Category: Lists
July 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums
No summer doldrums in July, with a strong month of new metal. This month’s best include a lot of veterans …
June 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums
When summer hits, the number of metal releases tend to decline. And while fewer albums may have been released in …
May 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums
Our list of May’s best new metal albums probably isn’t what a lot of people expected when looking at what …
April 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums
April is a busy month for metal fans, with Record Store Day along with the usual releases. Topping a strong …
March 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums
2018 started out great in January with a lot of strong releases, but was followed by a disappointing February. Things …
February 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums
2018 got off to a really strong start in January, but that did not continue into February. The shortest month …
January 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums
Generally the beginning of the year is pretty sparse when it comes to quality new releases. Not so with 2018. …
2017 Best Doom Metal Albums
I listened to more doom this year than any other year. I don’t know why, but the albums put out …
2017 Best Progressive Metal/Rock Albums
Welcome to 2017’s final Progress Report, where we highlight the best of the year – and it’s been a fun …
2017 Best Heavy Metal Albums
2017 will be remembered as the year of death metal, with several classic bands releasing outstanding albums and up and …
November 2017 Best Heavy Metal Albums
2017 is drawing to a close, and this is the last monthly list before we unveil our best of the …
October 2017 Best Heavy Metal Albums
October has traditionally been one of the strongest months of the year for new albums. It’s like music’s Oscar season. …
September 2017 Best Heavy Metal Albums
As summer turns to fall, the depth of quality releases in September was impressive. Many worthy albums had to be …
August 2017 Best Heavy Metal Albums
A bit of the summer doldrums this month, with a few anticipated albums not living up to expectations. There were …
1983 Best Heavy Metal + Hard Rock Albums
1983’s best albums include a mix of NWOBHM bands with younger, rawer groups like Metallica and Slayer along with two …
June 2017 Best Heavy Metal Albums
As the weather heats up, so did the quality of albums released in June. Narrowing down a strong crop of …
May 2017 Best Heavy Metal Albums
May was another month where it was difficult to figure out which five albums would make the cut. The top …
April 2017 Best Heavy Metal Albums
The first third of 2017 has been up and down when it comes to the quality of new releases. A …
March 2017 Best Heavy Metal Albums
March was a really strong month for new heavy music releases, the best so far this year. It was a …
February 2017 Best Heavy Metal Albums
The shortest month of the year was pretty short on quality metal releases. But we still found some excellent albums …
Best Kiss Albums
Over the past few decades, Kiss have become a caricature of themselves, a carnival act more concerned with marketing than …
1981 Best Heavy Metal + Hard Rock Albums
After 1980 was one of the all-time greatest years for hard rock and metal releases, 1981 was a step back. …
January 2017 Best Heavy Metal Albums
2017 is off to a good start when it comes to metal and hard rock releases. Sometimes the pickings are …