Features
Monday, December 26 2011
The Best Metal of 2011
PopMatters’ staff of metal experts present their top picks from a year that offered a standout work of Christian “progressive death metalcore”, a philosophical treatise on “Transcendent Black Metal”, and one amazing debut.
Wednesday, December 17 2008
The Best Metal Albums of 2008
It was a stellar year for metal, and an eclectic year, too: Norweigian prog-metal, goth-infused death metal, Swedish thrash, black metal, and stoner rock all make the list.
Columns
Wednesday, December 10 2008
The Best Metal Albums of 2008
It was a stellar year for metal, and an eclectic year, too: Norwegian prog-metal, goth-infused death metal, Swedish thrash, black metal, and stoner rock all make the list.
Reviews
Wednesday, March 30 2011
Amon Amarth: Surtur Rising
Proof that being the best is a matter of consistency, Amon Amarth's newest album is a gargantuan and fiery monster, in more ways than one.
Tuesday, October 28 2008
Amon Amarth: Twilight of the Thunder God
For those about to Ragnarok, Amon Amarth salutes you.

































