Category: Lists
2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums
As we bring 2018 to a close, it was another strong year for heavy metal. From young upstarts to grizzled …
2018 Best Progressive Metal/Rock Albums
Welcome to 2018’s final Progress Report, where we highlight the best of the year. 2018 saw a wide variety of …
November 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums
As 2018 winds down, it’s time for our final monthly list of the year. November saw some excellent releases that …
October 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums
As the end of the year inches closer, the picture of 2018 is getting clearer. October was another good month, …
September 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums
September is generally one of the strongest months of the year for new metal releases, and 2018 was no exception. …
August 2018 Best Heavy Metal Albums
As we enter into the final quarter of 2018, the year is starting to come into focus. It has already …
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 …