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Rune “Blasphemer” Eriksen is known in the metal community as the guitarist who replaced Euronymous in Mayhem. He helped continue …

Here’s a rundown of heavy metal and hard rock album release dates. They are supplied by record companies and subject …

Alice Cooper holds a fond place in the hearts of many old-time heavy metal fans, but neither the band nor …

2019’s momentum continues with another strong month in March. The top releases include some familiar names along with some new …

As we bring 2018 to a close, it was another strong year for heavy metal. From young upstarts to grizzled …

Welcome to 2018’s final Progress Report, where we highlight the best of the year. 2018 saw a wide variety of …

Building on the traditional metal style of legends Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, power metal was forged out …

Heavy metal was still going strong in 1984, and the variety present in our list shows that. We’ve got a …

High on Fire formed from the original split of legendary stoner doom outfit, Sleep. Matt Pike wanted to continue with …

Besides Black Sabbath, there isn’t a band more important to the genre of heavy metal than Judas Priest. In fact, …

2017 will be remembered as the year of death metal, with several classic bands releasing outstanding albums and up and …

1983’s best albums include a mix of NWOBHM bands with younger, rawer groups like Metallica and Slayer along with two …

It seems like Queensrÿche have been around forever, but a closer look reveals a mere 14 albums over a 33-year …

1982 was a quantum leap forward from 1981, with a plethora of outstanding and influential albums. The NWOBHM was peaking, …

After being ousted from Metallica, Dave Mustaine returned with a vengeance through Megadeth and has left as big of a …