heavy metal

Hear the first single from the Indiana thrash/speed metallers’ third album, which harnesses the energy of early thrash metal as well as the filthy legacy of speed metal.

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.

Hear the debut full-length of Illinois doomsters Olórin (members of Smoulder, Fer de Lance), who funnel Lord of the Rings, and specifically Gandalf, into glacial traditional doom metal—plus, check out an interview with the band.

White Magician (whose members also comprise Demon Bitch) plays a beguiling form of traditional metal rooted in adventurous hard rock. Check out an interview with the project mastermind The Great Kaiser.

Howie Bentley is behind two cult-favorite bands that were uncompromising outlets for true heavy metal and doom even in the genres’ darker days. Read an interview with Bentley and learn more about Briton Rites’ recent comeback “Occulte Fantastique” and future plans for Cauldron Born.

The Finnish death/doom band’s upcoming sixth album features heightened heavy metal influence and a particularly lethal rendition of their iconic sound—read an interview with founding member Lasse Pyykkö.

On their debut album “Endless Halls of Golden Totem,” the Pennsylvanian heavy metal band Blazon Rite circumvents some of heavy metal’s norms to bring more riffs and lyrical intrigue to listeners. Read an interview with lead songwriter James Kirn.

Writers Jon and Ted discuss two completely different records, one a lengthy journey through dark, gothic soundscapes and the other a founding entry in heavy metal.

This Swedish traditional heavy metal ripper is the work of battle-hardened metal talents on a quest to expose the bleeding heart of heavy metal: listen to the full album now and check out an interview with the band.

This week, Ted and Jon zero in on obscure stoner metal and an American progressive heavy metal classic.