Jon Barbas of Heavy Metal Philosophy breaks down the week’s top news stories and the best new metal albums from the weekend of October 9th, 2026! From Metalcore, Modern Metal, Nu Metal, Stoner Metal, Deathcore, Black Metal, Death Metal, Doom Metal, Hardcore Punk, and everything in between! If you want […]
#albumoftheyear #metal #heavymetal #blackmetal #deathmetal I can’t believe we’re actually at Album of the Year season already! It doesn’t seem that long ago that I posted my Top 40 Albums of 2024! This is Part 3 where I will be starting my list from 20-11. Part 1 and my final […]
Another month of new metal releases means another deep dive into the best, worst, and most interesting albums coming out of the underground and beyond! This month features everything from industrial metal, brutal death metal, melodic death metal, blackened thrash, deathgrind, tech death, deathcore, metallic hardcore, mathcore, progressive metal, avant-garde […]
In episode 291 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas reflects on the passing of Cronos from Venom. Now with Lemmy, Ozzy, and Cronos gone, heavy metal is entering a new era without its pioneers and legends. What does it mean for the art form as it joins other cultural forces […]
#metal #deathmetal #progressivemetal #blackmetal #melodicdeathmetal The ‘Months of Doom’ are well and truly here. Another massive video this week with 9 brand new albums to talk about. Sgàile Moshville Times Album Review: https://moshville.co.uk/reviews/album-review/2026/09/album-review-sgaile-onwards-to-embrace-the-echo/ Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0QCIph8gJ7h3SNS4er4pR7?si=e9wlh-u7TwSLXANfAXtelA&pi=Z1ge16eOT82S4 Band Details Amon Amarth – The Allfather Awakens https://amonamarth.bandcamp.com/album/the-allfather-awakens Brymir – What We Leave […]
We are ranking EVERY full length album from thrash metal’s “Big 4”: Metallica, Anthrax, Megadeth, and Slayer. 52 records from the golen era of the 80’s to present day. How will they stack up? @metallica @AnthraxBandOfficial @Slayer @Megadeth #thrashmetal #metallica #megadeth #slayer #anthrax Get the ORE.FM app: http://ore.fm/app https://st.ore.fm/discount/Trench for […]
In episode 290 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas shows the concert photography of the latest Castle Rat concert. One thing about this show was horrendously bad for the audience, but so much more was inventive and brilliant. Jon will tell all about it with the photos to illustrate Castle […]
#metal #deathmetal #progressivemetal #blackmetal #melodicdeathmetal The ‘Months of Doom’ are well and truly here. This week I have a mighty 10 albums to talk about. I also clarify the nature of my channel towards the end of the video. Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0QCIph8gJ7h3SNS4er4pR7?si=e9wlh-u7TwSLXANfAXtelA&pi=Z1ge16eOT82S4 Band Details Lord Gryphus – Summoning The King […]
Amon Amarth helped define the melodic death metal and Viking metal sound with their combination of crushing riffs, infectious melodies, death growls, Norse mythology, and epic battle atmosphere. But how does their full discography hold up? Which albums are classics, which are merely good, and when did the band’s formula […]
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