Essential Albums

Disentomb performing live on stage

The Heaviest Death Metal Bands

Rafael Quintero · Aug 14, 2026

Hail of Bullets performing live on stage

Death Metal Concept Albums

Rafael Quintero · Aug 13, 2026

Gorguts performing live on stage

The Best Technical Death Metal Albums

Rafael Quintero · Aug 10, 2026

A record shop bargain bin

Thrash Albums That Flopped: The Great Disappointments

Declan Rourke · Aug 10, 2026

Grieghallen in Bergen, the concert hall where the album was recorded in September 1992.

Hvis Lyset Tar Oss

Eirik Solvang · Aug 4, 2026

Raven on stage

NWOBHM Bands Every Thrash Fan Should Know

Declan Rourke · Jul 28, 2026

Four albums with nowhere to rest in them

The Heaviest Thrash Metal Albums Ever Made

Declan Rourke · Jul 28, 2026

Toxik on stage at Headbanger Open Air in 2017

Thrash Concept Albums

Declan Rourke · Jul 26, 2026

Disgorge performing live on stage

The Best Brutal Death Metal Albums

Rafael Quintero · Jul 26, 2026

metal festival night stage performing live on stage

Filosofem and the Sound of Distance

Eirik Solvang · Jul 24, 2026

Necrobutcher's denim vest and the original laminate from the 1990 Leipzig concert, in a museum display case.

De Mysteriis Dom Sathanas: The Record and Everything Around It

Eirik Solvang · Jul 22, 2026

Megadeth on stage at The O2 in London in 2018

The Best Thrash Albums of 1990

Declan Rourke · Jul 22, 2026

Gorguts on stage, the Quebec band behind Obscura

Obscura: Gorguts and the Record That Broke the Rules

Rafael Quintero · Jul 19, 2026

Three of the Big Four released nothing, and the second rank made its best records

The Best Thrash Albums of 1989

Declan Rourke · Jul 15, 2026

headbanging metal crowd performing live on stage

Transilvanian Hunger and the Case for Minimalism

Eirik Solvang · Jul 13, 2026

A crate of death metal album sleeves

Symbolic and the Last Years of Death

Rafael Quintero · Jul 13, 2026

Insomnium performing live on stage

The Best Melodic Death Metal Albums

Rafael Quintero · Jul 12, 2026

Thrash metal album cover artwork

The Best Thrash Album Covers

Declan Rourke · Jul 12, 2026