Essential Albums

Bolt Thrower performing live

The Best Death Metal Albums of All Time

Rafael Quintero · Apr 19, 2026

The sleeves of Stream from the Heavens by Thergothon, Forest of Equilibrium by Cathedral and Watching from a Distance by Warning laid side by side

The Best Doom Metal Albums of All Time

Ilse Brandt · Apr 19, 2026

Vikingligr veldi, Dark Medieval Times and Blizzard Beasts

The Essential Black Metal Albums

Eirik Solvang · Apr 18, 2026

The five members of Unleash the Archers standing in a row on a gravel path under a wooden trestle bridge in a forest

The Essential Power Metal Albums

Julien Vasseur · Apr 16, 2026

The album sleeves of Lore by Elder, Gravity X by Truckfighters and Mantra III by Spiritual Beggars laid side by side

The Best Stoner Metal Albums

Ilse Brandt · Apr 16, 2026

Michael Sweet of Stryper with his arms raised at the M3 festival in May 2022, the band backdrop reading Isaiah 53:5 behind him

The Christian Heavy Metal Songs

Declan Rourke · Apr 16, 2026

Barathrum on stage at the Hellsinki Metal Festival

Black Metal Bands From Finland

Eirik Solvang · Apr 15, 2026

The sleeve of Left Hand Path, Entombed, 1990

Left Hand Path and the Sound That Came With It

Rafael Quintero · Apr 15, 2026

Ghost on stage at the O2 Arena in London in April 2022, Papa Emeritus IV in front of the stained glass set

The Modern Heavy Metal Bands

Declan Rourke · Apr 15, 2026

The sleeves of Hell Awaits and Spreading the Disease

Thrash Metal Albums of 1985

Declan Rourke · Apr 14, 2026

Chuck Billy of Testament singing into the microphone

Thrash Metal Singers: The Great Voices

Declan Rourke · Apr 14, 2026

Ratt photographed in the studio in the mid 1980s by Ross Halfin

The Best Hair Metal Albums

Declan Rourke with Saint Sylveszter · Apr 14, 2026

Draconian on stage under blue lights, the singer at the centre microphone in front of the band's logo on a screen

The Gothic Doom Metal Bands

Ilse Brandt · Apr 13, 2026

Iron Maiden live, 1980. Photo: Ross Halfin

The NWOBHM Documentaries

Declan Rourke · Apr 13, 2026

The drummer of Fifth Angel with a stick raised behind a kit whose two bass drums carry the band name, a painted knight and fire on the backdrop

The Forgotten First Wave of US Power Metal

Julien Vasseur with Declan Rourke · Apr 13, 2026

Sworn to the Dark, MoRT and Diadem of 12 Stars

The Best Black Metal Albums of the 2000s

Eirik Solvang · Apr 12, 2026

Paradise Lost live, the singer at the microphone and a guitarist beside him under red and blue stage light

The Essential Doom Metal Albums

Ilse Brandt · Apr 12, 2026

Deicide's debut on top of Death's Symbolic and Obituary's The End Complete

The Essential Death Metal Albums

Rafael Quintero · Apr 11, 2026