The old guard might be headed into retirement, but the world of metal is looking healthy in 2026. It seems barely a week can ...

Sepultura, Lamb Of God and Arch Enemy are among the best new metal songs this week. When you purchase through links on our ...

Here is Loudwire's ranking of the 13 best metal albums of 2025. We've already anointed singled out this year's 51 best rock and metal albums of the year overall, but now it's time to get into the ...

The Acacia Strain – You Are Safe From God Here (Rise) For me, the best death metal feels like a location, a literal spatial world made accessible through music. There’s something about Ego Dissolution ...

And that's a wrap! As we come skidding into mid-December, and the final stretch of 2025 looms, we're about ready to call time on another brilliant year of new music. All year, we've been bringing you ...

Here is your 2026 hard rock + metal album release calendar and all of this week's newest albums! Each week is loaded with new rock and metal releases and keeping track of it all can be pretty ...

William Shatner has announced that he's releasing a metal album featuring 35 handpicked metal musicians. Learn more.

I didn't think too hard about dedicating the second-ever edition of this column to Ragne Wahlquist. The late Heavy Load frontman left an indelible mark on heavy metal, in his native Sweden and beyond, ...