You'll see a few veteran heavy hitters on this list, including Testament (whose latest offering, Para Bellum, was named ...

That’s why the records by those bands, along with 10 more listed here, represent the genre’s best — and heaviest — albums ...

Heavy metal has a rich history, filled to the brim with quality albums that have been delighting the headbanging masses of Planet Earth for decades. These are heavy metal albums that are ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. But beyond its hallowed contents, Rust In Peace is a seminal work because it completely upgraded ...

The godfathers of American thrash have had a rough go of it in the 21st century. The Big Four – that's Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, and Anthrax, if you're new here – have released a cumulative 20 ...

Testament‘s Para Bellum is both a thunderous celebration of the band’s thrash legacy and a bold venture into uncharted territory — and it’s Loudwire’s best metal album of 2025. Far too many metal acts ...

From Agriculture to Ancient Death, Paradise Lost to Pissgrave, Corpus Offal to Coroner, here are the best metal albums of ...