B lazing out of the fires of heavy metal and adopting the pace and aggression of the burgeoning hardcore movement, thrash ...

At first, the Belgians seem like a riddle to solve, playing shamanic post-metal in hoods and robes. It’s tempting to search for the meaning behind those riffs, but that way only madness lies. In a ...

Rating the storied career of one of modern metal's most important bands as they head out on tour to celebrate 20 years of ...

Metal benefitted greatly from the mainstream in the 80s and, to some degree, in the 90s. There were a lot of bands that gained a lot of popularity thanks to the historical context. This doesn’t mean ...

Opeth leader Mikael Akerfeldt has named what he views as the band's worst song, as well as which one of their 14 albums is the most underrated.

Here’s how it works: A list of best/worst/weirdest/whatever five somethings is posted by one of your beloved ... At the turn of the century, while he was still waiting for Joe Holmes to go the fuck ...