Greg Pratt

In which we discuss the matter of splatter of Exhumed‘s Hall of Fame induction for Gore Metal.

Mammoth Beard Company love their metal; we talked to co-founder Lee Palichuk to get some tips for the longhairs — and longbeards — out there.

Shotmaker‘s discography gets a new lease on life with Solid Brass Records’ extensive A Moment In Time: 1993-1996 triple-LP release.

How legendary grinders Insect Warfare delivered scene rejuvenation via World Extermination

Revisiting when Drowningman got metalcore very right on 1999’s Busy Signal at the Suicide Hotline.

Diving into Toad’s hard-rockin’ self-titled 1971 debut.

Revisiting Gore Beyond Necropsy’s unbelievable Noise-a-Go Go!! and feeling the harshit shock.

Justifying Crimson Glory‘s much-maligned prog-glam sidestep Strange and Beautiful.

Today we’re shaving our heads—metaphorically, metaphorically—and taking a look at a pair of classic punk EPs that even as diehard metalheads we absolutely love.

Get your proto-metal on with this exclusive full-album premiere of Randy Holden

Come to Grief guitarist Terry Savastano talks about the songs he recently picked for a guest-curated Decibel Apple Music playlist.

Diving into Lucifer’s Friend’s 1970 self-titled debut to see if the proto-metal holds up.

Catching up with M. of Pestilength to find out what five heavy albums changed the mystery man’s life.

Bring on the good cops; bring on the bad cops! It’s an early aughts metalcore face-off as we pit Shadows Fall‘s Of One Blood against God Forbid‘s Determination.

Justifying Corrosion of Conformity‘s divisive rawk and roller America’s Volume Dealer.

To celebrate the release of the Nightmare Frontier EP, we got Abysmal Dawn vocalist/guitarist Charles Elliott to mosh us through the five heavy albums that changed his life.

We caught up with Voivod bassist Dominic “Rocky” Laroche to find out what five heavy albums changed his life. To Morgoth! (Not the band!)

It’s a 1989 hair metal showdown with the second albums from L.A. Guns and Faster Pussycat duking it out.

Getting into the mind of Mizmor‘s A.L.N. to find out what five heavy albums changed his life.

Diving into Zior’s second album, early-’70’s kinda-proto-stoner Every Inch a Man.

Diving into T2’s 1970 prog-rock debut It’ll All Work Out in Boomland.

It’s the ultimate mainstream breakthrough showdown as we pair off Metallica‘s self-titled album and Megadeth‘s Countdown to Extinction in today’s Fight Fire With Fire.

Looking back on Massacre‘s forgotten groove-metal flop Promise and, well, trying to justify it, anyway.

On the eve of their Metal & Beer Fest: L.A. full-album performance of the LP, we rank the songs on Cave In’s Until Your Heart Stops from least awesome to most awesome.

It’s the ultimate sludge showdown as we pair off Crowbar‘s self-titled album and Eyehategod‘s Take as Needed for Pain in today’s Fight Fire With Fire.

Check out a full stream of Russian retro/throwback-doom rockers Scarecrow‘s new album, Scarecrow II, which drops tomorrow.

Looking back on Winterhawk‘s 1979 album Electric Warriors as it gets set to be reissued next week.

To celebrate the release of their new record, Quitter, we caught up with Tunic‘s David Schellenberg to find out what five heavy records changed his life.

Let’s talk crossover. We haven’t dabbled into the genre yet in this column, so what better place to start than with Suicidal Tendencies‘ self-titled 1983 debut and D.R.I.‘s Dirty Rotten EP debut, also from 1983?

Looking back on Maineeaxe’s 1984 debut Shout It Out.