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 […]
Austin Archey finally makes his long-awaited Drumeo debut! In this #DrumeoLIVE session, Austin plays through some of Lorna Shore’s most intense tracks, including “War Machine,” “Oblivion,” “Sun//Eater,” “Glenwood,” and more! Austin takes us behind the scenes of his early years as a drummer, his career with Lorna Shore, and the […]
Jon Barbas of Heavy Metal Philosophy recounts the week’s metal news and breaks down the best new metal albums from the weekend of September 25th, 2026! From Classic Heavy Metal, Metalcore, Progressive Metal, Power Metal, Deathcore, Alternative Metal, Post-Hardcore, Thrash Metal, Death Metal, Modern Metal, Black Metal, Synthwave, Sludge Metal, […]
Jon Barbas of Heavy Metal Philosophy is breaking down the best new metal albums of the weekend, from September 4th, 2026! From Alternative Metal, Modern Metal, Metalcore, Deathcore, Stoner Metal, 80s Hard Rock, Black Metal, Sludge Metal, Death Metal, Progressive Metal, Doom Metal, and everything in between! If you want […]
Jon Barbas of Heavy Metal Philosophy is breaking down the best new metal albums of the weekend, from August 14th, 2026! From Industrial Metal, Modern Metal, Metalcore, Deathcore, Melodic Death Metal, Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Progressive Metal, Technical Death Metal, Electronic Darkwave, and everything in between! If you want some […]
Jon Barbas of Heavy Metal Philosophy is breaking down the best new metal albums of the weekend, from July 31st, 2026! From Alternative Metal, Modern Metal, Thall, Metalcore, Death Metal, Slam Metal, Deathcore, Sludge Metal, Stoner Metal, Brutal Death Metal, Doom Metal, Progressive Metal, Post Metal, Goth, and everything in […]
In episode 278 of Heavy Metal Philosophy, Jon Barbas tells four short stories that reveal the current state of our society. As if influencer culture wasn’t bad enough, now we have AI producing even worse versions of it. These stories will illustrate the reality of our current situation, but don’t […]
The best new metal albums of the month are here! From crossover thrash legends returning after nearly a decade to crushing death metal, black metal, metalcore, doom, sludge, progressive metal, and one of the strongest surprise releases of the year, this month delivered a ton of great music. #newalbums #newmetal […]
2007 was an absolutely STACKED year for metalcore. From genre-defining classics by As I Lay Dying, August Burns Red, Parkway Drive, Every Time I Die, and The Dillinger Escape Plan to underrated gems from Poison The Well, The Number 12 Looks Like You, Ion Dissonance, and Drop Dead, Gorgeous — […]
Jon Barbas of Heavy Metal Philosophy is breaking down the best new metal albums of the weekend, from May 8th, 2026! From Traditional Heavy Metal, Alternative Metal, Metalcore, Death Metal, Gothic Metal, Metallic Hardcore, Modern Metal, Deathcore, Sludge Metal, Black Metal, Crossover Thrash, Melodic Punk and everything in between! If […]
