The most magical time of the year has arrived. The Metalheads Podcast Top 25 Metal Albums of 2023 is here! We've secretly wrapped the very best extreme metal albums and piled them high under the tree just for you. So, wipe the sleep crusties from your eyes, pour yourself a yuletide beverage and nestle into your favorite battle snuggie, because you've got 5 hours of joyous unwrapping to do. Happy Holidays!
Here we are, at the end of an amazing year in metal. If you're a headbanger, I don't have to tell you that 2023 produced a mountain of ferocious, incendiary music from all genres and subgenres in heavy music. And now that our 2023 planetary trip around the sun nears its conclusion, it's time for me to once again take stock of all the metal I've spun and enjoyed over the last 365 days.
Couldn’t understand what the name of that band was when listening to the mid-year episode? They sounded interesting but you can’t figure out how to spell it? We’ve got you. Here are all our lists from the episode. Go forth and explore the ones you don’t know!
Yippee-ki-yay! It's here! The Metalheads Podcast Top 25 Metal Albums of 2022! Featuring James Lewis of Decibel Magazine! We got together, had a few laughs, drank some beers and counted down our favorite extreme records of the year. So, grab a machine gun and make fists with your toes on the carpet because you're about to be trapped in the Metalheads Plaza for 5+ hours. Welcome to the party, pal.
It’s a midyear miracle! This episode we reveal our Top 25 metal albums released between January and June IN UNDER 5 HOURS! Pour a beer and prepare your ears for this aerodynamic countdown of the best metal recommendations around (and no one’s ever gonna keep em down). Plus, Will reads his old love letters from Jay.
One of the most exciting tours happening in the US right now is Uada and Sylvaine, with Finnish melodic metal pioneers, Amorphis, headlining. I caught the show on April 22nd at the Oriental Theater in Denver, Colorado, and had a great first experience seeing these three bands live.
March 2022 - 5 Releases Worth Checking Out written by Joshua Landau of Mountain of Metal
February 2022 - 5 Releases Worth Checking Out written by Joshua Landau of Mountain of Metal
January 2022 - 5 Releases Worth Checking Out written by Joshua Landau of Mountain of Metal
Half of 2024 may be extinct, but the Metalheads Podcast has carefully preserved the best metal artifacts from the 1st six months in our Top 25 Metal Albums at Midyear! Discover our favorite heavy records of the year so far in this 5+ hour countdown episode of archeological metal wonder, filled with unique excavations, glorious gems and exploratory merriment. Featuring the historic return of Matt as Brew Metal Will!