December 15, 2021

While part of metal music studies looks at heavy metal with a cultural and sociological lens, there's plenty of good reading for those interested in analysis of the music itself. Musicologist Ross Hagen provides some starting points and background information.

All the new metal releasing between December 12th, 2021 and December 18th, 2021 -- spin (or skip) new music from Eucharist, Mega Colossus, Celestial Sword, and more.

Joe Aprill lays out his top 20 for 2021 plus a few noteworthy EPs.

The Krieg front man's list stays local to the US and UK and, no, he can't tell you why.