Amon Amarth Bends the Rules on The Allfather Awakens Amon Amarth push their sound in new directions on The Allfather Awakens, showing why they remain one of metal’s most powerful forces.
Dark Funeral – A Beast to Praise: Thirty Years in a Single Set Released: August 21, 2026 Dark Funeral called their second live album A Beast to Praise, yet “A Beast to Praise” is nowhere in the set.
Black Sabbath – Tyr: When Sabbath Looked North Released: August 20, 1990 By 1990, Black Sabbath barely resembled the band that recorded “Paranoid.” Tony Iommi was the only original member left, the drums
Megadeth – Countdown to Extinction: The Sound Beneath the Complexity Released: July 14, 1992 Rust in Peace pushed Megadeth’s technical side about as far as it could go. The playing was rapid, tangled, and
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.
Testament – The New Order: Between the Pit and the Dirge Released: May 10, 1988 Most of The New Order’s best-known songs were built to set a room off: “Into the Pit,” “Trial by
LIK – Necro: Keeping the Corpse Moving Released: April 18, 2025 How much room does LIK have to move when the band’s identity depends on Stockholm death metal sounding unmistakably like
Amorphis – Circle: The Damage Stays Audible Released: April 19, 2013 Survival stories can turn cheap in a hurry. Once the damaged outsider discovers his strength, the story can start treating every
Black Label Society – Catacombs of the Black Vatican – When the Guitar Answers to the Song Released: April 8, 2014 Nobody came to a Black Label Society record wondering whether Zakk Wylde could play. By 2014, the solos, squeals, and bulldozer
