From legends like Iron Maiden and Metallica to rising stars such as Bloodywood and Spiritbox, these are the metal albums that have defined the 2020s so far ...

One of the ongoing mysteries of my adult life is why I don’t like heavy metal anymore. Back as a young teenager, distorted ...

Here are 11 prog metal bands whose second album is their best!

Long-running electronic duo Matmos have long built their albums out of playful concepts. Their most recent LP, for instance, is 2023's Return To Archive, which is built entirely from samples of ...

Thrash legend Gary Holt thinks his band Exodus "crushes" Metallica these days, but still holds one of their classic albums in ...

After decades in the commercial wilderness, metalmusic is currently enjoying a sizable renaissance. With both Ghost and Sleep Token enjoying number 1 albums in the United States for the first time in ...

The metal scene is wildly fragmented, but fans can and should get back to their roots by listening to these albums from start ...

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, ...

Metallica’s self-titled album has now spent 999 weeks on the U.K.’s Official Rock & Metal Albums chart, nearing a historic 1,000-week milestone. (MANDATORY CREDIT Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty Images) ...

The once-maligned genre of nu metal has since been re-evaluated as the important, influential, unique moment for music and culture that it always was, and it’s been everywhere lately, so we’ve been ...

At 95 years old, William Shatner is showing no signs of slowing down. Last month, the actor revealed that he’s […] The ...