Nihil and Wolves At The Gate, as...

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New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025

New & Noteworthy: Origins of Releases – 5/23/2025

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week will see new music from the likes of Skunk Anansie, …and Oceans, Age of Apocalypes and Witchcraft, as well as cover and...

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