Essential Albums

The members of Gorguts

The Best Technical Death Metal Albums

Rafael Quintero · Aug 10, 2026

A bargain bin of used records

Thrash Albums That Flopped: The Great Disappointments

Declan Rourke · Aug 10, 2026

The sleeve of Hvis lyset tar oss, Burzum, 1994

Hvis Lyset Tar Oss

Eirik Solvang · Aug 4, 2026

The album sleeves of Welcome to Sky Valley by Kyuss and The Action Is Go by Fu Manchu laid side by side

The Stoner Metal Albums That Set the Sound

Ilse Brandt · Aug 3, 2026

Cirith Ungol kneeling at the front of the stage with their arms raised, the crowd packed behind them

The Heaviest Heavy Metal Bands

Declan Rourke · Aug 2, 2026

Nick Holmes of Paradise Lost at Islington Assembly Hall, London, 17 October 2025. Photo: Robert Sutton

The Baritone Metal Singers

Declan Rourke with Julien Vasseur · Aug 1, 2026

The two members of Vile Creature lit from the side against a black background, in black and white

The New Sludge Metal Bands

Gareth Llewellyn · Aug 1, 2026

Black Sabbath live, the singer kneeling at the front of the stage with arms spread, a guitarist and a bassist on either side under white spotlights

The Black Sabbath Songs That Became a Genre

Ilse Brandt · Jul 29, 2026

Raven on stage

NWOBHM Bands Every Thrash Fan Should Know

Declan Rourke · Jul 28, 2026

A festival crowd in front of a PA stack

The Heaviest Thrash Metal Albums Ever Made

Declan Rourke · Jul 28, 2026

Suffocation performing live

The Best Brutal Death Metal Albums

Rafael Quintero · Jul 27, 2026

Toxik on stage at Headbanger Open Air in 2017

Thrash Concept Albums

Declan Rourke · Jul 26, 2026

The sleeve of Filosofem, Burzum, 1996

Filosofem and the Sound of Distance

Eirik Solvang · Jul 24, 2026

The sleeve of Epicus Doomicus Metallicus by Candlemass, a white skull pierced by spikes on black

The Best Doom Metal Song

Ilse Brandt · Jul 23, 2026

Two cellists of Apocalyptica playing facing each other at Hellfest in June 2025

The Heavy Metal Cover Songs

Declan Rourke · Jul 23, 2026

Necrobutcher's denim vest and the original laminate from the 1990 Leipzig concert, in a museum display case.

De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas: The Record and Everything Around It

Eirik Solvang · Jul 22, 2026

The sleeve of Obscura, Gorguts, 1998

Obscura: Gorguts and the Record That Broke the Rules

Rafael Quintero · Jul 19, 2026

Sacrifice in an underground car park

The Best Thrash Albums of 1989

Declan Rourke · Jul 15, 2026