The 10 best nu-metal albums according to someone who was actually there

Feat. Psycroptic, DevilDriver, Moonspell, The Hu, Five Finger Death Punch et al.

Other working titles allegedly include "Plop!", "Kapow!", and "Klugga-foom!"

Good news, it seems. The kind people over at FeedSpot.com have been kind enough to, by their own initiative, rank Global Metal Blog #68 on their list of metal music blogs.

Feat. Fleshcrawl, Warning, Tarja, Blood Incantation, August Burns Red, et al.

To reiterate: Not everything is metal

They insist upon themselves, and you wouldn't want it any other way

Getting you caught in a mosh since 1981

Surrendering to the gravity and the unknown

30 years of degeneration in 90 minutes

Defining heavy metal and dedication since 1975

Not pearls before swine, but somewhere on that scale

From out of the bedpan and into the purifying fire

"Like Cooper's career, a bumpy ride, but a pleasure all the same"

Feat. Elder, Devin Townsend, Acid Reign, Darkthrone, Venom, Sevendust, et al.

Not to be confused with the underrated 1973 Styx album "The Serpent is Rising"

A discussion of the eternal problem that metalheads encounter, but never resolve.

Feat. Immolation, Foo Fighters, Six Feet Under, Sunn0))), Crimson Glory, Nervosa, et al.

Half album review, half eulogy for a fallen metal warrior

40 years ago, Metallica set new standards for everyone in their wake and vicinity. Here's how.

It's not "Too Fast For Love", but it's still pretty tight.

Alternative title: "Good God / Baad Album"

Feat. Temple of Void, Lamb of God, Winterfylleth, Vreid, Angus McSix, et al.

When there's not a lot left to prove

… And this year's "Out-of-Left-Fielder" award goes to…

"Unless one counts level good-but-not-great as filler..."

Truest metal album and most tattooable cover art this year so far