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Metal Insider’s Jillian Drachman’s Top 15 Albums of 2024

Metal Insider’s Jillian Drachman’s Top 15 Albums of 2024

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:...
Album Review: Whoredom Rife — ‘Den Vrede Makt’

Album Review: Whoredom Rife — ‘Den Vrede Makt’

by Jillian Drachman | Jun 5, 2024 | Reviews

Whoredom Rife have returned with their fourth full-length album, Den Vrede Makt. Formed in 2014, this Trondheim-based powerhouse have established themselves as one of the most revered acts in the black metal world. Their music is composed by V. Einride, who belongs to...
Album Review: Terratur Possessions’ – ‘TERRATUR COMPENDIUM MMXXIV’

Album Review: Terratur Possessions’ – ‘TERRATUR COMPENDIUM MMXXIV’

by Jillian Drachman | May 10, 2024 | Reviews

Without the slightest contest or room for doubt, in my clearly unwavering opinion, Terratur Possessions is the best black metal label, besides The Sinister Initiative. Although, when done right, black metal can epitomize the height of art, I hold the elitist belief...
Beyond the Gates 2024 unveils full lineup and daily schedule

Beyond the Gates 2024 unveils full lineup and daily schedule

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 8, 2023 | News

  The full lineup for Beyond the Gates 2024 is finally fully unveiled, along with daily schedules for the four-day event in Bergen, Norway, from July 31 to August 3, 2024. The festival will feature special sets from Mayhem and Enslaved, with Mayhem celebrating...
Beyond the Gates 2024 unveils Blood Fire Death: Tribute to Quorthon and Bathory’s Musical Legacy

Beyond the Gates 2024 unveils Blood Fire Death: Tribute to Quorthon and Bathory’s Musical Legacy

by Zenae Zukowski | Dec 6, 2023 | News

  Beyond the Gates Festival organizers are raising the flames for the 2024 edition. The event will now include an exceptional tribute titled Blood Fire Death: A Tribute to Quorthon and the Music of Bathory. This all-star homage will feature former members of...
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Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release
Slipknot’s ‘Look Outside Your Window’ project set for Record Store Day vinyl release

Slipknot will finally release Look Outside Your Window, a long-rumored collection of previously unreleased material recorded during the sessions for 2008's All Hope Is Gone. The experimental project — created by Corey Taylor, Jim Root, Sid Wilson, and Shawn "Clown"...

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Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’
Interview: The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils & Ilja talk new album ‘Der Brauch’

Progressive German metal outfit The Hirsch Effekt have unleashed their most melancholic and introspective album yet with Der Brauch on January 30, 2026. Read the review on Metal Insider here. We caught up with guitarist/vocalist Nils Wittrock and bassist/vocalist Ilja...

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Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’
Album Review: The Hirsch Effekt – ‘Der Brauch’

I don't think I could possibly love a band more than when I'm watching them actively refuse to become a fixed idea. The Hirsch Effekt take up shop in the lab where music feels less like a product and more like a mid-thought transcription from a parallel universe....

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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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New & Noteworthy: Break The Releases – 1/9/2026

New & Noteworthy: Break The Releases – 1/9/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. This week counts new music from the likes of Alter Bridge, The Protomen, Zu Beyond The Black and Bullet amongst the many outstanding...

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New & Noteworthy: 2026 Releases have arrived – 1/2/2026

New & Noteworthy: 2026 Releases have arrived – 1/2/2026

New & Noteworthy is Metal Insider’s weekly column highlighting some of the newest rock and metal releases coming out each week. Kicking off 2026, this week’s new music includes albums from the likes of Excavated Graves, Fuath, Wildhunt and Dawnbreaker amongst the...

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