Invisible Oranges Staff

In the first installment of his new column, metal musicologist and published author Ross Hagen begins a deep dive into metal and academia.

Our picks for January: four must-listen albums recommended by our staff and three albums we reviewed this month that shouldn't be skipped.

Andrew Rothmund, Langdon Hickman, Joe Aprill, and Ted Nubel talk about some of their favorite drummers in heavy metal and what pushes the best over the top.

All the new metal releasing between January 31st, 2021 and February 6th, 2021 -- spin (or skip) new music from The Ruins of Beverast, Cult of Luna, Korpiklaani, and more.

In this new column, the inimitable Necrosexual discusses pairings of classic video games and classic albums from his past -- for starters, the timeless Morbid Angel album "Gateways to Annihilation" and the PS2 classic combat-driver Twisted Metal 2.

All the new metal releasing between January 24th, 2021 and January 30th, 2021 -- spin (or skip) new music from Accept, Tribulation, Demon Head, and more.

Andrew Rothmund, Langdon Hickman, Joe Aprill, and Ted Nubel talk about how album art shapes our experience with music, and then discuss Metallica in-depth.

2020's end-of-year listmania yielded a set of records (including a tie for tenth place) that we deem indisputable champions. Well, unless you want to dispute these on Twitter, anyway.

All the new metal releasing between January 17th, 2021 and January 23rd, 2021 -- spin (or skip) new music from Wardruna, Asphyx, Nervosa, and more.

Sure, we could interview artists… or we could have them interview each other. The multi-talented metal, hardcore, and country artist Austin Lucas talks to Converge bassist Nate Newton about their history, dealing with gatekeeping, and pursuing life's passions.