Our regular metal column, and your pipeline to darkness.
An appreciation of Judas Priest, plus the best metal tracks of the month.
A look back at an underrated classic, plus the best new metal tracks of the month.
The best things happening in metal are coming from bands willing to step outside of it.
A badass looking album is just as important as a badass sounding one.
Overwhelmed with so many MVPs in metal releasing new music.
A non-review of one of the most important metal releases of the year, in a lot of words.
Metal is full of trolls, but they don’t speak for everyone.
Celebrating a label that helped to change the metal landscape.
Hopes for the coming year in metal.
The 20 albums that made heavy music great in 2017.
The behind-the-scenes stuff that went into that list you liked. Or didn’t.
Metal is shaped by the choices we make, and I choose to side with those who aren’t racists.
Must-see bands in our short lifetimes.
Plus the best tracks of the month by Wode, Tau Cross, Necrot and more.
Boy were the late ’90s bad. Like, really bad.
“Hipster metal” is a meaningless term, though its application isn’t entirely unwarranted.
Metal definitely gives a shit in 2017.
To follow the way of the riff, you must find your own path.
Don’t blame the messenger.
The greatest moments in heavy catharsis this year.