MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of July 2025
In July’s best metal, Dephosphorus look to the stars, Wytch Hazel’s heavy metal anachronism remains delightful, and Hell keep raging with drone/doom malice.
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The 20 Best Metal Albums of 2022
This has proved a fantastic year for extreme music and metal, and the new wave is masterfully progressing. These are the best metal albums of 2022.
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MetalMatters: The Best Metal Albums of August 2022
In this month’s best metal albums, experimental mystics Locrian re-awaken, sonic chameleons Boris revisit an outlier, and Bloodbox blur the lines between organic and synthetic.
Sigh’s ‘Heir to Despair’ Is a Stylistically Diverse Exploration of Madness
Japanese black metal stalwarts Sigh explore madness through folklore and experiment with new sounds on Heir to Despair.
Blood and Thunder: Clutch Let the Rhythm Hit ‘Em!
Mastodon may be American metal giants, but based on their Saskatchewan gig with Clutch, they could learn a thing or two from their cult favorite Maryland comrades.