heavy metal

Though sometimes overshadowed by later releases (and much harder to find), the American heavy metal band’s self-titled debut is a blazing opening chapter in the band’s ferocious style. Read an interview with Mike Scalzi, discussing the album’s eventful creation and his thoughts on it today.

With their new EP of re-recorded long-buried material releasing next week, Cirith Ungol is well along into a reunion that is perhaps one of heavy metal’s most successful ever. Read an interview with drummer Rob Garven about “Half Past Human,” how the band picked the songs for the EP, and more.

The Connecticut band, which includes ex-Fates Warning guitarist Victor Arduini, is set to release a new EP that takes the band further out of doom and stoner rock territory, adding a lethal dose of heavy metal. We spoke with Arduini about the new EP and how his continuing love for metal, plus his legacy in Fates Warning, influenced it.

Ted delivers double-duty on this edition of Records of the Week, looking at two albums released midway through the careers of their respective bands.

Check out five top picks from April, spanning black metal, doom, sludge, and the strange lands between them all.

The Finnish doom/heavy duo’s upcoming self-titled album melds heavy metal aggression with doom metal melancholy: stream a new single from it now.

This week, Jon and Ted dive into the notable and obscure, citing heavy metal and would-be black metal classics alike.

This time around, Editors in Chief Jon and Ted look at two distant ends of the metal spectrum: Lucifer Was’ classic heavy rock and Saturnus’ despondent doom metal.

After a well-received demo six years ago, the French heavy metal band Herzel released one of the best heavy metal albums of the year last week. Read an in-depth interview with the band.

Co-editors-in-chief Jon Rosenthal and Ted Nubel each select a record to discuss.