Essential Albums

Bolt Thrower in a band portrait, Jo Bench among them

The Best Death Metal Albums of the 1980s

Rafael Quintero · Jun 14, 2026

Chuck Schuldiner and the Death line-up in a studio portrait

Human: The Record That Changed What Death Metal Could Be

Rafael Quintero · Jun 14, 2026

David DiSanto of Vektor playing guitar under blue light

Thrash Albums Tier List

Declan Rourke · Jun 12, 2026

Witchcraft singer and guitarist Magnus Pelander at the microphone in deep blue light, the drum kit and bassist behind him

The Doom Metal Records Collectors Chase

Ilse Brandt · Jun 12, 2026

James Hetfield of Metallica playing his white ESP Flying V guitar on stage in Cardiff, Wales, June 28, 2026

Easy Metal Riffs

Declan Rourke with Julien Vasseur · Jun 11, 2026

Necromantia in a 1990s band portrait

The Most Underrated Black Metal Albums

Eirik Solvang · Jun 9, 2026

Blood Incantation performing live on stage

The Best Death Metal Albums of the 2020s

Rafael Quintero · Jun 8, 2026

Anvil on stage in Singapore in February 2023, Steve Kudlow with a red Flying V beside bassist Chris Robertson

The Heavy Metal Documentaries

Declan Rourke · Jun 8, 2026

A weathered stone mourning angel overgrown with ivy in Highgate West Cemetery in London, gravestones behind it

Heavy Metal Songs About Death

Declan Rourke · Jun 6, 2026

The sleeves of The Coral Tombs by Ahab, Close by Messa and Deceiver by Khemmis laid side by side

The Best Doom Metal Albums of the 2020s

Ilse Brandt · Jun 5, 2026

Alex Webster playing bass with Cannibal Corpse on stage in Germany in 2012

Tomb of the Mutilated: The Record That Got Banned

Rafael Quintero · Jun 2, 2026

Incantation performing live on stage

The Heaviest Death Metal Albums Ever Recorded

Rafael Quintero · May 31, 2026

The sleeve of Xasthur's Open to Misinterpretation

One Man Black Metal Bands

Eirik Solvang · May 31, 2026

Demilich performing live

One Album and Gone: The Bands That Vanished

Rafael Quintero · May 31, 2026

King Diamond of Mercyful Fate singing at Bloodstock Open Air in August 2022, in crown and corpse paint

Misheard Metal Lyrics: Why the Words Go Missing

Declan Rourke · May 31, 2026

Morbid Angel in a band portrait against a graffiti wall

Classic Death Metal Bands

Rafael Quintero · May 30, 2026

Paul Baloff singing live with Exodus

The Best Live Thrash Albums

Declan Rourke · May 30, 2026

Taake on stage at USF Verftet in Bergen

The Best Black Metal Debut Albums

Eirik Solvang · May 29, 2026