Tag Archives: Marduk

ICYMI: Marduk unleash “Shovel Beats Sceptre” video

Posted by on August 25, 2023

  Swedish black metal giants Marduk are back and moments away from the release of their new album, Memento Mori, out September 1st via Century Media Records. The group has recently unleashed a video for their latest single, “Shovel Beats Sceptre.”    On the new album, frontman Daniel Rostén comments: “Memento Mori is, all at […]

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Dimmu Borgir, Kreator, Gorgoroth & Deicide to headline Beyond The Gates 2023; daily lineups revealed

Posted by on December 21, 2022

  Beyond The Gates will return in 2023 in Bergen Norway from August 2nd-5th. The full lineup and daily schedules have been revealed, which includes headliners Dimmu Borgir, Kreator, Gorgoroth, and Deicide. This is an event you don’t want to miss as it will be Dimmu Borgir’s only performance of 2023, as well as special […]

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Dragony vocalist Siegfried Samer reviews Metal On The Hill festival 2021

Posted by on August 26, 2021

  It’s a tough year for metal festivals worldwide, and European festivals are no exception. Numerous festivals had to be postponed yet another year to 2022, including the world-famous Wacken Open Air in Germany, their downsized spinoff “Bullhead City,” which should have taken place in September 2021, and the gigantic Hellfest in Clisson, France. The […]

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Metal On The Hill – Napalm Records’ Metal Festival happening this week!

Posted by on August 9, 2021

  Since its inception in 2016, Metal On the Hill festival, organized by Austrian powerhouse metal label Napalm Records, has been a bona fide success story for the organizer. After an unfortunate cancellation in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the festival is back on schedule for its 2021 incarnation (buy tickets here). From 13th to […]

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Marduk bassist Magnus “Devo” Andersson quits band

Posted by on December 30, 2019

Marduk bassist Magnus “Devo” Andersson has decided to quit the band to focus on studio work. The bassist originally joined the Swedish black metal group in 1992 as the guitarist. He originally exited the band in 1994 just to return roughly ten years later as the bassist.  Devo issued the following statement: “After a total […]

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Metal Insider’s 225 Best Metal Albums of the Decade (2010-2019)

Posted by on December 16, 2019

As each year approaches its end, we share our year-end lists highlighting the best of the best of the year. However, we were taken aback, realizing that not only will 2020 mark a new year, it also marks a brand new decade. It’s true what they say; time flies when you’re having fun, listening to […]

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Marduk banned from Guatemala for being “satanic”

Posted by on September 28, 2018

It’s no secret that black metal is one of the most misunderstood and controversial subgenres. People tend to dwell on Norwegian black metal outfit Mayhem’s dark past. It seems that those who do not understand the creative shock value have been making more efforts to ban artists from venues and countries these days. We’ve recently […]

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Metal By Numbers 7/18: DevilDriver are outlaws on the charts

Posted by on July 18, 2018

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. I know that country is usually regarded with disdain, and in the case of modern country there’s good reason for that. Bo Burnham pretty much hit the nail on the head regarding why it’s […]

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Metal By Numbers 7/11: The gravity of album sales

Posted by on July 11, 2018

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. The list of debuts this week isn’t as lengthy compared to previous editions, but the coming weeks will see big names like Immortal, Between the Buried and Me (for the second time this year!), […]

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Metal By Numbers 7/4: Charts and stripes forever

Posted by on July 4, 2018

Metal By Numbers is a weekly column in which we look at the top metal sellers and debuts of the week. Happy 4th. Whether you’re eager to celebrate the ol’ red, white, and blue or you think this country could be doing, I dunno, just a little bit better, I hope you get all the […]

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