Essential Albums

Ronnie Montrose performing with Montrose at the Summer of '74 festival, Charlton Athletic, London, May 1974

The Heavy Metal Bands of the 70s

Declan Rourke · Jan 19, 2026

The four members of Marduk standing together in a black and white portrait

Swedish Black Metal Bands

Eirik Solvang · Jan 19, 2026

Girlschool performing live on stage, four members playing guitars and bass under red stage lighting

The Best NWOBHM Albums

Declan Rourke · Jan 18, 2026

The sleeves of Horrorscope and Terminal Redux

The Best Thrash Metal Albums of All Time

Declan Rourke · Jan 16, 2026

Tygers of Pan Tang posed as a five-piece in a disused industrial building, 2026

The New Wave of British Heavy Metal Bands

Declan Rourke · Jan 16, 2026

Iron Angel in a band portrait

80s Thrash Metal Bands: The Definitive List

Declan Rourke · Jan 12, 2026

Overdose group portrait outdoors

Brazilian Thrash Metal Bands: The Essential List

Declan Rourke · Jan 10, 2026

UFO performing live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, 28 June 1978, two guitarists trading a riff under a bank of stage lights

The First Heavy Metal Bands

Declan Rourke · Jan 9, 2026

Baroness singer and guitarist John Baizley at the microphone with a guitar, lit in blue and gold

The Best Sludge Metal Bands

Ilse Brandt · Jan 5, 2026

Chuck Billy of Testament singing in red light

Bay Area Thrash Bands: The Complete List

Declan Rourke · Jan 4, 2026

The members of Temple of Void in leather jackets in a black and white band photograph

The Death Doom Metal Bands

Ilse Brandt · Jan 4, 2026

Orange Goblin on stage in red and blue light in front of a large skull banner

The Best Stoner Metal Bands

Ilse Brandt · Dec 29, 2025

Artillery in a black and white band portrait

The Essential Thrash Metal Albums

Declan Rourke · Dec 27, 2025

Carpathian Forest performing live at Wacken Open Air

Black Metal Bands From Norway: The Full Roll Call

Eirik Solvang · Dec 26, 2025

Grave band portrait from their 1991 lineup

Swedish Death Metal Bands: The List

Rafael Quintero · Dec 22, 2025

Slayer backstage together

The 50 Thrash Metal Bands You Need to Know

Declan Rourke · Dec 21, 2025

Crowbar guitarist and singer Kirk Windstein with a long beard, playing guitar at the microphone, in black and white

The Sludge Metal Bands

Ilse Brandt · Dec 14, 2025

Enslaved on stage, arms raised

Norwegian Black Metal Bands

Eirik Solvang · Dec 1, 2025