Essential Power Metal Albums Building on the traditional metal style of legends Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, power metal was forged out …
Best Megadeth Albums After being ousted from Metallica, Dave Mustaine returned with a vengeance through Megadeth and has left as big of a …
Best Judas Priest Songs Besides Black Sabbath, there isn’t a band more important to the genre of heavy metal than Judas Priest. In fact, …
Best Judas Priest Albums Created out of the same ashes as Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin, Judas Priest formed in Birmingham, England. Turning depressive poor …
Mastodon – Emperor Of Sand Review Mastodon are one of the few modern bands that have an identity. In this modern age of unoriginality and imitation …
Evocation – The Shadow Archetype Review One of the leading innovators in the early Swedish death metal scene, Evocation unfortunately derailed before seeing success. After releasing …
Armored Saint – Carpe Noctum Review Armored Saint need no introduction. They released four stellar albums in the ’80s and early ’90s before vocalist John Bush …
Mors Principium Est – Embers Of A Dying World Review Finland’s Mors Principium Est are still one of the best kept secrets in melodic death metal. Releasing quality material since …
Overkill – The Grinding Wheel Review One of the original thrash legends, New York’s Overkill were as influential and relevant as any other thrash band. Their …
Xandria – Theater Of Dimensions Review Coming up on their twentieth year as a band, Xandria have only gotten better with age. Theater Of Dimensions is …
Firewind – Immortals Review Gus G. is the hardest working man in metal. Not only has he been the lead guitar player in Ozzy …
Grave Digger – Healed By Metal Review A ground-breaking band in the early ’80s, Germany’s Grave Digger have built an amazing catalog and reputation over their thirty …
Metallica – Hardwired…To Self Destruct Review It has been eight long years since metal legends Metallica have released a proper studio album. They are building off …
In Flames – Battles Review There are certain bands that have mutated their style so radically over the years that the fan base has been …
Pretty Maids – Kingmaker Review Starting their career back at the beginning of the 1980s, Pretty Maids have consistently released quality albums throughout the years. …
Testament – Brotherhood Of The Snake Review Continuing on the tremendous success that the first wave of thrash achieved, Testament were a crucial piece of the thrash …
Amaranthe – Maximalism Review Sweden’s Amaranthe formed in 2009 with their debut self titled release seeing the light of day in 2011. Their latest, …
Darkthrone – Arctic Thunder Review Has there ever been a band that didn’t care what their fans and music critics thought of them like Darkthrone? …
Sonata Arctica – The Ninth Hour Review Finland’s Sonata Arctica walk a fine line between the power and progressive metal genres. Earlier in their career they executed …
High Spirits – Motivator Review High Spirits are Chris Black’s Hard Rock/NWOBHM alter ego. The prolific multi instrumentalist seems to release a new record every …
Devin Townsend Project – Transcendence Review Devin Townsend is the most prolific musician in metal. Putting to rest the ultra heavy Strapping Young Lad, he formed …
Evergrey – The Storm Within Review This year Sweden’s Evergrey are celebrating their twentieth year as a band. Having compiled an impressive catalog over the course …
Running Wild – Rapid Foray Review Walking a fine line between speed and power metal, Germany’s Running Wild formed 35 years ago. Their earliest releases were …
Sodom – Decision Day Review Sodom are one of the most iconic bands in metal’s history. Their aggressive brand of metal was revolutionary and has …
Powerwolf – The Metal Mass: Live Review Live releases are often a hit or miss affair. It is incredibly hard to capture the magic of a live …