metal
Hear selections from Oceanic and Panopticon.
A well-executed death metal album that misses the feralness of the genre’s best albums.
Premiere: The Hazytones deliver thrilling old-school, melodic doom on new album Monarchs of Oblivion
Hear the Canadian doom metal band’s new album before it hits shelves.
The Philadelphia death metal band sets the bar higher with a more complex, grand set of rippers.
A continuation down the path of epic badassery that made us love this band in the first place.
An appreciation of Judas Priest, plus the best metal tracks of the month.
The most improvisational and exploratory album by the metal trio proves to be their most powerful and affecting.
A more streamlined set of songs that finds the California black metal band opening up their sound even more.
The D.C. metal band ease up on the grind in favor of something with more groove.
See the Oregon doom metal band play a heavy live set in New York.
The Philly death metal outfit offers a reminder of why they’re one of the best at what they do.
A blistering hybrid of metal and hardcore with more than its share of stylistic experimentation.
Hear an indie folk classic with some extra death metal soloing.
A furious blend of melodic hooks and emotionally intense throat-shredding.
A heavier, darker and more saxophone-laden offering from the Winnipeg noise-rock trio.
The Louisiana metal group aims for transcendence on their introspective, elegant and devastating fifth album.