blue oyster cult

The gothic metal band returns with a new EP, their first with new guitarist Joseph Tholl, which also includes a sweet Blue Öyster Cult cover. We talked to Adam Zaars and Tholl about the new EP.

Records of the Week returns with two bands that forged legacies and inspired future generations of bands, though in vastly different genres and time periods.

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.

Ted Nubel offers up his doom-laden picks for 2020.

Chris Rowella highlights his top picks of 2020 -- exceptional albums for an exceptional (but in the other sense of the word) year.

The classic rock legends return with an album that might be the first released since some of their fans have been alive -- for them and older fans alike, it's an album worth the iconic glyph that graces its cover.

All the new metal releasing between October 4th and October 10th, 2020 -- spin (or skip) new music from Venom Prison, Inferi, Hellripper, Yatra, and more.