Rob Joncas - This Day In Metal (Page 2)

Carcass' Heartwork: Death Metal Redefined with a Scalpel

Heartwork isn’t just a classic — it’s a blueprint. A turning point in metal where extremity met execution, where anger found melody, and where one of the gnarliest bands of the ’80s proved they could grow without compromising who they were.

Carcass 4 min read

Judas Priest’s Jugulator: Rusted Steel and Digital Screams

Jugulator is a weird record. A hard record. A divisive record. And, if we’re being honest, a bold one.

Judas Priest 4 min read

Corrosion of Conformity’s Wiseblood Still Bleeds Power and Purpose

Wiseblood is more than just a great Corrosion of Conformity record. It’s a masterclass in how to evolve without selling out, how to channel your roots without being stuck in them

Corrosion of Conformity 4 min read

Hooded Menace’s Lachrymose Monuments of Obscuration: a Temple of Sorrow and Sludge

Hooded Menace haven’t just built another death-doom record. They’ve carved a monument — one that weeps slowly, elegantly, and eternally in the dark.

Hooded Menace 3 min read

Hypocrisy’s Osculum Obscenum: Sermon in the Shadows

This is death metal as it was meant to be: terrifying, dirty, and unforgettable.

Hypocrisy 5 min read

Revocation’s New Gods, New Masters Is a Ruthless, Refined Return

New Gods, New Masters doesn’t aim to reinvent Revocation’s sound — it refines it.

Revocation 2 min read

Slayer’s Seasons in the Abyss- Thrash Slows Down, Fear Sets In

This isn’t just an album. It’s a descent. And once you’ve entered, there’s no climbing back out.

slayer 4 min read

Slayer's Reign in Blood: Thrash Metal’s Unholy Gospel

Reign in Blood is more than a metal classic—it’s the genre’s purest, most distilled expression of rage, speed, and darkness

slayer 4 min read

My Dying Bride's 34.788%... Complete — When Doom Meets Detachment

If you want comfort, look elsewhere. But if you want to sit with discomfort, doubt, and raw humanity, this album doesn’t just provide a soundtrack—it invites you to live inside it.

My Dying Bride 3 min read

Alice in Chains’ Dirt – Grunge’s Darkest Masterpiece

If you’re looking for an album that actually feels something—anger, regret, sorrow, defiance—Dirt delivers it in spades. And if you’ve ever been in a dark place yourself, chances are this album knows exactly how you felt.

Alice in Chains 4 min read

The Definitive Countdown: Cliff Burton’s 7 Greatest Performances

Cliff Burton was more than just a bass player. He was a force of nature — a musical brain wrapped in denim and leather, with his feet planted in both classical music and thrash metal.

Cliff Burton 5 min read

Paradise Lost – Ascension: Gloom With Grace

This is an album for listeners willing to lean into shadow, to let the heaviness settle, and to be haunted by melody. It’s elegant, it’s mournful, it’s potent.

Paradise Lost 3 min read