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Luke Jackson's Top Albums of 2023

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

Cheryl Carter's Top Albums of 2023

Cheryl Carter’s picks for 2023 are heavy on black metal, but there’s some eclectic outliers here that will both energize and traumatize.

The Best Heavy Metal from Q1 2023

We round up 14 top picks (and list out 25+ honorable mentions) from Q1 2023, including Lamp of Murmuur, Katatonia, and more.

Ulthar Upends Expectations Across Two Fearsome New Albums (Review + Interview)

The black/death band releases two albums tomorrow. We spoke to the band about this dual release.

Scene Dive #2: Bay Area Death Metal’s Perennial Resurrection

Despite undergoing constant change and no shortage of difficulties, the Bay Area (San Francisco, Oakland, etc.) remains a significant stronghold for American heavy metal—and especially death metal. This in-depth feature includes perspectives from key bands (Ripped to Shreds, Vastum) and labels (Sentient Ruin Laboratories, Carbonized Records).

June 2020 Release Roundup

Eight of us teamed up to collect our favorite heavy albums of June 2020 — if you need a shortlist of new albums that will rocket your mind into the cosmos, look no further.

Upcoming Metal Releases: 6/14/20 -- 6/20/20 (Plus Last Week)

All the new metal releasing between June 14th and June 20th, 2020 (plus last week’s releases) — spin (or skip) new music from Hail Spirit Noir, Lamb of God, Vile Creature, and more.

Stream Ulthar's Furious Opening Track From New Album "Providence"

The second taste of the anticipated new death metal full-length is here.

Zoe Camp's Top 25 Albums of 2018

Currently an editor at Bandcamp, you’ve also seen Zoe’s metal writing at Revolver, Pitchfork, CLRVYNT, and more. She stopped by to let IO know what she liked best this year.

Upcoming Metal Releases 11/4/2018-11/10/2018

All the new metal (and otherwise) fit to spin (or skip) from 11/4-11/10/2018.