Features

Poisoned wells, unseen predators, forces out of our control – on their sophomore album “Depths,” Abhoria imagines a failed world and its terrors. Stream it here and check out a track-by-track rundown.

New year, new metal. Here’s some standouts from the end of 2023 and the best of what’s come so far in 2024.

To kick off 2024, here’s our final piece of year-end coverage for 2023: a ‘best of’ our staff’s ‘best ofs’.

Ted Nubel closes out our individual lists with lots of doom, stoner rock, and a few anomalies.

It’s not all metal, but it is all good stuff – dive into Addison Herron-Wheeler’s picks for the best of 2023.

Luke Jackson packs in some excellent black metal recommendations and more in his top picks for 2023.

This edition of Dungeon Synth Digest drinks all of the eggnog and shovels all of the driveways with all of the 2023’s favorite releases.

Brutality reigns on this end-of-year list.

Brandon’s list packs in some of the best heavy metal you’ll find from this year, plus a few other treats.

Seasoned writer Jeff Treppel shares his favorite 2023 picks, including some unexpected ones!