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Best Metallica Ballads
by jonaitis
No one writes a song like Metallica! Classic metal, with those long intros that build riff upon riff until you feel the music in your viscera. These top ballads are the less rough running of their songs (but... published 3 weeks ago
Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal
by Eric Johnson
The all-encompassing book Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal was written by Ian Christe, who has also had hundreds of articles printed by publications such as Metal Maniacs. ... published 3 months ago
Symphony X, Paradise Lost
by Eric Johnson
From 1994 to 2000, Symphony X released five albums that were firmly rooted in progressive metal, but at times hinted that the band had a much more aggressive side. With 2002's The Odyssey, vocalist Russell... published 3 months ago
Trivium, The Crusade
by Eric Johnson
In 2000, at the age of fourteen, Matt Heafy became Trivium's lead vocalist/guitarist. Five years later, the band released its second album, Ascendancy, with a finally solidified lineup. From there, Trivium... published 3 months ago
Arch Enemy, Rise of the Tyrant
by Eric Johnson
Rise of the Tyrant serves as the seventh album that melodic death metal band Arch Enemy has released since 1996, and the fourth since lead vocalist Angela Gossow was added to the roster seven years ago. It... published 3 months ago
Megadeth, United Abominations
by Eric Johnson
Some fans of Megadeth ditched them after their 1997 album Cryptic Writings was released. Many more jumped ship after the band put out 1999's undisputedly pop-oriented Risk. When the tours for that album... published 3 months ago
Machine Head, The Blackening (Heavy metal album review)
by Eric Johnson
Machine Head was formed in 1992 by guitarist/lead vocalist Robert Flynn, formerly of the thrash metal band Vio-Lence. The band now consists of Flynn, bassist Adam Duce, guitarist Phil Demmel and drummer Dave... published 3 months ago
54black metal
by Vijay Prozak
Black metal is the music of Satan. Well, let me backtrack: black metal is an indie offshoot of heavy metal that took the techniques of death metal and added a Dead Can Dance-inspired sense of melody. It sounds... published 4 months ago
59death metal
by Vijay Prozak
Death metal is the fusion of hardcore punk (Discharge, Black Flag, The Exploited) and progressive, indie British heavy metal (Angel Witch, Judas Priest). It was invented in triune by Hellhammer, Bathory, Sodom... published 4 months ago








