Posted by Mark Zapata on January 9, 2019
To celebrate their European trek, which kicks off tomorrow (10th), Behemoth have unleashed a video for the song “Ecclesia Diabolica Catholica.” The track is taken from their latest effort, I Loved You at Your Darkest, which was featured on many year-end lists including Matt’s, Jeff’s, Josh’s, Joe’s, and Zenae’s. A song that has long been […]
Posted by Joe Koza on January 9, 2019
As 2019 kicks off, here are ten full-length releases to revisit as they turn ten years old. It is difficult to believe some of these have already been out for a decade, but here we are. Lets get to it. 10) Baroness, The Blue Record Named the 20th Greatest Metal Album in History by […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 24, 2018
This was a tough year to choose from as I decided to break the rules and expand to a Top 20 best metal albums of 2018 instead of 10. If you read through it all, you will discover a diverse set of honorable mentions at the end followed by an awesome playlist. Personally, 2018 has […]
Posted by Joe Koza on December 20, 2018
2018 has been a solid year for heavy music. Seasoned artists continued to hone their signature sounds and expand on what has shaped them thus far while newer acts have taken the opportunity to lay their foundations to build upon as they head into the new year. I narrowed 2018’s heavy output down to a […]
Posted by Josh Musto on December 19, 2018
Metal Insider’s Josh Musto reveals his top ten metal albums of 2018. 10) Galactic Empire, Episode II (Rise Records) After their 2017 debut, which mainly covered material from Star Wars’ original trilogy, Philadelphia’s Galactic Empire have proven that John Williams’ deep cuts can translate to some unbelievably brutal metal. Their second studio album, aptly named Episode […]
Posted by Matt Brown on December 19, 2018
I went through something of a musical depression this year. There was a lot of great music that came out, music that I recognized was good but for some reason just didn’t connect with me. For a long time, mostly in the middle of the year, there just wasn’t anything that grew on me with […]
Posted by Jeff Podoshen on December 17, 2018
Needing no introduction, Metal Insider’s Jeff Podoshen reveals his top ten metal albums of 2018. 10) Horrendous, Idol (Season of Mist) Innovative, heavy and progressive masterpiece from Philadelphia. Catch this band live now before they get HUGE! Key Track: “Golgothan Tongues” 09) Watain, Trident Wolf Eclipse (Century Media) More raw, louder and grittier than […]
Posted by Jeff Podoshen on December 11, 2018
2018 was an intense year for metal on the road. While the year started off terribly with Taake having their US tour cancelled because of terroristic threats made by Antifa, we were still able to take in some great shows this side of the Atlantic. Here are my Top 5: 5) Obituary w/ Pallbearer & Skeletonwitch […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on December 4, 2018
2019’s Hellfest is already fully stacked with a killer lineup including Slayer’s final French show. The festival is scheduled to kick off on June 21st and will run through June 23rd in Clisson France. However, there’s always room for more. Knotfest will be joining the fun as the festival will be held exclusively on June […]
Posted by Zenae Zukowski on November 29, 2018
Behemoth consistently delivers a compelling performance as we’ve seen them at their recent shows in NYC and Silver Spring, MD. However, the group can perform just about anywhere as the band were featured in a new show hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos called, The House of Strombo. These Polish blackened death metal giants performed seven songs […]
