Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy (Greek Title: ΚΑΤΑ ΤΟΝ ΔΑΙΜΟΝΑ ΕΑΥΤΟΥ) is the eleventh full length album by…
Rotting Christ – Kata Ton Daimona Eaytoy (Do What Thou Wilt) (2013)
Sonata Arctica – Stones Grow Her Name (2012)
Having seemingly reached the limits of their experimental comfort zone with the more progressive and/or aggressive…
Iron Maiden – En Vivo! (2012)
En Vivo! is a live/video album by British heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Filmed by Banger Films, Inc during The Final Frontier World Tour at Estadio Nacional…
Korpiklaani – Manala (2012)
Manala, the eighth studio album from Finnish folk metal ringleaders Korpiklaani, is named for the underworld of traditional Finnish mythology — the cover…
Dio – Holy Diver (1983)
After playing a major role in five positively classic heavy metal albums of the late ’70s and early ’80s (three with Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow and two with Black Sabbath), it…
Lou Reed / Metallica – Lulu (2011)
First and foremost, Lulu is a Lou Reed album. Metallica may receive collaborative billing, and Reed has made canny…
Jon Lord Will Never Die (2012)
Dying is not ceasing to exist. Nothing ceases to exist. That is not the way nature works. It is completion and/or abandoning of a form known, felt and seen by the others and…
Megadeth – Th1rt3en (2011)
Megadeth’s 13th studio album, and first since 2001’s The World Needs a Hero to utilize the talents of bassist/founding member Dave Ellefson, was…
The Offspring – Days Go By (2012)
The Offspring return with Days Go By, their ninth album, as well as the first to feature drum work from newest drummer Pete Parada. Plagued…
Manowar – The Lord of Steel (2012)
The Lord of Steel is the 12th studio album released by the American heavy metal band Manowar in June 2012. It marks a change in the…
Eluveitie – Helvetios (2012)
The ancient Helvetii — the Celtic tribe that lived on the lands that are the modern day Switzerland — fought against the Roman Empire, around the Gallic Wars…
In Flames – Reroute To Remain (2002)
Could this actually be European death metal’s bid for a pop culture coup? In Flames already has a reputation as one of the best, most…
In Flames – A Sense of Purpose (2008)
Frantic metal band In Flames can deliver a good melody around the militaristic, precision drumming of Daniel Svensson and the occasionally guttural…
Green Day – Dookie (1994)
Green Day couldn’t have had a blockbuster without Nirvana, but Dookie wound up being nearly as revolutionary as Nevermind, sending a wave…
Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin III (1970)
On their first two albums, Led Zeppelin unleashed a relentless barrage of heavy blues and rockabilly riffs, but…
Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin (1969)
Led Zeppelin had a fully formed, distinctive sound from the outset, as their eponymous debut illustrates. Taking the heavy, distorted…
Led Zeppelin – Led Zeppelin IV (1971)
Encompassing heavy metal, folk, pure rock & roll, and blues, Led Zeppelin’s untitled fourth album is a monolithic…
Black Sabbath – Headless Cross (1989)
By the late ’80s everyone had pretty much given up on Black Sabbath…and why not? After all, guitarist Tony Iommi was the only remaining…
Chthonic – Takasago Army (2011)
One of the few rock bands from Taiwan to gain exposure in North America, Chthonic are a melodic death metal group whose music employs elements of…
Amorphis – The Beginning Of Times (2011)
Pretty much from the very start, Amorphis’ career has been about constant reinvention (hence the name, hello!), and so the Finnish group’s albums…
Týr – Lay of Thrym (2011)
The Lay of Thrym is the sixth full-length album by the Faroese Viking/folk metal band Týr. The name of the album comes from one of the best…
Def Leppard – Pyromania (1983)
Pyromania is the third studio album by British rock band Def Leppard, released on 20 January 1983. It featured new guitarist Phil Collen and was produced by…
Def Leppard – Hysteria (1987)
Where Pyromania had set the standard for polished, catchy pop-metal, Hysteria only upped the ante. Pyromania’s slick, layered Mutt Lange production…
Kalmah – 12 Gauge (2010)
As one of heavy metal’s most popular subgenres, melodic death metal has seemingly had every possible angle covered, but Finland’s Kalmah have arguably…