Shadow of the Horns

Our regular metal column, and your pipeline to darkness.

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The Best Metal Albums of 1989

A look back at 30 years ago in metal.

Controversial Metal Albums

Shadow of the Horns: Celebrating Controversial Metal Albums

Some of the best metal albums that metalheads love to hate.

Mayhem Problematic metal faves

Shadow of the Horns: Kill Yr Idols

We should only blame ourselves for littering the metal canon with assholes.

Sleep 2018

Shadow of the Horns: The underappreciated art of the metal song

You won’t see a lot of Best Metal Songs lists this year, and that’s kind of a bummer.

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Shadow of the Horns: Hell bent for leather

An appreciation of Judas Priest, plus the best metal tracks of the month.

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Shadow of the Horns: The best game in town

A look back at an underrated classic, plus the best new metal tracks of the month.

Imperial Triumphant best metal of July 2018

Shadow of the Horns: Hybrid moments

The best things happening in metal are coming from bands willing to step outside of it.

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Shadow of the Horns: The art of the metal album cover

A badass looking album is just as important as a badass sounding one.

Thou best new metal May 2018

Shadow of the Horns: When It Rains, It Pours

Overwhelmed with so many MVPs in metal releasing new music.

Panopticon Scars of Man

Shadow of the Horns: Black metal healing through Panopticon’s ‘The Scars of Man’

A non-review of one of the most important metal releases of the year, in a lot of words.

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Shadow of the Horns: Don’t feed the trolls

Metal is full of trolls, but they don’t speak for everyone.

Southern Lord Records 20 years

Shadow of the Horns: 20 Years of Southern Lord

Celebrating a label that helped to change the metal landscape.

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The 20 Best Metal Albums of 2017

The 20 albums that made heavy music great in 2017.

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Shadow of the Horns: Director’s Commentary

The behind-the-scenes stuff that went into that list you liked. Or didn’t.

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Shadow of the Horns: At War with Reality

Metal is shaped by the choices we make, and I choose to side with those who aren’t racists.