Essential Albums

The album sleeves of Into the Depths of Sorrow and Beyond the Crimson Horizon by Solitude Aeturnus laid side by side

The Epic Doom Metal Bands

Ilse Brandt · Feb 13, 2026

Rage bassist Peavy Wagner pointing toward the crowd beside the guitarist on stage at Out and Loud Festival in Geiselwind

The German Heavy Metal Bands

Declan Rourke · Feb 11, 2026

Iron Maiden at Compass Point Studios, Nassau, Bahamas, 1983, during the recording of Piece of Mind

The Best Heavy Metal Song

Declan Rourke · Feb 7, 2026

Barón Rojo's bassist playing under red and purple stage lights with the drummer visible behind him in the Plaza Mayor, Valladolid

The Heavy Metal Bands from the 80s

Declan Rourke · Feb 6, 2026

Accept, the German band behind Balls to the Wall, posed as a five-piece studio portrait in 2026, all in black leather and denim against a plain white backdrop

The Essential Heavy Metal Albums of All Time

Declan Rourke · Feb 5, 2026

Stryper's four members performing on a purple and yellow lit stage at the Princess Theatre in Brisbane

The Christian Heavy Metal Bands

Declan Rourke · Feb 1, 2026

A teenager listening to a record on headphones

Thrash Metal Albums for Beginners

Declan Rourke · Jan 31, 2026

Hate Eternal, Erik Rutan in the middle, against a painted wall

Brutal Death Metal Bands

Rafael Quintero · Jan 31, 2026

Metallica with Cliff Burton posing together in leather jackets

Top 10 Thrash Metal Bands

Declan Rourke · Jan 30, 2026

Lemmy Kilmister of Motorhead playing bass on stage at the Brixton Academy in London, 17 November 2012

The Heavy Metal Bands and Groups You Need to Know

Declan Rourke · Jan 29, 2026

Furia in a black and white band portrait

Polish Black Metal Bands

Andrzej Sawicki · Jan 28, 2026

Poison backstage in full glam makeup and teased hair, 1980s

The Best 80s Hair Metal Songs

Declan Rourke with Saint Sylveszter · Jan 27, 2026

The members of Enforced

Crossover Thrash Bands: The Essential List

Jonah Pike · Jan 25, 2026

Black Sabbath posed with their gold discs in 1973: Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler

The Black Sabbath Songs That Built Heavy Metal

Declan Rourke · Jan 25, 2026

Ahab performing on a concert stage in deep blue light, guitarists and bassist lined up in front of their backdrop

The Funeral Doom Metal Bands

Ilse Brandt · Jan 25, 2026

Mötley Crüe backstage at Donington Park, UK, 1984

The Glam Metal Bands

Declan Rourke with Saint Sylveszter · Jan 24, 2026

Benediction on stage

English Death Metal Bands

Andrzej Sawicki · Jan 22, 2026

Scorpions performing live on stage supporting Kiss on their first German tour, Phillipshalle, Dusseldorf, 19 May 1976, two guitarists and the singer mid-performance

The Best Heavy Metal Songs of the 70s

Declan Rourke · Jan 21, 2026