Portraits

Immolation on stage

Death Metal Singers: The Voices That Set the Template

Rafael Quintero · Aug 29, 2026

Emperor on stage

Christophe Szpajdel, the Lord of the Logos

Eirik Solvang · Jun 9, 2026

Cattle Decapitation performing live on stage

The Death Metal Album Cover Artists

Rafael Quintero · May 18, 2026

Lemmy Kilmister on stage at Download, 2005

Motörhead and the Speed: How Lemmy Set the Tempo for Thrash

Declan Rourke · Mar 17, 2026

Mayhem on stage at Ritual Fest in Guadalajara, a much later line-up of the band

Dead, and the Photograph That Would Not Go Away

Eirik Solvang · Feb 22, 2026

Gary Holt playing with Slayer at Rock im Park in 2014

Gary Holt: the riff engine of Exodus, and the man who filled Hanneman's place

Declan Rourke · Oct 30, 2025

Cliff Burton of Metallica on stage

Cliff Burton: four years, three records, and a bass that led

Declan Rourke · Oct 3, 2025