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February 2021 Best Heavy Metal Albums

February may be the shortest month of the year, but in 2021 there was no shortage of quality metal albums. …

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

The latest album from Anneke van Giersbergen is the solo acoustic effort The Darkest Skies Are The Brightest. I spoke …

Omega is the latest full-length from Epica. It’s the final album in a trilogy covering metaphysical topics. I spoke with …

2020 was an unprecedented year, and as it always has, music provided escape, comfort, catharsis and hope in an uncertain …

Black metal began in the 1980s as a prototype of and speed and thrash metal. The following list of essential …

Atlanta based sludge/progressive metal band Mastodon are one of the biggest bands to come out of the New Wave of …

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

Death was the brainchild of Florida vocalist and guitarist Chuck Schuldiner. Historic for his ruthlessly diligent work ethic and for …

After 1986, arguably metal’s best year ever, 1987 was going to struggle to live up to that incredible standard. Still, …

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

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

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

Los Angeles based post-metal act Intronaut formed in 2004. The core of the band consists of guitarists Sacha Dunable and …

Many people think 1986 was the best year ever for heavy metal. That’s debatable of course, but there’s no doubt …

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

We’ve had some great lists to start the 1980s, but 1985 was not one of the decade’s brightest spots as …

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

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

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

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 …