The turn of the century saw a ton of innovation in extreme metal, particularly in regards to tone, songwriting structure, and quality of production. Despite being all but kneecapped in the ’90s due to ...

From psychedelic Brazilian black metal to space-faring tech-death, you won’t discover these excellent albums in many other places ...

The 20 best hard rock and metal albums of 1986 run the gamut from thrash to pop-metal, reflecting the vast array of heavy ...

This week, one of our most highly anticipated albums of the summer was released: Baroness’ Yellow & Green. We were already looking forward to hearing whatever came next from the Georgia rockers after ...

From some French metal titans reaching a new peak to incredible bands we wish were still making records, here are some albums ...

Here are the 80 best rock and metal albums of the 1980s and the 90 best of the 1990s! The sounds and styles that were pioneered and popularized across these two decades is mind-boggling. The guitar ...

And some big-name heavy metal and hard rock bands, even some associated with hair metal, flourished alongside, or despite, grunge. These heavy metal albums not only survived grunge, but the first one ...

I didn't think too hard about dedicating the second-ever edition of this column to Ragne Wahlquist. The late Heavy Load frontman left an indelible mark on heavy metal, in his native Sweden and beyond, ...

With nu metal getting re-evaluated and reaching new generations, here's a look at 10 incredible albums that the genre ...

Heavy metal went from sweaty clubs and basement record collections in the 1970s to basketball arenas and even your sister's Walkman in the 1980s. This was due to incredible new bands like Iron Maiden ...

Heavy metal may not have been as productive as it was in previous years, but 2003 was more about quality than quantity. Some of today’s biggest bands were still in their infancy; be it age, popularity ...