Essential Albums

Aosoth performing live on stage

French Black Metal Bands

Eirik Solvang · Mar 25, 2026

Autopsy performing live on stage

Scream Bloody Gore: The Album That Named the Genre

Rafael Quintero · Mar 22, 2026

Pallbearer playing a club stage under white and blue spotlights, guitarists and bassist in a row with the drummer behind

The Doom Metal Bands and Groups You Need to Know

Ilse Brandt · Mar 22, 2026

Unleashed, Johnny Hedlund at the front, in a band portrait

The Death Metal Bands You Need to Know

Rafael Quintero · Mar 21, 2026

Unto Others performing live in blue stage light and smoke, O2 Academy Birmingham, 1 October 2022

The Dark Heavy Metal Bands

Declan Rourke · Mar 21, 2026

Katalepsy on stage

Slam Death Metal Bands

Rafael Quintero · Mar 20, 2026

Doro Pesch singing into the microphone at the Underworld in Camden in March 2019

The 80s Heavy Metal Songs

Declan Rourke · Mar 20, 2026

At the Gates in a band portrait

Melodic Death Metal Bands Worth Your Time

Rafael Quintero · Mar 18, 2026

Batushka on stage at Academy 3 in Manchester

Modern Black Metal Bands

Eirik Solvang · Mar 18, 2026

Origin in a band portrait

Technical Death Metal Bands

Rafael Quintero · Mar 18, 2026

Mastodon guitarists Bill Kelliher and Troy Sanders performing live at Hellfest, 2022

The Heavy Metal Bands of the 2000s

Declan Rourke · Mar 18, 2026

Anthrax on stage at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn in 2016

The Best Thrash EPs and Demos

Declan Rourke · Mar 16, 2026

Hell live, early 1980s. Photo: Iron Fist Magazine

The British Heavy Metal Bands

Declan Rourke · Mar 16, 2026

The four members of Dopelord standing in red and blue light in a band photograph

The Stoner Doom Metal Bands

Ilse Brandt · Mar 11, 2026

Corrosion of Conformity perform live at The Dome, London, on 10 June 2026

The Southern Heavy Metal Bands

Declan Rourke · Mar 10, 2026

Savatage guitarist performing live at Hellfest, Clisson, France, 24 June 2025

The Saddest Heavy Metal Songs

Declan Rourke · Mar 9, 2026

Nevermore, the four-piece band photographed outdoors in black and white during the Politics of Ecstasy era, long hair and dark clothing against a concrete wall

The Heavy Metal Bands of the 90s

Declan Rourke · Mar 8, 2026

The five members of Attacker standing against a red painted brick wall for a band portrait

The First Power Metal Bands

Julien Vasseur with Declan Rourke · Mar 7, 2026