Jomsviking
The Viking Way! Amon Amarth are probably one of melodic death metal’s biggest success stories, carving their very own niche and managing to achieve commercial success only few bands of their style will find. Having started out on Singaporean label Pulverized with their Sorrow Throughout the Nine Worlds EP, then promoting to Metal Blade for […]
Shredding: Rammstein
Larry breaks down each album by the German industrial goliaths to decide which one sits on top. Lying in popularity somewhere beneath the top layer of metal bands (Priest, Maiden, Metallica etc.) yet still being almost a household name for the majority of alternative music lovers, Rammstein go about their duties calmly and with businessman-like […]
An Interview with Clandestine Blaze
Interview with Mikko Aspa of Clandestine Blaze Conducted by Colonel Para Bellum of Blackdeath.
PokéMetal – Gotta bang ’em all!
Have you ever wondered what each metal sub-genre would look like if it were physically manifested as a Japanese animé pet-cum-gladiator? Of course you have!
Thrash Metal Year In Review – 2017
Larry rounds up all the decent (and some not-so-decent) thrash releases for the headbang-happy year of 2017.
Death Metal Year in Review – 2017
This was a banner year for death metal by any measure. Here are some of our favorite death metal releases from 2017.
Jonathan’s Top 50 of 2017
The diverse spectrum that encompasses metal music’s many sub-genres could be likened to various mythical races united under two opposing banners, staring each other down as they make ready to charge and turn the field red with the other’s blood. From one year to the next, the advantage may tip from one side to the […]
The Metal Observer’s Top 30 albums of 2017
2017 has proven to offer up the tightest race we have seen in a long time in the quest for the gold! So without any further ado, here is the creme de la creme of the year!
TMO Albums of the Month: December, 2017
December’s still a month, right?
TMO Albums of the Month: November, 2017
Our top picks from November, including Cavalera Conspiracy, Converge, Moonspell and many more.