Essential Albums

Darkspace on stage at La Locomotive in Paris in 2009

The Best Atmospheric Black Metal Albums

Eirik Solvang · Jun 20, 2026

The entire year: two albums, five months apart

The Best Thrash Albums of 1983

Declan Rourke · Jun 19, 2026

Repulsion performing live on stage

The Best Death Metal Albums of the 1980s

Rafael Quintero · Jun 14, 2026

Sadus performing live on stage

Human: The Record That Changed What Death Metal Could Be

Rafael Quintero · Jun 14, 2026

Records laid out in rows on a floor

Thrash Albums Tier List

Declan Rourke · Jun 12, 2026

A wall of album sleeves

The Most Underrated Black Metal Albums

Eirik Solvang · Jun 9, 2026

Blood Incantation performing live on stage

The Best Death Metal Albums of the 2020s

Rafael Quintero · Jun 8, 2026

Alex Webster playing bass with Cannibal Corpse on stage in Germany in 2012

Tomb of the Mutilated: The Record That Got Banned

Rafael Quintero · Jun 2, 2026

Incantation performing live on stage

The Heaviest Death Metal Albums Ever Recorded

Rafael Quintero · May 31, 2026

Judas Iscariot performing live on stage

One Man Black Metal Bands

Eirik Solvang · May 31, 2026

Demilich performing live on stage

One Album and Gone: The Bands That Vanished

Rafael Quintero · May 30, 2026

Heathen on stage at Thrashfest in Saarbr\u00fccken

Heathen, Blind Illusion, Laaz Rockit and the Rest

Declan Rourke · May 30, 2026

Malevolent Creation performing live on stage

Classic Death Metal Bands

Rafael Quintero · May 30, 2026

Taake on stage at USF Verftet in Bergen

The Best Black Metal Debut Albums

Eirik Solvang · May 29, 2026

Death Angel live at Sauna Open Air, 2010

The Best Live Thrash Albums

Declan Rourke · May 29, 2026

Carach Angren performing live on stage

Symphonic Black Metal Bands

Eirik Solvang · May 29, 2026

Albums carrying the essential thrash metal songs

The 50 Essential Thrash Metal Songs

Declan Rourke · May 27, 2026

Holy Moses on stage at Metal Frenzy in 2018

Holy Moses, Assassin, Deathrow, Living Death: The German Second Tier

Declan Rourke · May 20, 2026