Lists

There were a lot of bad covers back in thrash’s heyday. Here are five of the worst offenders.

In which we explore the best of the ’80s thrash metal cover brigade.

Hath assemble their ranking of the five most-metal video games.

Take an expertly guided tour of heavy metal horror soundscape via the lush, brilliantly curated new book Blood on Black Wax.

To celebrate the release of Full of Hell’s new album, Weeping Choir, we caught up with drummer Dave Bland to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.

To celebrate the release of Helms Alee‘s new album, Noctiluca, we caught up with drummer/vocalist Hozoji Matheson-Margullis and guitarist/vocalist Ben Verellen to find out what five heavy albums changed their lives.

Cauldron Burial is back to give you a little “love from beyond the grave” — and scare the hell out of you to boot.

It’s time for a crash course in Songs About Sea Monsters with top-shelf metal-head horror novelist Patrick Lacey!

Great Falls count down the sets they’re most excited to see on their US tour.

To celebrate the release of their new anthology collection, we look back at five times Megadeth just absolutely killed it.

As you wait for the first Sworn Enemy record in five years to drop, check out a new track and then jam an exclusive playlist courtesy vocalist Sal Lococo.

Find out what five heavy albums changed Misery Index‘s Jason Netherton’s life.

Putting all of doom metal legends Cathedral‘s albums in their rightful place.

New York City-based avant-garde black metal trio Imperial Triumphant extol the luxurious virtues of Empire City’s most decadent structures.

Doom titans Candlemass have a new album out tomorrow, so to celebrate we caught up with bassist Leif Edling to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.

Cradle of Filth’s Dani Filth shares his top five songs inspired by the Blood Countess, Elizabeth Bathory.

New Jersey’s rising prog metal force East of the Wall talk transforming non-metal influences into heaviness-multipliers.

Horrendous vocalist/guitarist/old-school death metal connoisseur Damian Herring unearths obscure gold in his Top 5 for Decibel.

To honor the release of Decibel’s 100th flexi single, our editor in chief counts down the 20 best entries in the Decibel Flexi Series.

Old Man Gloom drummer Santos Montano delivers the Roadburn preview to end all festival previews.

The best comments angry Youtubers left on the Lords of Chaos trailer.

To celebrate the release of Flotsam and Jetsam‘s new album, The End of Chaos, we caught up with vocalist Eric A.K. to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.

Writer/editor Sam Richard talks the wild new horror anthology Zombie Punks Fuck Off and creates an exclusive playlist to accompany it.

What were the best grindcore songs of 2018?

Farewell to 2018. Here’s hoping for some heavy (and hopefully better) times in 2019 with 5 albums you should look out for early next year.

Change was a good thing for each of these heavy metal stalwarts.

Cannibal Corpse, Iron Maiden, and High on Fire are far better uses of your Black Friday cash than a TV. Come on, you know it.

Sabbath, ’60s girl groups, T.S. Eliot, Escape from New York, and Road Warrior drive this month’s collection. Wait, what?

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Icarus Witch bassist Jason Myers lists his Top 10 Most Metal Places In Pittsburgh.