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 […]
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!
Shredding: Power Quest
Larry zealously and over-enthusiastically ranks the British power metallers’ discography.
Albums of the Month: October 2017
’twas a month of long-ass album titles and those album titles often not being printed on their covers, in an exceptionally brutal October.
Shredding: Arch Enemy
Josh cuts to the quick of Sweden’s masters of melodic death.
Albums of the Month: September, 2017
Eight stupendously sexy September releases to kick off your spring and/or fall.
TMO Song Premiere – “Vile Vermin” by Necrotted
Calling all slam-fiends and brutality addicts, German horde Necrotted are poised to release their pummeling new record Worldwide Warfare, and we at The Metal Observer want you to hear their savage new single, “Vile Vermin.”