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January 2021 Best Heavy Metal Albums

2021 is off to a strong start, with a usually fairly sparse month packed with quality releases. Here are our …

2020 Best Heavy Metal Albums

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

2020 Best Live Heavy Metal Albums

Every year there are a ton of live albums and DVDs released. In 2020 they meant a little more, since …

2020 Best Progressive Metal/Rock Albums

Welcome to our fifth annual Top Progressive Albums list, where we highlight the best of the year. As with years …

November 2020 Best Heavy Metal Albums

As 2020 thankfully comes to a close, the year is ending with a collection of strong metal releases. Our best …

Essential Black Metal Albums

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

October 2020 Best Heavy Metal Albums

As the year comes to a close, many albums originally set to be released earlier this year have been shifted …

September 2020 Best Heavy Metal Albums

Each year, it seems that September is one of the strongest months in quality and depth of new releases, and …

August 2020 Best Heavy Metal Albums

August was a deep month when it came to quality new metal albums. At least half a dozen releases that …

Mastodon Albums Ranked

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

July 2020 Best Heavy Metal Albums

No summer doldrums in July, with a strong crop of new metal releases. Here are our choices for July 2020’s …
Helloween

Essential Power Metal Albums

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

Death Albums Ranked

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

June 2020 Best Heavy Metal Albums

During the summer the number of new releases tend to decrease, and that’s the case for June. Though the quantity …

1987 Best Heavy Metal + Hard Rock Albums

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

May 2020 Best Heavy Metal Albums

As stay-at-home orders continue in many parts of the world and no idea when live shows will resume, thankfully music …

April 2020 Best Heavy Metal Albums

As the world stays home due to the coronavirus pandemic and live shows are cancelled for the foreseeable future, there …
Megadeth

Best Megadeth Albums

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

March 2020 Best Heavy Metal Albums

The world has changed dramatically in the past month as we all deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Though touring has …
Judas Priest

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, …

February 2020 Best Heavy Metal Albums

The second month of 2020 saw an uptick in quality albums, which is hopefully a harbinger for the months to …
Metallica – Ride the Lightning

1984 Best Heavy Metal + Hard Rock Albums

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

Best Intronaut Albums

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

January 2020 Best Heavy Metal Albums

As we kick off a new year, we are continuing to select the best metal albums released each month. 2020 …

2019 Best Heavy Metal Albums

As we come to the end of another year, it’s time to honor the best releases of 2019. Here are …
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