Is there a bastion of the metal world so tenacious or resilient as death metal? Almost 40 years on from the release of Possessed's Seven Churches, the genre continues to thrive in new and exciting ...

It's difficult to believe that death metal has been around for over 30 years. The mainstream's ignorance toward sonic brutality remains vehemently unswayed as outsiders still call it "noise" and label ...

These are the five most brutal metal albums of the 21st century, hand-picked by Sanguisugabogg vocalist Devin Swank. Swank the Tank is a pretty brutal dude, evidenced by his ceaseless desire to front ...

The Acacia Strain – You Are Safe From God Here (Rise) For me, the best death metal feels like a location, a literal spatial world made accessible through music. There’s something about Ego Dissolution ...

Here’s five new rock and metal albums announced this week that you can look forward to. This past week’s leading announcements is for fans of the underground, ranging from deathcore, death-thrash, ...

We’re halfway through 2024 and just posted a list of our 40 favorite albums of 2024 so far, which includes multiple genres of music, including metal. For even more metal, we’ve now put together a list ...

In the early to mid 1980s, heavy metal music began to broaden beyond the first era of bands like Maiden, Priest, and Dio. It evolved into darker, faster territories with thrash metal like Slayer, ...

With a career spanning nearly four decades, American death metal progenitors Cannibal Corpse have been one of the most infamous, enduring bands in the genre. With 16 full-length records, many banned ...

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, ...