Alice Cooper – Dirty Diamonds: Alice Cooper Made the Cheap Stuff Shine Again Released: July 4, 2005 (Internationally) Alice Cooper did not need to sound expensive on Dirty Diamonds. That would have missed the fun. By 2005, Alice
Volbeat’s GOAT: A Gospel of Fire, Faith, and Feedback Released: June 6, 2025 Author’s Note: This piece has been revisited and revised from its original version, with a stronger focus on the album’
Helix – Scrap Metal: A High-Octane Final Bow for Canada’s Hard Rock Heavyweights The latest record from Helix, Scrap Metal, released on January 23, 2026, doesn’t just lean into legacy—it weaponizes it. Billed as the band&
Venom – Into Oblivion: Nobody Asked If They Still Had It—They Answered Anyway Talking about Venom in 2026 still means carrying the weight of everything attached to the name. The early records remain foundational in ways that are
Two Guitars and a Bucket of Beers: Corrosion of Conformity's Good God/Baad Man If you know the history of Corrosion of Conformity, you know that the band’s members aren’t exactly strangers to adversity. Over the last
Ron’s Top Metal Albums of 2025: Celebrating the Heaviest, Hardest, and Most Iconic Records of the Year 2025...what a great year this was for metal! With so many amazing releases this year, I had a list of at least thirty new
This Bond, It Runs Deeper Than Blood: Warmen's Evolution Continues on Band of Brothers If you want to be very literal about Warmen’s new album and its title, you could say that yes, of course, they named it
Born Of Osiris – Through Shadows: an album you’ll listen to without skipping a track. I had the chance to see Born Of Osiris live a few weeks ago in Toronto ,you can check the full show review here: From
Megadeth – United Abominations: When the Riffs Argue Back Released: May 15, 2007 United Abominations leaves few dots for the listener to connect. Dave Mustaine names governments, wars, weapons, media outlets, and the United
Judas Priest – Ram It Down: Metal in Capital Letters Released: May 13, 1988 How do you prove you’re still Judas Priest after Turbo? Ram It Down answers by turning everything up: faster tempos,
Morbid Angel – Altars of Madness: Finding Shape Inside the Chaos Released: May 12, 1989 How does music this unruly leave such clear shapes behind? Altars of Madness rarely stays with one riff for long. Pete
Morbid Angel’s Domination: The Slow March to Death Metal Supremacy Domination isn’t an album that begs for attention. It doesn’t explode—it envelops.
